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Chemometrics-aided surface-enhanced Raman spectrometric detection and quantification of GH and TE hormones in blood
Growth hormone (GH) and testosterone (TE) levels in blood are crucial indicators of human health and performance in clean sports. Deviations from normal levels can signal serious health issues, such a...
Improved generative adversarial networks model for movie dance generation
To address the challenges of innovation and efficiency in film choreography, this study proposes a dance generation model based on the generative adversarial networks. The model is trained using the A...
A study on phonemes recognition method for Mandarin pronunciation based on improved Zipformer-RNN-T(Pruned) modeling
In recent years, empowered by artificial intelligence technologies, computer-assisted language learning systems have gradually become a hot topic of research. Currently, the mainstream pronunciation a...
Spatiotemporal evolution and the multidimensional proximity mechanism of megaproject innovation networks
Megaprojects necessitate collaborative innovation that transcends organizational, departmental, industrial, and regional boundaries, culminating in the formation of innovation networks. Utilizing data...
Revealing asperity-controlled failure patterns in landslides: A case study of Hushuo Expressway, Inner Mongolia
This study systematically investigates the failure mechanism of interfacial landslides through experimental validation and engineering applications of interfacial asperity theory. An innovative scaled...
Effect of verbal interference and response hand on hemisphere asymmetries in sad facial expression processing
A growing amount of evidence highlights a role for the left hemisphere in negative facial expression processing. The present study investigated the extent to which language contributes to this left he...
A minimally invasive marine mammal sex determination method using epidermal tissue recovered from suction-cup tags
For many baleen whales, minimal sexual dimorphism means that sex cannot necessarily be reliably determined through observation alone. Suction cup tags deployed for behavioral studies of free-ranging w...
An intelligent framework for crop health surveillance and disease management
The agricultural sector faces critical challenges, including significant crop losses due to undetected plant diseases, inefficient monitoring systems, and delays in disease management, all of which th...
Genome-wide identification and characterization of Ethylene-Insensitive 3 (EIN3/EIL) gene family in Camellia oleifera
Camellia oleifera, a vital woody oil crop in China, suffers substantial yield losses due to frequent physiological fruit abscission during cultivation. Ethylene signaling, mediated by Ethylene-Insensi...
The contribution of non-primary caregivers in early stimulation in Kenya and Uganda: Implications for ECD parenting programs in low- and middle-income countries
Parenting programs have primarily focused on supporting mothers with knowledge and practice of responsive caregiving. However, the role of non-primary caregivers such as grandparents, aunts, and older...
Effect and mechanism of Nintedanib on acute and chronic radiation-induced lung injury in mice
Objective To investigate the efficacy of Nintedanib in treating acute and chronic radiation-induced lung injury and its mechanism of action. Methods A radiation-induced lung injury model was establi...
Optimizing alternate replacement strategy of k-out-of-n: F systems with common-mode degradation: An application to railway grid
Under the grid management framework for railway lines, each rail grid consists of several adjacent steel rails. The degradation processes of the steel rails within a grid are characterized by common-m...
Excess prevalence of chronic diseases in elderly people with diabetes and non-diabetics in Poland
Objective Diabetes increases the risk of several chronic conditions. However, their excessive prevalence among older adults with diabetes in Poland is unknown. Methods The prevalence of chronic dise...
Exploring the effects of wearing facemasks on stair safety characteristics in young adults
Introduction Facemasks are worn in many industries to protect from infections and harmful substances. Asian countries historically have a wide adoption of facemasks; though due to the COVID-19 pandemi...
Virtual sample based techniques using deep features for SSPP face recognition in unconstrained environment
As challenging as it is to use face recognition with a Single Sample Per Person, it becomes even more difficult when face recognition based on a single sample is performed in an unconstrained environm...
Examining the availability/findability of stimuli employed in social media and body image research
Concerns over the trustworthiness of the research findings generated in Psychology (as well as other disciplines) has led to calls for the adoption of practices that make research more open, transpare...
Silencing NRF2 enhances arsenic trioxide-induced ferroptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma cells
Objective Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, with high mortality rates partially due to limited therapeutic options and drug resistance. Arsenic trio...
Dinner in the dark: Factors influencing leopard activity patterns within a large protected area
Spatial avoidance is one of the most pervasive responses of wildlife to human disturbance, but new research is increasingly revealing the importance of temporal shifts in activity. Animal species appe...
Impact of COVID on the medical activity of occupational health departments
Background To determine the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the number of occupational health consultations and to highlight influencing factors. Method Retrospective observational study of consu...
Evaluating post 2024 election scenarios for the UK based on political party manifestos
Manifestos provide a vision for political parties to enact if elected to government. While manifestos may not be enacted in full, they provide some of the best information for the public in deciding h...
Correction: Color polymorphism and mating trends in a population of the alpine leaf beetle Oreina gloriosa
Structural changes and influencing factors of human resource allocation for oral health in China
Objective In the context of the implementation of the Action Program for a Healthy Dentition in China, to analyze the structural changes and influencing factors of human resource allocation for oral h...
The donation-transplantation process and corneal graft failure: A case-control study
Introduction The survival after a corneal transplantation depends on several factors, many of which are not fully known. Objective The present study aimed to verify the relationship between the fact...
Enhanced YOLOv8-based pavement crack detection: A high-precision approach
At present, the repair of cracks is still implemented manually, which has the problems of low identification efficiency and high labor cost. Crack detection is the key to realize the mechanical and in...
Modeling the Dynamics of Dengue Transmission with Awareness and Optimal Control Analysis
Dengue fever is a vector-borne disease which is transmitted by the bites of mosquitoes infected with dengue viruses. This disease is spread around the world and still as a global health problem. In th...