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Genotypic analysis of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Ghana: Insights into pre-XDR and XDR-TB
Background The emergence of Extensively Drug Resistant (XDR) and Pre-extensively drug resistant (Pre-XDR) tuberculosis (TB) threatens the management of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR) patients...
Regenerating island-derived protein 3E concentrations in healthy dogs and dogs with various inflammatory processes
Background Blood concentrations of regenerating island-derived proteins (REG) are high in humans with sepsis, acute pancreatitis, and gastrointestinal diseases. REG3E was recently identified in canine...
Effects of a land and aquatic exercise-based program on pain, mobility and quality of life in patients with chronic low back pain: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Background Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a disease with significant functional, emotional and social impact. Several interventions are proposed for its management and exercise is one of main, land-b...
Finite element analysis of long SI screws in the treatment of vertically unstable bilateral sacral fractures
Objective The finite element analysis (FEA) was used to investigate the biomechanical stability of combined long SI screws in the treatment of bilateral sacral fractures. Methods This study was cond...
Correction: Variations of training load, monotony, and strain and dose-response relationships with maximal aerobic speed, maximal oxygen uptake, and isokinetic strength in professional soccer players
Inter-monitor reliability and validity of the fibion accelerometers in a laboratory-based study of functional activities
Background Accelerometer-based physical activity monitors are designed for placement on several body locations, with popular sites being the wrist, waist/hip, and thigh. Thigh placement is particularl...
Advancing construction safety: YOLOv8-CGS helmet detection model
In the context of construction site safety management, real-time object detection is crucial for ensuring workers’ safety through accurate detection of safety helmets. However, traditional object dete...
Correction: Evaluating the perceived affective qualities of urban soundscapes through audiovisual experiments
Assessing sustainability on the modern Silk Road: An objective weighting methodological approach
The Silk Road Economic Belt (SREB), a major 21st-century initiative, aims to revive the historic Silk Road by connecting Asia, Europe, and Africa through a network of trade and cultural exchange route...
Effects of induced electric field on the sensitivity of a two-compartment neuron model
Sensitivity is one of the key characteristics of neurons in response to external stimuli. This study is based on a two-compartment Pinsky-Rinzel neuron model, which has been modified under the influen...
Comparing membrane sweep and cervical massage in preventing the need for formal labour induction in uncomplicated pregnancy at term: Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial
Introduction Any intervention aimed at maximizing the spontaneous onset of labor and preventing formal induction will be beneficial to the client and welcomed by the provider, because it reduces postm...
Modeling and computational study of cancer treatment with radiotherapy using real data
The numerical simulation of biological processes with non-integer ordering is attracting an increasing amount of interest from scientists and academics. Traditional biological systems can be presented...
Population genetic diversity and structure of the endangered species Tetracentron sinense Oliver (Tetracentraceae) with SNPs based on RAD sequencing
Tetracentron sinense Oliv. (T. sinense), as a tertiary living fossil, has experienced a significant decline in population numbers. Currently, genetic resources depletion and human activities have led...
Industry 4.0 readiness and strategic plan failures in SMEs: A comprehensive analysis
This study examines the industry 4.0 readiness of 506 Malaysian SMEs, focussing on key factors that contribute to frequent failures in their strategic planning processes. Driven by rapid technological...
Coordination mechanism of construction industry supply chain based on data elements
This paper presents a comprehensive approach to enhancing the coordination of the construction industry supply chain by incorporating data elements into the decision-making process. A two-level supply...
From dyadic coping to emotional sharing and multimodal interpersonal synchrony: Protocol for a laboratory experiment
During interpersonal emotion regulation, relationship partners mutually regulate each other’s emotional states. Interpersonal emotion regulation occurs at three main timescales: phasic (from several h...
Correction: Deep fusion of gray level co-occurrence matrices for lung nodule classification
Significance of androgen receptor and its potential for anti-androgen/androgen receptor-antagonist therapy in ovarian cancers
Introduction Androgen promotes tumorigenesis in some cancers; however, androgen receptor (AR) is not commonly examined in ovarian cancers (OCs). In this study, we evaluated AR expression among differe...
Comparison of long COVID, recovered COVID, and non-COVID Post-Acute Infection Syndromes over three years
Background Comparing the characteristics of patients with long COVID to those with other post-acute infection syndromes (PAIS) could potentially provide clues to common underlying disease processes th...
L-shaped relationship between stress hyperglycemia ratio and cardiovascular disease risk in middle-aged and older adults: Insight from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study
Background The stress hyperglycemia ratio (SHR) has emerged as a potential marker for predicting cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality. However, its relationship with CVD and all-cause mortality...
Burns results in profound muscle protein wasting in Sprague Dawley rats that is not resolved using the lipolysis inhibitor, acipimox
Introduction Major burns results in the rapid and profound accumulation of lipid in peripheral tissues, but its impact on muscle metabolic function is unclear. Given previous reports demonstrating tha...
Encapsulation of anticancer drugs into carbon nanotubes: Heuristic algorithm approach and mathematical model
This research combines mathematical derivation and optimization techniques to investigate the non-covalent encapsulation of chemotherapy drugs (fluorouracil, proflavine, methylene blue, and doxorubici...
Mitigating CO2 emissions associated with digital economy sectors through whole supply chain management
As China’s digital economy sectors rapidly expand, the growing demand for coal-based electricity has become a significant source of CO2 emissions. However, the mechanism driving these emissions within...
‘More tight-less tight’ Patterns in the Climatic Niche Evolution of Gymnocalycium (Cactaceae): Were Pleistocene Glaciations a Prelude?
Cacti have undergone some of the fastest diversification events in the plant kingdom despite their slow growth rates and extended generation times. This rapid evolution may be driven by intense ecolog...
Predictability of clinical outcomes after external beam radiotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma according to tumor marker dynamics
Signal changes after high dose irradiation on MRI make it difficult to assess the therapeutic response of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). To overcome the limitation of imaging work-up, our study predi...