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Creep constitutive model of strain energy density considering the whole process of creep deformation
Aiming at the problem that the traditional creep model is difficult to reflect the characteristics of accelerated creep stage of rock, the influence of stress state on accelerated creep is fully consi...
Soft label collaborative view consistency enhancement with application to incomplete multi-view clustering
Incomplete multi-view clustering (IMVC) is an unsupervised technique for clustering multi-view data when some view information is absent. However, most existing IMVC methods usually suffer from severa...
Plasma and fecal hormone profiles in an Endangered, oviparous colubrid, the Louisiana pinesnake
Reptiles are sorely under-represented in endocrinology research. The majority of studies are conducted on lizards and turtles, rarely are oviparous snakes investigated. We utilized our breeding popula...
Calibrated muscle models improve tracking simulations without enhancing gait predictions
Objectives : This study presents two main aims: (i) to assess functionally-calibrated musculoskeletal models (FCMs) in both tracking and predictive simulations of human motion, aga...
Far-red LED light alters circadian rhythms and elicits dark-adapted ERG responses in rodents
Rodents are assumed to be blind to red light, thus red light is often used in the dark phase of a light/dark cycle to facilitate study procedures using nocturnal rodents. However, effects of red light...
Understanding the interaction of upper respiratory tract infection with respiratory syncytial virus and Streptococcus pneumoniae using a human challenge model: a multicenter, randomized controlled study protocol
Background Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are major causes of respiratory infections globally. Viral and bacterial co-infections are commonly observed in...
Social media influencer or traditional celebrity? Moderational analysis on the relationship between endorser type and endorsement effectiveness
The effectiveness of an endorsement depends on the endorser. Social media influencers and traditional celebrities are both prized as endorsers by advertisers. Studies comparing the effectiveness of th...
Semantic knowledge graph fusion for fake news detection: Unifying content-based features and evidence-based analysis in the COVID-19 infodemic
In the era of digital communication, the rapid spread of information has brought both benefits and challenges. While it has democratized access to knowledge, it has also led to an increase in fake new...
Scientific and technological innovation cooperation network of the Greater Bay Area in South China: A social network analysis
Regional innovation cooperation focused upon either regions within one nation or transnational regions. Different from the discussion in the existing literature, the Guangdong- Hong Kong-Macao Greater...
Analytical model of stress analysis for pipeline lowering-in during construction
During buried pipelines, two construction modes are used, namely, sinking and lowering pipeline into being-dug trench by self-weight, lifting and lowering pipeline into pre-dug trench by hoist. For pi...
Nurse-led psychoeducational interventions in patients suffering from schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders and their families: A scoping review protocol
Background Mental health conditions are one of the most significant public health issues. Psychoeducation is an organized, structured, and understanding transfer of knowledge about the disease and its...
Awareness campaigns and strengthened prevention as alternatives to banning: Preventing zoonotic diseases from wildlife in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Background The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) faces a rising frequency of emerging infectious diseases outbreaks such as Ebola and Mpox. Wild meat consumption is considered a risk factor due to in...
Editorial Note: Predictors of sexual violence among female students in higher education institutions in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Analysis of disease resistance of ZmERS4 -overexpressing rice
The discovery of the novel genes with disease resistance and the cultivation of new varieties of maize was considered as the most economical and efficient strategy for the disease stress. In previous...
GCN-based unsupervised community detection with refined structure centers and expanded pseudo-labeled set
Community detection is a classical problem for analyzing the structures of various graph-structured data. An efficient approach is to expand the community structure from a few structure centers based...
Assessment of decadal changes in coastal nitrogen sources in NW Spain with stable isotopes in macroalgae and mussels
Upwelling is one of the major mechanisms responsible for the input of nutrients sustaining high levels of marine primary production. As a consequence of global change, variations in upwelling intensit...
The dynamic connectedness among infectious diseases, geopolitical risks, cryptocurrency, and commodity markets: Evidence from a partial and multiple wavelet analysis
This study investigates the co-movements between prominent financial assets—crude oil, natural gas, gold, and Bitcoin—and uncertainty indices, including the Infectious Disease Equity Market Volatility...
Feasibility of recording EEG in the ambulance using a portable, wireless EEG recording system
Objective Triaging acute ischemic stroke patients is difficult in prehospital settings. We investigated if a quickly applicable and compact EEG recording system is usable for stroke patients in the am...
Towards resilience: Transcriptional insights on flavonoid biosynthesis during peanut seed maturation phases
Flavonoids are secondary metabolites widely studied as a metabolic protector against several stressors in plants, yet they are understudied in the events of peanut seed development. Substantial advanc...
The effect of Animal-assisted therapy on prosocial behavior and emotional regulation in autistic children with varying verbal abilities: A pilot study
Background The use of animal-assisted therapy (AAT) has increased in the pediatric autism population. However, studies detailing differences in human-animal interaction between autistic children and a...
Prognostic value of the lactate-albumin ratio in trauma: A comparison with shock index and injury severity score
This study aimed to assess the predictive value of lactate-to-albumin ratio (LAR) for in-hospital mortality and massive transfusion (MT) in severe trauma cases. This retrospective, observational, sing...
A systematic review and meta-analysis on the efficacy of antibiotic treatment in controlling colibacillosis in broiler production
The aim of this study was to evaluate, through a systematic review and meta-analysis, the efficacy of antibiotics in controlling colibacillosis in broiler production, by synthesizing evidence from ran...
Central optical power of the isolated human lens without zonular tension
The ability to focus at near is achieved by dynamic changes in the shape of the lens of the eye. The Helmholtz hypothesis of accommodation proposes that, at distance gaze, all of the lenticular suppor...
A computational study exploring echinoderm-derived compounds for inhibition of aminoglycoside acetyltransferases
Aminoglycoside acetyltransferases (AACs) catalyze the acetylation of aminoglycoside antibiotics, playing a major role in bacterial resistance and posing a serious threat to global healthcare. Despite...
Health impact assessment and cost‒benefit analysis: Exploring complementarities of methods to assess the impacts of regulations on food consumption
This paper proposes an interdisciplinary framework that combines different methodologies to measure the risks and benefits related to dietary patterns and to assess the impact of possible regulations...