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The role of poverty, specifically the urban poor, in shaping the urban landscape is often solely linked to slums and informal settlements in urban centers. However, contrary to this common perception, this study aims to elucidate how urban poor resid...

Background: Nutrition is a fundamental factor in the healthy growth and development of young athletes, as well as in supporting optimal sports performance. This study aimed to explore associations between Mediterranean diet adherence score, BMI and s...

This study examines the association between the formal (de jure) adoption of renewable energy source (RES) support instruments and observed RES deployment outcomes across 36 European countries. We assess whether broader legislative adoption—mea...

Terminal flight phases, particularly landing, are among the most critical, due to low altitude, low speed and the possible presence of crosswinds. Tools capable of accurately modeling and simulating these phases are essential for identifying potentia...

Walking on compliant terrain presents a substantial challenge for individuals with lower-limb amputation, further elevating their already high risk of falling. While powered ankle–foot prostheses have demonstrated adaptability across speeds and...

Fairness-aware classification with respect to sensitive attributes, such as gender and race, is one of the most important topics in machine learning. Although numerous studies have made outstanding progress through various approaches, one key limitat...

Floccularia luteovirens is a rare and edible fungus endemic to the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau. Traditional viewpoints have inferred it to be a mycorrhizal fungus based on its spatial association with Kobresia, yet direct morphological evidence (e.g....

Serpentinites are metamorphic rocks primarily composed of serpentine-group minerals (i [...]

This article presents the concept of building a discrete event simulation model of a production system in terms of statistical and probabilistic models, which is based on a fragment of a broader production process in the furniture industry. The purpo...

Industrial Symbiosis (IS) represents a key strategy within the Circular Economy (CE) paradigm, enabling firms located near enhance competitiveness through the collective exchange and valorisation of resources. By fostering the reuse of water, energy,...

During the Joseon Dynasty, Korean Buddhism intentionally negotiated its survival and ongoing relevance in response to the predominance of Neo-Confucian state ideology by aligning Buddhist teaching with Confucian ethical ideals, especially filial piet...

As a highly representative traditional plant dye, the pigment composition of Cotinus coggygria Scop. (CCS) and its dyeing mechanisms require further study. In this work, pigments were extracted from the trunk of CCS using environmentally friendly sol...

Background: Assessing image quality is critical in medical imaging to ensure diagnostic reliability. Traditional no-reference image quality assessment (IQA) metrics designed for natural images often fail to address the complexities of medical images....

Background: Three-dimensional (3D) cell cultures are increasingly recognized as effective models for studying diseases and developing cell therapies. In the endocrine pancreas field, organoids/spheroids derived from human islet cells enable advances...

Training load monitoring in women’s volleyball is a challenge for optimizing performance and mitigating injury risk. Non-invasive monitoring technologies and machine learning (ML) can support decision-making, but the evidence remains heterogene...

Extrusion-based bioprinting is widely used for fabricating cell-laden constructs; however, its success is highly dependent on the rheological and biological performance of the bioink. Natural polysaccharide gums have emerged as promising bioink compo...

Severe fluid loss in fractured, depleted reservoirs usually defeat conventional water-based drilling fluids (WBDFs), and rigid lost-circulation materials (LCMs) struggle to form durable, conformal seals. We report an eco-oriented colloidal gas aphron...

Contactless monitoring of vital signs such as heart rate (HR) and respiratory rate (RR) has gained significant attention, with vibration-based sensors like geophones showing promise for accurate, non-invasive monitoring. However, most existing system...

Background/Objectives Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) is widely used in contemporary prostate cancer surgery; however, surgeons enter robotic practice through heterogeneous training pathways. This study aimed to compare early oncological...

The goal of this study was to determine if a robot-assisted exercise system could lead individuals with Parkinson’s disease (PD) through different joint ranges of motion in a fun and effective manner. Eleven individuals with PD participated. A...

This experimental review discusses evolutionarily approved, naturally pre-designed skeletal architectures of marine keratosan sponges in the form of 3D scaffolds, which have garnered increasing interest in the fields of structural and functional biom...

Cordycepin is a key active component of Cordyceps militaris, but the molecular mechanism underlying temperature-regulated biosynthesis remains unclear. In this study, Cordyceps militaris strain KN-1 was used as experimental material, with low-tempera...

Objective: Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LMC) is a rare but devastating complication of advanced cancer, particularly in patients with breast and lung malignancies. This systematic review provides a descriptive synthesis of radiotherapy approaches u...

This data descriptor presents a dataset comprising crop and soil parameters measured in winter wheat fields near the town of Knezha, Bulgaria. The data were collected as part of a project evaluating the potential of vegetation indices derived from Se...

Toxoplasmosis is a globally prevalent protozoan parasitic disease of livestock, among others, with significant zoonotic potential. This study aimed to assess the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in serum samples from water buffaloes (Bu...

The rupture of the B-I dam at the Córrego do Feijão mine in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, Brazil, on 25 January 2019, prompted the implementation of environmental remediation actions. Among these actions is the need for groundwater quality...

