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Men in menopause? Experimental verification of the mate choice theory with Drosophila melanogaster shows both sexes can undergo menopause
Various hypotheses regarding the origin of menopause have been proposed, and although the kin-selection-based theory appears promising, it involves population genetic processes that are insufficient t...
Factors affecting microbial safety behavior of beef handlers working in major beef retailers in Mizan-Aman, Southwest Ethiopia
Background Beef is a key component of human diet but also a favorable medium for microbial growth. However, research has largely overlooked major beef retailers and the specific roles of handlers, mis...
Predictors of glycemic control, quality of life and diabetes self-management of patients with diabetes mellitus at a tertiary hospital in Ghana
Background The burden of diabetes mellitus (DM) in Sub-Saharan Africa is high and continues to increase. Effective DM management focuses on key goals such as glycemic control, prev...
Control strategy for connected automated vehicles to reduce car-following risks and energy consumption on foggy highway
The foggy environment negatively affects car-following behavior, increasing rear-end collisions and energy consumption (including fuel consumption and traffic emissions). With advancements in technolo...
Prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms and associated factors among women diagnosed with breast cancer: A cross-sectional study at Ocean Road Cancer Institute in Dar es Salaam–Tanzania
Introduction Anxiety and depression are the prevailing mental illnesses in low and middle-income nations. The shock of receiving breast cancer diagnosis and it’s effects on daily life make it perplexi...
Predicting semantic segmentation quality in laryngeal endoscopy images
Endoscopy is a major tool for assessing the physiology of inner organs. Contemporary artificial intelligence methods are used to fully automatically label medical important classes on a pixel-by-pixel...
Effectiveness and safety of different electromagnetic stimulation therapies in treating post-stroke insomnia: A network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Objectives To evaluate the efficacy and safety of different electromagnetic therapies for the treatment of post-stroke insomnia (PSI). Thus, we conducted a network meta-analysis to provide evidence-ba...
Association of environmental enteropathy with prediabetes and diabetes: A cross-sectional study among Tanzanian adults
Objectives Environmental enteropathy (EE) may increase the risk of diabetes, but data are limited. We assessed the role of EE on markers of glucose metabolism. Methods Cross-sectional study among Ta...
Double reinforcement learning for cluster synchronization of Boolean control networks under denial of service attacks
This paper investigates the asymptotic cluster synchronization of Boolean control networks (BCNs) under denial-of-service (DoS) attacks, where each state node in the network experiences random data lo...
Expression of Concern: Differential expression and function of CAIX and CAXII in breast cancer: A comparison between tumorgraft models and cells
Influence of mould growth and outdoor exposure on the efficacy of attractive targeted sugar baits against Anopheles arabiensis in western Kenya
Introduction Attractive Targeted Sugar Baits (ATSBs) effectively target Anopheles mosquitoes in semi-arid, low-humidity climates. However, high humidity encourages mould growth on ATSB surfaces, and i...
Cardiometabolic dysfunction burden and mortality outcomes in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease
Background/Objectives The term metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) reflects the key role of cardiometabolic dysfunction in steatotic liver disease. We aim to assess the as...
Intrauterine growth restriction and its associated factors in Tehran, comparing 3 common standards
Objectives Several standard charts have been proposed for the diagnosis of intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) at birth but no global or national consensus exists on using any of them. We aimed to...
ABC transporters knockout in Aedes aegypti induces upregulation of paralogous genes, avoiding resistance development to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry toxins
ABC transporters are membrane proteins that modulate the insecticidal activity of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry toxins by acting as receptors in the gut epithelium of insect larvae. However, their role a...
Effects of different clones and inducing time on agarwood quality in grafted Qi-Nan Aquilaria sinensis (Lour.) spreng
Agarwood is the resinous part of the injured tree of the Aquilaria species of the Thymelaeceae family, Qi-Nan is a type of agarwood that forms easily and benefits from a shortened inducing time, noted...
Multistate Markov model for household’s food insecurity transitions and their influencing predictors during COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia
Food insecurity is one of the most widespread social problems that millions of the world’s people are experiencing worries. The problem has been rising, particularly in Ethiopia, since 2020 due to Cov...
Determinants of physical activity participation among U.S. adolescents aged 12–17: A study of key factors
This study examines the influence of six key factors—family structure, poverty level, parental education, mental health, family resilience, and childhood adversity—on the participation of U.S. adolesc...
Oral cancer in Hungary: An epidemiological profile (2015–2019)
Objective Hungary is among countries with the highest standardised rate oral and mouth cancers. This first national analysis aimed to quantify age-standardized oral cancer incidence in Hungary from 20...
Postoperative joint pain is associated with long-term all-cause mortality after total joint arthroplasty
The aims of this study were to assess (1) if postoperative joint pain can predict long-term all-cause mortality after total joint arthroplasty (TJA), and (2) if postoperative joint pain was associated...
Serum zinc as a biomarker to predict the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors in cancers
Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate whether serum zinc levels correlate with the response to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) and whether they can be used as a useful prognostic biomar...
SpO2/FiO2 ratio as a better metric for assessment of RBC transfusion effectiveness in non-traumatic critically ill patients with physiologic derangements
Identifying critically ill patients who are likely to improve their respiratory physiology following RBC transfusion is dynamic and difficult. Current decision tools are over-reliant on hemoglobin tra...
The influence of sex in diagnostic modelling of knee osteoarthritis
Objective To compare diagnostic models for radiological KOA at KL2 + using sex-specific variables against a generic model with sex as an input. Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI) was used f...
Uptake, knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward seasonal influenza vaccination among community healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Chongqing Municipality, China: A cross-sectional study
Background Seasonal influenza is significantly associated with high morbidity and mortality. Vaccination of healthcare workers (HCWs), who represent a high-risk group, is a crucial preventive measure...
Analysis of the surveillance results of avian influenza in the external environment of huzhou city from 2017 to 2023
Background Avian influenza is an infectious disease of birds caused by the influenza A virus, which can infect a variety of domestic,wild birds and even cross the species barrier and infect humans.To...
Empirical study of daily link traffic volume forecasting based on a deep neural network
Forecasting the daily link traffic volume is critical in transportation demand analysis in feasibility studies for planning transportation facilities. The high purchase and maintenance cost of commerc...