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The epidemic of infectious diseases, such as influenza A, has imposed a severe health burden on the population. Early detection, diagnosis, reporting, isolation, and treatment are crucial for the prevention, control, and management of infectious dise...

Seasonal influenza is a major cause of morbidity and hospitalization in children, with the potential for severe complications and considerable socioeconomic impact. We conducted a retrospective observational study including 1046 children aged 0&ndash...

Background/Objectives: Hearing loss affects spoken language processing and leads to cortical reorganization in sensory systems. While neuroimaging research has explored cross-modal plasticity in visual language processing, there is a need to identify...

This study investigated the effects of Bacillus subtilis (B. subtilis) supplementation on microbiota and metabolites in the feces of Leizhou goats. Eight Leizhou goats were used in a replicated 4 × 4 Latin square design according to their gende...

Potatoes are an economically important crop in Virginia, USA, where growers must balance planting dates, nitrogen (N) management, and variable crop prices. Early planting exposes crops to low temperatures that limit growth, whereas late planting incr...

This study evaluated the effects of late pruning and late apical leaf removal on grapevine phenology, fruit composition, yield parameters, xylem sap carbohydrate content, and grape skin polyphenol levels over two consecutive vintages (2022 and 2023)....

This work presents a comparative study of TiSiC and TiSiCN composite coatings deposited on stainless steel by reactive plasma spraying using mechanically activated powders. Microstructure, phase composition, and hardness were assessed by SEM/EDS, XRD...

Hyperspectral image (HSI) classification is often challenged by cross-scene domain shifts and limited target annotations. Existing approaches relying on class-agnostic moment matching or confidence-based pseudo-labeling tend to blur decision boundari...

Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) is widely used in modern dentistry, particularly in prosthodontics, orthodontics, and maxillofacial surgery. To improve the properties of PMMA, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are incorporated to enhance the antibacterial,...

Cu in tea leaves can be easily leached into the tea broth during brewing and ingested by humans; therefore, excessive accumulation of Cu in tea leaves may pose potential health risks. In this study, the relationship between soil Cu and Cu content in...

Shrikes (Lanius spp.) are predatory passerines with a diverse diet that often includes lizards, yet their feeding ecology in Greece remains poorly documented. Here, we report the first case of the great grey shrike Lanius excubitor Linnaeus, 1758 pre...

Large rivers are crucial for the functioning of individual regions and entire countries. However, despite their importance, relevant data allowing for a full assessment of the processes and phenomena occurring within them are often lacking. In the co...

A variety of aerospace trajectory optimization problems are subject to either discontinuities or constraints at intermediate times, which define multiple arcs with distinctive governing equations. This work addresses multi-arc optimal control problem...

With the rapid development of the civil aviation industry, the reliability and real-time performance of airborne data transmission are becoming increasingly important. The traditional airborne network cannot meet the future flight requirements of the...

Ecological resilience serves as a critical foundation for regional ecological management. As a fundamental unit of ecological governance, a watershed integrates natural, economic, and social subsystems into a complex composite system. However, the me...

By combining the Maxwell–Garnett mixing rule, Mie scattering, and the four-stream discrete ordinates adding method, a snow albedo model with explicit consideration of water content was constructed, and the influence of snow water content on sno...

To elucidate the corrosion mechanism of orthodontic archwire in fluoride-containing environments, the friction and wear behavior of archwires following corrosion in fluoride-containing oral care products was investigated. Stainless steel archwires we...

Water environmental carrying capacity (WECC) is an important support for social and economic development and is closely related to regional production and consumption patterns. Exploring the level of WECC and its evolution trend is very urgent for th...

Molecular odor prediction represents a fundamental challenge in computational chemistry with significant applications in fragrance design, food science, and chemical safety assessment. While traditional Quantitative Structure–Activity Relations...

This study investigates the use of Si and CdTe-based Timepix3 detectors for photovoltaic energy conversion using solar X-rays and other high-energy electromagnetic radiation in space. As space missions increasingly rely on miniaturized platforms like...

Background/Objectives: Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) remain a therapeutic challenge due to their limited response to radiation and conventional chemotherapies. While recent advances in immunotherapy have improved outcomes in several cancers, these strat...

Hubei Province is a significant center for cultural and trade exchange in Central China. However, since no nephrite deposit has been discovered in Hubei, nephrite artifacts excavated within its jurisdiction must have been obtained from other regions....

Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) have demonstrated significant cardiovascular and renal benefits beyond glycemic control, yet their integrated mechanisms remain incompletely understood. Emerging evidence highlights the gut-kidney-he...

The endocannabinoid system (eCBS) is a versatile neuromodulatory network that orchestrates synaptic plasticity, reward processing, and neuronal homeostasis. Increasing evidence implicates eCBS dysregulation in both addiction and neurodegenerative (ND...

Endometriosis is a hormone-dependent disease, in the pathophysiology of which sex hormones (androgens, estrogens, etc.) are involved. The level of bioactive androgens/estrogens (in the free state) in the organism largely depends on sex hormone-bindin...

