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Prior contact lens wear reduces susceptibility of the superficially-injured cornea to bacterial adhesion
Contact lens wear in humans and mice is consistently associated with asymptomatic corneal parainflammation. Here, we tested the hypothesis that the corneal response to lens wear alone can function to...
Progress in the molecular phylogeny of Cotesia acuminata and C. melitaearum cryptic species complexes
Cryptic species present major challenges for biodiversity and evolutionary research due to the morphological similarity and frequent lack of available genetic and ecological data. In parasitoid wasps,...
Early treatment interruption and nutritional status as predictors of mortality in Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease
Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease (MAC-PD) requires prolonged multidrug therapy. However, treatment outcomes remain suboptimal due to limited antibiotic efficacy, disea...
Vocational rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis: A systematic scoping review of international evidence
Introduction People with multiple sclerosis (pwMS) may encounter challenges in their professional lives, due to a combination of environmental and individual factors. According to...
Archaeomagnetic evidence indicates post-Inka reheating of metallurgical kilns at Quillay (NW Argentina)
This study presents an archaeomagnetic analysis of five metallurgical kilns from the settlement of Quillay (Catamarca, NW Argentina), attributed to the Inka period on the basis of radiocarbon dates an...
Retraction: NFIC suppressed the development of Glioma via modulating the balance of SHP2/PI3K and NF-κB/PTEN Signaling
Examining individual, health service, and experience of care determinants of patients’ satisfaction - A cross-sectional facility-based study in KP, Pakistan
Health systems aim to meet populations’ needs and to spur their satisfaction, requiring to first understand what drives this satisfaction, and whether these drivers come from the health system or not....
KOH activation of carbon electrodes for enhanced capacitive dechlorination: Performance and mechanisms
Coal transportation terminals produce wastewater containing high concentrations of chloride, which can cause corrosion of equipment and be hazardous to the environment. Capacitive deionisation (CDI) h...
Effects of taurine supplementation on metabolic health and biological aging in healthcare workers: A protocol for a triple-blinded, Bayesian-optimized phase II randomized controlled trial
Background Metabolic-related diseases become increasingly prevalent with age. Recent experimental evidence suggests that taurine (2-aminoethanesulfonic acid) deficiency contributes...
Retraction: HGLER: A hierarchical heterogeneous graph networks for enhanced multimodal emotion recognition in conversations
Cohort profile: Mothers who use substances and their children in British Columbia, Canada
Introduction Perinatal substance use is a growing public health challenge in the province of BC. A population-based cohort was established using linked health administrative data t...
Prevalence and severity of anxiety, depression, and stress among optometry students in Nigeria: A cross-sectional study
Purpose To assess the prevalence and severity of anxiety, depression, and stress among optometry students in Nigeria, and to identify demographic factors associated with mental dis...
A hybrid machine learning and explainable AI framework for optimizing risk-based authentication
As online platforms continue to grow, the need for strong authentication mechanisms becomes increasingly important to protect sensitive information and networks. Risk-Based Authentication (RBA) is an...
MAPUNet: Multi-scale attention for InSAR phase unwrapping in mining areas
Due to the large deformation gradient caused by large-scale and high-intensity mining in the mining area, severe incoherence is prone to occur during the radar interferometry processing. The tradition...
Determinants of secondary prophylaxis for childhood rheumatic heart disease in Ethiopia: A qualitative study of children and caregivers
Background Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains a major public health challenge in Ethiopia, particularly among children. Monthly intramuscular benzathine penicillin G (BPG) is th...
Global tastes, local choices: Strontium isotope and concentration evidence for changing dietary input in Roman Nijmegen, the Netherlands
This study investigates dietary practices and local interaction in Roman and pre-Roman Nijmegen, the Netherlands, through strontium isotope ratios (⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr) and concentration measurements on cremate...
Study on stability analysis of soil nail reinforced slopes under loading based on the discrete element method
Soil nailing is widely used to improve slope stability, yet the mechanical response of soil-nailed slopes subjected to surcharge loading remains insufficiently understood, particularly at the mesoscop...
Organizing adult attachment in alternative ways: A qualitative assessment of schemas antithetical to the secure base script
How adults make meaning of their childhood experiences with caregivers plays a central role in how they anticipate support, manage distress, and interpret relationships. To understand how adults conce...
The electrical characteristics of Nanosheet FET within the quasi-ballistic transport: Role of scattering and temperature variation
The article highlights the effects of quasi-ballistic and diffusive transport on electron mobility, band gap, and electrostatic behavior in scaled Nanosheet FETs. It also provides comprehensive physic...
The interaction between rumination and job embeddedness among trainee nurses during internship: A multicenter longitudinal study
Objective To explore the developmental trajectory of rumination and job embeddedness among college trainee nurses and examine the predictive relationship between them, with the aim...
Size–curvature constraint in the closing motion of Venus flytrap leaves
Among carnivorous plants, the Venus flytrap ( Dionaea muscipula ) is known for its rapid (<1 s) trap closure. Although buckling instability, hydrostatic pres...
Sri Lankan maternal ancestry reveals early migrations from Africa along the Indian Ocean
The African origin of anatomically modern humans is widely accepted. However, there is ongoing debate about the route they took and whether the early expansion into Oceania was through South Asia. Des...
Correction: Pneumococcal vaccination at 65 years and vaccination coverage in at-risk adults: A retrospective population-based study in France
Correction: AI-powered detection of cyberbullying in short-form video content: A hybrid deep learning framework
Enhancing products performance evaluation through hybrid DistilRoBERTa and BiGRU models
Online reviews have a direct bearing on what prospective customers will choose to buy. Consumers need help to make effective use of online reviews for purchasing decisions. The current sentiment analy...