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Regulation of coral assemblages: Spatial and temporal variation in the abundance of recruits, juveniles, and adults
Understanding the processes that maintain coral assemblages is of crucial importance given increasing rates of coral mortality on reefs globally. Here, we compared relationships among distribution pat...
Effect of upper limb isometric training (ULIT) on hamstring strength in early postoperative anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction patients: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries impact approximately 68.6 per 100,000 individuals annually, with ACL reconstruction (ACLR) being a common intervention for restoring knee stability in physica...
Ethnomedicinal documentation, phytochemical characterization, and biological evaluation of the traditional medicinal plants from Swat region of Pakistan
Traditional medicinal plants are a primary source of natural products which are used for the prevention and treatment of various infections throughout the world. This study documents the ethnomedicina...
Binocular visual performance and optical quality of trifocal intraocular lens in Chinese patients with high myopic cataract
Purpose To evaluate the visual performance and optical quality of a trifocal intraocular lens (IOL) in patients with high myopic cataracts. Methods This is a prospective, multicenter, non-randomized...
Advancing fall risk prediction in older adults with cognitive frailty: A machine learning approach using 2-year clinical data
Falls are a critical concern in older adults with cognitive frailty (CF). However, previous studies have not fully examined whether machine learning models can predict falls in older individuals with...
Correlation of fecal calprotectin levels with the detection of treatable enteric pathogens in children with severe acute diarrheal disease in Botswana
Diarrheal disease is a leading cause of death among young children globally. Current guidelines recommend supportive treatment of acute diarrhea and using antimicrobials only with presence of blood in...
Adaptive exponential weighted composite sliding mode-based direct yaw moment control for four-wheel independently actuated autonomous vehicles
This paper introduces a novel Direct Yaw Moment Control (DYC) scheme for autonomous vehicles with Four-Wheel Independent Actuation (FWIA). In the upper-layer control strategy, an Adaptive Exponential...
RETRACTED: SiC ultra -thin films for high-performance quantum spacecraft applications fabricated via nanosecond pulsed laser deposition and doping
This research investigates the deposition, characterization of SiC ultra-thin films deposited by nanosecond pulsed Nd 3 ⁺ laser deposition technique and laser...
Propagation of antibacterial cold atmospheric pressure plasma through small-bore tubing
Cold atmospheric pressure plasma (CAPP) is well documented to have microbicidal properties including against non-pathogenic Escherichia coli. In this feasibility study, a semi-quantitative method was...
Cost-utility analysis of Coronary Artery Calcium screening to guide statin prescription among intermediate-risk patients in Thailand
Objective This study aims to evaluate the cost-utility of Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC) screening for primary prevention in Thai patients with intermediate cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, compared...
The range and reach of qualitative research in neurosurgery: A scoping review
Following calls for more qualitative research in neurosurgery, this scoping review aimed to describe the range and reach of qualitative studies relevant to the field of neurosurgery and the patients a...
Vitamin D enhances antiviral responses in dengue virus-infected macrophages by modulating early-response gene expression
Dengue virus (DENV), the etiological agent of dengue fever, remains a global health concern, leading to severe illness and death in the absence of any definitive cure. Research has shown that vitamin...
Analyzing patient perspectives on orthodontic treatment through social media hashtags
Social media has become a key platform for health-related communication and patient experience sharing. In orthodontics, analyzing patient-generated content on social media helps uncover perceptions,...
Long-term economc burden and related influencing factors of pediatric cataracst: A population-based study in South Korea
Pediatric cataracts are a significant cause of childhood blindness, requiring long-term management. This study evaluated the economic burden of pediatric cataract surgery in South Korea and identified...
Light microscopy image segmentation using active contours driven by local image information for environmentally friendly fired-clay bricks design and characterization
This study proposes an innovative approach for the recycling of dry wastewater sludge in the production of fired clay bricks, aiming to create environmentally friendly and cost-effective building mate...
Evolving funding strategies for research software: Insights from an international survey of research funders
Contemporary research heavily depends on software. Research software, comprising source code, algorithms, scripts, computational workflows, and executables produced during or specifically for research...
Sensory discrimination of chemical and temperature stimuli in the acoel Symsagittifera roscoffensis
Environmental cues provide critical sensory information for the survival of animals. Understanding how distinct sensory cues elicit or modulate certain behaviour thus provides insights into the adapta...
Utilizing time series analysis to forecast the growth of mobile payment users and its implications for the digital economy
Mobile payment systems have experienced rapid growth, but accurate forecasting remains challenging due to market dynamics and complex adoption factors. This paper proposes a Hybrid ARIMA-LSTM-Transfor...
Quantifying the influence of vocational education and training with text embedding and similarity-based networks
Assessing the potential influence of Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses on creating job opportunities and nurturing work skills has been considered challenging due to the ambiguity in def...
The influence of pneumococcal positivity on clinical outcomes among patients hospitalized with COVID-19: A retrospective cohort study
Background Bacterial co-infection has been associated with adverse outcomes in patients with COVID-19. Streptococcus pneumoniae is a common cause of community-acquired pneumonia and may contribute to...
Psychometric properties of the Hebrew version of brief mindful self-care scale: A translation and validation study
Background Mindful self-care (MSC) integrates mindfulness into daily routines to enhance physical, mental, and emotional well-being. MSC is vital for nurses due to the high-stress nature of their work...
Nonlinear association between stress hyperglycemia ratio and severe consciousness disorder in acute ischemic stroke: A MIMIC retrospective analysis
Background The stress hyperglycemia ratio (SHR) has been extensively studied; however, its association with severe consciousness disorder (Glasgow Coma Scale [GCS] ≤ 8) in patients with acute ischemic...
Comparison of intrinsic foot muscle function in patients with different lower extremity conditions
Background The intrinsic foot muscles (IFM), or foot core, provides stability to the foot skeleton. IFM dysfunction has been linked to foot and ankle injuries; however, the functional assessment of IF...
A recipe for systems change: Predictive modeling and street-level bureaucracy among homeless services
Olfactory dysfunction and amyloid-positivity in Parkinson’s disease—longitudinal analysis of cognitive decline and cerebrospinal fluid markers
Background Olfactory dysfunction is a common non-motor symptom in Parkinson’s disease (PD). The objective was to evaluate the association between olfaction in PD with cross-sectional and longitudinal...