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In railway engineering, waterproofing layers (or blankets), composed of bitumen and mineral aggregates, are a viable and promising solution, but further innovation is needed to achieve higher mechanical characteristics and a better balance between vi...

The AP2/ERF superfamily is a key class of transcription factors involved in plant responses to various stresses. As an ancient species, the olive tree (Olea europaea L.) exhibits considerable stress tolerance and wide adaptability. In this study, we...

The present paper compares and analyzes the design of AES-128 encryption and decryption using Finite State Machine (FSM) architecture on FPGA and MATLAB platforms. This study aims to evaluate performance disparities in terms of execution time, throug...

RNA viruses exhibit high mutation rates and strong host adaptive capacity, posing major public health challenges. Although meta-transcriptomic studies have uncovered vast numbers of novel RNA viral sequences, identifying those with spillover risks re...

Traditional scheduling theory optimizes initial task assignments under static assumptions, yet operational systems face repeated disruptions requiring both immediate rescheduling and long-term structural adaptation. Existing approaches treat each dis...

We develop a fully gauge-invariant analysis of gravitational-wave polarizations in metric $f\left(R\right)$ gravity with a particular focus on the modified Starobinsky model $f\left(R\right)=R+\alpha R^2-2\mathsf{\Lambda }$, whose constant-curvature solution $R_d=4\mathsf{\Lambda }$ provides...

LRRC8 channels are volume-regulated anion channels (VRACs) activated by cellular swelling, which mediate regulatory volume decrease in many cell types. Recently, it has been shown that these channels contribute to the release of glutamate from astroc...

Background/Objectives: Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a popular full-contact combat sport. The aim of this study was to determine injury mechanisms, rates, severity, patterns, circumstances, and the resulting economic healthcare consequences by conducti...

Background: This study explores the interplay between environmental stressors and intimate partner violence (IPV) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Methods: Drawing on participants’ interviews, visual ethnography, thematic analysis, and a review of s...

Background: To compare postoperative outcomes between partial resection and preservation of the middle turbinate (MT) in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis undergoing endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS). Methods: A comprehensive search was undertaken ac...

The interdisciplinary nature of artificial intelligence courses forces non-computer science majors to contend with the simultaneous challenges of terminology comprehension and language cognition. To increase the efficiency of terminology teaching, th...

As societies continue to age, brain tumors increasingly affect older patients. Still, large-scale evidence on whether the relationship between age and brain tumor has been evolving over time is scarce. We examined longitudinal trends among different...

This paper proposes an acoustic analysis system to help improve saxophone performance skills. The system combines direct support for performance movements by a robot with indirect support by presenting performance information. By sensing the performa...

This study evaluated the efficacy of the TOF-SIMS (time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry) technique for the comprehensive lipidomic analysis of human meibum, a lipid-rich secretion essential for tear film stability, using samples collected f...

Background/Objectives: Carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli (CP-Ec) has emerged as an important contributor to the global crisis of antimicrobial resistance. Although less prevalent than carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae, CP-Ec exhibi...

Hyperuricemia is a metabolic disorder characterized by elevated serum uric acid levels and is increasingly linked to alterations in intestinal mucosal condition and gut microbiota composition. Probiotics have been proposed as safe, non-pharmacologica...

The selection of hazard factors is an important factor affecting the accuracy of landslide susceptibility mapping (LSM). The systematic development of an integrated input framework, incorporating both static and time-varying factors, as well as compa...

Persistent energy system inertia continues to hinder China’s carbon reduction progress despite global decarbonization trends. This study develops an explainable machine learning framework to dissect energy-related emission drivers through 14 se...

Mining-induced ground fissures in the Ordos Basin pose critical threats to coal mine safety and ecological stability. This study integrated multi-source monitoring data (improves data acquisition efficiency by 60%) with theoretical models to elucidat...

Background/Objectives: Larix decidua has been used in traditional medicine for the treatment of various inflammatory conditions. Although their use has been recognized in alternative medicine, the scientific documentation of the antioxidant and anti-...

This study merged archival data from three separate experiments to investigate the typology of individuals who benefit most and least from gratitude letter writing interventions (N = 487). First, k-means clustering of pre- to post-intervention change...

The rise in ICU survival rates has introduced new challenges related to the long-term effects of intensive care, known as Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS). Nurses play a key role in these clinics; however, the nature and outcomes of their interven...

The present study focuses on scientific and experimental research on corrosion damage to the bodies of subway cars. The main purpose of the research is to assess the degree of corrosive wear on the main load-bearing metal structures of the subway car...

This work presents integrated flux and velocity channel maps of the planetary nebula Abell 30 (A30) inner knot system. The observations were taken with the INTEGRAL spectrograph at the William Herschel Telescope (WHT), La Palma, Spain. Our IFU data c...

Electron ionization (EI) mass spectrometry (MS) is a widely used technique for the compound identification and production of spectra. However, incomplete coverage of reference spectral libraries limits reliable analysis of newly characterized molecul...

