Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

Cosmetic Appearance After Eye Loss: The Role of Prosthesis Motility and Eyelid Function

Background/Objectives: We aimed to clarify which clinical and prosthetic features are most strongly associated with cosmetic appearance after eye loss. Methods: This prospective cross-sectional study included 107 patients with unilateral anophthalmia wearing acrylic prostheses. E...

Zero‐Waste Manufacturing of Ophthalmic Lenses by Direct Fluidic Shaping in Arbitrary Domains

ABSTRACT The conventional manufacturing of ophthalmic lenses is an inefficient subtractive process where up to 97% of the material is discarded through grinding, polishing, and edging. Fluidic Shaping has emerged as a powerful alternative, utilizing surface tension to form optica...

Autonomous Biogenesis of Early and Late Assembly Intermediates of a Large Ribosomal Subunit in a Minimal System

Abstract Cell-free autonomous biogenesis of ribosomes is important for the bottom-up assembly of an artificial cell and for engineering of functional ribosomes with novel activities. The challenge lies in establishing conditions for a single-step multicomponent synthesis and asse...

Dendritic computation for abstract rule-based flexible decision-making

Intelligent behavior involves flexible integration of sensory input and abstract rule knowledge. Dendritic computation has been shown to contribute to top-down modulation of sensory processing; however, whether and how it is involved in flexible cognitive processing remains to be...

Brain Gadolinium Biodistribution, Clearance, and Retention Following High-Dose Contrast-Agent Exposure in Mice: A Multimodal Study

We evaluated gadolinium biodistribution, clearance, and long-term brain retention following high-dose gadolinium-based contrast agent (GBCA) exposure in 90 mice. Macrocyclic and linear agents were assessed using particle-induced X-ray emission (PIXE) alongside complementary eleme...

Angstrom-Precise Vapor-Synthesized Polyamide Membranes for Ion–Ion Separation

Abstract Precise ion–ion separation using nanofiltration (NF) membranes remains a central challenge in water treatment and resource recovery. Conventional fabrication by interfacial polymerization (IP) provides limited control over the structure of the polyamide (PA) selective la...

Discrete-Time Periodic Monotonicity Preserving Systems

Abstract. Two nested classes of discrete-time linear time-invariant systems, which differ by the set of periodic signals that they leave invariant, are studied. The first class preserves the property of periodic monotonicity (i.e., period-wise unimodality). The second class is in...

Bang–Bang Evasion: Its Stochastic Optimality and a Terminal-Set-Based Implementation

We address the problem of optimal evasion in a planar endgame engagement, where a target with bounded lateral acceleration seeks to avoid interception by a missile guided by a linear feedback law. Contrary to existing approaches that assume perfect information or use heuristic ma...

Flux-tunable transmon with an Al/AlO x /4Hb-TaS2 Josephson junction

Incorporating van der Waals (vdW) superconductors into Josephson elements extends circuit-QED beyond conventional Al/AlOx/Al junctions, enabling microwave probes of unconventional condensates and subgap excitations. We realize a flux-tunable transmon whose nonlinear inductive ele...

Intramolecular Stereospecific Skeletal Rearrangement via Nonclassical Carbocations

Abstract A stereospecific, Lewis acid-catalyzed intramolecular nucleophilic substitution at fully substituted carbon stereocenters is described, proceeding through nonclassical cyclopropyl carbinyl (CPC) carbocation intermediates and complete skeletal rearrangement. The method di...

Executive-Function Networks in Listening and Reading Comprehension: A Comparison of Children With SeLECTS, Children With Reading Difficulties, and Typical Readers

Children with Self-Limited Epilepsy with Centro-Temporal Spikes (SeLECTS) display deficits in both listening and reading comprehension, as well as in executive functions (EFs). The aim of the current study was to investigate differences in EF involvement—operationalized as the co...

An integrated computational framework for structural optimization of prestressed concrete structures with 3D-printed formwork

We present a novel, integrated computational framework for the optimal design of post-tensioned concrete structures assembled from 3D-printed stay-in-place formwork and complementary cast concrete. The framework combines shape optimization, explicit multi-phase material modeling...

Orbital Fractures at a Level 1 Trauma Center: A Retrospective Epidemiological Analysis of 1489 Consecutive Fracture Records

Objectives: Comprehensive epidemiological data on orbital fractures from large full-spectrum series remain scarce. We describe the demographics, mechanisms, fracture anatomy, CT-derived defect morphometry, and clinical findings at presentation of orbital fractures managed at a le...

Model-based medical decision making: From system dynamics to object-process methodology

Decision-making in mission-critical domains, including healthcare and finance, requires information structures that are explainable, trustworthy, and semantically coherent. This study examines how hybrid conceptual modeling addresses these needs by transforming a System Dynamics...

Design and analysis of smooth geometry‐conforming lattices via Generalized Bézier patches

Abstract We propose a novel methodology to model globally G 1 geometry‐conforming metamaterials using Generalized Bézier‐based (GB) patches. Since every canonical tile is inscribed in a unit cube, we exploit its natural decomposition in octants and design multi‐sided patches for...

Place-based education: a case study of the development of an action plan at the urban level

This case study presents a Place-Based Education (PBE) action plan developed by educational stakeholders in an Israeli city as part of its broader vision. It draws on Granit-Dgani’s framework to advance discourse on PBE’s characteristics and implementation in an urban context. We...

Odd‐even effects in molecular junctions: A Solomonic resolution of conflicting reports on conductance trends, metal specificity, and microscopic origin

Abstract Odd–even conductance alternation in alkanethiol (CnT, –12) self‐assembled monolayers has been debated for two decades, with conflicting reports on trends, metal dependence, and microscopic origin. Using conducting probe atomic force microscopy (CP‐AFM) with Ag, Au, and P...

Elective primary total hip arthroplasty in rheumatoid arthritis versus osteoarthritis: in-hospital outcomes from the national inpatient sample, 2016–2021

Abstract Background Whether coded rheumatoid arthritis (RA) among patients undergoing elective total hip arthroplasty (THA) is associated with excess short-term inpatient morbidity in contemporary U.S. practice remains uncertain. Methods We performed a retrospective cohort study...

Benchmarking methods for evaluating stress-strain soil responses in dynamic centrifuge testing

Understanding soil stress–strain response during and after liquefaction triggering is critical for performance-based design, yet direct measurement of these behaviours in centrifuge experiments remains challenging. This study compares traditional indirect and newly developed dire...

Mechanisms of enhanced piezoelectric response in nanoporous GaN revealed by quantitative mapping

Electrochemical etching provides a route to introduce nanoscale porosity to GaN and enhance its electromechanical properties. It remains unclear whether this enhancement results from electrostatic effects such as carrier depletion or mechanical effects such as softening. Nonethel...