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Unravelling drought stress adaptation in sugarcane interspecific hybrids: A multi-level analysis
Drought stress, a major abiotic stress, severely limits sugarcane productivity through adversely altered cellular processes. Identifying key traits linked to physiological and biochemical responses du...
Correction: Potential evidence of reengagement attempts following interruptions of a triadic social game in bonobos and chimpanzees
Hyperglycemia and bladder cancer prognosis in a Finnish population-based cohort
Background Diabetes might increase risk of bladder cancer (BCa) incidence and bladder cancer specific death. Objective...
Therapeutic mechanism of Pithecellobium clypearia Benth. on imiquimod-induced psoriasis revealed by tissue transcriptomics in mice
Background Psoriasis is an erythema papulosquamous dermatosis that cannot be cured at present. Pithecellobium clypearia...
“This needs to be told to everyone”: Content analysis of written immediate responses from an online experiment examining health warning messages about alcohol consumption and breast cancer risk
Alcohol consumption increases breast cancer risk. We evaluated the responses of 748 United States female participants ages 21–29 to health warning messages addressing the relationship between alcohol...
Photographic evaluation of clinical activity score in thyroid eye disease
Purpose Given the subjective nature of clinical activity score (CAS) and variability between observers, this study evaluated the inter-observer variability of soft tissue signs (ST...
Exercise as a therapy for sickle cell-associated musculoskeletal pain among children: Healthcare professionals’ perspectives
Introduction Musculoskeletal (MSK) pain is one of the most substantial and debilitating complications of sickle cell disease (SCD), particularly in pediatric patients. Although exe...
Precise energy modeling and green retrofitting optimization of existing buildings based on BIM and deep learning approaches
The construction industry has emerged as a major contributor to global energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions amidst continuously rising worldwide energy demands. Enhancing building energy ef...
Phase II monitoring of process variability in multichannel profiles
Monitoring process variability utilizing profile data remains a significant challenge in statistical process monitoring (SPM), especially in the context of multichannel profiles. Detecting shifts in t...
Effects of aquatic exercise on arterial stiffness and endothelial function in adults: A systematic review and meta-analyses
Objective To evaluate the effects of aquatic exercise compared with non-exercise controls and land-based exercise on arterial stiffness and endothelial function....
Correction: The effect of tennis on male bone mineral density: A meta-analysis
Correction: Integration of wearable devices and artificial intelligence in Alzheimer’s disease: A scoping review protocol
Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and immunization status among registered sex workers: A pilot study in lower Bavaria, Germany
Background Sex workers are often considered at elevated risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). This pilot study describes the socio‑epidemiological characteristics of reg...
Channels and countermeasures of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on urban economic resilience: Lessons from China
Resilience is a crucial ability of an economy to withstand sudden events and uncertain shocks. Using the entropy method, this study measures the economic resilience of 281 Chinese cities (prefecture-l...
DeltaBreed: A BrAPI-centric breeding data information system
DeltaBreed is a unified breeding data management system designed by Breeding Insight (BI, Cornell University) to serve the wide diversity of USDA-ARS specialty crop and livestock breeding programs. De...
Tracing low-level structures in cryo-electron tomography
Cryo-electron tomography is an imaging technique that provides 3D images (tomograms) in situ of cells with sub-nanometer resolution. Typically, the first step i...
R2GDN: RepGhost based residual dense network for image super-resolution
This study introduces a novel lightweight image super-resolution reconstruction network aimed at mitigating the challenges associated with computational complexity and memory consumption in existing s...
Gender difference in self-reported empathy: Effects of task instructions and exposure to gender essentialism primes
Women often score higher on average than men on self-report measures of empathy. However, self-report estimates of empathic tendencies and other attributes could be susceptible to a range of biases. F...
Human occupations at the Alpysbaev Cave (western Tian Shan): Bioarchaeological insights from the Iron Age burial cluster
For millennia, southern Kazakhstan has been at the center of population movements and cultural exchange, hosting numerous tribal unions and confederations. The social structures of the societies that...
The use of international comparison as interactive teaching method in pharmacy education
Background Learning through international comparison assignments can significantly impact students’ academic performance....
Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device treatment in heavy menstrual bleeding: Correlation with endometrial pathology and quality of life
The aim of the study was to compare the effects of 52 mg Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device (LNG-IUD), which is frequently used in patients with heavy menstrual bleeding, on quality of life...
ETHIAD: A novel explainable model for detecting illicit accounts on Ethereum
Ethereum has become a significant trading platform for financial activities such as Dapps, ICOs, and DeFi. However, it has also become a hub for criminal activities such as fraud, money laundering, an...
Comparative evaluation of five rapid PCR platforms for respiratory virus detection
Background The demand for rapid molecular diagnostics for respiratory viruses has increased substantially. Several point-of-care PCR platforms have become available, yet comparativ...
An open-source bio-logger for studying cetacean behavior and communication
Over the past decade, bioacoustics associated with diverse marine life has become the focus of increasing research. While fixed acoustic devices play important roles in characterizing localized sounds...
Empowering sexual self-care in HPV-positive women: A randomized trial of health belief model–Based education
Introduction The human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection worldwide. The present study aimed to examine the impact of an educational interventio...