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Can Visual Clusters Support Semantic Steering? A Cross-Scale Study of Responsive Façade Images

Active responsive façades are commonly classified by function or technology, while their visual organization across component and whole-façade scales remains underexplored. This study asks whether image features can organize cross-scale differences and whether cluster-derived sem...

Artificial Intelligence–Based Detection of ARIA on MRI During Alzheimer Disease Therapy: Expert Opinion on Responsible Clinical Integration

Amyloid-targeted monoclonal antibody therapies have introduced a new era in the treatment of early Alzheimer disease. However, their use has increased the importance of detecting and monitoring amyloid-related imaging abnormalities (ARIA) on MRI, as such findings may influence tr...

Piezo1 in Peripheral and Central Sensitisation: Implications for Chronic Pain

Piezo1 is an increasingly recognised mechanosensitive ion channel that transduces mechanical forces into electrical and biochemical signals and is expressed in peripheral sensory pathways as well as across multiple cell types within the central nervous system. Growing evidence in...

Visual impairment certifications in England over 16 years: annual numbers attributable to age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetes and hereditary eye disease

Individuals meeting certain criteria of sight impairment or severe sight impairment are eligible for a Certificate of Vision Impairment (CVI), which can facilitate access to support [ 1 , 2 ]. When the certificate is issued, the main cause of vision impairment is recorded. Here,...

Psychological interventions for harmful gambling: Systematic review and network meta-analysis

Abstract Background and aims Gambling causes harms for the individual, their families and wider society. Psychological interventions have been shown to improve gambling severity, but their relative effectiveness is not well understood. Methods Systematic review and network meta-a...

Polyimide Separators Navigating Challenges and Opportunities in Next-Generation Lithium Batteries

The development of lithium-ion batteries towards higher energy density and enhanced safety is hindered by the performance limitations of their core component: the separator. The inherent drawbacks of traditional polyolefin separators, namely poor thermal stability (pronounced mel...

Impact of a vocational-oriented course on high school students’ knowledge, attitudes, and workplace soft skills for creative industries: a three-year study

Purpose A vocationally oriented course titled Multimedia Storytelling was launched in Hong Kong's mainstream high school curriculum. This study aims to evaluate the learning outcomes of the course by comparing the career readiness of enrolled and non-enrolled students as well as...

A Prospective Study on the Effect of Coronal Tooth Structure Loss on the Survival of Root Canal‐Retreated Posterior Teeth Restored With Metal Ceramic Crowns With up to 10‐Year Follow‐Up

ABSTRACT Aim The primary aim of this study was to evaluate whether the volume of residual coronal tooth structure influences the survival of root canal‐retreated posterior teeth with up to 10‐year follow‐up. Secondary aims were to assess whether 12‐month radiographic findings and...

The hidden redundancy in psychological trait measures: A general factor of personality (GFP) perspective

In psychology there is a plethora of different measures and constructs. However, the literature also shows that many of these measures overlap and may even sometimes be redundant. Recognizing such overlap in measures is essential for consolidation and for moving the field forward...

Group Poetry and Quilt‐Making –Creative Public Involvement Approaches to Contentious Concepts in Frailty Research

INTRODUCTION: 'Frailty' as a concept is being increasingly integrated into healthcare, but the language around frailty is contentious and potentially stigmatising to patients. It is therefore important to understand how patients' lived experiences relate to the concept of frailty...

Lebanese faunal legacy collections uncover 400,000 years of woodland resilience and distinct hominin ecological strategies

Abstract The Levant is a key biogeographic corridor, yet historical instability has limited research creating a polarization toward its southern region. To address this geographical bias, we reassessed three legacy faunal collections from Lebanon: Naame, Nahr Ibrahim, and Ras el-...

HLA-B*27-associated arthritis across the ages – bridging the gap

HLA-B*27-associated arthritis comprises a number of different forms of inflammatory arthritis with a common phenotype, encompassed by the term spondyloarthritis. The clinical features and outcomes differ across the age spectrum which has resulted in different classification syste...

Centering equity, diversity and inclusion in environmental evidence synthesis: from awareness to action

Abstract Knowledge generated through evidence synthesis is an approach that decision-makers can take to inform policy and management decisions. Evidence syntheses, such as systematic reviews, provide quantitative and qualitative summaries of this evidence, using structured method...

The effect of number of children on loneliness: a nationally-representative instrumental-variable study in India

Abstract Background This study aimed to investigate the causal effect of the number of children on loneliness among older parents in India. Methods We used nationally representative data from Wave 1 of the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI). Our analytical sample comprised...

Body composition, geography and ethnicity: understanding the associations with health

Abstract Human body composition varies substantially across populations, for a range of different reasons that remain poorly understood. Similar to body size and limb proportions, both fat-free and fat mass are geographically patterned, which may relate both to ancestry but also...

Effects of ‘no safe level’ and ‘cutting down’ alcohol messages on problem recognition, defensive processing, and self-efficacy in heavy drinkers: a randomized experimental study

This study tested a no safe level of alcohol consumption message on psychological outcomes relevant to drinking behaviour, compared with a gain-framed benefits of cutting down message. Adults drinking at risky or harmful levels (AUDIT-C ≥ 5; N = 485) were randomised to one of thr...

Congenital aphantasia: what we (think we) know, what we thought we knew but were mistaken about, and what we don't know

Congenital Aphantasia initially described a lifelong inability to visualise. But it is now understood to manifest as imaginative inabilities that can encompass multiple sensory modalities (e.g. vision, audio, movement, taste, touch, smell). Congenital Aphantasia has become a focu...

Speed vs Structure: Building Reproducible AI Workflows with the UCL Unified AI Research Platform

Event Type Walkthrough Abstract In this 30-minute walk-through, we demonstrate how AI model development can be effectively balanced between rapid experimentation and robust, reproducible software engineering practices using Unified AI, UCL’s in-house Kubernetes-based research pla...

Reproducibility without compromise: Guix and ravanan

We have a reproducibility crisis. Workflows that work on one machine at one time do not work elsewhere or later. Package managers like conda make it easy to install packages on different machines, but cannot help with reproducibility. Docker/Singularity images capture the softwar...

Microglial GRB2 is essential for brain ventriculogenesis and CSF homeostasis

Microglia play essential yet poorly understood roles in brain development, including axon guidance, regulation of neurogenesis, and pruning of neuronal projections. Congenital hydrocephalus (CH), characterized by enlarged cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)-filled ventricles, is a leading...