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Complementarity in mixed farming systems enhances the smallholders income: Evidence from Punjab, Pakistan
Mixed cropping and livestock production is a widespread farming system in less developed countries. The literature has mainly highlighted the synergistic effects between crop and livestock systems fro...
Validity and reliability of the Dietary Sodium Restriction Questionnaire in peritoneal dialysis patients
Objective The Chinese version of Dietary Sodium Restriction Questionnaire (DSRQ) was adapted to evaluate its reliability and validity for measuring adherence to a sodium-restricted diet in peritoneal...
Correction: The impact of climatic factors on tick-related hospital visits and borreliosis incidence rates in European Russia
Urinary tract infections and antimicrobial susceptibility: A retrospective trend analysis of uropathogens in women in Accra, Ghana (2019–2022)
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) remain a significant public health concern, with evolving patterns in prevalence and antimicrobial resistance. This retrospective study, conducted at the Greater Accra...
Non-parametric spatiotemporal trends in fire: An approach to identify fire regimes variations and predict seasonal effects of fire in Iran
Analyzing wildfire complexity provides valuable insights into fire regimes and occurrence patterns within landscapes, enabling targeted land management efforts for sensitive and vulnerable areas. Fire...
Time-restricted feeding reduced blood pressure and improved cardiac structure and function by regulating both circulating and local renin-angiotensin systems in spontaneously hypertensive rat model
Objective To investigate whether time-restricted feeding (TRF) can reduce blood pressure (BP) and improve cardiac structure and function in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) by regulating the re...
Characteristics of Dutch ED patients and their journey through the acute care chain: A province-wide flash-mob study
Background Insight in characteristics and journey of patients in the Acute Care Chain (ACC) who visit the Emergency Department (ED) is lacking. Existing studies focus on prespecified (time-sensitive)...
Effect of opioid-free anesthesia combined with pectoral nerve block on the quality of recovery in patients after mastectomy: A randomized, controlled trial
Objective To evaluate the impact of opioid-free anesthesia (OFA) combined with regional blocks on the quality of recovery (QoR) in patients who underwent mastectomy. Methods This randomized contr...
RETRACTED: Advancing enterprise risk management with deep learning: A predictive approach using the XGBoost-CNN-BiLSTM model
Enterprise risk management is a key element to ensure the sustainable and steady development of enterprises. However, traditional risk management methods have certain limitations when facing complex m...
Passive compliance or active innovation: The diffusion of public sport policies in China
As an important tool for governing, regulating, and safeguarding national sports, sports policy not only centralizes and expresses the state’s vision for sports but also advances the development of th...
Correction: CDC2 Mediates Progestin Initiated Endometrial Stromal Cell Proliferation: A PR Signaling to Gene Expression Independently of Its Binding to Chromatin
Cognitive cerebellum dominates motor cerebellum in functional decline of older adults with mild cognitive impairment
Objectives The present study aims to investigate the role that cognitive cerebellar lobules, compared to the motor ones, could have on performance abilities control in older individuals with Mild Cogn...
Integrating bulk and single-cell RNA sequencing reveals SH3D21 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression by activating the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway
As a novel genetic biomarker, the potential role of SH3D21 in hepatocellular carcinoma remains unclear. Here, we decipher the expression and function of SH3D21 in human hepatocellular carcinoma. The e...
Identification of the co-regulatory siRNAs of “miRNA→target” in Oryza sativa
The current “small interfering RNA(siRNA)→Target” mining tools can only search for targets of known siRNAs, and cannot discover co-regulatory siRNAs of unknown sequences that may exist, which means th...
Prevalence of detectable viral load and its associated factors among adult patients receiving ART in Choma District, Zambia
Background Africa accounts for two-thirds of the global HIV infection and a disproportionate burden is in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2017, the Zambian government launched the U = U campaign which has prov...
Prognostic implications of MUC1 and XBP1 concordant expression in multiple myeloma: A retrospective study
Multiple myeloma (MM) is a disease of malignant plasma cells (PC) with poor survival. Disease progression and treatment relapse are attributed to MM cancer stem cells (CSCs) and signaling molecules su...
The look of a leader
Women and minorities are underrepresented in top leadership roles. Besides “supply-side” explanations that focus on the applicant pool, we offer a novel “demand-side” explanation through perceptual im...
Using deep learning artificial intelligence for sex identification and taxonomy of sand fly species
Sandflies are vectors for several tropical diseases such as leishmaniasis, bartonellosis, and sandfly fever. Moreover, sandflies exhibit species-specificity in transmitting particular pathogen species...
An SDS-NaOH-based method to isolate genome of recombinant adeno-associated virus vectors for physical titer measurement
Recombinant adeno-associated viruses (rAAVs) vectors are promising for their safety and sustained expression of genetic payloads across various tissues. These vectors consist of a protein capsid enclo...
Network pharmacology and in silico analysis reveal Kochiae Fructus as a potential therapeutic against atopic dermatitis through immunomodulatory pathway interactions
Atopic dermatitis (AD), a chronic inflammatory disorder, poses significant therapeutic challenges owing to its complex pathophysiology, involving disrupted epidermal barrier function and immune dysreg...
Research on plasma arc flame length detection technology based on region of interest
With the rapid advancement of metal 3D printing technology, there is a growing demand for spherical metal powder as a primary material for 3D printing. The process technology that ensures the producti...
An examination of the interrelationships among NASA-TLX dimensions utilizing the DEMATEL method
The NASA TLX is a survey-based method widely used to evaluate cognitive workload across six specific dimensions related to an employee’s tasks. While academic research recognizes that these dimensions...
Repeatability and genetic advances in early maturing maize hybrid trials conducted under Striga-infested and non-infested conditions
In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), maize (Zea mays L.) is both a cash crop and an important staple crop. However, Striga hermonthica infection constrains its production and productivity. A total of 159 hybr...
The balance evaluation systems test (BESTest), mini-BESTest and brief-BESTest as clinical tools to assess balance control across different populations: A reliability generalization meta-analysis
Background The Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest) and two abbreviated versions, Mini-BESTest and Brief-BESTest are used to assess functioning of balance control systems. Its reliability across...
Effects of the Family Nurse Partnership on all eligible mothers: a data linkage cohort study in England
Background An intensive programme of home visiting, the Family Nurse Partnership (FNP), is received by around one in four first-time adolescent mothers in selected areas in England. During home visits...