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Developing a quality and safety surveillance system: A protocol for a realist review and synthesis of the literature
Background Patient harm as a result of unsafe care remains a growing global health concern, and traditional efforts prioritising tracking errors and voluntary reporting to detect adverse events result...
Alpha thalassemia/mental retardation X-linked (ATRX) protein expression in human pituitary neuroendocrine tumours and its reported correlation to prognosis and clinical outcomes: A systematic review
Mutations in Alpha thalassemia/mental retardation X-linked (ATRX) have been implicated in several cancers, including gliomas, sarcomas, neuroendocrine tumors, and other mesenchymal malignancies. ATRX...
Associations between breastfeeding duration and weight status transitions in early childhood
Empirical evidence with respect to the protective effect of breastfeeding on childhood obesity remains inconclusive, and studies on sex-specific associations are sparse. We investigated whether (H1) l...
Advanced multi-objective trajectory planning for robotic arms using a multi-strategy enhanced NSGA-II algorithm
Facing the problems of large-scale rapid and disorderly loading, the robotic arm has the problems of large start-stop impact, easy to shake, and reduced production efficiency and service life, this pa...
A study on the turnover intention of teachers in Chinese regional universities: A predictive power analysis based on five management dimensions of high-performance human resource practices
In this study, the direct influences of five management dimensions of high-performance human resource practices (HPHRP), i.e., talent selection and cultivation (TSC), career and job security (CJS), pe...
Understanding public trust in information about interim nuclear waste storage: The roles of acceptance, gender, and proximity
Following the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in March 2011, the Japanese government implemented extensive decontamination and waste management measures, including the establis...
Correction: Assessing the impact of digital transformation on capital market information efficiency under environmental uncertainty: Evidence from China
Renal cancer cells acquire immune surface protein through trogocytosis and horizontal gene transfer
Trogocytosis is an underappreciated phenomenon that shapes the immune microenvironment surrounding many types of solid tumors. The consequences of membrane-bound proteins being deposited from a donor...
Genome-wide identification of the bZIP transcription factor family and expression analysis under abiotic stress in Zanthoxylum bungeanum
Zanthoxylum bungeanum (Zb) is an economically and medicinally significant crop that faces numerous environmental stresses due to its broad distribution. Basic leucine zipper (bZIP) transcription facto...
Modeling and managing household travels taking into considering of school bus
This paper examines the household commuting problem in a bi-modal transportation that includes both autos and school buses. Traditional studies of household commuting have assumed that adults first dr...
Does feeling collective responsibility for intergroup harm lead to infrahumanization?
Previous research has suggested that subtle dehumanization can occur as a consequence of harming others. According to this research, participants who feel a sense of collective responsibility for thei...
What are we learning with Yoga? Mapping the scientific literature on Yoga using a vector-text-mining approach
The techniques used in yoga have roots in traditions that precede modern science. Research shows that yoga enhances quality of life and well-being, positively impacting physical and mental health. As...
Pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics of gamithromycin for treating Pasteurella multocida infection in cattle using a tissue cage model
In this study, gamithromycin, a long-acting azalide antibiotic recently introduced for bovine respiratory disease (BRD) treatment, was evaluated for its effectiveness against Pasteurella multocida usi...
Negative health effects of dental X-rays: A systematic review
Background This study evaluates whether exposure to dental X-ray examinations in childhood and adolescence results in negative health effects. Material and methods This systematic review includes bo...
Comparison of pre-treatment with different diluted sufentanil in reducing propofol injection pain in gastrointestinal endoscopy: A randomized controlled study
Background This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of pre-treatment with different concentrations of sufentanil in mitigating propofol injection-induced pain. Methods This study included 421 pa...
Identification of the immune-associated enhancer RNA SATB1-AS1 as a novel biomarker for thymic cancer prognosis
Objective To screen key enhancer RNAs (eRNAs) in thymoma (THYM) through The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database and explore their potential as prognostic molecules and therapeutic...
Pharmacy customers’ views towards the potential introduction of pharmacist prescribing: A survey study
Background Pharmacist prescribing has been introduced in several countries owing to systemic issues within healthcare. This systematic change can improve general public’s access to prescribed medicati...
Respiratory viruses Ct values and association with clinical outcomes among adults visiting the ED with lower respiratory tract infections
Background The correlation between real-time PCR (rt-PCR) cycle threshold (Ct) values for respiratory viruses and clinical outcomes remains unclear. This study evaluates the association between Ct val...
Excess body weight and its associated factors among first-year health sciences university students in Indonesia
The incidence of overweight/obesity has been increasing among adolescents and young adults worldwide. University graduates majoring in health sciences are expected to become role models and agents of...
Diverse residents’ experiences of policing and attitudes towards law enforcement: Findings from a large community-based survey in San José, California
Despite widespread debate on public safety policy, few studies explore diverse community members’ perspectives on safety and policing. This community-based participatory research study assessed perspe...
ERNIE-UIE: Advancing information extraction in Chinese medical knowledge graph
Background The field of information extraction (IE) is currently exploring more versatile and efficient methods for minimization of reliance on extensive annotated datasets and integration of knowledg...
Beijing’ s paired assistance program: Mitigating vulnerability, fostering development, and promoting equality in its ecological conservation areas
Interregional cooperation is an important mechanism for promoting regional equality. The paired assistance policy (PAP) has been broadly used to address regional inequality in China. In Beijing, devel...
Hepatitis B virus infection among children aged 1– 5 years of Mayurbhanj district (Odisha), India: A prospective study protocol
Background Over past few years, global healthcare landscape has seen an increased recognition of the significance of infectious diseases, especially those affecting vulnerable populations such as youn...
Higher-order temporal network prediction and interpretation
A social interaction (so-called higher-order event/interaction) can be regarded as the activation of a hyperlink among the corresponding individuals. Social interactions can be, thus, represented as h...
Behavior classification: Introducing machine learning approaches for classification of sign-tracking, goal-tracking and beyond
Classifying behaviors in research often relies on predetermined or subjective cutoff values, which can introduce inconsistencies and reduce objectivity. For example, in Pavlovian conditioning studies,...