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Background: Epithelioid hemangioma is an uncommon benign vascular tumor, and involvement of the glans penis is exceptional in childhood. Case Presentation: We report the case of a 4-year-old boy who presented with a longstanding, painless, pedunculat...

Runoff and sediment regimes in highly erodible watersheds are increasingly affected by concurrent changes in climate and land use. However, runoff and sediment do not necessarily respond synchronously, making future sediment evolution and erosion-con...

Passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) is a widely adopted methodology for the continuous, long-term observation of underwater marine organisms as well as various underwater noise sources using acoustic signals. However, manually identifying specific sign...

This study investigates the pyrolytic processes and thermomechanical properties of polyurethane (PU) foamed composites filled with ashes obtained after sunflower husk combustion and conventional coal combustion, as well as their silanized derivatives...

Healthspan, the period of life free from major chronic disease and disability, is a central geroscience outcome, yet its prediction remains difficult due to its multidimensional and heterogeneous nature. In this review, we synthesize advances in arti...

Hydrometeor classification from dual-polarization weather radar is important for precipitation monitoring, cloud microphysical analysis, and severe weather warnings. However, operational performance remains limited by non-meteorological echoes, incom...

Background: New-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common complication of non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) and is associated with adverse outcomes. We evaluated whether admission calculated serum osmolality is associated with...

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Although new cancer treatment modalities such as cellular therapies and radiopharmaceuticals have proven to be potentially transformative treatment options, there remain shortcomings with their equitable implementation in routine clinical practice ac...

In order to achieve the goal of ‘double carbon’ and promote the high-value utilization of biomass materials, nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots (N-CQDs) with high crystallinity were successfully prepared by one-step hydrothermal method us...

Rapid localized permafrost degradation heightens geological risk and threatens the long-term stability of transmission towers in cold regions. Based on systematic field investigations of 336 towers in the marginal permafrost of Northeast China, thirt...

Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a highly prevalent sleep-related breathing disorder that remains substantially underdiagnosed and is causally linked to cardiovascular and metabolic morbidity. Clinical diagnosis relies on the apnea–...

Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), particularly the long-chain n-3 PUFAs (eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)), are integral to the dietary management of canine atopic dermatitis (CAD). However, the fatty acid profiles of com...

Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) production is increasingly challenged by multiple environmental stresses, including salinity, drought, and parasitic plants such as Orobanche cumana. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are widely recognized as benefic...

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for rapid and accurate diagnosis of respiratory viral infections and reinforced the importance of integrated respiratory virus surveillance systems. Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) provide timely results but m...

African swine fever (ASF) is a highly lethal disease affecting domestic pigs and wild boar, with no safe vaccines available. Macrophages are the primary target cells of African swine fever virus (ASFV), and infection impairs their antiviral functions...

Changes in bile acid metabolism are associated with metabolic liver disease, inflammation, and immune dysfunction. Therefore, regulating bile acid homeostasis may help in preventing and treating liver injury and metabolic disorders. Chrysanthemi Flos...

The rapid increase in non-biodegradable polyethylene terephthalate (PET) usage has resulted in serious environmental problems due to excessive plastic waste accumulation. Sustainable recycling, upcycling and conversion of value-added products is an e...

This article compares the concept of the “Absolute Being” in Kant’s philosophy of religion with tathāgatagarbha–dharmakāya thought in the Ratnagotravibhāga, focusing on their conceptual forms and philosophical f...

The development of earth-abundant, low-cost and chemically stable semiconductor absorbers is essential for advancing next-generation photovoltaic technologies. Among the promising candidates, copper–tin sulfide and tin sulfide based chalcogenid...

This study examined the conditions that enable or constrain undergraduate students’ access to, and meaningful use of, generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) at a rural South African university. Using an interpretivist qualitative case study...

Consumers facing home-renovation quotes operate in a credence-goods market: they cannot verify whether a quoted price is fair, and general-purpose large language models (LLMs) are now a zero-cost place to ask. Whether LLM answers are actionable for t...

With the promotion of power grid stability and sustainable energy transition, investors in microgrid system planning often face a choice between two investment strategies: high initial investment with low maintenance cost (Case A), and low initial in...

When a gas-insulated transmission line (GIL) is suspended beneath a bridge with a slope, moving vehicle loads generate both normal and tangential components acting on the supporting system, inducing coupled vibrations among the enclosure, conductors,...

This work investigates and compares the weak inversion behavior and drain-induced barrier lowering (DIBL) of conventional Gate-All-Around (GAA) MOSFETs and the recently proposed Gate-All-Inside-and-Around (GAIA) devices from room temperature down to...

