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The mediating effect of alexithymia between Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) and suicidal ideation among a sample of Lebanese adults
Background Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) is an underdiagnosed eating disorder consisting of food avoidance that is not related to body image concerns. New evide...
Offshore wind and hybrids - A counterfactual case study for impacts in the coupled day-ahead market of Europe
Europe’s ambitious offshore wind targets hinge on the development of a single interconnected electricity market, with offshore hybrid interconnectors playing a pivotal role. These interconnectors faci...
Innovative practice of sustainable digital signal processing education
The Digital Signal Processing (DSP) course serves as a core curriculum for electronic information engineering majors. Traditional DSP instruction predominantly employs a teacher-centered lecture forma...
A hybrid CNN-ViT based framework for automatic traffic actions detection in smart cities
It is crucial to automatically detect traffic accidents and hazardous situations in a timely and accurate manner. In this way, both individual security will be ensured and significant contributions wi...
Viewing low back pain through the lens of spinal evolution: Understanding the morphology and limits of the human spine
Background and objective Low back pain remains a pervasive global health challenge, with significant disability and socio-economic burden. While contemporary...
Genetic and clinical determinants of neonatal jaundice and growth patterns in the Qingdao birth cohort: A genome-wide association study
Background Neonatal jaundice and early growth patterns are important indicators of early health, and genetic as well as clinical factors are known to influence these traits. Howeve...
Auranofin, identified by FDA-approved drug library screening, inhibits HBs antigen secretion via lysosomal damage
Background and aim Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) is associated with hepatocellular carcinoma risk and immune exhaustion and contributes to hepatitis B virus (HBV) persistence...
Safety and feasibility of one-stage neonatal approach for short-segment Hirschsprung’s disease
Background Early definitive surgery for Hirschsprung disease (HD) in neonates is increasingly adopted to reduce preoperative morbidity and preserve long term bowel function. Howeve...
Knowledge graph-based intelligent data management and information innovation service model for university library systems
With the rapid development of digitalization, university libraries find themselves under great pressure in adapting to data management, whereas traditional management has limitations in meeting person...
Numerical study on blasting damage of rock with eccentric charge structure
To enhance the safety and efficiency of blasting operations in mines, this study numerically investigates the influence of eccentric versus concentric decoupled charge structures on rock fragmentation...
Hangry bees: Pollen dearth impacts honey bee (Apis mellifera) behavior and physiology
Nutritional deprivation is known to contribute to increased honey bee mortality, physiological stress, aberrant behaviors, and disease incidence. To investigate the effect of a realistic nutritional p...
Impact of storage conditions on the stability and biological efficacy of trans-arachidin-1 and trans-arachidin-3
Prenylated stilbenoids, particularly trans -arachidin-1 (Ara-1) and trans -arachidin-3 (Ara-3), have gained attention fo...
Quality of life in hypertensive patients using the WHOQOL-BREF instrument in the post-pandemic Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study
Background To combat growing prevalence of hypertension in Bangladesh, it is critical to have an in-depth understanding about quality of life (QOL) among people living with hyperte...
Artificial intelligence-based dairy cattle behavior recognition for estrus detection via ensemble fusion of two camera views
Monitoring cattle behavior plays an important role in improving farm productivity, maintaining animal welfare, and supporting efficient management practices. This study presents a multi-view behavior...
Experiences providing care to patients with mental health conditions in a tertiary care hospital emergency department in Jerusalem
The emergency department (ED) often serves as the first point of care for those with mental health conditions. Mental health-related visits to the ED tend to increase during and after public health cr...
Mathematical modeling and cost-effective intervention strategies for diabetes management: A data-driven and numerical analysis approach
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic, non-communicable disease that continues to pose a major global health burden. Effective management strategies require not only clinical interventions but also robust mo...
Skeletal muscle-kidney crosstalk in a cohort of critical illness survivors
Background The skeletal muscles and kidneys are frequently affected during critical illness; however, their crosstalk remains poorly explored, especially in the long-term evolution...
Exploring the association between housing insecurity and mental health among renters: A systematic review of quantitative primary and secondary studies
Adverse social and economic conditions negatively impact mental health and well-being. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, the present systematic review is the first to investigate the association...
Longitudinal trends in vaping, smoking, and harmful alcohol use across sexual orientations in the UK (2014–2021)
Background Sexual minorities, including lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals, often face higher substance use rates due to societal stressors. Recent societal changes, including...
Experimental study on concentration and temperature fields of carbon dioxide leakage under different terrain conditions
Carbon capture and storage technology can improve the crude oil collection rate. It can also reduce carbon emission, and has great application prospect. However, under the complex terrain conditions o...
Integrative pan-resistome and transcriptomic characterization reveals differential gene expression signatures in carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: Insights into efflux pump regulation and therapeutic targeting strategies
Acinetobacter baumannii is a significant, multidrug-resistant pathogen that is increasingly recognized as an agent associated with hospital infections. Its increasing resistance to...
A legal judgment prediction model based on knowledge fusion and dependency masking
Legal Judgment Prediction (LJP) is a core task in Legal AI systems, which aims to predict law articles, charges, and term-of-penalty from case facts. While existing deep-learning-based LJP approaches...
Deep learning with satellite images enables high-resolution income estimation: A case study of Buenos Aires
High-resolution income data is crucial for informing policy decisions as it allows policymakers to better understand the distribution of wealth and poverty. However, obtaining this information is ofte...
Testing the utility of the first step of system evaluation theory in creating a system map of care for cardiac amyloidosis early detection: A case study
Background Heart failure is a clinical syndrome resulting from numerous pathological conditions. One cause of heart failure, transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis, presents insidiously...
Alzheimer’s disease prediction via an explainable CNN using genetic algorithm and SHAP values
Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) are widely recognized for their high precision in image classification. Nevertheless, the lack of transparency in these black-box models raises concerns in sensiti...