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The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that its effects go far beyond the initial respiratory illness, with many survivors experiencing lasting neurological problems. Some patients develop a condition known as Long COVID, or post-acute sequelae of SA...

Pumped storage power stations (PSPSs) are crucial regulators for accelerating the global energy structure transformation and developing a renewable energy-dominated power system. The sediment entering the reservoirs leads to capacity loss, while the...

Nonlinear water waves (NWWs) can be generated by the vertical bottom disturbance, which represents the conceptual processes of the rise of seabed rupture under seismic loads. To explore the correlation between the disturbance parameters and the wave...

Knowledge of Algeria’s orchid flora has increased considerably over the past two decades; however, certain regions, such as Guelma Province in northeastern Algeria, remain poorly studied. Between 2013 and 2024, survey work was conducted in this...

To better understand the molecular mechanisms by which a Western diet (WD) promotes the development of type 2 diabetes (T2D), we analyzed changes in the expression profiles of multiple glucose-regulatory tissues of male C57BL/6 mice. We fed the mice...

Local pier scour remains one of the leading causes of bridge failure, calling for predictions that are both accurate and uncertainty-aware. This study develops an interpretable data-driven framework that couples CatBoost (Categorial Gradient Boosting...

In recent years, the discussion around air quality has shifted from a technical concern to a central theme in environmental and public health policy [...]

This paper analyzes the dynamic behavior of a passenger bus running on a raised crosswalk. The main objective was to evaluate the vertical displacements and accelerations caused by the change in elevation, and to determine the potential for suspensio...

Bacteria encode a broad range of survival and defence systems, including CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats)-Cas systems, restriction-modification systems, and toxin–antitoxin (TA) systems, which are involved in b...

Historic department stores are an underexamined lever for circular, low-carbon urban transition. This study tests whether Langston’s Adaptive Reuse Potential (ARP) can be applied retrospectively and how contextual readiness shapes the timing of...

Diabetes mellitus is a serious public health problem, mainly due to the difficulty in healing chronic wounds, which present an inflammatory response for long periods of time and are more vulnerable to infections. Hydrogels are a promising therapeutic...

Taxation on cryptocurrency is becoming critical in global fiscal governance as digital assets adapt to the modern reality of existing outside of traditional regulatory constructs. Theoretical and practical understanding of cryptocurrency taxation is...

Jailbreak attacks (JAs) represent a sophisticated subclass of adversarial threats wherein malicious actors craft strategically engineered prompts that subvert the intended operational boundaries of large language models (LLMs). These attacks exploit...

Peer support has demonstrated efficacy in alleviating symptoms of anxiety and depression, while fostering empathy and mitigating burnout among healthcare professionals. Given the considerable demands of residency training, there is a strong rationale...

A review of studies has shown that aromatic azo and hydrazo derivatives are used in a wide spectrum of fields, including food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic products, as well as in technical and electronic technologies, which has contributed to the de...

The Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is the core protocol for inter-domain routing on the Internet. However, due to its lack of built-in security authentication mechanisms, BGP is highly vulnerable to misconfigurations or malicious route announcements,...

Background/Objectives: The impact of dietary adherence and formula intake regularity on fat-soluble vitamin status in phenylketonuria (PKU) is uncertain. This study assessed whether vitamin A, D, E, and beta-carotene levels differ by dietary adherenc...

Conventional particleboards often exhibit limited mechanical strength, which restricts their use in load-bearing and high-performance applications; reinforcing these boards with carbon fibers offers a potential solution to overcome these limitations....

Under the extensive influence of the monsoon climate, droughts in the Yangtze River Basin (YRB) occur frequently and pose a serious threat to grain security. To better understand the evolution and drivers of soil drought, this study employed remote s...

A combination of stomach contents analysis (SCA) and nitrogen (δ15N) and carbon (δ13C) stable isotope analysis (SIA) was used to assess the trophic structure of nine fish species (two belonging to the family Mullidae, Mullus barbatus and...

Urban UAV imagery presents challenges for reliable feature matching owing to complex 3D structures and depth discontinuities. Conventional 2D-based outlier rejection methods often fail to maintain geometric consistency under significant altitude vari...

The Chinese sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis) is a critically endangered species with significant ecological and economic value. This study investigates the effects of Angelica sinensis polysaccharides (ASPs) on the antioxidant and immune responses of ju...

Critical transmission lines frequently traverse geologically complex mountainous regions, where harsh environments and variable climatic conditions pose significant geohazard risks. Utilizing 163 Sentinel-1A scenes (January 2018 to October 2023), we...

The purpose of this study is to enhance the performance of the mesohabitat model MesoHABSIM by lowering the necessary hydraulic modelling effort. This proof-of-concept study tests an application of the MesoHydraulics model to simulate the hydraulic c...

