A new survey reveals that when a romantic partnership falters, a person's baseline willingness to engage in casual sex heavily influences their views on cheating. Gender also plays a major role in shaping these…
When a romantic partner frequently ignores you for their smartphone, the resulting sense of neglect can seep into the rest of your life. New survey data links partner "phubbing" to reduced household peace and increased…
A neuroimaging study provides evidence that structural brain differences in autistic individuals align with the distribution of serotonin receptors. This underlying neurochemistry suggests a biological link to the social…
by Hao Liu, Hongtao Jiang, Tianyi Song, Sanxiong Chen, Chengrui Fei, Shaoqiang Huang, Anqi Zhang Benggang erosion, a severe soil erosion landform in southern China, threatens ecological security and regional development…
by Msilikale Walter Manyiri, Georg Loss, Susanne P. Martin-Herz, Deborah Sumari, Nicolaus Gutapaka, Thabit Athuman, Sylvester Simando, Sylvia Jebiwott, Xue Wu, Karim Manji, Ally Olotu, Michelle S. Hsiang, Günther Fink…
by Ali Khadivi, Alireza Khaleghi, Yazgan Tunç Iris persica L. is a high-value ornamental species naturally distributed across montane regions of Iran, yet its intraspecific morphological variation remains underexplored…
by Beinan Xu, Jingjing Gu, Xiaolin Ye, Dongling Liu, Shangfu Xie, Yuanlin Lv, Yixuan Mou, Wei Wu Objective To evaluate the burden trends of children pertussis worldwide and in China from 1990 to 2023, and predict the…
by Wichian Chanthanet Background Tropical megacities face escalating non-communicable disease burdens requiring innovative urban health solutions. Despite public parks’ critical role as health infrastructure, limited…
by Dulce E. Alarcón-Yaquetto, Robert Stewart, Khalida Ismail, James Shearer Background The unequal distribution of resources in society generates social gradients that translate into health inequalities and differential…
by Taras Yevusiak, Alanna Weisman, Ravi Retnakaran, Sean Wharton, Daniel J. Drucker, Caroline K. Kramer Background Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists such as semaglutide have been shown to induce…
by Phakdee Sukpornsawan, Yutthapoom Meepradist, Titinun Auamnoy, Ureerat Suksawatchon, Somchart Chokchaitam, Suthabordee Muongmee Background Ensuring medication safety requires accurate identification of antibiotic…
by Oludayo Michael Akinsola, Olusegun Olaniyi Adeniyi, Oladeji Bamidele, Oluyinka Opoola, David Oludare Omoniwa, Abdulmojeed Yakubu, Chitra Ramasamy, Malarmathi Muthusamy, Aranganoor Kannan Thiruvenkadan, Abdulraheem…
by Richard Budgey, Megan Bird Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a disease carried by badgers that seriously impacts the health and productivity of cattle in the United Kingdom (UK). The UK government’s aim is to be officially…
by Hazem Aqel, Husni Farah, Ramy Fodah, Naif Sannan, Ola Surakhi Nature-based wastewater treatment systems are increasingly implemented to support water reuse in arid regions, yet their effectiveness in removing viable…
by Pau Pons-Gomila, Julen Castellano, Julio Calleja-González, Javier Espasa-Labrador, Dimitrije Cabarkapa, Franc García Purpose The primary aim of the present study was to analyze the physical and physiological demands…
by Rohan D. Gnanaolivu, Steven N. Hart Classifying disease-causing missense variants in intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) remains a significant challenge, with over 25% of known deleterious variants occurring in…
by Dille De Herdt, Evy Lefevere, Véronique Brouwers, Line Hartvig, Emiel Geeraerts, Cheng-Chih Hsiao, J. Q. Alida Chen, Rui Pinto, Guillaume Duvey, Stephen Burbidge, Anja Harmeier, Irene Knuesel Myelination, driven by…
by Rui Wang, Yu Liu, Jingjing Chen, Zhu Meng, Weiye Ren, Wei Huang, Zhaoxu Wang, Qianqian Han Medical bovine collagen sponges (MBCS) are extensively utilized in clinical settings for hemostasis and tissue augmentation…
by Jingjing Zuo, Lijun Liu, Xueyang Tang, Lei Yang Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the 7-year outcomes of proximal humeral chondroblastoma treated with intralesional curettage, electrocauterization of the cavity…
by Philipp Fuchs, Adrian Reumueller, Judith Kreminger, Elena Zafeiri, Stefan Sacu, Reinhard Told, Roman Dunavoelgyi Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine whether patient’s age and their primary tumor type…
by Juliana Heitich Brendler, Khadija Younes da Silva, Valesca Dall’Alba, Andreza Francisco Martins, Daniel Teixeira-dos-Santos, Artur Francisco Schumacher Schuh, Maira Rozenfeld Olchik Background Constipation is a…
by Shadreck Mwale, Andy Northcott, Brenda Hayanga, Deborah Edwards, David Truswell, Catherine Coveney, Juanita Hoe, Megan Wyatt, Shabana Roscoe, Katie Featherstone African and African-Caribbean (AAC) people living with…
by Michael Getie, Wudu Tafere, Alem Tsega, Tsehaynesh Gebreyesus, Gizeaddis Belay, Hailu Getachew, Yosef Gashaw, Aimro Tadese, Tigist Birku, Tigabu Birhan, Alemayehu Abate, Teshiwal Deress, Gebremedhin Necho, Belay…
by Mushuai Hao, Haonan Qi, Liang Zhao, Wei Han Objective This study aims to investigate the impact of 8-week squat training with different eccentric contraction tempos on maximal squat strength, jump height, and sprint…
by Lydia S. Massae, Rashidi Heri Kiangi, Victor Zeno Chikwala, Ally Abdul Lyimo, Stella Emmanuel Mushy, Lilian Teddy Mselle Background Vacuum-assisted birth (VAB) is a critical obstetric intervention for saving the lives…
by Xiaolei Shi This paper proposes a novel nonlinear autoregressive with exogenous input-based adaptive recursive least squares model-free predictive control (NARX-ARLS-MFPC) strategy for permanent magnet synchronous…
by Rania Itani, Reem Al Rawass, Diala Tlayss, Fatima Al Zarif, Souraya Domiati, Chaza Alaeddine, Mohamad Abdallah, Rawad Hayouk Background Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is common among women of reproductive age and may…
by Derya Abuşka, Özlem Dikme, Özgür Dikme, Tahir Talat Yurttaş, Uğur Durmuş, Atakan Yüksekbaş Background During the pandemic era, rapid and accessible prognostic tools were essential to support clinical decision-making…
by Laura Fertitta, Fanny Coulpier, Layna Oubrou, Xavier Decrouy, Etienne Audureau, Nicolas Ortonne, Pierre Wolkenstein, Piotr Topilko Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is an autosomal dominant disorder in which cutaneous…
by Noha Alnazzawi Hypertension and diabetes are major risk factors for heart disease, which remains among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Heart disease includes heart failure, myocardial…