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Influence of rice variety and grain form on the development and infestation of Sitophilus oryzae (L.): A comparative analysis
Post harvest losses caused by the rice weevil ( Sitophilus oryzae L .) pose a severe threat to food security and farmer income in Ethiopia. While both rice vari...
The diversity of cellular systems involved in carbonate precipitation by Escherichia coli
Climate change is increasing the need to limit levels of anthropogenic CO 2 released into the atmosphere. One approach being investigated is to generate product...
The effect of retirement on health behaviours: Evidence from Brazil
Objective This study investigates the impact of retirement on health behaviours in Brazil in light of rising life expectancy and recent pension age reforms, focusing on how retirem...
Identification of Rana dybowskii Ferritin-Heavy chain gene and analysis of its role during bacterial infection
Ferritin is widely present in organisms, which can maintain iron relatively stable and participate in the immune response. In this study, the full-length coding sequence (CDS) of the...
The dilemma of sweet temptation: How sugar perception confusion in sweetened beverages shapes consumer avoidance behavior
Despite widespread consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, consumers face contradictory information from health authorities, marketing, and social media, yet limited research examines how this infor...
The role of demographic characteristics in US medical students’ professional well-being and medical school experiences: An intersectional approach
Introduction Previous findings have been mixed about the role of demographic characteristics in medical students’ well-being and school experiences when those characteristics were...
From training to practice: A multi-group analysis of factors influencing K-12 teachers’integration of Digital Educational Resources (DERs)
Ensuring teachers effectively integrate digital technologies is crucial for modernizing education, yet the success of large-scale training initiatives often varies. This study investigates the factors...
Association between the LDL/HDL ratio and sarcopenia in Chinese community-dwelling older adults
Objectives The link between lipid disorders and diverse diseases is amply documented. Yet, research probing how serum lipid levels tie in with sarcopenia remains scarce. This study...
Genetic etiology and pregnancy outcomes of abnormal fluid accumulation in fetus: A retrospective cohort study
Background This study investigated the genetic etiology of abnormal fetal fluid accumulation, aiming to quantify pathogenic variants and correlate them with clinical outcomes to im...
The impact of agricultural support and protection subsidy policy on grain production efficiency: A case study of China
Based on panel data from 31 Chinese provinces from 2012 to 2022, this study employs a difference-in-difference method to assess the impact of the agricultural support and protection subsidy (ASPS) pol...
Correction: Experiences, views and perceptions of recovery following musculoskeletal trauma of patients and physiotherapists: A qualitative study
Correction: Bone mineral density among children living with HIV failing first-line anti-retroviral therapy in Uganda: A sub-study of the CHAPAS-4 trial
OphthoEvidence report: Baseline structural optical coherence tomography biomarkers predictive of visual acuity following epiretinal membrane surgery–A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
Background Epiretinal membrane is a common retinal condition, particularly in the elderly, than can lead to reduced visual acuity and visual distortion. Structural optical coherenc...
Classification of current density vector map using transformer hybrid residual network
The classification of the current density vector map (CDVM) reconstructed from magnetocardiogram (MCG) is an important indicator for assessing cardiac function and state in clinical diagnosis. Given t...
Comprehensive analysis of genes associated with necroptosis and pyroptosis in intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury
Background Intestinal ischemia–reperfusion (II/R) injury is a severe clinical condition in which regulated cell death programs—including pyroptosis and necroptosis—have emerged as...
Patient safety risk associated with synchronous telehealth: A scoping review
Objective We aimed to analyze the risks associated with patient safety in synchronous telehealth. Methods...
Efficacy of pulsed ultraviolet (PUV) light for disinfection of nosocomial pathogens: An in-vitro investigation of key parameters for surface and equipment applications
Hospital-acquired infections remain a persistent challenge, particularly when caused by bacterial strains that have developed resistance to multiple antibiotics. Reports from both clinical wards and p...
Correction: A graph neural network-based approach for predicting SARS-CoV-2–human protein interactions from multiview data
Is price associated with the quality of medicines? Evidence from active pharmaceutical ingredient testing in Nigeria
Determining the quality of medicines remains a challenge, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, where regulatory oversight and enforcement vary, and resources and infrastructure for qualit...
Correction: Informal care in different European care systems: Effects of caregiving on mental health over time
Development of a competition assay to assess the in vitro fitness of dengue virus serotypes using an optimized serotype-specific qRT-PCR
Background Comparing the in vitro fitness of dengue virus (DENV) isolates is a pivotal approach to assess the con...
Development of a floxed Gabbr2 gene allows for widespread conditional disruption of GABBR2 and recapitulates the phenotype of germline Gabbr2 knockout mice
GABBR1 and GABBR2 are widely expressed in the brain and genetic inhibition of their function leads to neurologic dysfunction and premature death in mice. Given that GABBR1 and GABBR2 heterodimerize to...
Lifetime physical intimate partner violence (pIPV) among Mozambican women: Individual and contextual level factors driving its prevalence
Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) remains a significant public health issue in Mozambique. This study uses data from the 2022–2023 Mozambique Demographic and Health Survey...
A multi-factor dynamic time series measure for stock correlation analysis
Existing similarity measures in stock correlation analysis often overlook the multidimensional nature of stock data and the dynamics of the time-lag effect (TLE) in phase differences. To address these...
A novel algorithm for model uncertainty reduction in trapezoidal fuzzy fault tree risk assessment
Intelligent risk assessment in complex systems increasingly relies on methods like trapezoidal fuzzy fault trees. However, conventional techniques often struggle with accurately calculating top-event...