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Recently, interest has grown in using alternatives to cement and aggregates to improve concrete and reduce its environmental impact. This study explores the use of cherry pit waste (CPW) as a partial substitute for coarse aggregates in self-compactin...

This study integrates recent literature with qualitative data from sexual-health outreach workers in the Greater Toronto Area to examine how outreach is delivered to gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (GBTQ+) men who have sex with men (MSM) in vir...

Green AI contributes to digital sustainability in higher education by encouraging computationally efficient technologies and responsible digital practices. Despite growing interest in sustainable AI, empirical evidence remains limited on how Gen Z st...

This paper investigates the asynchronous non-fragile $H_{\infty }$ control problem for a class of Markovian jump singularly perturbed systems (MJSPSs) with time-varying delays. By applying a multi-layer structure method, a non-fragile controller with time...

Background and Objectives: Spinal (SA) and general anesthesia (GA) are both available for lumbar disc hernia (LDH) surgery. Patient satisfaction with anesthesia service is under-investigated and may help identify areas requiring improvement, leading...

Students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience impairments in reciprocal social interactions, communication, and a restricted range of interests or repetitive behaviors that impact the development of their behavioral and/or social–emot...

Background and Objectives: Diabetic foot disease is a major cause of lower-limb amputation and is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. While amputation is often considered definitive treatment, postoperative outcomes and their predict...

When bridge towers are subjected to strong winds, they exhibit significant displacements. This displacement change can serve as an important indicator for structural performance warning. The displacement and acceleration collected in real time by the...

This paper addresses distributed formation control for multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) operating in obstacle-dense environments under directed switching communication topologies. A leader–follower architecture is adopted, wherein the l...

Wheat is rich in carbohydrates and proteins but is susceptible to pest infestation and microbial contamination during storage. Owing to itself high efficiency, energy savings, and lack of chemical residues, electron beam irradiation (EBI) has been wi...

Background/Objectives: Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease affecting >200 million people worldwide. Praziquantel is the sole recommended drug against Schistosoma mansoni; however, it lacks activity against juvenile forms and cannot pre...

Purpose: This study systematically reviews research on six emerging technologies in external auditing, Big Data, Blockchain, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Robotic Process Automation (RPA), to clarify what is curre...

A high-throughput assay system is developed for measuring communication in microbial biofilms in a 96-well microtiter plate format. In this assay, bioluminescent microbial whole cell biosensor systems (MWCBs) for quorum-sensing molecules (QSMs) are e...

Porphyromonas gingivalis is described as a keystone pathogen associated with periodontal disease (PD), which exhibits enhanced representation upon microbial dysbiosis in such a chronic inflammatory disease. This oral pathogen drives and contributes t...

Engineering carbon nanostructures directly on carbon fiber fabrics offers an effective route to constructing hierarchical multifunctional coating systems. In this study, methane-based chemical vapor deposition (CVD) was employed to investigate nanoca...

Background/Objectives: Acute beetroot juice (BJ) nitrate supplementation may enhance agility and change of direction performance by increasing nitric oxide bioavailability and improving cognitive and skeletal muscle functions, thereby potentially att...

At the current stage, water resource shortages and significant regional disparities in resource distribution severely restrict China’s food security. Existing research primarily focuses on resource use efficiency, while lacking a systematic fra...

Reinforcement learning (RL) has demonstrated considerable promise in the field of autonomous driving. However, decision-making processes in real-world environments are inevitably influenced by measurement noise and perception inaccuracies, which can...

Background/Objectives: Platinum resistant ovarian cancer represents a treatment challenge due to lack of efficient treatments and the absence of prognostic biomarkers. The circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), methylated homebox A9 (meth-HOXA9), has been su...

It is with great honour that I accepted the proposal to become Section Editor-in-Chief of the Herpetology section of the journal Animals [...]

The accurate identification of the degree of alkali reactivity of aggregates is crucial for preventing alkali–silica reaction (ASR) damage in concrete. Two siltstones were collected from the main stream and a tributary of the Yarlung Tsangpo Ri...

This research evaluated a soy sauce produced from germinated soybeans with varying salt concentrations. Soybeans were germinated over 48 and 72 h, then homogenized with roasted wheat and 0.1% of Aspergillus oryzae, and kept three days for koji fermen...

Peritoneal dialysis (PD)-related infections caused by rare pathogens are heterogeneous and clinically challenging, and available evidence is largely limited to isolated reports that hinder comparative interpretation. We conducted a controlled pooled...

Background: Oral complications are common in cancer patients, especially those with head and neck cancers. Patients who have been exposed to radiotherapy for their head and neck cancers endure considerable short- and long-term complications. Methods:...

Rapid and accurate detection of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is critical for effective treatment and containment. The Xpert^® MTB/XDR (GXXDR) assay is designed to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) and resistance to isoniazid...

