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Association between COVID-19 vaccination, SARS-CoV-2 variants, and post COVID-19 condition: A cross-sectional study
Background Individuals may experience persistent symptoms after recovering from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a condition referred to as post COVID-19 condition (PCC). Patie...
A feedback queueing network model for traffic signal control at intersections considering congestion propagation in dynamic stochastic environments
Capturing congestion propagation among different facilities at intersections in dynamic stochastic traffic environments poses significant challenges, particularly under oversaturated conditions. In th...
Demographic history and population structure of Phlebotomus argentipes (Diptera: Psychodidae) complex, the leishmaniasis vector in Sri Lanka
Phlebotomus argentipes sensu lato Annandale & Brunetti, 1908 is the primary vector of Leishmania donovani MON 37, the causative agent of...
GalNAc in vaginal secretions: a potential non-invasive risk indicator associated with the risk of premature rupture of membranes
Premature rupture of membranes (PROM) is a major contributor to preterm birth and neonatal morbidity. Current diagnostics are predominantly reactive and detect rupture only after it occurs. In a clini...
Expression of Concern: Regulation of Glioblastoma Progression by Cord Blood Stem Cells Is Mediated by Downregulation of Cyclin D1
Structured Personalized Oxygen and Supportive Therapies for Dyspnea in Oncology (SPOT-ON): A personalized randomized clinical trial protocol
Background Low-flow supplemental oxygen (LFSO), high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC), and non-invasive ventilation (NIV) are often used for palliation of dyspnea in hospitalized patients...
The effects of ideology and cognitive reflection on evidence gathering behavior in the political domain
This paper explores individual-level standards of evidence in the political domain. In particular, we examine why people rely on different types of evidence in their evaluations of causal claims. Our...
MiR-125b-5p and miR-100-5p as Biomarkers and therapeutic targets for the prevention of particulate matter-induced non-smoker lung cancer
Non-smoking-related lung cancer is increasingly associated with environmental factors such as particulate matter (PM) exposure. Using deep small RNA sequencing, we identified distinct miRNA expression...
Prediction of early recovery in patients with acute peripheral facial paralysis using serial electroneuronography
Objectives This study aimed to determine the preferred timing and measurement sites for electroneuronography (ENoG) to predict early recovery from acute peripheral facial paralysis...
Ju-LiteMobileAtt: A lightweight attention network for efficient jujube defect classification
Surface defect detection of organic jujubes is critical for quality assessment. However, conventional machine vision lacks adaptability to polymorphic defects, while deep learning methods face a trade...
Correction: Ageing, functioning patterns and their environmental determinants in the spinal cord injury (SCI) population: a comparative analysis across eleven European countries implementing the International Spinal Cord Injury Community Survey
Correction: Adult outcomes by parental, school and postcode aggregated income in childhood—A descriptive analysis of the cohorts 1981–1989 in Finland
Occupational pesticide exposure and safety assessment among farmers in Hohoe municipality: An ethnographic qualitative study
Introduction Occupational pesticide exposure poses significant health risks, particularly among smallholder farmers in developing countries like Ghana, where such exposures are com...
Correction: Development and validation of the health segment classification of population encompassed within Singapore (HealthSCOPES) framework
Pulmonary vascular and airway changes in previously hospitalised COVID-19 patients: Long-term functional respiratory imaging findings correlate with reduced DLCO
Background Persistent respiratory symptoms in COVID-19 patients have raised concerns about structural remodelling in the lung. We assessed structural changes and their correlation...
Knowledge of health benefits, availability, accessibility and consumption of indigenous foods by urban adults in the Cape Metropole, South Africa
Background Indigenous foods are effective in addressing malnutrition and food insecurity and contain phytochemicals which have been reported to prevent non-communicable diseases. U...
Geographic variability of floating kelp recovery after a marine heatwave event in the Salish Sea and adjacent open coast
Floating canopy kelps, foundational species that support productive nearshore marine forests, are threatened by increasingly common and severe marine heatwaves (MHW). We tracked annual changes in kelp...
Spatial analysis of fast-food accessibility and obesity among adults in Malaysia nationwide
With the rising prevalence of obesity in Malaysia, addressing the obesogenic environment is increasingly urgent. While fast-food environments were linked to obesity and poorer diet quality in Western...
Differential contribution of α2δ auxiliary subunits of voltage-gated calcium channels in mouse models of pain and itch
Voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCCs) are multimeric proteins composed of alpha 1, β and γ subunits, as well as one of four auxiliary α2δ subunits. Although there is considerable preclinical and clin...
RETRACTED: Human swimming posture recognition combining improved 3D convolutional network and attention residual network
Human swimming posture recognition is a key technology to improve training effect and reduce sports injury by analyzing and recognizing swimmer’s movement posture. However, the existing technical mean...
Megabarcoding dark taxa – Assessing the utility of mass DNA barcoding for phorid fly species discovery
Many hyperdiverse, small-bodied insect families contain numerous undescribed species, generally termed “dark taxa”. Scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae), being among the most diverse insect groups global...
Investigating insulin’s role in regulating local aromatase in growth plate development
Introduction Obesity-associated hyperinsulinemia is hypothesized to disrupt linear growth trajectories, though the mechanisms remain unclear. This study investigates these mechanis...
Topographic analysis of vascular changes in retrograde trans-synaptic degeneration
Objectives To investigate the vascular signatures of retrograde trans-synaptic degeneration (RTSD) on OCT and OCTA, and to assess whether these changes differ from those associated...
Thermal physiology and movements of skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) from tag releases off the northern coast of Japan: Possible insights into spawning and wintering strategies
Understanding movements for spawning of tunas is essential for gaining insight into population dynamics and can provide information on the reproductive characteristics of tuna stocks. Skipjack tuna sp...
Sustainability logos and claims on food packaging and labels: The case of Türkiye
Enhancing consumer awareness of sustainable nutrition is a key factor in promoting public health and supporting environmentally friendly food systems. Logos and claims on food packaging that indicate...