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Diabetes mellitus (DM) affects approximately one-third of patients undergoing aortic valve intervention and is an active modifier of calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD), procedural risk and bioprosthetic durability rather than a passive comorbidity....

Prunella vulgaris L. is a valuable edible and medicinal industrial crop widely cultivated and used in Asia and Europe. Although exogenous sodium nitroprusside (SNP, a NO donor) is known to increase the biosynthesis of bioactive polyphenols and triter...

Although durum wheat represents only about 5% of global wheat cultivation, it is a major genetic resource for enhancing bread wheat. Tetraploid wheat, including wild and domesticated emmer, landraces and modern cultivars, provide extensive diversity...

We study estimation of the integrated squared latent density from two measurements per subject with independent, unknown measurement errors. The error distributions may differ and need not be symmetric or centered, but their characteristic functions...

The current climate scenario calls for sustainable solutions to develop greener fuels and chemical products. Biomass gasification converts low-cost feedstocks into high-value products for wide industrial use. However, its complexity presents a challe...

Major earthquakes can simultaneously interrupt routine electricity use and concentrate emergency-service requirements. This study reports a 22-method retrospective comparison of short-horizon hourly electricity-demand forecasting for Istanbul in a hy...

Re-aligned recycled carbon fiber (rCF) yarns provide a complementary architecture to aligned rCF tapes, enabling load-path-oriented reinforcement placement with potential for automated near-net-shape preforming and three-dimensional formability. This...

Background/Objectives: This study aimed to analyze the temporal associations between radiological imaging prevalence and life expectancy at birth and mortality. Methods: The study used the Türkiye Ministry of Health Statistics Yearbook, World He...

As innovation activities become increasingly specialized across cities, intercity technology linkages have become increasingly important for integrating innovation and industrial chains. This study examines whether city-level conditions associated wi...

Ca leaching from steel-making slag (SS) has been widely used to obtain Ca-rich solutions for CO₂ mineralization and calcium carbonate production, but the reutilization of the resulting solid residues remains insufficiently addressed. In this study, t...

The fermentation of cow’s milk and soy beverages, a plant-based alternative, by lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and bifidobacteria strains shares the goal of creating functional products, but differs significantly in the substrates and final propert...

Forward stratigraphic modeling computes the stratigraphic response of sedimentary basins to sea-level change, tectonic subsidence, and sediment supply, and interactive simulation brings this capability into the sequence stratigraphy classroom, where...

During tractor hydraulic output power testing, the temperature rise induced by throttling loading causes simultaneous drift in the output characteristics of pressure sensors and turbine flowmeters, resulting in coupled errors during pressure–fl...

Downstream enhancer-like regulatory elements remain largely unexplored in prokaryotes. The tryptophan operator sequence (trpO), an 18-bp near-palindromic element from the Escherichia coli trpEDCBA operon, is conventionally defined as the binding site...

Background: Irisin is an exercise-induced myokine also produced by adipose tissue and thus considered an adipo-myokine. Its relationship with adiposity and sarcopenia-related indices remains unclear. We examined these associations and compared circul...

In this study, a real-time fingerspelling recognition system was developed on the basis of motion-aware classification. In the developed system, hand gestures are categorized into static and dynamic classes according to motion information, and differ...

Green compost is a promising peat substitute in container nursery production, but plant responses are often species-specific. This study evaluated three growing media containing 0, 36, and 72% (v/v) green compost, replacing none, half, or all of the...

Smartwatch heart-rate (HR) displays may be inaccurate during rapid post-exercise transitions. This study evaluated timepoint-specific smartwatch–electrocardiography (ECG) error and its reproducibility across three resistance-exercise sessions....

A two-stage framework was developed in this study for an unmanned aerial vehicle and bird classification under small-target and dynamic conditions. A YOLO (You Only Look Once) v11-seg model is used for detection and region-of-interest (ROI) extractio...

Chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cell therapy has completely reshaped the therapeutic landscape for some blood cancers, including B-cell lymphoma, myeloma, and acute lymphoblastic leukemia. However, the complications associated with this powerful...

Time-series foundation models have shown strong zero-shot forecasting ability, but their usefulness for industrial fault diagnosis remains unclear. This paper evaluates TimesFM as a frozen forecasting model for few-shot diagnosis of semiconductor pro...

The generalized extreme value (GEV) distribution is used to model block maxima and extrapolate beyond the observed range, making adequate tail fit essential. We propose a bounded, tunable goodness-of-fit statistic for the GEV distribution with unknow...

Objective: To evaluate the triage accuracy, response quality, safety, and repeatability of widely used large language models (LLMs) in urologic emergencies and to examine their potential clinical utility and risks. Methods: We developed 50 standardiz...

Background: Obesity-related inflammation and bacterial virulence may contribute to recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI). Examining inflammatory markers, host genetic variation and bacterial characteristics together may help clarify their associati...

