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Correction: Exploring self-experience practices in dementia care: A scoping review
Hepatotoxicity associated with statins: A retrospective pharmacovigilance study based on the FAERS database
Background Statins are commonly prescribed in clinical practice and are associated with a high risk of drug-induced liver injury (DILI). This study aims to examine the real-world data on statin-induce...
Rationale and study protocol of the MAMELI Cohort study (Mapping the Methylation of repetitive elements to track the Exposome effects on health: the city of Legnano as a Living lab)
The concept of the exposome encompasses all the factors influencing human health throughout the life course. The exposome induces epigenetic changes, such as DNA methylation, which influence gene expr...
Unsupervised learning using EHR and census data to identify distinct subphenotypes of newly diagnosed hypertension patients
Background Hypertension (HTN) is a complex condition with significant heterogeneity in presentation and treatment response. Identifying distinct subphenotypes of HTN may improve our understanding of i...
A severity classification model of cervical spondylotic radiculopathy symptoms based on MRI radiomics: A retrospective study
Objective To develop a severity classification model for symptoms of cervical spondylotic radiculopathy (CSR) based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) radiomics and to evaluate the predictive value o...
Estrogenic activity of mixtures in the Salish Sea: The use of high throughput toxicity data with chemical information from fish bile and other matrices
A subset of anthropogenic chemicals known as contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), are released into aquatic environments through human activities. CECs occur in mixtures, and some may share a comm...
Retraction: The comparative effectiveness of 55 interventions in obese patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: A network meta-analysis of 101 randomized trials
Editorial Note: Household latrine utilization and associated factors in semi-urban areas of northeastern Ethiopia
A study of the relationship between cough and wheezing complicated by common respiratory viral infections in infants and secondary thrombocythemia
Objective To explore the relationship between respiratory viral infections complicated by cough and wheezing and the clinical features of thrombocythemia in infants. Methods We retrospectively analy...
Object permanence in domestic cats (Felis catus) using violation-of-expectancy by owner and stranger
Object permanence, the understanding that objects continue to exist while out of sight, is a key part of the sensorimotor stage of cognitive development. Cats have been shown to reach Stage 5 object p...
The seasonality experiment: Investigating how seasons affect the burning conditions of cremations
This study investigates the influence of seasons and weather conditions on cremation processes, using experimental archaeology and advanced analytical techniques. Four outdoor cremation experiments we...
Production of recombinant D-allulose 3-epimerase utilizing an auto-induction approach in fermentor cultures suitable for industrial application
D-Allulose 3-epimerase (DAEase) is the key enzyme catalyzing D-fructose to catalyze into D-allulose, a rare sugar in foods, which has lately drawn increasing worldwide attention owing to its possible...
Spatial–temporal evolution and influencing factors of urban–rural economic circulation in China’s agricultural areas: A case study of Jianghan Plain
Urban–rural economic circulation (UREC) is an important part of the domestic economic circulation and an important element in the construction of the new development paradigm of “dual circulation” in...
From diverticulum to diagnosis: The distinctive role of Endoscopic Ultrasonography in Lemmel syndrome
Background and aim Lemmel syndrome is a rare cause of obstructive jaundice, induced by periampullary diverticulum(PAD). Endoscopic Ultrasonography(EUS) is helpful in detecting PAD and differentiating...
Morphological characterization of indigenous goats in selected districts of West Shewa Zone, Oromia regional State, Ethiopia
This study was conducted in the West Shewa Zone to identify the morphological characteristics of the indigenous goat population. Data were collected from 519 goats, including body measurements and obs...
The impact of loneliness on depression, mental health, and physical well-being
Background Loneliness is a growing public health concern, with substantial implications for mental and physical health. Despite increasing attention, it remains an underrecognized determinant of healt...
Multidimensional analysis of honey from Eastern Anatolia (Kars): Pollen spectrum, physicochemical properties, and antimicrobial activity
This study investigates the physicochemical properties, pollen composition, and antimicrobial activity of honey samples collected from Kars province, Türkiye. A total of 30 honey samples were analyzed...
Correction: Multifaceted investigations of PSMB8 provides insights into prognostic prediction and immunological target in thyroid carcinoma
Exploring entropy measures with topological indices on colorectal cancer drugs using curvilinear regression analysis and machine learning approaches
A topological index is a numerical value derived from the structure of a molecule or graph that provides useful information about the molecule’s physical, chemical, or biological properties. These ind...
Enhancing microbial-induced calcium carbonate precipitation efficiency in calcareous sands through ferric ion additives: A comprehensive experimental investigation
In recent years, the reinforcement of calcareous sands using the microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) method has emerged as a prominent research area. Nevertheless, a significant...
Workpiece surface defect detection based on YOLOv11 and edge computing
The rapid development of modern industry has significantly raised the demand for workpieces. To ensure the quality of workpieces, workpiece surface defect detection has become an indispensable part of...
Distribution of chronic wasting disease (CWD) prions in tissues from experimentally exposed coyotes (Canis latrans)
Cervids susceptible to chronic wasting disease (CWD) are sympatric with multiple other animal species that can interact with infectious prions. Several reports have described the susceptibility of oth...
Focal adhesion-related non-ciliary functions of CEP290
Nearly all differentiated mammalian cells possess primary cilia on their surface. Ciliary dysfunction causes ciliopathy in humans. Centrosomal protein 290 (CEP290), a ciliary protein implicated in cil...
Correction: All is not loss: Plant biodiversity in the anthropocene
Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma and papillary thyroid carcinoma: Clinical characteristics and stratification of treatment strategies
Aim Exploring the clinical differences between papillary thyroid micarcinoma (PTMC) and papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), optimizing clinical decision-making pathways, and reducing excessive medical...