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Coastal wetland protected areas face challenges from landscape change, bird conservation needs, and the tensions between conservation measures and local livelihoods. However, the spatial relationships between rare bird diversity and residents’...

Lightweight porous materials are widely used in construction due to their low density and favorable thermal insulation properties; however, their mechanical performance depends on factors extending beyond bulk density alone. The aim of this study was...

The transition to low-emission (LE) dairy production is essential for mitigating agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. However, the interannual variability and principal drivers of farm-level GHG footprints across intensive dairy farms remain...

Reconstruction of large craniofacial bone defects typically relies on vascularized autografts, but involves donor-site morbidity and limited availability. Tissue-engineered vascularized grafts could address this gap; however, current strategies remai...

A novel hybrid metaheuristic optimization algorithm for antenna design optimization is presented in this paper. The proposed algorithm, called the Hybrid Grey Wolf–Whale Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm (HGWWOA-PSO), combines the explorati...

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic condition with a long-term and often unpredictable course. The aim of our study was to evaluate serum levels of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) in c...

As life expectancy rises in India, intergenerational family support remains critical for older adults in the absence of comprehensive social security. This study identified patterns of intergenerational relationships, examined their associations with...

This article develops RIVAM (Retorno Integral de la Vivienda Asequible Municipal; Integrated Return of Municipal Affordable Housing), an ex-ante appraisal framework. Stage 0 screens municipal housing stress, labour demand, demographic pressure, suppl...

To address the issues of graphite flaking and interfacial microcrack propagation during conventional polishing of multiphase heterogeneous materials such as ductile cast iron, this study designed and validated a two-dimensional non-resonant flexible...

Hyperlipidemia is a widespread metabolic disease that triggers abnormal lipid accumulation. Plant polyphenols possess great potential for lipid metabolism regulation. Small-leaved kuding tea (Ligustrum robustum Roxb. Blume, SLKDT) is abundant in poly...

For rigid-flexible composite pavement structures, traditional macroscopic assessment of crack-resistant interlayers is typically based on total fatigue life alone, without differentiating between crack propagation through the rigid substrate and crac...

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is pursuing reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from international maritime transport. This paper presents a comprehensive review of simulation studies on IMO’s GHG measures, summarizing th...

The problem of moving inertial objects traversing simplified models of railway tracks has an analytical solution in the transformed domain under the assumptions of linearity and longitudinal homogeneity of the model. However, the time-domain response...

Background/Objectives: Histological subtype and resection completeness are established prognostic factors in retroperitoneal liposarcoma, but evidence often derives from resected primary disease. We characterized management and post-referral survival...

This study develops a compact apparent-wind framework for high-performance sailing craft and uses vertical-axis wind-turbine (VAWT) kinematics as a bounded comparison. By establishing closed-form equations, the model connects key variables: sailing a...

This paper investigates a nonlinear strong prescribed-time cooperative-control theory, aiming to achieve spatio-temporal consistency in multi-agent control under disturbance. Taking multiple unmanned surface vessels (USVs) as the application object,...

Background/Objectives: To develop a binarization workflow for structural en face OCT images of the choroidal Haller layer and examine how postprocessing parameters affect measurements, using chronological age as an exploratory reference. Methods: We...

For bridges in long-term operation, only limited abnormal samples with clear labels are available, which makes it difficult to apply conventional supervised methods that require sufficient labeled data. To address this problem, this study proposes a...

Camera-based affective sensing degrades sharply when the face is partially occluded by hands, masks, eyeglasses or headwear. Existing occlusion-robust facial expression recognition (FER) methods either discard the information carried by occluded regi...

Rice blast caused by Pyricularia oryzae progresses from symptom-free leaves to extensive tissue death, while neighboring severity grades often show similar spectra. This study developed XGBSVMRF-SA to integrate regional spectral-angle (SA) features w...

Stable-isotope data are widely used to reconstruct ancient diets, but cross-regional comparisons of raw δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N values can be confounded by ecological baseline variation. Using published bone collagen data, we calculated mean isotop...

Background: The melanocortin-1 receptor (MC1R) gene is a major determinant of skin and hair color. Although several MC1R variants increase the risk of skin tumors regardless of pigmentation, their role as genetic modifiers in ocular diseases remains...

Blockage of road drainage inlets by debris is a major cause of urban flooding. Manual inspection of urban drainage facilities is time-consuming and costly, highlighting the need for automated inspection technologies. In this study, a closed-circuit t...

Sepsis is a life-threatening, biologically heterogeneous syndrome in which immune dysregulation, endothelial injury, coagulation activation, redox imbalance, and metabolic reprogramming contribute to microvascular and organ dysfunction. This structur...

The USGS Landsat 8 Provisional Aquatic Reflectance (PAR) product offers a standardized basis for inland water monitoring, but its reliability is constrained by spectral uncertainty and valid-data availability. This study evaluated PAR using GLORIA in...

Solar electric race cars require auxiliary systems that satisfy safety-related lighting requirements while maintaining low mass, compact integration, and minimal power demand. This paper presents the photometric and regulation-based assessment of the...

