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Background: A high-salt diet is a major risk factor for hypertension, but the role of the intestinal mucosal microbiota and the dysfunction of the intestinal barrier remain to be explored. Methods: Wistar rats were fed a normal diet (OF) and a high-s...

Background: Sprint performance is determined by a complex interaction of mechanical, neuromuscular, and technical factors. Although maximal running speed plays a key role in sprinting, fundamental movement patterns are also revealed at submaximal spe...

Knowledge of Water Distribution System (WDS) pipe topology is a prerequisite for hydraulic simulation, interdependency analysis, and crisis-response planning, yet network records are withheld as security-sensitive critical-infrastructure information...

This study investigates two distributed control schemes for residential DC microgrids: an autonomous distributed cooperative control based on the state of charge (SoC) of battery-driven DC/DC converters acting as voltage sources, and an autonomous de...

Shale oil reservoirs are distinguished by their extremely low permeability and the presence of numerous natural bedding interfaces. As a typical layered sedimentary rock, shale requires hydraulic fracturing for efficient recovery, making it crucial t...

To improve the fundamental phase-equilibrium data for Ti-bearing refining slag systems and provide a thermodynamic basis for the design of refining slags for high-Ti steel, the phase equilibria of the CaO-Al₂O₃-TiO₂ system were systematically investi...

Soil bacteria, fungi and nematodes are three of the most abundant groups in the belowground micro-food web, yet how they change together during forest recovery after disturbance remains poorly understood. We examined a temperate forest secondary succ...

COVID-19 vaccination has been associated with reduced SARS-CoV-2 infection risk, but evidence from community-based cohorts with pre-pandemic clinical data remains limited. We examined 2547 Framingham Heart Study participants (mean age, 59 years; 59%...

The free-piston Stirling generator (FPSG) is a thermo-mechanical–electrical energy conversion system in which the linear alternator converts reciprocating mechanical power into electrical power. Reliable system-level power calculations require...

This work demonstrates a passively Q-switched (PQS) Tm:YAlO₃ (Tm:YAP) laser at 2 μm employing a nanodiamond (ND) saturable absorber (SA). Microstructural analysis indicates that the spin-coated ND film exhibits spherical grains and forms effective...

Catfish aquaculture is the largest domestic sector of the U.S. aquaculture industry. Intensive aquaculture production systems are vulnerable to infectious disease outbreaks, resulting in significant economic losses. Catfish herpesviruses cause substa...

This study presents a parametric Python framework to automate two-dimensional finite element model generation of staggered brick-and-matrix composites in Abaqus/Standard. The suite includes four standalone scripts—for periodic and finite-gauge...

A comprehensive theoretical study of the model Diels–Alder reaction between 2,3-dimethylbutadiene and E-2-phenyl-1-nitroethene was performed. This work uniquely combines experimentally measured kinetic isotope effects with DFT calculations. The...

Transparent detection of underground space is crucial to urban safety and resource development, and ground-penetrating radar (GPR) inversion is the core technology to achieve this goal. In recent years, GPR inversion has undergone major changes, shif...

PM is a locally aggressive tumor associated with asbestos exposure. Despite legislative efforts to regulate asbestos use, its incidence continues to rise in some parts of the world. Chemotherapy and immunotherapy have improved survival in PM patients...

Signcryption simultaneously provides confidentiality and authenticity, rendering it well-suited for secure data transmission. However, most existing signcryption constructions rely on number-theoretic hard problems, which renders them susceptible to...

Lymphedema diagnosis is dependent on visual assessment by clinicians. Clinical staging of lymphedema may be complicated by obesity. No quantitative metric is available to measure lymphatic function in patients with both lymphedema and obesity. To add...

This study examines 31 publicly listed banks, including 12 Islamic banks, across five Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) markets, yielding 242 firm-year observations from 2017 to 2024. The primary exposure measure employs a fixed-composition basket consi...

Early childhood is the foundational stage of lifelong health management and is associated with long-term physical and developmental outcomes. Yet health problems are emerging at increasingly younger ages, while existing assessment systems remain frag...

Indigenous insect-associated bacteria may provide biological resources for improving disease resilience in insect production. We isolated and functionally screened gut-associated bacteria from the Thai polyvoltine Nang Lai strain of Bombyx mori. Fift...

Ageing and increasing traffic demands, combined with aggressive environmental exposure, can significantly deteriorate reinforced concrete bridges. In coastal regions, chloride ingress is a major threat due to its role in initiating reinforcement corr...

Studies of Yang Shi’s enshrinement in 1495 have traced the earlier petitions and examined how changing Ming criteria for admission to the Confucian temple shaped the outcome. This article asks a different question: how did a disputed intellectu...

A new integrated fusion technology combining a novel bimetallic fluoride-removing coagulant (BFrC) and coagulation-driven adsorption process is introduced to remove fluoride (F⁻) from groundwater. The influence of a turbidity-causing substance...

Background: Temocillin is a narrow-spectrum β-lactam with activity against extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)- and AmpC-producing Enterobacterales and represents a potential carbapenem-sparing option, especially for urinary tract infectio...

Circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) are promising biomarkers of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and three-point major adverse cardiovascular events (3P-MACE): CVD death, non-fatal myocardial infarction (MI), and non-fatal stroke. The associations between pla...

Background/Objectives: Women undergoing breast or gynecologic surgery face high postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) risk, which often prompts discontinuation of opioid patient-controlled analgesia (PCA). Since anticipated opioid use is an Apfel...

Background/Objectives: Under Turkish law, brain death is determined by two physicians, one of whom is a specialist in anaesthesiology and reanimation or intensive care, a responsibility residents assume soon after qualifying. We assessed whether resi...

For a long time, improving extraction efficiency while minimizing environmental hazards has been a key concern for petroleum reservoirs worldwide. Distributed acoustic sensing (DAS), being environmentally friendly, offers a new solution for long-term...

This work investigates how surrogate-model behavior changes with increasing input dimensionality, focusing on Gaussian process regression (GPR), polynomial chaos expansion (PCE), and deep neural networks (DNNs). The central objective is to find out h...

Microelectrode arrays are used for neural stimulation and recording; however, their performance is limited by the high impedance and low charge-injection capacity of conventional metallic interfaces. To overcome these challenges, a variety of coating...

The global construction industry is currently undergoing a paradigm shift driven by the urgent need for environmental sustainability and the rapid advancement of digital technologies [...]

The cold creep of titanium alloy sheets has long been a critical issue for marine equipment. So far, the orientation dependence of such behavior remains far from understood, threatening the dimensional stability and service safety of long-term load-b...

Background/Objectives: Mental health is strongly affected by eating disorders, yet there are few longitudinal studies that have examined their association with subsequently recorded mood disorders. The present study aimed to investigate the associati...

This article examines concepts of human–machine interaction that support a human-centered approach: cybersocial systems of Industry 5.0 and symbiotic systems. It analyzes the potential for creating symbiotic smart home systems. It also looks in...

Iron deficiency remains a major public health challenge in populations relying on staple foods with low iron bioavailability, including polished rice. This narrative review evaluates how beneficial plant-associated microorganisms may support iron (Fe...

Energy efficiency poses a significant challenge when deploying Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) on resource-constrained Edge AI hardware. Traditional quantization strategies often rely on a fixed bit-width during execution, creating a rigid trade-off betw...

Earth’s energy imbalance (EEI) is the small residual between absorbed solar radiation and outgoing thermal radiation at the top of the atmosphere (TOA). We analyse global monthly fluxes from the Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy Syste...

The single-quantum double-slit experiment is often taught through a compact narrative of localised detections, interference, and wave–particle duality that may conceal weak explanatory coordination. This qualitative-dominant mixed-methods study...

Background/Objectives: The new yearly 1.1 million cancer cases and considerably increasing mortality, after decades of decline, require urgent and effective therapy. Targeted anticancer therapy is an attractive strategy for treating cancer by targeti...

This study conducts a bibliometric analysis of research on extended reality (XR) technologies in cultural heritage research in the European Union (EU). It maps the overall research landscape and offers insights to inform the future development of XR...

The bioaccumulation of pesticides in fish can pose risks to human health. In this study, a biosorbent based on chitosan-modified vegetable sponge (Luffa cylindrica) for use in the clean-up stage of extracts intended for the multiresidue determination...

Background/Objectives: Multiple sclerosis (MS) frequently limits participation in daily occupations and is associated with disabling fatigue. However, the effects of occupational therapy (OT) remain uncertain because available trials have evaluated h...

Melanoma is the most common cutaneous tumor with significant challenges for successful pharmacological treatment. The aim of this study was to determine the optimal treatment conditions using a combined therapy based on electroporation and the photoa...

Groundwater level forecasting is essential for groundwater monitoring and sustainable water resource management in urban regions. This study proposes a graph-based spatiotemporal forecasting framework for regional multi-well groundwater prediction us...

Although fish skin-derived acellular dermal matrices (ADMs) are emerging non-mammalian wound matrices, species beyond cod and tilapia remain underexplored. In this study, we prepared an ADM from Japanese amberjack (Seriola quinqueradiata) skin and ev...

Phytoseiid mites (PDMs) utilize both herbivorous prey and an alternative food source in agroecosystems. However, biocontrol screening of PDMs has largely focused on their predation function against prey, with their use of alternative food often ignor...

Fatigue-life prediction of flexible composite structures using finite element analysis can be affected by discrepancies between conventional fatigue-life models obtained from standard specimen tests and their application at the finite-element integra...

This study examines the relationships among crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED), sustainable management, and residents’ perceived quality of the living environment in urban regeneration areas of Changchun, China. A field surve...

Methane intensity of milk is often compared across ruminant species, but the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database (FAOSTAT) identifies a dairy herd only for cattle; for buffalo, goats, sheep and camels it reports whole-her...

Background/Objectives: This study examined telemedicine patient satisfaction as a multidimensional construct. In addition to overall satisfaction, four satisfaction dimensions were examined (health benefits, patient-centered care, financial costs, an...