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Background/Objectives: Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) lacks targeted therapies and has a poor prognosis. Wild ginseng (Panax ginseng) is traditionally valued for its medicinal properties, but its scarcity limits therapeutic application. Adventi...

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Understanding the shallow rupture mechanisms on coseismic faults and assessing the influence of fault area propagation is essential for disaster prevention. Since 2000, Hualien and nearby areas in eastern Taiwan have experienced frequent earthquakes,...

Inland depression irrigation districts in the arid regions of Xinjiang, owing to the absence of natural drainage conditions, exhibit unique groundwater-salt dynamics and face prominent risks of soil salinization, thus necessitating clarification of t...

We investigate the Lagrange formulation for the one-dimensional Saint Venant–Exner system. The system describes shallow-water equations with a bed evolution, for which the bedload sediment flux depends on the velocity, Qt,x=Agum,m≥1. In term...

Existing 3D point cloud enhancement methods typically rely on artificially designed geometric transformations or local blending strategies, which are prone to introducing illogical deformations, struggle to preserve global structure, and exhibit insu...

Background: Late-onset depression (LOD) represents a distinct clinical and biological phenotype emerging in the context of global population ageing. This study aims to synthesize current evidence on the epidemiology, risk factors, mechanistic pathway...

This study aims to enhance the value of the Montepulciano d’Abruzzo PDO supply chain by integrating multi-elemental and isotopic profiling with chemometric analysis. The objective is to establish a pilot study for origin authentication, support...

As a globally significant oilseed and food crop, peanuts exhibit significant quality changes influenced by storage conditions. This study monitored six key quality indicators—including fatty acid content, carbonyl content, peroxide value, acid...

Background/Objectives: The emergence of immune-evasive SARS-CoV-2 variants highlights the need for adaptable vaccine strategies. Trimeric receptor-binding domain (tRBD) antigens offer structural and immunological advantages over monomeric RBDs, but D...

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate whether contemporary artificial intelligence (AI), including convolutional neural networks (CNNs) for medical imaging and large language models (LLMs) for language processing, could replace physicians in the ne...

Accurately quantifying the sensitivity of alpine vegetation to climate change is a key prerequisite for formulating regional climate change adaptation policies. The sensitivity of the fragile alpine grasslands on the Tibetan Plateau to climate change...

Understanding the dynamic characteristics of droplets in the orientated flow channels of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFCs) is crucial for their effective heat and water management and bipolar plate design. Therefore, the transient transpor...

Vascular diseases remain a major global health burden despite remarkable technological advances in vascular surgery and endovascular therapies. Conditions such as peripheral arterial disease, abdominal aortic aneurysm, carotid stenosis, chronic venou...

Food insecurity is not merely an outcome of individual deprivation but a place-based expression of how urban food systems operate within unequal socio-spatial contexts. Using the Drivers–Pressures–State–Impacts–Responses (DPSI...

Heavy metal pollution in forest and agroforestry soils represents a persistent environmental challenge with direct implications for ecosystem functioning, food security, and human health. In tropical and subtropical regions, intense weathering, rapid...

Cytokines IL-17A and TNF-α have been implicated in the dysregulated immune responses that characterize SLE, with potential relevance to specific organ involvement. This study aimed to assess their serum levels in SLE patients and to explore pot...

Accurate estimation of crop evapotranspiration (ET) is essential for achieving efficient agricultural water use in the North China Plain. Although machine learning techniques have demonstrated considerable potential for ET simulation, a systematic ev...

Constrained by observation conditions and high inter-class similarity, effective feature extraction and classification of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) targets in few-shot scenarios remains a persistent challenge. To address this issue, this article...

Fenbendazole is an important anti-parasitic medicine widely used in the veterinary field and has recently been considered as a possible anti-cancer agent in humans by some researchers. Fenbendazole encounters challenges in its usage due to its limite...

With the continuous expansion of data trading, the data supply chain system has gradually developed and improved. However, frequent security issues during the data transaction process have seriously hindered the development of the digital economy. As...

In recent years, greenwashing has been seen as a critical issue in the tourism and hospitality sector. This study is structured to systematically examine the literature on greenwashing in the tourism and hospitality industry and to establish a study...

The technological attributes of urban digital infrastructure (UDI) are transforming labor skill structures in the market, thereby altering changes in skill premiums. This study investigates the relationship between UDI and skill premiums by developin...

This paper presents a low-power high-precision Discrete-Time Delta–Sigma (DT-DS) analog-to-digital converter (ADC) for a Battery Management System (BMS), which is critical for monitoring key battery parameters such as voltage, current, and temp...

This paper presents a 2D micro-conveyance device based on a 3 × 3 electromagnetic digital actuator array. This device allows the conveyed object to be moved between several discrete positions distributed in the xy-plane through a collaborative...

The aging population and increasing prevalence of oxidative stress-related diseases underscore the need for functional food and pharmaceutical formulations enriched with bioactive compounds. This study aimed to design sustainable emulsion systems inc...

