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Prevalence, potential virulence genes, and antimicrobial resistance of Aeromonas spp. in farm-raised Oreochromis niloticus and Labeo rohita in Noakhali, Bangladesh
Background Aeromonas species are ubiquitous aquatic bacteria and opportunistic pathogens associated with motile A...
Sports instructors’ job insecurity and turnover intention in South Korea: A moderated mediation model of abusive supervision, work engagement, and perceived organizational support
This study proposes a moderated mediation model examining the impact of job insecurity on turnover intention among non-regular sports instructors in South Korea, through the mediating effect of abusiv...
Retraction: Prevalence of p53 dysregulations in feline oral squamous cell carcinoma and non-neoplastic oral mucosa
Effectiveness of yoga therapy as an adjunct on mental health status, quality of life, and medication adherence among people living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy: A study protocol of a randomized controlled trial (ART YOGA)
Introduction Human Immunodeficiency Virus, the retrovirus that causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, is a major global public health threat. This chronic viral infection dimi...
Effects of transcutaneous electrical phrenic nerve stimulation and transcutaneous electrical diaphragmatic stimulation: A protocol for a randomized, single-blind, crossover trial
Background Patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) are at high risk of developing respiratory muscle weakness, which may lead to prolonged mechanical ventilation and worsening cl...
Dietary phytochemical index is associated with systemic inflammation, insulin resistance, and gut microbiota-derived metabolites in individuals with obesity: A cross-sectional study
Background Obesity is linked to chronic inflammation, insulin resistance, and gut microbiota dysbiosis, partly via TMAO. This study investigates associations between dietary patter...
Correction: Contemporary trends of witchcraft accusations and resulting violence against children: A scoping review and bibliometric analysis protocol
Development of machine learning models for predicting early pregnancy outcomes based on β-hCG, progesterone, and estradiol
Objective This study aims to develop a machine learning model for predicting early pregnancy outcomes by combining baseline levels and dynamic changes of β-human chorionic gonadotr...
Environmental DNA screening of Phocoenobacter atlanticus subsp. atlanticus in Atlantic salmon aquaculture
There has been a drastic increase of pasteurellosis cases in Atlantic salmon aquaculture in Norway since 2018, caused by the bacterium Phocoenobacter atlanticus...
Prevalence and predictors of clinically significant health anxiety among Saudi medical students: A multi-university cross-sectional study
Background Health anxiety is a common yet underrecognized concern among medical students, who are routinely exposed to illness-related content and academic pressure. This study aim...
Strengthening access to and confidence in COVID-19 vaccines among equity-deserving populations across Canada: An exploratory qualitative study
Introduction There is a need to reflect on the COVID-19 vaccine distribution plans across Canada and the extent to which they considered equity-deserving populations, as lessons fr...
Enhanced graph attention network by integrating Long Short-Term Memory for artificial emotion representation in multi-modality datasets
Emotion representation is a critical aspect of artificial intelligence, particularly in human-computer interaction and affective computing. Emotion recognition from multi-modal data remains challengin...
Community health worker intervention to reduce worker exposure to volatile organic compounds in small business auto and beauty shops in a marginalized community: A cluster randomized controlled trial
Background Occupational diseases affect many workers in the United States, with Latinos disproportionately affected. Small businesses face barriers to implementing workplace health...
Systems modeling of a phenazine-producing Escherichia coli bio-battery anolyte
Bioelectrochemical systems that combine living microbes with electrochemical devices are emerging as platforms for sustainable energy and chemical production. Phenazine-based organic redox flow batter...
Designing a children’s health exposomics study protocol: The CHILDREN_FIRST multi-country prospective cohort using multi-omics and personalized prevention approaches
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for ~71% of all deaths globally, including 15 million premature deaths each year (deaths between 30–69 years of age). Instead of waiting until disease manifest...
Correction: When revealed after the fact, selfish intentions undermine prosocial actions in 5-year-olds
Examining spatial heterogeneity in built environment and climate factors affecting motorcycle crashes
Motorcycle crashes are a major contributor to road traffic fatalities in Cambodia, where motorcycles represent the dominant mode of transportation. Given the spatial dependence and heterogeneity inher...
A single dose of purified human antibody from transchromosomic bovines mitigates aerosolized Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus disease in cynomolgus macaques
Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV) is a mosquito-borne RNA virus that causes low mortality but high morbidity in humans. In addition to natural outbreaks, there is potential for exposure to V...
Correction: Predicting art university students’ entrepreneurial intention: A hybrid SEM–ANN approach
Validation of a health administrative definition of obstructive sleep apnea in children in Ontario, Canada
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects approximately 5% of children and requires polysomnography (PSG) for diagnosis. As such, population-based longitudinal studies of OSA in children are scarce. We ai...
Gene expression dynamics in wound healing: Comparative analysis between the wound edge and center
Wound healing is a dynamic and spatially heterogeneous process involving coordinated activity across multiple cell types. We analyze a high-resolution porcine wound-healing transcriptomic dataset of 1...
Cost-effectiveness of biofire assay for respiratory infection testing: An economic evaluation exploring the inclusion of the costs of antimirobial resistance
Background Patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often face acute symptom exacerbations. Current management approaches lack precision in diagnosis. T...