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Validity of four low-cost smartwatches in estimating energy expenditure during cycling in Chinese untrained women
Wrist-worn activity monitors, such as smartwatches, are frequently used to monitor energy expenditure (EE) of physical activity, but there is a high degree of heterogeneity in their accuracy. The purp...
Prognostic value of D-dimer in treatment and follow up for patients who underwent radiotherapy in advanced lung cancer
Background Lung carcinma, a serious disease commonly recognized at advanced stages and has less favorable outcomes to treatments. This research examines the association between D-dimer values and clin...
Understanding disappearances in Mexico City: A data-driven analysis
Mexico is facing an escalating crisis of violence, marked by a sharp increase in disappearances. However, key information remains unknown, such as the typical profile of victims, geographic hotspots,...
Kelps on the move: Potential future distribution areas in the face of climate change, on the Pacific coast of South America
Kelp forests are critical marine ecosystems that offer key services such as habitat, coastal protection, carbon sequestration, and support for fisheries. Along the temperate Pacific coast of South Ame...
Integrating ecological and community science data to understand patterns of colour polymorphism and social behaviour at the northern range limit of a plethodontid salamander
Traditionally, scientists have relied on ecological surveys to gain information about wildlife; however, community-science data has recently emerged as a valuable resource in organismal research. In t...
Correction: The effect of public reporting of acute myocardial infarction on the choice of hospital
The effects of Arabian jasmine on zebrafish behavior depends on strain, sex, and personality
Jasminum sambac (L.) Aiton, commonly known as Arabian jasmine, is widely used in Thai traditional medicine for mental health ailments. While most studies in humans and animals find that Arabian jasmin...
Clinical parameters associated with mortality in elderly patients with COVID-19
Background Elderly patients with COVID-19 face a heightened risk of severe outcomes and mortality, emphasizing the need for reliable early risk stratification in emergency departments (EDs). Clinical...
Correction: The relationship between COVID-19 anxiety and self-efficacy among adolescent students: A cross-sectional study
Associations among weed communities, management practices, and environmental factors in U.S. snap bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) production
Weed species that escape control (hereafter called residual weeds) coupled with changing weather patterns are emerging challenges for snap bean processors and growers. Field surveys were conducted to...
Effectiveness of the mushroom technique versus morcellation in en bloc bipolar prostate enucleation for prostates over 80 mL
Background and objectives Anatomical endoscopic enucleation of the prostate (AEEP) has revolutionized the surgical treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia, offering advantages over transurethral pro...
Youthful systemic milieu in younger recipients alleviates acute kidney injury via attenuating apoptosis and oxidative stress in a rat kidney transplantation model
Purpose To evaluate whether acute kidney injury (AKI) differs between young and adult recipients and to explore the possible underlying mechanisms. Methods In an allogenic heterotopic rat kidney tra...
Plant based Nano defenders successfully fight microbial contaminants without damaging the morphology and genetics of rose and night queen
In this study, the callus of Carica papaya was treated with silver nitrate solution to form silver nanoparticles which were later used as anti-contaminant substances in micropropagation media on C. no...
A novel cloud removal method by fusing features from SAR and neighboring optical remote sensing images
Optical remote sensing images were prone to extensive cloud coverage, especially under mountainous conditions with frequent weather changes. To address this issue, this paper proposed a novel cloud re...
Biomechanical analysis of porous and dense dental implant-supported bridges in healthy and osteoporotic bones
Despite the high success rate of crown bridge dental implants, peri-implant bone resorption remains a persistent major biomechanical issue. This study examines the impact of the implant’s Young’s modu...
Infection and telomere length: A systematic review
Background Infections may increase the risk of age-related diseases such as dementia. Accelerated immunological ageing, measurable by telomere length (TL), may be a potential mechanism. However, the r...
A variable sampling interval run sum chart for monitoring multivariate coefficient of variation
The coefficient of variation (CV) is employed to develop control charts to measure the relative dispersion of the data. The multivariate coefficient of variation (MCV) chart is used to monitor the CV...
Communicative patterns in online health communities: A comparative study of Italian and Polish
This paper explores how online health platforms influence communication between patients and healthcare professionals, focusing on anxiety-related interactions in Italy and Poland. The study examines...
A novel risk score model for predicting mortality in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: Insights from the CURE-HF Registry–ApHAC score
Aims To create a simple risk score model to predict post-discharge mortality in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) after treatment for acute decompensated heart failu...
Characterisation of a novel chicken-derived H3N3 avian influenza virus detected in China in 2023: Pathogenicity and immunogenicity
The poultry industry faces a constant threat from the mutation and transmission of avian influenza viruses (AIVs). While waterfowl and wild birds are natural hosts of H3N3 AIV, reports of H3N3 infecti...
Relationships between markers of emotional and social cognition and acoustic-verbal hallucinations in children and adolescents with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Introduction Acoustic-verbal hallucinations (AVH) occur in children and adolescents without psychotic disorders. They are often associated with anxiety, thymic and behavioral disorders and a history o...
Prevalence and predictors of Biker’s hand syndrome among the professional bike riders in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study
Background The use of motorbikes for the rapid growth of ride-sharing platforms in Bangladesh and the increasing economic reliance on this occupation are significant sources of non-traumatic injuries,...
Identification of coexisting Mfrprd6 and Pde6brd10 mutations causing spontaneous retinal detachment in commercially available rd6 mice
Purpose The rd6 mouse model, characterized by retinal degeneration due to an Mfrp mutation, has been widely studied. However, we identified a subset of rd6 mice that developed severe non-rhegmatogenou...
How University students in Bangladesh engage with ChatGPT: A qualitative study
This study examined university students’ perceptions and practices of using ChatGPT through a qualitative approach, employing semi-structured, in-depth interviews with 20 Khulna University students. U...
E-commerce recommender system design based on web information extraction and sentiment analysis
The research proposes an e-commerce recommendation system based on web page information extraction and sentiment analysis. Through the improved S-PageRank algorithm and the dynamic topic library gener...