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Predicting intentions towards long-term antidepressant use in the management of people with depression in primary care: A longitudinal survey study
Background Over the last two decades, antidepressant prescribing in the UK has increased considerably, due to an increased number of people staying on antidepressants for longer. E...
Untargeted lipidomic analysis of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis in women with morbid obesity
Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH) represents the severe condition of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD). Currently, there is a need to identify non-...
Wearing face masks when no longer mandatory: An exploratory study about attitudinal and psychological health factors in a large Italian sample
Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, face masks emerged as a critical tool to control the virus transmission. While previous studies have investigated the positive and negative attitudes towards the use...
Detection of mare parturition through balanced multi-scale feature fusion based on improved Libra RCNN
Once a mare experiences parturition abnormalities, the outcome between a live foal and a stillborn can change rapidly. Automated detection of mare parturition and timely human intervention is crucial...
Dental radiography and safety awareness: Insights from radiographers, dentists, and students in a cross-sectional study
Background Dental radiographs are crucial diagnostic tools for oral disorders, but their low-level radiation can pose health risks over time because of its cumulative effects. Objectives This study...
Reliability of the Test of Visual Perceptual Skills-4th Edition for people with schizophrenia
Background The Test of Visual Perceptual Skills-4th Edition (TVPS-4) is widely used for repeated measures of visual perception. This study aimed to examine the test-retest reliability, internal consis...
Harmonizing and integrating the NCI Genomic Data Commons through accessible, interactive, and cloud-enabled workflows
Cancer data is widely available in repositories such as the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Genomic Data Commons (GDC). These datasets could serve as controls or comparisons in compendium analyses wit...
Effect of weight loss intervention for adults with severe intellectual disability by their mothers: A cluster randomized controlled trial
While adults with intellectual disabilities have a high prevalence of obesity, few weight loss interventions exist for them, and those that do exist target people with mild or moderate disabilities. T...
A new trauma severity scoring system adapted to wearable monitoring: A pilot study
Wearable technologies represent a strong development axis for various medical applications and these devices are increasingly used in daily life as illustrated by smart watches’ popularisation. Combin...
Fairness in the multi-proposer-multi-responder ultimatum game
The Ultimatum Game is conventionally formulated in the context of two players. Nonetheless, real-life scenarios often entail community interactions among numerous individuals. To address this, we intr...
Proof of concept pilot study to assess the utility of magnetic resonance extra-cellular volume quantification to diagnose advanced liver disease in people with Cystic Fibrosis
Background Current diagnostic tools are limited in their ability to diagnose cystic fibrosis liver disease (CFLD) as disease is often focal in nature. Magnetic resonance extracellular volume quantific...
Exploring biophilic building designs to promote wellbeing and stimulate inspiration
Biophilic designs aim to promote health and wellbeing by incorporating nature-based features into internal and external built environments. Three theories have previously been proposed (i.e., Recovery...
An enhanced genetic-based multi-objective mathematical model for industrial supply chain network
The multi-objective supply chain needs a full look at enterprise costs, coordinated delivery of different products, and more fluidity and efficiency within the network of the supply chain. However, ex...
Exploring the achievements and forecasting of SDG 3 using machine learning algorithms: Bangladesh perspective
Background Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG 3), focusing on ensuring healthy lives and well-being for all, holds global significance and is particularly vital for Bangladesh. Neonatal Mortality Rat...
Apolipoprotein and sphingolipid measurements: Can be used in the clinical practice of atrial fibrillation diagnosing and evaluating the cryoablation effectiveness?
Atrial fibrillation (AF) has become the most common arrhythmia of clinical importance. A well-established and recommended therapeutic option for AF is the balloon-based cryoablation (CBA) method. Ther...
Cold spray as a powder metallurgy process for production of nickel aluminium bronze
Nickel aluminium bronze (NAB) alloys are known for their excellent strength and corrosion resistance, making them suitable for maritime and industrial applications. NAB is producible by Powder Metallu...
Sea urchin waste as valuable alternative source of calcium in laying hens’ diet
Annually, 3000–3500 tons of sea urchins are harvested in the Mediterranean Sea, with only their gonads being consumed (10–30% of the total weight), leaving the rest as waste. This waste, consisting of...
Effect of Triphala on growth, immunity, related gene expression and intestinal morphometry of yellow perch (Perca flavescens)
The current study evaluated the effects of dietary supplementation of Triphala (TR) on yellow perch (Perca flavescens) growth performance, immune response, related gene expression, and intestinal hist...
Fetal outcomes and associated factors of antepartum hemorrhage in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Background Antepartum hemorrhage (APH) is a significant obstetric complication characterized by bleeding from the genital tract before the onset of labor. It poses serious risks to both maternal and f...
Comparison of clinical presentation and treatment response among youth with atypical anorexia nervosa and anorexia nervosa
Objective Atypical anorexia nervosa (AAN) is an eating disorder that shares all symptoms with anorexia nervosa (AN) except “significantly low weight.” Here, we aim to further understand the potential...
Prevalence and associated factors of microbial water quality from drinking water in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
Purpose To determine the pooled prevalence and associated contributing factors of microbial water quality, especially the most recent fecal contamination indicator, fecal coliforms, from drinking wate...
The binding modes of brazilin and hematein from Caesalpinia sappan L. to Cutibacterium acnes lipase: Simulation studies
The growing concern over antimicrobial resistance in Cutibacterium acnes (C. acnes) has spurred interest in alternative acne treatments, particularly herbal medicines. This study evaluates the binding...
Multisensory stimuli facilitate low-level perceptual learning on a difficult global motion task in virtual reality
The present study investigates the feasibility of inducing visual perceptual learning on a peripheral, global direction discrimination and integration task in virtual reality, and tests whether audio-...
Contractile and mechanical properties of hamstring muscles measured by the method of tensiomyography (TMG) in professional soccer players: A systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression
Tensiomyography (TMG) is a non-invasive device used to assess contractile and mechanical properties during an isometric muscle contraction. The purpose of this systematic review was two-fold: 1) to kn...
Expression of transgenic biotin ligases in inducible neuronal murine cell lines by integration into the mHipp11 gene locus
Biotin proximity labeling is a powerful method for identifying proteins associated with a specific organelle, a bait protein, or RNA. It requires the expression of a modified biotin ligase by transien...