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Exploring the relationship between extracurricular activities and stress levels among university students: A cross-sectional study
Background Extracurricular activities (ECA) offer students valuable opportunities to engage in nonacademic pursuits, which can be a powerful strategy for managing stress and achieving a balanced life....
Correction: The efficacy of novel biomarkers for the early detection and management of acute kidney injury: A systematic review
Physical integrity and residual bio-efficacy of PBO-pyrethroid synergist-treated and pyrethroid-only LLINs after 1.5 years of field use in Western Kenya
Background Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) are vital for malaria control in sub-Saharan Africa, but their durability is challenged by fabric decay and pyrethroid resistance. This study assessed...
A real-time end-to-end detector for detecting surface defects on oversized rings
Oversized rings in wind turbines are regarded as crucial components because they often serve as the main load-bearing and connector structures. Surface defects on these rings can disrupt the normal op...
Does low fertility indicate better reproductive health status? Evidence from nationally representative survey in India
Background The global demographic landscape is experiencing a significant transformation of declining fertility rates, which has far-reaching implications for societal development and women’s well-bei...
Usability, sense of presence, and performance of a virtual reality emotion recognition task
Virtual reality (VR) has been proposed as a tool that could fulfill some of the limitations in emotion recognition (ER) assessment. Our research group created a VR task (VR-Tóol) for ER assessment. Th...
Mining and quantitative evaluation of the laboratory biosafety policy in China
Policies play a pivotal role in guiding and overseeing laboratory biosafety management. To ensure that laboratory biosafety management is underpinned by scientifically robust and well-founded policies...
Comparative analysis of differences for pathological upgrade and incomplete resection in endoscopic snare papillectomy for ampullary adenomas: A single-institution retrospective study
Background Inconsistent pathological diagnoses between pre- and post-endoscopic snare papillectomy (ESP) biopsies were frequently observed. We aimed to compare the differences in pathological upgrade...
Feeling of self-worth in healthy premenopausal women—relationships with menstrual cycles and ovulation over 1-year in the prospective ovulation cohort
Self-Worth is an over-arching evaluation of a person’s sense of individual value. Self-worth, however, is an underappreciated concept. It has rarely been reported related to physiological data; we fou...
Phylogenetic investigation and mitochondrial genome description of ten species in nine genera of Cicadellinae from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)
The Cicadellinae subfamily of the Cicadellidae (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadelloidea) is quite large, with about 2400 species across 330 genera worldwide, of which 263 species in 23 genera occur...
Constructing Schwartz values framework using the Rokeach values survey: Human value measurement in the longitudinal internet survey for social sciences
This paper assesses and validates indexes of human values as conceptualized in the Schwartz framework using the Rokeach Value Survey in the publicly available LISS panel data (www.lisspanel.nl), there...
Evaluating the use of SPIRIT on participant retention in randomised trials: Challenges in reporting and implications for practice
Objectives To establish whether the use of SPIRIT (Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials) item 18b (retention), evidence of planning for retention, has any effect on parti...
Detecting poststroke epilepsy in nationwide administrative data: A validation study using Swedish registers
Objective Healthcare administrative data often rely on the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) system, which lacks specific codes to identify etiological subgroups of epilepsy. Combining in...
Editorial Note: Effect of intrinsic foot muscles training on foot function and dynamic postural balance: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Platelet count and coagulation profiles of adult hypertensive patients at Felege Hiwot comprehensive specialized hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: A comparative cross-sectional study
Background Hypertension is a global public health problem and associated with metabolic, cellular, and blood disturbances. Hematological and hemostatic disturbance have been documented in individuals...
Quality of postnatal care for mothers and neonates in Mexico: Insights from the maternal eCohort study
Objective The study aimed to evaluate healthcare use during the postnatal period for mothers and their babies, the content of care received, mothers’ perceived quality of care, and the factors influen...
Association between pet ownership and physical function at discharge in hospitalized older adults: A retrospective observational study
Objectives Hospitalization can lead to a loss of physical function among older adults. While pet ownership has been reported to have beneficial effects on physical function, its impact on hospitalized...
Conceptual framework of applying CoI-based blended learning approach to enhance students’ vocabulary and vocabulary learning motivation
In China, secondary school students enrolled in vocational stream frequently have difficulties in mastering the English language. The mechanical traditional way of teaching and their lack of vocabular...
Effects of non-pharmacological interventions on cognitive function in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and mild cognitive impairment: A network meta-analysis
Objective Non-pharmacological intervention represents a significant therapeutic modality for the cognitive function intervention management of patients with type 2 diabetes accompanied by mild cogniti...
The role of professional socialisation in confidence in vaccines and vaccination decision-makers: Insights from a large multi-wave survey in France
The Covid-19 pandemic has greatly expanded research on social determinants of health inequalities. Yet one crucial dimension remains underexplored: the influence of professional socialisation (i.e., t...
Screening for Parkinson’s disease using “computer vision”
Background Identifying bradykinesia is crucial for diagnosing Parkinson’s disease (PD). Traditionally, the finger-tapping test has been used, relying on subjective assessments by physicians. Computer...
Association between homocysteine levels and hypertension prevalence as well as all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality among hypertensive patients: A population-based study
Background Currently, some studies have investigated the relationship between homocysteine (Hcy) levels and hypertension. However, within the population of individuals with hypertension, there is stil...
A scoping review protocol: Neuropsychological development in pediatric ophthalmology patients with social determinants of health analysis
Introduction Globally, ocular diseases have a substantial prevalence and impose a significant disease burden. Specifically, ocular diseases can negatively impact neuropsychological development for ped...
Potentially inappropriate medications at discharge: Prevalence, predictors, and their association with early readmission and emergency department visits in older adults
Background Evidence on the association between potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) and adverse outcomes after hospital discharge remains limited and contradictory. This study aimed to determi...
Very preterm, very low birth weight infants not admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit, National Vital Statistics Surveillance Data, United States 2021
The objective of this analysis is to examine characteristics of very preterm (VPT), very low birth weight (VLBW) infants not admitted to neonatal intensive care units (NICU). In this cross-sectional s...