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Many of the most fundamental observables—position, momentum, phase point, and spin direction—cannot be measured by an instrument that obeys the orthogonal projection postulate. Continuous-in-time measurements provide the missing theoretic...

Grafting is a strategy to mitigate biotic and abiotic stresses in coffee systems. However, initial compatibility indicators between Coffea arabica scions and C. canephora rootstocks under controlled conditions remain insufficiently documented. We eva...

Background/Objectives: Osteoporosis is a global health issue characterized by decreased bone mineral density (BMD), which increases the risk of fractures in adulthood. Adolescence, particularly the pubertal stage, is a critical period for maximizing...

This study investigates the architectural design factors that influence the adoption of eco-friendly solar energy technologies for the partial retrofitting of older residential buildings in densely populated urban areas in a developed country. This r...

Background. Peru ranks among the countries with the highest burden of tuberculosis in Latin America. Interferon Gamma Release Assays (IGRAs), such as QuantiFERON-TB (QFT), cannot distinguish latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) from active tuberculos...

Background/Objectives: Mild Encephalopathy with Reversible Splenial Lesion (MERS) is a potential complication of certain viral infections, but adult cases involving influenza are rare in the literature. Here, we report a case of a 31-year-old Chinese...

The fatigue crack growth of natural rubber reinforced with various grades of carbon black has been studied across a wide range of tearing energies. Carbon blacks differ significantly in structure and surface area, influencing the mechanical and dynam...

Berberine (BBR) has seen growing application in ophthalmology, yet the ocular toxicity of BBR and its metabolites remains poorly understood. This study aimed to evaluate the ocular toxicity of BBR and its major metabolite M1 and unravel their underly...

A bearing intelligent fault diagnosis method based on an improved convolutional neural network is proposed to address the problems of high noise, difficult fault feature extraction, and low fault diagnosis recognition rate in rolling bearing vibratio...

This study conducts a comprehensive sustainability assessment of Dry Reforming of Methane (DRM), focusing on carbon intensity and syngas energy recovery (%) as primary performance indicators. By combining thermodynamic analysis with physics-informed...

This article presents, for the first time, a new approach to building quantum circuits for the initialization of two multi-qubit superpositions, namely, two different superpositions in one circuit, not in two separate circuits. For this, we introduce...

The growing incidence of natural and man-made disasters, exacerbated by climate change, has highlighted the role of urban planning and design in reducing the impact of the risks they pose. This refers to pre-disaster recovery planning (PDRP), an inno...

The Former General Electric Utility in Japan is a major participant in the electricity market. The integrated operational capabilities of these power companies have significant impacts on the stable development and sustainability of the power industr...

Biogas and biomethane represent promising domestic fuels compatible with decarbonization targets at a time when diversification of gas sources is essential due to market volatility and increasing security risks. In laboratory practice, however, bioga...

Amid climate change and land-use transformation, the scientific identification of high-quality arable land reserves is critical for safeguarding both cropland quantity and quality. Conventional approaches, largely based on spatial autocorrelation and...

Objectives: To compare the safety and efficacy of a prototype electronic heating device, Meiboleyes®, with the BRUDER Moist Heat Eye Compress for the treatment of Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD). Methods: Adults with evidence of active MGD (Ocu...

This study focuses on vowel variation in Mainstream Australian English, describing F1/F2 vowel spaces and voice quality produced by speakers from the capital, Hobart, of the island state of Tasmania. Vowels are analysed by comparing F1/F2 vowel space...

Many Australian suburbs are threaded with open drainage networks. However, a preoccupation with drainage functions means that most of this drainage land delivers few liveability benefits to surrounding communities. As a result, numerous Local and Sta...

The paper presents measurements of frequency dependence of conductivity and real components of complex permittivity of a nanocomposite consisting of electrical pressboard, bio-insulating oil and water nanodroplets with moisture content ranging from 0...

This study addresses a critical gap in understanding Artificial Intelligence (AI)’s role in education by empirically investigating and comparing the distinct perceptions of teachers and students regarding AI’s role in a comprehensive rang...

This study evaluated the physiological and biochemical responses of three Eucalyptus genotypes (E. urophylla; hybrid E. urophylla × E. grandis; hybrid E. urophylla × E. camaldulensis) under three water regimes (well-watered—plants w...

In an era where large-scale data are produced and collected rapidly, great interest is attributed to symbolic data analysis in order to explore connotative and significant information from massive data. Recently, novel statistical techniques for hist...

This study aims to analyze long-term gait recovery patterns in sub-acute post-stroke hemiplegic patients by applying end-to-end deep learning (DL)-based clustering to sagittal joint-angle trajectories throughout the gait cycle. To address the data sc...

Alcohol’s chronic neurotoxic and degenerative effects mediate alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD), which is marked by neurobehavioral, cognitive, and motor deficits. Major underlying abnormalities include impairments in signaling through the in...

Maritime surveillance has become increasingly relevant due to the growth of shipping, illegal fishing, and the need to monitor remote oceanic regions. Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery supports this task under day-and-night and almost all-weathe...