With the rapid development of deep space exploration and space technology, the demand for energy used in the space industry has gradually increased. For space energy systems, in addition to system efficiency, the mass of the whole system is also an i...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly being integrated into higher education to support organizational decision-making, instructional management, employee development, and performance improvement. This study presents the design and development...

Background and Clinical Significance: Azacitidine (AZA) is a hypomethylating agent used in the treatment of several hematologic malignancies. Although its hematologic and gastrointestinal toxicities are well described, cardiovascular adverse events r...

Haul-road geometry influences the energy requirements of ramp construction and truck haulage, yet these stages are rarely evaluated jointly. This study assessed the energy implications of 10%, 15%, and 20% ramp gradients at the Dubie dolomite quarry...

The present study addresses the cooling of electric components for a regional aircraft architecture that features fuel cell electric propulsion with eight electric propulsion units distributed along the wings, while the fuel cell system is located se...

Microgrid energy management must reconcile economic operation with operational resilience under supply-loss contingencies and power fluctuations. Economically efficient schedules may leave insufficient dynamic capability to contain severe frequency e...

With an aging population and an increasing prevalence of chronic diseases, the demand for advanced biomedical devices and implants continues to rise, and the biomaterials sector is expanding rapidly in response [...]

Nitric oxide (NO) is a central regulator of cardiovascular function, influencing vascular tone, platelet activity, and inflammatory signaling. Despite decades of work defining its molecular pathways, translation into consistent clinical application h...

Background: Cardiovascular–kidney–metabolic (CKM) syndrome confers mortality risk, but whether CKM severity modifies associations of sitting time and leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) with mortality is uncertain. Methods: We examined...

Rapid urbanization and industrialization have substantially transformed vegetation ecosystems worldwide, raising concerns regarding the long-term sustainability of urban green infrastructure and ecosystem services. The existing literature primarily r...

This paper presents a modular dual-circuit solar thermal system featuring flat-plate collectors (2–10 m²) and a plate heat exchanger. The study evaluates system performance using a water–glycol coolant under differential and VFD control (...

Background/Objectives: Feline otitis externa is less well characterized microbiologically than the canine disease. This retrospective laboratory-based study described cultivable otic microorganisms and antimicrobial resistance among isolates from 112...

Image sensor chip splicing technology plays a crucial role in enhancing the imaging capabilities of current ultra-large-format focal plane imaging systems for both space-based and ground-based ultra-large-format focal plane imaging systems, where the...

Background: Long-term overactive bladder (OAB) care involves treatment changes that are not captured by initial-prescription persistence alone. We examined treatment pathways, symptom burden, and xerostomia. Methods: This prospective nonrandomized co...

Acute leptospirosis is difficult to diagnose because its manifestations are nonspecific and serological tests may be negative early. We retrospectively analyzed four eligible patients with confirmed leptospirosis identified through an electronic medi...

Agro-food residues contain valuable bioactives, but solvent selection requires integrating solubility, hazard information, and intended applications. This study developed a traceable computational framework for solvent screening and experimental prio...

International integration can preserve productive options while synchronizing exposure to demand shocks. We distinguish productive access from foreign final-demand exposure as the primary conceptual contribution while treating the empirical decomposi...

Interindividual variability in response to dietary and functional food interventions is increasingly being recognized as a central issue in precision nutrition. However, individuals showing large pre–post changes are frequently classified as re...

The vaginal microbiota contributes to mucosal immune homeostasis, yet the immunomodulatory properties of individual vaginal lactic acid bacteria (LAB) strains remain poorly characterized. In this study, eight LAB strains previously isolated from heal...

Osteoid osteoma (OO) is a benign osteoblastic tumor that rarely occurs in the scapula and may present with atypical clinical and imaging findings. A 25-year-old woman presented with a 2-month history of right shoulder pain without nocturnal pain. Rad...

Cultural tourism drives rural revitalization in China, yet traditional villages with comparable heritage resources differ sharply in the number of visitors they attract. Focusing on the single spatial variable of openness, this study examines nine co...

Young Saudis follow Vision 2030 mainly through social media, yet research has examined the characteristics of this content separately and has rarely asked how audiences’ overall evaluation links what they prefer to how they engage. Grounded in...

Background/Objectives: Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is highly prevalent in Western Argentina, where the frequency and clinical significance of HER2/ERBB2 abnormalities remain unknown. We investigated the prevalence, prognostic impact, and genomic co-occu...

Background: Reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) is increasingly employed for managing complex three- and four-part proximal humeral fractures (PHFs) in elderly patients. Tuberosity healing and implant stability remain critical challenges, particularl...

As an edible and medicinal fungus, Auricularia auricula contains polysaccharides (AAPs) as its primary bioactive components. The molecular weight (Mw) of these macromolecules is recognized as a critical determinant of their bioavailability and physio...

Background/Objectives: Fetal growth disorders and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy share pathophysiological pathways rooted in impaired first-trimester placentation. We asked whether three-dimensional placental volume and the VOCAL vascular indice...