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BackgroundSexual minority women (SMW), including lesbian, bisexual, and other non-heterosexual women, experience higher rates of substance use (SU) and substance use disorders (SUDs) than heterosexual women, yet remain r...

Background: The United Network for Organ Sharing mandates a psychosocial assessment of transplant candidates before listing. A quantified measure for determining transplant candidacy is the Psychosocial Assessment of Can...

Abstract Background Occupational therapy practices are expanding in Turkey; however, pediatric professionals lack validated, client-centered assessment instruments for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disord...

Abstract Background High rates of youth re‐offending indicate that young custody‐leavers face challenges when reintegrating into their communities. Aftercare and resettlement programs can occur pre‐, during, and po...

Abstract Background Agroforestry, the intentional integration of trees or other woody perennials with crops or livestock in production systems, is being widely promoted as a conservation and development tool to help meet...

Abstract Objective This feasibility study aimed to assess the potential of freely available large language models (LLMs) to support clinical decision-making in obstetrics. Methods Five fictional obstetric patient cases, ...

Abstract Background Epidemiological data consistently associate low vitamin D status with elevated cardiovascular risk, yet causal mechanisms remain contested. Methods This review synthesized evidence through a protocol-...

Abstract Background Senegal lilac (Lonchocarpus sericeus (Poir.)) is a medicinal plant with a long history of folkloric use in the treatment of pathological conditions, particularly gastric ulceration. Aim This study was...

Despite achieving high volumetric overlap, pixel-based deep learning segmentation approaches do not ensure true vascular connectivity, leading to fragmentations structurally analogous to Branch Retinal Artery Occlusions....

Fuzi, the processed lateral root of Aconitum carmichaelii Debeaux (Ranunculaceae), is a vital yet highly toxic botanical drug in traditional Chinese medicine. However, its narrow therapeutic window, driven by highly toxi...

Abstract BackgroundChronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) imposes a significant psychological, physical, and emotional burden on millions of adults in the United States. A challenge in treating CMP is its tendenc...

This study addresses the limitations of deterministic constitutive models for polymer foams, which often fail to capture intrinsic material variability. It introduces a framework to quantify the predictive uncertainty of...

Abstract Background Policy makers need access to reliable data to monitor and evaluate the progress of development outcomes and targets such as sustainable development outcomes (SDGs). However, significant data and evide...

IntroductionUrban wetlands are considered an important nature-based solution to mitigate flood impacts in built-up areas like Colombo, Sri Lanka, due to rapid urbanization and intensifying rainfall events. Wetlands withi...

OBJECTIVES: Concerns about the health and well-being effects of high after-hours availability expectations and work-related connectivity have prompted calls for organizational and national disconnection measures, such as...

Three recently proposed constant temperature molecular dynamics methods by: (i) Nosé (Mol. Phys., to be published); (ii) Hoover et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 48, 1818 (1982)], and Evans and Morriss [Chem. Phys. 77, 63 (1983)...

Hablar del lenguaje poético que se muestra en los fragmentos de Empédocles, nos ubica en un análisis poco acostumbrado de su épica cosmológico-catártica, es decir de los hexámetros atribuidos controvertidamente a ...

Abstract Hypothesis‐testing methods for multivariate data are needed to make rigorous probability statements about the effects of factors and their interactions in experiments. Analysis of variance is particularly powe...

BACKGROUND: Rigorous analysis of levels and trends in exposure to leading risk factors and quantification of their effect on human health are important to identify where public health is making progress and in which case...

The model selection literature has been generally poor at reflecting the deep foundations of the Akaike information criterion (AIC) and at making appropriate comparisons to the Bayesian information criterion (BIC). There...

BACKGROUND: Scoping reviews are a relatively new approach to evidence synthesis and currently there exists little guidance regarding the decision to choose between a systematic review or scoping review approach when synt...

As qualitative research becomes increasingly recognized and valued, it is imperative that it is conducted in a rigorous and methodical manner to yield meaningful and useful results. To be accepted as trustworthy, qualita...

Materias / palabras clave: data science and analytics, exact algorithms, mathematical models, innovative applications, rigorous methods, validating experiments; Technology: Technology (General): Industrial engineering. Management engineering: Appl...