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Correction: Higher education students’ perceptions of ChatGPT: A global study of early reactions
Correction: A cross-dataset harmonized intrusion detection framework with statistically validated multi-model learning
A four-factor model of consumption values in a multicultural society: Measurement invariance and the duality of materialism and frugality in Qatar
Societies undergoing rapid economic modernization face a tension between materialist consumption and sustainability, yet few psychometrically sound tools exist to measure these values in non-Western c...
KGR-SKATER: Spatially clustered kernel graph regression for counting processes
This paper proposes a procedure for fitting a spatiotemporal model with an interpretable and parsimonious dependence structure to high-dimensional non-Gaussian data. A graph is estimated to represent...
Ontogenetic shifts in morphology and ecology of eastern Pacific white sharks revealed by computer vision
Body size is a fundamental property of animal physiology, growth, and maturation, yet field measurements remain difficult to acquire for large-bodied, highly mobile marine species such as white sharks...
What helps and hinders reproducible research? Researchers’ perspectives from a cross-disciplinary interview study
Debates and policy initiatives addressing research reproducibility have expanded considerably in recent years. Yet, many of these measures remain generic and risk overlooking the lived realities of re...
Inhibitory effects of mycosubtilin on proliferation of colon cancer SW480 cells
The development of novel and effective natural anti-cancer drugs represents a significant focus in contemporary biomedical research. Mycosubtilin (Myco), a cyclic lipopeptide produced by...
Memory and thinking problems that aging Latinos in New York City would bring to a doctor’s attention
The number of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease will grow dramatically in the coming decades. Early diagnosis benefits patients, caregivers and society, but depends heavily on afflicted individuals...
Trust the crowd: Crowdsourced fact-checking is as effective at reducing confidence in misinformation as expert fact-checking
The rapid spread of misinformation on social media has created significant challenges for expert fact-checking initiatives to counter in a timely and effective manner. Misinformation undermines behavi...
Toward transparent intelligence: Explainable stacked ensembles learning for LiDAR point cloud segmentation
Segmentation of LiDAR point cloud data has various applications, ranging from urban planning to environmental monitoring. Although machine learning approaches have achieved impressive segmentation per...
Dynamic right ventricular and atrial volume responses to exercise in endurance-trained and untrained healthy individuals
Aims Left ventricular (LV) function is enhanced during exercise in endurance-trained (ET) compared to untrained (UT) healthy individuals. However, the volume responses of the right...
High precision CA-ID-TIMS U-Pb zircon age for the “Dueling Dinosaurs” locality, with implications for regional correlation, basal age and duration of the Hell Creek Formation, Montana
Discovery of the “Dueling Dinosaurs” and other significant dinosaur localities from remote and isolated exposures of the Hell Creek Formation in central Montana highlight the complexity of establishin...
Learning-based multi-objective hyper-heuristic algorithm for reconfigurable assembly line scheduling problems
Reconfigurable assembly lines have emerged as a vital manufacturing paradigm to meet the growing demand for customized and multi-variety products. This study considers the reconfigurable assembly line...
Computational biology exposed a common pathogenic mechanism in influenza A and Guillain-Barré syndrome
Influenza virus A (H1N1) can lead to acute respiratory infection, while Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is an autoimmune peripheral neuropathy, which can work as a post-infectious disease. There are cli...
Psychometric validation of a novel community norms measure among youth, Eswatini Violence Against Children and Youth Survey, 2022
Social norms define what is acceptable and appropriate for women and men, boys and girls, in a given group or society. Restrictive social norms around women and men’s roles and responsibilities have p...
Socioeconomic status and the relationship of physical performance with activities of daily living among US older adults
Background Independence in activities of daily living (ADLs) is an important health outcome for older adults and a predictor of morbidity and mortality. Physical performance is clo...
Chemoport-related right innominate vein stenosis in patients with colorectal cancer: A retrospective risk factor analysis
Little information is available regarding the factors that contribute to the occurrence of right innominate vein stenosis in patients with chemoports. Thus, the aims of this study were to evaluate the...
Large-scale interspecific associations and ecological context shape communal roosts of Western jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)
Communal roosting in birds often involves complex interspecific interactions influenced by ecological, social, and environmental factors. We examined winter roosts (n = 232) of western jackdaws (...
Editorial Note: Zileuton Improves Memory Deficits, Amyloid and Tau Pathology in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease with Plaques and Tangles
Occupational stress, coping strategies, and associated factors among primary healthcare workers in Vietnam
Background Occupational stress is a growing concern among healthcare workers (HCWs), particularly in primary care settings where responsibilities are multifaceted and resources are...
Validating the classics: Accurate reference gene panel for reliable RT-qPCR in Porifera
Quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR) is a powerful method for gene expression analysis, but its accuracy critically depends on the selection of stable reference genes for normalization. In non-model o...
Cervical cancer: Riverside women’s knowledge in the Brazilian Amazon about preventive measures
Objective To analyze riverside women’s knowledge about preventive measures against cervical cancer and its influence on the adoption of these measures....
Using honeybees for national scale long-term eDNA biomonitoring
As central place foragers, bees integrate information over large spatial scales on diet and pollutant exposure, offering insights into environmental impacts on their populations. Data from bee biomoni...
Associations between sleep habits, performance in reading and mathematics, and inattention and hyperactivity,
This study examined relations between sleep, reading and mathematics, and inattention/hyperactivity in childhood and adolescence in a sample of Australian twins (maximum n...
Rare upside of climate-induced phenological changes: Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) avoid heat events at Martillo Isl., Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Heat waves have detrimental effects on most species, and particularly on cold-adapted species such as penguins. In this study we aim to understand what are the responses to heat weather events of Gent...