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Predictors of alcohol use disorder risk in young adults: Direct and indirect psychological paths through binge drinking
Alcohol-use disorders (AUD) risk is highly prevalent in university students, and is associated with both intraindividual (e.g., metacognitions, personality traits) and interindividual (e.g., social mo...
Translation and validation of Malay version of NIOSH worker well-being questionnaire (WellBQ)
The NIOSH Worker Well-Being Questionnaire (WellBQ) offers a comprehensive framework to evaluate worker well-being across five domains: work evaluation, workplace policies, physical environment and saf...
Factors associated with childhood undernutrition in poor Ethiopian households: Implications for public health interventions
Background Childhood undernutrition is a significant public health concern linked to poverty. Despite the persistent high burden of childhood undernutrition in Ethiopia, there is a lack of robust evid...
Timescales and drivers of chlorophyll variability in a subtropical, long residence time estuary (Baffin Bay, Texas, USA)
Little is known about the role of short-term (hourly to daily) processes on estuarine phytoplankton dynamics, though these can be important timescales of physical-chemical variability in coastal syste...
A two-stage forecasting model using random forest subset-based feature selection and BiGRU with attention mechanism: Application to stock indices
The heteroscedastic and volatile characteristics of stock price data have attracted the interest of researchers from various disciplines, particularly in the realm of price forecasting. The stock mark...
Effects of Dendrobium nobile on antioxidant capacity, hormone levels, testicular metabolism, and reproductive performance of aged roosters
Oxidative stress is a major cause of semen quality decline in old roosters. Dendrobium nobile Lindl (DNL), a Chinese herbal medicine, exhibits excellent antioxidant activity. Therefore, the present st...
Development of social isolation and social network assessment tool for older adults: A Delphi survey
Objective Social Isolation and network are crucial factors which affect the quality of life and overall health of older adults. Therefore, in the field of health promotion, there’s a growing attention...
Cognitive traces of life kinetic exercise in puberty sedentary subjects
In this study, it was aimed to reveal the effect of regular life kinetic exercises on the concepts of motivation and imagery in sports in puberty period individuals. In the study in which “pre-test-po...
Residual XGBoost regression—Based individual moving range control chart for Gross Domestic Product growth monitoring
Accurate and reliable Gross Domestic Product (GDP) forecasting is indispensable for informed economic policymaking and risk management. Autocorrelation, a prevalent characteristic of macroeconomic tim...
Consensus on core competencies for simulation training in ultrasound-guided renal biopsy
Rationale and objectives To define the competencies in ultrasound knowledge and skills that are essential for interventional radiology trainees to master when performing ultrasound-guided renal biopsy...
Efficacy of a new nanoemulsion artificial tear in dry eye disease management: Study protocol for a prospective cohort study
Background Dry eye disease (DED) is a complex ocular disorder with a significant prevalence worldwide, especially in the Asian population. This study aimed to investigate changes in dry eye symptoms a...
Natural capital accounting as a decision support tool for environmental management of a protected area in Madagascar
Ecosystem change affects the availability of resources and services provided by nature. Ecosystem Natural capital accounting helps track these changes and supports better decision-making for managing...
Morphology and phylogeny of the centrohelid heliozoans Raphidocystidae and their ability to consume cyanobacteria
The centrohelid family Raphidocystidae is a large group of heliozoans whose morphology and biology are poorly understood and whose taxonomy and phylogenetic relationships are currently confusing. Here...
Mask wearing as a prosocial behavior: Proposing and testing the moral norms activation model
The aim of this study was to develop and test a model of prosocial prevention behavior during COVID-19, termed the Moral Norms Activation Model (MNAM). This model examines how moral norms, influenced...
Landslide susceptibility mapping using an entropy index-based negative sample selection strategy: A case study of Luolong county
Landslides constitute a significant geological hazard in China, particularly in high-altitude regions like the Himalayas, where the challenging environmental conditions impede field surveys. This rese...
Thermodynamics of harmony: Extending the analogy across musical systems
It is common for most people to think of science and art as disparate, or at most only vaguely related fields. In physics, one of the biggest successes of thermodynamics is its explanation of order ar...
Exploring the influence of social media use motivations on acculturation orientations and psychological adaptation among Chinese students in Malaysia
Social media has become an essential part of international students’ daily lives. As the world becomes increasingly globalized and communication and transportation systems rapidly develop, the number...
From fields to cities: Innovating assessment of soil quality in Southern Iran’s Urban areas
Evaluation of soil quality in urban and peri-urban areas using comparable and reproducible indexes is a necessary step to assess the soil management status and its potential for different uses. The ap...
Public services and agglomeration effect under spatial structure: Threshold verification on the provincial capital cities in China
This paper explains the relationship between public services expenditure and agglomeration economy from the perspective of spatial structure, considering that the allocation of public service expendit...
Semen collection, semen analysis and artificial insemination in the kākāpō (Strigops habroptilus) to support its conservation
The critically endangered kākāpō (Strigops habroptilus) has suffered population declines due to habitat loss, hunting, and predation. Conservation efforts, including translocation to predator-free isl...
Editorial Note: Metabarcoding analysis of eukaryotic microbiota in the gut of HIV-infected patients
Resistance to tuberculin skin test/interferon-gamma release assay conversion among highly TB exposed, HIV infected goldminers in South Africa
Background A small proportion of goldminers in South Africa resist tuberculin skin test (TST)/interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) conversion despite high rates of HIV and prolonged exposure to TB. W...
Leveraging transcriptome-wide association studies identifies the relationship between upper respiratory flora and cell type-specific gene expression in severe respiratory disease
ObjectivesThe upper respiratory tract flora may influence host immunity and modulate susceptibility to viral respiratory infections. This study aimed to investigate the associations between upper resp...
Active trachoma among children aged 1–9 years in Ethiopia: A meta-analysis from 2019 to 2024
Background Trachoma is a leading infectious cause of blindness and of significant public health concern targeted for elimination. This study aimed to systematically summarize the m...
Ecological functional zoning for mineral resource development in Xizang, China
Xizang is an important base of mineral resources, hosting abundant deposits. However, its unique and fragile ecological environment has long constrained resource development and utilization. Achieving...