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Correction: Neural tube defects: Sex ratio changes after fortification with folic acid
Correction: Does C-reactive protein exhibit high prognostic information value in acute pulmonary embolism? A novel structural pathway for disease progression beyond classical statistical associations
Therapeutic communication in nursing students: A cross-sectional study of personal, educational, and contextual factors
Background Therapeutic communication is a key competency in nursing education and a central component of person-centred care. However, evidence regarding its association with perso...
Utility of three-dimensional echocardiography for evaluating right ventricular size and function and ventricular myocardial deformation in repaired tetralogy of fallot
Purpose Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction remains a major long-term complication in patients with repaired Tetralogy of Fallot (rTOF). While cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is th...
From challenge to growth: A qualitative study of parental adaptation to Autism Spectrum Disorder
Raising a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) profoundly affects family dynamics and parental well-being. While research has often focused on stress and negative outcomes, less is known about th...
Development and internal validation of a risk stratification scoring system for identifying gram-negative ESBL-positive acute cholangitis: A retrospective cohort study
Background Acute cholangitis, a severe biliary infection that is frequently caused by gram-negative pathogens, presents health challenges owing to the increasing prevalence of anti...
Correction: Gut microbiota signatures of the three Mexican primate species, including hybrid populations
Dirichlet-Swing: understanding spatio-temporal aspects of political elections in heterogeneous societies through agent-based simulation
Many countries have a system of electing members to their governing bodies through district-based elections. In each district, the party with maximum votes wins the corresponding “seat” in the governi...
The potential roles of androgen and estrogen receptors during reproductive cycle in Pampus argenteus
Steroid hormones are indispensable for regulating the typical reproductive processes during the development of gonads. This study aimed to clarify the expression patterns of androgen receptors (Ars) a...
Correction: Salivary and serum interleukin-17A and interleukin-18 levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with and without periodontitis
Lithium battery fault diagnosis by integrating improved EMD decomposition algorithm and 2DCNN
With the development of science and technology, lithium batteries, as important energy storage devices, have become a research hotspot for fault diagnosis. In response to the shortcomings of tradition...
Chloroplast genome comparison of Valeriana species with sequence variation, selective pressure, and divergence analysis
Valeriana fauriei and V. dageletiana are traditional medicinal plants known for their calming effects and use in alleviating insomnia. Howev...
Understanding climate refugees from educators’ perspectives: Social studies teachers’ views
This study aimed to examine social studies teachers’ knowledge, attitudes, and approaches regarding the concept of climate refugees. Employing a phenomenological design within qualitative research, se...
Fathers’ caregiving time before and after the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic contributed to greater day-to-day time spent together for many families. Some research in Euro-American settings indicated that fathers spent more time caring for their children...
Optimized collagenase biosynthesis (Bacillus siamensis strain Z1) and its application in collagen hydrolysate-mediated silver and zinc oxide nanoparticles synthesis and characterization with antibacterial, antioxidant and cytotoxic activities
Globally, environmental pollution caused by resilient protein like collagen is escalating due to inefficient disposal practices. Accumulation of collagen waste poses ecological threat, necessitating m...
Using AI to enhance healthcare resource management and allocation: A focus on the autism community in Alabama
This study investigates the potential of artificial intelligence, particularly Natural Language Processing and large-scale language models, to improve resource management and service access for indivi...
An inflammatory biomarker panel for prediabetes classification using interpretable machine learning
Objective Prediabetes is a silent condition that often goes undetected. However, timely interventions could prevent its progression to type 2 diabetes. Traditional glycemic markers...
Expression of Concern: MAML1 Acts Cooperatively with EGR1 to Activate EGR1-Regulated Promoters: Implications for Nephrogenesis and the Development of Renal Cancer
Correction: Lack of genetic differentiation in yellowfin tuna has conservation implications in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
Alterations in bone malformation in the absence of the endosomal SNAREs Vti1a and Vti1b
The Qb-SNAREs (soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive-factor attachment receptor) Vti1a and Vti1b participate in membrane fusion in the endosomal system of mammalian cells and are partially redundant. Whi...
Experiences of people living with HIV who have participated in psychological interventions: Protocol for a qualitative meta-analysis
Introduction Mental health problems among people living with HIV have been widely documented, including a high burden of common mental disorders. Despite the demonstrated effective...
Cooperation mode selection and information sharing in a live streaming e-commerce supply chain with traffic data investment
In recent years, live streaming e-commerce has become an essential channel for brand merchants to expand online sales, with brand self-live streaming and influential streamer live streaming emerging a...
Study protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial of MOVE SMART—An intervention to increase physical activity, reduce sedentary behaviour and improve health outcomes in patients with psoriasis
Patients with psoriasis are less physically active than age-matched controls, due to psoriasis-specific barriers; significantly limiting their ability to benefit from health-promoting levels of physic...
MTF-NET: A mixed traffic flow multi-target detection network based on full-field perception and adaptive optimization
In mixed traffic flow scenarios, multiple types of traffic participants coexist on the same roadway, posing severe challenges for object detection algorithms due to significant disparities in target s...
Multiple omics analyses and experiments validation identify PRDX3 as a biomarker of prognosis and antioncogene in kidney clear cell carcinoma
Peroxiredoxin 3 (PRDX3), a key mitochondrial redox enzyme, has been implicated in malignant tumor initiation and development. However, the its biological function and clinical relevance remain unclear...