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Antibiotic self-medication in Otuke District, Northern Uganda: Prevalence and associated factors
Antibiotic self-medication is a growing public health concern, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where access to healthcare is limited. The practice contributes to antimicrobial resista...
Designing and evaluation of the effect of community-based intervention on breast self-examination among reproductive-aged women in Ethiopia: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
Background Though early intervention saves many lives worldwide, breast cancer remains a leading cause of cancer among women in Ethiopia. This study, therefore, aimed to evaluate community-based inter...
Virus and viroid diversity in hops, investigating the German hop virome
Germany is worldwide one of the largest hop (Humulus lupulus L.) producers, an essential crop for the brewing industry. However, infections caused by viruses and viroids can severely impact hop yield...
Incidence of dry eye symptoms and behavioural-cultural risk factors among university students population in Jordan
Purpose To estimate the incidence of dry eye (DE) symptoms among university students in Jordan and to examine the relationship between behavioral and cultural risk factors and DE symptom severity. M...
GNN-RMNet: Leveraging graph neural networks and GPS analytics for driver behavior and route optimization in logistics
Logistics networks are becoming increasingly complex and rely more heavily on real-time vehicle data, necessitating intelligent systems to monitor driver behavior and identify route anomalies. Traditi...
BBDetector: Intelligent border binary detection in IoT device firmware based on a multidimensional feature model
In the field of firmware security analysis for Internet of Things (IoT) devices, border binary detection has become an important research focus. However, the existing methods for border binary detecti...
Evaluation of collapsible deformation of foundation under rectangular load based on the improved binary medium model
The increasing frequency of extreme weather events and climate change can substantially impact the collapse phenomenon and other challenges associated with the deformation of foundation soils. These c...
StatModPredict: A user-friendly R-Shiny interface for fitting and forecasting with statistical models
Background Many disciplines, such as public health, rely on statistical time series models for real-time and retrospective forecasting efforts; however, effectively implementing related methods often...
Biomimetic model for computing missing data imputation and inconsistency reduction in pairwise comparisons matrices
A biomimetic model is presented to compute missing data imputation and reduce inconsistencies in pairwise comparisons matrices. The proposed regeneration method emulates three primary phases of a biol...
Do monetary incentives encourage local communities to collect and upload mosquito sound data using smartphones? A case study in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Malaria is one of the deadliest vector borne diseases affecting sub-Saharan Africa. A suite of systems are being used to monitor and manage malaria risk and disease incidence, with an increasing focus...
Changes in the pulmonary surfactant in patients with mild to moderate COVID-19
Introduction Changes in the pulmonary surfactant have been seen in severe COVID-19, but data on mild to moderate COVID-19 is scarce. The aim of this study was to explore the protein and phospholipid p...
Passive electroculture using copper rods does not improve yield in home container vegetable gardening
Electroculture, or the practice of applying electric fields or current to plants, has been explored for nearly three hundred years. Recently, home gardeners on social media have adopted the term elect...
Association between albumin infusion and sepsis risk of patients with acute pancreatitis
Objective To investigate whether early administration of serum albumin infusion in the acute pancreatitis (AP) patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) reduces the risk of sepsis. Methods...
Metacontrast masking of symmetric stimuli
This study investigated whether symmetry perception is vulnerable to metacontrast masking and whether such masking selectively disrupts feedback-dependent visual processes. Across four experiments, we...
Characterization of depth perception information inferred from neuronal activity in primary visual cortex
Depth perception is crucial for spatial awareness, enabling animals to interpret three-dimensional environments. Although the primary visual cortex (V1) is known to process depth information, the spec...
Mental health-related, existential, and biological factors are associated with the desire to hasten death in Mexican cancer patients undergoing palliative care: A single-center study
Introduction The wish to hasten death (WTHD) is a clinically significant phenomenon that arises from complex suffering. It has been predominantly studied in Caucasian populations, emphasizing the impo...
Measurement of the development level of tea tourism integration, spatiotemporal evolution and obstacle factors in China
Based on panel data from 18 major tea-producing provinces in China from 2013 to 2022, this study constructs an evaluation index system for tea tourism integration. it employs the entropy method, kerne...
Equivalence and endothelial safety of temporary intracoronary shunt device: Insights from preclinical porcine and rabbit models
Background This preclinical investigation evaluated the operational equivalence of a temporary intracoronary shunt (TICS) device while documenting patterns of endothelial repair during the perioperati...
Spatiotemporal, environmental, and behavioral predictors of Varroa mite intensity in managed honey bee apiaries
Honey bees contribute substantially to the world economy through pollination services and honey production. In the U.S. alone, honey bee pollination is estimated to contribute at least $11 billion ann...
Triethylamine inhibits influenza A virus infection and growth via mechanisms independent of viral neuraminidase and RNA-dependent RNA polymerase
Triethylamine (Et3N) is a proton (H⁺) acceptor that is widely used in various industrial organic synthesis processes, including the production of pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and polymers. Inhalati...
The effect of macroeconomic shocks on non-performing loans and credit risk in the iranian banking system using time-varying parameter vector autoregressions
The increase in macroeconomic uncertainty leads to inefficiency in the financial and banking sectors, resulting in a rise in Non-Performing Loans (NPLs). When macroeconomic uncertainty increases, fina...
Risk factors for contracting malaria in six wards of Mudzi District, Zimbabwe: A case control-study
Despite a significant decline in burden in the last two decades, malaria remains a significant global public health threat. Vector behaviour, climate, ecology, human economic and social behaviour, and...
Diagnostic accuracy evaluation of a point-of-care antigen test for SARS-CoV-2 and influenza in UK primary care (RAPTOR-C19)
Objectives To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the Roche SARS-CoV-2 & Flu A/B Rapid Antigen Test at the point of care. Design Prospective diagnostic accuracy study. Setting 17 primary care...
Higher fall rates and broader kinematic diversity in bilateral versus unilateral unconstrained slips
Identifying and categorizing slip types by their risk level is essential for developing effective training protocols to prevent slip-induced falls. While previous research has thoroughly examined vari...
Bridging local and global tortuosity of retinal vessels: Objective testing of index performance
Retinal vessel tortuosity is a clinically significant parameter that aids in the diagnosis and risk stratification of various ocular and systemic diseases. While local tortuosity indices aim to quanti...