Acoustic emission testing is a non-destructive inspection method in which ultrasonic waves emitted by defects in an object are detected and assessed based on their time of arrival and waveform, which strongly depends on the geometry of the object. Th...

This study evaluated the suitability of a new glutinous rice cultivar of Gureumchal as a raw material for Makgeolli, a traditional Korean rice wine, by comparing Makgeolli produced from Gureumchal with those made from a non-glutinous rice and another...

We study the planar repulsive two-center Coulomb system in the presence of a uniform magnetic field perpendicular to the plane, taking the inter-center separation a and the magnetic field strength B as independent control parameters. The free-field s...

Background: Multidrug-resistant bacteria have quadrupled globally, impacting effective treatment of infectious diseases. A growing concern is that many Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria harbor genes conferring resistance to various antibiotics...

Deep learning–based pansharpening methods for remote sensing have advanced rapidly in recent years. However, current methods still face three limitations that directly affect reconstruction quality. Content adaptivity is often implemented as an...

In this study, magnetic porous glycidyl methacrylate and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate copolymer (mP) grafted with tetraethylenepentamine (mP-TEPA) obtained in a two-step procedure was tested as the CO₂ sorbent. The morphological, textural, structur...

Precise medical image segmentation plays a vital role in disease diagnosis and clinical treatment. Although U-Net-based architectures and their Transformer-enhanced variants have achieved remarkable progress in automatic segmentation tasks, they stil...

Metformin is a first-line oral antidiabetic agent that has attracted increasing interest as a potential geroprotective therapy due to its ability to improve metabolic homeostasis, reduce oxidative stress, and attenuate chronic inflammation. However,...

The DC converter constitutes a pivotal component within medium-voltage direct current (MVDC) collection systems, performing functions such as voltage boosting, isolation, and power transmission. To accommodate the demand for high-capacity DC converte...

Inconsistent presentation of STAT3 variants in clinical settings makes them challenging to use in diagnostics and the prevention of unfavorable outcomes. Patients harboring the STAT3^R152W variant display a range of autoimmune disorders, including typ...

Background/Objectives: Xanthones from the tropical fruit mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) have been reported to modulate oxidative stress and inflammatory responses. This work explored the anti-inflammatory potential of mangosteen in the form of tinc...

(1) Background: Menstruation is subject to stigma worldwide, which has led to restrictive cultural norms and taboos rooted in religion, customs, and patriarchal systems. The resulting ‘cultural stigma’ associated with menstruation exacerb...

Intergroup communication (IC) serves as a critical arena in which narratives, worldviews, and group behaviors are expressed, confronted, and translated into concrete communicative practices. Within this unique space of interaction, divergent narrativ...

We have proposed the reduction in triple integral to double integral that is used in multiple shear mechanism model for faster 3D nonlinear ground motion analysis. In this study, we propose reformulation of the mechanism which results in the expressi...

Microbiological contamination in public buildings is closely linked to human presence, such as airborne bacteria, fungi, and particulate matter, which strongly influence indoor air quality (IAQ). This study examined the distribution of microorganisms...

Advancing Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) is essential for integrating land and water strategies and ensuring access to safe and secure water services. Yet, assessing the quality of IWRM implementation remains a persistent challenge for...

The growing need for ecologically sound and ethical protein sources has contributed to the development of meat analogs (MAs) and restructured meat products (RMPs). Next generation MA and RMP production requires sustainable structuring techniques to i...

This article presents the concept of using a functionalised siloxane compound HOL9 with amphiphilic properties as a coating for cement composites to enhance their antifouling properties against algae. The biological properties of the compound were as...

Direct ink writing (DIW) has emerged as a promising method for fabricating flexible electronics. Copper nanowires are a key material for the conductive inks required for this technology. However, copper nanowires suffer from significant challenges, i...

This study provides a phytochemical characterization of Sambucus nigra L. (elderflower) and correlates its chemical profile with anti-inflammatory bioactivity, establishing an optimized extraction methodology. A comparative analysis of ultrasound-ass...

This study examines multi-celebrity deployment as a destination branding practice, using Seoul as an empirical case. The analysis draws on 172 official tourism promotional videos released by the Seoul Tourism Organization between 2011 and 2025, featu...

Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are key regulators of the prostate tumor microenvironment (TME) with influence on disease progression and therapeutic response. CAFs originate from multiple precursors and retain remarkable plasticity while tumors...

The paper introduces a novel intelligent modeling system of a railway cargo delivery which combines queuing theory and station-level technological activities to model the manner in which re-handling and waiting processes produce delivery delays. The...

Exosomes and other extracellular vesicles (EVs) carry microRNAs, proteins, and lipids that reflect cardiovascular pathophysiology and can enable minimally invasive biomarker discovery. However, EV datasets are highly dimensional and heterogeneous, st...

This research examines the risk factors that influence injury severity in individual motorcycle accidents, utilising a dataset of 5253 incidents. Five machine learning algorithms—multinomial logistic regression, classification trees, random for...