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Axial compressive behavior of lithium slag and rubber concrete-filled steel tube stub columns
In order to solve the harm of industrial waste such as lithium slag and waste rubber to the environment, this paper put forward the structure of lithium slag and rubber concrete-filled steel tube (LSR...
Retraction: Control of hybrid electromagnetic bearing and elastic foil gas bearing under deep learning
Potential multiple disease progression pathways in female patients with Alzheimer’s disease inferred from transcriptome and epigenome data of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
Late-onset Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a typical type of dementia for which therapeutic strategies have not yet been established. The database of the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease study by the ENCODE conso...
An evidence-based guidance framework for neural network system diagrams
Accurate communication of research is essential. We present the first evidence-based framework for formatting neural network architecture diagrams within scholarly publications. Neural networks are a...
Correction: Perceptions of primary health care professionals from Brazil about the food and nutrition monitoring system
The mechanisms of manual therapy: A living review of systematic, narrative, and scoping reviews
Introduction Treatment mechanisms are the underlying process or pathway through which a treatment influences the body. This includes molecular, cellular and physiological processes or pathways contrib...
Utility of a patient similarity-based digital tool for risk communication to patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: perspectives from primary care physicians in ambulatory care
Background Inaccurate risk perceptions of diabetes complications are responsible for the inertia among patients to engage in protective health behaviours. One potential approach to...
Retraction: Impact of donors’ financial fairness perception on donation intention in nonprofit organizations after COVID-19 outbreak
Neural correlates of the uncanny valley effect for robots and hyper-realistic masks
Viewing artificial objects and images that are designed to appear human can elicit a sense of unease, referred to as the ‘uncanny valley’ effect. Here we investigate neural correlates of the uncanny v...
Evaluation of community pharmacists’ knowledge and attitude about Hajj and Umrah-related health conditions in the western region, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study
Background During the Hajj and Umrah seasons in Saudi Arabia, pilgrims tend to experience a higher frequency of various health conditions. Respiratory infections, gastrointestinal infections, and foo...
Access to lactation consult services during the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact on breastfeeding outcome variables
Background: Inpatient lactation consultation and social influences affect breastfeeding (BF) choices and sustainability. The COVID-19 pandemic introduced barriers to BF initiation and continuation inc...
Longitudinal trajectories of muscle impairments in growing boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Background Insights into the progression of muscle impairments in growing boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) remain incomplete due to the frequent oversight of normal maturation as a confoun...
Identifying healthcare needs with patient experience reviews using ChatGPT
Background Valuable findings can be obtained through data mining in patients’ online reviews. Also identifying healthcare needs from the patient’s perspective can more accurately improve the quality o...
Analysis of vehicle and pedestrian detection effects of improved YOLOv8 model in drone-assisted urban traffic monitoring system
This study proposes an improved YOLOv8 model for vehicle and pedestrian detection in urban traffic monitoring systems. In order to improve the detection performance of the model, we introduced a multi...
Mowing management favors primary productivity and carbon sequestration without changing species diversity in a temperate hayfield in Central Interior British Columbia, Canada
We examined the effects of different mowing heights on the plant and soil characteristics of an irrigated and fertilized perennial cropping system in the central interior of British Columbia, Canada p...
Exposure to violence and associated factors among university students in Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study
Background Violence is a major public health concern with a significant impact on the health and well-being of individuals, families, and communities. Living in a new environment without parental cont...
Maternal occupation and risk of adverse fetal outcomes in Tanzania: A hospital-based cross-sectional study
Background Women constitute a large proportion of the workforce in today’s world. Hazardous working environment conditions for these women pose threat to their reproductive health. Despite efforts to...
Using machine learning to predict depression among middle-aged and elderly population in China and conducting empirical analysis
Objective To develop a predictive model for evaluating depression among middle-aged and elderly individuals in China. Methods Participants aged ≥ 45 from the 2020 China Health and Retirement Survey...
Retraction: SE-stacking: Improving user purchase behavior prediction by information fusion and ensemble learning
Retraction: Mechanisms of hybrid oligomer formation in the pathogenesis of combined Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases
Bipolar vs. unipolar scaling in dynamic network analyses of Ecological Momentary Assessment data
This study examined the statistical and clinical benefits of using bipolar versus unipolar scaling in dynamic network analysis of Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) data. Methods: Forty-seven stude...
Tracking cropland transitions: A comparative analysis of U.S. land cover change data
There are a growing number of land cover data available for the conterminous United States, supporting various applications ranging from biofuel regulatory decisions to habitat conservation assessment...
The effect of exposure to the COVID-19 pandemic on nutritional status and cognitive, motor, and behavioural development among children aged 20 months in rural Bangladesh: A repeated cross-section study between 2020 and 2022
Background Past studies have documented detrimental effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the learning and mental health of preschool- and school-age children. Few studies have examined effects on youn...
Are taxes to sugar-sweetened beverages and non-essential energy dense food implemented in Mexico regressive?
Introduction In January 2014, Mexico introduced an excise tax of $1.00 Mexican peso/liter on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) and an 8% tax on non-essential energy dense food (NEDF) with at least 275...
Deep image features sensing with multilevel fusion for complex convolution neural networks & cross domain benchmarks
Efficient image retrieval from a variety of datasets is crucial in today's digital world. Visual properties are represented using primitive image signatures in Content Based Image Retrieval (CBIR). Fe...