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Network vulnerability of cattle movement in Minas Gerais, Brazil, from 2013 to 2022
The analysis of networks from cattle movements is an important approach to investigate areas and premises where disease outbreaks can occur and be contained. Vulnerability analysis allows a more profo...
High-Resolution Melting assays development for discrimination of fungal pathogens causing Grapevine Trunk Diseases
Grapevine Trunk Diseases are a set of fungal diseases that mainly affect wood tissues of grapevine, reducing plant fitness and yield. These diseases limit grape production, so producers need to employ...
Trend analysis and prediction of fabric tear performance testing processes based on the BLTT-FT model
Fabric tearing performance testing experiment is an important part of evaluating fabric durability. The aim of this paper is to solve the problem of real-time prediction of fabric tearing performance...
Gender differences in well-being among people living with non-communicable disease: The influence of social capital and grants
Background This study explores how non-communicable diseases (NCDs), social capital, and government grants (social grants) influence subjective well-being (SWB) among individuals a...
Expression of Concern: Natural borneol, a monoterpenoid compound, potentiates selenocystine-induced apoptosis in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells by enhancement of cellular uptake and activation of ROS-mediated DNA damage
Assessing the chemical profile and biological potentials of Tamarix smyrnensis flower extracts using different solvents by in vitro, in silico, and network methodologies
This study evaluated the antioxidant properties, phytochemical content, and protein interactions of Tamarix smyrnensis flower extracts prepared with different s...
Single catheter strategy for transradial angiography and primary percutaneous coronary intervention enhances procedural efficiency, microvascular outcomes, and cost-effectiveness: Implications for STEMI healthcare in resource-limited settings
Background Faster time to reperfusion can be achieved by minimizing various patient and system-level delays that contribute to total ischemic time. Procedural delays within the cat...
Analysis of the risk spillover network of G20 stock markets based on transfer entropy and complex network approaches
This study investigates the risk spillover network among major stock market indices of G20 countries from 2003 to 2024. Transfer entropy is employed to measure the asymmetric and nonlinear information...
The role of amino bisphosphonates zoledronate and alendronate in shaping immunomodulatory profile and angiogenic potential of human periodontal ligament stem cells
Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw is a significant complication arising from the use of nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates such as Zoledronate (ZOL) and Alendronate (ALN). Although the...
Research on enterprise network public opinion guiding decision-making considering crisis differentiation
Background The new media environment driven by digital intelligence technologies provides new opportunities for enterprise development, but also brings new challenges for enterpris...
Finite set model predictive control of permanent magnet synchronous motor current based on super twisting sliding mode observer
This paper proposes a current model predictive control strategy for the permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) based on a novel sliding mode observer to reduce the cost of PMSM and ensure good trac...
Adaptive federated clustering for uncertainty-aware learning on decentralized big data platforms
Federated learning (FL) struggles with scalability in decentralized big data platforms due to data heterogeneity, communication bottlenecks, and computational inefficiencies. We propose Adaptive Feder...
A 6-month longitudinal and comparative study of corneal biomechanical properties after SMILE with two different optical zone sizes
Purpose To precisely evaluate the independent influence of two different optical zone (OZ) sizes (6.3 mm vs. 6.5 mm) on corneal biomechanical properties within 6 months after Small...
Infiltration of CXCL9+ macrophages confers a favorable prognosis in breast cancer: Insights from an integrated single-cell RNA and bulk RNA sequencing study
Background Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women and a leading contributor to disease-related mortality. While advancements in diagnostic techniques and the widesprea...
Retraction: Regional integration and export performance of Pakistan: Empirical evidence from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
Generation of severely scoliotic subject-specific musculoskeletal models
Surgical correction of severe scoliosis has been associated with high rates of complications and reoperation rates. Patient outcomes could be improved with the use of personalised scoliotic spine mode...
Modelling alcohol consumption patterns to enable policy impact assessment
Objective To prevent harmful effects of alcohol use, various countries implement policies preventing excessive and heavy episodic drinking. To enable the evaluation of the impact o...
Behaviour and reproduction of Drosophila melanogaster exposed to 3.6 GHz radio-frequency electromagnetic fields
Insects are exposed to radio-frequency electromagnetic fields emitted by wireless telecommunication networks. A part of these fields will be absorbed by these insects. This absorption might have biolo...
Biomechanical and neuromuscular differences between professional and varsity football players during countermovement and approach jumps
This study aimed to compare lower-body kinematics, muscle activity, performance, and vertical ground reaction force (GRFz) metrics between professional and varsity Ecuadorian football players during c...
Bridging knowledge gaps: An observational study on HPV awareness and misconceptions among young adults in China
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is a sexually transmitted infection associated with genital warts and multiple cancers. HPV awareness and vaccine coverage remain low in mainland China. With the rise of dig...
Birth prevalence and parental stress associated with neural tube defects in Amhara’s public comprehensive specialized hospitals, Ethiopia, 2024
Background Neural tube defects (NTDs) are severe congenital anomalies resulting from the incomplete closure of the embryonic neural tube, affecting around 300,000 newborns globally...
A novel framework for educational Q&A: Leveraging RAG and Code Interpreters for knowledge retrieval and logical computation
This paper presents a novel approach to enhancing educational question-answering (Q&A) systems by combining Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) with Large Language Model (LLM) Code Interpreters....
Post-copulatory competition in a social monogamy system: Sperm morphology correlates with components of reproductive success
Males in socially monogamous species can achieve reproductive success through multiple tactics– by defending paternity within the social nest and siring extra-pair offspring, or both. Previous studies...
Navigating decision space: Causal structure improves performance in a branching choice task
Previous research has shown that the causal structure of events influences how well they are recalled in episodic memory later on. Here, we aimed to investigate whether these effects apply not only to...