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Liquefaction analysis of marine diversion dike foundation and gravel pile reinforcement treatment based on the PL-Finn model
This study investigates the liquefaction characteristics and failure mechanisms of sand foundations in the marine diversion dike of a coastal nuclear power plant, along with the anti-liquefaction perf...
Florida Keys Cassiopea host benthos-like external microbiomes and a gut dominated by Vibrio, Endozoicomonas and Mycoplasma
Interactions with microbial communities fundamentally shape metazoans’ physiology, development, and health across marine ecosystems. This is especially true in zooxanthellate (symbiotic algae-containi...
Association between Estimated Pulse Wave Velocity (ePWV) and in-hospital and ICU 28-day mortality in ischemic stroke patients: A retrospective analysis of the MIMIC-IV database
Background Ischemic stroke poses a substantial global health burden. Reliable biomarkers for risk stratification in critically ill stroke patients are lacking. This study investigates estimated pulse...
Comparative study of pavement anomaly detection using detection models with rotated bounding boxes
A comparative study on automated pavement anomaly detection is conducted to improve the detection accuracy of models based on You Only Look Once version 4-Tiny (YOLOv4-Tiny). This study is the first t...
Incidence and risk factors for heart failure in the ELSA-Brasil cohort
Background Heart failure (HF) is a clinical condition with high morbidity and mortality and a growing impact on global public health. Longitudinal studies with large samples and extended follow-up are...
Revealing the endocrine landscape of INSL3/RXFP2 signaling in hamster
In mammals, insulin-like peptide 3 (INSL3) and its cognate receptor (RXFP2) are reported to be essential regulators of male reproductive physiology. It is also believed that INSL3/RXFP2 signaling has...
Retraction: Land use land cover change as a casual factor for climate variability and trends in the Bilate River Basin, Ethiopia
Implementing the IMPALA continuous monitoring system for paediatric critical care in Malawi: A mixed methods study of barriers and facilitators
Introduction Continuous monitoring of critically ill children is essential for the timely identification of deteriorating vital signs. However, monitoring is often intermittent in low-resource setting...
Fermented rice germ extract with high concentration of gamma-aminobutyric acid enhances pentobarbital-induced sleep via GABAergic system in rats
In modern societies, insomnia stands out as a widespread health concern. Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), an inhibitory neurotransmitter, can exert hypnotic effects. However, despite various clinical t...
Unveiling the drivers of geographic atrophy progression in eyes with reticular pseudodrusen
Purpose To evaluate the progression rate of geographic atrophy (GA) and identify factors associated with GA expansion in eyes with reticular pseudodrusen (RPD) using fundus autofluorescence (FAF) phot...
LEGO® as a versatile platform for building reconfigurable low-cost lab equipment
Laboratory equipment is critical for automating tasks in modern scientific research, but often limited by high costs, large footprints, and sustainability concerns. Emerging strategies to provide low-...
Cancer related adverse events associated with use of proton pump inhibitors and histamine-2 receptor antagonists: A real-world analysis using the FDA adverse event reporting system
Despite widespread use, concerns have emerged regarding the increased risks of digestive system cancers associated with use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). Moreover, ranitidine was recalled from the...
Syntactic denoising and multi-strategy auxiliary enhancement for aspect-based sentiment analysis
Aspect-based sentiment analysis (ABSA) aims to identify the sentiment polarity associated with specific aspect terms within sentences. Existing studies have primarily focused on constructing graphs fr...
A metaverse-based virtual reality platform for online certification using Web3
Context: Metaverse is an emerging technology that synchronizes physical and virtual things. It is used to communicate and simulate the virtual world with the physical world through human actions in re...
Colour segmentation of printed fabrics by integrating adaptive neural network and density peak clustering algorithm
With the development of computer vision and image processing technology, color segmentation of printed fabrics has gradually become a key task in the textile industry. However, the existing methods of...
Differential microRNA profiling of the Marshallese population in Arkansas reveals a higher association with chronic diseases
The Marshallese communities face disproportionately high prevalence of chronic diseases, including diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, and inflammatory conditions. Differences in miRNA expressi...
The outcome of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest based on the etiology of cardiac arrest; A scoping review
Background Disparity is believed to exist between generic Utstein etiological classifications of 2004 and 2015 when compared with confirmed etiologies, but the impact of this disparity on reported sur...
HSPC-Net: A hierarchical shape-preserving completion network for machine part point cloud completion
With the continuous advancement of 3D scanning technology, point cloud data of mechanical components has found widespread applications in industrial design, manufacturing, and repair. However, due to...
Multi-Omics insights into the molecular mechanisms of trochlear dysplasia: A proteomic and metabolomic study in rats
Introduction Trochlear dysplasia (TD) is a skeletal deformity that causes abnormal morphology of the trochlear groove, leading to patellar instability and related joint issues. Despite its clinical im...
Reading with deaf eyes: Automatic activation of speech-based phonology during word recognition is task dependent
Literacy levels are highly variable within the deaf population and, compared to the general population, on average, reading levels are lower. As speech-based phonological coding is a known predictor o...
Association between changes in sleep duration and the risk of incident depressive symptoms among Chinese middle-aged and older adults
Background Although insufficient sleep is a known risk factor for depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older adults, prior studies have mostly focused on baseline sleep duration. This study inves...
Evaluation of coseismic landslide susceptibility by combining Newmark model and XGBoost algorithm
Coseismic landslides are among the most perilous geological disasters in hilly places after earthquakes. Precise assessment of coseismic landslide susceptibility is crucial for forecasting the effects...
Correction: Utility of a patient similarity-based digital tool for risk communication to patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: Perspectives from primary care physicians in ambulatory care
Downregulation of NCOA4 expression indicates poor prognosis and promotes the progression of cholangiocarcinoma
The aim of this study was to investigate how the cholangiocarcinoma cell lines RBE and HCCC-9810 responded to NCOA4 downregulation in terms of proliferation, migration and invasive.First,we analyzed t...
Study on the effect of cementation solution concentration on sand fixation by fiber reinforced MICP
This study systematically investigates the influence of cementation solution concentration on the sand fixation effect induced by palm fiber-enhanced microorganisms through microbial induced calcium c...