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The response of small boreal catchments to extreme weather event: Hurricane Larry
The boreal environment is high in dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and iron concentrations. This DOC is enriched in functional groups allowing it to bind strongly with iron and act as a significant sour...
Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Athletic Identity Measurement Scale Plus: A confirmatory study on Chinese adolescents
Background Athletic identity plays a crucial role in athletes’ psychological well-being and performance. Although the Athletic Identity Measurement Scale Plus (AIMSP) effectively a...
Point-of-care brain magnetic resonance imaging in children with head trauma (BRAINCHILD): Protocol for a prospective observational cohort study
Background Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of disability and death in children. More than 30% of children presenting to the emergency department (ED) with head trau...
Effective Coverage of Maternal and Newborn Health Services in Sub-Saharan Africa: What distinguishes high from medium and low performers?
Background Effective coverage (EC) has emerged as a better measure of service coverage, in the past decades, compared to the simple crude coverage measures. It represents the propo...
Adverse events in different administration routes of Edaravone: A pharmacovigilance study based on the FDA adverse event reporting system
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved intravenous edaravone for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 2017, followed by the approval of the oral formulation in 2022. T...
Retraction: Plant and Fungal Diversity in Gut Microbiota as Revealed by Molecular and Culture Investigations
Modelling associated factors of maternal age at first birth in Ethiopia: Gamma regression approach
Background Maternal age at first birth (AFB) is a key indicator of reproductive health, influencing maternal and child outcomes, population dynamics, and socio-economic well-being....
Correction: Study on the change characteristics and market driving factors of residential land price in the Beijing Tianjin Hebei urban agglomeration, China
Role of AtCPK5 and AtCPK6 in the regulation of the plant immune response triggered by rhamnolipids in Arabidopsis
Rhamnolipids (RLs) are bacterial glycolipids with potential applications in the biocontrol of plant pathogens. Although RLs are known to activate plant immune responses, the underlying signaling mecha...
Retraction: Inclined analysis of water diversion project supply chain profits in the occurrence of whole supply chain damage in undeveloped regions of China
Development and reliability testing of a qualitative observational rating system for individuals with brachial plexus injury performing functional capacity evaluation tests
Background Individuals with brachial plexus injury may be more prone to develop musculoskeletal complaints, due to compensatory strategies. Quantifying compensatory strategies of t...
Recurrent episodes of pneumonia are associated with worse lung function in people with HIV
Background HIV is associated with a decreased diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DLco), decreased spirometry, and an increased risk for developing obstructive lung disease, ev...
Maternal Zika virus exposure and neurodevelopmental outcomes: A longitudinal study of preschool children in the ZIKAlliance Colombian Cohort
Background Zika virus (ZIKV) infection has been inconsistently associated with neurodevelopmental delay (ND). We aimed to compare the incidence of ND between ZIKV-exposed and ZIKV-...
Consistent MRI pattern in ADSS1 myopathy with variable clinical presentations: A Korean cohort study
ADSS1 myopathy (previously referred to as ADSSL1 myopathy) is a rare autosomal recessive muscle disease caused by mutations in the ADSS1 gene, which encodes an enzyme critical for purine nucleotide sy...
A community based investigation of urban male partners’ understanding and participation in maternity care: A cross-sectional study in Bangladesh
Background Male partners’ adequate understanding and engagement in maternity care plays a crucial role in enhancing women’s reproductive health. However, male involvement in matern...
Research on instrument mix and regional suitability of digital publishing industrial policies: An empirical exploration based on qualitative comparative analysis of fuzzy set
Taking the digital publishing industry as its research object and employs the fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) method to systematically examine the causal relationships among the Ins...
Enhancing Recommendation Systems through SVD-based collaborative filtering and community detection
The recommendation systems often face challenges like low data density, scalability issues and absence of interpretability, whereas classical Collaborative Filtering (CF) which is based on Singular Va...
Time to sputum culture conversion, treatment outcomes, and associated factors among rifampicin-resistant or multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients in the Sidama region, Ethiopia: A retrospective follow-up study
Background Time to sputum culture conversion is critical for follow-up treatment effectiveness in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients. However, the evidence regarding time to...
Novel benzofuran/pterostilbene hybrids trigger programmed cell death and impair migration in CRC cells
Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains one of the most prevalent and lethal malignancies worldwide, highlighting the urgent need for developing effective treatments. Molecular hybridization is a promising st...
µCT scanning effects on aDNA and a multi-step workflow for archaeological petrous portions
The petrous portion of the temporal bone (often informally referred to as the “petrous bone”) is a key element in human evolutionary studies due to its exceptional preservation of biomolecules and mor...
Genome-wide bioinformatics analysis of the MATE gene family for abiotic stress tolerance in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)
Abiotic stressors, such as drought, salinity, and heavy metals, induce physiological changes, nutritional imbalances, molecular alterations, and oxidative stress in plants, which significantly reduce...
Unveiling bast fiber production in Upper Paleolithic North China: Microfibers and usewear traces on stone tools from Shizitan
Fiber technology—including the making of cordages, mats, baskets, and textiles—holds a crucial place in human history. However, uncovering archaeological evidence of early fiber products proves challe...
Retraction: Tramadol-induced hepato- and nephrotoxicity in rats: Role of Curcumin and Gallic acid as antioxidants
Development and validation of the sedentary behavior regulation scale in Korean Adults Population
Sedentary behavior is a well-established independent risk factor for numerous chronic diseases. However, validated tools to assess the psychological and behavioral regulation of sedentary time remain...
PoPI: A machine learning-based consensus mechanism for blockchain-enabled IoT systems
Internet of Things (IoT) enables seamless connectivity and intelligent automation across diverse domains, from healthcare and agriculture to smart cities and industrial systems. However, conventional...