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Integrating planetary boundaries into energy system optimisation models for absolute environmental sustainability assessment: a methodological framework

Abstract Transforming energy systems to address climate change must avoid shifting burdens to other planetary boundaries. Yet most energy models still focus primarily on greenhouse gas reduction, often neglecting broader life-cycle impacts on critical Earth-system processes. This...

Efficacy of rTMS in Post‐Stroke Bilingual Aphasia: A Single Case Experimental Design

BACKGROUND: The application of non-invasive brain stimulation in the rehabilitation of bilingual individuals with aphasia following a stroke is understudied. Recent studies show benefits of anodal cerebellar transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in bilinguals, while in monoling...

Improving Functional Oral Intake in Head and Neck Cancer Survivors with Chronic Radiation-Associated Dysphagia – The Multicenter Randomized Controlled HIT-CRAD Trial

This randomized controlled trial evaluated the efficacy of home-based treatment programs for chronic radiation associated dysphagia (CRAD) in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients, comparing high-volume strength training to combined strength-skill training with either real or sham...

Integrated single-cell transcriptomic, proteomic, and tissue-level analysis defines cancer-associated fibroblast programs in pseudomyxoma peritonei

Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is an ultra-rare mucinous neoplasm with extensive stromal remodeling, yet the role of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) remains poorly defined. A PMP-derived CAF culture was established and characterized through multiple omics and phenotypic assays...

Narratives, trade-offs and scenarios to explore the livestock transition in Belgium

The need for a livestock transition is widely acknowledged, entailing both production- and consumption-side adaptations. Yet the direction of this transition remains uncertain as a diversity of narratives and visions coexist. In this paper, we test the outcomes of dominant narrat...

When the Law Changes Therapy: Interrupted Time-Series Analysis of the Regulatory Impact on Intravenous Analgesic Consumption in 2 Italian Orthopaedic Hospitals (2021-2024)

Objectives: Tramadol is a centrally acting weak opioid widely used for moderate postoperative pain in orthopaedic surgery, so its regulatory status is directly relevant to hospital pharmacists. In November 2022 the Italian Ministry of Health reclassified tramadol as a controlled...

Biopsychosocial education improves workers’ low back pain beliefs in a meat processing plant

Background Low Back Pain (LBP) is a major health problem at work. While prevention measures can focus on physical risk factors, negative beliefs about pain can also contribute to LBP chronicity. Objective This study evaluates the impact of educational training based on the biopsy...

Assessing EFL Learners’ Phraseological Competence Through Association Measures: The Role of Reference Corpus Selection

ABSTRACT Association measures, such as pointwise mutual information (PMI), have been widely used to explore learners’ phraseological competence. Yet, the validity of PMI‐based evaluations critically depends on the reference corpus employed, and the extent to which this methodolog...

Dissociating retina- and face-centered reference frames of human face recognition

Face identity recognition is a core function of the human brain, predominantly driven by horizontally oriented facial cues. While face processing largely operates in a face-centered reference frame, it is not devoid of retinotopic sensitivity. Addressing whether face rotation inf...

Scala Tympani Versus Scala Vestibuli Cochlear Implantation in Incomplete Partition Type III Malformation

Incomplete partition type III (IP-III) is a congenital inner ear malformation characterized by a deficient separation between the cochlear modiolus and the internal auditory canal (IAC). In patients with IP-III and severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss, cochlear implantat...