Academic Articles & Research Papers

Long-range spectral entanglement and quantum correlations in highly nondegenerate multi-comb and ultrafast systems.

The miRNA neuroinflammatory biomarkers in COVID-19 patients with different severity of illness

Introduction: The expression of specific miRNAs and their mRNA targets are changed in infectious disease. The aim of this study was to analyze the expression of pro-neuroinflammatory miRNAs, anti-neuroinflammatory miRNAs, and their mRNA tar...

Effect of heat treatment on the microstructure and corrosion resistance of laser powder bed fusion ODS-316L

As a candidate cladding material for fourth-generation nuclear energy systems, the microstructure and properties of oxide dispersion strengthened 316L (ODS-316L) steel are significantly affected by heat treatment (HT) processes. This paper ...

Relationship between grief and coping strategies among nurses dealing with patient deaths: a descriptive, cross-sectional, correlational study

Abstract Background Nurses often face significant emotional distress and grief when dealing with patient deaths, especially in acute hospital settings. Despite extensive literature offering guidance on nursing practices for providing optima...

Independent association of general and central adiposity with risk of gallstone disease: observational and genetic analyses

BackgroundGeneral obesity is a well-established risk factor for gallstone disease (GSD), but whether central obesity contributes additional independent risk remains controversial. We aimed to comprehensively clarify the effect of body fat d...

Statistics for people who (think they) hate statistics

Part I. Yippee! I'm in Statistics Chapter 1. Statistics or Sadistics?: It's Up to You Part II. Sigma Freud and Descriptive Statistics Chapter 2. Computing and Understanding Averages: Means to an End Chapter 3. Vive la Difference: Understand...

COVID ‐19 pandemic cybersecurity issues

This paper studies the cybersecurity issues that have occurred during the coronavirus (COVID‐19) pandemic. During the pandemic, cyber criminals and Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups have taken advantage of targeting vulnerable people ...

Quality of Infertility Care Services and Emotional Health of South Asian Women

Sehar-un-Nisa Hassan,1,2 Aqeela Zahra,3 Nuzhat Parveen,4 Naveed Iqbal,4 Sarwat Mumtaz,5 Asma Batool6 1Department of Public Health, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, University of Ha’il, Ha’il, 81451, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; ...

Agreement and association between normative and subjective orthodontic treatment need using the index of orthodontic treatment need

AIMS: To determine the association and level of agreement between young adults' perception of orthodontic treatment need (subjective need) and the orthodontists' assessment of treatment need (normative objective need). METHODOLOGY: For this...

Adaptation of the scale of effects of social media on eating behavior in Hungarian university students

Background. People live in a technological world, where social media is used very commonly. Social media has effects on eating behaviors, as in other aspects. For this reason, it is important to measure social media effect. Objective. This...

The upregulated scavenger receptor CD36 is associated with the progression of nontarget lesions after stent implantation in atherosclerotic rabbits

Ruijian Li,1–3,* Sumei Cui,1–3,* Youshun Xu,4 Junhui Xing,5 Li Xue,1–3 Yuguo Chen1–3 1Department of Emergency, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China; 2Key Laboratory of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine...

Study on PM2.5 pollution and the mortality due to lung cancer in China based on geographic weighted regression model

Abstract Background PM2.5 has become a major component of air pollution in China and has led to a series of health problems. The mortality rate caused by lung cancer has reached the point where it cannot be ignored in China. Air pollution i...

Serum Bilirubin Level Changes in Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Background: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a demyelinating disorder of the Central Nervous System (CNS). In addition to the role of immune mediated mechanisms, oxidative and nitrosative stress also play an important role in neuropathology of MS...

Anaerobic Digestion, Codigestion of Food Waste, and Chicken Dung: Correlation of Kinetic Parameters with Digester Performance and On-Farm Electrical Energy Generation Potential

Valorization of agro-food waste through anaerobic digestion (AD) is gaining prominence as alternative method of waste minimization and renewable energy production. The aim of this study was to identify the key parameters for digester perfor...

GROWTH AND YIELD RESPONSES OF SOYBEAN (Glycine max L.) TO ZINC OXIDE (ZnO) NANOPARTICLES FOLIAR APPLICATION

Aim. This study was purposed to investigate the effects of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) on the growth and yield performance of two soybean (Glycine max L.) varieties, TGX1904-6F and TGX1951-3F, under controlled experimental conditions...

The relationship between perceived stress and depression in colorectal cancer patients: the mediating role of illness perception and the moderating role of self-efficacy

BackgroundNumerous studies have demonstrated a close association between perceived stress and depression in colorectal cancer patients; however, the underlying mechanisms remain incompletely understood. This study aims to investigate the im...

Forecasting Crude Oil Price and Stock Price by Jump Stochastic Time Effective Neural Network Model

The interacting impact between the crude oil prices and the stock market indices in China is investigated in the present paper, and the corresponding statistical behaviors are also analyzed. The database is based on the crude oil prices of ...

Establishment of Biocontrol Agents and Their Impact on Rhizosphere Microbiome and Induced Grapevine Defenses Are Highly Soil-Dependent

With a reduction in available chemical treatments, there is an increased interest in biological control of grapevine trunk diseases. Few studies have investigated the impact of introducing beneficial microorganisms in the rhizosphere on the...

Interacting roles of gut microbiota and T cells in the development of autoimmune hepatitis

Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a progressive liver inflammatory disease mediated by an autoimmune response, with an increasing incidence rate. In severe cases, AIH will rapidly progress to liver cirrhosis and liver failure and even lead to d...

High posterior tibial slope increases anterior cruciate ligament elongation in unicompartmental knee arthroplasty during early-flexion of lunge

Abstract Background In-silico and in-vitro studies have revealed an appropriate posterior tibial slope (PTS) is critical for normal anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) tension and knee biomechanical behavi...