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Study of shear-plastic slip mechanism based on TC4 titanium alloy
The stagnation point and dead metal zone in the cutting process directly or indirectly affect the chip formation and stress distribution, while the stress distribution in the machining process determi...
Editorial Note: Can digital transformation promote green innovation in enterprises? The moderating effect of heterogeneous environmental regulations
How self-governance willingness and participation efficacy shape residents’ satisfaction with urban public services: Evidence from neighborhood renewal in Hangzhou, China
Using an original survey of 2,202 households across 36 renewed neighborhoods in Hangzhou, China, this study examines how resident agency—operationalized as self-governance willingness and participatio...
Creative arts therapies for stroke patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
Introduction Stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability and mortality worldwide. Survivors can experience a range of physical and emotional challenges, often leading to depr...
Woa-wtconv-kanformer for long term time series forecasting
Multivariate time series analysis and prediction are of great significance in traffic management, weather forecasting and other practical applications. However, most of the existing research focuses o...
Social inclusion among young adults with mental illness and complex needs in Flexible Assertive Community Treatment: A qualitative study on team staff’s understanding and experiences
Background Social inclusion is increasingly highlighted through policies, practices, research, and broader societal awareness. Young adults with mental illness and complex needs ar...
Contaminants fingerprinting in environmental matrices of Radon concentration in groundwater: A baseline study in Alappuzha (Kerala) and the associated health effects
Accumulation of Radon in groundwater from aquifer lithologies can pose significant health risks. This study investigates its concentration in coastal Alappuzha from the Kerala state in India to assess...
Assessing protected areas as climate refugia for threatened plant species in Britain
Climate change is causing the loss or movement of suitable habitats, forcing species to undergo range shifts. However, many may be unable to move to suitable locations, resulting in increased extincti...
Multi-modal data to identify key factors influencing lung injury in ARDS patients undergoing invasive mechanical ventilation: A prospective multi-center observational study protocol
Background Patients with moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) exhibit extremely poor prognoses following mechanical ventilation, with mortality rates as hi...
Formononetin ameliorates SP-induced urticaria in mice via suppressing TAK1/MAK signaling pathway
Background Chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU) is a condition that significantly impacts patient well-being, requiring effective therapeutic strategies. Formononetin, a natural isof...
A cross-national study examining imaginary companions and face pareidolia in British and Chinese adults
Although imaginary companions are created by children and sometimes adults around the world, the prevalence of this play behaviour varies. Cross-nationally, imaginary companions are reported more freq...
Effectiveness of roadside alcohol testing in reducing fatal accidents and fatal drinking-driving accidents: A multi-city study in China
This study examines the dynamic relationship between roadside alcohol check rates and traffic mortality across 248 cities in mainland China from 2014 to 2020. Using a dataset comprising 365,753 roadsi...
Recovery of expected salary estimated by facial emotion scores against computer-based landscape data
The perceived recovery of expected salary (RES) matters for work efficacy at a given amount of wage investment. A total of 31 industrial parks (IPs) were randomly chosen from North China. Employees’ f...
HEDGES co-prevents both SARS-CoV-2 and pandemic influenza infection in mice by rapid, durable co-production of twelve different anti-pandemic monoclonal antibodies
Despite all currently available anti-pandemic monoclonal-antibodies (mAbs) and vaccines, subsequently emerging pandemic-infections will likely become more pan-resistant-, -transmissible and/or -lethal...
Prognostic significance of residual functional SYNTAX score II in acute myocardial infarction
Background The residual functional SYNTAX (Synergy Between Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with Taxus and Cardiac Surgery) score (rFSS) predicts patient prognosis post-percutane...
Partial privatization and intellectual capital: The moderating role of firm internationalization and regional development
This study examines the impact of partial privatization on intellectual capital and investigates how corporate internationalization and regional development moderate this relationship. Using a sample...
Investigation into EHR data coverage in the All of Us Research Program via linkage to health insurance claims
In 2020, the All of Us (AoU) Research Program Data Completeness Task Force identified several challenges in the state of program health data, including the high...
A study on the refined population spatialization method integrating multi-source data: A case study of Yuxi city
The precise assessment of earthquake disasters requires high accuracy in population spatialization data. With the rapid development of technologies such as remote sensing and social sensing (social pe...
Correction: Personalized versus fixed tactile cueing in Parkinson’s disease: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial on gait automaticity
Correction: The relationship between screen time, screen content for children aged 1–3, and the risk of ADHD in preschools
The hidden/ hard to reach men who have sex with men (MSM)—Results from the qualitative study in India
Background To ensure a substantial impact and prevent the resurgence of the epidemic, the HIV programmes should effectively reach hidden key populations (KPs). A qualitative study...
Machinability and tribological optimization of origami-inspired Almond Shell–PMMA via RSM, ML, and TOPSIS
An integrated approach combining Response Surface Methodology (RSM), Machine Learning (ML-SVM) and TOPSIS optimization method is applied in this study to analyse the tribological behaviour of 3D print...
Study on salient object segmentation based on depth information guidance and SAM low-rank adaptation fine-tuning
Accurate segmentation of salient objects is crucial for various computer vision applications including image editing, autonomous driving, and object detection. While research on using depth informatio...
Single-cell RNA-seq reveals the piperlongumine is a potential drug for ischemic stroke
Ischemic stroke is a cerebrovascular disease that can cause long-term neurological impairment, dementia, or death. It is the third most common cause of disability and the second leading cause of death...
Lipopolysaccharide induced mouse depression model can better simulate changes in peripheral blood FFAs in alMDD
Numerous studies have highlighted a strong association between free fatty acids (FFAs) and major depressive disorder (MDD), however, the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. Here, we demons...