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Apatite is a widespread accessory mineral, which can provide information on the geochemical characteristics of magma and the conditions of hydrothermal alteration of the rocks in magmatic–hydrothermal deposits. This study aims to understand the...

Background: Pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) remains the fundamental treatment for periampullary malignancies but is associated with considerable morbidity (20–50%) and mortality (2–7%). Bacteriobilia contributes to unfavourable postoperative o...

Background/Objectives: Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) and lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) are widely utilized techniques for degenerative lumbar diseases. This study compared radiological and clinical outcomes of LLIF and TLIF i...

Objective: To clarify the pathophysiology of myopic optic neuropathy (MON) and its relationship to glaucomatous optic neuropathy (GON). Background: MON is presumed to be associated with posterior pole ectasia and deformation of the lamina cribrosa (L...

Background/Objectives: Mycosis fungoides (MF) and Sézary syndrome (SS) are cutaneous T-cell lymphomas (CTCLs) with variable clinical outcomes. Peripheral blood (PB) involvement in MF/SS is an independent predictor of prognosis. Accurate labora...

Background: Patients with inflammatory rheumatic disease (IRD) are susceptible to influenza infections and complications yet avoid vaccination for fear of exacerbation. This study evaluates the 2023/24 influenza vaccine in IRD patients, aiming to pro...

Climate change intensifies natural disasters, requiring enhanced understanding of urban resilience mechanisms. While green infrastructure’s disaster mitigation role has been established through engineering studies, empirical evidence linking gr...

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, and the majority of cancer-related deaths are caused by cancer that has spread to other organs. Precision cancer medicine (PCM) holds potential to improve outcomes and relies on molecularly matc...

Conventional gelatin capsules deliver a rapid drug release in the stomach, which is suboptimal for therapies requiring controlled and delayed release, emphasizing the need for customizable drug delivery systems for precision medicine. This study&rsqu...

This study presents a comparative assessment of the Johnson–Cook (J-C) and Ductile Damage (DD) material models, evaluating their capability to replicate the tensile behavior and fracture development in ductile metals. Numerical models of AL6063...

In this paper we investigate the weighted Lp boundedness of generalized Marcinkiewicz integrals MK(ε) over multiple symmetric domains. Under the conditions K∈Lq(Sm−1×Sn−1), q>1, we establish suitable weighted Lp boun...

Powdery mildew, caused by Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici, is a highly destructive disease affecting wheat in most growing regions worldwide. The most effective strategy for combating this disease is through the exploitation of novel and durable res...

In low-resource automatic speech recognition (ASR) scenarios, parameter-efficient fine-tuning (PEFT) has become a crucial approach for adapting large pre-trained speech models. Although low-rank adaptation (LoRA) offers clear advantages in efficiency...

This paper presents a simulation framework for analysing race car overtaking manoeuvres under aerodynamic wake effects using optimal control theory. The proposed formulation integrates wake-dependent aerodynamic disturbances into a spatial-domain opt...

Background: Several studies have attempted to identify the initiating drivers of small intestinal neuroendocrine tumor (SI-NET) development and the molecular mechanisms underlying their progression and metastatic spread. Previous gene expression stud...

Motor position sensors are critical parts for traction motors control in electrified automotive powertrains. As motors are becoming more compact due to the advance of technology the packaging space for motor position sensors is becoming increasingly...

Aiming at the problems of large cutting force, easy honeycomb tearing, and deformation during the traditional cutting process of aramid honeycomb materials and an increase in cutting temperature during continuous processing, which may lead to vibrati...

Background: Mobile health (mHealth) applications are widely used for lifestyle monitoring and health promotion; however, their psychological impact on mental health outcomes remains insufficiently understood. Beyond usage frequency, the perceived use...

Data transmission requirements are a major constraint for mission design and can increase mission complexity significantly. Thus, reducing the amount of data required to be transmitted is key. In this work, the reference scenario of the European Spac...

Multi-laser powder bed fusion is an emerging additive manufacturing technology that enables the production of high-performance components with intricate geometries and large aspect ratios. These tall, slender structures are highly susceptible to stee...

Despite decades of intensive research, an effective cure for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) remains elusive. Although AD is classically linked to amyloid-beta (Aβ) aggregation, growing evidence highlights neuroinflammation as a major driver of d...

In a context of expanding remote work and increased mobility, digital nomadism has emerged as a growing phenomenon with implications for social and territorial sustainability. This study examines the factors influencing the intention to adopt a digit...

Daoist female alchemy (nüdan 女丹) texts articulate a bodily paradigm in which humans and nature mutually enfold one another, and in which yin and yang interact in harmonious complementarity. Through an analysis of three key dimensio...

Polyurethane-based implantable devices (PUIDs) delivered via catheter are increasingly used in structural heart interventions; however, limited in vivo data exist regarding their long-term biostability and biological safety. This study evaluated a ba...

