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Understanding the value of a forecast using an online game
This research illustrates the use of an online game to study the value of forecasts under conditions of information uncertainty. The objective of the game is for players to plant crops in field locati...
Network analysis of smartphone addiction and sleep disorder symptoms in Chinese college students
Objective This study aims to examine the comorbid relationship between smartphone addiction and sleep disorders in Chinese college students. By constructing a comorbidity network,...
Laboratory Inventory Management Engine (LIME): A free tool for managing laboratory inventories via barcode scanning and automatic cloud-based spreadsheet integration
Efficient inventory management remains a persistent challenge in research settings, where productivity and budget control are tightly linked to accurate tracking of consumables, reagents, and equipmen...
Inhibition of neutrophil infiltration and NETs formation ameliorates neuropsychiatric and renal dysfunction in MRL/lpr mice with lupus
Background Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus often experience kidney and nervous system damage. It has been discovered that neutrophils and NETs play a significant role in...
HIV incidence among sexually active young males and females in Kisumu County, Western Kenya
Introduction HIV prevalence in Kisumu County, Kenya, is over four times the national average. We estimated HIV incidence among adults with multiple sexual partners and identified r...
Antimicrobial resistance in Gram-negative bacteria from retail meat: Prevalence and public health implications
Retail meat is an important source of nutrition, but it may also serve as a reservoir of antimicrobial-resistant Gram-negative bacteria, posing a significant public health concern. This study investig...
RPINet: Dual-branch attention-guided fusion of remote sensing images and point clouds for urban scene segmentation
Semantic segmentation of large-scale urban point clouds is a fundamental yet challenging task due to the complex spatial structures, massive data volume, and irregular distribution of points. Existing...
Integrative transcriptomic analysis identifies immune-associated candidate genes and altered immune cell infiltration in pulmonary arterial hypertension
Background Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive vascular disease characterized by immune dysregulation and pulmonary vascular remodeling. This study aimed to iden...
Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) in goats: First report in Bangladesh
The Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) comprises a diverse group of opportunistic pathogens that are critically relevant to human and animal health. Bcc induces...
Research on a financial fraud identification model by fusing a convolutional neural network
To address the challenges of low accuracy and poor real-time performance in existing financial fraud identification methods for listed companies, this paper proposes a hybrid identification model (CNN...
Exploratory research on drugs after lung surgery based on real-world data from the FDA adverse event reporting system database
Backgrounds Lung surgery is the most common surgery in thoracic surgery, but postoperative dyspnea, cough, palpitations, and chest pain seriously affect the quality of life of pati...
Dapsone and schistocytes: Thrombotic microangiopathy or not?
Introduction Dapsone is used in many infectious and immunological diseases. Dapsone may cause haemolysis, particularly in individuals with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD)...
Audit data governance for disability-inclusive public services: A systematic review and integrative S–A–C framework
This study consolidates interdisciplinary evidence on how audit data governance shapes accountability and service equity in data-intensive public services, with specific sensitivity to disability-incl...
An integrated method for railway fastener defect detection and geometric parameter measurement using 3D line laser sensor
Railway fasteners are key components that maintain track stability and ensure train operation safety. Automatic detection technologies for fastener defects have been widely adopted, but high-precision...
The dark side of streaking: Examining the backfire potential of run streaking in recreational runners who broke a long-term streak
Background Run streaking is running on consecutive days for a minimum of one mile per day. Despite its benefits for supporting habit formation and long-term behaviour change, some...
MEET-eaters: An agent-based model of food consumption practices at the household level
The shift towards less meat and more plant-based consumption is vital for environmental quality, public health, animal welfare, and food security. So far, no studies have examined both the two-way int...
Hemodynamic effects of prophylactic amiodarone assessed by pressure–volume analysis in anesthetized female pigs in sinus rhythm—An exploratory study
Background Intravenous amiodarone is used for acute management of severe arrhythmias and can cause hypotension. However, amiodarone’s direct hemodynamic and myocardial effects duri...
Effects of different intensities of repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation on corticospinal excitability and motor performance in healthy humans
Repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation (rPMS) has been applied in clinical settings to enhance the recovery of motor function following central nervous system lesions. However, the optimal intensi...
Cyberattacks in supply chains: A multi-case study
Supply chains are increasingly vulnerable to Supply Chain Cyberattacks (SCCAs) that exploit third-party trust and bypass traditional perimeter-based defenses. This study investigates the propagation m...
Client satisfaction with pharmacy services and associated factors at Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Background Client satisfaction is a crucial indicator of healthcare quality, influencing treatment adherence, continuity of care, and overall health outcomes. However, there is lim...
Identification of key genes and signaling pathways associated with acute pancreatitis and acute lung injury by bioinformatics analysis
Objective To identify key genes and shared pathogenic pathways associated with acute pancreatitis-associated acute lung injury (AP-ALI), through bioinformatics analysis, and to pro...
Does tear size influence factors associated with early retear, satisfaction, and functional outcomes after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair?
Background Determinants of structural retear, patient satisfaction, and functional outcomes after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair may vary by tear size and influence surgical deci...
Development status of young new farmers from the perspective of vocational ability: A research analysis based on 21 cities in Guangdong Province
Professional competence refers to the comprehensive qualities that an individual needs to possess in order to continuously develop and achieve excellent performance in their professional activities. A...
A randomised crossover trial comparing photobiomodulation therapy with other recovery strategies in CrossFit athletes
Background This study compared the effects of different therapeutic modalities on recovery following the workout of the day (WOD) in CrossFit athletes, focusing on reducing muscle...
A cross-border seroprevalence study on HBV, HCV, HDV and HIV in remote Amazonian communities on the border between French Guiana and Suriname
Background National epidemiological data are essential to achieve viral hepatitis elimination goals. However, viral hepatitis and HIV epidemiology in French Guiana (FG) and Surinam...