PLoS ONE
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Correction: FedGAN: Federated diabetic retinopathy image generation
Enhancing trust in news media: A multimodality approach to detecting fake news with social constructs
The widespread dissemination of misinformation and fake news on social media platforms poses a significant challenge to the integrity of public discourse, democratic stability, and societal trust. Alt...
Spatial divergence between self-rated health and body mass index in China: Exploring the role of economic status using China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) 2016 and 2020
Health disparities across China remained a major public health concern, with both individual and regional economic conditions shaping variations in health outcomes. In the context of the “Healthy Chin...
Interpersonal climate and moral conduct in competitive sport: A dual-route model with serial mediation
Background To investigate how coaching leadership styles influence athletes’ moral conduct, this study explored the direct and indirect effects of democratic and autocratic leaders...
Meta-path guided policy distillation for resilient coordination in autonomous unmanned swarm
Enhancing the resilience of Autonomous Unmanned Swarms (AUS) requires policies that remain effective under severe, structured disruptions while respecting the heterogeneous semantics of inter–subsyste...
Domain-specific physical activity and depressive symptoms in Korean adults: An isotemporal substitution study using KNHANES data
Background Although the mental health benefits of physical activity are well-established, they appear more pronounced when engaging in leisure activities rather than work-based eff...
Work-related musculoskeletal disorder among midwives, a threat for maternity care
Background Work-related musculoskeletal disorder is a limiting, painful condition that affects the muscular, skeletal, articular, and nervous tissues of the...
Spoof detection with dynamic learnable sparse attention and tri-modal fusion in resource-constrained audio systems
Audio sensors, essential for automatic speaker verification (ASV) systems, face growing threats from spoofed audio generated by advanced speech synthesis techniques. Traditional spoof detection method...
Predicting the frequency of positive laboratory submissions for porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome in Ontario, Canada, using autoregressive integrated moving average, exponential smoothing, random forest, and recurrent neural network
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) is endemic in many pig-producing countries and poses significant health and economic challenges. Enhanced surveillance strategies are essent...
Correlation study of brain function changes after chemotherapy in breast cancer patients by automated fiber quantification based on diffusion tensor imaging
Purpose The aim of this study is to evaluate the changes of white matter microstructure in breast cancer patients before and after chemotherapy based on automated fiber quantificat...
AI-driven approaches for dysgraphia diagnosis using online and offline handwriting data: A comprehensive scoping review
Dysgraphia, a neurodevelopmental disorder impacting writing abilities, is often overlooked or misdiagnosed, affecting academic and daily life activities. It affects both children, especially school-ag...
Contemporary clinical applications of venous excess ultrasound: A scoping review protocol
Objective This scoping review aims to synthesise the primary literature on the current and emerging clinical applications of venous excess ultrasound, with a particular interest in...
Exploring the molecular link between obstructive sleep apnea and interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome: A bioinformatics and machine learning study
Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) are chronic conditions that significantly impact patients’ quality of life. OSA in...
Methodological characteristics of Peruvian clinical practice guidelines, 2018 – 2023: A scoping review
Background Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) must be developed through a rigorous and transparent methodology to ensure the appropriateness and reliability of their recommendatio...
Examining the relationships among physician implicit bias, language, and Hispanic patient satisfaction
Objective The present study examined links among physician implicit bias and physician word use and patient satisfaction during outpatient medical visits....
Lab protocol using framework analysis to capture practitioners’ perspectives on the usability of virtual reality for sport rehabilitation
Addressing issues in sport rehabilitation with technology-based applications is becoming more common due to improved technological solutions. This drives the need for evidence-based rationales and dec...
Asymptomatic osteolysis as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease after total hip arthroplasty: A retrospective cohort study
Background and purpose A clinical problem in total hip arthroplasty (THA) is periprosthetic osteolysis/aseptic loosening. There is a possible association between periprosthetic ost...
Magnitude of Hepatitis B virus and associated factors among chronic liver disease patients admitted to the medical ward at Sheikh Hassen Yabare Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Jigjiga, Ethiopia: a retrospective study
Background Viral hepatitis is still a major public health problem around the globe, and acquiring adequate and recent epidemiological data on Hepatitis B is important in the preven...
Understanding phosphorus dynamics and uptake in diverse soils of Indo-Gangetic Plains of India
Phosphorus (P) is a critical macronutrient governing crop productivity, yet its availability in soils is limited by soil physico-chemical properties and interactions with other nutrients. The present...
The Temporal pathological changes of venous catheter-related fibrin sheath and their implications for nursing practice
Background To investigate the time-sequential variation patterns of the impact of venous catheter-related fibrin sheath (FS) on blood vessels during the ultra-early period (12 hour...
A systematic review of the effectiveness of self-symptoms monitoring with Patient Reported Outcome Measures in rheumatic disease patients
Objective We aimed to provide an up-to-date synthesis of the effectiveness of patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) to self-monitor symptoms compared to conventional follow-up...
The evaluation of the effect of estrogen administration on cutaneous wound healing in Staphylococcus aureus-infected diabetic and nondiabetic mice
Diabetes-related infection has become a difficult and significant global public health issue. Estrogen has specific hormones that promote cutaneous wounds in diabetic mice ....
The determinants of health and health status of individuals in police custody in Australia: A scoping review
Background In Australia, the health of people in police custody facilities and the conditions of their detention have been the focus of repeated scrutiny and investigations since t...
Research on MOOCs course recommendation system based on hybrid attention mechanism in frequency and time domain
Course recommendation systems serve as a critical component of online education platforms, playing a vital role in enhancing learning efficiency and personalized experiences. However, existing recomme...
Impact of distance and vertical placement of distal implants on bone mechanics in bar-retained overdenture treatment: A 3D finite element study
Objective In bar-retained, four-implant supported overdentures, implant positioning influences load transfer to the bone. Variations in distance and vertical alignment between impl...