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Background/Objectives: Reproducible evaluation of aerosol dispersibility remains a key challenge in the development of dry powder inhalers (DPIs), where small variations in particle cohesion, morphology, or device resistance can lead to large differe...

Background: Amid global sustainability imperatives, the logistics sector serves as a key economic enabler while remaining a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. This study investigates the causal relationships between green logistics practi...

Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a highly aggressive malignancy characterized by frequent recurrence and metastasis, which poses a significant global health problem. One of the prominent hallmarks of cancer is glucose metabolic reprogramming, w...

To investigate the leakage characteristics of damaged double-hull oil tanks in still water, this study conducted both model tests and numerical simulations on the leakage process of a damaged double-hull oil tank model. Based on a 75,000 DWT oil tank...

Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) are mandatory in Indonesia following the Ministry of Health regulation, which raises significant challenges in data security and patient-centric access control. Current implementations rely on centralized healthcare...

Lupinus angustifolius is an important leguminous ornamental species, but its productivity is often compromised by alkaline soil stress. GsEXPA8, an expansin gene identified in wild soybean (Glycine soja), has been implicated in alkali stress toleranc...

Climate change has among its effects the increasing frequency and intensity of natural disasters, such as landslides, floods, erosion and fires, with clear implications on both natural and anthropic hazards and risks. These natural phenomenapose a gr...

Major depressive disorder requires scalable, low-burden screening tools. We examined whether three-channel resting-state EEG can support reliable discrimination between major depressive disorder and healthy controls using a lightweight model compatib...

The work studied the effect of high-temperature annealing on the phase composition, microstructure, and mechanical properties of an AlSn10Pb10 vol.% alloy obtained by laser powder bed fusion (LPBF). For this purpose, a series of anneals was carried o...

Mitochondria–endoplasmic reticulum contacts (MERCs) are physical structures formed between mitochondria and the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) through various tethering proteins, playing crucial roles in multiple physiological processes, including...

Turbine blades serve as critical components in aircraft engines, yet casting defects inevitably arise during manufacturing. Therefore, accurate pre-service turbine blade defect detection is critical for aircraft engine safety. However, existing deep...

As networks expand in size and complexity, coupled with an exponential increase in intrusions on network and IoT systems, this leads to traditional models failing to capture increasingly intricate correlations among network components accurately. Gra...

Flooding is one of the major natural disasters that have a major impact on urban areas due to the increasing intensity of factors like extreme weather conditions, climate change, and unplanned urbanization. Considering Cook County, Illinois, the rapi...

The accelerating transition toward carbon neutrality necessitates the synergistic integration of power and hydrogen systems to mitigate renewable intermittency; however, coordinating regulatory policies with the operational flexibility of these coupl...

Objective: The performance of chrono-impedance measurement, a novel electrochemical method for determining free fatty acids (FA), was evaluated in a real-world clinical setting. Methods: Patients presenting to the emergency department with chest pain...

Confronted with the severe imperatives to food security posed by a growing population and the urgent need for sustainable development amid climate change, traditional agricultural models face significant resource-intensive efficiency bottlenecks. Dee...

Background/Objectives: Varicella is a highly contagious childhood disease that may cause severe complications in susceptible populations. The SV-1 cell line-based varicella vaccine (VarV [SV-1]) has been increasingly used in routine immunization; how...

To address the limitations of existing annual load scenario generation methods, including insufficient ability to represent long-term trends, excessive randomness in generated scenarios, and inadequate consideration of special holiday conditions, in...

Light is a critical regulator of circadian physiology, yet its delivery in intensive care units (ICUs) is primarily determined by architectural features and clinical workflows rather than by biological timing. This multicentre study (34 ICUs across n...

To address the difficulty of simultaneously achieving fast response, high stability, and strong disturbance rejection in gimbal systems operating under complex conditions, an adaptive control strategy based on offline–online cooperative optimiz...

Traumatic injuries represent a significant public health challenge, affecting millions worldwide annually and necessitating acute pain management that frequently involves the use of opioid analgesics to mitigate discomfort and facilitate recovery. Al...

Background/Objectives: Evidence-based practice (EBP) is a core competence in physiotherapy, yet its implementation in routine clinical practice remains inconsistent. This study aimed to describe self-reported EBP competencies among physiotherapists a...

Parboiling improves rice-milling performance and consumer acceptance; however, drying parboiled rice can be energy intensive and highly sensitive to drying conditions, making it costly for processors. High head rice yield (HRY) and whiteness index (W...

The syllable is the most fundamental acoustic unit in bird vocalizations and is highly informative of species-specific behavioral characteristics. However, because syllables vary significantly across different species and environments, existing sylla...

Carbide lime (CL) and powdered glass (PG), as industrial by-products, possess significant potential as eco-friendly soil amendment materials. This paper presents a systematic investigation into the effectiveness and reaction mechanisms of a composite...

