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Determination of salt contents of bread types and estimation of salt intake from bread in Lebanon
Background High dietary salt intake is a major risk factor for hypertension, which strongly predisposes affected individuals to cardiovascular diseases and stroke. Most populations consume more salt t...
Anticancer potential of Thymoquinone from Nigella sativa L.: An in-silico and cytotoxicity study
Nigella sativa L. widely used spice cum medicinal plant in Asia and the middle east, is renowned for its seeds and oil which possess both culinary and therapeutic purposes. Its rich content of bioacti...
Comparative analysis of methods for identifying multimorbidity patterns among people with opioid use disorder: A retrospective single-cohort study
Background Multimorbidity, the presence of two or more (2+) chronic conditions, presents significant challenges for healthcare delivery, particularly among populations with opioid use disorder (OUD)....
Global trends and disparities in ischemic heart disease attributable to high systolic blood pressure, 1990–2021: Insights from the global burden of disease study
Objective To comprehensively assess the global, regional, and national burden of ischemic heart disease (IHD) attributable to high systolic blood pressure (HSBP). Methods Using the Global Burden of...
Evaluation of myopia status and eye use behavior in school-age and preschool children
Background The aim of this research was to assess the incidence of myopia and associated behavioral risk factors among school-aged and preschool children in Ningxia. Methods Our survey conducted a c...
Flowering seasonality drives taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity of hummingbirds along an altitudinal gradient in northwestern Mexico
Floral resources in the mountains of northwestern Mexico are strongly seasonal. This influences latitudinal, local, and altitudinal migration patterns in hummingbird species, resulting in temporal cha...
How do the effects of toxicity in competitive online video games vary by source and match outcome?
This article seeks to estimate variations in the effects of toxicity in competitive online video games by source and match outcome. To this end, we analyze proprietary data from the first-person actio...
Study on the structural function and motion performance of pneumatic flexible tree-climbing robot
To enhance the adaptability of tree-climbing robots to changes in tree diameter and load capacity, an “I-shaped” pneumatic flexible tree - climbing robot was designed using self-developed pneumatic fl...
The bacterial burden on computer keyboards across selected university facilities at Liverpool John Moores University, City Campus, Byrom Street, Liverpool
Background Bacterial burden within universities is important to investigate due to the high footfall of both students and staff, who may bring contaminants from body fluids, food, and the environment....
Math skills and microstructure of the middle longitudinal fasciculus: A developmental investigation
Functional neuroimaging studies have identified distributed brain networks involved in arithmetic problem-solving. However, it is still poorly understood to what extent microstructural properties of t...
Decoding ladybird’s colours: Structural mechanisms of colour production and pigment modulation
This study investigates the mechanisms underlying colour production in the family Coccinellidae, focusing on two model species: Adalia bipunctata (L.) and...
Factors affecting spatio-temporal occurrence of sympatric civets in Parsa-Koshi Complex, Nepal
Understanding the effect of biotic and abiotic factors, including habitat and interspecific competition, is crucial for species conservation. We quantified spatio-temporal patterns of sympatric large...
Advancing artificial intelligence applicability in endoscopy through source-agnostic camera signal extraction from endoscopic images
Introduction Successful application of artificial intelligence (AI) in endoscopy requires effective image processing. Yet, the plethora of sources for endoscopic images, such as different processor-en...
How regulatory orders and public fear affect vehicle mobility under COVID-19: A global perspective from urban overall vehicles using multi-source data
COVID-19 has had a significant impact on global transportation. While extensive research has focused on its influence on public transit and shared travel, the changes in overall vehicle travel demand...
Optimized equivalent circuit models for series-parallel configurations of piezoelectric transducers in energy harvesting
This paper presents a detailed study of equivalent circuit models for series-parallel configurations of piezoelectric transducers used in Energy Harvesting (EH) applications. Optimizing these configur...
Integration experiences of internationally educated diagnostic radiographers working in the UK
Background The current diagnostic radiography workforce issues in the UK have led to active recruitment strategies to employ radiographers from overseas. Research into the experience of nurses and oth...
Understanding the needs of family caregivers of stroke patients with disabilities: A phenomenological study using the timing it right theory
Background Stroke is a leading cause of disability worldwide, significantly impacting patients and their families. Family caregivers, as the primary providers of care for stroke patients, face dynamic...
Navigating complex decision in a new setting; perspectives of Arabic-speaking migrant men in Sweden on family planning decision making
Background Male partners’ involvement in family planning can be crucial for women’s contraceptive choices. Limited research exists on migrant men’s experiences and perceptions of family planning and a...
Chinese medical named entity recognition based on multimodal information fusion and hybrid attention mechanism
Chinese Medical Named Entity Recognition (CMNER) seeks to identify and extract medical entities from unstructured medical texts. Existing methods often depend on single-modality representations and fa...
Tailored knowledge distillation with automated loss function learning
Knowledge Distillation (KD) is one of the most effective and widely used methods for model compression of large models. It has achieved significant success with the meticulous development of distillat...
Optimization of monocrystalline silicon photovoltaic module assembly lines based on simulation model
This study presents a systematic approach to enhance the efficiency of monocrystalline silicon photovoltaic module assembly lines using advanced simulation modeling. The research focuses on developing...
Remimazolam-etomidate versus remimazolam-propofol for gastrointestinal endoscopy: A randomized controlled trial
Objective The optimal sedation strategy for gastrointestinal endoscopy remains debated. This study compared the efficacy and safety of remimazolam combined with etomidate versus propofol for procedura...
Assembly and analysis of the complete mitochondrial and chloroplast genomes of Vigna reflexo-pilosa
Vigna reflexo-pilosa can be found in both wild and cultivated forms. It is the only tetraploid species in the genus Vigna in Fabaceae, occurring through hybridization between Vigna hirtella and Vigna...
Correlation of microbilirubin with total serum bilirubin and transcutaneous bilirubin
Jaundice is a common condition in newborns that requires early detection. Screening for neonatal jaundice involves measuring microbilirubin (MB), total serum bilirubin (TSB), and transcutaneous biliru...
Genomic insights into runs of homozygosity, effective population size and selection signatures in Iranian meat and dairy sheep breeds
Genome-wide scan for run of homozygosity (ROH) stretches, effective population size (Ne) and selection signatures can help to elucidate mechanisms of selection and pinpoint genomic regions linked with...