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A general factor for trust?: Testing latent factor structures of trust across institutional and interpersonal contexts
Background The literature is replete with multi-dimensional self-report assessments of trust. It is not clear whether these dimensions are statistically distinguishable across inst...
Mating status drives fitness trade-offs in exercised female Drosophila
Regular physical exercise has been shown to improve physical and psychological well-being through a variety of mechanisms; however, the degree to which different individuals respond to exercise varies...
Obstacles and facilitators of parents’ coping with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation of a child with cancer
Background Pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a complex process that impacts the entire family. The traumatic nature of the pediatric HSCT period makes thi...
The relationship between school physical activity policy environment and physical literacy among primary school students: Evidence from Henan Province, China
Background Chinese primary school students spend the majority of their day at school, making the school physical activity policy environment (SPAPE) crucial to their development of...
Inter-alpha-trypsin inhibitor heavy chain 4 (ITIH4) in saliva of pigs: evaluation of two commercially available ELISA kits for its measurement and distribution of its main components
Inter-alpha-trypsin inhibitor protein heavy chain 4 (ITIH4), also named porcine major acute phase protein (Pig-MAP), is a positive acute phase protein (APP) in pigs and can be measured in plasma and a...
Evaluation of mandibular functional limitation in patients with temporomandibular joint disorders and the relationship with other psychosocial factors
Introduction Temporomandibular joint disorders (TMDs) are a common source of orofacial pain and dysfunction, often characterized by myalgia, restricted mouth opening, and limitatio...
Effects of therapeutic climbing in healthcare and rehabilitation: A systematic review protocol
Background Climbing is a fast-growing physical activity around the world. From recreational activity to sport, more and more people are practicing. Initially us...
The importance of crash reporting requirements and how they affect analyses of factors associated with wildlife-vehicle collisions
Several factors have been identified to increase wildlife-vehicle collisions (WVCs). These may be species specific, ecological, temporal, driver related or related to road characteristics. To recommen...
Revisiting inference for ARMA models: Improved fits and superior confidence intervals
Autoregressive moving average (ARMA) models are widely used for analyzing time series data. However, standard likelihood-based inference methodology for ARMA models has avoidable limitations. We show...
Digital health monitoring for adults with treatment-resistant depression: Observational feasibility study protocol
Treatment-resistant depression (TRD) affects approximately 30% of adults living with major depressive disorder, resulting in many patients not achieving complete symptom remission and at risk for rela...
Expert organisations with “challenging” and “complex” service users: Representation in English and Welsh autism charity reports and accounts
The language and imagery used in Autism charities’ communications influences societal understanding of, and attitudes towards, Autistic people. This, in turn, shapes perceptions of whether and how the...
Survey of clot waveform analysis of normal activated partial thromboplastin time in patients with cirrhosis and sepsis at Le Van Thinh hospital
This study aimed to establish the correlation between activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) in seconds and ratio, first derivative peak (Max1), second derivative peak (Max2), second derivative...
Utilizing multi-level convolutional neural networks to achieve refined modeling and visual analysis of college students’ mental health data
Early identification of students’ mental health issues has become an urgent priority in education and public health. However, existing studies often rely on questionnaire-based assessments or traditio...
Air pollution and corporate labor cost stickiness: Evidence from China
Air pollution is a common environmental issue worldwide, and its impact on macroeconomic development has always been of great concern. The role of air pollution on corporate behavior is a relatively n...
β2-integrins as biomarkers in urothelial cancer
β2-integrins are a family of adhesion proteins expressed in immune cells that play multiple roles in anti-tumor immunity. β2-integrins regulate tumor infiltration of anti-tumorigenic immune cells such...
Correction: Barriers to early and effective overactive bladder management in male patients with lower urinary tract symptoms
Influence of climate and heatwaves on dengue transmission in Sao Paulo and Natal, Brazil
Dengue fever, a mosquito-borne viral disease, poses a significant public health challenge whose transmission dynamics are highly sensitive to climatic conditions. However, the effects of extreme weath...
Optimizing NPSB fertilizer rates for enhanced yield and yield components of mung bean (Vigna radiata L:) varieties
Ethiopia’s mung bean sector faces profound constraints: persistently degraded soils, critically low adoption of essential NPSB fertilizers, and a severe shortage of improved varieties. These factors c...
Impact of green credit policy on the operation of Vietnamese commercial banks: An empirical study using difference-in-differences model
Green credit is one of the important activities that commercial banks show their responsibility to the environment. In Vietnam, the Government and the State Bank of Vietnam have implemented numerous r...
Case-control study of autonomic symptoms in the setting of Long COVID with tilt table testing
Background Autonomic symptoms and orthostatic syndromes have been reported in Long COVID, but few studies have characterized findings using head up tilt table testing....
The pursuit of novel head and neck cancer biomarkers – tissue and blood expression of chloride intracellular channels family
Introduction The chloride intracellular channels (CLICs) engage in cancer pathogenesis and have been considered various cancer biomarkers and therapeutic targets. Preliminary resea...
Luteolin alleviates CUMS-induced depressive-like behavioral deficits in mice through blocking the JAK2/STAT3 pathway
This study probed into the potential effects of luteolin (LUT) on depressive-like behavioral deficits caused by chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) in mice, with a focus on its underlying molecul...
The impact of analytical cognitive style on business model innovation in new ventures: The moderating role of self-efficacy and environmental uncertainty
In the context of digital-intelligent transformation, the deep integration of data elements has reshaped the cognitive boundaries of entrepreneurial decision-making. New ventures that leverage rationa...
Addressing multicollinearity in general linear model: A novel approach for ridge parameter with performance comparison
The problem of ill-conditioned data or multicollinearity is common in regression modelling. The problem results in imprecise parameter estimation which leads to inability of gauging true impact of exp...
Scale for students’ attitude towards AIGC feedback in english pronunciation learning: Development, validation and application
This study develops and validates the Scale of Students’ Perception of AIGC Feedback for English Pronunciation Learning. The research was conducted at a university in northern China using a convenienc...