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Carbon footprint assessment and crashworthiness evaluation of alloy steel W-beam guardrails
In response to the dual demands of enhancing safety and greening transportation infrastructure under China’s “Dual Carbon” goals, this study overcomes the limitations of traditional guardrail material...
Repeatability of automated body composition measurement on low dose chest CT in male subjects
Background The objective was to determine the most repeatable of three automated body composition methods applied to baseline and short-term follow-up chest CT scans....
Diagnostic testing intensity for Legionnaires’ disease: Spatio-temporal assessment and its effect on surveillance case reporting, Denmark, 2014–2022
Background The global, national and subnational geographical and temporal distribution of reported Legionnaires’ disease is extremely heterogeneous, and it is unknown to what exten...
Identification and detection of genetic markers associated with antimicrobial susceptibility and evaluation of efflux pump mechanisms in Mycoplasma iowae
Mycoplasma iowae is an economically significant pathogen that causes reduced hatchability, late embryo mortality and leg deformities, chondrodystrophy and skeletal lesions in poult...
EAC-Agent: A deep learning framework for multimodal emotion-aware conversational agent with contextual response generation
Conversational agents, commonly referred to as chatbots, have become an integral part of various important applications, such as customer support and virtual assistants in enterprise-level solutions....
Variations in Children’s screen time behaviors by weight status among a mostly disadvantaged population
The purpose of this survey study was to comprehensively examine if various types of screen time differed between children with overweight or obesity (OWOB; ≥ 85 th...
The clinical characteristics and risk factors of steroid-induced ocular hypertension following pars plana vitrectomy
Objective This study aimed to assess the incidence and risk factors for the development of steroid-induced ocular hypertension (SIOH) following 23-gauge (23G) pars plana vitrectomy...
Supply chain carbon reduction considering consumer skepticism and blockchain technology under the cap-and-trade policy
In the context of low-carbon development, both firms and consumers can contribute to environmental protection. Given that consumers are often skeptical of corporate claims regarding product carbon red...
An explainable multi-head attention network for healthcare IoT threat detection based on the MedDefender-MHAN framework
The rapid proliferation of Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) devices in healthcare environments has created critical cybersecurity vulnerabilities that demand both accurate and interpretable intrusion...
Risk prediction for cardiovascular related diseases using PRS and EHR in the Framingham Heart Study
Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of mortality and rising healthcare costs worldwide. Fortunately, the disease is preventable, and addressing risk factors can significantly reduce its effects....
DJ-1 alleviates high glucose-induced podocyte injury via activating ERK1/2 signaling
Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a major diabetic complication, and while DJ-1 has been shown to mitigate renal ischemia/reperfusion injury, its role in high glucose-induced podocyte damage remains unclea...
Operationalization of Severe Maternal Morbidity surveillance in administrative databases of the Brazilian public and private health systems: Brazil 2015–2022
The study of severe maternal morbidity (SMM) is an important strategy for improving the quality of obstetric care. The objective of this study is to assess SMM cases recorded in the Hospital Informati...
High-frequency vs. low-frequency MIDI-assisted group music therapy in psychiatric inpatients: A randomized controlled trial
Background Music therapy has been increasingly incorporated into psychiatric inpatient care as an adjunctive intervention; however, evidence regarding its comparative effectiveness...
Common hemoglobin variants affecting the diagnosis of β-thalassemia: A large cohort data at a single center
Background Many globin chain variants were interpreted as β-thalassemia or hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin (HPFH) at routine investigation. We described this in a large...
Integrating SolVES and social media analytics to quantify social value spatial patterns and driving mechanisms in mega-scale green spaces
Assessing the social values (SVs) of mega-scale green spaces (MSGs) in regenerated brownfields remains challenging due to spatial heterogeneity and perceptual dynamics. This study developed a dual-mod...
The intrinsic structure and interrelations of tea culture constructed from tea-related toponym texts: Evidence from China
Tea culture is an important part of the regional culture and intangible cultural heritage that is valued and favored worldwide. The connotations of tea culture are mapped and precipitated in toponyms,...
Distinct plasma cytokine and chemokine profiles in severe COVID-19 and septic shock
Background Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and septic shock are both characterized by dysregulated host immune responses. While similarities and differences in immune re...
Extensive intraoperative peritoneal lavage (EIPL) for gastric cancer with positive peritoneal lavage and/or stamp cytology: An exploratory phase II study
Background Our group revealed that the combination of intra-operative stamp cytology and peritoneal lavage cytology (CY) improved the identification of individuals with high risk o...
Optimization of irrigation scheduling for maize in arid regions Northwest China based on water stress diagnosis in models
Water stress is an important factor affecting maize yield in arid areas. By optimizing the irrigation scheduling for maize based on water stress conditions, precise and efficient irrigation could be a...
Effects of salinity and broad-range antibiotics on oxalate production, transport, and degradation in Poecilia latipinna
Oxalate is an anion that readily binds calcium and is thought to contribute to osmoregulation. This study investigated how environmental salinity influences oxalate homeostasis in euryhaline sailfin m...
Correction: Appropriate data segmentation improves speech encoding models: Analysis and simulation of electrophysiological recordings
High-versus conventional-volume pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block for total hip arthroplasty: A randomized, controlled trial
Background Currently, the optimal volume of pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block for analgesia after total hip arthroplasty (THA) has not been clarified. In this trial, we investi...
Complications and mortality following percutaneous and laparoscopic liver biopsy: A multicenter study in a resource‑limited healthcare system
This study was conducted to assess the incidence and types of complications and mortality following liver biopsy, and to identify independently associated factors that can inform clinical practice in...
Evaluating pump-assisted larval transfer for scaling coral larval restoration interventions
Globally, multiple techniques are being trialed to accelerate ecosystem recovery in shallow coastal habitats. One technique aims to boost propagule supply in areas where the current supply is insuffic...
Name use by companion parrots
Humans organize social interactions in part by referring to others using proper names (hereafter “names”). Names might also facilitate the complex social lives of animals. Several animal species produ...