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Diagonally symmetric alternating sign matrices

The enumeration of diagonally symmetric alternating sign matrices (DSASMs) is studied, and a Pfaffian formula is obtained for the number of DSASMs of any fixed size, where the entries for the Pfaffian are positive integers given by simple binomial coefficient expressions. This re...

Terazosin Activates or Inhibits Human Phosphoglycerate Kinase 1 on a Dose-Dependent Basis: Mechanistic and Structural Insights by NMR

Abstract Phosphoglycerate kinase 1 (PGK1) is a key metabolic enzyme responsible for ATP production, and its dysregulation is linked to the Warburg effect in cancer and to neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s. Recent studies indicate that terazosin, an FDA-approved drug,...

Serial Administrative Records as Relational Event Data – Modelling Historical Collection Infrastructures: The Case of Two Viennese Herbaria

This presentation was delivered at the EADH 2026 Conference in Kraków and examines serial administrative records from the Herbarium of the University of Vienna (WU) and the Herbarium of the Natural History Museum Vienna (W) as relational historical data. The contribution explores...

Becoming a grandparent and worrying about the environment and climate change: evidence from German panel data

Abstract Climate change poses an intertemporal and intergenerational dilemma: the costs of mitigation are often borne today but benefit future generations, potentially creating intergenerational conflicts and challenging climate policies. Conversely, delaying or insufficient clim...

On a generalization of Cannon’s conjecture for cubulated hyperbolic groups

Abstract We show that cubulated hyperbolic groups with spherical boundary of dimension 3 or at least 5 are virtually fundamental groups of closed, orientable, aspherical manifolds, provided that there are sufficiently many quasi-convex, codimension-1 subgroups whose limit sets ar...

Agricultural Reuse of Phosphogypsum in Contrasting Soils: Wheat Yield, Potentially Toxic Element Uptake, and Soil Microbial Community Responses

Phosphogypsum (PG) is a high-volume industrial by-product that is receiving increasing attention as an alternative soil amendment. This study presents a two-year pot experiment evaluating the effects of PG on spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grown on two contrasting soils: an...

The gene-regulatory evolution of the human skeleton

Abstract Skeletal modifications were central to human evolution, enabling adaptations for bipedalism, large cranial vaults and childbirth 1 . Despite their importance, the genetic changes that gave rise to the unique human form remain mostly unknown 2 . Here we systematically map...

Conceptus attachment coincides with initiation of an anti-inflammatory cytokine profile in the pig endometrium

Abstract Blastocyst implantation is associated with quasi-inflammatory reactions in the endometrium, which are resolved during the establishment of the definitive placenta. Quasi-inflammatory processes have also been documented in pregnant pigs, even though the blastocyst only at...

Unidirectional carbon fibre reinforced polyetherimide: Pilot-scale wet powder impregnation and critical composite properties

High-performance thermoplastic composites are increasingly favoured over traditional thermosets due to their superior toughness, faster processing without complex curing processes, lower health risks, and potential recyclability. Among thermoplastics, amorphous polyetherimide (PE...

Shear stress alters mito-cytoskeletal dynamics and mobilizes mechanosensitive transcription factors supporting a chemoresistant phenotype in ovarian cancer cells

Abstract Ovarian cancer remains one of the most lethal gynecological malignancies, largely due to the frequent development of resistance to platinum-based chemotherapies such as cisplatin (cisPt). Emerging evidence supports that the biophysical properties of the tumor microenviro...

Does AI undermine democratic deliberation? How engagement algorithms hijack epistemic agency

Abstract Does artificial intelligence (AI) threaten deliberative democracy? This paper argues that it does, not because it isolates citizens in simplistic “filter bubbles” understood as ideologically homogeneous silos, but because it hijacks the capacities through which beliefs a...

Letter to University of Montreal – Address to Our Supervisors Team

In this paper, We are addressing a note to University of Montreal, mainly our Supervisors : Professor [bilodeau@dms.umontreal.ca],Professor [duchesne@dms.umontreal.ca], and Professor [murua@dms.umontreal.ca], Professor Perron [perronf@dms.umontreal.ca],Professor David [dhaziza@uo...

Cytorrhysis under drought, osmotic and freezing stress

Cytorrhysis describes the shrinkage of plant cells caused by water loss, during which the protoplast and cell wall contract while remaining connected. Cytorrhysis can occur naturally during drought and freezing and can be experimentally induced by exposure to osmotic substances....

Glaciers and low-DOC ecosystems as sites of microbial carbon production and consumption

Abstract Glacier-fed waters are commonly viewed as heterotrophic ecosystems fuelled by highly bioavailable dissolved organic carbon (DOC), yet this paradigm is largely based on melt-season observations and assumes that microbial DOC dynamics are dominated by consumption. We show...

Letter to University of Montreal – Address to Our Supervisors Team

In this paper, We are addressing a note to University of Montreal, mainly our Supervisors : Professor [bilodeau@dms.umontreal.ca],Professor [duchesne@dms.umontreal.ca], and Professor [murua@dms.umontreal.ca], Professor Perron [perronf@dms.umontreal.ca],Professor David [dhaziza@uo...

Druggable secondary sites in C-type lectin-like domains: Mechanistic insights and opportunities for chemical modulation

C-type lectins are pivotal orchestrators of immunity and homeostasis. However, developing potent small molecule modulators remains a significant challenge, as their primary binding sites are shallow and solvent-exposed. Recent biophysical and computational advancements have revea...

Deciphering the genomic signatures of climate vulnerability across 77 sheep breeds

Abstract Among domesticated species, sheep ( Ovis aries ) have achieved a wide geographic distribution due to their mobility, rusticity and ability to adapt to diverse environments and climatic conditions. Here, we characterise the genome-wide diversity of >1,000 sheep representi...

Quantitative Characterization of RNA-Splinted Ligation as a Multipurpose Post-Synthetic Strategy for High-Density DNA Microarrays Synthesized by Nucleic Acid Photolithography

Abstract Complex arrays of surface-immobilized DNA oligonucleotides are widely used across diverse fields of bioanalytics, particularly for their applications in massively parallel genomic assays ranging from spatial transcriptomics to protein–DNA recognition studies. DNA microar...

Why rural places matter for regional economic resilience: Insights from agritourism in Northern Thailand

Research on regional economic resilience has predominantly focused on urban contexts in Europe. This study extends the empirical foundation by examining rural agritourism resilience during the COVID‐19 pandemic in rural Chiang Mai, Thailand. Employing an evolutionary economic geo...

The Nearby Star Formation and Supernova Histories Reconstructed from Young Star Clusters: cluster samples and supernova map

Data accompanying Swiggum et al. (2026), The Nearby Star Formation and Supernova Histories Reconstructed from Young Star Clusters. The cluster catalog contains 606 young clusters, including the 325-cluster local subset, with Hunt catalog parameters, adopted bulk velocities, Chron...