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As at home, so at work? The dynamic of relationship quality, work engagement, and burnout through the lens of basic psychological needs
The present study examines the relationship between the quality of partner relationships and work engagement and burnout, considering the satisfaction and frustration of basic psychological needs with...
Nuclear phase-out: Can we catch up on CO2 emissions?
Nuclear energy is classified as a low-carbon energy source by institutions such as the European Union, due to its negligible direct carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Nevertheless, following major nuclea...
Correction: A protocol for modeling the factors influencing the deployment of the COVID-19 vaccine across African countries
Fear of hypoglycemia and its association with well-being, metabolic outcomes, and psychological health: A cross-sectional study in Danish adolescents with type 1 diabetes
Introduction Fear of hypoglycemia (FoH) among adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D) may hinder optimal diabetes treatment. This study aimed to investigate the association between...
Development of Data Transfer Ethics Framework (daTEF): A participatory approach to delivering evidence-based guidelines for healthcare data transfer
Background In Nepal, insufficient healthcare infrastructure and limited funding contribute to unmet public healthcare needs and reduced quality of care. While foreign health resear...
High fructose corn syrup ınduced liver and heart damage are not reversed with hazelnut consumption: In vivo study
Hazelnut, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory effects, has an important role in a healthy diet. High fructose corn syrup (HFCS), used as a sweetener in ready-made food, beverages; causes hyperlipidemia, fa...
Property attributes influencing profitability before and after conversion of vacant long-term rentals to short-term rentals
In Japan, the growing number of vacant housing units has become a pressing issue, and an increase in inbound tourism has led to accommodation shortages and rising lodging prices. Converting long-term...
Correction: Integrated water quality dynamics in Wadi Hanifah: Physical, chemical, and biological perspectives
Insect-derived polymer hydrogel based on fibroin matrix from whole silkworm larvae
Insect-derived polymers, known for their mechanical properties, biocompatibility, and sustainability, are increasingly used in pharmaceuticals, food, and tissue engineering. Bombyx...
Trends in non-pharmacological treatment for insomnia: A nationwide study
Background As the prevalence of insomnia disorder in Korea is gradually increasing, understanding real-world treatment patterns is essential for designing appropriate clinical guid...
Nitrogen dioxide pollution in 346 Chinese cities: Spatiotemporal variations and natural drivers from multi-source remote sensing data
In this study, tropospheric column concentration of nitrogen dioxide (TNO 2 CC) were derived from Sentinel-5P data. We employed statistical and local spatial au...
RETRACTED: Interpretable machine learning framework for predicting Urban air quality
Urban air pollution remains a critical challenge for public health and environmental sustainability. This study investigates the predictive capabilities of five machine learning (ML) models: Linear Re...
Metabolomics and glucose tolerance in pregnancy and postpartum: The PONCH study
Aims Pregnancy induces significant physiological changes, particularly important in obesity (OB) and gestational diabetes (GDM). We aimed to determine metabolite changes and their...
Complete molecular spectrum of β-globin gene mutations via direct sequencing identifies seven novel variants in β-thalassemia major
Background A common monogenic condition, β-thalassemia, is caused by a variety of mutations in the β-globin ( HBB...
Risk of cardiovascular mortality in patients with gastric cancer
Purpose To assess the excess cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality risk in patients with gastric cancer (GC) compared with the general population....
missForestPredict—Missing data imputation for prediction settings
Prediction models are used to predict an outcome based on input variables. Missing data in input variables often occur at model development and at prediction time. The missForestPredict R package prop...
A qualitative analysis of women’s reproductive agency and postpartum family planning in Maharashtra, India
Background Despite the benefits of healthy birth spacing for mothers and infants, the use of postpartum family planning (PPFP) by women in India remains low. We qualitatively exami...
Perceived risks, reasons for use, and barriers to cessation among youth who use multiple tobacco products
Background Many interventions aim to reduce youth tobacco use, but few have focused on youth who use multiple tobacco products (MTPs). This qualitative study sought to understand h...
Adaptive dual-window enhancement and multi-scale texture prior fusion for robust kidney CT classification
Accurate classification of kidney diseases is of great importance for clinical diagnosis and treatment. However, traditional CT images suffer from insufficient contrast, blurred tissue boundaries, and...
Should a repeat cervical cerclage be inserted when the primary cerclage fails, to prevent pregnancy loss and preterm birth? A systematic review and meta-analysis
Introduction Spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB) occurs in 0.5–1% of pregnant women and is commonly attributed to cervical insufficiency. Cervical cerclage can reduce the rate of spon...
Higher predicted type 2 diabetes risk is associated with worse mental health and self-rated general health among adults without known diabetes in Germany – Results of the nationwide population-based study GEDA 2022
Objective There is increasing evidence that the link between type 2 diabetes (T2D) and mental health may be partly due to shared modifiable risk factors. The present study examined...
Skin melanin is associated with body temperature regulation in humans and mice
Body temperature, a universally measured clinical indicator of physiological equilibrium, guides critical treatment decisions. Multiple studies have observed significant body temperature differences a...
Feature fusion based transformer for sentiment analysis in social networks
Sentiment analysis methods aim to evaluate users’ mental health conditions by analyzing their posted content (text, images, and audio) on social networks. However, given the diversity and complexity o...
Dual silencing of lipophagy and lipolysis in Rhodnius prolixus induces lipid droplet remodeling without TAG accumulation in the fat body
Autophagy and lipolysis are key metabolic pathways involved in lipid mobilization and energy homeostasis. In Rhodnius prolixus...
Preconception care uptake and risk factors for adverse pregnancy outcomes among pregnant women in Tigray, northern Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study
Background Adverse pregnancy outcomes continue to pose a significant global public health challenge, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Although preconception care (PC...