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Understanding AI adoption through expert discourse: A UTAUT-based analysis on LinkedIn
Technology experts shape, rather than follow, the trajectory of artificial intelligence (AI). Yet their collective voice on professional social networks has been largely unmapped. Drawing on tens of t...
Correction: Pilot study assessing gut microbial diversity among sexual and gender minority young adults
An adaptive extended radial basis function based interval analysis method for structural engineering solutions
In engineering structures, uncertain interval analysis is a study hotspot. However, how to obtain the accurate and efficient upper and lower solution bounds of uncertainty in the uncertain interval an...
Multi-adaptive event-triggered consensus of positive multi-agent systems using pinning strategy
This paper investigates the multi-adaptive event-triggered consensus of positive multi-agent systems. First, two classes of event-triggered mechanisms are designed for leaders and followers, respectiv...
Retraction: Myogenic differentiation of VCP disease-induced pluripotent stem cells: A novel platform for drug discovery
Experimental studies on the mechanical properties of garlic scape
Garlic plants are composite materials with multi-scale structures, and the efficient separation of garlic scapes from pseudo-stems is the core challenge in the mechanized harvesting of garlic scape. T...
MobileLAMP: A low-cost, portable incubation device for isothermal nucleic acid amplification
Isothermal amplification-based methods for pathogen DNA or RNA detection offer high sensitivity, rapid detection, and the potential for deployment in remote fields and home testing. Consequently, they...
upsML: A high-accuracy machine learning classifier for predicting Plasmodium falciparum var gene upstream groups
Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 ( Pf EMP1), encoded by the hypervariable var ge...
Mathematical modeling of the frozen zone dynamics: Towards using thermal imagers in cryotherapy
Background Thermal imaging is a convenient technique for cryoablation and cryotherapy monitoring; however, it does not provide insight into subsurface temperature distribution....
Correction: Effect of exercise preconditioning on myocardial content of Sphingosine1-phosphate and its mechanism in rats after exhaustive exercise
Bayesian reanalysis of early remdesivir for the treatment of COVID-19 in outpatients with high risk of progression to severe disease
Background Though Bayesian methods are flexible, intuitive, and readily incorporated into clinical decision-making, with particular utility when prior information is available, the...
Epidemiology and care management of Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH) in a real-world setting in France: Description from the French National Hospitalization Database
Introduction Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is a rare, acquired stem-cell disease causing anemia, aplasia and thromboses, affecting ~1/80,000 patients in France. Treatme...
Renal coccidiosis in black skimmers in North America reveals an uncharacterized Eimeria lineage (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae)
Black skimmers ( Rynchops niger niger ) are New World coastal seabirds that breed along the Gulf of Mexico, southern Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United S...
Seasonality and mobility: An Integrative framework for reconstructing Kura-Araxes pastoral systems at Maxta I, Nakhchivan
The Kura-Araxes Culture (3500–2500 BCE) is often depicted as a homogeneous pastoralist horizon, yet its internal economic and mobility strategies remain poorly understood. This study for the first tim...
Size-independent, between-individual variability in feed ingestion rate in European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax)
Understanding between-individual variability in energy acquisition is essential for elucidating many ecological processes in wild fish populations and for enhancing the efficiency of aquaculture produ...
The physical and psychological well-being after a pulmonary embolism across age and comorbidities – Evidence from focus group interviews
Background Few studies have investigated the psychological and physical consequences of having experienced a pulmonary embolism (PE), and most patients with PE are not offered prop...
Correction: A systematic review and meta-analysis of adolescent nutrition in Ethiopia: Transforming adolescent lives through nutrition (TALENT) initiative
LungNet: Leveraging state-space models with SE-enhanced skip connections for precise CT-based lung lesion segmentation
Lung cancer, which accounted for 2.48 million new cases and 1.82 million deaths worldwide in 2022, continues to be the most lethal cancer across the globe, underscoring the urgent demand for more adva...
Enhancing EFL reading proficiency through mediated learning: Impacts on cognitive and metacognitive strategies
This study explored the impact of teacher educators’ mediation on the development of cognitive and metacognitive strategies to foster autonomous learning in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) reading...
Optimization problem of bike-sharing system rebalancing based on dynamic pricing
Bike-Sharing Systems (BSS) help address first- and last-mile travel challenges. As a limited public resource, the current pricing mechanism fails to fully exploit the service potential of bike-sharing...
Retraction: Community’s perceived high risk of coronavirus infections during early phase of epidemics are significantly influenced by socio-demographic background, in Gondar City, Northwest Ethiopia: A cross-sectional -study
Effect of a 3-week program of cane training and use on gait of individuals with Parkinson’s disease: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Introduction Although studies examining the immediate effects of cane use in individuals with Parkinson’s disease (PD) have reported negative outcomes, the efficacy and safety of s...
School bullying and its association with psychological wellbeing: Findings of the Fujian Adolescent Mental Wellness Study (FAMWeS)
Background School bullying is becoming a prevalent phenomenon in China, posing a growing threat to the psychological well-being of children and adolescents. This study aims to exam...
The Physicochemical Synergy Effect of Nanosecond Pulsed Electric Fields (nsPEF) and cisplatin on reversing chemoresistance of bladder cancer
Nanosecond Pulsed Electric Field (nsPEF) is an intense electrical pulse technology with ultra-short duration (nanoseconds), capable of generating electric field intensities up to several kV/cm. By ind...