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Outcomes and complications among nonagenarians undergoing cardiac surgery: A scoping review
Introduction This review was aimed at understanding the scope of evidence regarding outcomes and complications in nonagenarians (90–99 years of age) undergoing open cardiac surgery. Methods The revi...
Biological findings from a newly developed photo-identification catalog for the critically endangered Rice’s whale (Balaenoptera ricei)
The Rice’s whale is among the world’s most endangered whales. It has a small population size, low genetic diversity, and is exposed to several anthropogenic threats. In this study, we compiled photogr...
A robust hydroponic system for horticulture farming using deep learning, IoT, and mobile application
Due to limited literacy among root-level farmers, hydroponic farming in Bangladesh faces significant challenges. Therefore, there is a demand for easy-to-use technical systems to help farmers to monit...
Prevalence of common bacterial STI pathogens and the microscopic diagnostic approach to abnormal vaginal discharge in a tertiary care hospital in Bangkok, Thailand
In Thailand, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) persist as a significant public health issue, notwithstanding the affordability of treatments. The primary challenge lies in diagnostic methodologie...
Refining the diagnostic approach to latent tuberculosis Infection with Quantiferon gold plus: A retrospective analysis of borderline results
The Quantiferon Gold Plus (QFT) test, a widely used interferon-γ release assay (IGRA), diagnoses latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) with a positivity threshold of ≥0.35 IU/mL. Results near this cut-...
Combining greedy and evolutionary algorithms to maximize influence in networks under deterministic linear threshold model
In the paper we consider the well-known Influence Maximization (IM) and Target Set Selection (TSS) problems for Boolean networks under Deterministic Linear Threshold Model (DLTM). The main novelty of...
The arabidopsis WAVE/SCAR protein BRICK1 associates with cell edges and plasmodesmata
Plasmodesmata are specialized structures in plant cell walls that mediate intercellular communication by regulating the trafficking of molecules between adjacent cells. The actin cytoskeleton plays a...
An enhanced secretary bird optimization algorithm based on precise elimination mechanism and boundary control for numerical optimization and low-light image enhancement
Metaheuristic optimization algorithms often face challenges such as complex modeling, limited adaptability, and a tendency to get trapped in local optima when solving complex optimization problems. To...
Comparative analysis of cervical cancer classification of DPAGCHE-enhanced Pap smear images using convolutional neural network models
Cervical cancer remains a significant cause of female mortality worldwide, primarily due to abnormal cell growth in the cervix. This study proposes an automated classification method to enhance detect...
Global burden of head and neck cancer from 1990 to 2021: A comprehensive analysis and projections to 2030 based on the global burden of disease study 2021
Background Head and neck cancer (HNC) is a significant global health concern with rising incidence and mortality in certain regions. This study aimed to evaluate the global burden and temporal trends...
SeqFusionNet: A hybrid model for sequence-aware and globally integrated acoustic representation
Animals communicate information primarily via their calls, and directly using their vocalizations proves essential for executing species conservation and tracking biodiversity. Conventional visual app...
Correction: Detection and characterization of fungus (Magnaporthe oryzae pathotype Triticum) causing wheat blast disease on rain-fed grown wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in Zambia
Accuracy of recording linear erosion using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
Soil erosion is an ongoing environmental problem. To address this issue, calibrated erosion models are used to forecast areas vulnerable to erosion and to determine appropriate preventive measures. Mo...
Retraction: Pre-infection 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 levels and association with severity of COVID-19 illness
Exposure to trauma in pregnant women and its association with previous perinatal complications, IPV and antenatal service satisfaction in rural Ethiopia: a cross-sectional facility-based study
Background We aimed to describe the prevalence of exposure to traumatic events and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in pregnant women attending antenatal care (ANC) in rural Ethiopia. We hypothes...
Genetically diverse mice exhibit divergent domain-specific, sex-dependent behavioral outcomes following exposure to early life stress
Understanding how genetic variability shapes responses to environmental and developmental factors is critical for advancing translational neuroscience. However, most preclinical studies rely on inbred...
Stabilization of clay soils exposed to freeze-thaw conditions with waste Kevlar
In recent years, the use of waste materials for soil stabilization has gained attention due to their environmental and economic advantages. Kevlar, a synthetic, high-strength fiber commonly used in te...
Indicators of high-quality general practice to achieve Quality Equity and Systems Transformation in Primary Health Care (QUEST-PHC) in Australia: a Delphi consensus study
Objectives This study aimed to achieve wider consensus on the relevance and feasibility of the Quality Equity and Systems Transformation in Primary Health Care (QUEST-PHC) indicators and measures deve...
Correction: Multimodal analgesia practices for knee and hip arthroplasties in the Netherlands. A prospective observational study from the PAIN OUT registry
Correction: Construction and validation of a prognostic signature based on necroptosis-related genes in hepatocellular carcinoma
ProteinWeaver: A webtool to visualize ontology-annotated protein networks
Molecular interaction networks are a vital tool for studying biological systems. While many tools exist that visualize a protein or a pathway within a network, no tool provides the ability for a resea...
Correction: Hospital-at-home care in Singapore: A qualitative exploration of health system partners’ state of readiness, and policy and implementation strategies essential to support scale-up
Seismic random noise separation and suppression based on improved variational mode decomposition via grey wolf optimization
Seismic noise separation and suppression is an important topic in seismic signal processing to improve the quality of seismic data recorded at monitoring stations. We propose a novel seismic random no...
Frankenstein, thematic analysis and generative artificial intelligence: Quality appraisal methods and considerations for qualitative research
Objective To determine accuracy and efficiency of using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to undertake thematic analysis. Introduction With the increasing use of GenAI in data analysis, tes...
Digital health literacy is linked to attitudes regarding the ethical aspects of digital health among patients with dermatologic comorbidities
Introduction Digital health literacy (DHL), also known as eHealth literacy, refers to an individual’s ability to locate, understand, evaluate, and apply health information from electronic sources to m...