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Temporal establishment of the colon microbiota in Angus calves from birth to post-weaning
During the peri- and early post-partum period, the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of the calf is colonised by a diverse microbiota. In the colon, this microbial community contributes to digestive activi...
Comparison of glenohumeral joint kinematics between swimmers clinically classified with multidirectional instability and asymptomatic controls
The clinical classification of glenohumeral joint instability is characterized by presumed increased humeral translations in conjunction with symptoms of instability. Prior research reports inconsiste...
First Balkan Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-B) among high-risk pregnancies
Background Pregnancy is a particularly delicate period in which many health-related changes lead to changes in the perception of women’s well-being, in both physiological and espec...
Novel Linalool-Silver nanoparticles: Synthesis, characterization, and dual approach evaluation via computational docking and antibacterial assays
In recent years, scientists have developed new medical delivery techniques based on nanotechnology and have been actively creating nanoparticles combined with various extracts from natural plant produ...
A novel extended inverse Weibull distribution: Statistical analysis and application
This paper proposes a new type of exponential-type Weibull distribution based on the inverse Weibull distribution --- the transformed inverse Weibull distribution. This distribution constructs a more...
Correction: Blindness and visual impairment in Central Europe
Navigating interprofessional collaboration in diabetes care: A qualitative study of early-career health professionals in malaysian primary care clinics
Introduction Interprofessional collaborative care (IPC) is essential for effective healthcare delivery, particularly in managing chronic conditions such as diabetes in primary care...
The effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction on presenteeism among ICU nurses: A cluster randomized controlled trial
Background Due to high-pressure environments, heavy workloads, and working in “three-shift” schedules, Intensive Care Unit (ICU) nurses experience high-level presenteeism. This may...
The influence of occupational stress and job satisfaction on burnout among healthcare workers in the UAE: A cross-sectional study
Background Healthcare Workers (HCWs) frequently face high levels of occupational stress, job dissatisfaction, and burnout due to the demanding nature of their work. In the United A...
Classification of videogames for amblyopia treatment in perceptive and cognitive domains
Video games are increasingly used in vision science and clinical interventions, particularly in the treatment of amblyopia. Among them, action video games have shown promise in enhancing visual functi...
Participatory process to design community-driven solutions for reducing antibiotic use in chicken production in Vietnam
International organizations emphasize the urgent need to reduce antibiotic use to combat antimicrobial resistance, including in livestock farming. Technical, regulatory, and awareness-raising strategi...
Credit risk prediction model for listed companies based on improved reinforcement learning and Bayesian optimization hyperband
The financial sector has experienced swift growth over recent years, leading to the escalating prominence of credit risk among publicly traded companies. Consequently, forecasting credit risk for thes...
Sit, stand, and swivel: Posture affects visual exploration of panoramic scenes in virtual reality
This 45-minute study, composed of 27 participants (20 female, 7 male) from the University of British Columbia (mean age 21.5 years), systematically examined how posture -- sitting in a stationary chai...
Global convergence in a hybrid conjugate gradient projection method for finding solutions of constrained nonlinear equations with applications
In this paper, a hybrid conjugate gradient projection method for finding solutions of constrained nonlinear equations is proposed by integrating both hyperplane projection and hybrid techniques. The k...
Micro and macro structural brain plastic changes induced by sexual experience in male rats
Sexual behavior induces brain plastic changes such as neurogenesis, but few studies have evaluated possible changes in synaptic plasticity produced by sexual experience. In the present study, we asses...
Development of a risk predictive score for intraoperative hypothermia in pediatric patients: A retrospective cohort study
Objective This study aims to identify the risk factors and develop a risk predictive score of intraoperative hypothermia in pediatric surgery....
Whole genome sequencing analysis of antibiotic resistant genes of Shigella species: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Background In developing nations, Shigella species are the leadin...
Benchmarking large-language-model vision capabilities in oral and maxillofacial anatomy: A cross-sectional study
Background Multimodal large-language models (LLMs) have recently gained the ability to interpret images. However, their accuracy on anatomy tasks remains unclear....
A denaturation-free protocol for in situ visualization of short nuclear DNA sequences using padlock probes with rolling-circle amplification
We report an approach for in situ detection of genomic DNA sequences, where transiently opening DNA duplexes are cap...
An extended Hegselmann-Krause model incorporating agent heterogeneity and influence propagation
Traditional models of opinion dynamics provide a simplified framework for understanding human behavior in basic social scenarios. However, with the rise of complex communication patterns and heterogen...
A surface defect detection method for electronic products based on improved YOLOv11
Traditional manual inspection approaches face challenges due to the reliance on the experience and alertness of operators, which limits their ability to meet the growing demands for efficiency and pre...
Correction: “My skills are going to be exposed” – Anxiety, meaning and professional identity during simulation-based learning in medical students: A mixed method study
Prevalence and phenotypic findings of pathogenic or likely pathogenic copy number variants in 10,537 pregnancies
Background Pathogenic and likely pathogenic copy number variations (p/lpCNVs) detected through chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) are crucial for understanding the etiology of b...
Enhanced local feature extraction of lite network with scale-invariant CNN for precise segmentation of small brain tumors in MRI
Deep learning has emerged as the preeminent technique for semantic segmentation of brain MRI tumors. However, existing methods often rely on hierarchical downsampling to generate multi-scale feature m...
Fault detection of high-speed train wheelset bearings based on improved auxiliary classifier generative adversarial networks and VAE
Fault detection in high-speed train wheelset bearings is paramount for ensuring operational safety. However, the scarcity of fault samples limits the accuracy of traditional detection methods. To addr...