Mullite (Al₆Si₂O₁₃), an aluminosilicate with remarkable thermal and dielectric properties, is a promising material for advanced electronic applications. This study focuses on a sintered mullite composite and examines its structural, morphological, di...

Basalt fiber-reinforced concrete is increasingly being used in shotcrete support systems for rock mass excavation engineering due to its superior mechanical properties and durability. Rapid freeze–thaw cycling tests were performed to simulate f...

Childhood anxiety is a significant mental health concern in India. Although the Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale-Second Edition (RCMAS-2) is widely used internationally, its psychometric performance in Indian populations is underexplor...

Swaddling, known in Quechua as qillpu, is an ancestral practice still in use in Andean communities, linked to cultural conceptions of health, protection, and appropriate ways of raising babies. The objective of the research was to analyze the sociocu...

Lightweight, efficient, and reversible hydrogen storage materials are critical for the advancement of hydrogen-based energy technologies. In this work, we present a comprehensive density functional theory (DFT) investigation of hydrogen storage in pr...

Series arc faults often occur in aging or faulty electrical systems due to insulation degradation, poor contact, or corrosion. These faults typically generate low current signatures, which are difficult to detect with traditional overcurrent protecti...

Thermal insulation is necessary for deepwater wells to achieve safe and effective production. Based on the comparison of different thermal insulation measures and the control requirements, this paper proposes two indicators to analyze thermal insulat...

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are widely recognized as intracellular signaling mediators and contributors to oxidative damage. Increasing evidence indicates that redox processes in the extracellular space constitute a distinct and functionally releva...

This paper presents FireVision, an innovative platform and model for real-time fire detection and monitoring. The platform utilizes automated drone flights to collect high-resolution imagery in both suburban and forested settings. Ensemble deep learn...

Background: Rabies remains a neglected zoonotic disease in South Africa, particularly in rural areas where surveillance weaknesses, behavioral gaps, and limited One Health coordination persist. Objectives: This study assessed rabies surveillance, beh...

Urban transport systems are major contributors to air pollution in rapidly growing post-Soviet metropolitan areas. Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city, has experienced a sharp rise in private vehicle ownership, accompanied by persistent exceedanc...

Rain, snow, fog, and dust can degrade road-scene images, blur fine details, and consequently reduce the reliability of perception systems for autonomous driving. To address this problem, this paper proposes PF-ConvNeXt, an adverse weather recognition...

The development of new energy technologies is crucial for the future competitiveness of the automotive industry. Green innovation is a key driver of industrial transformation and advancement. Companies in the new energy vehicle (NEV) sector play a cr...

Objectives: The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is a clinically relevant membrane receptor that is frequently overexpressed or dysregulated in multiple types of cancer, making it an important target for antibody-based strategies. Nanobodies,...

Mutations in the fibroblast growth factor 10 (FGF10) gene in humans cause aplasia of the lacrimal and salivary glands (ALSG). In patients with ALSG, heterozygous loss-of-function mutations are found, and FGF10 haploinsufficiency results in the absenc...

Ischemic heart disease is the main cause of death worldwide. Classic cardiac biomarkers, such as troponin, which are released due to myocyte necrosis, are widely used for diagnosis, but they provide limited information about the initial underlying ce...

Precision irrigation is crucial for sustainable agriculture, yet conventional single-objective optimization methods struggle to balance conflicting demands such as crop yield, operational cost, and environmental sustainability. This study introduces...

This paper presents the design, fabrication, and experimental characterization of a novel terahertz receiver comprising two high-performance receiving antennas and a combiner. The low efficiency of local oscillator (LO) power utilization, caused by c...

The transition period in dairy cows involves profound metabolic adaptations that challenge energy balance and liver function. This study evaluated the effects of rumen-protected methionine (RPM) and choline (RPC) on hepatic and skeletal muscle metabo...

Background: Although increasingly studied feline otitis externa (OE) prevalence is not yet well defined. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of OE in a population of privately owned cats in Northern Italy. Methods: Cats were clinically...

Background: Pregnant adolescents are at higher risk of adverse birth outcomes. Tailoring antenatal care (ANC) to adolescents’ unique needs may be a way to reduce adverse maternal and child outcomes within this population. This systematic review...

This paper examines the evolution of the Portuguese residential real estate market during the first twenty-five years of the 21st century, focusing on the short-run determinants of housing transaction values. Using quarterly data from 2000 to 2025, t...

Hepatitis D virus (HDV) is a satellite RNA virus of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) infecting an estimated 12 million people worldwide. Chronic HDV infection is causing the most severe form of chronic viral hepatitis, leading to a rapid progression of ch...

The nuclear envelope (NE) functions as a barrier between the cytoplasm and nucleus. Over the past decade, NE has revealed unexpectedly divergent structural alterations. NE rupture triggers the uncontrollable exchange of macromolecules across the NE a...

Sustainable care of urban lawns requires methods that maintain high turf quality while reducing the use of chemical fertilizers. The objective of this three-year field study was to evaluate whether microbial inoculants can complement or partially sub...