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Regulatory Technology and Automated Compliance Reporting in Saudi Arabia’s Insurance Sector: A Vision 2030 Framework

Saudi Arabia’s insurance sector is moving toward a more digitally integrated supervisory environment in which regulatory obligations, operational data and reporting processes can increasingly be connected through technology. Regulatory technology, or RegTech, provides a practical...

An Experimental and Computational Investigation of the Kinetics of Branched Butyl Radicals 2-Methylpropan-1-yl and 2-Methylpropan-2-yl with Molecular Oxygen

Abstract We have measured the rate coefficient for the reaction between the 2-methylpropan-1-yl radical and molecular oxygen as a function of temperature and pressure in both He and N2 bath gases using photoionization mass spectrometry. Similar measurements were performed for the...

Manganese-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging: From Translational Research to First-in-Human Trials in Oncology

Manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MEMRI) is a functional imaging technique with several potential applications in various research fields. Manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging uses paramagnetic manganese (II) ions (Mn 2+ ) as the contrast enhancer, as they a...

Impulsivity in cluster headache: a case–control genetic association study

Impulsivity has received limited attention in cluster headache (CH), despite growing evidence of a broader behavioral phenotype in the disorder. We aimed to compare impulsivity between patients with CH and healthy controls and to explore associations between selected candidate ge...

Association between air sampling for viral respiratory pathogens and acute respiratory tract infection cases in the emergency department

Abstract The emergency department (ED) is a common site for respiratory viral surveillance, but air sampling has not been thoroughly explored in this setting. In this study, we observed a significant association between COVID-19, influenza A, and RSV detection via air sampling in...

The impact of high-level pension insurance on the health of older men: evidence from the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS)

Population ageing has increased the importance of understanding whether higher-level pension arrangements contribute to older adults’ health. This study examines the association between high-level pension insurance and health outcomes among older men in China. Using data from the...

Impact of Large-Scale Porosity Variability on Hydrogen Transport in Porous Reservoirs

The representation of reservoir heterogeneity is a key source of uncertainty in the numerical modelling of underground hydrogen storage. Most studies assume either spatially uniform porosity or small-scale random variability, whereas large-scale porosity trends commonly encounter...

Sociotechnical and normative support for civil servants’ generative AI use in Finnish municipal technical services

IMPACTMunicipal leaders and managers should consider technical, social and normative support elements before expanding generative AI use. Respondents rated task benefits, usable and reliable tools, and clear ethical and information-security guidance most highly. In exploratory it...

Disseminated intravascular coagulation after second trimester procedural abortion: a review

Purpose of review Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) after second trimester abortion is a rare but potentially catastrophic complication that is increasingly relevant as abortion care in the US becomes more restricted and concentrated in referral centers. This review su...

Textbook outcome after robotic pancreatic enucleation: a two-center evaluation of an ideal perioperative pathway

Abstract Introduction Robotic pancreatic enucleation (rPE) has emerged as a parenchyma-sparing surgical approach for benign or low-grade malignant pancreatic lesions. However, standardized metrics to assess perioperative quality are lacking. This study aimed to propose an rPE-spe...

Mechanism interpretation and validation of stable interference fringe characteristics for multi-static near-bottom suspended targets

To quantitatively describe complex echo-spectrum interference fringes and key peak features under multipath coupling between flat-seabed interface reflection and target scattering, this study establishes a two-dimensional finite element model for a flat seabed and investigates th...

A deep neural network for CrIS cloud detection and transfer to HIRAS via implicit contrastive learning

Accurately identifying whether a field of view of satellite hyperspectral infrared sounders is clear or cloudy is critical for geophysical parameter retrieval and meteorological applications. In this study, a deep neural network is developed for cloud detection in Cross-track Inf...

Conservative Management of Pediatric Mandibular Condylar Fractures: A Systematic Review

ABSTRACT Mandibular condylar fractures are common mandibular injuries in children. Conservative treatment is generally favored because of the remodeling capacity of the growing condyle, although rehabilitation protocols and the criteria for operative treatment remain variable. Th...

Ultrathin SiO2 Nanofibrous Membranes with Voronoi-like Nanonets for High-Flux Water Filtration and Elution-Free Microplastics Analysis

Abstract Inorganic microfiltration membranes are essential for water purification and microplastics detection; however, achieving high-flux water treatment and enabling straightforward microplastics analysis remain global challenges due to the limitations in the self-supporting n...

New Δ246p53 isoform responds to DNA damage to enhance p53 family functions in cellular senescence

Abstract p53 is, without a doubt, one of the most powerful genes in our genome, as it makes growth vs arrest, repair vs replacement, catabolism vs anabolism, life vs death decisions in the cell. An alteration or malfunction in p53 may lead to cancer, degeneration or premature age...

Boron–Silicon Hybrid-Coated Magnesium Hydroxide with Gas-Phase and Condensed-Phase Flame Retardancy for EVA Prepared by a One-Step Method

Abstract The toxic smoke produced during the combustion of flame-retardant polymers poses a severe threat to human safety in fire scenarios. Magnesium hydroxide (MH) is widely adopted as a halogen-free, low-toxicity, and eco-friendly flame-retardant filler. Nevertheless, MH suffe...

First Bashkirian (Carboniferous, Early Pennsylvanian) marine chondrichthyan assemblage from eastern North America and its implications for Carboniferous faunal turnover

Global Early Pennsylvanian (Bashkirian) chondrichthyan records are scarce, and none have previously been reported from the eastern United States. This interval is critical in chondrichthyan evolutionary history, marking a pronounced faunal turnover from the Late Mississippian. He...

Noncovalent Interactions Surrounding Polyoxometalates: From Chemistry to Materials Applications

Polyoxometalates (POM) are one of the areas of inorganic chemistry that is actively developing due to the broad application of POM‐based materials in the emerging areas of modern science and technology. POMs are a huge family of oxocomplexes distinguished by specific intrinsic pr...

Fatal pediatric gastric ischemia following accidental substance exposure; case report and review of literature

Abstract Background Although the stomach has an extensive blood supply and collateral circulation, gastric necrosis may result from volvulus, acute gastric dilatation, or systemic conditions that promote blood stagnation and thrombosis. Here we report a case of a previously healt...

TLR Signaling Beyond Immunity: Emerging Roles in Cell Migration, Metabolism, Development, and Host–Microbiome Crosstalk

Recent findings support a broader view of TLR signaling as an integrative signaling hub that links immunity with cell migration, metabolism, development, and host–microbiome crosstalk. In cell migration, TLRs exert context-dependent effects through chemokine receptor regulation,...