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Effects of word length, contextual support, and prior second language proficiency on the learning of technical words in a second language
Second language (L2) learners often struggle with learning technical words in a new discipline. Previous studies suggested that word length and context may differentially affect orthographic and seman...
Models for predicting the risk of bloodstream infections associated with peripherally inserted central venous catheters: A scoping review
Background Peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICC) associated bloodstream infections is a type of central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI), the purpose of this scoping revi...
Religion or class? Measuring voting clustering on religious and socioeconomic lines in US presidential elections
Electoral behavior in the United States is shaped by more than geography and economics as it is deeply intertwined with cultural identity. Here, we quantify how voting patterns in the 2016, 2020 and 2...
Effect of fluid intake on cognitive function in older individuals: A prospective study
Background Adequate fluid intake is essential for maintaining cognitive health in older adults. However, two key questions remain unanswered before recommending increased fluid consumption: (1) whethe...
Community participation enhanced prenatal mental health through strengthening peers’ support and partners’ communication in Chinese mothers: A cross-sectional study
This study investigated the relationship between extensive community participation and prenatal mental health, focusing specifically on the mediating roles of peer support and partner communication. A...
KGMP: Augmenting retrieval knowledge graph with multi-hop perceptron
The core challenge of Knowledge Base Question Answering (KBQA), as a bridge between natural language and structured knowledge, is to accurately map complex semantic queries into Graph Query Language (...
Study of collaborative filtering recommendation with user clustering incorporating implicit social relationships and trust relationships
With the rapid development of the internet, information overload has become a prevalent issue. In order to tackle information overload, recommendation systems serve as an effective tool that can offer...
Community’s perceptions of the police during COVID-19 in Harlem, New York, a predominantly Black community: Social and geographical dimensions
Introduction Numerous demonstrations protesting policing practices towards the Black community have sprung up across the U.S. in recent years, especially during COVID-19. We examined the community’s p...
Unpacking how teacher support enhances learning engagement in physical education: A serial mediation model of academic self-efficacy and task orientation among Chinese college students
Background Despite the Chinese government’s focus on student physical education, low student participation in physical activities persists, necessitating efforts to improve engagement. Purpose This...
Bridging training and practice gap: A mixed methods tracer study of bachelor of science in nursing graduates (2016–2020) at Kairuki University, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Background Tracer studies evaluate the effectiveness of university training by assessing how graduates perform in the job market. This study focused on Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) graduates,...
Gardenia jasminoides fruit extract ameliorates non-alcoholic steatohepatitis with fibrosis by modulating inflammatory and fibrogenic pathways
Despite advances in drug development, treatment for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)-related liver fibrosis remains limited, underscoring the need for more effective therapeutic strategies. Garden...
Revealing the molecular mechanisms underlying Xuebijing against sepsis and septic acute kidney injury via bioinformatics and experimental approaches
Background Sepsis and its related complication acute kidney injury (septic-AKI) are associated with high mortality and morbidity, and have become a global health challenge. Xuebijing (XBJ) injection p...
RETRACTED: SPAG6 hypermethylation silences a novel tumor suppressor and inhibits renal cell carcinoma progression via PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway
Background Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) ranks among the most prevalent malignancies of the genitourinary system, with a steadily rising incidence. Despite growing attention, the etio...
How social and economic policies have affected the genome of mezcal agaves: The contrasting stories of Bacanora and Espadín
Plant domestication in Mesoamerica gave the world crops of global significance, such as maize, beans, squashes, cocoa, and cotton. Additionally, it has introduced species of regional economic importan...
Development and validation of a risk predication model for nutritional risk based on water swallowing test in post-stroke with dysphagia
This study aims to develop and validate a prediction model for nutritional risk in Post-Stroke Dysphagia (PSD). This study retrospectively analyzed data on stroke patients with dysphagia from January...
Expression of Concern: Economic policy uncertainty and stock market in G7 Countries: A panel threshold effect perspective
A lightning cluster identification method considering multi-scale spatiotemporal neighborhood relationships
Rapid and accurate identification and tracking of lightning clusters from massive lightning detection data are crucial for real-time thunderstorm nowcasting and climatological analyses of thunderstorm...
Community wellbeing and lived experiences during urban redevelopment in New Zealand: Te Hotonga Hapori – Connecting communities qualitative study protocol
Cities around the world are growing rapidly, and the demand for housing is subsequently increasing. Many governments have initiated large-scale redevelopment projects to address the problem but planni...
Is live birth rate decline from frozen cycles performed during Chinese new year holiday season: A single center retrospective cohort
Purpose This study investigates the impact of the Chinese New Year (CNY) holiday on frozen embryo transfer (FET) outcomes in assisted reproductive technology (ART), particularly in vitro fertilization...
Within-individual variation of HbA1c measurements in primary care: A retrospective cohort study
Background HbA1c is a marker for diabetes mellitus that reflects average glucose concentrations over the previous eight to twelve weeks. It is used to aid in the diagnosis and management of diabetes....
Impact of functional and technical quality on patient satisfaction in prosthetic and orthotic care: A cross-sectional study
Patient satisfaction with prosthetic and orthotic services is shaped by both functional quality, such as communication and service accessibility, and technical quality, including device durability and...
DNTB: Dual-branch network model based on transformer and Bi-LSTM for energy consumption prediction in building chiller systems
Accurate prediction of chiller energy consumption is crucial for reducing building energy consumption. In this study, an innovative dual-branch network architecture DNTB (A Dual-Branch Network Model B...
How did Ontario healthcare institutions implement and legitimize Covid-19 vaccine mandates? A qualitative multi‑method study protocol
Background Upon the WHO declaration of Covid-19 as a pandemic, healthcare workers (HCWs) – unvaccinated by necessity – were celebrated as “heroes” for their service under difficult conditions. Later,...
MHC-mismatched synovial mesenchymal stem cell injections delay knee osteoarthritis progression through hepatocyte growth factor secretion in rats
Background Knee osteoarthritis (OA) currently lacks disease-modifying treatments. While autologous mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) transplantation has shown promise, its limitations have led to growing in...
Impact of circadian rhythm preference on performance in China’s standardized residency training: The mediating role of loneliness
Objective This study aimed to clarify how circadian rhythm preference influences academic performance within the evolving framework of standardized residency training in China, where research on resid...