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Semi-field studies on biochemical markers of honey bee workers (Apis mellifera) after exposure to pesticides and their mixtures
Due to the fact that many different pesticides are used in crop production and their residues can accumulate in the environment, bees are in contact with various pesticides at the same time. Most stud...
Developing and validating a HEalthCare NAvigation Competency (HECNAC) Scale for refugees in the United States
The complex healthcare system in the United States (US) poses significant challenges for people, particularly minorities such as refugees. Refugees often encounter additional layers of challenges to h...
The assessment of routine health information system performance towards improvement of quality of reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health services in Ondo and Ekiti States, Nigeria
Background Nigeria’s reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health indicators have remained unsatisfactory in the face of poor-quality healthcare services. Nigeria initiated the reprod...
A cross-sectional study on the assessment of adherence to cardiovascular medications in Sudan heart center
Background Non-adherence to cardiovascular medications is a global problem with clinical, economic, and humanistic consequences. Investigation of this problem may open the road for...
Effects of intraoperative hypothermia on patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery: A retrospective cohort study
Objective This study aims to explore the association between intraoperative hypothermia and outcomes in adult patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery. Methods A retrospective analysis of 2048 adult...
Congenital pulmonic and aortic stenosis in Newfoundland dogs: Results of a 14-year French cardiovascular screening program (921 dogs)
Introduction Aortic stenosis (AS) and pulmonic stenosis (PS) are two of the most common canine congenital heart diseases (CHD), with a high relative risk for Newfoundland dogs to develop inherited sub...
Identification of cuproptosis and ferroptosis-related subtypes and development of a prognostic signature in colon cancer
Colon cancer, as a highly prevalent malignant tumor globally, poses a significant threat to human health. In recent years, ferroptosis and cuproptosis, as two novel forms of cell death, have attracted...
Coevolutionary dynamics in the grass-livestock social-ecological system of China’s alpine pastoral areas: A case study of the Qilian Mountains region in China
Evaluating the dynamic co-evolution and feedback mechanisms within socio-ecological systems is crucial for determining the resilience and sustainability of environmental governance strategies. The gra...
Abnormalities in male gametophytes development responsible for low seed set of Peudosasa subsolida
Pseudosasa subsolida belongs to the Pseudosasa genus within the Poaceae family. Due to its unique flowering cycle and the physiological traits associated with asexual reproduction, acquiring floral ma...
Construction on training course and training quality evaluation index system of chronic disease medication therapy management service (MTMs) in China: A Delphi study
Objective This study aims to construct a training course and quality evaluation index system for chronic disease Medication Therapy Management service (MTMs) that is suitable for China’s national cond...
Establishment of subcutaneous transplantation platform for delivering induced pluripotent stem cell-derived insulin-producing cells
Potential trend of regenerative treatment for type I diabetes has been introduced for more than a decade. However, the technologies regarding insulin-producing cell (IPC) production and transplantatio...
A feature-based approach for atlas selection in automatic pelvic segmentation
Accurate and efficient automatic segmentation is essential for various clinical tasks such as radiotherapy treatment planning. However, atlas-based segmentation still faces challenges due to the lack...
Diabetes knowledge and glycemic control among type 2 diabetes patients at public hospitals in Debre Berhan, Ethiopia
Background Diabetes mellitus is a growing global health issue, especially in low- and middle-income countries like Ethiopia. To the best of our knowledge, the impact of diabetes knowledge on glycemic...
Introduced substrates trigger colonization by reef-associated fish in a degraded coastal system
Coastal reefs benefit the survival and growth of mobile organisms by providing shelter and increased food availability. Under increasing pressure from human activities, the coverage of subtidal reefs...
Effects of gastrointestinal parasites on fecal glucocorticoids and behaviour in vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus)
Relationships between parasites, host physiology, and behaviours are complex. Parasites can influence host hormonal microenvironment and behaviour through “sickness behaviours” that generally conserve...
Incorporating preference uncertainty in best worst scaling
In this paper, we enhance the Best-Worst Scaling (BWS) method by incorporating participants’ preference uncertainty into the conventional BWS, known as case 1. In this context, respondents are tasked...
Influence of Messa di Voce speed on vocal stability of untrained, healthy subjects
Introduction Despite its importance in voice training, comprehensive research into sustained vowel phonation with constant pitch and increasing and decreasing loudness, the so-called Messa di Voce, i...
Research on technological innovation decision-making considering government subsidies and corporate reputation
Aiming at the information asymmetry between pharmaceutical enterprises’ technological innovation decisions and government subsidy strategy, this paper establishes a differential game model consisting...
Multi-session tDCS over the posterior parietal cortex and associative memory
Associative memory (AM) plays a crucial role in our ability to link disparate elements of our experiences, yet it is especially vulnerable to age-related decline and pathological conditions. Non-invas...
Modelling epidemiological dynamics with pseudo-recovery via fractional-order derivative operator and optimal control measures
In this study, a new deterministic mathematical model based on fractional-order derivative operator that describes the pseudo-recovery dynamics of an epidemiological process is developed. Fractional-o...
Long-term Double-J stenting is superior to short-term Single-J stenting in kidney transplantation
Background and objectives Urological complications after kidney transplantation, due to the ureteroneocystostomy, are associated with significant morbidity, prolonged hospital stay and even mortality....
The effects of integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine rehabilitation programs on post-acute ankle sprain: A randomized controlled trial study protocol
Background Ankle sprain is a common clinical disease, which has the highest incidence rate among joint and ligament injuries. And acute ankle sprains can easily develop into chronic ankle instability,...
Correction: Coming of age in recovery: The prevalence and correlates of substance use recovery status among adolescents and emerging adults
Experience of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for those with mild traumatic brain injury (ACTion mTBI): A qualitative descriptive study
Psychological interventions may make a valuable contribution to recovery following a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and have been advocated for in treatment consensus guidelines. Acceptance and Co...
AMMI analysis of elite bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) selections for genotype by environment interaction and stability of grain yield in Southern Ethiopia
Smallholder wheat farmers of Ethiopia frequently use landraces as seed sources that are low yielders and susceptible to diseases due to shortage of seeds of adapted improved bread wheat varieties. Dev...