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Beyond individual choice: Exploring pathways linking couple dynamics with Unintended Pregnancy and Birth in India
Couple power dynamics are known to influence sexual agency and reproductive health, yet this negotiation process within marital relationships remains empirically underexamined in India’s public health...
Nutritional quality and in vitro gas production of Piptocoma discolor (Kunth) Pruski forage across contrasting landscapes in the Colombian Amazon Piedmont
This study aimed to evaluate the nutritional quality and in vitro total gas production of Piptocoma discolor (Kunth) Pruski forage collected from two contrastin...
Unveiling the role of interleukin-13 in liver fibrosis of chronic hepatitis B patients: Development of a predictive model
Background Developing a non-invasive model is essential for assessing liver stiffness in conditions without transient elastography, which will determine further management in chron...
Cost-utility and budget impact analyses of significant fibrosis detection in individuals with metabolic syndrome or obesity in Thailand
Introduction Evidence on screening for significant fibrosis in individuals with metabolic syndrome or obesity at risk of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease is...
Prevalence of undiagnosed hypertension and risk assessment using a validated survey in community-based screening in Amman, Jordan
Background and objectives The rising incidence of hypertension in Jordan has contributed to high rates of associated morbidity/mortality and increased societal costs. Hypertension...
Correction: Gagea kotuchovii (Liliaceae) a new species from the Karatau Mountains (western Tian Shan, Kazakhstan) evidenced by morphological and molecular analyses
Utilization of palliative care services and associated factors among cancer patients in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Introduction Palliative care is vital for cancer management in low- and middle-income countries like Ethiopia, but underutilization leads to unmanaged symptoms and reduced patient...
Specific genes of the dopaminergic (dop-3) and serotonergic (tph-1) pathways contribute to the effects of ethanol consumption in Caenorhabditis elegans
Background Excessive alcohol consumption is a global health issue and a leading cause of disease, disability, and mortality. This study aimed to determine th...
Beyond linearity - a new Partial Least Squares - Path Modelling (PLS-PM) inner weighting scheme for detecting and approximating nonlinear structural relationships in Structural Equation Models
A new inner weighting scheme for Partial Least Squares – Path Modelling (PLS-PM) is proposed to detect and approximate nonlinear structural relationships in Structural Equation Models (SEM). PLS-PM is...
Elucidating the potential carcinogenic molecular mechanisms of parabens in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma through network toxicology and molecular docking
Objective This study aims to systematically investigate the molecular mechanisms through which parabens may contribute to head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) carcinogenes...
Drivers and dynamic mechanisms of sports tourism integration in cross-border regions: Evidence from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
The integration of sports tourism industry plays a crucial role in fostering high-quality regional economic growth, enhancing industrial coordination, improving quality of life and promoting sustainab...
Correction: Integrated bioinformatics-based identification of proliferative diabetic retinopathy and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: Focus on fibrosis and immune infiltration
Transcriptional and functional characterization of terpene synthase genes of the aromatic plant Plectranthus hadiensis
Plectranthus hadiensis (Lamiaceae) is recognized for its rich terpene content and potential applications in agriculture, medicine, and aromatherapy. Terpenes are major constituents...
Multitarget docking and molecular enumeration reveal DdpMPyPEPhU as a potent modulator of cell cycle, glucocorticoid, and estrogen signalling in breast cancer
Breast cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers worldwide, ranked as the second most diagnosed cancer and the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Despite the availability of FDA-approved...
Manuscript submission systems and metadata completeness in Crossref: Patterns and associations
The importance of open research information, particularly publication metadata, is widely recognised. Crossref is one of the most important infrastructures for registering open metadata as part of DOI...
Social inequalities in the misbelief of chloroquine’s protective effect against COVID-19: results from the EPICOVID-19 study in Brazil
Objectives This study aimed to assess the dissemination of anti-science messages regarding COVID-19 in Brazil, specifically examining how social inequalities contributed to the mis...
A qualitative study of lived experiences of underrepresented electrical workers using creative non-fiction
Objectives Women, Indigenous peoples, racialized individuals, and persons with disabilities remain underrepresented in the electrical industry. This study explored the lived experi...
“You Cannot Be Yourself”: Identity disruption, stigma, and the lived experience of anal fistula
Anal fistula is a complex and often prolonged condition that significantly impacts patients’ daily lives and psychological well-being. This qualitative study explored how individuals living with anal...
Exploring the links between social connection and physical functioning among older Adults: A network analysis
Purpose The aims of this study were to 1) characterize and visualize the association between social connection and physical functioning using network analysis, with attention to di...
LM-UNet: Lightweight Mamba-UNet Prostate MRI image segmentation network
Accurate segmentation of lesions in prostate magnetic resonance images (MRI) is important for assessing patient health and personalized treatment in the clinic. However, the traditional UNet segmentat...
Enhanced fibrinolytic enzyme production by Oidiodendron maius through green bioprocessing of agro-industrial residue
Thrombosis denotes the formation of blood clots within arteries and veins, representing a primary etiological factor in cardiovascular diseases often culminating in fatal outcomes. Prompt resolution o...
Advancing workpiece dimension measurement: Integrating AI-based edge detection with machine vision and coordinate measuring systems
Image preprocessing and edge detection are critical in industrial machine vision for workpiece dimension measurement. Challenges arise from interference regions on workpiece surfaces, complicating edg...
Interactions among weather and landscape affect Colorado potato beetle population dynamics
Population dynamics are controlled by life history and moderated by the environment. These factors determine the timing and magnitude of population abundance and are used to predict crop pest populati...
Correction: Enabling transparent research evaluation: A method for historical RCR retrieval using public NIH metadata
Anticoagulant residues associated with an attempted rodent eradication from a subtropical coral atoll
The use of rodenticides is a primary method for eradicating rodents from islands for conservation purposes. Rodenticide residue monitoring is often incorporated into rodent eradication project plannin...