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Selective laser sintering (SLS) provides a promising route for the rapid fabrication of polymeric insulating components with complex geometries. However, its layer-by-layer manufacturing process inherently introduces structural anisotropy, which may...

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive disease characterized by elevated pulmonary artery pressure and pulmonary vascular resistance, leading to right heart failure and death in severe cases. PAH is classified as Group 1 pulmonary hyp...

Synthetic cannabinoids (SCs), marketed as Spice, K2, and dozens of successor compounds, constitute one of the most pharmacologically dangerous categories of new psychoactive substances (NPS) currently in circulation. Their extreme toxicity relative t...

High-resolution climate projection datasets for South America require careful model selection, since regional climate depends on interacting atmospheric systems across multiple scales. Consequently, evaluations based only on statistical metrics may f...

Background: Heart failure (HF) is a leading cause of hospitalization in older adults, and patients discharged to nursing homes and sociosanitary centers represent a growing and often overlooked population. The self-care recommendations of the Europea...

Background: Sepiapterin is a synthetic precursor of tetrahydrobiopterin (BH₄) that increases intracellular BH₄ availability and has demonstrated greater phenylalanine-lowering efficacy than sapropterin. We evaluated its effect on dietary liberalisati...

Significant drying shrinkage and early-age cracking have remained critical constraints to the broader application of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC). This study attempted to address these limitations through the addition of acrylic emulsion (A...

A modular computational fluid dynamics (CFD) framework for heat and nonequimolar mass transfer in a thin liquid layer is formulated in ANSYS Fluent using user-defined source terms. The sensible thermal module rewrites the near-wall Fourier heat flux...

Background/Objectives: The HER2-low classification has redefined therapeutic strategies, but its prognostic significance remains uncertain. We compared overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) across HER2 categories (HER2-low, HER2-n...

Background: Persistent or recurrent periprosthetic joint infection after total knee arthroplasty is a devastating complication. When revision fails, knee arthrodesis remains an important limb-salvage option. Cement-based artificial arthrodesis may pr...

Natural products are important sources of bioactive compounds, but their complex chemical composition and multi-target effects make their mechanisms difficult to investigate using conventional approaches. Network pharmacology provides a systems-level...

Background/Objectives: Inflammation plays a central role in the pathophysiology of both chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) and dry eye disease (DED), suggesting a possible link between these two conditions. This study aimed to investigate the relationship...

Background/Objectives: The American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) 8th edition subdivides node-positive periampullary adenocarcinoma into N1 and N2 by the number of positive nodes. We quantified how much this subdivision and the lymph node ratio (L...

Soil microbial communities play essential roles in maintaining soil functions, nutrient cycling, and sustainable crop production. Beneficial fungi such as Trichoderma represent promising biological tools for integrated soil management by enhancing pl...

Aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) wells along northern Lake Okeechobee, Florida, have been proposed as part of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan. However, researchers have linked elevated concentrations of As, Hg and transition metals in...

Population aging is a defining demographic transformation in Latin America, yet its subnational spatial dynamics remain insufficiently understood. We examined population aging in the Maule Region of Chile from 1992 to 2024 using official census data...

This article examines whether global value added is better explained by territorial scale, sectoral specialization, time, or the configuration that emerges when specific sectors are embedded in specific economies. Using the OECD Trade in Value Added...

The posterior approach to the hip joint remains widely used for primary total hip arthroplasty because it provides extensive exposure while preserving the abductor mechanism. Safe execution, however, depends on recognizing anatomical variation within...

Oral health literacy (OHL) is increasingly recognized as a multidimensional construct associated with oral health behaviors, healthcare utilization, clinical outcomes, and oral health-related quality of life. However, the strength and consistency of...

Lymphedema is chronic swelling from lymphatic dysfunction. The vascular delay phenomenon is used in flap reconstruction to increase flap viability through staged selective partial disruption of blood supply to enhance flap survival, followed by flap...

Background and Clinical Significance: The nutritional management of onco-geriatric patients after a total gastrectomy remains a challenge, especially in the context of postoperative complications, such as stenosis of the esophagojejunal anastomosis,...

Fumonisin B1 (FB1) is a mycotoxin commonly found in animal feed, particularly in corn-based products. Exposure to FB1 can damage multiple organs, including the intestine, but its molecular effects on intestinal epithelial cells remain incompletely un...

Satellite aerosol optical depth (AOD) provides information for surface PM_2.5 retrieval, but its relationship with ground-level concentrations depends on meteorological and environmental conditions. This study evaluated a multi-source PM_2.5 retrieval...

Background/Objectives: Visual impairment is associated with poor sleep quality, psychological distress, and unhealthy lifestyle behaviors. Adapted sports, such as blind baseball (BXC), may help promote healthy lifestyles and overall well-being. Howev...

