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Science as a commons: Motivations for continued participation in citizen science projects
The study of the commons is a growing field of research that is highly relevant to fostering the sustainability of shared resources, including knowledge resources. Citizen science has great potential...
Retraction: Seedbank persistence of four summer grass weed species in the northeast cropping region of Australia
Selective decontamination of the digestive tract in esophagectomy and the incidence of pneumonia and anastomotic leakage: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Background Despite advances in surgery, esophagectomy remains a major operation in which pneumonia and anastomotic leakage are causes of morbidity. It is currently unknown whether selective decontamin...
Cooking skills and food insecurity
Cooking skills play a relevant role in food security, which encompasses the availability, accessibility, utilization, and stability of food. While previous discussions have mainly focused on accessibi...
Seeding amplification assay with Universal Control Fluid: Standardized detection of α-synucleinopathies
Seeding amplification assays, specifically the Real-Time Quaking-Induced Conversion method (RT-QuIC), have shown great diagnostic potential for α-synucleinopathies. Numerous research groups have demon...
Stress and resilience of nursing students in clinical training during political violence: A palestinian perspective
Introduction Nursing is one of the most demanding undergraduate degrees because students must master rigorous theory while simultaneously developing hands-on clinical skills. In conflict zones, politi...
Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of Peruvian patients with mpox: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Background Mpox has become a public health problem due to its rapid evolution and clinical variability. In Latin America, Peru ranks fifth in terms of the number of cases. The main objective of this s...
Evaluation of agricultural products e-commerce logistics service capabilities in Heilongjiang Province based on entropy weight TOPSIS method
This study aims to evaluate the current status and relative advantages of the logistics service capabilities of agricultural products e-commerce in Heilongjiang Province, identify its development shor...
Gender differentials in cricket farming and its impact on household food security levels in East Africa
Crickets, as one of the edible insects, represent a promising alternative for enhancing food security through direct human consumption or as livestock feed. This study investigated the impact of crick...
How could local environmental innovations become a national policy?—A qualitative comparative study on the factors influencing the diffusion of bottom-up environmental policy innovations
Innovation diffusion in China’s local environmental governance occurs both horizontally and vertically from the bottom up. This process is critical to improving environmental policies and advancing ou...
Economic assessment of potential changes to essential medicines for diabetes in Uganda
Background The World Health Organization suggests selecting essential medicines based on availability, accessibility, affordability, cost-effectiveness, and safety and efficacy. We examined Oral Hypog...
Personalized machine learning models for noninvasive hypoglycemia detection in people with type 1 diabetes using a smartwatch: Insights into feature importance during waking and sleeping times
Hypoglycemia is a major challenge for people with diabetes. Therefore, glycemic monitoring is an important aspect of diabetes management. However, current methods such as finger pricking and continuou...
Exploring the Early Neolithic in the Arabian Gulf: A newly discovered 8,400–year-old stone-built architecture on Ghagha Island, United Arab Emirates
The site of GHG0088, with its two successive main phases of occupation, provides crucial data for re-evaluating our understanding of the Early Neolithic period (c. 6600–5400 cal. BCE) in the Arabian G...
Trends in immobilization following fracture surgery of the wrist and hand in Sweden: A 16-Year Analysis from 2008 to 2023
Introduction Hand and wrist fractures are common orthopaedic injuries, with varied postoperative management strategies. Cast immobilization, traditionally used to ensure fracture stability, is increas...
Time-varing effect of policy uncertainty on A-share industry returns— A novel Bayesian approach
The impact of policy uncertainty on A-share industry returns shows significant time-varying characteristics, amplified by industry input-output relationships. Traditional TVP-VAR models overlook netwo...
Opportunities and challenges in access to healthcare for international migrants with work-related diseases and injuries in Gulf Cooperation Council countries: A systematic literature review protocol
Introduction International labor migrants form a significant part of the global workforce, particularly in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, which host around 11% of th...
The role of senescence-related hub genes correlating with immune infiltration in type A aortic dissection: Novel insights based on bioinformatic analysis
Background Stanford type A aortic dissection (AAD) is a fatal disease that confers extremely high morbidity and mortality. Cellular senescence, characterized by a permanent cell cycle arrest, has been...
Retraction: AI-assisted design of lightweight and strong 3D-printed wheels for electric vehicles
Fully automated workflow for designing patient-specific orthopaedic implants: Application to total knee arthroplasty
Background Osteoarthritis affects about 528 million people worldwide, causing pain and stiffness in the joints. Arthroplasty is commonly performed to treat joint osteoarthritis, reducing pain and impr...
Wind resource assessment Offshore Fujian using 30-year wind estimates
China has set ambitious goals for the development of offshore wind energy to meet the increasing energy needs of coastal provinces. The initial phase of offshore wind energy development involves evalu...
Emotional impact of AI-generated vs. human-composed music in audiovisual media: A biometric and self-report study
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has evolved rapidly, sparking debates about its impact on the visual and sonic arts. Despite its growing integration into creative industries, public opinion re...
In-silico study of approved drugs as potential inhibitors against 3CLpro and other viral proteins of CoVID-19
The global pandemic, due to the emergence of COVID-19, has created a public health crisis. It has a huge morbidity rate that was never comprehended in the recent decades. Despite numerous efforts, pot...
Domestication as the driver of lower chronic stress levels in fish in catch-and-release recreational fisheries and aquaculture versus wild conspecifics
The manipulation of species’ attributes through selective breeding can produce domesticated traits including decreased stress responses (i.e., selecting for high stress resilience). Common carp Cyprin...
Population attributable fraction of risk factors for anemia among children aged 6–59 months: A multilevel complex data analysis using modified poisson regression model in Sub-Saharan Africa
Background Anemia among children under five remains a significant public health concern in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). While numerous studies have examined its associated factors, limited evidence exist...
Differential interactions of ToLCNDV with different betasatellites reveal complex viral dynamics in N. benthamiana
Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (ToLCNDV), a bipartite begomovirus prevalent in Old World and major cotton-growing regions of Pakistan, has increasingly been found associated with diverse betasatelli...