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Generative AI and criminology: A threat or a promise? Exploring the potential and pitfalls in the identification of Techniques of Neutralization (ToN)
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) such as GPT-4 refers to systems able to understand and generate new coherent and relevant text by learning from existing data sets. The great opportunities that...
Correction: Exploring knowledge, perceptions, and practices of antimicrobials, and their resistance among medicine dispensers and community members in Kavrepalanchok District of Nepal
Electromechanical behaviors of a PVDF beam-film coupled energy harvester under droplet impact
Droplet-based harvesters can effectively transfer the kinetic energy of impacting water droplet into electrical energy. Based on conventional cantilever structure of harvesters, a beam-film coupled st...
Restorative effects of Momordica charantia extract on cerebellar GFAP and NGF expression in pregnant diabetic rats and their offspring
Maternal diabetes mellitus is linked to neurobiological and cognitive impairments, increasing the risk of brain and cerebellar defects in diabetic pregnant rats and their offspring. Momordica charanti...
Predictors of youth unemployment duration and impact evaluation of job creation program in East Gojjam Zone
Youth unemployment in the East Gojjam Zone is a critical issue. This study focuses on identifying the factors that influence unemployment duration and evaluating the impact of job creation programs on...
Telehealth intervention involving the HEARTS Technical Package and the additional use of an activity monitor to increase physical activity level post-stroke: Protocol for a feasibility randomized controlled trial
Background Low physical activity level is a common risk factor for recurrent stroke. Feasibility studies show behavior change interventions can increase physical activity participation, but face barri...
The impact of corruption on resident entrepreneurship behavior and its mediating effect analysis: An empirical study based on China
This study utilizes data from the 2015 China General Social Survey (CGSS) to investigate the impact of public sector corruption on resident entrepreneurship, including an analysis of heterogeneity amo...
Correction: Study of impacts of brickkiln emanations on soil quality of agriculture lands in selected areas of District Bhimber, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan
Correction: Student-centered factors influencing inclusion in biomedical majors among first-year undergraduate students
Common variants in the CPT1A gene are associated with cataracts in Northern breeds of domestic dog
Primary hereditary cataract affects many purebred domestic dog breeds and is a major cause of visual impairment in dogs. Cataracts are common in Northern breeds such as the Siberian Husky, Alaskan Mal...
Influences of atmospherics on customer satisfaction and behavioural intentions in the restaurant industry: Evidence from an emerging economy
The emergence of the food service industry is among the most promising sectors that open many great opportunities for its development. Restaurants are also a part of the world’s economy. This is refle...
Correction: Integrating intuitionistic fuzzy and MCDM methods for sustainable energy management in smart factories
Preparing medical students to incorporate scientific evidence into patient care: A cross-sectional study
Objective To explore teaching- and assessment-related factors that predict medical students’ perceived attainment of sufficient skills to incorporate scientific evidence into patient care. Methods...
Growth faltering or deceleration toward target height: Linear growth interpretation using WHO growth standard 2006 for Indonesian children
Objective When referred to the WHO Growth Standards 2006, children in many developing countries showed growth faltering in childhood. A previous study showed that the faltering affected the whole popu...
Domain generalization for image classification based on simplified self ensemble learning
Domain generalization seeks to acquire knowledge from limited source data and apply it to an unknown target domain. Current approaches primarily tackle this challenge by attempting to eliminate the di...
Correction: Feeling connected but dissimilar to one’s future self reduces the intention-behavior gap
Experimental evidence demonstrating how freeze-thaw patterns affect spoilage of perishable cached food
For the small number of temperate and boreal species that cache perishable food, previous research suggests that increasing freeze-thaw events can have a negative impact on fitness by degrading the qu...
Prevalence of HTN and its risk factors among tribal population in Chhattisgarh (India) as per the fifth round of the National Family Health Survey
Background The so-called protected tribal population also faces the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The high-altitude tribes are thought to be genetically and environmentally protected fr...
Cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART) peptide-positive neuron populations in the enteric nervous system of the porcine descending colon depend on age and gender
The enteric nervous system (ENS) is a complex structure located in the wall of the gastrointestinal tract. One of the less-known active substances found in the ENS is cocaine- and amphetamine-regulate...
Correction: Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty versus locked plate fixation for proximal humeral fractures in the elderly: a systematic review
Respiratory health and chronic disease risks in residents of agricultural areas in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand
Respiratory health and chronic disease risks are prevalent concerns in agricultural communities in Northern Thailand, prompting an assessment of these issues among residents in Chiang Mai. A cross-sec...
Direct-acting antivirals (DAA) positively affect depression and cognitive function in patients with chronic hepatitis C
The aim of the study was to determine how depression and cognitive dysfunction in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are affected by treatment with direct-acting antivirals (DAA)....
Correction: TGM2, HMGA2, FXYD3, and LGALS4 genes as biomarkers in acquired oxaliplatin resistance of human colorectal cancer: A systems biology approach
Correction: Hyperglycemia and steroid use increase the risk of rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis regardless of COVID-19 hospitalization: Case-control study, India
The big three perfectionism scales: A psychometric characterization of a Chinese music student population
Background Perfectionism as a multidimensional personality trait, is closely related to many important factors affecting mental, emotional, and daily life, and thus has received extensive attention f...