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Background/Objectives: Mobile health applications often focus on physiological tracking while neglecting the provision of holistic infertility care. This study aimed to evaluate the technical and usability characteristics and comprehensiveness of hol...

Active tension control in marine cable winch systems is challenged by vessel heave motion under irregular wave excitation, which generates dynamic disturbances that fixed-gain proportional-integral (PI) controllers cannot fully compensate. This study...

Background/Objectives: Sagittal skeletal patterns are associated with upper airway dimensions, which may influence breathing during sleep and potentially relate to sleep quality. We hypothesized that global Thai-Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (Thai-P...

Catalytic micro-reactors offer a promising solution for portable power generation, yet catalyst deactivation during long-term operation remains a critical challenge to reliable ignition and combustion stability. In this work, a transient numerical mo...

The gut microbiota is increasingly recognized as an important regulator of cattle health and productivity, particularly in shaping lactation performance. This review synthesizes current research on how gut microbial communities influence milk yield,...

This work presents a theoretical and experimental investigation of polarization-dependent direct laser writing of birefringent structures in the bulk of fused silica. Within the framework of the Keldysh photoionization theory, the ionization rate in...

Canine insulinomas are functional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors that typically cause hypoglycemia, but blood glucose may fluctuate before surgery and increase after resection. This report describes the diagnostic evaluation, surgical treatment, an...

The development of multifunctional wound dressings that combine biocompatibility, antimicrobial activity, and regenerative potential is essential for effective wound management. In this study, a bioactive carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)-based hydrogel...

Background and Objectives: Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) remain clinically relevant after bariatric surgery, while conventional risk assessment provides limited direct information on diaphragmatic performance. This study evaluated whet...

Seneca Valley virus (SVV), also referred to as Senecavirus A (SVA), is an emerging pathogen within the Picornaviridae family. Since its initial identification, SVV has been implicated in the onset of porcine idiopathic vesicular disease (PIVD) across...

Spaceflight profoundly impacts cardiovascular physiology. To gain insight into the underlying molecular adaptations, we examined the female cardiac proteome during spaceflight and recovery. We hypothesized that spaceflight remodels the cardiac proteo...

Acetylcholine (ACh) and prolactin (PRL) are increasingly recognized as additional factors potentially influencing breast cancer biology. Their effects may depend on tumor-cell context and on the molecular signaling state of individual breast cancer s...

Disaster preparedness depends not only on hazard awareness but also on how individuals relate to institutions, evaluate risk information, interpret threats, and translate those interpretations into protective action. This study develops an integrativ...

This study demonstrates a workflow for assessing the reliability of small-sample water quality retrieval from full-coverage UAV multispectral surveys of a small inland lake. Because at most 20 paired samples were available, a physically constrained f...

This paper studies joint antenna allocation, subcarrier allocation, user activation, and superuser grouping in sparse-code-and-blind-interference-alignment-based multiple access (SBMA), where these decisions also determine the feasible transmission c...

While the literature offers a plethora of hydrological models, their practical implementation is still hampered by the amount of information needed, either to support calibration or to provide the essential inputs for a physically based description o...

Background/Objectives: Although approximately 90% of the United States population is now covered by medical insurance, variations in cancer treatment rates and survival persist even among the insured. Medicare offers a uniformly insured cohort where...

Inter-limb differences may be observed after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), even after return to professional sport. This study examined whether anterior–posterior (AP) and medial–lateral (ML) ground reaction force impu...

Lower extremity trauma, particularly femoral and acetabular fractures, remains a burden in frontal vehicle collisions. Despite advances in safety systems that have reduced head and torso injuries, lower extremity trauma persists. This study evaluated...

The rapid development of the new energy industry has led to a significant increase in the demand for lithium. The electrolytic aluminum industry generates a large quantity of lithium-bearing waste slag each year. Long-term stockpiling of this slag no...

The ferrosilicon and metallic silicon smelting industry produces tens of millions of tons of silica fume (SF) solid waste cumulatively. The stockpiling of SF has caused prominent ecological and environmental problems, while its high-value silicon res...

Wild chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) is a spontaneous, widely distributed Mediterranean plant traditionally used in both food and herbal medicine, owing to its high content of bioactive compounds with antioxidant activity. Lactic acid fermentation is...

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance is vital for international megaprojects, but current firm-level research ignores the role of digital capabilities in project delivery. Based on dynamic capability theory, this paper examines how...

The growing demand for alumina, regional limitations in the availability of high-quality bauxite, and the accumulation of aluminum-bearing industrial residues have increased interest in alternative raw materials. In this review, we examine natural an...

This study demonstrates the application of passive seismic interferometry, specifically through single-station autocorrelation, to extract high-resolution P-wave reflections from seismic data acquired during hydraulic fracturing. Using 10 h of contin...

Drought forecasting for basin water management requires accounting for precipitation deficits, climatic water balance, and soil-water storage across appropriate timescales. This study evaluates index timescales, lead times, and five machine learning...

