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InterAcT: A generic keypoints-based lightweight transformer model for recognition of human solo actions and interactions in aerial videos
Human action recognition forms an important part of several aerial security and surveillance applications. Indeed, numerous efforts have been made to solve the problem in an effective and efficient ma...
Differences in the functional use of two migratory stopovers by humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Humpback whale migration between tropical breeding grounds and polar feeding grounds is an energy-intensive activity undertaken on finite energy stores. The use of stopover sites to rest reduces energ...
Universal health care delivery mitigates socioeconomic-related risk for adverse outcomes in hospitalised patients: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
Background Internationally, socioeconomic disadvantage is related to severe outcomes of COVID-19. We investigated the impact of socioeconomic disadvantage on infection rates, hospitalisation, and in-h...
Rational engineering unlocks the therapeutic potential of WHP1: A revolutionary peptide poised to advance wound healing
Treatment of chronic or non-healing wounds has faced a considerable clinical challenge and impose several detrimental effects on individuals, society, the healthcare system, and the economy. Bioactive...
Combining N-mixture and occupancy analysis offers a more complete picture of carnivore habitat use in Northeastern Türkiye
Occupancy and N-mixture analyses have been successfully used to understand habitat use in various species. However, since these methods fundamentally answer different questions about wildlife distribu...
DDoS attack detection method based on improved convolutional long short-term memory and three-way decision in SDN
Software Defined Networking (SDN) is an emerging network architecture and management method, whose core idea is to separate the network control plane from the data transmission plane. It is precisely...
Perceived family support status and associated factors among people with hypertension in Nekemte City public hospitals, Western Ethiopia
Background Though previous studies reported the advantages of family in treating people with hypertension, evidence indicates that family support among people with hypertension was poor. To the best o...
Hypertension as an effect modifier for preterm and small for gestational age births in migrant women in Belgium: A population-based study
Background The association between migration and pregnancy outcomes gives contradictory results. Women’s socio-economic status explains some differences, but its influence may vary according to women’...
Epidemiology and molecular characterisation of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from chicken meat
Ensuring the safety of poultry products is critical for public health, particularly due to the rising concern of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in foodborne pathogens. This study aimed to investigate...
Neuromusculoskeletal modeling of spasticity: A scoping review
Introduction This scoping review aimed to provide an overview of neuromusculoskeletal models used to investigate the mechanisms underlying spasticity and identify issues to be addressed in future mode...
Research on creep characteristics of double fractured rock under freeze-thaw action
Open rock masses are subject to prolonged loading and freeze-thaw cycles in cold regions. In this study, we take saturated fissured red sandstone as object to investigate the long-term mechanical resp...
Area-time efficient pipelined number theoretic transform for CRYSTALS-Kyber
CRYSTALS-Kyber has been standardized by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as a quantum-resistant algorithm in the post-quantum cryptography (PQC) competition. The bottleneck in...
The interplay between body mass index, motivation for food consumption, and noncommunicable diseases in the European population: A cross-sectional study
Introduction Consuming unhealthy foods in emotional states can increase body mass index (BMI), contribute to becoming overweight, and lead to the development of chronic diseases. This study aims to in...
Sound symbolism is not “marginal” in Chinese: Evidence from diachronic rhyme books
Contrary to the widespread notion that linguistic signs are arbitrary, researchers have consistently demonstrated the existence of sound symbolism in language, providing evidence for non-arbitrariness...
Assessing point load strength in irregular phyllite via an equivalent area method
Obtaining intact cylindrical cores from soft, weathered rock is frequently challenging, making the point load test a preferred technique for quickly determining rock strength. This study critically ev...
Histological and molecular characterization of the digestive system of early weaned juveniles of Arapaima sp. reared in a recirculating aquaculture system
Arapaima spp., the world’s largest scaled freshwater fish, native to the Amazon and Essequibo river basins, are valued in aquaculture for their rapid growth and ornamental appeal. However, reliance on...
Electromagnetic exposure levels of electric vehicle drive motors to cochlear implanted passenger
In order to evaluate the effects of electromagnetic radiation generated by the dual-drive motors of an electric vehicle on special passengers with cochlear implanted, this study considers a cochlear i...
A novel Fish Protein Hydrolysate supplement enhances honey bee foraging activity and colony strength: A pilot study
Honey bees require diverse nectar and pollen sources for optimal nutrition, especially during late winter and early spring. This study evaluated the effect of a tuna fish protein hydrolysate (FPH)-bas...
Characterizing physical activity bouts in people with stroke with different ambulation statuses
Background and Purpose While physical activity is crucial for maintaining function, health, and well-being after a stroke, there is limited understanding of how individuals post-stroke accumulate thei...
Development and calibration of a mathematical model of HIV outcomes among Rwandan adults: Informing achievement of global targets across sub-populations in Rwanda
Background We developed and calibrated the Central Africa-International epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS (CA-IeDEA) HIV policy model to inform achievement of global goals, overall and across al...
Gender differences in paid work over time: Developments and challenges in comparative research
This paper examines gender differences in paid work over time and illustrates the pitfalls encountered by any comparative research that only considers either labor force participation rates or average...
Predicting depression severity using machine learning models: Insights from mitochondrial peptides and clinical factors
Depression presents a significant challenge to global mental health, often intertwined with factors including oxidative stress. Although the precise relationship with mitochondrial pathways remains el...
Development of a novel risk score for diagnosing urinary tract infections: Integrating Sysmex UF-5000i urine fluorescence flow cytometry with urinalysis
Background Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common globally, and are developing increased antibiotic resistance. Despite being the diagnostic “gold standard,” urine culture is limited by slow resul...
Mechanistic role of pyroptosis in Kawasaki disease: An integrative bioinformatics analysis of immune dysregulation, machine learning-based biomarker discovery, WGCNA, and drug repurposing insights
Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute vasculitis that primarily affects children under five and is a leading cause of acquired heart disease in this age group. Despite the standard treatment with intraven...
Allosteric modulation of Plasmodium falciparum Isoleucyl tRNA synthetase by South African natural compounds
Targeting Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) aminoacyl tRNA synthetases is a viable strategy to overcome malaria parasite multi-drug resistance. Here, we focused on Pf Isoleucyl tRNA synthetase (PfIleRS) to i...