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Examining the application of innovative ELT strategies in primary school EFL classrooms
English language teaching strategies determine the practicality of effective language instruction. Their effectiveness, however, was not directly examined in the context of Ethiopian primary schools....
Probabilistic behavioral aggregation: A case study on the Nordic power grid
This study applies the Probabilistic Behavioral Tuning (ProBeTune) framework to transient power grid simulations to address challenges posed by increasing grid complexity. ProBeTune offers a probabili...
Retraction: Institutional environment, technological innovation capability and service-oriented transformation
Retraction: Regional unevenness in the construction of digital villages: A case study of China
Probing the effect of PEG-DNA interactions and buffer viscosity on tethered DNA in shear flow
DNA flow-stretching is a widely employed, powerful technique for investigating the mechanisms of DNA-binding proteins involved in compacting and organizing chromosomal DNA. We combine single-molecule...
Financing sustainability: Applying the BIOFIN framework to government investments in conserving native and indigenous livestock breeds in central India
Biodiversity conservation is a key responsibility for signatories of the Convention on Biodiversity. India is legally committed to the Aichi Biodiversity Targets (ABTs) and the United Nations’ sustain...
Diagnostic accuracy of circulating tumor DNA for detection of ALK rearrangement in lung cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 14 studies
Background Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) is evolving into a promising non-invasive approach for the detection of ALK rearrangement. This meta-analysis was designed to determine the diagnostic value of...
Plant recruitment six years after the Samarco’s tailings-dam disaster: Impacts on species richness and plant growth
One of the greatest tragedies in Brazilian mining history occurred in November 2015 in Mariana, Minas Gerais state, when a dam from the mining company Samarco was breached. Millions of mine tailings f...
The effect of tennis on male bone mineral density: A meta-analysis
Background As an asymmetrical sport, tennis positively influences the increase of bone mineral density (BMD) in adolescents. However, most current studies focus on specific body re...
A case study of transferring the effect of demographic factors on e-waste recycling to the waste container assignment model
Collecting waste directly from the consumer could be considered the initial stage of electronic waste recycling. Despite numerous studies employing mathematical assignment models to determine the opti...
Is the human face a biomarker of health? – A scoping review
There is a widespread assumption that facial features could act as a biomarker of human developmental stability and thus provide an important cue to an individual’s physical and mental health status....
Protocol for a scoping review of time to treatment in adults with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma
Background Delays in cancer treatment can result in tumor growth, increased clonal heterogeneity, upstaging, increased symptoms, organ damage, increased psychological distress, and worse clinical outc...
Neighborhood context, genetic influences, and life satisfaction: Evidence from the German twin family panel
Both genetic influences and neighborhood environments play a role in shaping life satisfaction. However, research examining gene-environment interactions (GxE) in this context remains limited. This st...
Retraction: Assessing the asymmetric impact of physical infrastructure and trade openness on ecological footprint: An empirical evidence from Pakistan
PiCCL: A lightweight multiview contrastive learning framework for image classification
We introduce PiCCL (Primary Component Contrastive Learning), a self-supervised contrastive learning framework that utilizes a multiplex Siamese network structure consisting of many identical branches...
Correction: Molecular simulation-based investigation of thiazole derivatives as potential LasR inhibitors of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Understanding the influence of self-concept on clinical decision-making among nurses: A cross-sectional study
Background Self-concept, defined as an individual’s perception of their professional identity, competencies, and abilities within their nursing role, significantly influences clinical decision-making...
Retraction: How to promote the balanced development of urban and rural China? Evidences from reallocating idle rural residential land of Zhejiang province, China
Application of percutaneous lymphatic contrast-enhanced ultrasound in lymphovenous anastomosis microsurgery
Objective This study evaluated percutaneous lymphatic contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) for preoperative localization in preparation for lymphovenous anastomosis (LVA) microsurgery. Methods Fourte...
A multi-functional nine channels full-spectrum light emitting diode color temperature palette
A multi-functional nine-channel full-spectrum light emitting diode color temperature palette is proposed. The color temperature (CCT) of the palette can be continuously tuned at 1K interval within the...
Binge-watching and gender-specific effects on academic, social, and mental well-being in children and adolescents
Introduction Binge-watching refers to the consumption of screen-based content (excluding gaming) for five or more consecutive hours in a single session within the past month, which is an emerging beha...
TomoGRAF: An X-ray physics-driven generative radiance field framework for extremely sparse view CT reconstruction
Objectives Computed tomography (CT) provides high spatial-resolution visualization of 3D structures for various applications. Traditional analytical/iterative CT reconstruction algorithms require hund...
A reduction in serum IFN-γ, IL-1β, IL-6, and GM-CSF serves as potential markers for a positive outcome to lumbar epidural steroid injections
Introduction This study evaluated serum inflammatory cytokine levels before and after transforaminal epidural steroid injections (TFESI) to assess their potential as biomarkers for predicting favorabl...
Prevention of adolescent stimulant drug use: Do the home life environment and extracurricular activities influence this? Findings from the Irish Planet Youth Survey
Introduction Stimulant drug use during adolescence (e.g., cocaine or ecstasy) can lead to a myriad of adverse health effects, but it remains uncertain how the home life environment and involvement in...
Comorbidity patterns associated with severe COVID-19 outcomes: A cohort study based on the UK Biobank
Background Pre-existing comorbidities are linked to increased risk of severe COVID-19, but comprehensive assessments of comorbidity patterns remain limited. Methods We used network analysis to ident...