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Overall success rate of permanent teeth pulpotomy using ProRoot MTA: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials
Introduction This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the success rate of pulpotomy in permanent teeth using ProRoot MTA. Methods An unrestricted search was carried out in 6 electr...
Correction: Anti-inflammatory effects and beneficial effects of the feed additive Urtica cannabina L. in zebrafish
Externalities in wild pig damages on U.S. crop and livestock farms: The role of landowner actions and landscape heterogeneity
Invasive wild pigs can impose significant economic costs on crop and livestock farms. Many factors influence the incidence and intensity of these losses, making efforts to reduce or eradicate these po...
The relationship between triglyceride-glucose index and serum neurofilament light chain: Findings from NHANES 2013–2014
Background The Triglyceride-Glucose (TyG) index has become a reliable indicator for evaluating the level of insulin resistance, a pivotal factor in both metabolic and neurodegenerative disorders. Seru...
Understanding street protests: from a mathematical model to protest management
Street protests have been a common feature of human society for many centuries. They often act as a driver of social changes but they may also disrupt everyday life and lead to considerable economic l...
Comparative Impact of Integrated Palliative Care vs. Standard Care on the Quality of Life in Cancer Patients: A Global Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
IntroductionCancer is a leading cause of global morbidity and mortality, significantly impairing patients’ quality of life (QoL). Integrated Palliative Care (IPC) has been proposed as a holistic appro...
Current pattern of antibiotic resistance and molecular characterization of virulence genes in Klebsiella pneumoniae obtained from urinary tract infection (UTIs) patients, Peshawar
The current study investigates the prevalence of virulence genes obtained from clinical isolates of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Klebsiella pneumoniae at Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar, from October 2...
Prevalence and factors associated with adverse drug reactions among patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy at a tertiary hospital in south western Uganda: A cross-sectional study
Background HIV/AIDS remains a global health challenge, with significant prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa. Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is the mainstay treatment for HIV, and the number...
A framework for visualizing and describing city image promotion short video data based on microcube model
Background The rapid development of media technology and media environment provides rich resources and convenient ways to shape the image of the city. Short video has become an important help to shape...
Comparative transcriptome analysis of Labeo calbasu (Hamilton, 1822) from polluted and non-polluted rivers in India
Labeo calbasu (L. calbasu) is an important detrivore fish in an ecosystem. So, the present transcriptome study was undertaken in relation to polluted and non-polluted water sources from a natural pere...
An intelligent stochastic optimization approach for air cargo order allocation under carbon emission constraints
In air cargo transportation, effective order allocation is crucial for improving the efficiency of business operations and reducing environmental impact. In this paper, we study a high-dimensional sto...
Correction: Evaluation of an autonomous acoustic surveying technique for grassland bird communities in Nebraska
A simulation-based framework for modeling and prediction of personalized blood pressure trajectories in hypertensive patients after antihypertensive treatment
Hypertension, a leading global cause of death, poses challenges in stabilizing blood pressure within target values despite various therapeutic options, often necessitating multiple therapy adjustments...
Assessing the cardioprotective effects of exercise in APOE mouse models using deep learning and photon-counting micro-CT
Background The allelic variations of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene play a critical role in regulating lipid metabolism and significantly impact cardiovascular disease risk (CVD). This study aimed t...
Novel brain biomarkers of obesity in young adult women based on statistical measurements of white matter tracts
Objective Novel brain biomarkers of obesity were sought by studying statistical measurements on fractional anisotropy (FA) images of different white matter (WM) tracts from young adult women. Meth...
Detecting newly installed bat boxes: Bats’ prior familiarity with artificial roosts may play a bigger role than improved echo-reflective properties
Habitat loss in Europe severely affects bats, particularly tree-roosting species, due to the decreasing availability of tree cavities. One common conservation strategy is the installation of artificia...
Factors influencing dignity impairment in elderly patients with incontinence-associated dermatitis: A lasso and logistic regression approach
Objective To understand the current status of dignity impairment in elderly patients with incontinence-associated dermatitis and to systematically analyze the factors influencing it. Methods This st...
Exploring the dietary changes and support required for healthy eating with female students at UK universities: Findings from focus group discussions
Students’ diets often change when leaving home and starting university due to increased responsibility for their diet and finances. However, there is limited qualitative research with students at UK u...
Evaluating the three-level approach of the U-smile method for imbalanced binary classification
Real-life binary classification problems often involve imbalanced datasets, where the majority class outnumbers the minority class. We previously developed the U-smile method, which comprises the U-sm...
Physical activity measurement tools among college students in intervention studies: A systematic review
Background Assessing the impact of interventions on college students’ physical activity (PA) requires the use of reliable and valid measurement tools. However, the tools employed in existing studies a...
Towards promoting timely treatment: Uncovering the determinants of prompt malaria care seeking behavior among febrile children under-five years in Tanzania
Background Prompt diagnosis and effective treatment within 24 hours of fever onset is crucial for reducing malaria-related morbidity and mortality in under five children. However, research on the prom...
Correction: Association between serum uric acid, hyperuricemia and low muscle mass in middle-aged and elderly adults: A national health and nutrition examination study
The effects of limb position and grasped load on hand gesture classification using electromyography, force myography, and their combination
Hand gesture classification is crucial for the control of many modern technologies, ranging from virtual and augmented reality systems to assistive mechatronic devices. A prominent control technique e...
Prevalence, Risk Factors of Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry in adult in plateau: A Cross-Sectional Study
Background Preserved ratio impaired spirometry(PRISm) is considered to be a precursor of COPD. The purpose of our study is to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of PRISm in high-altitude area...
Socio-demographic determinants of electricity consumption across vietnamese households
Reducing household energy consumption is generally considered a key force in limiting the adverse effects of human beings on climate change. As such, understanding the socio-demographic determinants o...