PLoS ONE

Vol. 21, Issue 4 Issue 4 2026
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Retraction: 3, 3′-diindolylmethane Enhances the Effectiveness of Herceptin against HER-2/Neu-Expressing Breast Cancer Cells

Apr 08, 2026 pp. e0346218 10.1371/journal.pone.0346218

Deep learning for adaptive chemotherapy: A DDPG-based approach to optimizing tumor-immune dynamics

Wenlang Zhu, Mingliu Zhu, Weiye Wang et al. Apr 08, 2026 pp. e0345877 10.1371/journal.pone.0345877

In this article, we propose a deep reinforcement learning based chemotherapy regulation framework to realize personalized and dynamic optimization of cancer treatment. We use a nonlinear dynamic syste...

MosQNet-SA: Explainable convolutional-attention network for mosquito classification with application as a RESTful API for dengue and malaria risk mapping

Md. Akmol Masud, Sanjida Akter, Nadia Sultana et al. Apr 08, 2026 pp. e0344970 10.1371/journal.pone.0344970

Mosquito-borne diseases represent a significant global health challenge. Over 700,000 people succumb to mosquito-borne diseases annually, highlighting the important need for accurate and efficient mos...

Dizziness in the emergency department and risk of stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Haiyan Lin, Meier Zhu, Xiaoli Zhang et al. Apr 08, 2026 pp. e0346556 10.1371/journal.pone.0346556

Background Dizziness is a frequent emergency department (ED) presentation, and a subset of patients, especially those with isolated dizziness without focal neurological deficits, h...

Estimating the number and percentage of children who experience parental incarceration in Canada using whole population administrative and vital statistics data

Fiona G. Kouyoumdjian, Martha Paynter, Else Marie Knudsen et al. Apr 08, 2026 pp. e0344941 10.1371/journal.pone.0344941

Background There is a lack of systematic data on children who experience parental incarceration in Canada. Objective...

Impact of the stress hyperglycemia ratio on short-term outcomes in critically ill patients with chronic kidney disease: A comparative analysis of diabetic and non-diabetic populations

Xia Li, Zhikun Zhao, Xinyuan Zhang et al. Apr 08, 2026 pp. e0344961 10.1371/journal.pone.0344961

Background Stress-induced hyperglycemia is common in critically ill patients and may worsen outcomes, especially in those with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The stress hyperglycemi...

An adaptive slicing algorithm based on model contour information

Xingguo Han, Xuan Liu, Kunteng Lu et al. Apr 08, 2026 pp. e0344508 10.1371/journal.pone.0344508

The original slicing algorithm needs to traverse all triangular facets when performing triangular facet screening, and the calculation amount is large. When performing model feature recognition, the f...

MaxGRNet: A multi-axis vision transformer with improved generalization for eye disease classification using explainable AI with insertion-deletion operations on fundus images

Md Mehedi Hasan Santo, Fuyad Hasan Bhoyan, Fuad Ibne Jashim Farhad et al. Apr 08, 2026 pp. e0346329 10.1371/journal.pone.0346329

Eye diseases, including diabetic retinopathy (DR), glaucoma, and cataracts, represent a major global health concern and can lead to severe visual impairment or blindness if not identified in a timely...

Resilient distributed model predictive control for cooperative microgrids under communication loss with demand response integration

Baheej Alghamdi Apr 08, 2026 pp. e0345857 10.1371/journal.pone.0345857

This paper introduces a resilient distributed model predictive control (RDMPC) framework for coordinating energy management across networked microgrids with demand response integration. The coordinati...

Prevalence and social determinants of breastfeeding practices in urban slums and urban non-slum areas in India: A comparative analysis

Suliat Fehintola Akinwande, Chiamaka Okonkwo, Kalonde Malama et al. Apr 08, 2026 pp. e0323861 10.1371/journal.pone.0323861

Understanding how the prevalence and determinants of breastfeeding practices differ between urban slum areas, where living conditions are stringent, and urban non-slum areas, which have relatively mor...

Expression of Concern: Compressive strength prediction and low-carbon optimization of fly ash geopolymer concrete based on big data and ensemble learning

Apr 08, 2026 pp. e0346735 10.1371/journal.pone.0346735

Retraction: An innovative efficiency of incubator to enhance organization supportive business using machine learning approach

Apr 08, 2026 pp. e0346107 10.1371/journal.pone.0346107

Flourishing older Canadians: What characteristics are associated with complete mental health?