Chemical methods are reliable for soil testing, but they can be both time-consuming and expensive. This reason makes them unsuitable for quick analysis, especially for many soil samples. Infrared spectroscopy is a cutting-edge technique that offers p...

Powered ankle exoskeletons have become efficient ability-enhancing and rehabilitation tools that support human body movements. Traditionally, the control schemes for ankle exoskeletons were implemented relying on precise physical and kinematic models...

Although ochratoxin A (OTA) contamination has been previously reported in Lebanon, this study is the first worldwide to assess its potential impact on renal health among adolescents aged 10 to 18 years. In this cross-sectional study, the aim was to e...

Reliable transfer of control policies from simulation to real-world robotic systems remains a central challenge in robotics, particularly for car-like mobile robots. Digital Twin (DT) technology provides a robust framework for high-fidelity replicati...

International organizations such as the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) regard non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) as an essential component of the sixth-generation (6G) mobile communication t...

Three-dimensional (3D) concrete printing (3DCP) is an emerging digital construction technology that enables geometrically complex structures with reduced labour, material waste, and formwork. However, the sustainability of 3DCP remains constrained by...

This paper investigates the use of recycled carbon fibre (rCF) from wind turbine blades in fibre-reinforced concrete (FRC). The research demonstrates the combined effects of fibre length (25 mm, 35 mm, and 45 mm) and fibre content (0.29%, 0.58%, and...

Vaccination remains the primary strategy for controlling infectious diseases in farm animals. However, current conventional vaccines demonstrate clinical limitations including suboptimal immunogenicity and frequent booster requirements, which comprom...

Tunnel seismic advanced prediction is a widely used technique in geotechnical engineering due to its non-destructive characteristics and deep detection capability. However, limitations in acquisition space and complex on-site conditions often result...

This paper presents a physics-informed reinforcement learning framework that embeds thermodynamic constraints directly into the policy network of a continuous control agent for HVAC optimization. We introduce a Thermodynamically-Constrained Deep Dete...

The precise identification of photovoltaic power stations is essential for advancing the assessment of energy infrastructure and for the efficient management of land resources. To address the need for spatially explicit data on photovoltaic (PV) deve...

Al–Si–Cu alloy is one of the aluminum die-cast alloys widely used in industry. Due to the presence of Si and Cu elements in the Al–Si–Cu alloy, the corrosion resistance of the Al–Si–Cu alloy is lowered. Thus, devel...

Background: Endometrial hyperplasia (EH) represents a precursor lesion in the development of endometrial carcinoma, particularly the endometrioid subtype. Among the molecular pathways involved, microsatellite instability (MSI) resulting from DNA mism...

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionized cancer treatment by reactivating T cell-mediated anti-tumor immunity. However, this enhanced immune activity can lead to immune-related adverse events (irAEs). This narrative review focuses on e...

This study evaluated the Snowmelt-Runoff Model (SRM) and the Génie Rural à X Paramètres Journalier (GRxJ) model family, analyzing the latter both independently and in combination with the CemaNeige snow module. SRM and GRxJ repre...

The treatment of gynecological cancers is challenging because they are often diagnosed at the advanced stages. Furthermore, available chemotherapeutics increasingly imply the development of resistance in cancer patients. This necessitates the search...

Microchannels can create disturbed flow patterns by altering pressure gradients, shear forces, and flow symmetry, which are essential in the design of microfluidic devices and, hence, blood-contacting devices. The effect of asymmetric stenosis on pre...

The inverter is the key element that converts the intermittent DC power of the PV array into a quality AC flow to the grid and simultaneously performs functions such as power factor control, reactive services, and grid code compliance. Therefore, the...

The contemporary landscape is characterised by overlapping values and pressures, where ecosystem services and cultural spaces are used by diverse categories of users. In fragile contexts such as the Phlegraean Fields in Italy, the exponential growth...

Background/Objectives: Extracellular vesicles derived from edible plants have emerged as bioactive nanostructures with potential therapeutic and nutraceutical properties and are currently being investigated as natural carriers for the treatment of ox...

This study explores how research on carbon capture technologies (CCTs) has developed over time and shows how semantic text mining can improve the analysis of technology trajectories. Although CCTs are widely viewed as essential for net-zero transitio...

This study revisits a recently proposed member of the truncated positive family of distributions, referred to as the positively truncated Student’s-t distribution. The distribution retains the structure of the classical Student’s-t distri...

This article presents a part of the industrial metaverse for electric drive system diagnostics. The advantages of using a low-code/no-code platform for electric drive systems diagnostics are demonstrated. Five diagnostic scenarios were developed, pro...

This exploratory study investigated whether voice-derived acoustic features reflect depressive symptom severity and whether they carry preliminary predictive signal for distinguishing individuals with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) from healthy cont...

Background: Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a serious acute complication of diabetes mellitus (DM) associated with significant morbidity, mortality, and healthcare burden worldwide. This study aimed to investigate population descriptors and clinical o...