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Health-related quality of life in patients on maintenance hemodialysis: Evidence from southern Iran using EQ-5D-5L and KDQOL-SF
Background Hemodialysis (HD) is a common treatment for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) but is often accompanied by markedly reduced health-related quality of life (HRQoL). This stud...
Digital cultural intelligence and its role in enhancing expatriate work adjustment: A configurational approach in global work environments
This study investigates how the digital dimensions of cultural intelligence influence expatriates’ work adjustment across the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. Adopting a neo-configurational perspec...
Estimating the impact of Viamo call-in information services on sexual and reproductive health knowledge, behavior, and outcomes among women of reproductive age: A 2-arm open label randomized controlled trial in Uganda
Background Despite substantial increases in access to schooling and to the internet, health information and knowledge remains limited among women of reproductive health in many low...
Assessing stress restorative potential of plant species richness and plant landscape types of pocket parks: The mediating role of aesthetic quality
The issue of stress among urban residents is becoming increasingly serious, affecting both physical and mental health in cities in China. Pocket parks serve as essential green spaces for people’s well...
Trends and age-period-cohort analysis of migraine incidence in China from 1990 to 2021
Objective The rapid economic development and demographic changes in Chinese society in the past 30 years may affect the prevalence of migraine. However, there are limited studies o...
Regional economic resilience and sustainable development: Does industrial diversity matter?
Regional sustainable development is a fundamental pathway toward achieving long-term economic stability, social equity, and ecological balance. Particularly in the face of unexpected shocks and system...
Using transformer-based models for Vietnamese language detection
This paper introduces a solution to the problem of detecting whether a sequence of text is Vietnamese based on its orthography and contextual features. For those unfamiliar with the language, it is kn...
Prognostic pan-cancer and single-cancer models: A large-scale analysis using a real-world clinico-genomic database
Prognostic models in oncology have a profound impact on personalized cancer care and patient profiling, but tend to be heterogeneously developed and implemented in narrow patient cohorts. Here, we dev...
How and when empowering leadership influences job performance: A dual-mediator model
Based on the Social Exchange Theory and Self-Determination Theory, this study examines the impact of empowering leadership on employee job performance through the underlying mechanisms of structural e...
Correction: From gym to joy: The serial mediation of motor competence and health literacy in Chinese university students’ exercise-life satisfaction pathway
Prevalence and predictors of virological failure and quality of life of people with HIV/AIDS at a Municipal Hospital, Volta Region –Ghana: A cross-sectional study
Background Despite several interventions to eradicate HIV/AIDS globally, virological failure continues to threaten the goals of antiretroviral therapies (ART) and quality of life (...
A VPS33B CRISPR knockout study: In vitro evidence of an adhesion defect
VPS33B is a ubiquitously expressed regulator of vesicular membrane fusion and protein sorting involved in a broad range of cellular functions from organelle biogenesis to the establishment of apicobas...
Study on the influence of periodic roof fracturing on the mechanical disturbance characteristics of coal and gas outburst behavior in the mining face
To elucidate the stress evolution characteristics of coal and the gas-dynamic response mechanism during periodic roof fracturing in longwall mining, the 3DEC numerical simulation software was employed...
Community perceptions and acceptance of ivermectin for malaria control on Sumba Island, Indonesia
Background Indonesia has made significant progress in malaria control, however hotspots such as Sumba Island continue to experience high rates of malaria tra...
Chestnut shell aqueous extract as a green efficient corrosion inhibitor for acid-cleaning carbon steel
As a new candidate for green corrosion inhibitor as well as a new application of a common food residues for waste resource recycling, an aqueous extract of chestnut shells (ECS),...
Clinical impact of hospital distance and center transfers on adherence and outcomes in familial adenomatous polyposis: A multicenter retrospective study in a defined region of Japan
This study aimed to evaluate how hospital distance and changes in surveillance hospitals influence adherence to surveillance, the cumulative risk of familial adenomatous polyposis-related tumors, and...
A stochastic daily weather generator for perennial crop simulations in tropical Malaysia
Weather generators are crucial for agricultural modeling in tropical regions, where historical weather data are often scarce or incomplete. This study introduces MsiaGen, a stochastic daily weather ge...
In-silico target prediction and pathway analysis of propranolol as a potential therapeutic agent for hepatocellular carcinoma
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains lethal despite multitargeted tyrosine kinase inhibitors and immunotherapy, motivating the repurposing of safe, widely available agents. To delineate the anti-HCC...
Correction: New species and record of Dodecaceria (Annelida: Cirratulidae) the Biological Reserve of Rocas Atoll, Brazil, the only atoll in the South Atlantic Ocean
Computational assessment of the relationship between metabolism and histone methylation in cancer cells
Aberrant histone methylation and metabolic alterations are key hallmarks of cancer. Metabolic reprogramming during tumorigenesis could impact the histone methylation pattern by altering the availabili...
“Smashing through barriers”? A multimodal critical discourse analysis of media representations of hearing loss and D/deafness
Hearing loss (HL) is a prevalent condition that can substantially impact quality of life. Hearing aids can benefit people living with HL, yet many delay seeking treatment. This may be due to limited p...
Impacts of climate change on basin vegetation based on Biome-BGC model: A case study with the Jialing River Basin
Vegetation, as a key component of land cover, plays a vital role in regulating energy exchange and water balance at different spatial and temporal scales. It is thus important to explore dynamic proce...
Construct validity of the Arabic version of the opinion relative to integration of student with disabilities scale
This study investigated the construct validity and psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the Opinion Relative to the Integration of Students with Disabilities (ORI) scale. Data were collect...
Predictors of community pharmacists’ readiness to implement deprescribing of inappropriate medications for older adults in Qatar
There is a paucity of studies focused on the predictors of community pharmacists’ readiness to deprescribe inappropriate medications for older adults especially in developing settings. The study aimed...
Do dogs rationally infer the causes of failed actions?
Humans regularly reason about the causes of events and actions we observe in the world, both to infer the physical properties and mechanisms of objects, and to understand others’ actions. Evidence for...