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- Society & Economics
Objective We examined differences in prevalence and severity for three victimization types (traditional and cyberbullying, technology-facilitated sexual exploitation) among college students who reported/did not report a psychological disability. Furthermore, we explored disabilit...
- Health & Medicine
Current opinion on simulation in family planning
Purpose of review We aim to review novel family planning simulation models published since 2017. We will focus primarily on models for simulating abortion care, given the increased need for simulation education in this area post-Dobbs. Recent findings Since the last current opini...
- Engineering & TechnologyOpen access
Multilevel converter topologies are used in diverse applications requiring medium-voltage and high-power ratings, such as motor drives, power quality compensators, distributed generation, solid-state transformers, and energy storage systems. This paper presents a comprehensive li...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Outcomes of Elderly Patients with Colorectal Liver Metastases Treated with Liver-Directed Therapies
Abstract Background Liver-directed therapy (LDT) is an essential component of multimodal management of colorectal liver metastases (CRLM), yet older adults are less likely to receive liver-directed or curative-intent treatment. We evaluated presentation, treatment patterns, and o...
- Health & Medicine
Maternal COVID-19 During Pregnancy and Offspring Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Background: Maternal coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during pregnancy was common during the pandemic. However, its potential risks for clinically diagnosed neurodevelopmental disorders in offspring, including attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum di...
- Engineering & Technology
The increasing demand for compact, high-gain, and wideband antennas has driven significant interest in DRA due to their high efficiency and low loss characteristics. This review summarizes recent advancements in DRA technology, including geometries, feeding, dielectric materials,...
- Engineering & Technology
Root reinforcement can increase soil shear resistance, but the way individual roots deform and mobilise resistance during shearing remains difficult to observe directly. This study presents a controlled analogue methodology that combines scanned resin-based 3D-printed root geomet...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Graves’ disease (GD) is an autoimmune cause of hyperthyroidism frequently associated with thyroid nodularity. However, whether GD confers an increased risk of differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) compared with euthyroid populations remains uncertain, and reliable clinical predi...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Abstract Cannabis use disorder (CUD) is a prevalent and chronic psychiatric condition characterized by impaired control over cannabis use, craving, withdrawal symptoms, and continued use despite negative consequences, potentially impairing social and occupational function. Despit...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
Still exposed? DDT and PCB levels in Black-headed Gull eggs collected from the Baltic Sea
Abstract Legacy pollutants continue to be detected in wildlife and ecosystems, even decades after regulatory action. The study provides the first comprehensive assessment of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB congeners 28, 52, 101, 138, 153, 180) and chlorinated pesticides, including...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Age-Specific Ultrasound Reference Data for the Laterolateral Rectal Diameter in Healthy Children
Background: Transabdominal ultrasonographic measurement of rectal diameter is increasingly used as a non-invasive adjunct for assessing rectal distension and fecal loading in children. However, interpretation is limited by the lack of age-stratified reference data in pediatric po...
- BiologyOpen access
YOLO-CCG: An enhanced model for weed detection in complex cotton fields
Accurate weed detection is essential for site-specific herbicide application in cotton production. However, variations in weed appearance, complex field backgrounds, uneven target distributions, and leaf occlusion can result in missed detections and false positives. To address th...
- Engineering & Technology
Purpose This study develops an exploratory artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted framework for integrating phase change material (PCM)-embedded clay bricks into modular wall assemblies to support net-zero building performance. The work addresses the current absence of scalable, c...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Abstract The thermal behavior of cannabinoids in hemp flower is critical to product efficacy, consumer safety, and regulatory oversight, particularly in the context of vaporization. This study investigates the decarboxylation kinetics of cannabidiolic acid (CBDA) and the potentia...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Maternal mortality in Ethiopia remains high, and strengthening the continuum of maternal care is essential for reducing preventable deaths. The electronic Community Health Information System was introduced to improve service delivery through decision support, client tracking, and...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Challenges for the effectiveness of infectious disease interventions during global change
Global change, including climate change, land-use change, and increased human mobility, is expected to have complex effects on the transmission, evolution, and emergence of infectious diseases 1 , 2 . Current research agendas aim to understand how these environmental and anthropo...
- Engineering & TechnologyOpen access
This study numerically investigates the seismic response of corroded underground reinforced concrete (RC) culverts strengthened using various methods. A multiscale model for corrosion and seismic analysis, accounting for strengthening effects, was first validated through quasi-st...
- AI & Computing
Purpose The purpose of this research is to examine how trust, culture and social bonding influence buyer-supplier relationships and ethical practices within the food industry. The study examines the interdependent dynamics among these factors and their influence on ethical conduc...
- Materials & EnergyOpen access
Aramid Aerogel‐Hydrogel Heterostructures for Flexible Convective Thermal Diodes
ABSTRACT Thermal rectification is critically essential for flexible electronics, wearable devices and intelligent thermal management. However, state‐of‐the‐art thermal diodes are severely restricted by insufficient mechanical conformability or limited rectification efficiency. He...
- AI & ComputingOpen access
Multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) under collective expert uncertainty requires methodscapable of capturing both individual concordance and inter-evaluator disagreementwhile deriving objective criterion weights from the data. Existing Circular IntuitionisticFuzzy (CIF) approac...