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Parental mediation and the use of social networks: A systematic review
Social networks are used daily by almost all adolescents and young people. They are used extensively, and their positive aspects are well-known, but they present multiple risks. Parents’ mediation (PM...
Correction: The mediating role of psychological resilience on the negative effect of pain in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study
Investigation of customized total knee implant with articular cartilage under loading conditions using finite element analysis
Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a degenerative joint disease predominantly affecting the elderly and is often managed through knee replacement surgeries. West Asians, who frequently engage in activities...
The impact of polypharmacy on health outcomes in the aged: A retrospective cohort study
Objectives To estimate the prevalence of polypharmacy among community-dwelling adults in the UK and determine its association with mortality, hospitalization, adverse drug reactions and falls at one a...
Human-environment interaction during the Holocene in Eastern South America: Rapid climate changes and population dynamics
About 15 years ago, we suggested that the low frequency of archaeological sites dating from the mid-Holocene in several regions of Lowland South America (which was then called the “Archaic Gap”) was d...
Multi-level high utility-itemset hiding
Privacy is as a critical issue in the age of data. Organizations and corporations who publicly share their data always have a major concern that their sensitive information may be leaked or extracted...
Does the digital transformation of enterprises affect capital mismatch? evidence from Chinese listed firms
In this study, based on the data of the Chinese listed firms, the effect of digital transformation on capital mismatch was examined. And the potential mechanism was also further discussed. It was foun...
Transition of clinical biomarker status from childhood into adolescence–A prospective study in children from eight European countries
Purpose Understanding factors influencing clinical biomarkers is important for the prevention of chronic disease. This study aimed to estimate transitions of biomarker status from childhood to adolesc...
A matching method for elderly care service personnel with multiple types of service expectations
With the rapid growth of the global aging population, the problem of providing for the elderly has become increasingly prominent. As a new model of providing for the elderly in China, home-based care...
Comparing P300 flashing paradigms in online typing with language models
The P300 Speller is a brain-computer interface system that allows victims of motor neuron diseases to regain the ability to communicate by typing characters into a computer by thought. Since the syste...
Innovative strategies for pollution assessment in Northern Bangladesh: Mapping pollution areas and tracing metal(loid)s sources in various soil types
This study assessed the risks of soil pollution by heavy metals in Chilmari Upazila, northern Bangladesh, using the static environmental resilience (Pi) model of soil. Geostatistical modeling and self...
Detection of opening motion characteristics in DC circuit breakers based on machine vision
A circuit breaker is a crucial component in power systems, and its operation is essential for evaluating its interruption performance. However, electromagnetic interference often affects sensor accura...
Mortality among sexual and gender minority populations: A systematic review
Sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations experience elevated rates of negative health outcomes (e.g., suicidality) and social determinants (e.g., poverty), which have been associated with general...
Exploring ethical considerations in medical research: Harnessing pre-generated transformers for AI-powered ethics discussions
Introduction In medical research involving human subjects, ethical review is essential to protect individuals. However, concerns have been raised about variations in ethical review opinions and a decl...
Impact of pharmacist-led intervention for reducing drug-related problems and improving quality of life among chronic kidney disease patients: A randomized controlled trial
Introduction Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients suffer from different comorbid conditions and are prone toward drug-related problems (DRPs) which affect their clinical parameters as well as quality...
Herding unmasked: Insights into cryptocurrencies, stocks and US ETFs
Herding behavior has become a familiar phenomenon to investors, with potential dangers of both undervaluing and overvaluing assets, while also threatening market stability. This study contributes to t...
Physical determinants of daily physical activity in older men and women
Introduction The ability to perform bodily movement varies in ageing men and women. We investigated whether physical fitness may explain sex differences in daily physical activity...
Crankshaft high cycle bending fatigue test method based on the combined extended Kalman filtering algorithm and different failure criterion parameters
In this paper, an accelerated bending fatigue test method for the crankshaft was proposed based on the combination of the extended Kalman filtering algorithm method (EKF) and different failure criteri...
Effects of amino acid value-added urea on rice growth and nitrogen utilization
To investigate the impact of amino acid value-added urea on rice growth and nitrogen utilization, this study aimed to provide insights into enhancing the quality and efficiency of traditional nitrogen...
Neuronal oscillations and functional connectivity of paced nostril breathing: A high-density EEG study
Controlling nostril airflow through hand manipulations is an ancient yoga technique that has been suggested to provide targeted modulation of neuronal excitability and regulation of autonomic function...
Assessment of ChatGPT-generated medical Arabic responses for patients with metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease
Background and aim Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbots, such as Chat Generative Pretrained Transformer (ChatGPT), have shown promising results in healthcare settings. These tools can help pa...
Predicted distribution of curl-leaf mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus ledifolius) in the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Distributions of plants are expected to change in response to climate change, but the relative probability of that change is often unknown. Curl-leaf mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus ledifolius), an imp...
The RNA-binding protein Puf5 and the HMGB protein Ixr1 regulate cell cycle-specific expression of CLB1 and CLB2 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Clb1 and Clb2 are functionally redundant B-type cyclins, and the clb1Δ clb2Δ double mutant is lethal. In normal mitotic growth, Clb2 plays the central role in the G2-M progression. We previously demon...
Plant growth-promoting microorganisms as natural stimulators of nitrogen uptake in citrus
Improving nitrogen uptake efficiency by citrus in Mediterranean areas, where this crop predominates, is crucial for reducing ground-water pollution and enhancing environmental sustainability. This ali...
Estimation of supply and demand for public health nurses in Japan: A stock-flow approach
Public health nurses (PHNs) play a central role in community health in Japan, and the number of certified PHNs has decreased since 2011. However, thus far, no study has estimated the supply and demand...