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Assessing agricultural effects on benthic invertebrate communities in ponds and ditches using δ¹⁵N and δ¹³C isotope niches
Agriculture is one of the dominant types of land use worldwide. The land conversion and intensification of agriculture have severe impacts on biodiversity and the associated ecosystem functions in the...
Prevalence and risk factors of neurodevelopmental disorders among migrant and refugee preschool children in high-income western countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
Neurodevelopment is a complicated mechanism involving genetic, cognitive, emotional, and behavioural processes. Factors related to parental migration directly or indirectly affect their children’s neu...
New potentials in biomedical application of hydrated electrons: A functional and biomedical effects study of an electromagnetic base liquid containing hydrated electrons
Hydrated electrons (e aq - ) are widely studied in pollutant degradation owing to their high reducing power. Recent studies indicate that tr...
Expression of Concern: Source tracing and contagion measurement of carbon emission trading price fluctuation in China from the perspective of major emergencies
Correction: Generation of Human Melanocytes from Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
Dual contrastive learning-based reconstruction for anomaly detection in attributed networks
Anomaly detection in attributed networks is critical for identifying threats such as financial fraud and intrusions across social, e-commerce, and cyber-physical domains. Existing graph-based methods...
Weifuchun alleviates MNNG-induced chronic atrophic gastritis by improving the gastric and intestinal microbiota homeostasis
Purpose Chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG) is a prevalent condition that can undergo precancerous lesions of gastric cancer (PLGC) and thus progression to gastric cancer. Weifuchun (...
Within-individual variation of C-reactive protein (CRP) measurements in primary care: A retrospective cohort study
Background C-reactive protein (CRP) is a biomarker of inflammation used in diagnosis of inflammatory diseases and to guide treatment decisions. Variation in within-individual measu...
MAFLD in Egyptian non-dialysis CKD Patients: Frequency, fibrosis severity, and risk factors
Introduction The prevalence of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease (MAFLD) in non-dialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients remains underexplored, particularl...
Event-triggered self-regulating integrated PID extreme optimization and fault-tolerant strategy for floating offshore platforms driven by TBG-EDF dual finite-time learning mechanism
Floating offshore platforms (FOPs) face the challenge of anchor chain failures due to their unique operating environments. This directly impacts the platform’s safety and stability. Traditional contro...
Symptom network analysis in breast cancer patients: A scoping review
Existing research on symptom management in patients with breast cancer has predominantly focused on symptom cluster construction. However, the mechanisms underlying symptom interactions remain unclear...
Associations of cardiovascular health and social determinants of health with the risks of all-cause and cause-specific mortality
Background While cardiovascular health (CVH) and social determinants of health (SDoH) are independently associated with mortality, their combined effects on mortality remain unclea...
Therapeutic timing limitations of postnatal darbepoetin in a valproic acid rat model of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) arises from complex genetic and environmental factors that disrupt neural development during early brain maturation. Erythropoietin (EPO) has been studied for its neurop...
Harry Potter and personality assessment: The utility of the Sorting Hat Quiz in personality traits’ assessment
Interactions with fiction influence our behavior and identification, as fiction encompasses elements of day-to-day reality. For instance, Harry Potter (HP) read...
Effect of congenital color vision deficiency on the ability of optometrists to correctly identify lesions in ocular fundus photographs
Purpose To investigate the influence of color vision deficiency (CVD) on the ability of practicing optometrists to correctly identify lesions in digital color fundus photographs wi...
Early upregulation of immune suppressors dominates the macrophage response to Toxoplasma gondii
The apicomplexan parasite Toxoplasma gondii is a master manipulator, subverting its host through secreted proteins, hormone disruption, and even behavioural cha...
Trends and determinants of antenatal care use and quality in Bangladesh: Insights from demographic and health survey data
Background High-quality antenatal care (ANC) reduces maternal and infant mortality and improves health outcomes, particularly in low-income countries. To assess the quality of ANC,...
Emergence of norovirus GII.17[P16] in adult patients with acute gastroenteritis in Thailand during 2021−2023
Background Human norovirus is a major cause of acute gastroenteritis across all age groups. This study investigated the prevalence, genotypes, and viral loads of noroviruses in adu...
Harm reduction services and interventions for People Who Use Drugs (PWUD) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) between 2013–2024: A scoping review protocol
Introduction In Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) the response to substance use has primarily been abstinence-based, acute-care-oriented treatments. While harm reduction servic...
The use of music in nursing care for psychological distress reduction in cancer patients: A scoping review protocol
Psychological distress in cancer patients is a frequent and complex condition that significantly compromises quality of life, from diagnosis to palliative care. In this context, the use of music emerg...
Single-cell transcriptomics profiling reveals cellular origins and molecular drivers underlying melanoma brain metastasis
Melanoma brain metastasis (MBM) remains lethal with limited treatment efficacy. Meanwhile, the cellular origins and drivers of brain metastasis from melanoma have yet to be defined. Through integrated...
Neighborhood level factors and use of cigarettes, cannabis and e-cigarettes: A population-based study among Canadian adults
Despite public health efforts, use of legal substances such as cigarettes, cannabis and e-cigarettes are common in Canada. Most policies focus on individual level factors, which do not account for pos...
Risk of neurologic or immune-mediated adverse events after COVID-19 diagnosis in the United States
Introduction Neurologic or immune-mediated conditions have been evaluated as potential adverse events (AEs) in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine safety surveillance. To c...
Determinants and timing of lifestyle changes in postmenopausal breast cancer survivors: A longitudinal qualitative study
Background Adopting and maintaining favorable lifestyle changes can be challenging for postmenopausal breast cancer (PMBC) survivors. Understanding their experiences and needs can...
Reconstructing the degree of mammal defaunation throughout the Caatinga - the largest dry tropical forest region of South America
Mammal diversity around the world has been increasingly threatened by a myriad of anthropogenic drivers, but particularly overhunting and natural habitat loss. These threats alter the structure of loc...