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Challenges and perceptions of dental undergraduate students regarding active learning in clinical practice: A qualitative study
Objectives This study aimed to investigate the challenges faced by dental students during clinical practice and to understand their perceptions of how active learning methodologies contribute to foste...
Implicit benefits of adolescents with high psychological resilience in action control of emotion regulation
Psychological resilience is crucial for adolescents’ emotional health. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between psychological resilience and implicit emotion regulation. The acti...
Statins to reduce renal sinus fat among breast cancer patients undergoing anthracycline-based chemotherapy: A substudy of PREVENT-WF-98213
Objective To test if statin administration attenuated renal sinus fat (RSF) accumulation and if RSF was associated with renal function in women with breast cancer (BC) receiving anthracycline-based ch...
A deep learning approach to gender equality: Forecasting educational indicators with 1D-CNN aligned with SDG 5
Sustainable development goal (SDG) 5 focuses on gender equality and empowerment and it is considered as one of the most important SDGs. Therefore, this article presented a time series prediction model...
Investigation of bacterial community and histamine production in fresh mackerel at low temperature storage
This study investigates microbial growth, community composition, and histamine production in freshly caught mackerel stored at 4°C and 10°C. Fish were obtained directly from fishermen and immediately...
Physical activity levels, exercise intrinsic motivation, physical fitness, and their association with adiposity and Oxytocin Receptor (OXTR) rs53576 and rs2254298 gene variants
Intrinsic motivation predicts higher exercise participation and long-term sustenance. Common variants in the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) have been associated with socially-related personality traits...
Establishing a new rat model to investigate pathophysiology and bone healing in posttraumatic lymphedema
Introduction Posttraumatic lymphedema is a common complication after open and closed fractures with soft tissue trauma. Even though there is quite certain consensus about the basic mechanisms of lymph...
Determinants of vaccination uptake among pregnant women in Kumasi: A multi-centre cross-sectional study
Introduction Pregnant women are a high-risk group for severe symptoms and complications during pandemics, and vaccination is an important measure to prevent infection and protect both the mother and t...
Exploring interactions of Aliivibrio fischeri with water-soluble polymers using bioluminescence and Raman microspectroscopy
Water-soluble polymers (WSPs) are widely used in biomedical and industrial applications. However, their ecological impact, including interactions with microorganisms, remains insufficiently understood...
Role of endothelial cell markers in prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma: Integrating bioinformatics analysis and experimental validation
Background Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a highly prevalent malignancy with poor prognosis. Endothelial cells (ECs) play a crucial role in HCC progression, yet their involvement at the single-cell...
Neural SDE-based spike control of noisy neurons
Controlling the spike timing of individual neurons is a fundamental challenge with significant implications for treating neurological disorders. While much research has focused on neural models in low...
Identifying novel genetic variants in epidermolysis Bullosa among Middle Eastern Arab Families: Insights from whole exome sequencing and computational analysis
Background Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) is a rare genetic disorder that results in fragile skin and blistering and may lead to mucous membrane involvement. The disease manifests in several subtypes, amo...
“A good day is just being able to breathe”: Aligning COPD research with patient needs, a qualitative study
Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common and impactful disease that is the target of a large portfolio of clinical research. However, there is limited un...
The impact of proximity to major central hepatic vasculature on perioperative outcomes and size-based risk stratification in hepatic hemangioma surgery
Background and aim Surgical strategies for hepatic hemangiomas remain controversial, particularly concerning the influence of anatomical location and the use of tumor size thresholds. The proximity of...
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Enhanced gallbladder cancer detection via active and self-supervised learning integration: Innovating B-ultrasound image analysis
Gallbladder cancer, a common yet often under diagnosed malignancy, is typically characterized by late detection and a poor prognosis. The rise of deep learning has introduced new methods for its early...
Effects of electricity outages on enterprise productivity in Egypt: Lessons learned
This study investigates the impact of advanced electricity outage announcements on the operational efficiency of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), in Egypt, using profitability as a key performance...
Prevalence and clustering of cardiovascular risk factors in a population aged 25–64 in Czechia: A cross-sectional study
Introduction Cardiovascular events are still the most common cause of death in the Czech Republic. The increasing prevalence of risk factors such as dyslipidaemia, hypertension, obesity, and diabetes...
Scalable and sustainable process of spike spherical Mg(OH)2 adsorbent from magnesite by ammonia-cycle method for dye removal
This study presents an innovative, and environmentally friendly synthesis process for spike spherical magnesium hydroxide (SSMH) using magnesite and an ammonia-cycle method, which eliminates waste liq...
Impact of self-directed e-learning on nurses’ competency in arrhythmia interpretation in cardiology
Accurate electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation is an essential competency for nurses, particularly in cardiology, where the timely identification of arrhythmias can be lifesaving and significantly im...
Exploring the impact of visual function degradation on manual prehension movements in normal-sighted individuals
Impairments of visual function abilities, such as visual acuity and contrast sensitivity, can negatively impact our ability to perform manual prehension tasks. Despite the clear link between visual in...
Research on robot positioning error compensation algorithm based on the Dog Leg and PSONN algorithm
The absolute positioning accuracy of industrial robots is much lower than that of repetitive. In this paper, an error compensation algorithm for industrial robots is proposed, which included the kinem...
Pronated foot and reactive balance: A preliminary comparative study of older women
Background Older adults with pronated foot may face greater challenges in maintaining balance, which increases their risk of falling. Reactive balance, which refers to the ability to restore stability...
Computational modeling of residual stress in welded high-strength steel box sections
This study investigates the residual stress patterns of welded box-section members constructed from high-strength steel (HSS). A finite element method (FEM) model developed in ANSYS is validated using...
Capybara: Efficient estimation of generalized linear models with high-dimensional fixed effects
This paper introduces capybara, an R package implementing computationally efficient algorithms for estimating generalized linear models (GLMs) with high-dimensional fixed effects. Building on Stammann...