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Cryoablation for fibroadenoma with liquid nitrogen based system: A retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data
Background Fibroadenoma is the most common benign breast lesion found on core needle biopsies. Surgical excision is the standard of care for these lesions. This retrospective study...
The influence of aspect markers and tense on the action-sentence compatibility effect in Mandarin action sentence comprehension
The Action-sentence Compatibility Effect (ACE) suggests that action sentences comprehension is based on embodied mental simulation. In studies of English, aspect markers and tense has been shown to in...
Biological pretreatment and fermentation of Panicum antidotale biomass for pectinase production by Bacillus vallismortis
Halophytic plants are renewable source of lignocellulosic biomass, however, are underexplored for their utilization as a source of fermentation raw material. Similar to glycophytes, biomass from halop...
Influence of follow-up, screening age, interval, and compliance on overdiagnosis of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS): A modelling study
Overdiagnosis estimates of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) vary from 20–91%, which complicates screening communication and optimization. The aim was to quantify the influence of follow-up time and scr...
Correction: Low-frequency transmission and persistence of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria and genes from livestock to agricultural soil and crops through compost application
Integrated assessment of brackish water induced deleterious impacts: Analysis of hemato-biochemistry, erythrocytic toxicity, histopathology and oxidative stress biomarkers of mrigal carp
Salinity is recognized as one of the most detrimental abiotic stressors, inducing a range of cellular and biochemical disruptions in both marine and freshwater organisms worldwide. In this study, 84 h...
Bio-waste derived fluorescent carbon dots based biodegradable mechanically strong hydrogel for stimuli-responsive nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) delivery
In this study, biowaste derived carbon dots (BCDs) were synthesized from sugarcane bagasse via a hydrothermal route and incorporated into biodegradable, mechanically robust hydrogels for stimuli-respo...
AI-enhanced multi-timescale optimization strategy for virtual power plants: Advancing losad forecasting and dynamic demand response integration
The integration of renewable energy sources (RESs) introduces significant challenges related to uncertainty and intermittency in power grids. While Artificial Intelligence (AI) offers promising soluti...
Rethinking emergency risk assessment: A single-center look at shock index and its variants in COVID-19
Background The Shock Index (SI) is a validated prognostic tool in conditions such as severe trauma and obstetric hemorrhage. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it was used to identify p...
Behavioral differences between infants at and not at elevated risk for autism during a contingency paradigm
Introduction Motor impairments have been reported in infants at elevated likelihood of autism and those later diagnosed with autism. However, empirical studies comparing higher to...
Comparison of volumes of brain areas in patients with bilateral early high-tension and normal-tension glaucoma in 7 Tesla MRI
Background Glaucoma is an optic neuropathy characterized by progressive retinal ganglion cells degeneration and associated visual field defects. Although elevated intraocular press...
The impact of macrophage infiltration on [18F]FDG PET accuracy in identifying mediastinal and abdominal lymph node metastases: A retrospective cohort study
This study aimed to comprehensively analyze the complex interaction between the presence of macrophages and [ 18 F]FDG PET findings. This retrospective study en...
RETRACTED: Super-Resolution pedestrian re-identification method based on bidirectional generative adversarial network
In fields such as intelligent security, pedestrian re identification technology is crucial. However, in actual monitoring scenarios, low resolution images generated due to factors such as shooting dis...
Do sheep-grazed pastures support insectivorous bat activity and bat species richness?
Arable agriculture is usually associated with monoculture and the usage of pesticides, which jeopardize biodiversity and ecosystem processes. Grazing livestock can potentially benefit bats, however, m...
High-throughput single-fly LC–MS/MS for quantitative profiling of biogenic amines in Drosophila
We present an LC–MS/MS method that enables reproducible, quantitative detection of multiple biogenic amines—including octopamine, dopamine, serotonin, and their precursors—from single...
Pharmacological evaluation of mangrove plant Rhizophora mucronata (Lam.) grown in the coastal area of Sundarbans
Rhizophora mucronata , a mangrove species native to coastal region of Bangladesh, has been drawn significant interests due to its potential ecological and therapeutic values, parti...
Dupilumab attenuates the expression of TSLP and IL-8 induced by dsRNA and IL-4/IL-13 co-stimulation in human small airway epithelial cells
Background The interaction between viral components and type 1 or type 2 cytokines during asthma exacerbations in the airway epithelium may contribute to worsening inflammation. Ho...
GC-MS based bioactive profiling of Phyllanthus niruri and its antibacterial potential through experimental and computational studies
Objective The study aimed to evaluate the antibacterial potential of Phyllanthus niruri by identifying its bioact...
Cardiovascular risk among middle-aged Japanese adults with atopic dermatitis: A nested case–control study
Background and objective The increasing prevalence of atopic dermatitis (AD) has raised concerns about whether individuals with AD require specific cardiovascular disease (CVD) pre...
Stress hyperglycemia ratio predicts adverse outcomes in emergency department patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Introduction Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a common emergency condition with substantial morbidity. Early identification of patients at risk for adverse outcomes is ess...
LOTUS: A low-cost time-lapse automated imaging system for spatio-temporal analysis of microbial colony or biofilm development
The proliferation of low-cost single-board computers and 3D printers has considerably accelerated open science. In the life sciences, for both research and educational purposes, there is a growing tre...
A wearable monitoring system for running gait analysis by diffusion transformer
Conventional wearable monitoring devices often suffer from insufficient data accuracy and low posture recognition rates, making them inadequate for the demands of professional sports health monitoring...
User experience and safety of generative AI-based mental health chatbots: Scoping review protocol
Introduction Mental health problems constitute a significant global health challenge due to their rising prevalence and substantial treatment gap. Digital Mental Health Interventio...
Exploring postnatal and newborn home care experiences of rural and remote mothers in Pakistan whose neonates were admitted to the hospital: A qualitative study
Background The neonatal mortality rate in Pakistan has been the second highest worldwide. Since mortality rate is higher in rural area than in urban area, to understand newborn car...
Enhancing surveillance of sexually transmitted infections in England with gender identity and behavioural data: The GUMCAD STI Surveillance System
Background There has been an increasing trend in bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in England since the early 2000s. Since 2008, surveillance of STIs in England has...