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Capturing temporal heterogeneity of communities: A temporal β-diversity based on Hill numbers and time series analysis
Beta-diversity is a term used to refer to the heterogeneity in the composition of species through space or time. Despite a consensus on the advantages of measuring β-diversity using data on species ab...
Market, power, gift, and concession economies: Comparison using four-mode primitive network models
Reducing wealth inequality is a global challenge, and the problems of capitalism stem from the enclosure of the commons and the breakdown of the community. According to previous studies by Polanyi, Ka...
Opportunistic pathogens and polycocktail drugs fuel dynamic public health threats during the opioid crisis
More than 100,000 preventable deaths have occurred each year in the United States since 2021 from intravenous drug use. A challenging problem for clinicians, researchers, and public health workers inv...
Enhancing the gravity model for commuters: Time-and-spatial-structure-based improvements in Japan’s metropolitan areas
Metropolitan commuting flows reveal crucial insights into urban spatial dynamics; however, existing mobility models often struggle to capture the complex, heterogeneous patterns within these regions....
Retraction: Screening of potential biomarkers for polycystic ovary syndrome and identification of expression and immune characteristics
Caring for home care workers: Health and safety hazards, harms and risk factors
Home care workers support the growing number of older adults or people with disabilities who are living at home in their own private residences. The complex and varied work health and safety (WHS) haz...
Applications of artificial intelligence and urban innovation performance: A quasi-natural experiment based on the pilot zones for the innovative application of artificial intelligence
Innovation is the core driving force behind the ability to cope with risks and enhance urban competitiveness. Against the backdrop of frequent global crises and intensified competition, improving urba...
CRISPR-Cas9 targeting the blaKPC gene in a clinical isolate of Klebsiella michiganensis: Reduction of imipenem resistance and changes in genomic carbapenem resistance determinants
The CRISPR-Cas technology can be used to disable drug resistance genes. Since carbapenem resistance can be mediated by multiple resistance determinants, we here investigated the extent of re-sensizita...
Revealing bioremediation potential of novel indigenous bacteria from oil-contaminated sites in the UAE: A combined bioinformatics and experimental validation
Microbial biodegradation of recalcitrant aromatic hydrocarbon pollutants represents an environmentally sustainable strategy for remediating contaminated sites. However, elucidating the metabolic capab...
Evaluation of sodium levels and changes in foods from the top 20 Canadian restaurant chains (2016–2020) against UK National Salt Reduction Maximum targets
High sodium intake contributes to hypertension, a leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Over 50% of Canadians regularly consume prepackaged and restaurant foods, which account for more than...
Scoping review of the literature on outcomes of the conservation reserve program
The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), one of the largest private lands conservation programs in the U.S., has played a critical role in soil erosion reduction, water quality improvement, wildlife ha...
Development of an embedded system-based automatic timing reminder device for improving autoclave cooling period management
Purpose The study was conducted with the aim of developing an automatic timing reminder device based on embedded systems to manage the cooling period of sterilized items autoclave in the Sterile Proce...
Effect of forest cover change on the prevalence of acute respiratory tract infections, diarrhoea, and fever among children under five: Using an ecosystem approach to child health
Introduction An ecosystem approach to child health emphasizes the interconnectedness of environmental, social, and biological factors in shaping children’s health and well-being. However, it is not kn...
Complex relationship between crop yields and crop growing period: The shortened growing period before flowering contributes to yield increase in common buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
Predictions from process-based crop models have suggested that shorter growing seasons due to increases in temperature will lead to reductions in crop yields. However, a study to assess this relations...
Investigating the impact of dehydration and hydration on In-Vivo hip soft tissue biomechanics
Hip soft tissue biomechanics has a significant effect on hip loading and fracture risk during falls. Despite the high dehydration rate in older adults, athletes, and outdoor workers and its associatio...
Network biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease risk derived from joint volume and texture covariance patterns in mouse models
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) lacks effective cures and is typically detected after substantial pathological changes have occurred, making intervention challenging. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) intervention re...
A machine learning approach for estimating forage maize yield and quality in NW Spain
Crop models simulate crop growth and development according to different climatic, soil and crop management conditions. The CSM-CERES-Maize model (DSSAT) was adapted to simulate forage maize yields by...
The feasibility of the virtually delivered dementia lifestyle intervention for getting healthy together (DELIGHT) program for people living with dementia and their family/friend care partners
Background Improving supports to enhance quality of life for people living with dementia is a priority of research and practice. The DEmentia Lifestyle Intervention Program for Getting Healthy Togethe...
Exploring the association between socioeconomic status and cardiopulmonary exercise testing measures: A cohort study based on routinely collected data
Background Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) provides objective measures of cardiorespiratory fitness and can support surgical risk stratification. As socioeconomic status is a factor known to i...
Enhancing gutta-percha with silver mesoporous calcium silicate nanoparticles for advanced endodontic applications
Aim This study aimed to develop a modified gutta-percha (GP) multifunctional endodontic material by incorporating mesoporous calcium silicate nanoparticles (MCSNs) or silver-incorporated mesoporous ca...
What is the impact of structural changes in society on diabetes self-management and trajectories of HbA1c? A cohort study before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic in people with diabetes treated at outpatient clinics
Background The impact of COVID-19-related changes in diabetes self-management and trajectories of HbA1c throughout COVID-19 is not fully understood. Here, we describe HbA1c trajectories, changes in di...
Reconstructing spruce budworm outbreak severity: a comparison of paleoecological and tree-ring signals
Applying a centennial or millennial perspective to disturbance regimes permits an understanding of how these events have varied in the past in relation to climate change. Correctly interpreting this v...
Geographic disparities in access to outpatient stroke rehabilitation in Texas
Background Outpatient rehabilitation plays a vital role in providing post-discharge care for stroke survivors’ optimum recovery. Geographic variability in access to post-stroke rehabilitation care in...
Advancing infection profiling under data uncertainty through contagion potential
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the prevalence of asymptomatic cases challenged the reliability of epidemiological statistics in policymaking. To address this, we introduced contagion potential (CP) as...
Social determinants of health, health behaviors, and general health among colorectal cancer survivors: A cross-sectional study
Purpose Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death globally, yet the extent to which social determinants of health (SDOH) and health behaviors contribute to disparities in general h...