Daniyal Rahim, Shannon K. Halls, Ying Jiang et al. Apr 08, 2026 pp. e0344898 10.1371/journal.pone.0344898

This study identified the factors associated with the absence of psychiatric disorder (APD) in the past year and complete mental health (CMH), among a nationally representative sample of Canadian adul...

Accounting for overdispersion in skilled antenatal care: Identifying determinants using Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2022 data

Md. Muddasir Hossain Akib, Farhia Azrin, Bikash Pal et al. Apr 08, 2026 pp. e0346258 10.1371/journal.pone.0346258

One of the major components required to ensure safe motherhood is taking a sufficient number of skilled antenatal care (SANC) visits by women during pregnancy. Various social, demographic, and economi...

Performance benchmarking of LLMs on Chinese national medical licensing education: Cross-lingual and question-type effects

Yuxia Tang, Jian Chen, Shouju Wang Apr 08, 2026 pp. e0346518 10.1371/journal.pone.0346518

Background The cross-lingual and question-type variations affecting large language models (LLMs) accuracy on the Chinese national medical licensing educations remain insufficiently...

Retraction: LGD_Net: Capsule network with extreme learning machine for classification of lung diseases using CT scans

Apr 08, 2026 pp. e0346202 10.1371/journal.pone.0346202

Longitudinal trends in physical activity and sedentary behaviour among school children in Norway: The health oriented pedagogical project (HOPP)

Per Morten Fredriksen, Iana Kharlova, Maren Valand Hæhre et al. Apr 08, 2026 pp. e0345363 10.1371/journal.pone.0345363

Introduction Many children do not achieve recommended levels of physical activity (PA), although PA is important for cardiovascular health, mental well-being, and reducing chronic...

Mn-modified phosphomolybdates by hydrothermal route for pseudocapacitor application

Nusrat Tazeen Tonu, Mohammad Abu Yousuf Apr 08, 2026 pp. e0346559 10.1371/journal.pone.0346559

In this study, hydrothermal method was used to synthesize Mn modified organic-inorganic phosphomolybdates, Product-1 and 2, as considered to be, [Mn x (Imi)...

Seed treatment combined with foliar application of oligosaccharides enhances seed germination and seedling growth in pepper and tomato under low-temperature stress

Lingyun Wu, Lingjuan Kong Apr 08, 2026 pp. e0345298 10.1371/journal.pone.0345298

Low-temperature stress during early spring critically limits seed germination and seedling establishment in solanaceous crops. This study investigated the effects of seed treatment (ST) combined with...

Correction: Gender and mental health of adolescents: A conceptual framework developed in a Delphi study

Apr 08, 2026 pp. e0346634 10.1371/journal.pone.0346634

Correction: Unveiling the biochemical potential of Acacia jacquemontii as a therapeutic agent in parkinson’s disease: A multi-model in Vitro, In Vivo, and In Silico Study

Andleeb Asghar, Tahir Ali Chohan, Aisha Qayyum et al. Apr 08, 2026 pp. e0346807 10.1371/journal.pone.0346807

Concordance between self-report and six commonly used clinical estimates or serological measures: Insights from a Canadian healthy aging study

Tovan Lew, Tetiana Povshedna, Elizabeth M. King et al. Apr 08, 2026 pp. e0346489 10.1371/journal.pone.0346489

Objective To assess the concordance between self-reported and clinically assessed prevalence of selected chronic conditions and latent viral infections among women living with and...

Premature utilization of MRI in the workup of mild hyperprolactinemia

Jennifer A. Mann, Jared Galloway, Sana Ghaznavi et al. Apr 08, 2026 pp. e0346134 10.1371/journal.pone.0346134

Background Hyperprolactinemia is a common biochemical finding detected in primary care, and guidelines suggest confirmation with a second prolactin measurement to rule out spurious...

HACR-Net: An Efficient hybrid attention network for MRI image super-resolution

Abdulhamid Muhammad, Amir Hajian, Titipat Achakulvisut et al. Apr 08, 2026 pp. e0345637 10.1371/journal.pone.0345637

High-resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) plays an important role in clinical diagnosis and pathological assessment, due to its non-invasive nature and lack of ionizing radiation. However, the...

Correction: An overdispersed count regression model for analyzing road accident fatalities and injuries in Bangladesh

Md Navid Newaz, Rownak Tabassum, Tonmoy Das et al. Apr 08, 2026 pp. e0346814 10.1371/journal.pone.0346814

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Publisher Public Library of Science
ISSN 1932-6203
Subject Health Sciences
Language English
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