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Retraction: Exploring the link between economic policy uncertainty, financial development, ecological innovation and environmental degradation; evidence from OECD countries
Retraction: The role of ICT investment, digital financial inclusion, and environmental tax in promoting sustainable energy development in the MENA region: Evidences with Dynamic Common Correlated Effects (DCE) and instrumental variable-adjusted DCE
Regulation of transcription elongation anticipates alternative gene expression strategies across the cell cycle
A growing body of evidence supports the idea that RNA polymerase II (RNAP II) activity during transcription elongation can be regulated to control transcription rates. Using genomic run-on and RNAP II...
Antagonistic control of intracellular signals by EpOMEs in hemocytes induced by PGE2 and their chemical modification for a potent insecticide
During an infection, prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) mediates immune responses in insects and later epoxyoctadecamonoenoic acids (EpOMEs) are produced from linoleic acid to suppress excessive and unnecessary...
Fucoxanthin ameliorates Propionibacterium acnes-induced ear inflammation in mice by modulating the IκBα/NF-κB signaling pathway and inhibiting NF-κB nuclear translocation
Background Acne vulgaris, a chronic inflammatory skin disorder, represents a pivotal research area in dermatology. Although fucoxanthin, a marine-derived carotenoid, displays potent anti-inflammatory...
Spectrum of sexual partner types among adults screened for sexually transmitted infections in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
In South Africa, Chlamydia trachomatis prevalence is 14.7% in women and 6.6% in men, while Neisseria gonorrhoeae rates are 6.0% and 3.4%. Partner management, including identifying and screening for ST...
Plant-pollinator interactions along the altitudinal gradient in Berberis lycium royle: An endangered medicinal plant of the Himalayan region
The terrestrial ecosystem, particularly mountain regions, influences species distribution by providing diverse climatic conditions that vary with rising altitude. These climatic factors play a signifi...
Geospatial distribution and multilevel determinants of inadequate minimum dietary diversity and its consequences for children aged 6–23 months in Sub-Saharan Africa
Background Inadequate minimum dietary diversity (MMD) is the leading cause of malnutrition among young children in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The evidence of geospatial distribution and multilevel dete...
“Which comes first”: Religious/spiritual engagement or health? Initial observations from longitudinal analyses
Objective Religious and spiritual (R/S) engagement is generally associated with better health. However, it is not known which comes first between R/S engagement and health due to a lack of longitudina...
The relationship between parental emotional warmth and school bullying: The chain mediation role of social support and emotional regulation
This study explores the complex interplay between parental emotional warmth, social support, emotional regulation, and school bullying among students. Using a chain mediation model, we investigate how...
A controller of robot constant force grinding based on proximal policy optimization algorithm
In order to solve the problems of high dependence on the accuracy of environmental model and poor environmental adaptability of traditional control methods, the robot constant force grinding controlle...
Developing a cosmetic formulation containing lipase produced by the fungus Aspergillus terreus
This study aimed to evaluate the potential of lipase from Aspergillus terreus as an active ingredient in cosmetic formulations. Lipase was produced using the fungus Aspergillus terreus and was immobil...
An optimized transformer model for efficient detection of thoracic diseases in chest X-rays with multi-scale feature fusion
This study presents the development and application of an optimized Detection Transformer (DETR) model, known as CD-DETR, for the detection of thoracic diseases from chest X-ray (CXR) images. The CD-D...
Biological activity of silver nanoparticles synthesized from untapped secondary metabolites of Olea europea endophytic Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
Endophytic microbes offer frequent contributions to the identification of novel biologically active compounds. The current study aimed to isolate untapped Olea europaea-associated Bacillus amyloliquef...
A novel radiation protection method for miniaturized MIMO mobile terminal antenna design based on metamaterials
In this article, we propose an innovative approach to reduce radiation dose absorption inside human head tissues by shrinking the multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) terminal geometric area. Initial...
Effects of peppermint (Mentha piperita L.) oil in cardiometabolic outcomes in participants with pre and stage 1 hypertension: Protocol for a placebo randomized controlled trial
Background Hypertension is the predominant risk factor for cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality, with significant healthcare utilization and expenditure. Pharmaceutical management is habitua...
Susceptibility to auditory feedback manipulations and individual variability
Monitoring auditory feedback from hearing one’s own voice is important for fluent and precise speech production as it enables the detection and correction of speech errors. This influence is evident w...
Decision on optimal airflow regulation solution set based on heat and airflow coupling characteristics of mine airflow in time series
Addressing the issue where traditional airflow regulation models, which treat natural ventilation pressure and ventilation resistance as constant values, fail to determine the optimal solution set for...
Active screening significantly improves detection of chlamydia in women’s health clinics in Shaoxing, China
Background Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infection is one of the most prevalent genital tract infections which has been reported to have adverse effects on reproductive health. However, doctors will only...
A cross-sectional study on the endorsement of reporting guidelines and clinical trial registration among immunology and allergy journals
Background Healthcare practitioners rely on research based on solid evidence for their clinical decisions, ensuring the provision of safe and effective patient care. The use of reporting guidelines an...
Predictive factors for limited health literacy among persons with cirrhosis: A Swedish explorative cross-sectional study
Introduction Fatigue and altered cognitive capacity are common symptoms following cirrhosis. Patients consider information about cirrhosis difficult to understand. Health literacy levels vary among pe...
Correlation of p53 oligomeric status and its subcellular localization in the presence of the AML-associated NPM mutant
Tumor suppressor p53 is a key player in the cell response to DNA damage that suffers by frequent inactivating aberrations. Some of them disturb p53 oligomerization and influence cell decision between...
Key elements and theoretical logic of live streaming e-commerce marketing discourse: An analysis based on grounded theory
With the widespread adoption of mobile networks, live streaming e-commerce has experienced robust growth. Marketing discourse plays a crucial role in communication between live streamers and consumers...
Problematic social media use is associated with believing in and engaging with fake news
Social media use is ubiquitous in our modern society, and some individuals display excessive, maladaptive use of these online platforms. This problematic social media use (PSMU) has been associated wi...
CLAAF: Multimodal fake information detection based on contrastive learning and adaptive Agg-modality fusion
The widespread disinformation on social media platforms has created significant challenges in verifying the authenticity of content, especially in multimodal contexts. However, simple modality fusion...