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Population structure of three New Zealand crested penguins identifies current conservation challenges for the Fiordland penguin/tawaki, erect-crested penguin, and eastern rockhopper penguin
Identifying contemporary population structure and genetic connectivity among seabird populations is essential for developing conservation plans for threatened species, especially as factors like philo...
An open-source software for building and simulating ordinary differential equation models in biology
Mathematical and computational modeling are transforming biological research by enabling detailed exploration of complex systems. However, building computational models of biological phenomena often d...
Modelling in-hospital length of stay: A comparison of linear and ensemble models for competing risk analysis
Length of Stay (LoS) for in-hospital patients is a relevant indicator of efficiency in healthcare. Moreover, it is often related to the occurrence of hospital-acquired complications. In this work, we...
Temporal trend in the national and sub-national burden of cancers attributable to risk factors in Iran from 1990 to 2021: Findings from the global burden of disease study 2021
Background Cancer is among leading causes of death globally and in Iran. However, studies exploring cancer risk factors trends in Iran are scarce. In this study, we provide estimations of risk-attribu...
Effectiveness of tuberculosis preventive treatment on disease incidence among people living with HIV/AIDS: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Background Clinical trials have shown the protective efficacy of tuberculosis preventive treatment (TPT) for averting disease and death from tuberculosis among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV). TPT...
Novel thiazole derivatives as effective anti-cancer agents against human osteosarcoma cell line (SaOS-2): Microwave-assisted one-pot three-component synthesis, in vitro anti-cancer studies, and in silico investigations
The current research involves the preparation of novel thiazole derivatives, which was carried out via one-pot three-component reaction utilizing conventional and microwave irradiation (MW) methods. T...
Editorial Note: Parental non-involvement strategy for handling sibling conflict on social avoidance in migrant children: Chain mediation of sibling conflict and parent-child conflict
Identification of core genes in the extracellular matrix and the regulatory mechanisms of the immune microenvironment in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis using WGCNA and machine learning methods
Objective This research aims to detect genes associated with the extracellular matrix (ECM) in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) using bioinformatics techniques and investigate their relationships w...
Critical node detection in temporal social networks, based on global and semi-local centrality measures
Nodes that play strategic roles in networks are called critical or influential nodes. For example, in an epidemic, we can control the infection spread by isolating critical nodes; in marketing, we can...
Immunophenotyping identifies key immune biomarkers for coronary artery disease through machine learning
Introduction The differences among immune subtypes in coronary artery disease (CAD), their interrelationships, and the associated immune biomarkers remain incompletely understood. Methods The sample...
Multidisciplinary early activity team collaboration practice in ICUs: A qualitative study
Purpose To understand the collaborative practice experience of ICU patients’ multidisciplinary early activity team members to provide a reference for formulating a scientific multidisciplinary team co...
Decompression with interbody fusion versus decompression alone for degenerative lumbar diseases: A meta-analysis
Objective To appraise the clinical effectiveness and complications of two surgical approaches, namely decompression alone (DA) versus decompression with interbody fusion (DF), in managing degenerative...
A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocol on Depressive Symptoms Among Medical Students in South Asia Using Patient-reported Validated Assessment Tools: Prevalence and Associated Factors
Depression among medical students in South Asia is notably higher than the global average, with prevalence rates ranging from approximately 30% to 60%. Untreated depression not only affects individual...
Basketball detection based on YOLOv8
Accurate and timely detection of basketballs is crucial for ensuring fairness in games, enhancing the precision of data analysis, optimizing tactical planning for coaches, and improving the spectator...
Correction: A comprehensive mapping of stress system interactions with pain and their contribution to chronification of musculoskeletal pain: Protocol of the STRAIN study
Retraction: Combination of mTOR and EGFR kinase inhibitors blocks mTORC1 and mTORC2 kinase activity and suppresses the progression of Colorectal Carcinoma
From static to dynamic: Embracing dynamics in isotopic diet estimation
Isotopic mixing models are widely used in ecology to quantify the diets of organisms. Most of these models assume that stable isotopic systems remain stable over time (a premise known as the steady-st...
Exploring preparatory reading in bidirectional sight and written translation through clustering analysis of eye-tracking data
Preparatory reading—the phase between a translator’s initial reading of the source text and the production of the first word of the target text—remains underexplored despite its crucial role in both s...
Is there a difference in thresholds for revision between shoulder arthroplasty types? A National Joint Registry Study
Introduction Shoulder arthroplasty procedures have increased significantly, with reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) becoming more common. While RSA revision rates are reported as low, these figures m...
A comparative study of the changes in the quality of life among patients with homonymous hemianopia, monocular blindness, or binocular diplopia
To investigate changes in health-related quality of life (HRQOL), patients with homonymous hemianopia due to unilateral brain damage, monocular blindness with a best-corrected visual acuity of 20/1000...
Whole-Genome sequencing of Chikungunya Virus (CHIKV) from Pakistan: Detection of the East/Central/South African (ECSA) genotype during the 2024 outbreak in Mansehra
The 2024 chikungunya virus (CHIKV) outbreak in Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, marked a significant public health event, providing a unique opportunity to investigate the genomic diversity and...
Correction: Impact of immune evasion, waning and boosting on dynamics of population mixing between a vaccinated majority and unvaccinated minority
Assessment of the stopping for right-turning large vehicles policy in Nanjing: Effectiveness and determinants
This study evaluates the effectiveness of Stopping for Right-Turning Large Vehicles Policy in Nanjing, designed to mitigate accidents attributed to blind spots and delayed braking of large trucks at i...
Ecological stoichiometry between leaves, litter and soil of dominant species in the forest community of rock-stream periglacial landforms in Mt. Laotudingzi
This study investigates the ecological stoichiometric characteristics of carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) across the leaf-litter-soil continuum in the block stream forest community of Laot...