City planners are facing an emergency to develop, promote, and implement actions that allow the mobility needs of people and businesses in cities (and their surroundings) to be satisfied to assure a better quality of life. Among the different actions...
Various red algae have repeatedly been reported to produce a variety of UV-absorbing mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs), compounds that are well-known as natural sun-screens, as well as a plethora of betaines, metabolites which contribute to the osm...
Multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) has demonstrated significant potential in enabling cooperative agents. The communication protocol, which is responsible for message exchange between agents, is crucial in cooperation. However, communicative M...
This study presents a phytochemical survey of two common intertidal red algal species, Bostrychia scorpioides and Catenella caespitosa, regarding their MAA (mycosporine-like amino acid) composition, which are known as biogenic sunscreen compounds. Si...
The core–shell structure of poly(St-co-MAA) nanoparticles containing β-diketonate Eu3+ complexes were synthesized by a step-wise process. The β-diketonate Eu3+ complexes of Eu (TFTB)2(MAA)P(Oct)3 [europium (III); 4,4,4-Trifluoro-1-(2-...
This study describes the physicochemical characterisation of interpenetrating hydrogel networks (IHNs) composed of either poly(hydroxyethylmethacrylate, p(HEMA)) or poly(methacrylic acid, p(MAA)), and Pluronic block copolymers (grades F127, P123 and...
In this study, a triple-component copolymer of P(Stx-co-MAAy)-g-fPEGz containing hydrophobic (styrene, St), hydrophilic (methacrylic acid, MAA), and oleophobic (perfluoroalkyl polyethylene glycol, fPEG) segments was synthesized and used as an additiv...
In Mobility as a Service (MaaS), walking plays a crucial role in connecting various modes of transportation. In order to provide more accurate predictions of walking travel time, a comprehensive and in-depth study is required to examine the factors t...
Slip-resistant footwear can prevent fall-related injuries on icy surfaces. Winter footwear slip resistance can be measured by the Maximum Achievable Angle (MAA) test, which measures the steepest ice-covered incline that participants can walk up and d...
13 November 2024
Chronic pain (CP) affects about 30% of the global population and poses significant challenges to individuals and healthcare systems worldwide. The interactions between physiological, psychological, and social factors are crucial in the onset and deve...
Accurate segmentation of oral mucosal lesions remains challenging because lesion regions often resemble surrounding mucosa, with subtle color differences, weak texture contrast, unclear boundaries, and distractors such as saliva, folds, reflections,...
Accurate cropland parcel mapping is essential for food security and sustainable land management in arid Africa, yet it remains challenging in Egypt due to edge blurring, spectral confusion, and fragmented fields in medium-resolution imagery. A novel...
28 January 2021
The goal of this study is to better understand the relation between the practice of Mindfulness and the sexual activity, sexual satisfaction and erotic fantasies of Spanish-speaking participants. This research focuses on the comparison between people...
Nitroxide-mediated polymerization using the succinimidyl ester functional unimolecular alkoxyamine initiator (NHS-BlocBuilder) was used to first copolymerize tert-butyl methacrylate/2-vinylpyridine (tBMA/2VP) with low dispersity (Đ = 1.30–1.41) and c...
Automated microscopic image analysis is essential for quantitative microbiology, yet manual acquisition and generic recognition models struggle with morphological variability and scene artifacts. We address both ends of this pipeline. First, we prese...
25 September 2025
This article presents the “When a Parent is Born” project, focused on early identification and intervention for psychological distress during pregnancy and postpartum. It addresses the perinatal vulnerability to depression, and psychologi...
Lifestyle interventions can have a positive impact on quality of life and psychological parameters in patients with metabolic syndrome (MetS). In this randomized controlled trial, 145 participants with MetS (62.8% women; 59.7 ± 9.3 years) were...
This study investigated the effect of feed formulation: the template:functional monomer (T:fM) and functional monomer:crosslinker (fM:X) ratios as well as the initiator concentration, on the binding performance and selectivity of caffeine (CAF) and t...
Zingiberaceae plants are distributed in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world, being used in many famous medicinal materials. Meanwhile, some Zingiberaceae plants are important horticultural flowers because they are green all year round a...
3 September 2019
Volunteers active in psychosocial emergency care offer psychological first aid to survivors of accidents and trauma, their relatives, eye witnesses, bystanders, and other first responders. So far, there are no studies that investigate the secondary a...
To address the computational complexity and deployment challenges of traditional convolutional neural networks in rice disease identification, this paper proposes an efficient and lightweight model: Ghost Channel Spatial Attention ShuffleNet with Mis...
In this study, nanosilica-based polymers were synthesized and optimized for water-based drilling fluid applications using response surface methodology (RSM). The synthesis process involved the polymerization of methacryloyloxyethyl trimethyl ammonium...
Cataloging an accurate functional gene set for the Symbiodiniaceae species is crucial for addressing biological questions of dinoflagellate symbiosis with corals and other invertebrates. To improve the gene models of Fugacium kawagutii, we conducted...
Police officers work in high-stress environments that demand emotional resilience, interpersonal skills, and effective communication. Occupational stress can negatively impact their motivation, conflict resolution abilities, and professional effectiv...
There is no noninvasive method to estimate lung shunting fraction (LSF) in patients with liver tumors undergoing Yttrium-90 (Y90) therapy. We propose to predict LSF from noninvasive dynamic contrast enhanced (DCE) MRI using perfusion quantification....
Reactive Powder Concrete (RPC) is widely recognized for its high strength and durability, yet its dependence on large amounts of Portland cement (PC) and silica fume (MS) raises environmental and economic concerns. This study explores the combined in...
Background and Objectives: Yoga has been proposed as a supportive intervention to enhance mindfulness and reduce stress among nursing students, but evidence from mixed-method studies remains limited. This study aimed to examine the effects of a 12-we...