Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

Analysis and experiments of the dissipative Twistcar: direction reversal and asymptotic approximations

Abstract Underactuated wheeled vehicles are commonly studied as nonholonomic systems with periodic actuation. Twistcar is a classical example inspired by a riding toy, which has been analyzed using a planar model of a dynamical system with nonholonomic constraints. Most of the pr...

Size-DependentTernary Halide Solid Solutions in PerovskiteNanocrystals

Abstract Crystalline solid solutions incorporate guest atoms by substituting host lattice sites up to a solubility limit dictated by solute–host similarity. Solid solutions enable tuning of various material properties, such as the optoelectronic behavior of halide perovskites. In...

Voluntary attention regulates acute immune responses in humans

<title>Abstract</title> Attention is a central mechanism for prioritizing and shaping sensory information. For example, directing attention away from injury reduces perceived pain. Whether such cognitive modulation extends to downstream biological processes has remained unknown....

In-Field and Out-of-Field Teachers Incorporating a bMOOC in Physics Classrooms: Challenges and Opportunities

Abstract Out-of-field (OOF) teaching is a persistent challenge in secondary school physics, where effective instruction requires strong content knowledge (CK) and pedagogical content knowledge (PCK). Digital resources are often proposed as support, yet little is known about how t...

Symmetry-Broken Biphasic WS2 NanowhiskeredHeterostructures Enable Field-Induced NO2 Sensing

Abstract Van der Waals (vdW) materials have garnered ample interest as next-generation sensors and catalysts, owing to high surface-to-volume ratio, defect tunability, easy modulation of active sites, and convenience in device fabrication. However, one major drawback delimiting s...

Lateral–Torsional Instability of Soft-Core Sandwich Beams with Intermediate Supports

Abstract The lateral–torsional instability of soft-core sandwich beams with intermediate supports and the impact of the sandwich configuration on the evolution of instability are investigated. A nonlinear, high-order, sandwich model that accounts for the nature of the soft-core s...

Factors associated with completion and improvement following integrative oncology acupuncture in a racially diverse population

Acupuncture is an important integrative therapy in oncology settings as an adjunctive management option for cancer-related adverse effects. However, barriers to utilization of acupuncture in minority populations have been reported. This study sought to assess factors that impact...

Phong‐Rodrigues Extrinsic Vector‐Field Processing

Abstract We introduce a new extrinsic discretization of tangent vector fields on triangle meshes that is continuous, with bounded derivatives that are continuous almost everywhere, supporting pointwise evaluation and integration of differential operators. We achieve this by build...

Towards An In-Situ Capable Method For Measuring Thermal Barrier Coating Thermal Resistance By Induction Phase Radiometry: Experimental Benchtop Demonstration

Abstract This study introduces an in-situ approach to measuring the thermal resistance of thin ceramic coatings deposited on metallic substrates using induction phase radiometry. A one-dimensional analytical heat-transfer model is formulated that relates the phase lag between per...

Intoxicated with Madness: Exploring the Psychology of Intoxication in Uncovering the Experimental Roots of the Kraepelinian Dichotomy

Scholarship surrounding the Kraepelinian dichotomy of dementia praecox and manic-depressive insanity has overwhelmingly approached Kraepelin's nosology as the product of Kraepelin's clinical method, use of diagnostic cards, and pre-existing disease concepts, rather than his work...

Bromide-mediated paired electrosynthesis of hydrogen and epoxide

Water electrolysis struggles to compete with the low cost of hydrogen produced from methane or coal. We propose a bromide-mediated paired electrosynthesis system in which an aqueous electrolyte is combined with olefins in an inert organic co-solvent to simultaneously generate hyd...

Exploring Effectiveness of Immersive Virtual Reality-Based STEM Instruction Using the Cognitive-Affective Model of Immersive Learning (CAMIL)

Immersive Virtual Reality (IVR) has emerged as a promising instructional technology for STEM education, yet relatively few classroom-based studies have examined student learning experiences through the lens of the Cognitive-Affective Model of Immersive Learning (CAMIL). This stud...

Intrapartum Febrile Morbidity and Maternal Birth Trauma After Vaginal Delivery: A Parity-Stratified Retrospective Cohort Study

Objective: We aimed to evaluate the association between intrapartum febrile morbidity and maternal birth trauma among women undergoing vaginal delivery, with stratification by parity. Methods: This retrospective cohort study included women with singleton, cephalic, vaginal delive...

Factors associated with selection of total hip arthroplasty versus hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fracture in older adults: a nationwide analysis of 99,084 cases

BACKGROUND: Surgical management of displaced femoral neck fractures in older adults typically involves hemiarthroplasty or total hip arthroplasty (THA). Although clinical guidelines suggest that THA may be considered in selected healthier and cognitively intact patients, real-wor...

Multimodal Bioinspired Self‐Healing Composites Enabling Durable and High‐Efficiency Wearable Perovskite Light‐Emitting Diodes

ABSTRACT Wearable and flexible optoelectronic devices are rapidly advancing toward human‐interactive applications. However, their operational lifespan is often limited by mechanical damage, interface delamination, and environmental influences. Existing encapsulation methods provi...

Mode of diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer recurrence and survival: a retrospective study

Randomized studies failed to show a survival benefit for screening asymptomatic breast cancer (BC) survivors for metastases, however, their relevance to the era of modern systemic therapies is unknown. Socioeconomic status (SES) may confound the association between mode of diagno...

Clinical liability cases reveal a coupling between legal defensibility and medical procedure escalation in large language models

Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly used for clinical decision support, yet their resource utilization implications remain largely unstudied. We introduce CLAD (Clinical Legal Accountability Dataset), evaluating fifteen LLMs on 198 US medical malpractice cases to assess...

Wearable Electronics for Precision Diagnosis Through Advanced Manufacturing and Integration

Wearable electronics are rapidly transforming healthcare by enabling continuous, real-time monitoring of physiological and molecular signals directly at the point of need. This shift supports a transition from episodic, generalized care toward precision diagnosis, where individua...

The Dynamic String-Averaging Method for Inverse Strongly-Monotone Operators with Summable Errors

In the work by W. Takahashi and M. Toyoda (2003) it was introduced and studied an iterative process for solving a variational inequality problem which is induced by a inverse strongly-monotone mapping. They showed the weak convergence of the iteration process. Recently we establi...

Failed metabolic adaptation to stress contributes to epidermal cell adhesion defects in Darier disease

Congenital pathogenic gene variants may not elicit symptoms until later in life, highlighting the importance of identifying extra-genetic factors influencing the onset and severity of heritable diseases. We explored this in Darier disease (DD or ATP2A2 -nEDD), an autosomal domina...