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Correction: Wealthy individual investors and stock markets’ tail risk
Are companies responding to minimum wage increases by reducing corporate social responsibility?
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has been widely discussed. However, the existing literature does not delve into the theoretical mechanism to show how companies adjust their CSR in the face of mi...
ESG rating disagreement and bank loan availability: Evidence from China
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings are receiving increasing attention in credit markets. However, ESG rating disagreement erects obstacles for companies in obtaining capital resources...
Agent-based simulation of trust networks and opportunistic behaviours of hydraulic infrastructure project participants
Opportunistic behaviour has become a research hotspot in hydraulic infrastructure project management owing to its serious damage to the cooperation efficiency of all participants in a project. The tru...
Clade-1 Vap virulence proteins of Rhodococcus equi are associated with the cell surface and support intracellular growth in macrophages
The multi-host pathogen Rhodococcus equi is a parasite of macrophages preventing maturation of the phagolysosome, thus creating a hospitable environment supporting intracellular growth. Virulent R. eq...
The urban carbon unlocking effect of digital infrastructure construction: A spatial difference-in-difference analysis from “Broadband China” pilot policy
As the foundation and cornerstone of the digital economy, digital infrastructure construction is an indispensable engine for realizing China’s energy-saving and emission-reduction, innovation-driven a...
The influence of cognitive reserve on ERP measures of selective visual attentional processing in older adults after mild traumatic brain injury
Objective Older adults have an increased risk of developing persistent cognitive complaints after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Yet, studies exploring which factors protect older adults with mTB...
Estimating the accumulation and re-accumulation of commercial tobacco, electronic cigarette, and cannabis waste based on a stratified random sample of census blocks
We investigated the amount and distribution of waste generated by commercial tobacco, electronic cigarette, and cannabis (TEC) use to inform policy options aimed at mitigating the environmental harm c...
Examining the moderating effects of biopsychosocial factors on the relationship between HIV-related depression and cognitive function among adolescents living with HIV in Tanzania: A protocol for an analytical cross-sectional study
Background Adolescents living with HIV face unique challenges, including mental health issues such as depression and cognitive dysfunction. Despite this significant burden, there is a lack of evidence...
Factors associated with trunk skeletal muscle thickness and echo intensity in young Japanese men and women
The present study examined factors associated with trunk skeletal muscle thickness (MT, an index for the amount of skeletal muscle) and echo intensity (EI, an index for the content of non-contractile...
Influence mechanism of Internet use on the physical and mental health of the Chinese elderly—Based on Chinese General Social Survey
Based on Chinese General Social Survey data (CGSS 2021), binary logistic regression and stepwise regression were used to explore how Internet use improves the physical and mental health of elderly peo...
Correction: The VertiGO! Trial protocol: A prospective, single-center, patient-blinded study to evaluate efficacy and safety of prolonged daily stimulation with a multichannel vestibulocochlear implant prototype in bilateral vestibulopathy patients
The use of miniaturised Bluetooth Low Energy proximity loggers to study contacts among small rodents in agricultural settings
Small rodents can cause problems on farms such as infrastructure damage, crop losses or pathogen transfer. The latter threatens humans and livestock alike. Frequent contacts between wild rodents and l...
Current food trade helps mitigate future climate change impacts in lower-income nations
The risk of national food supply disruptions is linked to both domestic production and food imports. But assessments of climate change risks for food systems typically focus on the impacts on domestic...
Repellency and toxicity of long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets (LLINs) to bed bugs
Vector control is essential for eliminating malaria, a vector-borne parasitic disease responsible for over half a million deaths annually. Success of vector control programs hinges on community accept...
Characteristics of split-step skills of the world’s top athletes in badminton
Objective The purpose of this study was to quantitatively measure the split-step skills of the world’s top badminton players to clarify the characteristics underlying these skills when moving into the...
De novo transcriptome assembly and discovery of drought-responsive genes in white spruce (Picea glauca)
Forests face an escalating threat from the increasing frequency of extreme drought events driven by climate change. To address this challenge, it is crucial to understand how widely distributed specie...
Ratio of remnant cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in relation to gestational diabetes mellitus risk in early pregnancy among Korean women
Objective There is no evidence to suggest that an association exists between the remnant cholesterol (RC) to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) ratio and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)....
Optimization of carbon footprint management model of electric power enterprises based on artificial intelligence
This study intends to optimize the carbon footprint management model of power enterprises through artificial intelligence (AI) technology to help the scientific formulation of carbon emission reductio...
Properties characterization and microstructural analysis of alkali-activated solid waste-based materials with sawdust and wastewater integration
Construction materials are significantly exposed to ecological hazards due to the presence of hazardous chemical constituents found in industrial and agricultural solid wastes. This study aims to inve...
Turning the spotlight: Hostile behavior in creative higher education and links to mental health in marginalized groups
Hostile, discriminatory, and violent behavior within the creative industries has attracted considerable public interest and existing inequalities have been discussed broadly. However, few empirical st...
Weeds and agro by-products for sustainable farming of edible field cricket, Gryllus madagascarensis (Orthoptera: Gryllidae)
Gryllus madagascarensis (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) is a cricket species that shows promise to mitigate food insecurity and malnutrition. But whether this species will accept low- to no-cost weeds and agr...
Parkinson’s disease screening using a fusion of gait point cloud and silhouette features
Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that is often accompanied by slowness of movement (bradykinesia) or gradual reduction in the frequency and amplitude of repetitive movement (hy...
Exploring data literacy self-perception among Indonesian high school students
Data is becoming increasingly ubiquitous today, and data literacy has emerged an essential skill in the workplace. Therefore, it is necessary to equip high school students with data literacy skills in...
A new extended Chen distribution for modelling COVID-19 data
In this paper, we propose a new flexible statistical distribution, the Topp-Leone Exponentiated Chen distribution, to model real-world data effectively, with a particular focus on COVID-19 data. The m...