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Potential reasons for the decline of new HIV cases among people who inject drugs (PWID) in Kyrgyzstan
There has been a declining trend in the number of reported cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among people who inject drugs (PWID) in Kyrgyzstan. The local HIV and public health community has...
Use of virtual reality medical hypnosis for anxiolytic purposes during frozen embryo transfer: A prospective pilot study
Objective To assess the feasibility of using a virtual reality medical hypnosis (VRH) device for anxiolytic purposes during frozen embryo transfer (FET) and to observe its effect o...
Intraspecific drought tolerance in Ugandan Coffea canephora for accelerated breeding selection
Robusta coffee (Coffea canephora ) accounts for about 80% of Uganda’s coffee production and supports over 2.2 million livelihoods. Yet recurrent droughts and er...
Bayesian uncertainty quantification to identify population level vaccine hesitancy behaviours
When effective vaccines are available, vaccination programs are typically one of the best defences against the spread of an infectious disease. Such vaccination programs become particularly important...
Transcriptomic and metabolomic analysis of allelopathic responses in Elymus nutans
To explore the allelopathic response mechanism of Elymus nutans to the extracts of Ligularia sagitta , seed germination...
Ethanolic extract of Otostegia fruticosa induces ROS-dependent apoptosis and reduces migration of MDA-MB-231 cells in vitro
Breast cancer (BC) has a highly aggressive and metastatic nature. Specifically, triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is highly complicated to treat and recover from. Nowadays, treatment strategies foc...
A bioactive hydrogel integrating bFGF/VEGFA gene-loaded nanoparticles and platelet-rich plasma for accelerated full-thickness skin wound healing
Research objectives Full-thickness skin defects present substantial challenges to the healing process, arising from the loss of the dermal layer, inadequate vascular supply, and in...
Correction: Reduced Retinal Microvascular Density, Improved Forepaw Reach, Comparative Microarray and Gene Set Enrichment Analysis with c-jun Targeting DNA Enzyme
Problematic cryptoasset trading is associated with greater depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and social isolation
Public blockchains allow individuals to own, trade, and transfer digital cryptoassets on the internet. These cryptoassets are highly volatile and available to trade 24 hours a day, seven days a week....
Knowledge gaps and structural barriers to prescribing pre-exposure prophylaxis among healthcare providers in North Louisiana: A cross-sectional study
Background Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake remains low in the Southern United States, despite disproportionate HIV burden. This study aimed to assess knowledge, attitudes, a...
Correction: Comparative evaluation of root canal morphology in mandibular first premolars with deep radicular grooves using direct vision, dental operating microscope, 2D radiographic visualisation and micro-computed tomography
MixNet: A scale-adaptive method for multivariate time series forecasting
Time series forecasting is a critical task with widespread applications in industrial domains and daily life, including weather prediction, long-term energy consumption planning, and marketing analysi...
Viral dsRNA triggers human fetal membrane miR-146a-3p to be packaged into small extracellular vesicles which in turn drives inflammation through activation of Toll-like Receptor 7 and 8
Maternal infection and chorioamnionitis are one of the leading causes of preterm birth and neonatal morbidity. The relationship and mechanisms linking bacterial infections and preterm labor are well r...
A systematic review and meta-analysis on achievement emotions, working memory and student-teacher relationship during second language learning in primary school
Learning is a multidimensional process resulting from the interaction between cognitive and emotional factors within the learning context; in this respect the quality of the student-teacher relationsh...
Correction: Can laboratory-based XAFS compete with XRD and Mössbauer spectroscopy as a tool for quantitative species analysis? Critical evaluation using the example of a natural iron ore
Medicines prescribed in pregnancy: Protocol for a signal detection study using routinely collected data in England
Introduction Medication use in pregnancy is common and increasing. Pregnant women are often excluded from drug trials, therefore the safety to mother and baby of many medications u...
The perils of pay variability: Determinants of worker aversion to variable compensation in low- and middle-wage jobs
A substantial proportion of the labor force in low- and middle-wage jobs is prone to pay variability, or variance in earnings from paycheck to paycheck. Emerging research suggests that pay variability...
Correction: The impact of maternal versus paternal imprisonment on their children’s health: A scoping review
Spatial disparities and multilevel determinants of childhood diarrhea in Mozambique: Evidence from the 2022–2023 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS)
Background Childhood diarrhea remains a major public health problem, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, contributing substantially to morbidity and mortality and hindering progres...
Quality of patient safety indicators in intensive care units: Protocol for a systematic review
Patient safety is an important issue in intensive care units. Patient safety indicators are often incorporated without undergoing the proper process of development and validation, which leads to probl...
Determinants of maternal postnatal care utilization in Bangladesh: A machine learning and SHAP-based analysis of BDHS 2022 data
Postnatal care (PNC) plays a crucial role in minimizing maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality, but the uptake of services in Bangladesh remains below the recommended level. Although logistic r...
Characteristics and outcome of congenital mesoblastic nephroma: A report of 376 patients registered in the SIOP 93-01, SIOP WT 2001, UK-IMPORT, and AIEOP protocols
Background Congenital mesoblastic nephroma (CMN) is the most common renal neoplasm diagnosed in the very first months of life. Complete nephrectomy only is the gold standard treatm...
Retraction: A novel primary stability test method for artificial acetabular shells considering vertical load during level walking and shell position
Knowledge of HPV and HPV vaccine and its association with vaccination willingness among female undergraduates: A comparative cross-sectional study between healthcare and non-healthcare majors in Chengdu, China
Purpose This study aimed to assess levels of knowledge about human papillomavirus (HPV) and its vaccine among female undergraduates compare these levels between healthcare and non-...