Background: Serological screening for HBV is standard in hemodialysis, and vaccination is recommended for non-immune patients. Objective: To determine the cause of positive HBsAg detected shortly after vaccination. Methods: We conducted a retrospecti...

A new series of styryl hemicyanine dyes featuring substituted N-phenylpiperazine end groups was synthesized using an environmentally friendly procedure. The photophysical properties of the dyes were systematically investigated in organic solvents of...

Background/Objectives: Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most common hereditary renal disorder; it is typically diagnosed in adulthood, but occasionally presents antenatally as very-early onset ADPKD. Despite advances in pre...

Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) has been widely utilized in products such as cotton textiles, hydraulic oils, coatings, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, etc. Now it is widely distributed in various environmental media, wildlife, and human bodies. Polysty...

A high salt environment seriously affects the physiological metabolism and yield of plants. Hordeum brevisubulatum (Trin.) Link has high biomass and important ecological, feeding and economic values, but its growth conditions have serious saline-alka...

Background/Objectives: Attentional focus, wherein motor performance differs between internal focus (IF), which directs attention to body parts, and external focus (EF), which directs attention to the external environment, has exhibited a dominance th...

Glucosinolate-derived metabolites play central roles in plant defense and are increasingly recognized for their pharmacological importance. Barbarea vulgaris produces a structurally diverse set of such compounds, yet their biological activities remai...

The pervasive environmental contamination by microplastics (MPs) and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) represents a critical challenge of the Anthropocene. While historically studied in isolation, a growing body of evidence confirms that the...

Apart from combining two converters by connecting them in parallel at the input and the output sides, one can connect them in parallel at the inputs and in series at the outputs of the stages to increase the power rate and to modify the voltage trans...

A hybrid multilevel model for a representative volume has been developed to describe the thermomechanical treatment of materials throughout the manufacturing–operation cycle. The model serves as an efficient tool for the digital design of funct...

This paper presents an economic–environmental power dispatch approach for a grid-connected microgrid (MG) with photovoltaic (PV) generation and battery energy storage systems (BESSs). The problem was formulated as a multiobjective optimization...

Mitral regurgitation is one of the most prevalent valvular heart diseases globally and the second most common indication for cardiac valve surgery, surpassed only by aortic stenosis. Over the past decades, open-heart mitral valve surgery has been the...

Background/Objectives: Melanomas may develop de novo or in association with a pre-existing nevus (nevus-associated melanoma, NAM). Whether these subtypes differ in their clinical and biological behavior remains uncertain. We aimed to compare the clin...

Quotations play a central role in shaping narrative perspective, as they guide readers’ adoption and shifting of character and narrator viewpoints. While direct speech (DS) is often assumed to enhance vividness and emotional engagement, its cog...

Acute kidney injury (AKI) remains a common clinical syndrome associated with high morbidity and mortality. However, effective diagnostic biomarkers and specific therapeutic interventions are still lacking. Secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI...

Adolescent obesity is a growing public health concern, as poor dietary patterns contribute to nutrient deficiencies. In particular, dietary fiber and omega-3 fatty acids are underconsumed yet critical for cardiometabolic and mental health. Objective:...

Building upon a theoretical framework, this study utilized 126 field survey questionnaires from farmers in Shouyang County, Shanxi Province, China, coupled with corresponding farmland soil heavy metal monitoring data, to investigate the extent of hea...

Rising energy demand, fossil fuel depletion, and global warming are accelerating research into sustainable energy solutions, with growing interest in hydrogen as a promising alternative. This research presents a detailed experimental investigation an...

Fruits of the Laurocerasus officinalis Roem., known as cherry laurel, are found in the Black Sea region. This study examines the phytochemical characterization, antioxidant properties, and antimicrobial potential of cherry laurel’s fruits, vari...

Background/Objectives: The efficacy of mechanical thrombectomy in large vessel occlusion has been established in multiple clinical trials as the standard of care for acute ischemic stroke. However, the incidence of refractory thrombectomy (RT), as we...

This study introduces an innovative hybrid approach combining salting-out and adsorption for the highly efficient removal of crystal violet (CV) dye from aqueous solutions. The method leverages high-ionic-strength brine discharge from the Complex of...

Background/Objectives: This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates the oncological safety and outcomes of minimally invasive versus open interval debulking surgery after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in advanced ovarian cancer, addressing whether l...

The anion, cation, and radical structural forms of B2N (−, 0, +) were studied in the case of symmetry breaking (SB) inside a (5, 5) BN nanotube ring and were also compared in terms of non-covalent interaction between these two parts. The non-bo...

The shift to green ports is essential for meeting worldwide sustainability targets and lowering emissions related to maritime activities. This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the Port of Bar in Montenegro and its prospects for transforming...

Background/Objectives: Insulinomas are rare insulin-secreting pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (pNETs). Preoperative tumour localisation can usually be achieved by computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging, or positron emission tomography...