PLoS ONE

Vol. 21, Issue 3 Issue 3 2026
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Correction: Neural tube defects: Sex ratio changes after fortification with folic acid

Fernando A. Poletta, Monica Rittler, Cesar Saleme et al. Mar 17, 2026 pp. e0345341 10.1371/journal.pone.0345341

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

Mar 17, 2026 pp. e0345304 10.1371/journal.pone.0345304

Therapeutic communication in nursing students: A cross-sectional study of personal, educational, and contextual factors

Jaime Carballedo-Pulido, Mariona Farrés-Tarafa, Juan Roldán-Merino et al. Mar 17, 2026 pp. e0345109 10.1371/journal.pone.0345109

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

Kwannapas Saengsin, Kamonchanok Intamul, Pakpoom Wongyikul et al. Mar 17, 2026 pp. e0344373 10.1371/journal.pone.0344373

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

Chiara Fante, Fabio Fontana, Francesca Capelli et al. Mar 17, 2026 pp. e0345020 10.1371/journal.pone.0345020

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

Phoomjai Sornsenee, Chanchanok Chaochuensuk, Duangkiat Sapsong et al. Mar 17, 2026 pp. e0345150 10.1371/journal.pone.0345150

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

Diego Zubillaga-Martín, Brenda Solórzano-García, Alfredo Yanez-Montalvo et al. Mar 17, 2026 pp. e0345160 10.1371/journal.pone.0345160

Dirichlet-Swing: understanding spatio-temporal aspects of political elections in heterogeneous societies through agent-based simulation

Adway Mitra Mar 17, 2026 pp. e0344018 10.1371/journal.pone.0344018

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

Zhongsu Wan, Ming Ding, Xinru Zhang et al. Mar 17, 2026 pp. e0344676 10.1371/journal.pone.0344676

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

Suteera Techatanawat, Rudee Surarit, Kongthawat Chairatvit et al. Mar 17, 2026 pp. e0345302 10.1371/journal.pone.0345302

Lithium battery fault diagnosis by integrating improved EMD decomposition algorithm and 2DCNN

Xiaofei Yin, Hui Wang, Xiangfei Meng et al. Mar 17, 2026 pp. e0344847 10.1371/journal.pone.0344847

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

Sumin Jeong, Yong-Goo Kim, Yeseul Kim et al. Mar 17, 2026 pp. e0344868 10.1371/journal.pone.0344868

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

Leyla Donmez Bayrakci, Fatih Ozdemir Mar 16, 2026 pp. e0344777 10.1371/journal.pone.0344777

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

Lee T. Gettler, Sarah Hoegler Dennis, Stacy Rosenbaum et al. Mar 16, 2026 pp. e0343636 10.1371/journal.pone.0343636

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

Archana G. Revankar, Zabin K. Bagewadi, Ibrahim Aljaezi et al. Mar 16, 2026 pp. e0344482 10.1371/journal.pone.0344482

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

Armin Ahmadi, Jerome Baudry, Nathan Tenhundfeld et al. Mar 16, 2026 pp. e0342700 10.1371/journal.pone.0342700

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

Maher Maalouf, Maram Tammam, Sana Kurungadan et al. Mar 16, 2026 pp. e0341195 10.1371/journal.pone.0341195

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

Mar 16, 2026 pp. e0344927 10.1371/journal.pone.0344927

Correction: Lack of genetic differentiation in yellowfin tuna has conservation implications in the Eastern Pacific Ocean

Mar 16, 2026 pp. e0345206 10.1371/journal.pone.0345206

Alterations in bone malformation in the absence of the endosomal SNAREs Vti1a and Vti1b

Simone Schmücker, Susanne Schöning, Christiane Wiegand et al. Mar 16, 2026 pp. e0343070 10.1371/journal.pone.0343070

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

Cristian Ortega, Jaime Garcia-Iglesias, Felipe Concha et al. Mar 16, 2026 pp. e0344798 10.1371/journal.pone.0344798

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

Huan Wang, Aimin Zhu, Lijuan Yu et al. Mar 16, 2026 pp. e0340203 10.1371/journal.pone.0340203

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

Gladys Onambele-Pearson, Ben Ives, Ishani Khosla et al. Mar 16, 2026 pp. e0343922 10.1371/journal.pone.0343922

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

Shihao Li, Qiao Meng, Xin Liu et al. Mar 16, 2026 pp. e0344151 10.1371/journal.pone.0344151

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

Yanyan Li, Xiangyuan Tan, Zhanzhan Li et al. Mar 16, 2026 pp. e0345095 10.1371/journal.pone.0345095

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...

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