King Faisal University

Postharvest application of hot water and ultraviolet light prolongs the marketable window of fresh grapes by maintaining physicochemical attributes during ambient storage

The short shelf life of table grapes, mainly due to moisture loss, oxidative stress, and loss of quality during ambient storage conditions, is a significant limitation in regions that do not have cold-chain facilities. The current research addresses this challenge by comparing th...

Application of in vitro digestion and dialysability procedure for bioavailability evaluation of toxic elements in green leafy vegetables: a realistic health risk assessment by Monte Carlo simulation

Green leafy vegetables (GLVs), which are vital and widely consumed worldwide, require monitoring for contaminants, including toxic elements (TEs). This study measured total concentrations (TC) and bioavailable concentrations (BC) of arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), chromium...

Reassessing the Education–FDI–Trade Nexus for a Sustainable Future: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

<ns5:p>Background Education, foreign direct investment (FDI), and trade openness can influence environmental sustainability through competing human-capital, technology-transfer, scale, composition, and pollution-haven channels. Evidence for Sub-Saharan Africa remains fragmented a...

Mitigating chromium stress on pea (Pisum sativum L.) by foliar application of trehalose

<title>Abstract</title> Pea ( <italic>Pisum sativum</italic> L.) is a valuable legume crop known for its high protein content and role in improving soil fertility through nitrogen fixation. This study tested how foliar application of trehalose can help two pea varieties (Supreme...

Environmental sustainability in belt and road economies: quantile GMM STIRPAT evidence on the roles of trade, digitalization, renewable energy, innovation, urbanization, and human development

The stress on environmental systems of the involved economies has increased due to the fast rate of economic integration encouraged by the Belt and Road Initiative. The massive infrastructural spending, intensifying trade movement, and quickening urbanisation have simultaneously...

Diagnostic Yield of Comprehensive Etiologic Evaluation in Young Adults with Ischemic Stroke: Toward a Phenotype-Driven Approach

Background/Objectives: Young-onset ischemic stroke shows substantial etiologic heterogeneity. However, the value and diagnostic yield of advanced cardiac and autoimmune evaluations in young adults remain uncertain. Methods: Patients aged 25–55 years admitted with acute ischemic s...

Eco-friendly biocontrol of the red palm weevil using the local brown alga Hormophysa cuneiformis

Abstract The red palm weevil (RPW), Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) is a major destructive pest of date palms. The aqueous extract of a local brown alga was tested for the biocontrol of this insect. In that regard, we evaluated the insecticidal effects of aqueous extract of t...

Fixed-Point Theorem via a Composite Matkowski Comparison Function for a Generalized Ćirić–Reich–Rus Interpolative Contraction with Iterates and Applications to Fractional and Nonlinear Integral Equations

This paper establishes existence and uniqueness results for a generalized Ćirić–Reich–Rus interpolative contraction involving distinct forward horizons p,q&gt;1 and a delay parameter r&gt;1. By employing a Matkowski comparison function φ and introducing a composite condition Ψ(t)...

Hydrothermally engineered NiO–ZnO–In2O3 ternary heterojunction for enhanced visible-light photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue and rhodamine B

The development of efficient and stable photocatalysts for wastewater remediation remains a significant environmental challenge. In this study, NiO, NiO–ZnO, and a ternary NiO–ZnO–In₂O₃ heterojunction were synthesized via a hydrothermal method and evaluated for the photocatalytic...

Semantic‐Aware UAV‐IRS Control for Cooperative V2X Perception Using Label‐Derived Context

ABSTRACT Cooperative V2X perception requires timely, reliable delivery of perception‐critical packets, especially when occlusion, dense traffic, and vulnerable road users increase scene risk. Existing UAV‐assisted intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) studies mainly optimize chann...

Nanobiochar loaded microbial consortia based bioremediation of heavy metal contaminated soils enhances sustainable rice biomass production and quality

Heavy metal contamination of agricultural soils poses a serious threat to sustainable crop production, environmental quality, and food safety, highlighting the need for environmentally friendly remediation technologies. This study developed a nanobiochar-loaded microbial consorti...

Comparative analysis of automatic mask generation methods for agricultural seed instance segmentation

In agricultural image analysis, training deep learning models relies on large amounts of pixel-level labeled data. However, individually labeling densely stacked and overlapping objects, such as pea seeds, is both time-consuming and laborious. This study compares five automated m...

Violating the rules: grammatical deviations as a strategy for musicality in modern English songs

This study examines grammatical deviation in contemporary English song lyrics from both U.S. and U.K. It focuses on pop, hip-hop, and R&B songs that are released between 2000 and 2025. Drawing on a corpus of thirty widely consumed songs, this research integrates Systemic Function...

An ensemble machine learning framework for accurate ransomware detection and family classification using LightGBM and random forest

Abstract Ransomware is a critical cybersecurity threat that leverages advanced encryption techniques to compromise individuals, organizations, and even national infrastructure. Ransomware incidents have increased exponentially in the past 5 years, with recent studies indicating t...

Bayesian Modeling and Forecasting of Double Seasonal Vector Autoregressive Processes

A wide range of real-world multivariate time series encountered in practice exhibit two simultaneous and interacting seasonal cycles, for example hourly electricity demand, intraday financial prices, and sub-daily traffic volumes. Existing Bayesian frameworks for vector autoregre...

Evaluating the Role of MIA3 Variant rs17465637 in Coronary Artery Disease: A Comprehensive Case–Control Analysis

Objectives: Coronary artery disease (CAD) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, yet population-specific evidence regarding the contribution of MIA3 genetic variation in Middle Eastern populations remains limited. This study investigated the association of...

Morphology and Phylogeny of Hyalinostachys dehongensis sp. nov., a Bambusicolous Species From Yunnan Province, China

China has abundant bamboo resources, among which Yunnan Province is one of the regions with the greatest number of species. The unique natural and geographic advantages provide an excellent environment for fungal growth. This study collected and isolated saprobic hyphomycetes ass...

Opposition-Based Free Search Krill Herd for Multi-Objective Energy-Aware and Reliable WBAN Routing under Dynamic Human Mobility

Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs) face the persistent challenge of simultaneously achieving energy efficiency, high reliability, and ultra-low latency under dynamic human mobility and time-varying on-body channel conditions. To address this multi-objective routing problem, this...

CD38 Inhibition Enhances FXR Signaling in Male Rats With Diabetic Steatohepatitis Through SIRT1‐Dependent Suppression of NLRP3

ABSTRACT Diabetic steatohepatitis, now clinically framed within metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatohepatitis (MASH), features progressive disruption of hepatic microarchitecture alongside sterile inflammatory microdomains. Farnesoid X receptor (FXR) activity is restrained by...

Association of drinking water fluoride with dental fluorosis and caries among schoolchildren in Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia

Fluoride is essential for caries prevention; however, excessive exposure during enamel development increases the risk of dental fluorosis. In Saudi Arabia, fluoride concentrations vary across water sources due to environmental and treatment-related factors, yet updated regional a...