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We introduce the Symmetric-$\mathbb{Z}$ (Sy-$\mathbb{Z}$) family, a unified class of symmetric discrete distributions on the integers obtained by multiplying a three-point symmetric sign variable by an independent non-negative integer-valued magnitude. This sign-magnitude...

This paper presents an open-source digital circuit of the coprocessor for an integer multiple-precision arithmetic (MPA). The purpose of this coprocessor is to support a central processing unit (CPU) by offloading computations requiring integer preci...

On 1 January 2024, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, causing substantial damage to northern Noto. This study aimed to clarify the experiences of patients using a psychiatric visiting nurse service who...

Conservation voltage reduction (CVR) factors are usually estimated from field measurements by regressing load power on voltage. At the level of an individual industrial branch circuit, this regression is confounded, because a branch’s own curre...

We study theoretically the supercurrent and the superconducting diode effect (SDE) in a structure comprising parallel-coupled double quantum dots (DQDs) sandwiched between two superconductor leads in the presence of a magnetic flux. The influence of...

As image data are shared ever more openly, they increasingly leak privacy-sensitive information, yet existing detectors seldom model how the text embedded in an image relates to its visual content and tend to fail precisely when the two modalities di...

In this paper, we study the corrections to the Friedmann equations due to fast fluctuations in the universe scale factor. Such fast quantum fluctuations were recently proposed as a potential solution to the cosmological constant problem. They also in...

Based on the angular spectrum expansion, the spatial Goos–Hänchen (GH) shift of an Airy vortex beam reflected from the graphene/hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) heterostructure is investigated analytically. The influences of graphene/hBN hete...

We investigate theoretically the Josephson current through one semiconductor quantum dot (QD) coupled to triple nanowires (junctions) with Majorana bound states (MBSs) prepared at their ends. We find that not only the strength but also the period of...

Contrails are one of the driving contributors to global warming, induced by aviation. The quantification of the impact of contrails on global warming is nontrivial and requires further in-depth investigation. In detail, condensation trails might even...

Grain security is an essential issue for countries across the world. China has witnessed over the last decades not only a rapid growth in the volume of the grain production, but also a divergence in its geographical distributions. Existing studies on...

In the Newtonian limit of general relativity a force acting on a test mass in a central gravitational field is conventionally defined by the attractive Newtonian gravity (inverse square) term plus a small repulsive cosmological force, which is propor...

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and osteoblasts respond to the surface electrical charge and topography of biomaterials. This work focuses on the connection between the roughness of calcium phosphate (CP) surfaces and their electrical potential (EP) at...

The designation of protected areas depends not only on ecological criteria but also on social acceptability. This study investigates the factors associated with ex ante support for the proposed Iblei National Park (Italy) through a survey of institut...

The development of green residences is crucial to reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions of the construction industry. However, the study on the spatial distribution characteristics of green residences and its influencing factors has not at...

Financial Inclusion is a key factor in achieving the sustainable development goals of the United Nations. The research in the area of financial inclusion is becoming more critical for scholars and policymakers. In previous studies, effects of formal...

This study revisits the debate surrounding the impact of Official Development Assistance (ODA), also known as foreign aid, on two macro-indicators: economic growth and child mortality. Unlike previous studies, which assessed the interaction of aid wi...

Extremely premature newborns are predisposed to cardiovascular complications due to a number of factors, including myocardial immaturity, hemodynamic changes, and iatrogenic effects. There are few studies on myocardial strain in extremely premature i...

Background and Objectives: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is increasingly recognized as a lifespan neurodevelopmental condition with far-reaching consequences for functioning and health that extend well beyond its core signs and symp...

Fatigue is a major issue in neurorehabilitation without a gold standard for assessment. The purpose of this study was to evaluate measurement properties of the five subscales of the self-report questionnaire the Dutch Multifactor Fatigue Scale (DMFS)...

Building-energy consumption constitutes a pivotal component of global energy systems, with the heating and cooling loads during the operational phase being particularly significant. Substation building, as nodes in the transmission and transformation...

Background: First-trimester screening for preterm preeclampsia relies on validated competing-risks models integrating maternal characteristics with biochemical and biophysical markers to generate individualized risk estimates. Large language models (...

This study examined the spatiotemporal dynamics and driving mechanisms of ecosystem service value (ESV) in Wuhan from 1985 to 2020. Using multi-temporal land-use data, remotely sensed vegetation indices, and socioeconomic statistics, we estimated the...

A method is shown for preventing temporal broadening of ultrafast optical pulses in highly dispersive and fluctuating media for arbitrary signal-pulse profiles. Pulse pairs, consisting of a strong-field control-pulse and a weak-field signal-pulse, co...

The spatial structure of trees is a template for forest dynamics and the outcome of a variety of processes in ecosystems. Identifying the contribution and magnitude of the different drivers is an age-old task in plant ecology. Recently, the modelling...

