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Expression of Concern: Governance and competitiveness evaluation of China’s financial asset management corporations
Correction: Additional outreach effort of providing an opportunity to obtain a kit for fecal immunochemical test during the general health check-up to improve colorectal cancer screening rate in Japan: A longitudinal study
The willingness and perceptions of Surinamese individuals in the Netherlands on living tissue donation: A qualitative and exploratory study
Background The Surinamese population in the Netherlands is an ethnically diverse group with a specific need for transfusion or transplantation due to a higher prevalence of disease...
Correction: Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the Fremantle Knee Awareness Questionnaire in people with knee osteoarthritis
Quantitative structure activity relationship (QSAR) modeling for adsorption of organic compounds by activated carbon based on Freundlich adsorption isotherm
The Freundlich isotherm parameters K and 1/n are typically regarded as empirical constants. However, the underlying theoretical basis for the widespread applicability of the Freundlich isotherm in des...
Biopsychosocial factors associated with symptom severity in the overlap of non-erosive reflux disease and epigastric pain syndrome: A multicenter cross-sectional study
Background The overlap between non-erosive reflux disease (NERD) and epigastric pain syndrome (EPS, a subtype of functional dyspepsia) is common, yet its associated factors remain...
Estrogen profiling in blood and brain: Effects of season and an aggressive interaction in a songbird
Neuroestrogens are synthesized in the brain and regulate social behavior and cognition. In the song sparrow ( Melospiza melodia ), 17β-estradiol (17β-E...
Prevention of Infections in Cardiac Surgery (PICS)-Prevena Study – A pilot/vanguard factorial cluster cross-over RCT
Sternal surgical site infections after cardiac surgery can lead to significant morbidity, mortality, and cost. The effects of negative pressure wound management and adding vancomycin as perioperative...
Study on the release pattern of Zn in soil of ionic rare earth mining areas under different leaching conditions
The acidic leachate injected during the mining process of ion-type rare earth ores can damage the environmental characteristics of the soil, thereby triggering the activation and release of associated...
Optimizing vitamin A supplementation: A comparative cost-effectiveness analysis of routine distribution strategies in northern Côte d’Ivoire
Background While recent data on vitamin A deficiency (VAD) prevalence is lacking, the 2004 Côte d’Ivoire Nutrition and Mortality Survey reported that 26.7% of children aged 6–59 mo...
Relationships between professional mission, work engagement, spiritual climate, and job performance among Chinese clinical nurses: A moderated mediation model
Background With the global socio-economic development, health concerns are increasing, prompting healthcare professionals to provide higher quality healthcare services. Job perform...
A psycho-ecological signal recognition framework for user behavior prediction on digital media platforms
Background Digital media usage has become an integral part of daily life, but prolonged or emotionally driven engagement—especially during late-night hours—may lead to concerns abo...
The effect of life stress on the public participation of rural youth in China
Youth are pivotal participants in public engagement. They use public participation to promote societal change and improve living conditions, thereby coping with life stress. Against the backdrop of ru...
Integrating human–AI collaboration into translation education: A comprehensive protocol for assessment, diagnosis, and strategy development
In the era of artificial intelligence (AI), translation education faces pressing challenges to integrate human–machine collaboration into talent cultivation. This study protocol outlines a two-year mi...
Cyclodextrin reduces cholesterol crystal uptake by circulating monocytes in patients undergoing coronary angiography
Background Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease driven by endothelial dysfunction, cholesterol accumulation, and immune activation leading to thrombosis and vascular s...
Correction: Prognostic value of circulating tumor DNA in patients with colon cancer: Systematic review
Metabolomic profiling, antioxidant activity, and skin cell viability of citrus peel flavonoids extracted via ultrasonic-assisted aqueous two-phase system
Citrus peels, often considered agricultural waste, are rich in flavonoids with potent antioxidant properties. This study utilized ultrasonic-assisted aqueous two-phase extraction (UA-ATPE) to obtain f...
An interrupted time series analysis of the effect of the quality improvement team on the rate of adverse events in the Botswana safe male circumcision program from 2015 to 2019
Background Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) has been shown to reduce heterosexual human immune deficiency virus (HIV) transmission. In 2009, Botswa...
Machine learning-guided identification and simulation-based validation of potent JAK3 inhibitors for cancer therapy
Janus kinase 3 (JAK3) is a hematopoietic-specific kinase implicated in cytokine signaling and immune dysregulation and has recently been associated with cancer progression. However, selective and pote...
An efficient assignment of multiple agricultural machinery tasks based on Chaotic Cauchy Elite Variable Snake Optimization Algorithm
Task allocation for agricultural machinery constitutes a critical challenge in multi-machine coordination within unmanned smart farms. Enhancing the efficiency of task allocation remains an urgent res...
The inner critical voice among university students and patients with depression – A linguistic analysis of self-criticism
Self-criticism is considered an important vulnerability factor for the development and maintenance of psychopathological symptoms. Mostly assessed as trait via self-report, information about its lingu...
Blood RNA biomarkers and a point-of-care elastase assay for detecting host immune activation in suspected sepsis: Trajectory matters
Introduction/Hypothesis The chances of survival from sepsis are improved by early diagnosis and treatment. In the prospective SENSOR study, RNA biomarkers of innate immune neutroph...
A terahertz graphene-metamaterial sensor for highly sensitive detection of trace pesticide metaldehyde
To address the demand for rapid detection of trace metaldehyde pesticide residues in agricultural products such as Dendrobium officinale Kimura et Migo (D. officinale), this paper proposes and validat...
“We must work tirelessly to promote …”: Mediating interpersonal commitment to material processes in English translation of Chinese political discourse
Evaluative items have been central in political translation studies. This paper extends previous research by focusing on “circumstances + material processes” expressions through data extracted from Ch...
Developing a pricing model for general medical consultation services among private consulting rooms in Harare, Zimbabwe
Background There are often variations around setting tariffs or prices for payment of general medical consultation services between the medical insurance industry, the medical asso...