Accurate multi-leaf collimator (MLC) motion prediction is a prerequisite for precise dose delivery in advanced techniques such as IMRT and VMAT. Traditional patient-specific quality assurance (QA) methods remain resource-intensive and prone to physic...

Efficient last-mile delivery remains a critical challenge for rural agricultural logistics, globally, particularly in cold-climate regions with dispersed agricultural operations. Truck–drone hybrids can reduce delivery times but face payload li...

This work presents a complete multi-serial adaptive bus interface system compatible with the most widely used industrial serial communications standards: RS-232, RS-485, RS-422, and CAN. The proposed system automatically detects the connected serial...

The global food industry is undergoing a critical shift toward sustainability, driven by high postharvest losses—reaching up to 40% for fruits and vegetables—and the need to reduce environmental impact. Sustainable postharvest innovations...

In the contemporary context, there is increasing pressure to reduce the environmental impacts of civil engineering while maintaining the durability and safety of constructed buildings [...]

The saprotrophic genera Deconica and Psilocybe exhibit broad geographic distributions across temperate and subtropical biomes globally. Despite China’s rich fungal diversity, taxonomic studies of these genera remain limited, with few species pr...

Microplastics (MPs) are a global concern due to their persistence and capacity to adsorb and transport pollutants. The Canary Islands, influenced by the Canary Current, are particularly vulnerable to MPs accumulation from remote sources. The European...

Energy-efficient Train Control (EETC) strategy needs to meet safety, punctuality, and energy-saving requirements during train operation, and puts forward higher requirements for online use and adaptive ability. In order to meet the above requirements...

Background: Adolescence is a crucial stage of development marked by significant biological, social, and emotional changes that influence mental health and well-being. This study aims to (a) assess the relationship between resilience, life satisfactio...

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of the angle of seismic incidence on the fragility of regular pile-supported wharves. The investigation is performed by selecting the displacement demand at the deck level of critical piles located...

The findings of this Systematic Review suggest that Green Social Work (GSW) is gaining momentum as a framework that integrates environmental sustainability with social and relational justice. In the context of climate emergencies and deepening socio-...

Background: There are many methods of identifying microbial resistance to therapeutic agents; however, they can generally be classified into two main categories: phenotypic and genotypic. The study aims to determine drug sensitivity and to analyze th...

The diesel substitution ratio is a key parameter influencing the combustion characteristics and energy conversion efficiency of hydrogen diesel dual-fuel free-piston engines. This study develops a thermodynamic hydrodynamic coupled model for a dual-f...

This research aims to identify a suitable design solution that models the behavior of a human’s center of mass. This solution can be implemented in an exoskeleton structure that is especially designed for children who require walking assistance...

Predicting the degradation and lifespan of embedded computers relies critically on the accurate evaluation of key parameter degradation within computing systems. Accelerated high-temperature tests are frequently employed as an alternative to ambient-...

While the Seokguram Grotto is celebrated in art history for its sculptural mastery, its architectural identity as a constructed stone dome—distinct from excavated caves—remains under-researched. Existing studies have largely relied on geo...

Multidrug resistance (MDR) remains a major obstacle in the treatment of ovarian cancer. MDR is often mediated by the overexpression of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters, such as P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and Breast Cancer Resistance Protein (BCRP)....

Head and neck cancers (HNCs) are among the most common malignancies worldwide and represent a substantial global health burden [...]

Building Information Modelling (BIM) has increasingly transformed global architectural and construction practices by enhancing collaboration, design accuracy, and project efficiency. However, BIM adoption remains slow in several developing countries,...

Integrating perennial grain crops into agricultural systems can become a key milestone for increasing the provision of ecosystem services of food production systems. Intermediate wheatgrass is a novel perennial grain and forage crop that is undergoin...

Fault diagnosis methods based on deep learning have made certain progress in recent years. However, in actual industrial scenarios, there are severe strong background noise and limited computing resources, which poses challenges to the practical appl...

The ongoing global decline in groundwater levels poses significant challenges for sustainable water management. Satellite gravity missions, such as the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO), provide valuable estimates of ground...

The dynamic characterization of historical buildings located in a complex geological and seismological context is essential to assess seismic vulnerability and to guide conservation strategies. This study presents a non-invasive, ambient vibration-ba...

Marine renewable energy technologies (MRE-T), which capture energy from oceans and seas, represent a pivotal area for sustainable energy development. These technologies, including wave energy converters, tidal energy systems, ocean thermal energy con...

To address the issue of heavy reliance on manual intervention in substation maintenance tasks, this paper proposes an end-to-end hierarchical intelligent inference method for collaborative operation of grid switches. The method constructs a unified k...

In this work, the earlier variational analysis of classical non-barotropic flows is extended to the special relativistic non-barotropic case. Specifically, we present a new Eulerian variational formulation for relativistic non-barotropic flows, based...