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Comparative analysis of supervised learning models for effluent quality prediction in wastewater treatment plants
Effluent quality prediction is critical for optimizing Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) operations, ensuring regulatory compliance, and promoting environmental sustainability. This study evaluates th...
Climate-sensitive zoonotic diseases transmissible by companion animals: A scoping review protocol
Objective This joint protocol describes two scoping reviews that will identify and describe evidence for climate sensitivity of companion animal zoonotic diseases in cat, dog, and human populations wo...
Human Papillomavirus Vaccination uptake and associated factors among schools girls aged between 9–14 years in Ethiopia: Performance Monitoring for Action (PMA-ET) 2023, multilevel analysis
Background Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the sexually transmitted diseases infections that causes cervical cancer, and it is the second-leading cause of infection-related cancer globally. HPV i...
Strategies to enhance clinical teaching and learning in undergraduate nursing education: A scoping review
Background Nursing education comprises theory and practice as two complementary parts. Nursing is a practice-based profession, and students are expected to be practically competent in rendering qualit...
Mediation and moderation analysis of the association between physical capability and quality of life among stroke patients
To estimate the extent to which physical capability, depressive symptoms, balanced self-efficacy (BSE), and other risk factors, that are interrelated with stroke, influence the quality of life (QoL) i...
Leveraging molecular-QTL co-association to predict novel disease-associated genetic loci using a graph convolutional neural network
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have successfully uncovered numerous associations between genetic variants and disease traits to date. Yet, identifying significantly associated loci remains a c...
Explainable one-class feature extraction by adaptive resonance for anomaly detection in quality assurance
In this study, we address the inherent challenges in radiotherapy (RT) plan quality assessment (QA). RT, a prevalent cancer treatment, utilizes high-energy beams to target tumors while sparing adjacen...
Complete testing coverage for the early infant diagnosis algorithm and associated factors among infants exposed to HIV, Uganda, 2017–2019
Background Early infant diagnosis (EID) facilitates early initiation into HIV care for identified HIV-positive infants. According to the Uganda Ministry of Health, EID testing algorithm, testing for i...
Factors associated with chronic opioid use after minimally invasive lung resections
Background Individuals undergoing lung resections experience persistent postoperative pain and are at high risk of chronic postoperative opioid use. This study aims to identify factors associated with...
Hybrid multi-resolution network for DAS data denoising
The rapid advancement of Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) technology has opened up extensive prospects within the field of seismic exploration. However, unforeseeable noise present in actual DAS sei...
Network assortativity for a multidimensional evaluation of socio-economic territorial biases in university rankings
University rankings are published on a regular basis and taken as a reference by a widespread audience of students, researchers, and companies. Nonetheless, rankings can be affected by socio-economic...
Correction: Examining trip-level errors in passively collected mobile device data for data quality assurance
Extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales among people living with human immunodeficiency virus across the globe: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Background People living with HIV are vulnerable to antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections because of frequent healthcare visits, the consumption of many antimicrobials, and the weakened immune sys...
Dermal formulation based on carbopol and Gum Arabic improves skin retention of indomethacin
Top-down approaches efficiently convert hydrophobic drugs into nanoparticles, and the selection of appropriate additives is critical for successful nanoparticle formulation. Methylcellulose is an addi...
Tandem reef restoration using corals and sea urchins: Building complex habitat for herbivores
Amidst the decline of coral reef ecosystems, restoration practitioners are expanding their focus to incorporate key reef community components, such as grazers, to improve site conditions and the long-...
Correction: The evidence supporting AHA guidelines on adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
Correction: Two new species of the Entoloma quadratum–murrayi complex in Japan
The relationship between accessibility of urban and rural high schools and enrollment rate: A county-level study
The study investigates the relationship between high school accessibility and enrollment rates in urban and rural areas within a county. The main goal is to explore how spatial accessibility to high s...
Dynamic response force control of electrohydraulic servo actuator of active suspension based on intelligent optimization algorithm
Traditional PID control faces challenges in addressing parameter uncertainty and nonlinearity in active suspension electrohydraulic servo actuators, leading to suboptimal performance. To address these...
Impact of IGFBP-3 A-202C genetic variant on breast cancer susceptibility and serum biomarkers (IGFBP-3 and IGF-1) in Palestinian women
Breast cancer is the most common diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women globally. This study examined the impact of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (I...
A goat experimental epistaxis model: Hemostatic effect of stop nosebleeds device
To stop epistaxis, a Saudi medical invention called “Stop Nosebleeds” with a patent was created. It is a silicone-based, adjustable device that is applied externally to the bridge of the nose and spee...
Correction: Understanding the impact of moxifloxacin on immune function: Findings from cytokine analyses and immunological assays in mice
A PCR primer design method for identifying spider mite species using k-mer counting
Using PCR to distinguish closely related species can be difficult because they may have very similar genomes. Advances in bioinformatics make it possible to design PCR primers that are species-specifi...
Agent-based simulations reveal the possibility of multiple rapid northern routes for the second Neanderthal dispersal from Western to Eastern Eurasia
Genetic and archaeological evidence imply a second major movement of Neanderthals from Western to Central and Eastern Eurasia sometime in the Late Pleistocene. The genetic data suggest a date of 120−8...
Enhancing gesture recognition with multiscale feature extraction and spatial attention
Gesture recognition technology is a pivotal element in human-computer interaction, enabling users to communicate with machines in a natural and intuitive manner. This paper introduces a novel approach...