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Plant trait diversity buffers soil moisture dynamics on coastal dikes during drought periods
Soil moisture is considered a key component for the structural integrity of engineered ecosystems, such as sea dikes. Although plants are important determinants of physical soil properties in dike gre...
Enhancing autonomous agriculture control systems in greenhouses for sustainable resource usage using deep learning techniques
Greenhouse climate control is essential for optimizing crop growth while minimizing resource consumption in controlled environment agriculture. Traditional rule-based and fixed-action strategies often...
Genetic variations associated with immediate hypersensitivity reactions to iodinated contrast media: A whole exome sequencing study
Objective The use of iodinated contrast media (ICM) in computed tomography (CT) has increased significantly; however, hypersensitivity reactions (HSRs) remain a concern. This study...
The relationship between live streamers’ self-disclosure and consumers’ purchase intention: The parallel mediating role of psychological distance and perceived homophily
As live streaming commerce continues to expand rapidly, the role of live streamers has emerged as a crucial factor. In an online environment with increasingly fierce competition and increasingly rich...
High-throughput high content quantification of HIV-1 viral infectious output
Infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) remains a global health issue and still drives the development of significant pathology and various comorbidities. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) can...
Digital financial inclusion and rural income convergence in China: Evidence from household panel data
The rapid expansion of digital financial inclusion (DFI) in China has raised concerns that a rural-urban “digital divide” could worsen income inequality. Using 55,684 household-year observations from...
Predictors of saccadic reaction time among young children in Lusaka, Zambia
Saccadic reaction time (SRT), an assessment of visual processing speed, may afford an accurate and unbiased measure of early childhood development (ECD). Few studies have examined SRT in low- and midd...
Characteristics and geographical distribution of syphilis among people with human immunodeficiency virus and the National Population in Republic of Korea
Introduction The global incidence of syphilis has been increasing in recent years, with multiple factors contributing to this trend. Syphilis disproportionately affects specific po...
Asymptomatic gallstones: Cumulative incidence proportion, incidence rate, and risk factors for symptoms development: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Objectives This review aims to evaluate the cumulative incidence proportion, incidence rate, and risk factors for progression of incidentally diagnosed, asymptomatic gallstones to...
A pathway study of university embeddedness in provincial innovation systems based on field theory: Empirical evidence from China
This study employs Bourdieu’s Field Theory and fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) to investigate how university-based scientific and technological talent cultivation mechanisms influen...
Unveiling and understanding health inequalities: A bi-clustering study on SDG3 implementation in the Italian regions
Health equity is a key policy priority in public health and a central component of Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG 3), which focuses on “Good Health and Well-Being”. While SDG 3 sets global benchm...
Repurposing mebendazole to reprogram oncogenic and tumor-suppressor networks: Multi-cancer insights from ENOX2, MMP2, RASSF1A, WFDC10A and METTL7A
Background Cancer progression involves coordinated regulation of oncogenes and tumor suppressors. This study explores the interplay of ENOX2 (ecto-NADH oxidase disulfide-thiol exch...
DRFC: An efficient cloud-based feature reduction and clustering algorithm for agricultural product and remote-sensing imagery
The recent surge in digital agriculture has generated an emerging demand for scalable, resource-efficient solutions capable of handling both close-range images of agricultural products and high-scale...
Man vs. machine: Multi-country experimental evidence on the quality and perceptions of AI-generated research blog content
Academic research is not always available in a form that is accessible or engaging to a non-academic audience, hindering readers’ engagement with it. Non-academics, even if highly educated and policy...
Correction: A contemporary tool for assessing instrumental activities of daily living: Validation of a caregiver-reported scale for non-institutionalized older adults
Validation of the moral foundations questionnaire-2 (MFQ-2) in Germany: Psychometric properties and associations with political ideology, religiosity, and personality
Cross-cultural moral psychology requires robust, validated measures. The Moral Foundations Questionnaire-2 (MFQ-2) is a recent revision of the original MFQ that offers improved assessment of moral int...
Robust thalamic nuclei segmentation using spectral clustering of fiber orientation distributions
The thalamus comprises multiple nuclei that support higher-order cognitive functions. However, its internal architecture remains difficult to delineate using conventional T1- or T2-weighted MRI becaus...
Genetic variants associated with systemic inflammatory disease associate with temporomandibular symptoms with or without periodontitis
Introduction Associations of genetic polymorphisms reported to play a role in systemic inflammatory diseases may serve as proxies to assess predisposition for oral diseases, as wel...
Using machine learning to predict the small for gestational age and identify the important predictors: A real-world clinical cohort study in China
Purpose Aims to use machine learning to predict the risk of small for gestational age (SGA) and identify its important predictors....
Study on size effect of limestone-concrete composite with different joint inclination angles under uniaxial compression based on the discrete element method
This study utilized synthetic rock mass technology based on the discrete element method implemented in PFC to develop multi-scale limestone-concrete composite (LCC) models in order to examine the size...
Tiller-specific formulated fertilizer improves the population tiller quantity and yield of machine-transplanted rice
Abstract Delayed harvest of the previous crops of the rice-based rotation systems in Sichuan often leads to late transplanting of rice, thus extending the seedling age and shorteni...
Factors affecting log-transformed muscle 137Cs concentrations in wild boars in Fukushima Prefecture over 14 years
The March 2011 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident resulted in extensive radiocesium contamination of forest ecosystems. Wild boars ( Sus scrofa ) ar...
Silver nanoparticles as antimicrobials: A comparative analysis of green and traditional chemistry synthesis methods
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have garnered attention due to their antimicrobial properties and applications in nanomaterials. The objective of this study is to compare the antimicrobial activities of...
Brain morphological changes in acquired hearing loss: A surface-based morphometry study
Prolonged auditory deprivation induces neuroplastic changes throughout the brain, including the auditory system. Understanding these structural alterations is crucial for optimizing auditory rehabilit...
Evaluation of Ascophyllum nodosum extract supplementation on feed degradability, ruminal fermentation and methane production using the rumen simulation technique (RUSITEC)
This study investigated the effects of liquid Ascophyllum nodosum (ASC) extracts on feed degradability, ruminal fermentation, total gas and methane (CH...