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Background/Objectives: The 103Pd/103mRh in vivo generator represents a promising Auger electron-emitting system, in which both parent and daughter radionuclides emit predominantly Auger electrons with minimal accompanying radiation. This study invest...

Drowsy driving and sudden medical emergencies are major contributors to traffic accidents, necessitating continuous, non-intrusive driver monitoring. Since current technologies often struggle to balance accuracy with practicality, this study presents...

Objective: This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to investigate the association between hearing loss (HL) and incident cardiovascular disease (CVD), a composite of stroke and myocardial infarction (MI), and to explore the specificity of the u...

The extended application of pesticides has intensified the resistance problem in Liriomyza trifolii within Hainan Province. This study aimed to elucidate the underlying mechanisms contributing to the elevated resistance observed in this pest by emplo...

Background/Objectives: Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) constitute a highly complex clinical environment characterized by patient fragility and frequent ethically sensitive decisions. To date, systematic studies investigating how Italian NICUs a...

Electromagnetic flowmeters face significant challenges in measuring complex fluids, characterized by weak flow signals and severe noise interference. Conventional solutions, such as dual-frequency rectangular wave excitation, suffer from multiple dra...

Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains a major cause of cancer-related mortality. Transarterial radioembolization (TARE) has emerged as a locoregional therapy to downstage tumors and expand surgical eligibility. Methods: This retrospectiv...

Nanoaperture optical tweezers (NOTs) were used to analyze conalbumin in various forms. By analyzing the power spectrum of the NOT-transmitted laser signal, differences between iron and iron-free conalbumin were observed; the corner frequency extrapol...

About 16% of typhoons making landfall in China strike Hainan Island, where near-surface extreme winds in dense urban areas exhibit a strong spatiotemporal heterogeneity that is difficult to capture with current observations and mesoscale models. Focu...

Vegetation restoration is an effective strategy to improve the ecosystem function of the Loess Plateau. Soil microbiomes play a critical role in maintaining soil multifunctionality (SMF). However, the role of aggregate-scale microbial communities and...

To address the low efficiency and stress-inducing nature of traditional manual weighing for dairy cows, this study proposes a semantically guided 3D reconstruction and body weight estimation method for dairy cows. First, a dual-viewpoint Kinect V2 ca...

Chemotherapy resistance in colorectal cancer (CRC) represents a critical clinical challenge leading to treatment failure and poor patient prognosis. Artemisinin is a natural product isolated from Artemisia annua, and its clinically relevant derivativ...

Objective—Partial do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders, directives specifying limited resuscitative efforts, are intended to align medical interventions with patient preferences. However, their complexity may introduce ambiguity, inconsistent care,...

Ni-based catalysts have been extensively investigated for lignin hydrogenation; however, they often exhibit limited phenol selectivity and poor catalytic stability. To address these challenges, we introduced Cu as a promoter, resulting in the develop...

Background: Coffin–Siris syndrome 12 (CSS12) is a recently described neurodevelopmental disorder caused by heterozygous pathogenic variants in BICRA, a gene encoding a core subunit of the non-canonical BAF (ncBAF) chromatin-remodeling complex....

Ensuring the safety of autonomous driving systems (ADS) requires scenario-based testing that reflects the complexity and variability of real-world driving conditions. However, the nondeterministic nature of actual traffic environments makes physical...

Structural balance in fully signed networks, integrating both individual attributes and relationships, represents a critical challenge in social computing; however, its dynamic transformation remains underexplored. This study extends structural balan...

Background: Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is largely driven by transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1)-mediated fibrosis. Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-associated protein 9 (Cas9) ribonucleoprotein (RNP) comp...

To address the common limitations of conventional dual-layer path planning methods, such as slow global convergence, delayed local obstacle avoidance response, and insufficient inter-layer integration, this paper proposes an enhanced collaborative pl...

The concept of energy-rich molecules is central to metabolic activity and the coupling of catabolic and anabolic processes. Here, we use the term “energy-rich” only in the (bio)chemical sense, i.e., for molecules containing particularly w...

Recently acquired evidence indicates that bacteria can utilise yeasts as survival niches. This study investigated the presence of hidden, intracellular bacteria (endobacteria) within wild yeasts collected from natural ecosystems and evaluated whether...

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is a primary environmental factor responsible for skin photodamage, and exposure to UV rays is strongly linked to a variety of skin diseases. This study examined the prophylactic and therapeutic effects of Seed Oil of Lyciu...

Oil spills remain among the most severe anthropogenic threats to marine ecosystems, with consequences that span ecological, socio-economic, and human health domains. While numerous studies have investigated individual accidents such as Exxon Valdez,...

Stock price prediction is a core challenge in quantitative finance. While machine learning has advanced the modeling of complex financial time series, existing methods often rely on single-target predictions, underutilize multidimensional market info...

