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Optimizing China’s carbon quota allocation for peak emissions: A novel AMLC framework tailored to regional dynamics
As China advances its carbon reduction efforts, the equitable and efficient allocation of initial carbon quotas among provinces has become increasingly critical. This study proposes a novel two-stage...
Repeatability of wildlife surveys for estimating abundance: A method to assess the consistency of detection probability and animal availability
A primary consideration of abundance studies that use unmarked animals is whether survey counts accurately reflect the population size or if unknown variation in animal movement or detection probabili...
Vibration control of a class of flexible mechanical systems with output constraints based on partial differential equations
Vibration suppression in flexible mechanical systems (FMSs) significantly enhances the precision and stability of equipment, extending its operational life. This technology is extensively applied acro...
Retraction: Design and interactive performance of human resource management system based on artificial intelligence
Pan-cancer analysis and validation show GTF2E2’s diagnostic, prognostic, and immunological roles in regulating ferroptosis in endometrial cancer
Background Transcription initiation factor IIE subunit beta (GTF2E2) is a crucial component of the RNA polymerase II transcription initiation complex. There is a lack of more detailed research on the...
The impact of physical activity on subjective well-being: The mediating role of exercise identity and the moderating role of health consciousness
This study investigates the relationship between physical exercise and subjective well-being through a moderated mediation model. It examines how physical exercise influences subjective well-being, fo...
Developing a multivariable prediction model to support personalized selection among five major empirically-supported treatments for adult depression. Study protocol of a systematic review and individual participant data network meta-analysis
Background Various treatments are recommended as first-line options in practice guidelines for depression, but it is unclear which is most efficacious for a given person. Accurate individualized predi...
Identification of novel compound heterozygous variants in the PEX10 gene in a Han-Chinese family with PEX10-related peroxisome biogenesis disorders
The peroxisome biogenesis disorders (PBDs) are a group of rare inherited autosomal recessive diseases characterized by motor and cognitive neurological dysfunction, hypotonia, seizures, feeding diffic...
Retraction: Exploration of the intelligent-auxiliary design of architectural space using artificial intelligence model
Immune responses to vaginal candidiasis in African women: A scoping review of cytokine profiles, T-cell activation, and gene expression
Background Recent immunological studies of vaginal candidiasis in African populations have revealed complex host‒pathogen interactions with implications for therapeutic development and HIV acquisition...
Motivators and barriers to mouthguard compliance by adult Gaelic football athletes
Introduction Dental injuries contribute to 57% of reported maxillofacial injuries in Gaelic Football, with associated psychological and economic impacts on the affected athletes. M...
Photosynthetic oxygen bubble stream sounds from aquatic macrophytes, and their consequences for acoustic biodiversity inventories and acoustic communication in shallow freshwater settings
The emerging field of soundscape ecology focuses on biological, geophysical, and anthropogenic sounds, and provides a non-invasive method to inventory ecosystems. Most of the work on freshwater sounds...
Retraction: Unreferenced English articles’ translation quality-oriented automatic evaluation technology using sparse autoencoder under the background of deep learning
Testing job wellbeing indicators among community behavioral health workers: Community-based participatory research
Many community behavioral health organizations (CBHOs) continue to struggle with their employees’ reduced job wellbeing and job disengagement (i.e., turnover intentions, actual turnover). Understandin...
Optimal adaptive cancer therapy based on evolutionary game theory
Cancer development is a dynamic and continuously evolving process, with the emergence of drug-resistant cancer cells being one of the primary reasons for the failure of traditional treatments. Adaptiv...
Sex hormones correlate with heart rate variability in healthy women and this correlation is conserved in women with well-controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus
The autonomic nervous system and the endocrine system regulate cardiovascular physiology, and their alterations, as occurs in type 2 diabetes mellitus, are related to the development of cardiovascular...
Prevalence and associated factors of antenatal depression in rural Bangladesh
Background According to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 322 million individuals all over the world suffered from depressive disorders in 2015. The risk of depres...
The role of telehealth in sepsis care in rural emergency departments: A qualitative study of emergency department sepsis telehealth user perspectives
Purpose Sepsis is a leading cause of hospitalization and death in the United States, and rural patients are at particularly high risk. Telehealth has been proposed as one strategy to narrow rural-urba...
Tracing the emergence of domesticated grapevine in Italy
This study presents an extensive analysis of 1,768 well-preserved waterlogged archaeological grape pips covering approximately 7000 years of history. These samples originate from 25 Italian archaeolog...
Shedding new light on the context and temporality of Iberian warrior stelae: The Cañaveral de León 2 Stela and Las Capellanías burial complex (Huelva, SW Spain)
Iberian late prehistoric stelae stand out as a significant expression of European prehistoric art. For well over a hundred years, the context of use of the c. 300 Iberian stelae known to this date has...
Dismal pathological response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in stage III breast cancer patients in Tanzania: A retrospective review
Response to neoadjuvant treatment in breast cancer has been associated with good oncological outcomes. In Tanzania, a majority of breast cancer patients are diagnosed at stage III; hence, they almost...
Cell death and antioxidant responses in Mytilus galloprovincialis under heat stress: Evidence of genetic loci potentially associated with thermal resilience
The global seawater temperature is expected to further rise in the following years. While species have historically adapted to climatic variations, the current pace of climate change may exceed their...
“The only friend I had was my gun”: A mixed-methods study of gun culture in school shootings
Firearms are the leading cause of death for minors in the United States and US gun culture is often discussed as a reason behind the prevalence of school shootings. Yet, few studies systematically ana...
Study on surface deformation induced by shield excavation due to coarse particle content in strongly weathered rock layers
Currently, there is limited research focusing on the surface deformation caused by shield excavation in strongly weathered rock formations with significant coarse particle content. This study, based o...
Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 1 and long-term risk of progression and treatment
Background Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 1 (CIN1) is often managed by active surveillance, as the risk of progression to high grade lesions is reported to be low, but long-term data is spar...