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In Ovid’s telling, Narcissus perishes at the pond, undone by his own reflection [...]

Polycystic ovary syndrome is a heterogeneous endocrine and metabolic disorder diagnosed when at least two of three features—chronic anovulation, hyperandrogenism, and polycystic ovarian morphology—are present, according to the Rotterdam c...

Membrane materials have been widely applied in large-span roofs and atrium enclosures of commercial spaces due to their light weight, high strength, excellent light transmittance, and geometric adaptability. However, their high solar transmittance an...

The possible association between monoclonal gammopathy and autoimmune/immune-mediated diseases has received increasing attention in recent years. Several observational studies have reported an increased prevalence of monoclonal gammopathy in certain...

Neutron radiation causes ionizing-energy loss (IEL) and non-ionizing-energy loss (NIEL) in materials, and the deposition of ionizing-energy excites electron–hole pairs, causing ionizing radiation effects in semiconductor devices. Reactor neutro...

To investigate the factors of pore–fracture structure heterogeneity in middle rank coal reservoirs, middle rank coal samples collected from the deep coal seams in the northern part of the Kuqa area in the Tarim Basin are analyzed. Firstly, acco...

Applying exogenous additives during composting can help to effectively mitigate the environmental dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). Calcium peroxide (CaO₂)—a strong oxidizing agent—has achieved significant efficacy in d...

Job quality extends beyond earnings to encompass employment stability, social protection, skill-development opportunities, and working-time conditions. This study examines how these employment characteristics are associated with global job satisfacti...

J. R. R. Tolkien’s notion of fantasy is intriguing and invites conversation with other art forms and theologies of art. For Tolkien, fantasy is the art of using one’s imagination to create a “secondary world”—or “s...

Atmospheric rivers (ARs) are characterized by high water vapor content and are frequently accompanied by extensive cloud cover, creating a need for reliable humidity profiles under cloudy conditions. Fengyun-4B/Geostationary Interferometric Infrared...

This article examines three Shakespearean adaptations from the BabyLit series—Romeo & Juliet: A Counting Primer, Macbeth: A Potions Primer, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Fairies Primer—to explore how the primer genre enables...

Ordered categorical sequence analysis is distributed across specialist methods and software, making preparation decisions, method settings, diagnostics, and provenance difficult to inspect consistently across an end-to-end workflow. This paper presen...

Water plays an active role in organic chemistry, yet the number of explicit water molecules required to describe the local solvation environment of small organic substrates remains poorly established. Herein, we examine the solvation of five small po...

Restorative environment research has primarily focused on conventional green spaces such as urban parks, while the restorative potential of leisure agricultural parks and their distinct human–environment restoration patterns compared with urban...

By using the forward order law for the Drazin inverse of matrix products, we investigate the Drazin inverse of $2\times 2$ block triangular matrices. A necessary and sufficient condition for ${\left(\begin{array}{cc}A& B\\ O& C\end{array}\right)}^D=\left(\begin{array}{cc}{A}^D& B^D\\ O& C^D\end{array}\right)$ is presented. Notably, this condition is expres...

Limited information is available on how vermicompost form, form-specific dose, and application schedule jointly affect tea seedling development. This 135-day humid outdoor nursery study evaluated solid and liquid vermicompost applied at two doses as...

Ultrasonic welding of carbon-fibre-reinforced polymers delivers fast, high-quality joints and scales well to automated, high-rate production. In continuous welding, the progressing weld seam constantly changes the boundary conditions, especially in r...

Background: Deep learning approaches, especially convolutional neural networks (CNNs) and Vision Transformers (ViTs), have made substantial progress in breast cancer classification from histopathological images. Yet, previous CNN–ViT-based arch...

Existing global ionospheric models have limited capability in representing the winter anomaly over North America. This study develops a North American Ionospheric TEC Empirical Model (NAI-TECEM) based on multi-source TEC data fusion. GPS-TEC, CODE-GI...

Feline leishmaniasis is an emerging zoonotic disease, yet the cellular and immunological mechanisms underlying Leishmania infection in cats remain poorly understood. In this study, we established and characterized Fcwf-4 feline macrophages as an in v...

The effects of post-diffusion annealing on the microstructure and coercivity of sintered Nd-Fe-B magnets are investigated using a Pr₆₆Tb₁₀(CoAlGa)₂₄ diffusion source. Grain boundary diffusion increases the coercivity from 8.95 to 23.20 kOe, while sub...

Drought is the major abiotic stress restricting potato seedling growth and tuber yield formation. Exogenous myo-inositol (MI) has been reported to alleviate stress effects in various crops. However, the optimal foliar MI concentration for potato and...

Background/Objectives: To assess the agreement between an artificial intelligence (AI)-based decision support system (DS System), applied in real time directly on the ultrasound console, and an expert panel for ACR TI-RADS classification of thyroid n...

Malaria causes high mortality and morbidity globally, despite progress stalling due to parasite and vector resistance to current strategies. Hence, alternative interventions like vaccines and microbiome-based interventions are proposed to be useful t...

Long-term structural connectivity in highly regulated plain river networks remains insufficiently understood, particularly under concurrent climatic variability and land-use change. This study examined surface-water structural connectivity in Jiashan...

