Research works

Multiscale axial displacement measurement based on radially segmented double-helix PSF and multi-feature hierarchical demodulation

The double-helix point spread function (DH-PSF) inherently suffers from a trade-off between axial range and sensitivity, which limits its use in optical alignment and focal-plane tracking tasks that require both wide-range acquisition and high-precision localization. To overcome...

Underwater image enhancement via boundary-aware gradient domain reconstruction and intuitionistic fuzzy set similarity measure-guided wavelet fusion for lowlight conditions

Due to the light absorption and scattering effects of water in dark underwater environments, along with the sensitivity limitations of imaging devices, captured images generally suffer from color distortion, low contrast, blurred details, and uneven illumination. These issues sev...

Creativity Under Pressure: A Case Study of Drug Cartel Innovation

ABSTRACT This article examines drug cartels as creative, innovation‐driven organizations rather than solely violent criminal enterprises. Building on creativity research applied to terrorist groups, we use a qualitative case study approach—drawing from news reports, official docu...

Experimental study of a ten sodium heat pipe bundle array with various failure modes

Alkali metal heat pipes are key components for high-temperature heat removal in microreactors, where multiple heat pipes are embedded directly within the reactor core. Their collective thermal behavior, including interactions under off-normal conditions, remains insufficiently ch...

A study of the greenhouse gas emissions inventory and driving factors decomposition in Tongzhou, China

Abstract District-and county-level greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories remain insufficiently developed, limiting the formulation of targeted mitigation policies at the grassroots governance scale. Taking Tongzhou District, Beijing, as a representative rapidly urbanizing megacity sub...

Validation of a new morphological diagnostic criterion in Mauritian giant tortoises of the genus Cylindraspis ( Cryptodira, Testudinidae ) thanks to paleoproteomics

A collection of Cylindraspis Fitzinger, 1835, subfossils from Mare aux Songes (Mauritius, 4,200 years BP) has recently been described. At the end of this preliminary description, only some of the 216 tortoise bones could be identified using anatomical criteria and the question of...

A reproducible SSI-contact benchmark and amplification index for seismic pounding of adjacent buildings

Seismic pounding between adjacent buildings remains difficult to assess because the separation demand depends not only on peak displacement, but also on soil-structure interaction, phasing and contact-law assumptions. This study develops a reproducible benchmark for two adjacent...

Auditory- and Visual-Speech Evoked Activation of the Superior Temporal Gyrus Contralateral to the Cochlear Implant Predicts Speech Recognition Outcomes

Objectives: Speech recognition outcomes vary widely in cochlear implant recipients, but the reasons for this variability are not well explained by patient history factors alone. Neuroplastic reorganization after both deafness and cochlear implant switch-on can affect how new reci...

Visualising Physcomitrium patens protoplasts with full‐rotation soft X‐ray tomography

Abstract Soft X‐ray tomography (SXT) is a label‐free, high‐resolution imaging modality that is optimal for 3D visualisation of whole hydrated cells. Although SXT has been extensively used to study remodelling in more than 130 mammalian cell lines, its application to plants remain...

Remaining useful life prediction for multivariate stochastic degradation systems under functionally dependent failure modes

Multivariate stochastic degradation systems are widely encountered in complex industrial equipment, where performance deterioration exhibits coupling characteristics among multiple indicators. However, functionally dependent failure may still occur even when no single indicator e...

Uniform and Dense Electrodeposited Magnesium Foil Induced by Cationic Surfactant Additive as an Ultra‐Thin and High‐Utilization Negative Electrode for Rechargeable Magnesium Batteries

ABSTRACT Rechargeable magnesium batteries (RMBs) have garnered significant attention due to the high theoretical capacity (3833 mAh cm −3 ) and abundant resources of magnesium negative electrode. The preparation of high‐performance ultrathin magnesium foil negative electrode is c...

Ferrocene–Cystamine Conjugate Encapsulated Hyaluronic Acid Nanomicelles with Sequential pH/GSH Responsiveness for Synergistic Chemodynamic-Immunotherapy

Abstract Metastasis and postoperative recurrence of malignant tumors remain critical obstacles that undermine clinical therapeutic efficacy. Traditional chemodynamic therapy (CDT) is plagued by three inherent, hard-to-resolve drawbacks: abundant intratumoral glutathione (GSH) que...

SLC39-driven zinc influx orchestrates pleiotropic tumor–immune system cross-talk to establish immune suppression in colorectal cancer

Tumor metabolic programs shape immune evasion; however, the mechanism by which nutrient-transport systems rewire tumor-immune cell interactions remains unknown. We integrated bulk multi-omics, single-cell transcriptomics, spatial profiling, and functional assays for colorectal ca...

Racial, Socioeconomic, and Structural Determinants of Age-adjusted Excess COVID-19 Mortality Across U.S. Counties

Abstract Objective To examine racial, socioeconomic, and structural disparities in age-adjusted excess COVID-19 mortality across U.S. counties and identify contextual factors associated with disproportionate mortality. Methods County-level data from all 3,142 U.S. counties and th...

Quality evaluation of yoghurt incorporated with beetroot puree

Abstract Yoghurt is widely consumed due to its nutritional value and associated health benefits. The incorporation of natural plant-based additives such as beetroot has gained attention as a potential alternative to synthetic ingredients. This study evaluated the effect of beetro...

HiTPhish: A hierarchical transformer architecture for robust phishing detection

Phishing continues to serve as the primary vector for major cyber incidents, facilitating data breaches, financial theft, and ransomware. Attackers increasingly exploit compromised legitimate infrastructure, which undermines the reliability of URL-based detection and shifts the b...

Tree-level yield mapping for nut trees harvested with shake-catch harvesters, Part II: Uncertainty estimation and tree identification

A system that generates yield maps at tree-level resolution for almond orchards and, more generally, shake-catch harvested nut crops is presented in a two-part series of papers. Part I developed an on-harvester yield monitor that uses a laser scanner to profile the continuous nut...

Integrating recursive behavior into resource selection analyses: case study of restocked desert bighorn sheep

Recursive behavior is the repeated and systematic revisitation to the same locations or resource patches, which is ubiquitous across the animal kingdom, yet few studies have explicitly incorporated it into resource selection models. To address this gap, we investigated relationsh...

Cascade In Situ Iodination and Elemental Copper-Mediated Reductive Coupling for the Synthesis of 3-Difluoroacetate-Functionalized Chromones

Abstract Reported in this paper is an I2/Cu-mediated method for the synthesis of 3-difluoroacetate-functionalized chromones via cascade reactions between o-hydroxyaryl enaminones and alkyl difluoroacetates. The product construction involves a key in situ iodination generating 3-i...

Partner alcohol use and women’s access to healthcare services in India

Despite policy efforts to improve women’s health in India, many women continue to face barriers in accessing healthcare. While structural and socio-cultural determinants have been widely studied, behavioural factors, particularly those related to male partner characteristics, rem...