Scientific Reports

Exploring effects on motor skills of the ball-based play in preschools intervention, a stepped wedge case-controlled pilot study

Validation of the pediatric index of mortality 3 in a pediatric intensive care unit in Thailand: a prospective, single-center observational study

Abstract The Pediatric Index of Mortality 3 (PIM3) is a widely used severity-of-illness score. This study aimed to validate PIM3 performance in patients aged &lt...

Fluvoxamine combined with lenvatinib enhances anti-hepatocellular carcinoma immunity by promoting M1 macrophage and T-cell infiltration

Gaussian splashing enables direct volumetric rendering underwater

Differentiation-coupled formation of core clock protein interactions in mouse embryonic stem cells

Comparison of serum irisin and leptin levels in obese and non-obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome

An enhanced multi-strategy educational competition optimizer for numerical optimization

Rethinking water governance through indigenous systems: A comparative assessment of qanat and well irrigation productivity in Sabzevar County, Iran

Abstract This study investigates the relationship between water governance and agricultural water productivity in two irrigation systems, qanat and well-based fa...

Effect of magnesium supplementation on inflammatory factors and clinical outcomes of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in patients with acute leukemia receiving a neutropenic diet: a randomized clinical trial

Development of high-precision automated dynamic plantar aesthesiometer (ADPA): a promising tool in pain research

Abstract Chronic pain is a severe burden affecting 20% of the population worldwide. To develop novel analgesics, in vivo preclinical assessment of the pain threshold is inevitable. I...

Psoas muscle area and frailty in elderly trauma patients

Perception of being worse based on changes in pain and disability in people with low back pain

Maternal and neonatal outcomes after bariatric surgery in pregnancy: a cohort study comparing women with and without prior bariatric surgery

Simulating tree responses to elevated CO2 and climate change in agroforestry system

From hybrid to hemiclone: the genetic basis and evolutionary significance of clonal reproduction in Pelophylax esculentus

Toothed soft pneumatic gripper for grasping irregular geometries

A lightweight heuristic for cost-efficient IaaS auto-scaling of small-scale web applications

Abstract Pay-per-use Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) makes web-application hosting affordable for small organisations, yet cost-efficient elasticity remains u...

Better road conditions for everyone can be a co-benefit of road maintenance

Effects of straw return and nitrogen fertilizer application on photosynthesis, biomass, yield and economic benefits of kidney bean

Fracture mechanisms and normalized compressive response of a TPMS-based PLA-CF/silicone/graphene oxide interpenetrating phase composite

Patient-derived organoids as a predictive platform for drug sensitivity in bladder cancer

Abstract Bladder cancer (BC) exhibits high inter- and intra-patient heterogeneity, limiting the efficacy of standard treatments and underscoring the need for personalized therapeutic...

Beyond distortions: a benchmark for subjective evaluation of image rendering quality

Thermal performance and economic viability of a finned, inclined latent heat thermal energy storage unit: a numerical study

The effect of simvastatin on orthopaedic biomaterial induced inflammation

Abstract The most common indications for lower limb revision arthroplasty are aseptic loosening of the implant and adverse reactions to particulate debris, both...

Microplastic contamination in soils and its influence on consistency (Atterberg) limits