Excessive sodium intake is a public health concern, although sodium chloride is technologically essential in comminuted meat systems due to its role in protein solubilization, water binding, and gel formation. This study evaluated the extent to which...

Background/Objectives: Peritoneal membrane failure remains a major limitation of peritoneal dialysis (PD). Systemic inflammation contributes to membrane dysfunction, yet simple predictive biomarkers are lacking. The uric acid-to-HDL cholesterol ratio...

Rising ambient temperatures pose significant challenges to the thermodynamic performance of trans-critical CO₂ refrigeration systems, as they reduce system efficiency and cooling capacity. To mitigate these adverse effects, a spray-cooling technique...

The critical task of ship detection in aerial imagery for maritime monitoring faces significant challenges in achieving real-time performance on embedded platforms. These challenges arise from the large data volume inherent in wide-format aerial imag...

Human skin and hair act as multifunctional barriers but are highly sensitive to environmental pollutants originating from air, water, and cosmetic products. Epidemiological studies report that exposure to particulate matter (PM_2.5–PM₁₀), nitrog...

Background: Pembrolizumab is a novel immunotherapy agent that improves oncological outcomes for various cancers. This study aimed to investigate immune-related adverse events (irAEs) that occurred after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) with pembrolizum...

The ZF-HD transcription factors play key roles in plant development and stress responses, yet their functions in cucumber remain poorly understood. Here, we characterized a cucumber ZF-HD gene, CsHB33, and investigated its role in leaf development an...

Predicting the motion of ships and floating structures is essential for ensuring economical and environmentally friendly operations in the ocean. In this study, we propose a hybrid encoder–decoder Convolutional Neural Network–Long Short-T...

Examining the mechanism of two-way interaction between the air turbine and generator is essential for accurately predicting the performance of oscillating water column (OWC) devices. This study developed a fully integrated model for a back-bent duct...

The constant growth of IP data traffic, driven by sustained annual increases surpassing 26%, is pushing current optical transport infrastructures towards their capacity limits. Since the deployment of new fiber cables is economically demanding, ultra...

Impurity profiling is of significant analytical and regulatory importance, particularly in the context of lifecycle quality management. A robust chaotropic chromatography method was developed for the determination of olanzapine and its two oxidative...

Rolling bearing faults originate from complex tribodynamic interactions among rolling elements, raceways, and the cage, yielding nonlinear, non-stationary vibration signals that are highly susceptible to noise and operating-condition variations, whic...

Product waste in grocery supply chains remains a major concern for multiple stakeholders, particularly retailers, due to the direct financial losses it generates and the potential risks it poses to customer health and safety. In this context, digital...

Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a hematological disorder commonly found in individuals of any gender, race, or age. Patients with ITP will present with thrombocytopenia either in a primary form or because of an infection or a dysfunction in the immu...

Background/Objectives: Tangent screen perimetry is a valuable tool for detecting functional visual loss (FVL), which is suspected when the visual field fails to expand as expected with distance. However, there is currently a lack of research document...

Hospitals generating waste daily need to identify efficient, cost-effective, and sustainable alternatives to conventional disposal methods. Therefore, we formulated a mathematical model to evaluate emerging healthcare waste treatment (HCW) methods by...

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Biocompatible nanocomposite hydrogels are emerging as versatile platforms in nanomedicine, particularly when natural proteins are used as both structural and chemical components. In this work, we report a green, simple, and rapid in situ synthesis of...

Reliable indoor–outdoor user detection is essential for optimizing resource allocation and network performance in cellular networks. While Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based techniques have gained attention, statistical signal processing remain...

Background: Sepsis remains a leading cause of mortality worldwide. This study evaluated the independent and combined effects of age and chronic comorbidities on clinical outcomes in patients with septic shock. Methods: We conducted a multicenter retr...

Bovine rotavirus (BRV) is one of the leading causes of neonatal diarrhea in calves and remains a major concern in veterinary medicine due to its high morbidity and economic impact. Rapid, sensitive, and cost-effective diagnostic approaches are theref...

Studies that have sought to describe and account for pre-diagnosed depressive symptoms on BC treatment choice, delay in initiating treatment, and mortality have been inconsistent. The purpose of the study is to examine the association between pre-dia...

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a severe X-linked neuromuscular disorder caused by loss-of-function mutations in the dystrophin gene, leading to progressive muscle degeneration, motor decline, respiratory compromise, and cardiomyopathy. Diagnosi...

Early-life respiratory viral infections represent a major global health burden and are key determinants of long-term susceptibility to chronic respiratory diseases. In neonates the immaturity of the immune system contributes to the high incidence and...

Optical remote sensing ship detection faces significant challenges in realistic maritime scenes due to strong background clutter (e.g., docks, shorelines, wake streaks), extreme scale variation, and the elongated geometry of ships with diverse orient...