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Are climate change perceptions related with plastic policy support? Effects of climate change skepticism, guilt, and efficacy on the acceptance of the plastic tax
Achieving a circular economy requires solutions to plastic pollution problems. Plastic waste poses significant threats to both human and biological systems globally. Plastics are closely related to cl...
FtsZ phosphorylation modulates tail-core binding to tune cell division in Bacillus subtilis
The cell division protein FtsZ contains an intrinsically disordered C-terminal tail whose function remains poorly understood. Here we demonstrate that this tail serves as an autoinhibitory element thr...
Vertical ground reaction force variables derived from Loadsol® insoles during overground walking are valid and reliable
Force sensing insoles for measuring vertical ground reaction force (VGRF) have several advantages over laboratory-based force plates. Data can easily be collected in real-world environments and long d...
A protocol for development of a microsimulation model platform to evaluate the potential benefits, harms, and cost-effectiveness of risk-tailored melanoma screening
In populations of European descent, melanoma is a high burden cancer in terms of incidence and healthcare costs, with early detection linked to better prognosis. There is no organised population scree...
Isolated dwarfism and sexual dimorphism in a mainland population of the greater short-horned lizard (Phrynosoma hernandesi) and the Great Plains toad (Anaxyrus cognatus)
Body size is an important biological concept as it impacts nearly all aspects of an organism. In mainland systems, body size tends to show clinal variation; however, drastic body size shifts are typic...
Placental lesions in stillbirths: A case-control study using the Amsterdam criteria and predictive models at a UK tertiary unit
Introduction The UK stillbirth rate remains higher than in many high-income countries, with placental disorders -particularly maternal vascular malperfusion (MVM) lesions -linked t...
The impact of intransitivity on the Elo rating system
This paper studies the behaviour of the Elo rating system when the underlying modelling assumptions are not met. The Elo rating system is a popular statistical technique used to analyse pairwise compa...
Drivers of prognosis and clinical trajectories differ between COVID and non-COVID acute hypoxic respiratory failure
Purpose Examine non-respiratory comorbidities that may affect prognosis in acute hypoxic respiratory failure (AHRF) and respiratory trajectories, comparing those with COVID and non...
The absence or the pharmacological blockade of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor promotes neuroprotection in the hippocampus after an ischemic insult
The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is a transcription factor that acts as a nuclear receptor mediating xenobiotic metabolism and environmental responses. Recent evidence suggests that the AhR is impl...
Optimized steam boiler for soil steam disinfection: Structural design, CFD simulation, and field application
Soil steam disinfection offers a chemical-free solution to soil-borne pathogens and continuous cropping obstacles; however, its adoption in facility agriculture is severely limited by the lack of mobi...
Spiritual well-being as a protective factor for endothelial dysfunction in clinically healthy adults
Background Endothelial dysfunction (ED) is an early marker of cardiovascular disease (CVD), influenced by both physiological and psychosocial factors. While depression and anxiety...
Machine learning-based prediction of glioma grading
Objective Gliomas are among the most common and heterogeneous primary tumours of the central nervous system. Accurate grading is essential for treatment planning and prognosis, yet...
Stabilization of interdependent networks with two sub-networks of non-identical nodes
This paper explores the stabilization of interdependent networks comprising two sub-networks with non-identical nodes, in which one of the sub-networks is connected to the other in one-to-many mode. F...
Local Weather Types (LWTs) associated with Urban Heat Islands (UHIs) and hot days in the Grenoble area, France
Urban heat extremes are intensified by both global warming and the urban heat island (UHI) effect, particularly in summer. This study investigates the meteorological conditions driving extreme summer...
Age and gender disparities in administration of opioid for cardiac chest pain in the emergency department
Background Previous data have shown sex differences in pain management for patients with cardiac chest pain in the emergency department (ED); however, the joint effect of sex and a...
Retraction: A deep learning-based ensemble for autism spectrum disorder diagnosis using facial images
How does it feel to run in minimalist and advanced footwear technology shoes: A qualitative study involving male recreational runners
We examined the perceptions and experiences of male recreational runners when using minimalist racing flats (FLAT, Saucony Endorphin Racer 2) and advanced footwear technology (AFT, Nike Vaporfly 4%) s...
Prevalence and factors associated with Intestinal parasitosis among adults with diabetes mellitus attending a tertiary care facility in Northern Uganda: A hospital-based cross-sectional study
Intestinal parasitosis (IP) constitutes a significant public health problem in developing countries, where more than three billion people worldwide are infected with one or more intestinal parasites....
Self-reflection, sense of agency, and underlying neural correlates: A pilot study
The sense of agency refers to the feeling of controlling one’s actions to influence the outside world. The association between an individual’s sense of agency and their psychological or behavioral cha...
Cross-cultural measurement invariance of the multidimensional competitive orientation inventory: Non-clinical samples in South Korea and Hungary
The Multidimensional Competitive Orientation Inventory (MCOI) aims to assess competitive orientations including self-developmental, hypercompetitive, avoidant, and indifferent attitudes. The present s...
Biocompatibility and antimicrobial efficacy of iodine-supported titania nanotubes on 3D-printed Ti-6Al-4V implants
Implant-associated infections (IAI) are a significant concern within the field of orthopedics. To develop an implant with antimicrobial properties, titania nanotubes (TNTs) supported with iodine were...
SSE forecasts based on market–sentiment dual anchoring
Anchoring is widely considered one of the most robust and consistently observed effects in experimental psychology. This study employs the highest and lowest indices of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SS...
A research protocol using ECG monitoring for detection of palpitations-associated arrhythmias in breast cancer survivors
Palpitations are common but understudied in breast cancer survivors (BCS). Palpitations may relate to severe arrhythmias, resulting in life-threatening events or cardiac death. However, how palpitatio...
Longitudinal association between self-rated health and psychological well-being in a sample of Spanish university graduates
Purpose Previous research has shown that psychological well-being (PWB) is associated with self-rated health (SRH) over time, but limited research has explored the reciprocal assoc...
Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato and the fall armyworm modulate the morpho-physiology and the metabolome of potato plants
Potato seedlings were challenged with two parasites, namely, the fall armyworm and Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato , in...