This study evaluates the use of effective saturation as a comparative indicator of the hydraulic response of urban infiltration systems, with particular emphasis on infiltration trench geometry. Effective saturation is an established variable in vado...

Background/Objectives: In Korea, the proportion of preterm and low-birth-weight infants has risen even as total births have fallen, changing the population at risk for eye disease of prematurity. Whether nationwide trends in retinopathy of prematurit...

Skeletal muscle insulin resistance is a major determinant of impaired glucose disposal in type 2 diabetes. The mechanisms underlying insulin resistance in muscles are shaped by tissue architecture, contraction, extracellular-matrix signalling, mitoch...

Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a leading cause of disability, and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) improves pain and functional mobility, although gait impairments may persist postoperatively. This study investigated longitudinal changes in patient-report...

Heat stress damages the photosynthetic apparatus of grapevine leaves. It also restricts plant growth and reduces fruit yield and quality. However, natural variation in photosystem II (PSII) thermal stability under heat stress in grapevine and its gen...

Residential indoor air pollution (RESIAPOL) is an important environmental health concern, yet less is known about how rural residents understand and manage indoor air quality risks in everyday household contexts. This qualitative study explored rural...

Luteinizing hormone receptors (LHRs) play important roles in teleost ovarian development and oocyte maturation. In this study, two LHR paralogues, lhr1 and lhr2, were cloned and characterized in spotted scat (Scatophagus argus). Their open reading fr...

Although previous studies have demonstrated that ozone gas can inactivate botulinum toxin in liquid solutions, evidence regarding its effects under in vivo conditions remains limited. This exploratory study investigated whether local ozone injection...

Autonomous driving is a continuous decision-making process in which planning outputs across consecutive planning cycles should maintain temporal consistency and behavioral stability. In recent years, diffusion-based planning methods have demonstrated...

Background/Objectives: The postpartum period is important for mother–infant bonding and breastfeeding self-efficacy. This study compared these outcomes between women receiving midwife-led and obstetrician-led intrapartum care. Methods: A prospe...

We present the case of a 47-year-old woman (gravida II, para II; both deliveries by cesarean section) with a rare case of a ligamentary leiomyoma appearing as a mass lateral of the mons pubis. The lesion had first been noticed approximately seven mon...

Background/Objectives: In current conflicts, the most frequent cause of injury among soldiers is associated with impact by natural fragments from explosives; such injuries can also occur in peacetime following terrorist attacks or accidents. Despite...

High-performance whole-grain ingredients that integrate superior nutritional properties and favorable printability are essential for the advancement of 3D food printing technology. Germinated brown rice (GBR) is rich in γ-aminobutyric acid (GAB...

Background/Objectives: Large language models (LLM) such as ChatGPT have demonstrated competitive performance on standardised medical examinations. Within the Australian urology training pathway, ChatGPT has been evaluated on the Generic Surgical Scie...

Gravity separation tailings generated during barite ore beneficiation represent a potentially valuable secondary source of barite, particularly when BaSO₄ occurs in fine fractions poorly recovered by conventional gravity separation. This study invest...

Digital platform innovation has become increasingly complex as platforms enable product-service innovation, business process transformation, and ecosystem-level value creation simultaneously. However, existing research remains fragmented regarding ho...

Steroid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head (SONFH) develops with early microvascular injury, but the systemic signals connecting glucocorticoid exposure to the femoral head remain incompletely defined. We examined whether intestinal epithelial...

The use of virtual platforms to search for information about a tourism destination has become increasingly relevant in developing regions, posing a challenge for Destination Management Organizations (DMOs). This study aims to explore how tourist moti...

Heritage building information modelling requires deciding which scanned points form which element. This single-case study encodes the typological reading of Alaca Çeşmesi, an Ottoman square fountain, as readable point-classification rules...

The Lokbatan field, located in the Absheron Peninsula, represents an important example of the spatial and genetic association between hydrocarbon reservoirs and active mud volcanism. This study investigates the long-term evolution of Horizon VIII of...

Phase change materials can exhibit markedly different thermal responses during cooling, ranging from narrow single-stage transitions to broad or multistage behaviour, which requires the analysis procedure to account for differences in response struct...

Background/Objectives: Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) remains the most aggressive and treatment-refractory primary brain tumor, with current therapeutic modalities providing minimal survival improvement. Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-based immunothe...

This prospective, single-center, randomized, split-face controlled trial evaluated whether a multicomponent investigational cosmetic serum (ISCE) applied immediately after radiofrequency microneedling (RF-MN) provides additional benefit over RF-MN al...

Immunological dysregulation may be involved in pregnancy loss. Regulatory T (Treg) and B (Breg) cells, together with interleukin-35 (IL-35), contribute to maternal-fetal tolerance. This study investigated peripheral regulatory cell populations in hea...