PLoS ONE
Articles in this Issue
Burnout syndrome in resident physicians: A study after the third COVID-19 wave in two tertiary hospitals of southeastern Brazil
Background In recent years, there has been an increase in the concern for the mental health of resident physicians. The COVID-19 pandemic may have further contributed negatively to the mental health o...
Epidemiological, serological, and viral genomic analysis of an outbreak of elephant hemorrhagic disease in Switzerland
Elephant hemorrhagic disease (EHD), caused by several Elephant endotheliotropic herpesviruses (EEHV), represents a frequently lethal syndrome, affecting both captive and free-living elephants. In the...
Active learning regression quality prediction model and grinding mechanism for ceramic bearing grinding processing
The study aims to explore quality prediction in ceramic bearing grinding processing, with particular focus on the effect of grinding parameters on surface roughness. The study uses active learning reg...
Comparison between bupivacaine-lidocaine, dexamethasone mixture and bupivacaine alone for motor recovery after axillary brachial plexus block in distal radius surgery: A prospective randomized trial
Background Prolonged motor block, known as “dead arm,” which can cause patient discomfort and anxiety, is a serious concern that is often overlooked in ambulatory surgery, particularly in elderly pati...
Induction of zinc conjugated with Doxorubicin for the prevention of aggregating β-catenin in the Wnt signaling pathway investigated through computational approaches
Canonical Wnt signaling plays a key role in tumor cell proliferation which correlates with the accumulation of β-catenin resulting inactivation of the network of targets such as GSK3β, Axin, CK1. Unco...
Comparison of COVID-19 testing strategies and costs for professional sports teams: A case study of J. League clubs
Professional sports teams are entertainment groups that earn income through performances, and they recognize that efforts to prevent the within-team spread of infection that could lead to performance...
Deciphering insights into commercial Myrrh species authenticity from the psbA-trsnH genetic region
Objective The genetic analysis, particularly focusing on the psbA-trnH region, aims to tackle the challenges linked to myrrh identification and improve quality control in medicinal and aromatic plant...
Monitoring physical behavior in pediatric physical therapy: A mixed methods feasibility study to evaluate a newly developed toolkit and training
Introduction Pediatric physical therapists (PPTs) aim to enhance active physical behavior but lack feasible accelerometry devices to assess and evaluate physical activity (PA). We developed an activit...
MetaDAVis: An R shiny application for metagenomic data analysis and visualization
The human microbiome exerts tremendous influence on maintaining a balance between human health and disease. High-throughput sequencing has enabled the study of microbial communities at an unprecedente...
A new growing degree-day phenology model for wheat stem sawfly (Hymenoptera: Cephidae) in Colorado wheat fields
Wheat stem sawfly (WSS), Cephus cinctus (Hymenoptera: Cephidae), is a native grass-feeding insect and one of the most important pests of wheat in North America. Yield losses from WSS can be due to ste...
AgrC biotinylation inhibits Staphylococcus aureus infection
Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a leading cause of nosocomial infections, particularly among antibiotic-resistant strains. S. aureus virulence is governed by the accessory gene regulator (Agr) qu...
Layer-specific residual strains in human carotid arteries revealed under layer separation
Residual stresses are considered as a significant factor influencing the stress-states in arteries. These stresses are typically observed through opening angle of a radially cut artery segment, often...
Automated mapping of land cover in Google Earth Engine platform using multispectral Sentinel-2 and MODIS image products
Land cover mapping often utilizes supervised classification, which can have issues with insufficient sample size and sample confusion, this study assessed the accuracy of a fast and reliable method fo...
Factors influencing colorectal cancer screening decisions among Saudi women: A qualitative study
Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major global health challenge and one of the most prevalent cancers in Saudi Arabia. Studies show that young Saudi women are often diagnosed with CRC at more a...
A protocol for an experimental investigation of the effects of pain-related interpretation bias modification on interpretation of ambiguous somatosensory and linguistic stimuli in healthy individuals
Researchers are increasingly exploring the existence and potential implications of pain-related cognitive biases in clinical and non-clinical populations, using a range of paradigms and stimuli to tes...
Attention Allocation for Dysphoric Information in Adults with Depression Symptoms Using Eye-tracking and Mouse-tracking
Biased attention for dysphoric stimuli is thought to maintain depression, but poor measurement has limited prior tests of this hypothesis. The current study examined the association between biased att...
How to evaluate the quality of the clinical learning environment in health professions education? Protocol of a systematic review
Background Internships can constitute up to one third of the curriculum and during these internships, the foundation for developing specific health professional competencies is formed. The clinical le...
Supervised Machine Learning and Physics Machine Learning approach for prediction of peak temperature distribution in Additive Friction Stir Deposition of Aluminium Alloy
Additive friction stir deposition (AFSD) is a novel solid-state additive manufacturing technique that circumvents issues of porosity, cracking, and properties anisotropy that plague traditional powder...
Exploring the impact of opioid use on outcomes in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Introduction Hematological malignancies and allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT) often necessitate the use of opioids due to significant pain. This study aimed to investigate the im...
Correction: Three inhibitory phenolic acids against common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.) had a minimal effect on maize growth in vitro and in vivo
Correction: Enhanced silk production and pupal weight in Bombyx mori through CRISPR/Cas9-mediated circadian Clock gene disruption
Factors associated with attrition in a longitudinal study of health risk behaviours and conditions among adolescents in Ibadan, Nigeria
Background Use of longitudinal design in research improves understanding of adolescent health. In this paper, we present factors associated with attrition in a pilot longitudinal study among adolescen...
The effect of deferring feedback on rule-based and information-integration category learning
Previous work has shown that deferring feedback significantly impairs two-dimensional information-integration category learning, often thought to recruit an implicit learning system, but leaves intact...
Development of an experimental model using cold stress to assess the pathogenicity of two Moroccan AI H9N2 isolates from 2016 and 2022 in commercial broiler chickens
Since 2016, low pathogenic avian influenza virus (LPAIV) H9N2 became a major issue for poultry production in Morocco. Even though the agent was classified as low pathogenic, AI H9N2 cause significant...
Autumn protogyny and spring protandry: Mechanisms and adaptive significance in a Japanese headwater frog, Rana sakuraii
In temperate-zone vertebrates, almost all studies on protandry and protogyny are based on spring breeding migrations or breeding sites and are discussed in terms of the advantages for pairing. However...