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A qualitative analysis of female sex workers’ lived experiences with adherence to Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in Zimbabwe
Background Female sex workers (FSWs) are at an elevated risk of HIV infection with an eight-fold risk of HIV infection. In countries like Zimbabwe, FSWs have an HIV incidence of around 10.2%. With thi...
Correction: Women’s experiences of and satisfaction with childbirth: Development and validation of a measurement scale for low- and middle-income countries
Retraction: The influence of environmental diplomacy, economic determinants and renewable energy consumption on environmental degradation: Empirical evidence of G20 countries
Hemoglobin response to iron-folic acid supplementation and associated factors among anemic pregnant women attending the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital ANC ward Northwest, Ethiopia 2023: A longitudinal follow up study
Background Anemia is the most frequent complication during pregnancy. Iron and folate deficiencies are the primary causes of anemia during pregnancy resulting from low hemoglobin concentration. Global...
The nonlinear impact of ESG performance on audit pricing: Evidence from China
The substantial impact of corporate Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance, predominantly measured by non-financial metrics, on external auditors is investigated in this paper. Using...
Peptide immunoarrays for rationale development of vaccines with enhanced cross-reactivity
Vaccines of enhanced range of protection could help to control newly emerging infectious diseases while providing greater resilience to any subsequent variants. Such “universal vaccines” are an ideali...
HWANet: A Haar Wavelet-based Attention Network for remote sensing object detection
Remote sensing object detection (RSOD) is highly challenging due to large variations in object scales. Existing deep learning-based methods still face limitations in addressing this challenge. Specifi...
Behavioral investigation of reactive and neoplastic lymphocytes in human lymph nodes in 4D
This study deals with a 4D investigation of lymphocytes in human tissue under reactive and neoplastic conditions. The immune system’s response to pathogens highly depends on cell interaction and movem...
Data-driven identification of key predictors of uncontrolled hypertension: A cross-sectional study
Uncontrolled hypertension (HTN) increases the risk of adverse health events. This study aimed to identify key predictors of uncontrolled HTN in 1,308 Mexican adults with a prior diagnosis of HTN who w...
Promoter or inhibitor? The role played by housing prices on entrepreneurial vitality in China
This study delves into the time-varying causal relationship between housing prices (HP) and entrepreneurial vitality (EV) in China, employing a rolling-window sub-sample testing approach. The findings...
Breast cancer classification based on the integration of diagnostic algorithms for calcifications and masses using a mixture of experts
Purpose To investigate the effectiveness of an integrated deep-learning (DL) algorithm, the Mixture of Radiological Findings Specific Experts (MoRFSE), in breast cancer classification by imitating the...
Retraction: Analysis of China’s carbon market price fluctuation and international carbon credit financing mechanism using random forest model
Barriers to effective communication among nurses and family members of patients admitted to the intensive care unit at Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam: A descriptive qualitative study
Background Effective communication in healthcare is essential for ensuring quality patient care. As healthcare shifts toward family-centered care, nurses are expected to engage families in information...
What the public wants to know about the recycling of contaminated soil
After the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident of March 11, 2011, the Japanese government implemented a soil decontamination program as part of disaster area recovery. This resulted in appro...
Detection of social anxiety using multiple simultaneous biosignals: A pilot study
Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) is a prevalent and debilitating condition characterized by heightened anxiety and avoidance behaviors in social situations. Despite the availability of treatment options,...
Auditory and cognitive contributions to recognition of degraded speech in noise: Individual differences among older adults
This study examined individual differences in how older adults with normal hearing (ONH) or hearing impairment (OHI) allocate auditory and cognitive resources during speech recognition in noise at equ...
Correction: Population genetic diversity and structure of the endangered species Tetracentron sinense Oliver (Tetracentraceae) with SNPs based on RAD sequencing
Orthogonally polarized dual-wavelength Nd:LaMgAl11O19/Nd:SrAl12O19 laser at 1297 and 1306 nm with adjustable ratio of output powers
Using tunable in-band laser diode (LD) pumping (791.1–798.2 nm), an orthogonally polarized dual-wavelength (OPDW) Nd:LaMgAl11O19/Nd:SrAl12O19 (Nd:LMA/Nd:SA) operation at 1297 nm and 1306 nm for the 4F...
Application of Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) for Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1895) in Sri Lanka: Dose optimization, mating competitiveness and release ratios
Background Sri Lanka has experienced severe dengue epidemics in recent years, despite the extensive vector control measures taken. Therefore, it is necessary to find sustainable vector control strateg...
Hyperspectral anomaly detection leveraging spatial attention and right-shifted spectral energy
In this research, we have proposed a novel anomaly detection algorithm for processing hyperspectral images (HSIs), called the Graph Attention Network–Beta Wavelet Graph Neural Network-based Hyperspect...
Effectiveness and user experiences of a valgus brace in patients with knee osteoarthritis: A mixed-method randomised controlled trial
Background Patients with medial compartment knee osteoarthritis (OA) may benefit from wearing a valgus brace, but previous studies lacked consideration for brace wearing time, co-interventions and the...
LGMMFusion: A LiDAR-guided multi-modal fusion framework for enhanced 3D object detection
Multi-modal data fusion plays a critical role in enhancing the accuracy and robustness of perception systems for autonomous driving, especially for the detection of small objects. However, small objec...
Machine learning predictions of unplanned readmissions using electronic medical records: Predictor importance across medical and surgical patient populations
Hospital readmissions prolong patient suffering and increase healthcare expenditures. While several studies have attempted to develop prediction models to reduce readmissions, most have demonstrated m...
A framework to enhance the signal-to-noise ratio for quantitative fluorescence microscopy
Single-cell fluorescence characterization has gained much attention for studying the dynamics of individual cells in human diseases such as cancer. Despite the abundance of literature on quantitative...
Association between Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index and female breast cancer based on NHANES data (2001–2018): A cross-sectional study
Worldwide cancer statistics have shown that breast cancer dominates female cancer incidence and remains a leading cause of death. The Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index (SII) is a new prognostic indic...