The aim of the present study was to characterize the phenolic profile of hydroethanolic (EAEE) and ethyl acetate (EAAE) extracts of Echium asperrimum and to evaluate their antibacterial, antioxidant, anti-Alzheimer-related (cholinesterase inhibitory)...

Background/Objectives: Short Interspersed Nuclear Elements (SINEs) constitute major components of mammalian genomes, but the structural diversity and evolutionary dynamics of their characteristic 3′ poly(A) tails have not been fully characteriz...

Efficient co-utilization of mixed sugars from lignocellulosic hydrolysates is often hindered by carbon catabolite repression and pretreatment-derived inhibitors. In this study, a co-fermentation strategy using Saccharomyces cerevisiae (S. cerevisiae)...

Vascular remodeling is a characteristic pathological feature of various vascular diseases, including atherosclerosis, restenosis following vascular injury, hypertension, and aneurysms. The phenotypic switching of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs)...

Although the central focus of ecology has long been the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, this relationship has rarely been explored in species-poor communities such as salt marshes, which have the potential to shed new lig...

The quality of the feedstock powder plays a key role in determining the properties of coatings produced by cold spray (CS). However, most commercially available powders are not specifically designed for CS, which makes it difficult to tailor powder c...

Background: The subtribe Pleurothallidinae is a diverse group within Orchidaceae with a complex taxonomic history. Comparative plastome analysis can provide insights into genome evolution and facilitate phylogenetic reconstruction. Methods: Here we a...

In this study, we employed a constructed wetland-microbial fuel cell (CW-MFC) for the treatment of agricultural non-point source pollution, and the impacts of CW-MFC, constructed wetland (CW), and microbial fuel cell (MFC) on agricultural non-point s...

Efficient structural health monitoring requires not only robust computational strategies but also reliable data acquisition systems capable of capturing representative dynamic responses of real structures. In this study, a continuous dynamic monitori...

Oxidative and nitrosative stress are key contributors to the development and progression of chronic inflammatory disorders, cancer and neurodegenerative diseases (viz., Alzheimer’s disease). Cholinergic dysfunction is a major hallmark of Alzhei...

Colombia generates large volumes of lignocellulosic residues from agriculture, forestry, and agro-industrial activities. Much of this material is landfilled, openly burned, or left to decompose. These practices drive greenhouse-gas emissions (methane...

After a shear-type strongly braced steel frame suffers from non-sway buckling, the effective length factor for columns in a non-sway frame should be selected for stability calculations, and the P-δ effect should be considered for second-order a...

Electrical spark discharge was used to prepare nano Ag–Cu colloids with an electrical discharge machine, deionized water (DW) as the dielectric fluid (DF), and at room temperature and normal pressure. The upper and lower electrodes of the elect...

It is important for the rock engineering practice to acknowledge the difference between uncertainty, which diminishes with adequate data access, and radical uncertainty, which persists because critical features and failure mechanisms may remain undet...

Background/Objectives: Taiwan cinnamon leaves have been reported to be effective in improving chronic diseases. Herein, cinnamon leaf extract (CLE) and nanoemulsion (CLEN) were prepared to explore their effects in improving sexual dysfunction in rats...

The obligate symbiosis between aphids and their primary bacterial symbionts (Buchnera) is ecologically and evolutionarily significant, yet the genetic patterns underlying these associations require further clarification. This study investigated the c...

In this narrative review, we provide an overview of morphology-based body composition measurement techniques and introduce evaluation methods relevant to veterinary practice. We specifically focus on previous work on the feline body mass index and bo...

This study aims to develop a conceptual framework for integrating sustainability into Turkish language teaching through the synthesis of relevant academic literature and policy documents. Although the intersection of language education and sustainabi...

Steel strand cables, particularly in their anchorage zones, are simultaneously exposed to corrosive environments and subjected to tensile-bending coupling loads. Field observations of bridge cable failures indicate that they are primarily governed by...

Grouted sleeve connections (GSCs) are widely used in precast concrete (PC) bridge piers due to their convenience in construction and reliable structural performance. Corrosion-induced damage significantly compromises the seismic integrity of PC bridg...

Background and Objectives: Totally endoscopic aortic valve replacement (TE-AVR) is a minimally invasive technique offering potential benefits of reduced surgical trauma and faster recovery compared with median sternotomy or other minimally invasive a...

This paper proposes a power-of-two-based quantization technique aimed at improving the hardware efficiency of artificial neural networks (ANNs) implemented on field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). The effectiveness of the proposed approach is valid...

The maritime industry is experiencing significant growth due to globalized trade, but this expansion has led to increasing environmental concerns. Studies project that shipping emissions could reach 90–130% of 2008 levels by 2050 without interv...

Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are increasingly recognized as strategic contributors to a sustainable society. Although sustainable procurement is widely acknowledged as a key mechanism for advancing sustainability goals, many HEIs encounter pe...