In this study, semi-interpenetrating polymer network (semi-IPN) hydrogels based on methacrylated dextran and native inulin were designed as biodegradable carriers for the colon-specific delivery of uracil as a model antitumor compound. The hydrogels...

Background/Objectives: Implant-supported rehabilitations using the All-on-4 concept represent a viable treatment option for completely edentulous patients. The guided surgery software allows for the performance of a flapless computer-guided surgery w...

In this paper, we analyze the impacts of financial innovation and financial deepening on the economic growth of 14 sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries from 1995 to 2023. The autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) approach and error correction model (E...

Background: The relationship between alcohol consumption and vascular function remains controversial. This study aimed to examine the association between total alcohol intake, type of alcoholic beverage, and arterial stiffness across different vascul...

Next-generation wireless communication 6G systems are expected to operate under diverse channel conditions and structures, requiring flexible and data-driven communication schemes. As traditional techniques face limitations in complex and dynamic env...

This study introduces an innovative sensor architecture predicated on surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs), comprising a metal–insulator–metal (MIM) waveguide in conjunction with a cat-faced circular split resonator (TCRSW). The efficacy of...

Calprotectin in blood has been identified as a potential biomarker for severe COVID-19 and sepsis. As a knowledge gap remains regarding the biological role of calprotectin, we aimed to investigate the association between serum calprotectin and the ci...

The district heating system (DHS) can provide flexibility to the electrical power system (EPS) in the coordinated dispatch of an integrated power and heat system (IPHS). To exploit the energy storage capacity of the DHS and support the flexible IPHS...

Urban air pollution remains a critical public health issue, especially in densely populated cities where pedestrians experience direct exposure to traffic-related and environmental emissions. This study develops and tests a pollution-aware pedestrian...

This comprehensive review examines hierarchical control principles and frameworks for grid-connected microgrids operating in environments prone to load shedding and under demand response. The particular emphasis is on South Africa’s current ele...

Millimeter-wave (mmWave)/terahertz (THz) devices relying on conventional semiconductor technologies face significant performance bottlenecks, constraining their use in next-generation electronic systems. To address these challenges, this work demonst...

Aligned with circular bioeconomy principles, which aim to establish closed-loop systems that maximize resource utilization and renewal while minimizing waste, this study developed and characterized innovative catalysts derived from waste almond shell...

As the most frequent dust event in the Tarim Basin (TB), persistent floating dust significantly impacts the regional weather and climate. Long-term analysis (2015–2024) showed that the occurrence of persistent floating dust is significantly ass...

In the field of Natural Language Inference (NLI), model interpretability remains an urgent and unresolved challenge. Existing interpretability-oriented annotated datasets are highly limited, and manually constructing natural language explanations is...

To address the fault location problem in multi-terminal hybrid overhead–cable transmission lines with multiple sections, this paper proposes a novel method combining Modified Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition (MEEMD) and the Teager Energy O...

Deceptive and evolving conversations on online platforms threaten trust, security, and user safety, particularly when concept drift obscures malicious intent. Large Language Models (LLMs) offer strong natural language reasoning but remain unreliable...

The synthesis of monocyclic and bicyclic compounds plays a fundamental role in organic chemistry, and the need for novel synthetic methodologies is still under investigation. In particular, α,β-unsaturated (bis)enones have emerged as valua...

Children and adolescents in hot and humid climates face increasing health risks due to climate change. Although the concept of Health-Promoting Schools (HPSs) is widely recognized, a systematic framework that integrates climate adaptability, child-sp...

Achieving sustainable land restoration in southern Chinese ionic rare earth mining areas remains a significant challenge due to the extended duration and low efficiency of conventional remediation approaches. Although the hyperaccumulator Dicranopter...

Green chemistry, achieved by using water as a reaction medium, has several potential applications. In this work, a number of water-soluble Rh(III)–THP complexes, [Rh(III)Cl3(OH)(THP)2]− (1), [Rh(III)Cl2(OH)(THP)3] (2), [Rh(III)Cl(OH)(THP)...

This study formulates and verifies a network-based evaluation methodology for appraising the sustainable competitiveness of community enterprises. Based on Social Capital Theory, the Resource-Based View (RBV), and Network Theory, the model defines hi...

To address the challenges of accurately extracting features from elongated scratches, irregular defects, and small-scale surface flaws on high-precision linear guide rails, this paper proposes a novel instance segmentation algorithm tailored for guid...

Immune checkpoint inhibitors are essential treatments for many oncologic diseases, but with well-known immune-related adverse events, such as acute interstitial nephritis (ICI-AIN). We investigated novel potential biomarkers that could assist in the...

Objective: Resistance exercise can induce muscle damage that impairs sports performance and cellular repair. Myokines, particularly mitochondrial myokines, play an important role in regulating energy metabolism and muscle recovery. The ACTN3 R577X po...