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Irrational health beliefs as barriers to health behaviors: development and validation of a brief scale in a Japanese population

Health communication and public health research has shown that providing accurate, evidence-based information does not necessarily lead to appropriate health decisions or behaviors. Cognitive biases and irrational health beliefs may contribute to this gap by shaping how individua...

Thermal-hydraulic performance of a composite-channel printed circuit heat exchanger precooler for supercritical CO2-based mixtures

Printed circuit heat exchanger (PCHE) precoolers operating with CO 2 -based mixtures and water exhibit asymmetric thermal-hydraulic requirements on the hot and cold sides. However, conventional PCHE precoolers often employ identical channel geometries on both sides, and the side-...

Methodology for assessing the accuracy of long-term, annual land cover monitoring at national scale: Experiences from the Land Change Monitoring, Assessment, and Projection (LCMAP) initiative

Annual land cover monitoring using medium-resolution satellite imagery represents a transition from periodic mapping campaigns to continuous observation systems. This transition introduces accuracy assessment challenges not encountered in one-time mapping efforts, particularly wh...

Family socioeconomic resources, family differentiation, and short-term change in health literacy among Chinese university students: a three-wave longitudinal study

Family resources and relationships may shape the opportunities through which students acquire and use health information. Longitudinal evidence is needed to distinguish their associations with initial health literacy from those with subsequent change. This three-wave study follow...

Bio-inspired nanochannel sensors for detecting gaseous signaling molecules

Drawing inspiration from natural biosensing, researchers have developed artificial nanochannels that enable efficient target detection through transmembrane ionic current readout. These nanochannel sensors exhibit distinctive nanoconfined phenomena in their selectivity, gating, a...

Beyond antigen discovery: Rethinking Helicobacter pylori vaccination

Despite over four decades of strenuous investigation, a Helicobacter pylori vaccine has not yet been successfully developed, licensed, or implemented in the marketplace. It is important to emphasize that vaccine development for H. pylori has been a public health imperative owing...

Model-based medical decision making: From system dynamics to object-process methodology

Decision-making in mission-critical domains, including healthcare and finance, requires information structures that are explainable, trustworthy, and semantically coherent. This study examines how hybrid conceptual modeling addresses these needs by transforming a System Dynamics...

Combination bupropion–zonisamide facilitates rapid reduction in smoke exposure and prevents weight gain during switching to electronic nicotine delivery systems: A randomized clinical trial

INTRODUCTION: A pilot study suggested that the combination of bupropion (BUP) and zonisamide (ZON) could facilitate smoking reduction during switching to an electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS). This randomized controlled trial tested the hypothesis that BUP/ZON would produ...

Gender differences in how psychological capital shapes professional commitment

Psychological capital (PsyCap) is widely regarded as an important psychological resource for teachers, yet its association with professional commitment may operate differently across gender groups. Grounded in Social Role Theory, Role Congruity Theory, and the PsyCap framework, t...

Subcutaneous isatuximab by on-body-injector plus bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone in newly diagnosed transplant-ineligible multiple myeloma: ISASOCUT study

Isatuximab–bortezomib–lenalidomide–dexamethasone (Isa-VRd) has emerged as a standard of care for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma transplant-ineligible patients. A subcutaneous (SC) formulation of isatuximab delivered via an on-body injector (OBI) has been developed to facilitate...

Laryngeal Manifestations of Rheumatic Disease

Rheumatologic diseases are systemic, immune-mediated disorders that frequently involve the larynx, producing manifestations that range from subtle dysphonia to life-threatening airway obstruction. Laryngeal involvement may precede systemic disease, progress despite adequate syste...

Contraceptive use in women of childbearing age with bipolar disorder

INTRODUCTION: Unplanned pregnancies are frequent in women with bipolar disorder (BD) while perinatal period is associated with a higher risk of relapse. Effective contraception during childbearing age in BD could reduce the risk of unplanned pregnancy and its consequences. The pr...

Lateral flow immunoassay for highly sensitive antibody detection of Clostridium perfringens ε toxin

ε-toxin, secreted by Clostridium perfringens , causes severe enterotoxemia in sheep and goats, resulting in substantial economic losses in the small ruminant industry. Monitoring ε-toxin-specific antibody levels is essential for early disease surveillance, vaccine-induced immunit...

Cross-national patterns of cardiometabolic disease progression from healthy state to stroke: a cause-specific Cox transition analysis of six international cohorts

Cardiometabolic disease progression to stroke involves intermediate transitions through hypertension (HTN) and diabetes (DM). However, cross-national comparisons of these transition patterns remain unexplored. We compared cardiometabolic progression pathways, including death as a...

Fault diagnosis of high-voltage transmission lines based on sequence components and multi-scale spatiotemporal awareness

The transient signals of faults in high-voltage transmission lines usually exhibit strong nonlinearity and inter-phase coupling characteristics. Traditional protection algorithms are prone to false actions or false alarms in conditions with weak characteristics such as high-resis...

Tracking cryogenic tank failure from inception to critical warming: a site-specific analysis of sample-storage risk

Cryogenic storage is essential for the long-term preservation of gametes, embryos, and reproductive tissues in assisted reproductive technology (ART). Liquid-nitrogen [N₂(l)] storage dewars rely on high-vacuum insulation to maintain cryogenic conditions and predictable evaporatio...

Effects of hydrogen–coal mixing on NOx formation during partial decarbonisation of rotary kiln iron ore induration - pilot-scale experiments using spectroscopy and video analysis

This pilot-scale study examines hydrogen–coal co-firing at 0–65% hydrogen energy substitution in a 580-kW furnace representative of industrial iron-ore kiln systems. Five burner families, comprising six tested configurations, varied the relative positions, injection directions an...

The impact of sleep quality on cognitive function in residents of high altitude areas: a cross-sectional study

This study aims to explore the current status of cognitive function among community residents in high-altitude areas, and analyze the influence of sleep quality on cognitive function, so as to provide a theoretical basis for developing intervention strategies to improve the cogni...

Budget impact analysis of subcutaneous infliximab (CT-P13 SC) for treating autoimmune diseases in Jordan

Autoimmune diseases are increasingly prevalent, and their management in Jordan relies heavily on costly intravenous infliximab (IV IFX). Subcutaneous infliximab (IFX SC) may offer cost savings by reducing administration-related expenses. This study aims to investigate the financi...

Does forest management reduce wildfire severity? Evidence from 1050 plots in a South Korean Megafire

Increases in large wildfires are commonly attributed to climate change, an attribution well supported in summer-dry regions such as western North America. In the East Asian monsoon region, however, national fire trends have diverged under broadly similar warming: forest fire acti...