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Antibiotic use in companion animals in veterinary teaching hospitals in Thailand
The high volume of antibiotics used for companion animals, off-label use of human-registered antibiotics for veterinary purposes, and close human-animal interactions raises policy concerns related to...
BTFormer: Blast transformer for human blastocyst components segmentation
Assessing embryo quality through segmentation of blastocyst components is crucial, as embryo morphology directly correlates with its potential for implantation. However, automatic blastocyst segmentat...
Rectal swabs vs bulk faeces PCR testing for the diagnosis of enteric conditions (RecSwabFaeces): Protocol for a single group diagnostic accuracy comparative trial
Obtaining a stool specimen for diagnostic testing of enteric conditions (e.g., gastroenteritis) can be a challenging and unpleasant experience. A person is required to obtain a sample pot from a healt...
Elucidating trends and underlying drivers of neonatal mortality stagnation in Nepal: An analytical perspective on the 2016 and 2022 Demographic and Health Surveys
Background Nepal has made significant progress in reducing the Neonatal Mortality Rate (NMR) over the past two decades. However, since 2016, NMR has stagnated at 21 deaths per 1,000 live births, indic...
Desire for childbearing in the view of Iranian parents: A qualitative study
Background and Aims Like many other countries, Iran is facing a declining population growth rate. While previous research has primarily focused on childless individuals or parents of only one child, l...
Investigating the Trichosanthis Pericarpium - Trichosanthis Radix herbal pair’s role in alleviating COPD through gut microbiota function, metabolomics analysis and cell validation experiment
The herbal pair of Trichosanthis Pericarpium – Trichosanthis Radix (TP-TR) is derived from the classic prescription Bei-Mu-Gua-Lou-San in Yixue Xinwu, which is commonly used to treat lung heat and cou...
Nucleated red blood cell count as a novel predictive biomarker for acute kidney injury and prognosis in patients with acute pancreatitis: A retrospective cohort study
Objectives Nucleated red blood cells (NRBCs) have been reported to correlate to poor prognosis in critically ill patients. This study aimed to identify the role of NRBC count in early diagnosis of acu...
Bone mineral density predicts survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and portal vein tumor thrombosis
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third leading cause of cancer-related mortality, with portal vein tumor thrombosis (PVTT) being a common complication that significantly worsens prognosis. Recent...
Salivary microbiome in peritoneal dialysis patients with and without sarcopenia: A pilot study
Purpose To investigate salivary microbiota composition in end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients with sarcopenia (SESKD), ESKD patients without sarcopenia (NSESKD), and individuals without chronic k...
An adaptive sliding mode controller with free-will arbitrary time convergence for three-phase rectifiers in autonomous agricultural vehicles
This study describes a novel adaptive free-will arbitrary time sliding mode controller (AFWATSMC) designed to improve the performance of a three-phase rectifier in an autonomous oil palm grabber vehic...
Bias in the estimated reporting fraction due to vaccination in the time-series SIR model
The time-series Susceptible-Infectious-Recovered (TSIR) model has been a standard tool for studying the non-linear dynamics of acute, immunizing infectious diseases. The standard assumption of the TSI...
A novel and robust feature selection method with FDR control for omics-wide association analysis
Omics-wide association analysis is a very important tool for medicine and human health study. However, the modern omics data sets collected often exhibit the high-dimensionality, unknown distribution...
Design principles for social-ecological research at the landscape scale applied to western Rwanda
Place-based social-ecological systems research provides major opportunities to advance sustainability and often involves large, interdisciplinary groups. Researchers adopt various methodologies when s...
Disseminated intravascular coagulation, associated factors and clinical outcomes among critically Ill septic adults admitted to a tertiary hospital in Ethiopia: A prospective longitudinal study
Background Despite the established link between sepsis and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), data on the prevalence of DIC, associated factors and patient outcomes in sepsis patients are i...
Enhanced CNN for induction motor fault diagnosis via multi-source data fusion
This study addresses the challenge of low recognition precision in single fault signal isolation for induction motors by proposing a novel fault diagnosis strategy that integrates multi-source informa...
Defining the multifaceted roles of dental academics: A consensus approach using the Fuzzy Delphi Method
Dental academics are the foundation of dental institutions. They are mostly dental specialists and scientists driven by a passion for teaching and intellectual challenges. Although most have not been...
A combination of silica and cigarette smoke extract exacerbates lung fibrosis: Unveiling a harmful synergy
Smoking could potentiate the profibrotic effects of silica in the lungs, including increasing the risk of cancer and silicosis. Crystalline silica-induced silicosis has been associated with lung fibro...
Influence of elevated temperature on the nutritional profile of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Seeds
Increasing occurrences of episodic heat stress significantly affect crop quality traits, including those of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). The adverse effectof heat stress on seed quality was evaluate...
Remimazolam’s clinical application and safety: A signal detection analysis based on FAERS data and literature support
This study aimed to evaluate the adverse event profile of remimazolam, a novel ultra-short-acting benzodiazepine, with a focus on its safety in the respiratory, cardiovascular, and immune systems acro...
Comparison of the composition and antiplasmodial activity of Artemisia annua teas using an untargeted metabolomic approach
The use of teas made from locally cultivated Artemisia annua to fight malaria in remote areas where access to care is difficult is a matter of debate. This study aimed at document differences in the c...
Quality of reported ages: A robust re-modification in Total Modified Whipple’s Index
In demographic research, the accuracy of the reported ages in surveys and censuses is a persistently important issue. The common indices developed and used to examine the quality of age data are Whipp...
Audiovisual angle and voice incongruence do not affect audiovisual verbal short-term memory in virtual reality
Virtual reality (VR) environments are frequently used in auditory and cognitive research to imitate real-life scenarios. The visual component in VR has the potential to affect how auditory information...
Correction: Ventilation conditions during COVID-19 outbreaks in six California state carceral institutions
Generalised linear regression GARMA model adopted in Denmark’s tourism industry
This paper investigates the characteristics of seasonality in the tourism industry. The Gegenbauer long memory and seasonal features are clearly clarified in Denmark’s tourism data. By plotting ACF an...
Exploring the impact of display types of information about autonomous driving in semi-autonomous vehicles on drivers’ situation awareness and take-over performance under different driving scenarios
With the advent of the era of autonomous driving, designing an effective and appropriate autonomous driving information display is crucial for ensuring driving safety. Head-up Display (HUD) is regarde...