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Chronic rhinitis is induced by endotype-diverse inflammatory processes, which complicates effective therapeutic management. According to the current principles of personalized medicine, which also apply to the management of rhinological disorders, th...

Coastal flooding can result from multiple interacting drivers and can be a complex, challenging topic for learners to grasp. Interactive learning with apps offers new opportunities for improving comprehension and engagement. We present the Floodport...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), as a class of “permanent chemicals” with high environmental persistence and bioaccumulation, have attracted much attention. In this study, we focused on the molecular mechanism of the interacti...

Background/Objectives: Surfactin is a biosurfactant with various biological activities, including antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties; however, its effects on bone metabolism remain poorly understood. This study aimed to investigate the ef...

Juniperus communis L. is a conifer widely used in traditional European medicine for the management of inflammatory disorders. However, its effects on oxidative stress and inflammation remain incompletely characterized. The present study investigated...

The hospitality sector is an environment where leadership quality significantly impacts organizational performance and employees’ well-being. However, research on leadership styles in the Greek hotel industry remains limited. Using the Multifac...

Refractory geopolymers derived from aluminosilicate sources and alkaline activation are a promising alternative to traditional fired bricks, particularly when low-cost, waste-derived raw materials are used. This study improves the workability of a re...

Background and objective: Evidence of percutaneous left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) and oral anticoagulants (OACs) in non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) patients with intermediate-to-borderline high stroke risk is scarce. We aimed to compare...

Sward structure and post-grazing heights (SH) significantly influence plant growth and animal intake, crucial for dairy grazing systems. However, these interactions are dynamic and vary with season, resource heterogeneity, and defoliation patterns. S...

Given the potential hazards of enrofloxacin (ENR) residues to human health, establishing an accurate, rapid, and stable detection method is of importance. To enable the direct detection of ENR, an electrochemical sensor was constructed in this study....

To reconcile the intensifying trade-off between chronic water scarcity and escalating forage demand in the Yellow River Basin, this study optimized integrated irrigation and fertilization regimes for silage maize. Leveraging the AquaCrop model, valid...

Background/Objectives: Mitochondrial dysfunction is a major cause of brain injury in patients with primary mitochondrial disease. New mitochondrial therapeutics and non-invasive tools for efficacy monitoring are urgently needed. To these ends, succin...

Lithuania covers the deepest parts of the Baltic basin and contains many reservoirs that have been explored for Hydrocarbon production and gas storage projects, including CO2 and hydrocarbon gas storage. Studies have also been conducted to assess the...

Hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.) is a major crop in the Caucasus region, but its safety is often threatened by Aspergillus flavus colonization and aflatoxin (AF) contamination. Although AFs are strictly regulated in the EU, the influence of post-harves...

This retrospective study provides an extensive evaluation of feline squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), comparing oral and cutaneous SCC, as well as different oral/cutaneous sites, with respect to sex, age, breed, and coat length. It was based on 4300 SCC...

Multifunctional hydrogels with an interpenetrated network structure have shown great potential for biomedical and tissue-regeneration applications. In this work, the biomedical hydrogel was fabricated with an interpenetrated network based on dopamine...

The main goal of this work was to develop nanoparticles of lysozyme (Lys) for biological and biomedical applications. The developed biosystems were based on Lys-loaded calcium alginate 2% and chitosan 1% beads and films with different concentrations...

Ni-Mo alloy coating has shown exciting potential as a candidate to replace chromium coating. In this paper, Ni-Mo alloy coatings were successfully electrodeposited from a citrate/ammonia bath, and the effect of the bath pH values over a wide range (4...

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is escalating worldwide, posing a serious threat to global public health by driving infections that are no longer treatable with conventional antibiotics. CRISPR–Cas technology offers a programmable and highly spe...

The effective focal length is a critical determinant of optical performance and imaging quality, serving as a fundamental parameter for components ranging from ophthalmic lenses to precision microlens arrays. With the rapid advancement of complex opt...

The growth of the cruise industry and rising passenger numbers have led to an increase in cruise-related accidents, presenting challenges for mass rescue operations. It is crucial to understand the evolution of MAss Life-Threatening Incidents at Sea...

Urban perception research has long focused on global metropolises, but has overlooked many cities with complex functions and spatial structures, resulting in insufficient universality of existing theories when facing diverse urban contexts. This stud...

Recurrent depressive disorder (RDD) and bipolar disorder (BD) are the most common affective disorders worldwide. However, the pathogenesis of these disorders remains far from understood. Macromolecular proton fraction (MPF) mapping is a sensitive and...

Background: Artificial inoculation of Epichloë endophytes into elite forage germplasm aims to establish beneficial symbioses for developing high-yield, high-quality, and stress-tolerant cultivars, but host specificity of the fungi often causes c...

This paper introduces a color image encryption technique based on phase-only hologram (POH) encoding with dynamic constraint and phase retrieval under structured light illumination (SLI). During encryption, the color plaintext is first encoded into a...

