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Correction: Exome sequencing reveals IFT172 variants in patients with non-syndromic cholestatic liver disease
Correction: Factors affecting the relapse of maxilla and soft tissues of nose, upper lip and velopharyngeal structures after maxillary advancement in cleft patients
Correction: Neural recordings can differentiate between spontaneously metastasizing melanomas and melanomas with low metastatic potential
Mechanical properties of a polylactic 3D-printed interim crown after thermocycling
Polylactic acid (PLA) has garnered attention for use in interim dental restorations due to its biocompatibility, biodegradability, low cost, ease of fabrication, and moderate strength. However, its pe...
Prevalence and antimicrobial resistant Campylobacter spp. in broiler chicken carcasses and hygiene practises in informal urban markets in a low-income setting
Campylobacteriosis is one of the most commonly reported foodborne diseases and is of particular importance in low-income countries. More data is needed to better understand the epidemiology of Campylo...
New information on Bonapartenykus (Alvarezsauridae: Theropoda) from the Allen Formation (middle Campanian-lower Maastrichtian) of Río Negro Province, Patagonia, Argentina clarifies the Patagonykinae body plan
Alvarezsauria is a group of morphologically distinctive, medium- to small-sized later-diverging coelurosaurian theropod dinosaurs, whose record ranges from the Late Jurassic to the Late Cretaceous. Th...
Examining the mediating role of motivation in the relationships between teacher-created motivational climates and quality of engagement in secondary school physical education
Grounded in Duda’s integrated model of the motivational climate, the current study examined the hypothesized mediating role of motivation quality in the relationships between empowering and disempower...
Acquired hypothyroidism, iodine status and hearing impairment in adults: A pilot study
Objectives Hearing impairment can have major impacts on behavior, educational attainment, social status, and quality of life. In congenital hypothyroidism, the incidence of hearing...
Generating context-specific sports training plans by combining generative adversarial networks
Personalized sports training plans are essential for addressing individual athlete needs, but traditional methods often need to integrate diverse data types, limiting adaptability and effectiveness. E...
Long-term engagement in smoking cessation campaign: A mixed methods randomized trial
Introduction A long-term engagement (LTE) intervention was embedded in a social marketing campaign aimed at motivating quit attempts among Canadian adult commercial tobacco users 35 to 64 years of age...
Signals of propaganda—Detecting and estimating political influences in information spread in social networks
Social networks are a battlefield for political propaganda. Protected by the anonymity of the internet, political actors use computational propaganda to influence the masses. Their methods include the...
Tailoring anaesthetic strategies for diabetes research: Acepromazine vs. medetomidine in Aachen minipigs
Pre-established anaesthetic protocols in animal models might unexpectedly interfere with the main outcome of scientific projects and therefore they need to account for the specific research goals. We...
Anemia during pregnancy and adverse maternal outcomes in Georgia–A birth registry-based cohort study
Background Anemia in pregnancy is an important public health challenge; however, it has not been thoroughly studied in Georgia. We assessed the prevalence of anemia during pregnanc...
Pediatric Diabetic Ketoacidosis (PDKA) among newly diagnosed diabetic patients at Dilla University Hospital, Dilla, Ethiopia: Prevalence and predictors
Background Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a morbid complication of Type 1 diabetes mellitus(T1DM), and its occurrence at diagnosis has rarely been studied in Ethiopia, despite the...
ISLRWR: A network diffusion algorithm for drug–target interactions prediction
Machine learning techniques and computer-aided methods are now widely used in the pre-discovery tasks of drug discovery, effectively improving the efficiency of drug development and reducing the workl...
Effect of the intrinsic and extrinsic factors on the growth and development of young foals under subtropical conditions of Pakistan
This study was designed to explore the impact of intrinsic (breed of foal, age of dam, and age of foal at weaning) and extrinsic (season of birth and housing type) factors on the growth and survival o...
Retraction: Long Noncoding RNA-EBIC Promotes Tumor Cell Invasion by Binding to EZH2 and Repressing E-Cadherin in Cervical Cancer
The changes in health-related quality of life after attending cardiac rehabilitation: A qualitative systematic review of the perspective of patients living with heart disease
Background Although the benefits of engaging in cardiac rehabilitation are well established, patient perceptions of the changes in their health-related quality of life are poorly documented. This syst...
Correction: LGBTQ+ identities in the Indian audiovisual advertisements: A content analysis
Prevalence and associated factors of diabetes among adult populations of Hawassa town, southern Ethiopia: A community based cross-sectional study
Introduction Knowing the magnitude and preventable risk factors of diabetes has a significant contribution in targeted prevention intervention which ultimately ensures the existence of healthier and p...
Entity-enhanced BERT for medical specialty prediction based on clinical questionnaire data
A medical specialty prediction system for remote diagnosis can reduce the unexpected costs incurred by first-visit patients who visit the wrong hospital department for their symptoms. To develop medic...
Characterization of language abilities and semantic networks in very preterm children at school-age
It has been widely assessed that very preterm children (<32 weeks gestational age) present language and memory impairments compared with full-term children. However, differences in their underlying...
Rural-urban disparity in uptaking skilled antenatal care visits by pregnant women in Bangladesh: Zero and One Inflated Poisson regression model
Background Utilization of maternal health care services, specifically, antenatal care services from skilled health providers have been given utmost priority in low- and middle-income countries over ye...
Evaluation of anti-inflammatory and wound healing properties of Tinospora cordifolia extract
Tinospora cordifolia extract exhibits diverse benefits—anti-arthritis, anti-malarial, anti-allergic, anti-diabetic, antihepatotoxic, and antipyretic effects. Its specific anti-inflammatory and healing...
Personal, environmental and behavioral predictors associated with online fraud victimization among adults
Background Online malicious attempts such as scamming continue to proliferate across the globe, aided by the ubiquitous nature of technology that makes it increasingly easy to dupe individuals. This s...