In silico prediction of ADME parameters, Lipinski’s Rule of Five, toxicity, or the reliability level of the predicted biological activity of a given structure against a specific pathogen are an integral part of modern drug discovery to accelera...

Background: Tertiary lymphoid structures (TLSs) may identify immunologically active pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), but clinical definitions and spatial analyses have been inconsistent. Methods: We integrated a systematic review of 21 studie...

Background: The decarbonization of non-electrified rail transport requires alternative fuel solutions capable of reducing diesel-fuel consumption while maintaining the operational capabilities of existing propulsion systems. Dual-fuel operation on li...

Natural polysaccharides have attracted considerable interest in pharmaceutical and biomedical applications. However, native polysaccharides often possess limitations, like poor solubility, inadequate mechanical strength, limited stability, and insuff...

Internal defects such as cracks and pores in prebaked anodes severely affect aluminum electrolysis efficiency and energy consumption. Existing detection methods face an irreconcilable contradiction among speed, cost, and accuracy. To address this iss...

This study evaluates a poly-generative (PG) system integrating a biomass-fed ICE co-generator, a photovoltaic (PV) system, and a PEM electrolyzer. Located in Rende, Italy (Lat. 39.3° N), the system is designed to reduce grid dependence by supplyi...

Adversarial evaluation of machine-learning-based network intrusion detection systems (NIDSs) requires an explicit bound on attacker perturbations, yet fixed bounds are often reused across datasets without verifying scale comparability. We evaluate tw...

Immersive virtual reality (VR) is increasingly used for training and has the ability to track learner behavior continuously. Yet support is usually delivered only once a learner asks for it, and help is not always sought when needed. While support ba...

The oil and gas industry needs seamless steel pipes resistant to hydrogen-induced cracking, driven by the development of increasingly complex, deep, and high-pressure fields, oil production with high hydrogen sulfide content, and the growing number o...

Spam and phishing email remain a persistent cybersecurity threat and a primary delivery vector for credential theft, malware, and ransomware. Detection accuracies above 99% are routinely reported. Such figures are typically obtained on small, single-...

Stainless-steel alloys are widely used in applications requiring high corrosion resistance and mechanical durability. For embossing tool fabrication, high-volume material removal with high surface quality is essential. Laser-based ablation offers an...

This work studies the synthesis of complexes using chlorambucil (La-CLA) as a ligand and lanthanum as a metallic center, in order to enhance their biological activities. The compounds produced were characterized by infrared spectroscopy and 13C and 1...

Background: Cadaveric dissection remains foundational in anatomy education, while virtual reality (VR) has emerged as a potential complementary or alternative modality. This randomized, curriculum-embedded modified AB/BA crossover study evaluated VR-...

This study investigates the influence of rotary speed on drill string whirl and vibration in 10,000 m ultra-deep wells through dynamic similarity experiments. A 1:4 geometrically scaled drill string–wellbore model was tested at 50–400 rpm...

Ecosystem carbon use efficiency (CUE = NEP/GPP) is an indicator of an ecosystem’s capacity to convert photosynthetically fixed carbon into net carbon storage. Under global warming and CO₂ fertilization, vegetation greening may be accompanied by...

The 2b protein of cucumoviruses is an RNA silencing suppressor (RSS), and its activity is associated with its nucleocytoplasmic localization. However, the contribution of nuclear localization signals (NLSs), nuclear export signals (NESs), and their s...

Background/Objectives: Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacterales pose a significant threat to public health due to increasing antimicrobial resistance. In Ecuador, molecular characterization of these microorganisms remains...

Aiming to address the problem of power and energy imbalance caused by a high proportion of new energy grid connections, the influence of fluctuation characteristics of both sides of the load on power and energy balance of new power systems is analyze...

This study investigated associations between perceived school climate and multiple forms of peer bullying involvement (as victims, perpetrators, and bystanders) among early adolescents in China and identified distinct profiles of bullying involvement...

Rhizosphere microbiomes contain both conserved and variable community components, but the balance between these fractions may differ between bacteria and fungi. We compared bacterial and fungal rhizosphere communities associated with five field-grown...

Low-light conditions during winter cultivation reduce the postharvest quality of cut roses, highlighting the importance of effective postharvest management. This study investigated the effects of malic acid (MA) and sucrose (Su) vase solutions on the...

This study examines the impact of cassava producers’ participation in inclusive agribusiness models (IAMs) on allocative efficiency in Benin, providing new microeconomic evidence on smallholder market integration in Sub-Saharan Africa. Using a...

Heptosyltransferase I (HepI) catalyzes the transfer of L-glycero-D-manno-heptose from ADP-heptose (ADPH) to the inner Kdo₂-lipid A core during lipopolysaccharide (LPS) biosynthesis. This process is essential for outer membrane (OM) integrity in Gram-...

Foodborne bacterial hazards remain a major challenge for animal-derived food chains, whereas evidence for antiparasitic effects of bacteriocins is much smaller and mechanistically heterogeneous. This systematic review, reported in accordance with PRI...

Background: Weight regain and loss of cardiometabolic benefit commonly follow the withdrawal of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) and dual glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide/GLP-1 receptor agonists, yet maintenance strate...