The accelerating integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into cybersecurity operations has introduced new challenges and opportunities for modernizing incident response (IR) practices. This study explores how cybersecurity practitioners perceive...

The Sar-e-Sang lapis lazuli deposit has a mining history exceeding 5000 years, producing the world’s finest lapis lazuli. Recently, gem-quality forsterite has been discovered in the marble containing spinel, dolomite, and phlogopite at the peri...

Immunodeficiency presents a significant clinical challenge in contexts such as tumour radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and organ transplantation. Current therapeutic interventions are constrained by single-target approaches and substantial adverse effects...

The piston pin operates under severe mechanical and thermal conditions, making accurate lubrication prediction essential for engine durability. This study presents a comprehensive digital engineering framework for piston pin bearings, built upon a fu...

Filtration of emulsions is an important operation in multiple processes of chemical, environmental, and petroleum engineering. The primary concern of the present study is cleaning of water produced from a petroleum reservoir. The produced water is fi...

Parents’ awareness, attitudes, and perceptions of barriers to orthodontic care for children significantly influence decisions regarding early orthodontic interventions. This mixed-methods study explored parents’ perceptions of their child...

Fractional calculus, the study of derivatives and integrals of arbitrary order [1–3] [...]

The heterogeneity of a tectonic fault interface controls both the spatial features of seismicity and the locations of the foci of shallow earthquakes. Strong earthquakes are associated with ruptures of asperities. We present the Seismogenic Patches D...

The topic of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) cybersecurity has received significant recent interest from the research community, with many methods proposed in the literature to improve detect and mitigate various types of attacks. This paper provides a...

A coherent standardization framework is essential for the industrial deployment of cellulose nanomaterials (CNMs). Although CNMs offer attractive properties for diverse industrial applications, their distinct morphological types—cellulose nanoc...

This paper introduces a novel approach for designing a Fractional Order Proportional-Integral-Derivative (FOPID) controller for the Hydraulic Turbine Regulating System (HTRS), aiming to overcome the challenge of tuning its five complex parameters (Kp...

Background: Atherosclerosis and its associated chronic inflammation of the arterial wall disrupt fatty acid metabolism, leading to changes in plasma fatty acid composition. These alterations can be used to improve disease diagnosis and risk stratific...

Lightweight, lead-free polymer–mineral composites have attracted increasing interest as radiation-attenuating materials for applications where reduced mass and environmental compatibility are required. In this work, the γ-ray attenuation...

Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) represents one of the largest causes of economic loss and animal morbidity in the global cattle industry, second only to neonatal diarrhea. Its etiology is complex, originating from a multifactorial combination of hos...

This paper aims to obtain the ξΨη-extended Whittaker function and its integral representations. This function is defined by using the ξΨη-confluent hypergeometric function,which was recently extended in terms of the Fox–Wr...

With the acceleration of modernization, historical residences are facing increasingly prominent conflicts between cultural inheritance and contemporary visitor experiences. However, existing research on the revitalization of architectural heritage pr...

Behavior recognition and multi-object tracking of dairy cows in free-style cow barn environments play a crucial role in monitoring their health status and serve as an essential means for intelligent scientific farming. This study proposes an efficien...

Along-slope bottom currents and down-slope (gravity-driven) turbidity currents coexist in the ocean and interact during their flow processes. The interaction between turbidity currents and bottom currents plays a crucial role in determining the later...

Anxiety is a common psychological challenge among athletes, particularly in response to intense training sessions. This randomized crossover study investigated the immediate effects of a single session of focused attention meditation on anxiety, auto...

This study investigated the composition and temporal dynamics of wood-inhabiting fungal communities in four aging tree species in Lednice Castle Park (Czech Republic), located within the Lednice–Valtice Cultural Landscape, a UNESCO World Herita...

This article examines how the same heritage or revival site can produce both welcoming and hostile atmospheres depending on the cohort, yielding selectively permeable environments that enable some groups while constraining others. Climatic volatility...

With the increasing penetration of renewable energy, the efficient dispatch of integrated energy systems (IESs) is facing severe challenges. Addressing the uncertainty of renewable energy output and designing efficient market mechanisms are crucial f...

Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a malignancy that ranks among the top three in terms of both global mortality and incidence. Although numerous studies have demonstrated that gut microbes are implicated in CRC pathogenesis, the precise mechanis...

Magnesium phosphate cement (MPC) holds great potential for rapid repairs, yet its practical application is limited by its intense hydration exotherm. While many existing studies confirm paraffin (PA)’s ability to regulate hydration heat in othe...

In third-generation centralized heating systems, qualitative regulation of the heat transfer medium parameters is mainly performed at heat sources, while quantitative regulation is implemented at central and individual heating points, with buildings...

Due to the complexity of aerodynamic coupling between the duct and propeller, the overall design and optimization of ducted fans often require extensive experience and time. Meanwhile, traditional design methods based on Blade Element Momentum Theory...