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Geospatial and econometric approaches or older driver safety: Analysis of crash injury severity of regional highways
This study tried to focus on the older drivers’ group and explore the impact factors of injury severity involving older drivers from geo-spatial analysis. To reach the goal, a spatial analysis was pro...
“I just felt that everything came tumbling down around me”—Barriers in cancer care for patients with severe mental illness: A qualitative study
Background Patients with severe mental illness experience serious inequity when facing cancer treatment. They are less likely to be referred for cancer treatment following recommended guidelines and h...
Effect of intra- and inter-specific plant interactions on the rhizosphere microbiome of a single target plant at different densities
Root and rhizosphere studies often focus on analyzing single-plant microbiomes, with the literature containing minimum empirical information about the shared rhizosphere microbiome of multiple plants....
Enhanced ResNet-50 for garbage classification: Feature fusion and depth-separable convolutions
As people’s material living standards continue to improve, the types and quantities of household garbage they generate rapidly increase. Therefore, it is urgent to develop a reasonable and effective m...
Antiretroviral therapies and status of people living with HIV in Japan: An update from hospital survey and national database
No updated data on people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Japan have been available since 2015, leaving a critical gap in understanding the current status of care and treatment. Therefore, this study aimed...
Factors associated with receiving a Functional Disorder diagnostic label: A systematic review
Objectives Functional Disorders (FD) are highly prevalent conditions that are diagnosed based on the presence of specific patterns of somatic symptoms. Examples of FDs include Fibromyalgia and Irritab...
Age-related change in inhibitory processes when controlling working memory capacity and processing speed: A confirmatory factor analysis
The main purpose of this study was to examine the age-related changes in inhibitory control of 450 children at the ages of 7–8, 11–12, and 14–16 when controlling for working memory capacity (WMC) and...
Correction: Severe, but not moderate asthmatics share blood transcriptomic changes with post-traumatic stress disorder and depression
Exploring the impact of urban spatial morphology on land surface temperature: A case study in Linyi City, China
The increasing population density and impervious surface area have exacerbated the urban heat island effect, posing significant challenges to urban environments and sustainable development. Urban spat...
Navigating the shots: Parental willingness to immunize their children with COVID-19 vaccines in Saudi Arabia explored through a systematic review and meta-analysis
Introduction Although COVID-19 vaccines have been recommended for children and adolescents since 2021, suboptimal vaccination uptake has been documented. No previous systematic review/meta-analysis (S...
Enhancing MaaS user satisfaction through strategic marketing: The synergy of sustainability and service experience
As urbanization intensifies and the need for sustainable transportation grows, Mobility as a Service (MaaS) emerges as a promising solution to urban mobility challenges. This study seeks to explore th...
Development of a service blueprint for blockchain services
As blockchain has been actively applied in various services, a tool for visualizing the complex service processes reflecting the characteristics of blockchain has been required. A service blueprint is...
Dual-hybrid intrusion detection system to detect False Data Injection in smart grids
Modernizing power systems into smart grids has introduced numerous benefits, including enhanced efficiency, reliability, and integration of renewable energy sources. However, this advancement has also...
Identification of key regulators in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma using network theoretical approach
Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a devastating disease with poor clinical outcomes, which is mainly because of delayed disease detection, resistance to chemotherapy, and lack of specific tar...
From impact metrics and open science to communicating research: Journalists’ awareness of academic controversies
This study sheds light on how journalists respond to evolving debates within academia around topics including research integrity, improper use of metrics to measure research quality and impact, and th...
Genomic characteristics and molecular epidemiology of MRSA from medical centers in Mexico: Results from the Invifar network
Introduction The methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) genome varies by geographical location. This study aims to determine the genomic characteristics of MRSA using whole-genome sequenci...
Using machine learning to forecast peak health care service demand in real-time during the 2022–23 winter season: A pilot in England, UK
During winter months, there is increased pressure on health care systems in temperature climates due to seasonal increases in respiratory illnesses. Providing real-time short-term forecasts of the dem...
Trace elements in fish species from the Punjnad headworks: Bioaccumulation and human health risk assessment
Aquatic toxicology, as a result of industrial and agrieqcultural effluences, has become a global concern impacting not only the well-being of aquatic organisms but human health as well. The current st...
A novel feature extraction method based on dynamic handwriting for Parkinson’s disease detection
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a common disease of the elderly. Given the easy accessibility of handwriting samples, many researchers have proposed handwriting-based detection methods for Parkinson’s dis...
The impact of climate change on Korea’s agricultural sector under the national self-sufficiency policy
Evolving environmental conditions due to climate change have brought about changes in agriculture, which is required for human life as both a source of food and income. International trade can act as...
Time series segmentation for recognition of epileptiform patterns recorded via microelectrode arrays in vitro
Epilepsy is a prevalent neurological disorder that affects approximately 1% of the global population. Approximately 30-40% of patients respond poorly to antiepileptic medications, leading to a signifi...
The measurement reliability and equivalence of print versus online versions of the Youth Activity Profile
Purpose The Youth Activity Profile (YAP) is a 7-day self-report designed to quantify physical activity and sedentary behaviors among youth. This study evaluated the reliability of the online version o...
Correction: Microglia-secreted TNF-α affects differentiation efficiency and viability of pluripotent stem cell-derived human dopaminergic precursors
Undergraduates’ lifestyle and Suboptimal Health Status (SHS): A cross-sectional study in the Ha’il region of Saudi Arabia
Background University students in Saudi Arabia are embracing some of the negative traits of the fast-paced modern lifestyle, typified by unhealthy eating, low physical activity, and poor sleep habits...
Performance of five dynamic models in predicting tuberculosis incidence in three prisons in Thailand
This study examined the ability of the following five dynamic models for predicting pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) incidence in a prison setting: the Wells–Riley equation, two Rudnick & Milton-propo...