This work presents the design and experimental validation of two interval type-2 fuzzy controllers for the angular regulation of a one-degree-of-freedom QNET VTOL plant: a fuzzy controller with a PD+I structure (IT2FL) and a hybrid fuzzy sliding-mode...

To promote the sustainable development of new energy vehicles (NEVs), governments at multiple levels are formulating an increasing number of policy mixes, which feature different policy instruments across levels of governance and may thereby generate...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming fashion e-commerce through personalized recommendations, virtual try-on, size suggestions, and algorithmic decision support. This study examines AI-driven fit confidence as a fashion-specific mechanism lin...

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Perfectionism is common among gifted students, but how its dimensions relate to academic well-being remains unclear. In this cross-sectional, single-site study, 234 adolescents attending Science and Art Centres in Turkiye (aged 14 to 18; 122 girls, 1...

National Theatre of São João (TNSJ), the main theatre in the city of Porto, was built in 1918. Its architectural design, by architect Marques da Silva, is characterized by a structural system based on traditional load-bearing masonry wa...

This case report describes a 22-year-old woman with a phenotype compatible with Gaucher disease, characterized by hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, and thrombocytopenia. β-glucocerebrosidase activity was lower than reference values, making further gen...

The increasing prevalence of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections has created an urgent need for antibacterial biomaterials that combine effective antimicrobial activity with good biocompatibility. In this study, niobium pentoxide (Nb₂O₅)-loaded...

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Microalgae and cyanobacteria are valuable sources of bioactive ingredients and innovative biological systems for skin applications. Their metabolites include exopolysaccharides (EPS), mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs), carotenoids, phycobiliprotein...

The SCIP database currently lists nearly 18 million articles associated with electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) containing RoHS-restricted substances above the applicable threshold, raising fundamental questions about the overall effectiveness...

Inclusive tourism research has examined visitor-facing inclusion separately from workplace conditions under which frontline employees enact inclusive service. This separation leaves uncertainty about whether employees who experience workplace exclusi...

The aim of the study was to evaluate the expression and exploratory diagnostic potential of selected microRNAs (miRNAs) in ovarian cancer tissue compared with benign ovarian lesions. Tissue samples from 24 patients with epithelial ovarian cancer and...

Background/Objectives: To evaluate the psychometric properties of the MacNew Heart Disease Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire (MacNew HRQL) in patients who underwent elective coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in Serbia. Methods: Recrui...

Objective: To compare the efficacy, survival benefits, and safety of whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT) alone versus WBRT combined with simultaneous integrated boost (WBRT+SIB) for patients with brain metastases. Methods: A total of 100 patients treated...

The karst of the Moroccan Atlas Mountains represents a strategic water resource and a paleo-environmental recorder of the first order for North Africa. However, despite its importance, it has not yet been the subject of a comparative synthesis positi...

The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly generative models, has enabled the creation of highly realistic deepfake content, significantly transforming the digital media landscape. While these technologies offer innovative ap...

The increasing use of generative artificial intelligence (AI), particularly ChatGPT, has transformed how students access academic and learning support. However, empirical evidence remains limited regarding which perceived characteristics of ChatGPT e...

Characterizing near-bottom ocean currents at deep-sea topographic features requires observations across multiple scales, from basin-wide circulation models to local in situ measurements. This study addresses this challenge at DeepInsight Hill, on Moh...

Dissimilar alumina-to-copper joints are key enabling structures for hermetic ceramic–metal feedthroughs used in vacuum-electronic and X-ray-tube assemblies, yet the large mismatch in thermal expansion and the poor wettability of oxide ceramics...

The world has faced pandemics throughout its history. The most recent, COVID-19, took lives and disrupted healthcare and economies. COVID-19 vaccine programs were launched worldwide; however, the record time in which vaccines were developed raises qu...

Osteosarcoma is an aggressive primary bone malignancy affecting both humans and dogs, and canine osteosarcoma represents a valuable comparative model for investigating novel therapeutic strategies. Targeting tumour metabolism may enhance the efficacy...

We assess two Albania–Greece corridor channels: visitor expenditure in Greece and Greece-origin finance potentially supporting Albanian capital formation. Bilateral visitor-receipt data complement immediate-partner direct investment liability t...

The Cap ‘n’ collar isoform C (CncC) transcription factor, the insect ortholog of mammalian nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), serves as a central regulator of redox homeostasis and xenobiotic detoxification. Increasing ev...

Real-world driving tests reflect vehicle performance in everyday use, but extracting energy conversion data from extensive measurements remains challenging. The study compared a hybrid electric vehicle and a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, with the...

Reliable anomaly detection of sensor measurements is essential for monitoring complex systems in smart manufacturing environments. However, conventional approaches often require predefined statistical assumptions or explicit knowledge of physical mea...