Designing asynchronous courses involves attention to students’ relationships, goals, access, and opportunities to contribute to shared learning. This practitioner-focused conceptual article proposes the Authentic Asynchronous Classroom Framewor...

Deep learning for biomedical signal analysis is revolutionizing the analysis of complex physiological signals through the extraction of intricate patterns from physiological and wearable sensor data. This Special Issue brings together five articles t...

In thermal power (TP) units equipped with hybrid energy storage (ES) systems, automatic generation control (AGC) command allocation and storage power control directly affect frequency regulation performance, assessment results, and operational sustai...

Background: Pes planus (PP) is a common orthopedic condition in adults, characterized by a reduction in medial longitudinal arch (MLA) height. Reduced MLA height and excessive pronation may alter lower-limb biomechanics and impair balance performance...

Radio altimetry is important for sensing the near-ground altitude of airborne platforms operating at several-kilometre altitudes. In urban environments, multipath propagation and coherent superposition from buildings and ground surfaces can alter ech...

Nigeria bears a substantial burden of prostate cancer, which represents the leading cause of cancer mortality and the most frequently diagnosed malignancy among its male population [...].

Microgrid scheduling is a nonlinear, multimodal, and highly constrained optimization problem that requires effective coordination among renewable generation, controllable distributed generators, energy storage, and grid interaction. To improve the se...

Hydrogel-based flexible sensors have emerged as a promising platform at the intersection of materials science, flexible electronics, and biomedical engineering, owing to their tissue-like mechanical compliance, tunable ionic conductivity, and versati...

Post-COVID-19 balance and postural control alterations have been reported after SARS-CoV-2 infection, but individual-level phenotyping remains challenging because post-acute sequelae are heterogeneous and often lack clear clinical ground truths. We a...

Collaborating with service users with lived experience of systems and processes, including the Criminal Justice System, can help tailor services, which in turn might increase accessibility, engagement, and satisfaction. Despite domestic abuse survivo...

The red-claw crayfish, Cherax quadricarinatus, is a commercially valuable freshwater aquaculture species, with muscle flavor representing a core trait driving consumer preference and market value. Under identical farming conditions, same-batch crayfi...

This article studies how narrativity, performativity and visuality are employed in Shakespeare comics: single-volume adaptations of individual Shakespeare plays in comic book, graphic novel or manga form. The cases studied include two Classics Illust...

Accurate diagnosis of locoregional spread in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is critical for prognosis and treatment planning. However, the currently available pre-surgical staging modalities often fail to detect occult nodal metastasis...

The ethical risks associated with generative large language models (GLLMs) raise concerns about their implications for corporate social responsibility (CSR). Drawing on firm-year observations for Chinese A-share companies over 2015–2024, we inv...

Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM)-based hydrogels are “smart” materials of great interest and demand, primarily in a variety of biomedical applications, due to their LCST close to physiological temperature. The basic biomedical applica...

Air pollutants and greenhouse gases (GHGs) share some anthropogenic emission sources. However, their source-category contributions, city-level emission magnitudes, and spatial patterns are not fully consistent. Therefore, universal co-control effects...

Chronic wounds remain a challenging medical problem due to the involvement of multiple biological processes that can delay normal tissue repair. Medicinal plants may contain diverse bioactive compounds with potential relevance for wound management. H...

Establishing data continuity across satellite missions is essential for multi-decadal ocean color time-series. This study presents an integration framework to achieve radiometric harmonization and spectral continuity between the First and Second Geos...

Background/Objectives: Caregiver burden is common among family caregivers providing home-based care and may be associated with anticipatory grief (i.e., the emotional response to an expected loss before death), family-needs satisfaction, and care-rel...

White-collar crime causes major economic and social harm, yet research on its psychological mechanisms remains fragmented across criminology, behavioral ethics, accounting and finance. To synthesize research on cognitive biases and moral-regulatory m...

Since different geographical origins of black beans have different nutritional and economic values, their classification is of great significance in the field of agriculture. Therefore, this study aims to develop a classification model for black bean...

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is a major pathogen responsible for diarrhea and mortality in piglets, causing substantial economic losses to the swine industry. Its pathogenicity relies on the synergistic action of colonization factors and e...

The digital transformation of engineering education has created new opportunities to support laboratory learning through continuous formative assessment. However, digital technologies are frequently implemented as isolated tools rather than as compon...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the delivery of mental health services, yet public trust in AI-based psychological counseling remains a significant challenge. Drawing on a “technology–context–trust” framework, thi...