β-thalassemia patients often experience ocular abnormalities such as angioid streaks (ASs), retinal pigmented epithelium degradation, visual field defects, and in rare instances choroidal neovascularization (CNV). Although ASs are common in indi...

Signal intersections are key nodes in urban road traffic networks, and real-time queue length information serves as a core performance indicator for formulating effective signal management schemes in modern adaptive traffic signal control systems, th...

Distribution shifts commonly arise in real-world machine learning scenarios in which the fundamental assumption that training and test data are drawn from independent and identically distributed samples is violated. In the case of medical data, such...

Non-destructive testing (NDT) methods are widely used to evaluate the performance of concrete, but their accuracy can be influenced by external factors such as curing temperature. Temperature not only modifies hydration kinetics and strength developm...

Compared to Arikan’s G2 kernel, large-kernel polar codes exhibit higher polarization rates and superior error correction performance. The critical steps of exact successive cancellation (SC) decoding for such codes can be implemented via trelli...

Within the cloud manufacturing paradigm, Cloud Manufacturing Service Composition (CMSC) is a core technology for intelligent resource orchestration in Cloud Manufacturing Platforms (CMP). However, existing research faces critical limitations in real-...

Growth stagnation or weight loss is prevalent in weaned piglets, with post-weaning diarrhea severely compromising intestinal health, underscoring the criticality of intestinal structural integrity for preventing digestive disorders. Tight junction pr...

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The use of white-rot fungi Pleurotus spp. and Trametes versicolor in continuous-flow fixed-bed systems has emerged as a promising and sustainable approach for the removal of different pollutants from aqueous media. This overview presents the most imp...

Despite global advances, the digital transformation of public services in developing countries often fails to meet its objectives. This study argues that a primary reason for this is an overemphasis on technological solutions and a neglect of the bro...

Resilience to stress integrates cognitive, physiological, and behavioral adaptations to sustain performance under adversity. Genetic variation in catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT, rs4680) and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE, rs1799752) modulates...

Although responsible for 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions, Latin America faces disproportionate vulnerability to climate-related events, making the need for clear, transparent, and rigorous action critically urgent. Corporate disclosure practic...

This study analyzes the ICT infrastructure in teaching practice centers from the perspective of students enrolled in early childhood and primary education degree programs at a Spanish university during the 2024–2025 academic year. A quantitativ...

This paper presents an optimization framework for Multi-Robot Task Allocation (MRTA) for a heterogeneous robot fleet operating in dynamic, failure-prone environments. In contrast to traditional MRTA approaches that handle only the initial allocation,...

Wetlands have been recognized as nature-based solutions to the climate crisis. This study evaluates the state of standardization in nationwide inland wetland survey datasets and analyzes terrestrial vertebrate patterns by integrating datasets with pu...

The growing number of wearable electrocardiogram (ECG) users today, combined with the surge of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in medical signal-processing, has led to a new age of wearable-enabled monitoring for cardiac condit...

Background: Neonatal mortality remains a significant public health challenge in Ethiopia. Despite efforts to implement key evidence-based interventions, their coverage and utilization remain low. The Saving Little Lives (SLL) program aims to scale-up...

Background/Objectives: Data on the perpetrators of workplace violence (WPV) in healthcare settings are lacking. We sought to identify characteristics of perpetrators of WPV in a United States emergency department (ED) and explore associations between...

To meet the challenge of microbial contamination of food, smart packaging materials with active controlled-release functions have become a research hotspot. In this study, a humidity-responsive antimicrobial composite film was constructed by introduc...

Metallic seismic dampers are an effective tool for reducing structural damage during seismic events. While previous reviews have often focused on cataloging device types, this review presents a deep analysis of the underlying science governing their...

Assessment of water resource spatial equilibrium (WRSE) is crucial for regional sustainable development, yet traditional methods always face difficulties in quantifying systemic differences and resolving their internal uncertainties. Accordingly, thi...

The Tibetan “Dark Age,” following the collapse of the Tibetan Empire in the mid-ninth century, has traditionally been viewed as a period of cultural and religious decline. This paper reframes that narrative by examining recently excavated...

L. infantum and L. donovani, distinct species in the L. donovani complex, show high phenotypic and genotypic polymorphism and share molecular traits. Therefore, genotyping by a single molecular target can give uncertain results. This study focuses on...

The intensive cultivation of greenhouse tomatoes generates massive quantities of vegetative residues often laden with potentially complex pesticide contaminants, posing a dual challenge of waste management and environmental toxicity. This study inves...

Yersinia enterocolitica is a psychrotrophic zoonotic pathogen that causes diarrhea in animals and enteritis in humans, mainly transmitted through the food chain. This systematic review and meta-analysis estimated the prevalence, geographical distribu...

Background: Real-time phase-contrast magnetic resonance (RT-PCMR) imaging allows free-breathing assessment of blood flow across cardiac valves and vessels. However, the feasibility of free-breathing RT-PCMR on a mid-field (0.55T) MRI system has yet t...