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Impacts of RCEP’s trade barrier reductions on China’s agricultural trade: A GTAP simulation
Against the backdrop of a complex and volatile global trade environment, the entry into force of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) has brought new opportunities for regional econo...
Qualitative process evaluation of a new short-hospital-stay model with a general medicine focus in Germany (STATAMED): Study protocol
Background The increasing number of elderly and multimorbid patients in need of care, coupled with a shortage of skilled health care professionals, poses significant challenges, especially in structur...
Work ability during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study in a low-income urban setting in Brazil
Work ability is a subjective concept that reflects the balance between an individual’s perception of the physical, mental, and social demands of work and their competence and resources to meet those d...
Mitosis detection in histopathological images using customized deep learning and hybrid optimization algorithms
Identifying mitosis is crucial for cancer diagnosis, but accurate detection remains difficult because of class imbalance and complex morphological variations in histopathological images. To overcome t...
Factors associated with death from COVID-19 in traditional peoples and communities in Brazil
Introduction COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted vulnerable populations, including traditional communities in Brazil, who face socioeconomic and health disparities, increasing the risk of severe...
Research on composite foundation rheology using the combined rheological element model
The safety and stability of the dam are affected by the rheology created by the deep soft soil layer following composite foundation reinforcement. Based on the classical combined element modeling, a n...
Contemporaneous symptom networks for multidimensional symptom experience in lung cancer survivors of immunotherapy: A network analysis
Background Immunotherapy dramatically increases patient survival and radically changes the way lung cancer is treated. Through intricate network analysis of disease-related symptoms, symptom networks...
Preparation of high-flowability ultra-early-strength grouting material and investigation of its mechanical properties in reinforcing fractured sandstone
This study systematically investigated the effects of modified ultrafine fly ash, ultrafine silica fume, nano-SiO2, and polycarboxylate superplasticizer on the performance of cement-based grouting mat...
Maximum power point tracking of photovoltaic module based on Particle Swarm Optimization enhanced with Quasi-Newton method
Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) is a promising technology for extracting peak power from single or multiple solar modules for improving Photovoltaic (PV) system performance and satisfying economic...
Relationship between serum anion gap and mortality in ICU in multiple myeloma patients in the MIMIC database: A retrospective cohort study
Background Serum anion gap has diagnostic value in patients with multiple myeloma, but its association with ICU mortality and threshold value remain unclear. Methods Multiple myeloma patients meetin...
Increase trajectories of tendon micro vibration intensity during ankle plantar flexion: A longitudinal data analysis using latent curve models
We focus on fine vibrations originating from tendons (Mechanotendography: MTG) as a novel method for quantifying muscle activity. Quantifying muscle activity using MTG can enable daily and long-term c...
Influence of dietary composition on the nutritional profile and feed conversion efficiency of Tenebrio molitor
Insects, such as mealworm larvae, are promising sustainable protein sources due to their high reproductive ability, nutritional value, efficient organic matter conversion, cost-effective rearing, and...
A compact design of MIMO patch antenna with high gain and symmetrical radiation pattern
This paper presents a compact design of multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) microstrip patch antenna with high gain and symmetrical radiation pattern. The proposed antenna consists of dual-polarized...
Correction: Structural and functional features of medium spiny neurons in the BACHDΔN17 mouse model of Huntington’s Disease
Correction: Factors in COVID-19 vaccine uptake in five racial/ethnic Colorado communities: A report from the Colorado CEAL project
Development of a novel PIK3CA-mutated pancreatic tumor mouse model and evaluation of the therapeutic effects of a PI3K inhibitor
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a fatal malignancy. Personalized medicine based on genetic mutations is required to improve its prognosis. The PI3K/AKT pathway plays a crucial role in cance...
Trajectory tracking and obstacle avoidance in dynamic environments using an improved artificial potential field method
Ensuring that a robot employing demonstration learning models can simultaneously achieve accurate trajectory tracking of demonstrated paths and effective avoidance of moving obstacles in dynamic envir...
Editorial Note: Time to under-five mortality and its predictors in rural Ethiopia: Cox-gamma shared frailty model
Weighted Hypoxemia Index: An adaptable method for quantifying hypoxemia severity
Objective To quantitate hypoxemia severity. Methods We developed the Weighted Hypoxemia Index to be adapted to different clinical settings by applying 5 steps to the oxygen saturation curve: (1) Ide...
Association of risk management practices and financial performance of microfinance institutions in Ethiopia: A two-step system generalized method of moments approach
This study aims to analyze the relationship between risk management and performance of microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Ethiopia. An explanatory research design was employed by collecting secondary...
Factors influencing farming households’ climate change adaptation strategies in Central Vietnam
This study investigates the determinants of household-level adaptation strategies to climate variability and saltwater intrusion in the coastal regions of Central Vietnam. Using a Multinomial Logistic...
A high quality genome of the common swamp pitcher plant (Nepenthes mirabilis) using PacBio HiFi sequencing
The genus Nepenthes, known commonly as tropical pitcher plants, are amongst the most recognisable carnivorous plants, capturing and digesting organic material in highly modified ‘pitcher’ leaves to ac...
Editorial Note: Induced abortion among female students in higher education institutions in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Maternal near-miss prediction model development in Bahir Dar city administration, Northwest Ethiopia
Background Maternal near-miss is a serious public health concern in impoverished countries such as Ethiopia. Despite its huge burden, the prognostic predictive model of maternal near-miss has received...