This study presents a multi-platform airborne empirical evaluation of an engineered thermodynamic reactive seeding agent, Thai Formula8 (a CaO-based powder), for warm convective cloud modification under the Thai Royal Rainmaking patent framework. Lab...

This study examined the response of osteoblast-like cells to siloxane-based biohybrid materials obtained via the sol–gel process and modified with titania or with titania and calcium. The biohybrids’ ability to form apatite and their degr...

Critical-sized bone defects remain a major clinical challenge because of their limited regenerative capacity and the high incidence of delayed healing and non-union. Biomorphic calcium phosphate scaffolds have emerged as promising bone tissue enginee...

Sea buckthorn pomace, generated as a by-product of juice processing, has potential for valorisation as a functional food ingredient. This study investigated whether dry fractionation by grinding and controlled sieving of seed-free sea buckthorn pomac...

China’s energy policy and management are transitioning from scale expansion to systemic restructuring. During the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021–2025), renewables accounted for approximately 60% of installed capacity, and the Energy Law...

We present a trusted-dealer Learning with Errors (LWE)-based threshold key-management framework that separates the public-key layer from threshold-share maintenance. The coordinator generates one LWE public key $PK=(A,\mathbf{b}),\mathbf{b}=A\mathbf{s}+\mathbf{e}(modq)$ and distributes t...

Oxidative stress is a major factor limiting oocyte quality during in vitro maturation (IVM) and subsequent embryonic developmental competence. This study investigated the effects of combined melatonin (MLT) and glutathione (GSH) supplementation on sh...

Construction-stage surface settlement prediction becomes challenging under changing geological conditions and limited monitoring data in target sections. This study proposes a cross-condition prediction framework integrating key tunneling parameter s...

Limited docetaxel efficacy in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) necessitates chemosensitizers. Baicalein is a potential chemosensitizer, but its synergy with docetaxel in TNBC is unclear. Here, we investigated the combined effects and underlying m...

With the background of green development, the relationship between SCN and green innovation in manufacturing enterprises has received increasing attention. However, how the network position is related to GIP still needs further exploration. This stud...

Background: Generalized joint hypermobility (GJH) is associated with ligamentous and capsular laxity and an increased risk of knee injury. Whether GJH is associated with three-dimensional knee bone morphology remains unclear. This study compared femo...

Background: Age-related heterogeneity in endometrial cancer may reflect differences in histologic composition, molecular subtype distribution, and tumor mutational burden. Methods: We matched TCGA clinical age data with MAF somatic mutation data and...

Background: Body-composition changes during routine obesity pharmacotherapy require cautious interpretation. Methods: This retrospective observational cohort included 59 adults with paired InBody 770 assessments: 53 receiving tirzepatide and 6 receiv...

Avian brood parasites occasionally interact with alternative hosts, providing valuable insights into their behavioral flexibility under atypical environmental conditions. The great spotted cuckoo (Clamator glandarius) typically targets medium-sized t...

We examine a causally specified geometric reference for forecasting a two-sided path event: whether the absolute cumulative log return from the forecast origin reaches 0.05 at any of the next 20 trading observations. The Geometric Curve Manifold (GCM...

Corrosion of steel reinforcement is still the main reason reinforced concrete structures fail before the end of their planned service life. Every early repair costs money, and it also adds new cement, steel, and emissions. This review examines protec...

Bacterial extracellular vesicles (EVs) have emerged as a relevant mode of communication between host and resident microbiota. Evidence is limited regarding the ability of Gram-positive EVs to interact with primary colonic epithelial cells. We propose...

Background/Objectives: Prognostic PET biomarkers in glioblastoma remain mostly as a single tracer and poorly characterized at recurrence. We investigated whether paired [¹⁸F]FDOPA/[¹⁸F]FDG PET captures complementary metabolic information associated w...

Background and Objectives: The aim of the paper is to assess the impact of HPV DNA on the survival and cure rates of patients with newly diagnosed head and neck cancers. Materials and Methods: The study group consisted of 51 patients with squamous ce...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are persistent contaminants detected in groundwater at closed municipal landfills in rural Minnesota, where legacy waste continues to release PFASs decades after closure. In this setting, contaminated groun...

Jinggang honey pomelo (Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr.), a regional cultivar group from Jiangxi Province, China, remains insufficiently characterized. This study evaluated morphological, peel-color, structural, edible, and physicochemical traits of &lsqu...

Mineral resource estimation has traditionally relied on geostatistical techniques such as Ordinary Kriging (OK), which explicitly account for spatial continuity but may introduce smoothing effects and require extensive manual parameterization. In par...

This study examines whether digital finance (DF) and traditional finance (TF) are substitutes or complements in shaping urban population size, and whether service-sector employment serves as a significant mediating channel for DF and a potential chan...

This work investigates non-fragile guaranteed cost control (NFGCC) of a class of fractional delay systems of variable-order subject to parametric uncertainty and varying control input delay. Adopting fractional-order (FO) Lyapunov theory along with t...