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Feed efficiency (FE) is one of the most economically and environmentally important target traits for genetic improvement since feed accounts for 50–70% of total production expenses in aquaculture worldwide. In addition to lowering production co...

Forest resources inventory, monitoring, and assessment provide scientific support for sustainable forest management, carbon accounting, and decision-making [...]

Accurate precipitation inputs are essential for watershed hydrological modeling, yet different precipitation datasets may produce similar streamflow performance through different calibrated parameter combinations and hydrological process representati...

Plant diseases and phytopathogenic threats pose significant challenges to agricultural productivity and food security in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. This study aimed to characterize research development, scientif...

Inadequate waste disposal in ecologically sensitive reserves threatens biodiversity and water quality, which highlights the urgent need for localized waste management strategies. This study provides a comparative assessment of municipal solid waste g...

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Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains a major cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality worldwide. Metabolic disorders such as obesity, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, and metabolic syndrome are associated with CRC risk. Metabolic abnormalities may...

With a view to introducing oxygen functionality at the 2-position, a range of N-methyl pyrrole derivatives functionalised with various ortho-directing groups at the 3-position have been prepared and fully characterised using spectroscopic methods.

This study systematically evaluates the microstructural characteristics, cross-sectional microhardness profiles, and dry sliding friction dynamics of Stoodite 6-M, AISI 1065-type (Np-65G, GOST 10543-98), and AISI 307-type stainless steel (Sv-08Cr20Ni...

Background/Objective: The psychological impact of in vivo diagnostic procedures remains poorly understood. We assessed changes in psychological distress and drug hypersensitivity-related quality of life (QoL) throughout a diagnostic evaluation for su...

Organ fibrosis is a maladaptive repair outcome in which persistent injury drives extracellular matrix (ECM) accumulation, distortion of tissue architecture, and progressive loss of organ function. Although major fibrotic pathways are well established...

This article reports the design, development, and implementation of the WINd project’s Vocational Education and Training (VET) framework for reskilling workers from unsustainable energy sectors into the wind energy industry. This reskilling pro...

In recent years, there has been a proliferation in the launch of small satellites or low-cost constellations for operations related to the Internet of Things (IoT), the measurement of conditions in the space environment, and the testing of commercial...

Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly deployed in second-language (L2) writing assessment. However, substantial disparities persist in how different architectures operationalize shared scoring criteria. This study investigates model-specific...

Ciprofloxacin (CIP), an amphoteric fluoroquinolone, undergoes pH-dependent changes in protonation state that influence membrane permeability and intracellular accumulation. Here, we investigated how drug physicochemistry and bacterial regulatory path...

Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) requires human involvement at every stage of its process. This paper proposes a systematic LLM evaluation protocol for end-to-end MCDA pipelines, using published expert rankings as a benchmark. In addition, it...

Background: This study aimed to estimate treatment retention rates for levetiracetam monotherapy in patients with epilepsy and to characterize treatment failure in this population. Methods: A retrospective cohort study included 769 adult patients wit...

Developing lightweight cementitious materials incorporating recycled constituents while maintaining appropriate functional performance requires a balance between density, mechanical resistance, durability-related properties, and thermal efficiency. T...

Background/Objectives: Manual dexterity is closely associated with cognitive function and frailty among older adults, highlighting the importance of finger rehabilitation and broader sensorimotor training in older adults. This study investigated whet...

To explore the overseas potential of yakgwa, a traditional Korean honey confection, this study investigated the sensory characteristics and consumer acceptability of commercial yakgwa among Vietnamese consumers. Four products with distinct sensory ch...

To address reactive power counteraction, inefficient utilization of reactive power resources, and restricted renewable energy accommodation caused by the independent regulation of three SVGs in a six-node renewable-energy sending-end ring network in...

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into higher education has led to the emergence of Teacher–AI co-teaching models, where human educators collaborate with intelligent systems to enhance teaching and learning processes. These models...

This study provides enterprise-level evidence on the magnitude, source composition, and variability of operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in natural- and faux-fur enterprises in Western Macedonia, Greece. The 2025 analysis comprises nine ente...

Urban Heat Islands (UHIs), urban areas which experience significantly higher temperatures than surrounding rural areas, are a growing concern for cities worldwide due to rapid global urbanization and simultaneously rising global temperatures. Tree ca...

Under combined wind-wave, wind-ice, and wave-whipping loads, the stress responses of ship and offshore structures often exhibit bimodal characteristics. Frequency-domain fatigue assessment methods, which directly evaluate damage using stress power sp...