Echocardiographic left ventricular (LV) diastolic function assessment represents one of the mainstays for routine, comprehensive transthoracic echocardiography in adults. Estimation of LV filling pressures is an integral part of LV diastolic function...

Currently, with the widespread popularization of e-commerce systems, enterprises have increasingly high requirements for the timeliness of order fulfillment. It has become particularly critical to enhance the operational efficiency of heterogeneous r...

Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), a persistent and bioaccumulative perfluoroalkyl substance, poses significant environmental and human health risks due to the extraordinary stability of its C–F bonds. Conventional remediation strategies largely...

Sea ice concentration (SIC) and thickness (SIT) are critical variables for polar research. In this study, the potential of Tianmu-1 GNSS-R observations for retrieving Arctic SIC and SIT is explored using machine learning algorithms. XGBoost demonstra...

As one of the payloads on board the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) spacecraft, the ultraviolet imager (UVI) aims to capture N2 Lyman–Birge–Hopfield (LBH) aurora continuously on a high-eccentricity orbit. The UVI...

The thermal influence of Urban Heat Islands (UHIs) is not limited to periods of high temperature but persists throughout the year. The present study utilizes hourly data collected over a period of one year from a network of hygrothermal monitoring st...

Iron (Fe), as one of the essential micronutrients for plants, plays a pivotal role in regulating growth and development through homeostatic balance. Fe deficiency is a common agricultural stress that causes visible leaf chlorosis and impairs plant gr...

Fungal endophytes have emerged as a promising source of bioactive compounds with potent antifungal properties for plant disease management. This study aimed to isolate and characterize fungal endophytes from Antillean avocado (Persea americana var. a...

Background: To investigate baseline MNV characteristics in Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCTA) and its impact on therapeutic needs and visual acuity after 5 years in initially therapy-naïve eyes. Methods: A retrospective study of 43...

Large language models (LLMs) and other foundation models are rapidly being woven into enterprise analytics workflows, where they assist with data exploration, forecasting, decision support, and automation. These systems can feel like powerful new tea...

Rosemary extract (RE), rich in carnosic and rosmarinic acid, which have antibacterial/antioxidant/anti-inflammatory effects, is a potential natural feed supplement for heat-stressed dairy buffaloes. This study systematically evaluated dietary RE effe...

Thin plates are widely used and can be subjected to combined loads that trigger elasto-plastic buckling. Often, these plates are perforated, which significantly changes their mechanical response. This study investigates six perforation geometries (el...

The containment of misinformation diffusion on social media is a critical challenge in computational social science. However, prevailing intervention strategies predominantly rely on static topological metrics or time-agnostic learning models, thereb...

The coexistence of heterogeneous congestion control algorithms causes network unfairness and performance degradation. However, existing solutions suffer from the following issues: poor isolation reduces the overall performance, while sensitivity to t...

Background and Clinical Significance: Breast hemangioma is an extremely rare benign vascular tumor of the breast. Its imaging findings are nonspecific, and differentiation from malignant tumors such as encapsulated papillary carcinoma, mucinous carci...

Plant-derived volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are widely used as insect attractants for population monitoring, offering an efficient and eco-friendly approach to pest management. Since thrips are the dominant pest species in alfalfa fields, this st...

The Jiangsu Coastal Thermal Front (JCF), a persistent feature in Chinese marginal seas, plays a significant role in modulating phytoplankton dynamics and carbon cycling. However, the multi-scale spatiotemporal variability of the persistent JCF and th...

The major subtypes of leukemia show sex differences. This review summarizes current knowledge and identifies gaps regarding sex differences across acute myeloid leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, chronic myeloid leukemia, and chronic lymphoblast...

Functional appliances constitute a common treatment approach for skeletal Class II malocclusion. However, evidence regarding the effects of appliance design and manufacturing workflows on treatment outcomes remains limited. This study aimed to compar...

Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) encompass a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by varying degrees of inflammation and fibrosis. Despite advances in understanding the pathogenesis, therapeutic options remain limited, particularly for pat...

Background/Objectives: Isotretinoin remains an essential therapy for severe acne, yet its safety profile continues to raise concerns. This study analyzed adverse event reporting patterns for isotretinoin versus topical retinoids using EudraVigilance...

Ethylene is a multifunctional phytohormone that regulates plant growth, development, and responses to abiotic/biotic stresses. RTE1 (Reversion-To-Ethylene Sensitivity1) acts as a negative regulator of the ethylene responses in Arabidopsis by positive...

In flexible AC/DC microgrids, a variety of non-traditional power equipment are in operation, such as AC/DC interlinking converters. Moreover, due to the influence of interlinking converters, short-circuit fault characteristics in microgrids are much...

Since γδ T cells are present in all jawed vertebrates, we wondered whether butyrophilins, proteins that play a key role in the activation of these cells, were also present in these organisms. Our analyses revealed the presence of genes en...

Surface deformation induced by the extraction of natural resources constitutes a non-stationary spatiotemporal process. Modeling surface deformation time series obtained through Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) technology using deep l...