Traditional palliative care education may limit the development of clinical competencies and attitudes required to alleviate suffering and improve quality of life. Gamification has been proposed as an alternative educational strategy in this field. B...

The COVID-19 pandemic is a stressful long-lasting event with an increasingly negative impact upon individuals. This study aimed at assessing the magnitude of depression, anxiety, and stress among adults living in Portugal during the first mandatory l...

With data collected by Internet of Things sensors, deep learning (DL) models can forecast the generation capacity of photovoltaic (PV) power plants. This functionality is especially relevant for PV power operators and users as PV plants exhibit irreg...

An increasing amount of research is focusing on comparing productivity in monospecific versus mixed stands, although it is difficult to reach a general consensus as mixing effects differ both in sign (over-yielding or under-yielding) and magnitude de...

The Mw7.3 Iraq earthquake on 12 November 2017 was the largest recorded earthquake in the Zagros Mountains since 1900. In order to quantitatively analyze the co-seismic deformation caused by this earthquake, both the ascending and descending SAR image...

Changes in both swallowing and taste commonly occur in advanced age, though the relationship between the two is unknown. This study examined the association between a water swallow screen test and taste identification and intensity rating. Participan...

Altered eating behavior due to modern, food-enriched environments has a share in the recent obesity upsurge, though the exact mechanisms remain unclear. This study aims to assess whether higher weight or weight gain are related to stronger effects of...

The direct effect of TSH on bone metabolism in vivo is difficult to capture as the changes of its concentrations are followed by respective alterations of thyroid hormone levels. We evaluated the effect of recombinant human TSH (rhTSH) on sclerostin...

Water conductivity in 23 lakes of the Suwałki Landscape Park (SLP) was tested in the years 2012–2014. Conductivity profiles were made at the deepest place every two months between spring and autumn water mixing. The collected measurement data,...

Health literacy is a broad and multidimensional construct, making its measurement and conclusions inconsistent. This study aims to compare the patterning of health literacy using different assessment tools and examine their impact on children’s...

Understanding the dynamics of vegetation autumn phenology (i.e., the end of growing season, EOS) is crucial for evaluating impacts of climate change on vegetation growth. Nevertheless, responses of the EOS to climatic factors were unclear at the regi...

Redox-induced magnetic transformation in organic diradicals is an appealing phenomenon. In this study, we theoretically designed twelve couples of diradicals in which two nitroxide (NO) radical groups are connected to the redox-active couplers includ...

Background and Objectives: Whether hyperglycaemia causes hypertension, hypertension worsens glycaemic control, or both conditions arise from shared metabolic drivers remains clinically consequential yet unresolved. This study applies a triangulated c...

This paper presents an econometric analysis of inflation from a Post Keynesian perspective using quarterly data from 2002 to 2024 for the United States, including the most recent period of inflation after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. I evaluat...

In numerous environmental compartments around the world, the existence of micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) in the environment has been verified. A growing number of studies have looked at the interaction between MNPs and human activities due to the ris...

Background: Worldwide, stress and burnout continue to be a problem among teachers, leading to anxiety and depression. Burnout may adversely affect teachers’ health and is a risk factor for poor physical and mental well-being. Determining the pr...

The human health risks posed by exposure to cyanobacterial toxins such as microcystin (MC) through water and fish consumption remain poorly described. During the last two decades, coastal regions of Lake Victoria such as Nyanza Gulf (Kisumu Bay) have...

We propose Distribution-Preserving Latent Steganography via Conditional Optimal Transport (DPL-COT), a coverless image steganography framework for latent diffusion models. Unlike classical cover-modifying schemes, DPL-COT embeds a bitstream directly...

Remote tele-rehabilitation requires objective pain assessment, but existing approaches fail in two distinct ways. Self-report scales such as the Visual Analog Scale and the Numeric Pain Rating Scale are easy to falsify, opening a special case of the...

Nonlinear structural analysis serves as a fundamental tool for accurately predicting structural bearing capacity and ultimate strength. The incremental-iterative solution scheme represents the prevailing methodology for tracing nonlinear load–d...

Background: The surgical treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is influenced by factors such as skeletal maturity, curve magnitude, progression, and spinal flexibility. The assessment of spinal flexibility is crucial for surgical plannin...

Background: Autoimmune diseases and other immune-mediated disorders are associated with an increased risk of malignancy, influenced by chronic inflammation, immune dysregulation, and treatment-related factors. Clarifying cancer risk patterns across s...

The spatial–temporal distribution of the global gravity wave (GW) potential energy (Ep) at the lower stratosphere of 20–35 km is studied using the dry temperature profiles from multi- Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) radio occult...

Background/Objectives: Assessing non-technical skills (NTSs) in prehospital care is susceptible to rater subjectivity. While Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be used to score conversation transcripts, it emphasizes formal linguistic features, whereas...

Finite-element analysis (FEA) is a widely used computational method for predicting the biomechanical response of implant-supported prostheses, but its computational cost limits its use in large-scale parametric exploration or chairside decision suppo...