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Multimodal processing in simultaneous interpreting with text: Evidence from ear-eye-voice span and performance
Simultaneous interpreting (SI) with text, a hybrid modality combining auditory and visual inputs, presents greater cognitive complexity than traditional SI. This study investigates multimodal processi...
Time-series metabolomic profiling of SARS-CoV-2 infection: Possible prognostic biomarkers in patients in the ICU by ¹H-NMR analysis
The global impact of SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, remains significant, being intensified by the emergence of variants. Comprehensive metabolomic studies aimed to elucidate the distinctive metabo...
Relaxation-assisted reverse annealing on nonnegative/binary matrix factorization
Quantum annealing has garnered significant attention as meta-heuristics inspired by quantum physics for combinatorial optimization problems. Among its many applications, nonnegative/binary matrix fact...
Therapeutic patterns and outcomes in older patients (aged ≥ 65 years) with stage III inoperable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): An investigational study from the SEER database
Purpose Currently, optimal treatment regimens for older patients with stage III inoperable NSCLC remain unclear. The aim of this retrospective study was to investigate therapeutic patterns and surviva...
Study on the synergies and trade-offs of sectoral water use and their relationship with economic development
Water scarcity is dynamic and complex, beyond geophysical stressors and responses, it is critical to also consider how multi-sector, multiscale economic teleconnections mitigate or exacerbate water sh...
Optimizing irradiation dose for Drosophila melanogaster males to enhance heterospecific Sterile Insect Technique (h-SIT) against Drosophila suzukii
The spotted-wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii), a highly invasive agricultural pest, poses significant challenges to fruit production worldwide. Traditional chemical control methods are costly and r...
The effectiveness of physical activity in asthma management: An overview of systematic reviews
Background Physical activity (PA) has become a promising complementary non-pharmacological intervention to improve exercise capacity, cardiopulmonary fitness, and quality of life in individuals with a...
Attributing authorship via the perplexity of authorial language models
Authorship attribution is the task of identifying the most likely author of a questioned document from a set of candidate authors, where each candidate is represented by a writing sample. A wide range...
Hepatitis B (HBsAg) prevalence among obstetric patients in Caluquembe, Angola, 2023–2024
Objectives Newborns who contract hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections at birth often develop chronic infections that can cause cirrhosis, liver cancer, and death in middle adulthood. Birth doses of hepa...
Applying a GM (1, 1)-BPNN to predict pavement Rutting Depth Index in hot and humid region: A case study in Guangdong, China
Pavement performance prediction plays a crucial role in formulating scientific pavement maintenance plans. However, current research on how the rutting depth index (RDI) in hot and humid regions is af...
Graph attention networks for predicting drug-gene association of glucocorticoid in oral squamous cell carcinoma: A comparison with GraphSAGE
Background The present study evaluates the effectiveness of Graph Attention Networks (GAT) and GraphSAGE in predicting drug-gene interactions for glucocorticoids in oral squamous cell carcinoma, there...
Symptoms and objective signs of peripheral sensory neuropathy in POTS and correlations to gastrointestinal symptoms
Aim Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a disorder with cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction where multiple and variable symptoms are common, including those from the peripheral and en...
Glucocorticoid use and perceptions of side effects among patients with rheumatic medical diseases: Insights from a developing country
Chronic glucocorticoid (GC) therapy is common in patients with rheumatic medical diseases (RMD). However, long-term use of GCs can be associated with significant adverse effects. This study aims to de...
A practical and safer model of nitrogen mustard injury in cornea
Purpose Sulfur mustard (SM) is an alkylating agent used in warfare and terrorism that inflicts devastating ocular injuries. Although the clinical symptoms are well described, the underlying mechanisms...
Surface electromyographic characteristics of lower limb muscles in frail older adults: Protocol for an observational case - control study
Background Frailty is a dynamic and reversible clinical syndrome in older adults that profoundly affects an individual’s quality of life, health outcomes, and overall prognosis, thereby underscoring t...
Omega-3 fatty acid normalizes postsynaptic density related miRNAs and proteins in hippocampus and prevents DEHP-induced impairment of learning and memory in mice
DEHP is the most widely used plasticizer in many products. However, growing evidence has indicated that DEHP may induce neurotoxicity. DEHP exposure affects mircoRNAs (miRNAs) expression in brain. A g...
Biosimilars in practice: Discriminant factors influencing prescription decisions among physicians in Thailand
This study aimed to assess the discriminant factors and determine the cutoff value which can predict or classify the group of prescribed and non-prescribed biosimilar among Thai physicians. The online...
Comprehensive analysis of smart bed comfort across varied resting conditions using quantitative measures
Smart beds have become increasingly accepted, and are concurrently reshaping their lifestyles. Addressing the limited ability of smart beds to cater to health requirements, this study investigated sma...
Paternal adverse childhood experiences and offspring’s attentional disengagement from faces at 8 months—Results from the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study
Paternal adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have been recently linked to offspring’s brain development. Yet, none of the previous studies in humans have explored the association between paternal ACE...
The blood-sucking tick Ixodes hexagonus reveals dietary stable isotope signatures of mammalian hosts
Ticks are obligate haematophagous (‘blood-sucking’) ectoparasites that are capable of retaining host dietary traces post-moult, providing an opportunity to investigate parasite–host interactions and e...
Correction: A decline in tuberculosis diagnosis, treatment initiation and success during the COVID-19 pandemic, using routine health data in Cape Town, South Africa
The Relationship between students’ engagement, grit, and teacher care in Chinese context
The significant growth in the field of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) education, along with the introduction of Positive Psychology (PP), has led to an increased emphasis on student engagement wi...
The effects of high-heeled shoes on gait parameters in healthy adult women
Background Walking is essential in daily life, and footwear type significantly affects walking patterns. High-heeled shoes increase the risk of knee osteoarthritis and falls in women. Traditional stud...
A generic method for PLC control system design based on Digital Twin
This study explores a design method for electrical control systems based on the Digital Twin (DT) from the perspective of control engineers. The proposed method enables engineers to systematically dev...
The influence of common testing floor surfaces on force plate data: Implications for standardisation
Force plate testing is commonly used to assess athlete performance. However, there is limited research on the effect the surface underneath the force plate has on derived variables. The aim of this st...