PLoS ONE
Articles in this Issue
Correction: Biodiversity hotspot assessment in the Altai Mountains transboundary region based on Mammals and Aves
Correction: Maladaptive perfectionism can explain the inverse relationship between dispositional mindfulness and procrastination
Retraction: An immunoinformatics and extensive molecular dynamics study to develop a polyvalent multi-epitope vaccine against cryptococcosis
Correction: Disparity in neonatal abstinence syndrome by race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and geography, in neonates ≥ 35 weeks gestational age
Correction: Value sets and the problem of redundancy in value set repositories
Death toll among the Bangladeshi refugees of the 1971 war
Bangladesh achieved its independence in 1971 through a violent liberation war. To avoid persecution by the Pakistani army, 9.9 million Bangladeshi refugees escaped to India. Medicine and food supplies...
The challenges of transgender and nonbinary graduate students in chemistry: A qualitative study on trans identity, science culture, and institutional support using reflexive thematic analysis
Transgender, nonbinary, two spirit, and gender-expansive students (herein trans students ) are marginalized in higher education and have significantly different...
Early detection of esophageal cancer: Evaluating AI algorithms with multi-institutional narrowband and white-light imaging data
Esophageal cancer is one of the most common cancers worldwide, especially esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, which is often diagnosed at a late stage and has a poor prognosis. This study aimed to dev...
Genetic, clinical, lifestyle and sociodemographic risk factors for head and neck cancer: A UK Biobank study
Introduction Despite a steady decline in tobacco smoking, head and neck cancer (HNC) incidence rates are on the rise. Therefore, novel risk factors for HNC are needed to identify a...
Optimizing an automated sleep detection algorithm using wrist-worn accelerometer data for individuals with chronic pain
Objective To optimize a wrist-worn accelerometer-based, automated sleep detection methodology for chronic pain populations. Patients and methods A cohort of 16 patients with chronic pain underwent f...
Correction: Deeper effects of fiscal multidimensional poverty reduction: Household characteristics, financial lags and elite capture
Correction: Copying fidelity of functional and non-functional features in ni-Vanuatu children: A transmission chain study
Safe spaces for youth mental health: A scoping review
Introduction Mental illness is a significant challenge during adolescence and youth period, posing a threat to individuals’ mental health, well-being, and productivity. Despite the global burden, comp...
The influence of language proficiency, acculturation stress, and institutional support in enhancing personal development of international students in China
This study highlights the significance of understanding how diversity experiences and innovative learning environments contribute to the personal development of international students in Higher Educat...
Position specific peak running demands, and influence of bout type in professional rugby union
Objectives To quantify peak running intensity in professional rugby union across position groups, and peak running intensity differences between bout types (i.e., whole, starter, substitute). Design...
Is Boccia XR an enjoyable and effective rehabilitation exercise for older adults?
Background and objectives Maintaining activities of daily living (ADL) in older adults requires muscle strength and physical activity. However, exercise motivation often declines with age. Enjoyable a...
Correction: A quantitative comparison between the mHand Adapt passive adjustable hand prosthesis and its predecessor, the Delft Self-Grasping Hand
Enhancing the compression resistance of buffer cushions using an inner concave negative Poisson’s ratio structure
To enhance the compression resistance of the existing buffer cushions, this paper developed a novel buffer cushion with an inner concave negative Poisson’s ratio (NPR) structure. The structure paramet...
Population, demographic and socioeconomic characteristics associated with state preemption laws in the United States, 2009–2018
Objective In the United States, preemption laws enacted by state governments can remove local government authority to enact policy and undermine community self-determination and local democracy. No s...
The reliability of cold region tunnels considering deterioration of the insulation layer
Frost heave is a most common form of tunnel defect in cold regions. Installing an insulation layer is a key solution. However, the insulation layer deteriorates with freeze-thaw cycles and temperature...
Effects of organic-inorganic complex fertilizer on the growth and physiological characteristics of ‘Qi-Nan’ agarwood from Aquilaria sinensis (Lour.)
This paper is to study the effects of different levels of fertilization on the growth, physiological characteristic of ‘Qi-Nan’ agarwood seedlings. The experiment was conducted under potted conditions...
Correction: Best-worst scaling preferences among patients with well-controlled epilepsy: Pilot results
Correction: Cost comparison of nine-month treatment regimens with 20-month standardized care for the treatment of rifampicin-resistant/multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in Nigeria
Findings from a qualitative analysis: Social media influencers of color as trusted messengers of HPV vaccination messages
Background Despite HPV vaccination reducing the prevalence of cervical cancer by 90%, vaccination rates remain lower among communities of color due to vaccine hesitancy and mistrust in traditional pu...