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Academic stress through salivary biomarkers: A multivariate exploration of cortisol, IL-1β, CRP, and IgA levels with sex-specific insights
Academic stress activates physiological responses mediated by the sympathetic-adrenal-medullary axis and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, leading to the release of biomarkers such as cortisol...
Potential mechanisms and effects of AFB1-induced asthma: A comprehensive analysis based on network toxicology and molecular docking
The aim of this study was to systematically explore the potential molecular mechanisms by which aflatoxin B1 (AFB 1 ) may trigger asthma using network toxicolog...
Retraction: Berberine Chloride Mediates Its Anti-Leishmanial Activity via Differential Regulation of the Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase Pathway in Macrophages
Increased sensitivity of etoposide-treated breast cancer cells with an ATM inhibitor
Breast cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women. Therefore, developing targeted combination therapies that improve overall survival in breast cancer patients continues to pos...
Vaginal chlorhexidine gluconate versus fluconazole for recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis: A randomized noninferiority trial
Background Recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (RVVC) is a common condition characterized by frequent relapses, often without a clearly identifiable cause. Fluconazole (FLZ) is the...
Feel what you read: Specific aspects of empathy modulate semantic retrieval processes and representational content of emotion-label, emotion-laden, and neutral abstract words
Building on evidence for experience-specific grounding of word meaning and interindividual differences therein, this study investigated how specific aspects of empathy modulate the processing and repr...
Exploring the values and preferences of children and adolescents with obesity and their parents/caregivers concerning diet or physical activity interventions for weight management: Mega-ethnography of qualitative syntheses
Introduction Obesity and overweight are a global health problem affecting over 2.6 billion people worldwide. Diet and physical activity, including structured exercise, are critical...
The role of training on smallholder farmers’ adoption of orange-fleshed sweet potato in Ethiopia
Biofortified orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) offers a viable strategy for combating vitamin A deficiency in Sub-Saharan Africa. Despite its nutritional benefits, its adoption among Ethiopian smallh...
Cell death-related gene signatures as dual-function biomarkers: Early diagnosis and therapeutic targeting in Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia
Background Staphylococcus aureus ( S. aureus ) pneumonia constitutes a lethal respiratory i...
Establishment and investigation of a surgical model of hypothyroidism in Wistar rats
Background The purpose of this study was to investigate the surgical model of hypothyroidism in rats and the feasibility and stability of the model....
Correction: Impact of bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide on health-related quality of life and economic outcomes in HIV care: Substudy of the BIC-NOW clinical trial
Latent profile analysis of medication adherence in lower extremity deep venous thrombosis-cross-sectional study
Background The cornerstone of treating lower extremity deep venous thrombosis (LEDVT) lies in anticoagulation therapy to prevent thrombus progression and recurrence. However, patie...
Correction: Expression of Concern: Epidural co-administration of Dexmedetomidine and Levobupivacaine improves the Gastrointestinal motility function after colonic resection in comparison to co-administration of Morphine and Levobupivacaine
Semantic code clone detection using hybrid intermediate representations and BiLSTM networks
Semantic code clone detection plays an essential role in software maintenance and quality assurance, as it helps uncover fragments of code that express the same logic even when their syntax has been a...
Protocol of the digital long COVID study: A single-center, registry-based, feasibility and clinical evaluation study to investigate a 12-week digital intervention program for people affected by post-COVID-19 condition
Up to 400 million individuals globally are estimated to experience persistent symptoms, including fatigue, muscle pain, and brain fog, following severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 in...
Examining the impact of green marketing practices on business performance: A synergistic application of resource-based view and triple bottom line theory
The primary focus of this investigation is to assess the influence of green marketing practices and their potential effects on organizations’ operational performance. The factors influencing business...
Development of a novel scoring system to determine the optimal timing of esophagogastroduodenoscopy following portosystemic shunt occlusion
Balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO) is a safe and effective treatment for gastric varices (GV) and refractory hepatic encephalopathy (HE) associated with portosystemic shunt (P...
Modeling thermoelectric performance of p-type Cu3SbSe4-based chalcogenide materials using decision trees and structural risk error minimization intelligent computational methods
Cu 3 SbSe 4 -based materials are ternary chalcogenides thermoelectric compounds with unique sphalerite super-lattice str...
Low-fatigue, adjustable pressure garments at 10, 20 and 30 mm Hg reduce scar thickness and improve pliability
Scarring remains problematic post-burn injury even with pressure garment therapy, the current standard of care for scar suppression. Unfortunately, there is no consensus regarding the minimum pressure...
Expression of Concern: Enhancement of Differentiation and Mineralisation of Osteoblast-like Cells by Degenerate Electrical Waveform in an In Vitro Electrical Stimulation Model Compared to Capacitive Coupling
Impact of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiogram on changes in surgical management among patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery in Thailand
Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is essential to perioperative cardiac care, providing enhanced cardiac visualization compared to transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), especially in complex case...
The effect of Apolipoprotein E4 on cognitive function in Parkinson’s disease: A structural MRI study in the PPMI cohort
Background Cognitive impairment is a common non-motor symptom of Parkinson’s disease (PD), yet its underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood....
Zwitterionic molecularly imprinted polymers for selective capillary microextraction of N1,N12-Diacetylspermine (DiAcSpm) from breast cancer
N1,N12-diacetylspermine (DiAcSpm), a promising biomarker for cancer diagnosis, presents significant quantification challenges due to the structural homology within the polyamine family. To address thi...
Small-scale livelihood and cultural fire: Global spatiotemporal characteristics, and gaps in data
Human fire use is a key activity and process in many landscapes and ecosystems around the world, varying spatiotemporally depending on social, economic, and ecological factors. Recently, initiatives h...
Metabolic pathways linking air pollution to osteoarthritis: Insights from a prospective cohort
Objective To investigate metabolic pathways linking air pollution exposure to osteoarthritis (OA) development and quantify their mediating role in disease pathogenesis....