Johannes Kepler University of Linz

Duration of Resuscitation and Survival of Pediatric Traumatic Cardiac Arrest

Objectives: To evaluate the association between resuscitation duration and survival from pediatric traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA). Methods: A meta-analysis was conducted. CENTRAL, MEDLINE, and EMBASE were searched from January 1, 2000, to January 31, 2026. Eligible studies includ...

How robot dogs see the unseeable: Improving visual interpretability via peering for exploratory robots

In vegetated environments, such as forests, exploratory robots play a vital role in navigating complex, cluttered environments where human access is limited and traditional equipment struggles. Visual occlusion from obstacles, such as foliage, can severely obstruct a robot’s sens...

Variants of the Littlewood conjecture, their connection to uniformly distributed sequences, and the exact order of the discrepancy of van der Corput–Kronecker-type sequences

The aims of this paper are twofold. First, it discusses the Littlewood conjecture and its variants with respect to uniformly distributed sequences. The second aim is to determine the exact order of the discrepancy of the van der Corput–Kronecker-type sequences which are based on...

Pluralising the economic knowledge of politics. Evidence from a German case study

Economic expertise in German policymaking has long been shaped by technocratic, market-liberal advisory bodies closely connected to mainstream economics. Over the past decade, however, an alternative knowledge ecosystem - the New Economy Space (NES) - has emerged, promoting heter...

Inducing Room Temperature Ferromagnetism in Phyllosilicates via Iron Implantation

Abstract The modulation of intrinsic two-dimensional (2D) ferromagnetism has attracted significant attention due to its potential applications in spintronics and magnetic field sensing. However, the limited availability of intrinsically magnetic 2D materials has driven the explor...

Municipal utilities and SDG adoption: Evidence from Austria and Germany

This paper explores how municipal utilities (MUs) in Austria and Germany adopt and integrate the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into their strategies, strategic projects and management controls (MCs). MUs have a long tradition of delivering public infrastruc...

Beyond the developmental state: Exploring the variety of development models in East Asia

East Asia exhibits remarkable economic heterogeneity, yet debates on the region’s development have centered predominantly on the most successful cases, such as Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan, all examples of the so-called “developmental state” model, or China’s economic upswing....

Electrochemical Determination of the Ionization Energy and the Electron Affinity of Lead Halide Perovskite Thin Films: A Comparison to Ultraviolet Photoelectron Spectroscopy

Reliable determination of ionization energies (IE) and electron affinities (EA) is essential for understanding energy‐level alignment in solar cells. Here, we benchmark cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical voltage spectroscopy (EVS) for IE and EA determination against ultr...

Unified down-stream analysis of crosslinking mass spectrometry results with pyXLMS

Abstract Crosslinking mass spectrometry has become the method of choice for the identification of protein-protein interactions and for gaining insight into the structures of proteins in vivo. However, connecting crosslink search engine results with down-stream analysis tools, and...

Does time matter? Rethinking the Temporal Dimension of Psoriasis

Soo Bin Ahn, Claudia Furtmüller, Emmanuella Guenova, Wolfram Hoetzenecker; Does time matter? Rethinking the Temporal Dimension of Psoriasis, British Journa

Music Recommendation with Large Language Models: Challenges, Opportunities, and Evaluation

Music Recommender Systems (MRSs) have long relied on an information retrieval framing, where progress is measured mainly through accuracy on retrieval-oriented subtasks. While effective, this reductionist paradigm struggles to address the deeper question of what makes a good reco...

High-grade serous ovarian cancer is associated with increased TP53 mutation burden in uterine lavage

High grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSC) has low survival partly due to the lack of methods for detection, diagnosis, and risk prediction. TP53 mutations, which drive HGSC, are found in gynecological tissues as the result of somatic evolution, but it is unknown whether an excess o...

An improved bound on the number of dot products determined by a finite point set in the plane

We are interested to bound from below the number of distinct dot products determined by a finite set of points P in the Euclidean plane. In this paper, we build on [3] to obtain the improved lower bound | { p ⋅ q : p , q ∈ P } | ≳ | P | 2 3 + 7 1425 .

Impact of grain orientation architecture and boundary properties on chemo-mechanical cracking in NMC811 particles

Performance and lifetime of lithium-ion batteries are severely limited by fracture evolution in polycrystalline NMC811 particles. Yet, the roles of grain misorientation and microstructural architecture in governing both damage evolution and electrochemical response remain poorly...

Association between adherence patterns to antifibrotic therapy and survival in fibrotic interstitial lung disease: a nationwide Austrian health claims study

Antifibrotic therapies slow disease progression in patients with progressive fibrosing interstitial lung diseases (PF-ILD). However, long-term adherence is difficult to maintain mainly due to side effects. Real-world data on adherence and its association with prognosis are still...

Environmental sustainability management in social service nonprofits: insights into drivers, challenges and opportunities

Purpose Social service nonprofit organizations (SocS-NPOs) have evolved to adopt an entrepreneurial mindset, while also fulfilling their social missions. Balancing different institutional logics, like in their case the business, social-welfare and government logic, is challenging...

Screening for amyloidosis in trigger finger release and Dupuytren’s fasciectomy

INTRODUCTION: This study investigated the prevalence of amyloid deposition in tissue obtained during trigger finger release and limited fasciectomy for Dupuytren's disease and whether these procedures may allow early detection of cardiac amyloidosis. METHODS: This prospective, ex...

High-fidelity animal model simulation improves surgical competence in medical students

To determine whether a formal suturing simulation course using a realistic animal model improves medical students’ perception of their technical competence and their later self-confidence in a competency-based model of surgical education. The opportunities to acquire hands-on tra...

Idylla™ POLE-POLD1 mutation assay for molecular characterization and risk stratification of endometrial cancers: a retrospective multicenter validation study

Endometrial carcinoma (EC) is a common gynecological cancer with rising incidence driven by obesity and aging populations. Accurate and timely molecular classification is critical for guiding personalized oncology treatment, especially in early-stage high-grade endometrioid carci...

Nutritional intake and growth in very low birth weight infants: a comparison of standardized versus parent-led complementary feeding

Abstract The complementary feeding (CF) period is critical for ensuring adequate nutrient intake to support optimal growth in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. This analysis compares nutritional intake and growth across two CF strategies: a standardized, protocol-driven appro...