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Biochemical characterization of wood decay and metabolization of phenolic compounds by causal fungi of grapevine trunk diseases
Grapevine trunk diseases, such as Esca, Botryosphaeria dieback, and Eutypa dieback, are caused by various Ascomycota and Basidiomycota fungi that colonize wood and form internal lesions. Basidiomycota...
Zero inflated high dimensional compositional data with DeepInsight
Through the Human Microbiome Project, research on human-associated microbiomes has been conducted in various fields. New sequencing techniques such as Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) and High-Through...
Deep learning-based acceleration of muscle water T2 mapping in patients with neuromuscular diseases by more than 50% - translating quantitative MRI from research to clinical routine
Background Quantitative muscle water T2 (T2w) mapping is regarded as a biomarker for disease activity and response to treatment in neuromuscular diseases (NMD). However, the implementation in clinical...
Tel Shiqmona during the Iron Age: A first glimpse into an ancient Mediterranean purple dye ‘factory’
Purple-dyed textiles, primarily woolen, were much sought after in the Ancient Near East and the Mediterranean, and they adorned the powerful and wealthy. It is commonly assumed that in antiquity, purp...
Analysis of centre of pressure trajectories and plantar pressure distribution to map development of foot-ground interactions from new to confident walking infants
Independent walking is a crucial milestone, allowing infants to explore their environment efficiently. This phase introduces complex foot-ground interactions. However, previous studies have focused on...
Interactive design modeling of 3D styling combining Bezier curve and Harris corner point detection algorithm
Enhancing the effectiveness and precision of 3D modeling design has become the main focus of current research due to the ongoing development of 3D modeling applications in numerous fields. In this stu...
Trend of genital ulcers and discharge and associated factors among survey respondents in Tanzania, 2004–2022: Analysis of demographic health surveys
Introduction Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to pose a significant public health challenge worldwide, with over 1 million new cases reported daily. STI’s are known to negatively impact...
Assessment of treatment outcomes and associated factors among patients treated with clozapine at amanuel mental specialized hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Background Clozapine is a medication used in psychiatry. It is the first atypical antipsychotic drug and the most effective in treatment resistant cases of schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder....
Spatiotemporal variation in the interactions between rural tourism and rural settlements in Shanxi and Shaanxi Provinces, China
Rural revitalization requires the coordinated development of rural tourism (RT) and rural environments for human settlements. The Chinese provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi face significant interregional...
Optimization of seebeck coefficients in polyaniline-doped manganese dioxide nanocomposites
Polyaniline (PANI) and PANI-MnO2 composites were synthesized via a chemical route with varying manganese dioxide (MnO2) content, specifically 5wt% and 15wt%. X-ray diffraction (XRD) confirmed the stru...
English version of the Computer Vision Symptom Scale (CVSS17): Translation and Rasch analysis-based cultural adaptation
Background Because the CVSS17 was originally developed in Spanish, the objective of this study was to adapt it linguistically and culturally into English while evaluating its psychometric properties....
The ongoing antibiotic resistance and carbapenemase encoding genotypes surveillance. The first quarter report of the INVIFAR network for 2024.
Introduction Antimicrobial resistance surveillance plays an important role in generating information about the prevalence of resistant microorganisms. In this study, we summarize a surveillance of ant...
Prevalence of impaired fasting glucose and associated risk factors among Malaysian adult population: Findings from the National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2019
Impaired fasting glucose (IFG) is a condition when a person’s blood glucose level is above the normal range, but below the diagnostic cut-off for a formal diagnosis of diabetes mellitus. The objective...
Influence of artificial intelligence on ophthalmologists’ judgments in glaucoma
Purpose To examine the influence of artificial intelligence (AI) on physicians’ judgments regarding the presence and severity of glaucoma on fundus photographs in an online simulation system. Method...
Latent profile analysis of psychological help-seeking stigma and influential factors among Hainan medical students
Objective Medical students frequently confront a range of psychological challenges inherent to their profession. Among these, the psychological help-seeking stigma (PHSS) is a crucial yet often neglec...
Obstetric admission and maternal mortality in the intensive care unit in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Background Obstetric complications are a major contributor to maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide, especially in low-resource settings such as many countries in Africa. Intensive care units off...
Sensitivity of multi-parametric quantitative magnetic resonance imaging for multiple sclerosis pathology
Background In recent years, quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) made progress towards clinical applicability mainly through advances in acceleration techniques. In patients with multiple scl...
The impact of clergy sexual abuse on spirituality and health: A systematic scoping review of the literature
Sexual abuse perpetrated by clergy or other Church leaders can cause harm to the spirituality of people who are subject to this abuse, which also has impacts on their overall health. We conducted a sy...
Efficacy of Quality and Quantity media-cultured mononuclear cells for promoting peripheral nerve regeneration in mouse model
This study aimed to assess the efficacy of Quality and Quantity media-cultured mononuclear cells (QQ-MNCs) for promoting nerve regeneration in a mouse sciatic nerve transection model. Human peripheral...
Identifying putative substrates of Calpain-15 in neurodevelopment
Calpain 15 (CAPN15) is an intracellular cysteine protease belonging to the non-classical small optic lobe (SOL) family of calpains, which has an important role in developmental processes. Loss of Capn...
Explaining disparities in robot applications among nations and regions: A cross-level lens of cultural tightness-looseness
In this study, we aim to explain the large disparities among countries and regions on industrial robot application in terms of robot density and robot growth. Based on the premise that people in all c...
How can the United States make a great stride toward multiracial well-being?
In America and around the world, one’s chances for well-being depend on systems that are not yet built for everyone to thrive together. Knowing that life expectancy and life evaluation are far below t...
Urban coyotes were observed rarely and retreated consistently from assertive approaches by volunteers in neighborhoods
Human-coyote conflict can arise when coyotes follow, pursue or attack pets or people. Although such attacks are rare, they are typically highly publicized, and leave residents concerned about the pres...
Empowering Obese Children in Physical Education: Exploring the Influence of Verbal Encouragement on Games Intensity, Mood States, and Physical Enjoyment during Passing Games
This study aimed to assess the impact of physical education teachers’ verbal encouragements on the psychophysiological aspects, physical enjoyment, and mood states of obese children (OC) in a physical...
Taurine is a potential therapy for rheumatoid arthritis via targeting FOXO3 through cellular senescence and autophagy
Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease closely related to aging with unclear pathogenic mechanisms. This study aims to identify the biomarkers in RA, aging a...