Background/Objectives: The vertebral column is exposed to significant mechanical loads, exceeding 8000 N at certain levels due to bipedal posture and locomotion. These forces may contribute to structural alterations during growth. Scoliosis is among...

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most prevalent malignancies of the gastrointestinal tract worldwide. Notably, most patients with microsatellite-stable (MSS) tumors show primary resistance to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), creating an unme...

Industrial heritage digitalization increasingly connects documentation, conservation, adaptive reuse, regeneration, and heritage management, yet its interdisciplinary terminology complicates systematic characterization of the field. This study examin...

Goats in subtropical and temperate regions experience seasonal anestrus during long-day conditions. This study evaluated the effects of bee pollen (BP) supplementation on circulating metabolic and endocrine measures, plasma short-chain fatty acids (S...

Background and Objectives: Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) provides areal bone mineral density (BMD) and T-scores but does not fully characterize image texture. This study examined the relationship between lumbar T-score and DXA-derived Shanno...

The importance of digital twins has been increasing, and high-precision registration is required for their construction. However, existing methods face the challenge of reduced registration accuracy due to the influence of non-overlapping regions bet...

Background: Raccoon dogs have short breeding cycles and strong adaptability, and their fur is economically valuable. Although the gut microbiota, a key regulator of animal health, has been extensively studied in livestock, its composition and functio...

Carbonaceous aerosols represent a major component of atmospheric particulate matter. However, current characterization methods have limitations in sensing these particles because they either measure only one type of aerosol property or rely on offlin...

An increase in grain production relative to household demand can reflect production growth or demand contraction. We examined these accounting pathways and resource indicators across 36 prefectures in Northeast China, using six snapshots from 2000 to...

Background/Objectives: Peripheral nerve conduction abnormalities may occur after stroke, but their clinical relevance in chronic hemiplegia remains unclear. This study aimed to characterize these abnormalities and examine their associations with moto...

Background/Objectives: This study describes symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (sICH) after intravenous alteplase in older adults with acute ischemic stroke. Methods: This retrospective single-center cohort included 95 unique patients aged ≥65 ye...

Background/Objectives: Objective assessment of patients’ physical health status before surgical interventions is crucial in predicting surgical risks and planning patient management. The American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Cla...

Although foodborne viruses are considered ubiquitous in the environment, studies on their presence in soil are largely lacking. In this field study, 168 agricultural soil samples were collected from farms in Georgia and Ohio over seven and eight mont...

The paper presents tensile tests of hybrid steel–concrete joints for discrete reticulated timber structures. The hybrid steel–concrete joint consists of short steel tubes filled with polypropylene fiber-reinforced concrete. The anticipate...

Alginate lyases depolymerize alginate via β-elimination and serve dual roles in brown-algal biorefining and antibiofilm therapy. Brown-algal and bacterial alginates differ substantially in O-acetylation, yet this key structural distinction and i...

The development of efficient cationic amphiphiles remains an important area in the design of nonviral systems for nucleic acid delivery. In this study, we report the synthesis of three lysine-containing lipid-like amphiphiles incorporating pyrrole, f...

This study investigates the sustainable optimisation of cement-treated calcareous sandy soils using an integrated finite-element framework that links material-scale mechanical behaviour to foundation-scale response. Experimentally derived shear-stren...

Finite element analysis is essential for ship structural design because it enables accurate assessment of structural strength, fatigue, and vibration performance. However, mesh generation for large-scale hull structures remains challenging due to the...

This study investigates the potential of Autonomous Electric Wagons (AEWs) as an emerging technology for sustainable urban logistics. Because AEWs are still at the pilot-development stage, the objective is to develop a conceptual framework for assess...

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Background/Objectives: Observation is generally recommended for asymptomatic meningiomas, but evidence from incidental meningiomas is derived largely from heterogeneous intracranial locations and may not directly apply to tumors involving the anterio...

This paper explores the heterogeneity of informal settlements in Jaipur, India, by comparing water insecurity across two sites with contrasting infrastructure, one relying on a community standpost and the other on household-level piped water access....

Background: Dual impairment of physical and cognitive capacities is associated with adverse health outcomes in aging populations and may emerge during middle age. However, evidence on its prevalence and associated factors among adults with cardiometa...

Climate change severely constrains Angolan smallholder farming, where a conventional agricultural model dependent on two rainy seasons narrows the window of opportunity for maize production and thereby threatens the food security of farming communiti...

The management of small volumes of polymer and composite waste poses a major challenge for the polymer processing industry because standard recycling plants rely on a continuous, high-volume flow of sorted materials to run. Additive Manufacturing (AM...