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Sociodemographic influences on children’s out-of-school time organized activity participation and physical activity in rural communities: A cross-sectional study
Out-of-school time (OST) organized group youth activities (e.g., afterschool programs, clubs) can reduce health inequalities by increasing physical activity (PA). However, unlike youth sport, PA is no...
Numerical studies on the seismic response of support hanger for building pipelines
This study presents the development of numerical models that integrate wire, shell, solid, and connector elements to assess the mechanical performance of support hanger systems under both pushover and...
Multi-proxy analysis of El Olivar camelids (1,090-1,440 cal AD): Evaluating the presence of llamas (Lama glama, Linnaeus 1758) in the Semiarid North of Chile before the arrival of the Inca
To evaluate the presence of domesticated camelids in the Semiarid North of Chile (29°S) before the arrival of the Inca, we utilized a multidisciplinary approach to analyze 57 South American camelids t...
On improving public health after COVID-19 epidemic: A fractal-fractional mathematical solutions with short memory effect and efficient optimal strategies
As per the report of W.H.O. about 7 million people died in India till date due to COVID-19 infection. The transmission of COVID-19 infection can affect the temporal and geographic diversity of environ...
Goals of care discussions among critically Ill patients on vasopressor treatment
Background Goals of care (GOC) discussions are essential for aligning medical management with the values of critically ill patients, particularly those requiring vasopressors, such as dopamine. To eva...
The efficacy of velar adhesion in unilateral cleft lip and palate patients: Cleft width and otitis media with effusion
Background Cleft lip and palate (CLP) is one of the most common congenital anomalies, affecting ~1 in 700 births worldwide. Patients with CLP often experience functional impairments due to the cleft p...
Correction: Fruit fly infestation of cucurbitaceous vegetables in Morogoro—Eastern Central Tanzania
The UK Biobank mental health enhancement 2022: Methods and results
Background This paper introduces the UK Biobank (UKB) second mental health questionnaire (MHQ2), describes its design, the respondents and some notable findings. UKB is a large coh...
Associations between age at natural menopause and risk of hypothyroidism among postmenopausal women from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)
Menopause is a key period in women’s lives associated with major physiological changes. Early menopausal age has been linked to a range of adverse outcomes. Estrogen has been found to increase levels...
School dietary habits & oral health experiences of primary school children in Johannesburg
Background & aim Understanding the impact of food exposures outside the home environment is pivotal for helping children establish healthy eating patterns, for the prevention and delay of dental c...
A recent update on the morphological classification of intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile duct: Correlation with postoperative prognosis and pathological features
Purpose We proposed a novel morphological classification for intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile duct (IPNB) and evaluated its association with postoperative prognosis. Methods Forty-two IPNB...
Knowledge and attitudes of medical students towards the health impact of climate change: A study from Jordan
Studies have reported a strong relationship between climate change and human health. Medical students’ knowledge and attitudes toward the impact of climate change on health are crucial to fostering th...
Advancing malware imagery classification with explainable deep learning: A state-of-the-art approach using SHAP, LIME and Grad-CAM
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being integrated into increasingly more domains of everyday activities. Whereas AI has countless benefits, its convoluted and sometimes vague internal operations can es...
A pre – post quasi-experimental study of team-based learning effectiveness for Vietnamese nursing students
Background Team-Based Learning (TBL) is a student-centered teaching strategy designed to improve problem-solving skills, knowledge, and practical abilities. Despite its increasing use in nursing educa...
Investigating the impact of investor attention on AI-based stocks: A comprehensive analysis using quantile regression, GARCH, and ARIMA models
The literature implies an increased interest in AI-based companies, but it is unclear how investor attention affects their volatility. This study fills the gap by investigating the relationship betwee...
Large mammal population trends in Comoé National Park (1958–2022): Towards understanding their asymmetric decline and recovery in West Africa’s largest savanna park
Africa’s wildlife decline has received increasing attention, yet underlying reasons have remained opaque. Using generalized additive models of 25 terrestrial and aerial counts, we present West Africa’...
Burden of smoking-related stroke in Saudi Arabia: trends from 1990 to 2021
Background Stroke ranks among the top causes of death and disability globally, with smoking being a significant risk factor for its development. This study aims to assess the impact of smoking-related...
Determinants of subjective total athletic ability
The term “good motor skill” is often discussed in everyday contexts and when observing sports; however, its definition remains elusive, and the associated factors are not well understood. Therefore, i...
The alignment model of indirect communication
Speakers often choose utterances under uncertainty about the potential opinion of the listener. In this case, utterances that do not signal the speaker’s opinion directly may allow the speaker to avoi...
Uncertainty analysis of turbine nozzle guide vane cooling performance
Conjugate heat transfer analysis plays an important role in the design of heavily cooled gas turbine vane or blade. In this study, the aerodynamic and heat transfer performance of the E3 engine nozzle...
Correction: The effects of light emitting diodes on mitochondrial function and cellular viability of M-1 cell and mouse CD1 brain cortex neurons
Analysis of the determinants for using health research evidence in health planning in Tanzania: a cross-sectional study
Introduction The use of health research evidence is essential for informed decision-making and effective health planning. Despite its importance, there is limited understanding of the determinants for...
Dissemination of local sub-variants of SARS-CoV-2 detected by detailed mutation analysis in wastewater-based epidemiology
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) is effective for identifying the predominant SARS-CoV-2 variants within specific populations as well as early warning of disease outbreaks. The variant analysis in...
Manual therapists in Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic -they remained in business, but how was their work environment and practice impacted?
Background The Swedish governmental strategy during the COVID-19-pandemic was to impose voluntary recommendations to limit viral spread, but to keep health care and important societal functions runnin...
Epigenetic regulation of individual components of combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma
Combined hepatocellular carcinoma-cholangiocarcinoma (HCC-CCA) is a rare liver tumor comprising histologic features of both HCC and CCA. Due to its heterogeneous nature, treatment of combined HCC-CCA...