Background The COVID-19 pandemic has caused changes in respiratory infectious diseases. Examining the patterns of pathogens associated with acute respiratory infection (ARI) in children before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic would help to understand the impact of the pandemic on pathogen emergence or re-emergence. Methods We analyzed de-identified data from microbiology...

Background The performance of regional-owned multi-business enterprises (BUMD Aneka Usaha) in Indonesia is crucial for regional economic development, yet many still face challenges related to weak corporate governance, leadership, and business strategy. Methods Data were collected through a questionnaire survey administered to 176 directors of regional-owned multi-business enter...

Background Artificial intelligence (AI) has fundamentally transformed tourism and hospitality marketing through enhanced data-driven decision-making, personalized customer experiences, and intelligent destination management. However, the field lacks a comprehensive synthesis of its intellectual landscape and thematic evolution, limiting understanding of research trajectories and...

Background Multibody dynamics simulation is a core technique in computational biomechanics and mechanical systems research. Existing open-source platforms are either poorly suited to biomechanics researchers or lack contact mechanics and graphical user interfaces. No single lightweight Python-native package provides forward dynamics, penalty contact, physiological joint constrai...

Background Certain exemplars of the Dao-De Jing are composed of exactly 4,999 characters, and an historical source affirms that there existed a version of the Dao-De Jing composed of exactly 5,000 characters. Results Here, we show with a p-value of 5 × 10−21 ⇒ Z > 9σ, that the different textual witnesses presently available attesting unto Genesis 1–3 are all descended from an hy...