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Slovak Academy of Sciences
Recent research
- Engineering & TechnologyOpen access
Electron beam lithography (EBL) using bilayer resists is influenced by electron scattering, proximity effects, resist thickness, pattern density, and exposure dose. Optimization based only on the top-view critical dimension does not capture linewidth variation through the develop...
- Engineering & TechnologyOpen access
Ferrocement slabs, being lightweight and sustainable, can help in achieving resource-efficient construction by reducing material consumption while maintaining satisfactory structural performance. The flexural behavior of environmentally friendly ferrocement slabs with recycled ma...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Postbiotic substances produced by beneficial/probiotic strains can modulate host immunity and confer health benefits. This study evaluated immunomodulatory and antiparasitic effects of the postbiotics Enterocin M and Durancin-like, as well as their producing bacteria in mice expe...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
Lantern bearers and beavers: ecosystem engineers foster abundance of fireflies along European rivers
Abstract Insect declines are among the most pressing biodiversity issues of our time, with consequences for ecosystem functioning and human well-being. Fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) are emblematic insects, whose populations are declining worldwide due to habitat alteration,...
- AI & ComputingOpen access
This research aimed to evaluate structural, physicochemical and pharmacokinetic characteristics of racemic 2-hydroxy-3-(4-phenylpiperazin-1-yl)propyl 4-[(alkoxycarbonyl)amino]benzoates (Ib)–(IVb) and 2-hydroxy-3-[4-(R-substituted phenyl)piperazin-1-yl]propyl 4-[(alkoxycarbonyl)am...
- BiologyOpen access
Mountain hay meadows are among the most species-rich grassland habitats in Europe, yet many have been historically ploughed and later re-established under traditional management. We examined the legacy effects of past ploughing on plant diversity, vegetation composition, and soil...
- BiologyOpen access
Background Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a common complication of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Neurofilament light chain (NfL) is a circulating marker of neuroaxonal injury, but its interpretation may be influenced by age and renal function. Objective To evaluate th...
- Engineering & TechnologyOpen access
Abstract Lead-free vacancy-ordered double perovskite hydrides are gaining attention as environmentally friendly materials for next-generation optoelectronic applications. In this work, first-principles density functional theory (DFT) calculations are employed to systematically in...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease that represents continuous synovial inflammation, oxidative stress, immune dysregulation, and progressive cartilage degradation and bone erosion. Although disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), includ...
- Biology
Suaeda salsa is a widely distributed annual euhalophyte that thrives under both saline and saline-alkaline conditions, making it a valuable model for understanding plant salt-tolerance mechanisms and a promising resource for saline agriculture. However, the integrated understandi...
- Society & EconomicsOpen access
Norms are fundamental to social life, but basic questions about how they are affected by social context remain. Specifically, how do normative constraints depend on the presence and status of observers, and how do such relational contingencies vary across cultures? Using data fro...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
Widespread thermophilization but weak link to climate warming in Europe’s summit plant communities
Abstract Recent changes in alpine vegetation are often attributed to climate warming, particularly community composition shifts towards more warmth-associated species, or thermophilization. Here we assess the link between thermophilization and warming across 53 European mountain...
- Health & Medicine
Background: Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) is the main driver of late kidney allograft loss. Anti-HLA donor-specific antibodies (DSA) are strongly associated with AMR. However, 30-60% of DSA + patients do not develop AMR, raising the possibility of local tissue adaptations to...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
Abstract Pluvial flooding is becoming increasingly frequent and severe due to rapid land use/cover changes and changing rainfall patterns, creating an urgent need for fast and reliable flood inundation mapping. Although physically-based hydraulic models can provide highly accurat...
- Physics & SpaceOpen access
Abstract We investigate the influence of nonlocal interactions on superconducting correlations within the extended Hubbard model. In addition to the on-site Coulomb interaction and nearest-neighbor hopping, we include next-nearest-neighbor hopping together with several physically...