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Timeliness of routine vaccination among 24–35 months children in Urban Gambia
Introduction Achieving the full benefits of immunization requires both high coverage and timely delivery of scheduled vaccines to provide maximum protection against specific infect...
Combining space use with diet data to investigate foraging tactics of black bears in response to the pulsed availability of migratory caribou calves
Migratory caribou ( Rangifer tarandus ) is a key component of the arctic food web. Female caribou typically gather in late spring to give birth, creating a pred...
Non-markovian electron tunneling in SARS-CoV-2 virus infection in structured environments
The role of non-Markovian quantum effects in biological processes is increasingly recognized, yet remains largely unexplored in virology. This study investigates the influence of quantum tunneling on...
Perception and acceptance of micronutrient-Fortified Bouillon among Non-Index Household Members: A longitudinal sub-study nested within a randomized trial in Northern Ghana
Background Fortified bouillon cubes offer a scalable strategy to address micronutrient deficiencies in West Africa. However, success depends on household members’ perceptions and a...
Health and social policies to advance Brazil’s End TB agenda during and after COVID-19: An analysis from tripartite governance and normative innovation perspectives
Objectives To critically analyze, through a systematic documentary approach, the health and social policies implemented in Brazil to address tuberculosis during and after the COVID...
IOTA Tangle-based traceability framework for wheat crop supply chain
Distributed ledger technology (DLT) has emerged as a transformative solution across industries, offering decentralization, transparency, and security. Among DLT architectures, IOTA’s Tangle stands out...
Municipal officials’ subjective distress in coordinating with the national government during the decontamination project of radioactive materials in Fukushima: A qualitative study
Municipal government officials (MGOs) have played key roles in managing decontamination project of radioactive materials in the aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident....
Association between serum vitamin D levels and cardiovascular disease risk in patients with hyperuricemia: A cross-sectional study
Hyperuricemia (HUA) is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), and low serum vitamin D levels are associated with an increased risk of CVD. However, their combined effect in patie...
Anti-cancer effect of a novel photodynamic therapy using glucose-linked chlorin e6 conjugated trastuzumab for HER2-positive gastrointestinal cancers
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an anti-cancer therapy that employs a photosensitizer (PS) and an optimal wavelength of light, causing a photochemical reaction that releases reactive oxygen species, the...
Enhancement of RecET-mediated in vivo linear DNA assembly by a xonA mutation
Assembly of intact, replicating plasmids from linear DNA fragments introduced into bacterial cells, i.e., in vivo cloning, is a facile genetic engineering techn...
Spectral sensitivity and color discrimination of Euxesta eluta and Chaetopsis massyla (Diptera: Ulidiidae)
Cornsilk flies, Euxesta eluta and Chaetopsis massyla (Diptera: Ulidiidae), are serious economic pests affecting sweet co...
Predicting CO2 emissions and strength of FA-SF geopolymer mortar: An ANN approach for sustainable construction
The construction industry is facing increasing pressure to reduce the CO 2 emissions from conventional cement manufacturing. Geopolymer concrete, utilizing fly...
Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccination schedule completion among adults in high-social-vulnerability neighborhoods in two Brazilian state capitals: A cross-sectional study
This study aimed to examine the factors associated with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination schedule completion among adults in socially vulnerable neighborhoods in two Brazilian state cap...
The impact of the radical urbanization index on depression risk among middle-aged and elderly Chinese: Evidence from a large-scale cross-sectional study
Background Rapid urbanization in China, while boosting socioeconomic development, has triggered “radical urbanization” characterized by land expansion outpacing population growth a...
New insights into the plasma and urinary metabolomic signatures of spontaneously hypertensive rats
Background Hypertension is a major risk factor associated with cardiovascular diseases and one of the leading causes of premature death. Metabolomics is a useful tool for studying...
Vision Transformer attention alignment with human visual perception in aesthetic object evaluation
Visual attention mechanisms play a crucial role in human perception and aesthetic evaluation. Recent advances in Vision Transformers (ViTs) have demonstrated remarkable capabilities in computer vision...
Toxoplasma gondii seropositivity among patients with sickle cell disease: Prevalence and association with blood transfusion history
Background Toxoplasma gondii ( T. gondii ) is a successful protozoan parasite infecting up...
Caregivers’ early stimulation behaviors on early child development outcomes in Northern Ghana
Despite the government prioritizing Early Childhood Development (ECD) in Ghana, data on responsive caregiving is limited. This study examined the type and extent of Early Stimulation Activities (ESAs)...
Examining community perspectives on integrated service delivery for tuberculosis, mental health and substance use disorder in Nigeria: A qualitative study
Background The concept of integrated service delivery was the focus for the envisaged essential health care under one roof. Despite being the central focus of essential health unde...
Baseline associations between thoracic expansion, respiratory function, and pain in nonspecific low back pain: A cross-sectional analysis from the DIAFRAGMA trial
Objective To examine the associations of respiratory variables (chest and abdominal expansion, spirometry) with pain, lumbar mobility, and quality of life in nonspecific low back p...
A survivorship-oriented enhanced care model for patients undergoing radical prostatectomy
Objectives Post-prostatectomy patients experience urinary incontinence, fluctuating quality of life, and psychosocial distress during early survivorship. Evidence-based nursing mod...
The relationship between death anxiety and self-esteem: A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Background Death anxiety is fast becoming recognised as a transdiagnostic construct across myriad mental health conditions. Though existing clinical treatments of death anxiety, su...
TNFRSF17 as a complementary biomarker to PD-L1 for predicting the response to immunotherapy in urothelial bladder cancer
Background Programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) positivity is associated with a favorable response to immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) in urothelial bladder cancer (BLCA). However, th...
UltraStyle: Best of both worlds in style and content for style transfer
Achieving an ideal balance between style fidelity and content preservation remains a critical challenge in style transfer. In this work, we present UltraStyl...