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Full-day sleep pattern analysis in common mental disorders: Leveraging highly discrepant recordings from two consumer tracking devices
Sleep and circadian rhythm disruptions are increasingly studied through consumer sleep-tracking devices, both in research and in real-world contexts. These devices offer a unique perspective on mental...
Association of medicaid expansion with lung cancer–specific and overall mortality: A difference-in-differences analysis
Introduction Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) sought to improve access to timely cancer diagnosis and treatment among low‑income populations. Lung cancer rema...
Women’s experiences of communication with medical staff before and after emergency caesarean birth in Zambia: A qualitative study
Background Communication between patients and staff during emergency caesarean birth is important for ensuring positive outcomes and reducing the negative psychological impact of t...
Iterative usability testing of a digital joint protection program for people with hand osteoarthritis
Hand osteoarthritis is a leading cause of pain, disability, and reduced quality of life in older adults. Joint protection programs are recommended as a core component of self-management, but tradition...
Development and evaluation of a multimodal feature-based predictive model for radiotherapy-induced oral mucositis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Background Accurate prediction of radiation-induced oral mucositis is crucial for personalized treatment in head and neck cancer. However, developing robust predictive models utili...
Whole genome and phylogenomic insights into Vibrio parahaemolyticus from Pacific White Shrimp reveal resistance and virulence traits in Bangladeshi aquaculture
The fisheries sector of Bangladesh has significantly contributed to the national economy and provided livelihoods for millions of rural households. However, disease outbreaks and contamination of fish...
Development of a new sandwich ELISA for the detection of bovine A1 beta-casein
The bovine genetic variant A2 beta-casein is associated with fewer digestive and absorption issues compared to A1 beta-casein, leading to increased global demand for A2 milk. However, contamination wi...
Longitudinal ultrasound assessment of jugular venous pressure reliably detects hypervolemia: An observational study in healthy volunteers
Background Ultrasound (US) assessment of the internal jugular vein (IJV) to measure ultrasound jugular venous pressure (uJVP) has been proposed as a promising non-invasive tool for...
The correlation between the pathological characteristics of pulmonary invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma and radiomic features and abnormal expression of the FoxM1 and Sox9 genes
Objective We aimed to analyze the correlation between radiomic features of pulmonary invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma (PIMA), abnormal expression of the FoxM1 and Sox9 genes, and p...
Better start to bilingual development: Bridging parental beliefs and science through early intervention for Polish families living in Norway
We present an intervention designed to align parental beliefs about language development and bilingualism with evidence-based recommendations. Its effectiveness was evaluated in a pre-registered rando...
Microbiota diversity and hygienic behavior in a honey bee breeding population: Insights into Varroa resistance
Hygienic behavior is a key trait in the western honey bee ( Apis mellifera ) associated with resistance to diseases and tolerance to the parasitic mite...
Prevalence and determinants of inadequately controlled diabetes in Qatar’s public primary care settings: A cross-sectional study
Background The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is rapidly increasing worldwide, causing serious morbidity and mortality. Proper management and control of T2DM are ess...
Temporal changes in intensity of bird parasite infections are dependent on latitude in the Western Palearctic
In this study we compare the intensity and prevalence of parasites and reproductive parameters across 14 bird populations sampled in two different seasons separated by approximately 10 years apart, in...
Interprofessional recognition of audiology scope of practice in hearing and balance care: Evidence from the University of Sharjah
Objective Clear recognition of professional scope of practice (SOP) supports timely referral and effective interprofessional care in hearing and balance services. While audiology’s...
Validation of the Arabic Levels of Emotional Awareness Scale (LEAS-Arb)
Emotional awareness is a cognitive skill that has gained recognition as being important for psychological and physical health. It is measured with the Levels of Emotional Awareness Scale (LEAS), which...
Change management in hospital digital transformation: A roadmap to support planning and implementation for humanisation and efficiency through technology
Digitalisation offers promising solutions for improving efficiency and accessibility in healthcare. However, it is crucial to balance digital advancements with humanisation. The aim of this study is t...
Voxel-wise deep learning segmentation of hydroxyapatite and iodine in spectral photon-counting CT: A quantitative phantom study
Accurate non-invasive identification of hydroxyapatite (HA) deposits is important for diagnosing calcific musculoskeletal disease and quantifying vascular calcification, but conventional and dual-ener...
A new criterion for defining tunnel portal failure using the strength reduction method
Recently, the application of the strength reduction method (SRM) to stability analysis of tunnel portals has become a trend. The key to employing the SRM lies in selecting an appropriate failure crite...
Identification of neuronatin as a SERCA2b regulin-like protein and assessment of its aggregation propensity via coarse grained simulations
Neuronatin (NNAT) is small transmembrane protein involved in a wide range of physiological processes, such as white adipose tissue browning and neuronal plasticity, as well as pathological ones, such...
Grassland restoration in typical wind-eroded regions effectively increase soil organic carbon
Soil organic and inorganic carbon (SOC and SIC, respectively) are the two most important carbon pools in the terrestrial carbon cycle, yet their responses to land use change in typical wind-eroded reg...
Retraction: ICN intrusion detection method based on GA-CNN
Sims: An interactive tool for geospatial matching and clustering
Acquiring, processing, and visualizing geospatial data requires significant computing resources, especially for large spatio-temporal domains. This challenge hinders the rapid discovery of predictive...
Retraction: Signal processing for enhancing railway communication by integrating deep learning and adaptive equalization techniques
Peripheral modulation of Pumilio in intestinal stem cells and the corpus allatum affects sleep latency in Drosophila
While central circuits governing sleep are well-studied, the contribution of signaling from peripheral tissues remains a critical yet less understood aspect of sleep regulation. The highly conserved R...