New Generation University College

Schizophrenia research in 2026: report from the annual meeting of the Schizophrenia International Research Society

Abstract SIRS 2026, held under the theme “Schizophrenia Research in the Era of Artificial Intelligence,” brought together researchers, clinicians, and persons with lived experience to take stock of a field whose tools for measuring, predicting, and intervening in psychosis have e...

PrOMet: Accurate and Robust Metal‐Binding Site and Type Prediction

ABSTRACT Metal binding to proteins is crucial for many biological functions, yet the prediction of metal‐binding sites and metal types remains underexplored compared to other biomolecular interactions. Despite advances in deep learning, computational methods have achieved limited...

Recoverability, utility, and source-content exposure in compressed multilingual text representations

Reusable text representations are routinely cached and compressed, yet downstream utility and source-content exposure are rarely measured together. We evaluate token sequences and pooled vectors across six languages, five encoders, classification and dense retrieval, matched atta...

Development and Validation of Human-AI Collaborative Workflow in SNOMED CT Mapping of Bilingual Clinical Text

Abstract Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine–Clinical Terminology (SNOMED CT) is the principal international standard for semantic interoperability of clinical information, but mapping free-text clinical narratives to SNOMED CT concepts remains labor-intensive. We developed a l...

Development and validation of VentPilot: an AI-based recommendation system for mechanical ventilation

BACKGROUND: Mechanical ventilation requires repeated adjustment to changing patient physiology, but consistent individualized management remains challenging. We developed VentPilot, an artificial intelligence-based system for recommending ventilator settings, and evaluated it in...

Current Status of Animal Models for Premature Ovarian Insufficiency: Similarities to Clinical Manifestations and Therapeutic Applications

Abstract Background: Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) is a reproductive disorder characterized by the early loss of ovarian function before the age of 40, resulting in infertility and increasing the long-term risk of health issues such as osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease...

From bias to bots: discrimination and AI service preference

Purpose While artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled services have become increasingly prevalent, little is known about how discriminatory service encounters influence consumers’ preference for AI-based service providers. This research aims to investigate whether – and why – percei...

Two New Species and a Further Country Record of the Caridean Shrimp Genus Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 1915 from Korea (Decapoda: Palaemonidae)

) is provided to aid in future phylogenetic reconstructions of the genus.

Prognostic associations of anthropometric indices with major health outcomes: A nationwide cohort study of 1.1 million adults

Background and Aims The global escalation of obesity necessitates precise tools for assessing diverse health risks. This study aimed to compare the prognostic associations of body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and the body roundness index (BRI) across multiple cardi...

Does Search Heat Ignite AI‐Stock Volatility? Evidence From Korea's AI Supply Chain

Abstract This study examines whether firm‐level search attention predicts returns or market turbulence in Korea's AI equities. Using daily Naver search and KRX data for 108 AI‐related and matched‐control firms from 2020 to 2026, the results show that search shocks coincide with a...

The Rhetoric of Brahmanical Ritual in Early Buddhism: A Comparison of the Five-Sacrifice Formula in the Pāli Nikāyas and Chinese Āgamas

The Pāli Nikāyas preserve a recurrent set of five sacrificial terms—assamedha, purisamedha, sammāpāsa, vājapeyya, and niraggaḷa—here termed the “five-sacrifice formula.” This article compares the Ujjaya-sutta, Yañña-sutta, and Brāhmaṇadhammika-sutta with their Chinese Āgama paral...

Association between smoking status and choroidal thickness in the Korean population: Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2017–2021

Smoking has been suggested to influence choroidal circulation and structure, but population-based evidence regarding its association with choroidal thickness remains limited. This cross-sectional, population-based study investigated the association between smoking status and subf...

Real-time AI-assisted nerve tracking for ultrasound-guided nerve identification: a prospective randomized trial

Background Artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted nerve tracking facilitates real-time ultrasound-guided nerve identification, but its effect on independent nerve identification after AI support is removed remains uncertain. Methods In this prospective randomized trial, 80 ultraso...

Triglyceride-glucose-sarcopenia index and risk of cardiovascular diseases in multinational prospective cohorts

Abstract Background Muscle tissue dictates insulin-driven glucose uptake; muscle dysfunction paired with insulin resistance can trigger a compound cardiometabolic failure. However, whether this dual pathology confers incremental long-term cardiovascular risk stratification is yet...

Host-specific effects of a pandemic H1N1 M gene on canine H3N2 influenza virus replication and immune responses

Abstract The emergence of novel influenza strains through reverse-zoonotic transmission poses potential risks to both animal and human health. This study characterized a naturally isolated reassortant canine H3N2 virus carrying the matrix (M) gene of 2009 pandemic H1N1 virus. In...

Optimizing the Hinge Length of Chimeric Antigen Receptor with a DdFP-Based Immunological Synapse Biosensor

Abstract Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy has emerged as a transformative cancer immunotherapy, employing genetic engineering to express CARs in patient T cells. CARs are composed of a single-chain variable fragment (scFv), hinge, transmembrane, and intracellular si...

ROBOTIC-ARM ASSISTED BICOMPARTMENTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY DEMONSTRATES BETTER PHYSIOLOGICAL GAIT THAN TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY DESPITE SIMILAR PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES

Aims Bicompartmental knee arthroplasty (BKA) preserves the anterior cruciate ligament and uninvolved compartmental anatomy and may therefore better restore physiological gait than total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Although robotic-arm assistance has improved the accuracy and reprodu...

A refined MASH–HCC model identifies macrophage Gadd45b as a key orchestrator of inflammation-driven neoplastic progression

Abstract Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) is emerging as a leading driver of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), yet the molecular mechanisms linking metabolic stress, chronic inflammation and tumorigenesis remain poorly understood. Here we established a metabo...

Current legislation and recommendations on ethical post-experimental care and disposition of laboratory animals: a call for global standards

The fate of laboratory animals once experiments end remains an ethical blind spot. This Comment compares the legislation governing the post-experimental care and disposition of laboratory animals—rehoming, reuse, setting free and tissue sharing—across the European Union, USA, UK...

Polypropylene Microplastics Disrupt Epithelial Barrier Integrity and Viability in Human Airway Epithelial Cells

Objective To investigate the effects of polypropylene microplastics (PP-MPs) on the integrity and viability of upper airway epithelial cells and to elucidate the underlying mechanisms. Methods Human nasal primary epithelial cells and a human alveolar epithelial cell line A549 wer...