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From nano-aggregates to macroscopic fibers: an integrated framework reconciling phase separation and laminar flow theories in high-moisture extrusion

High-moisture extrusion (HME) has emerged as a key technology for converting plant proteins into meat analogs with fibrous textures resembling animal muscle. Despite growing research interest, the multi-scale mechanisms governing fiber structure formation during HME remain incomp...

Listen to Your Heart and Mind: A Pilot Mixed‐Methods Study on Combined Screening for Raised Blood Pressure, Atrial Fibrillation, Cognitive Impairment and Hearing Loss in Older Adults

ABSTRACT Objective To determine the potential feasibility and acceptability of combined screening for raised blood pressure (BP), atrial fibrillation (AF) and cognitive impairment (CI) in older adults within a setting of hearing health assessment for detection of hearing loss. Me...

Preliminary psychometric evaluation of the Multidimensional Psychological Flexibility Inventory in adults with spinal cord injury

Context/Objective: Psychological flexibility is a key treatment target in acceptance and commitment therapy and is increasingly relevant to rehabilitation research involving adults with spinal cord injury (SCI). This study examined preliminary psychometric properties of the Multi...

Evaluating Greenhouse Tomato Responses to High Temperature Using AquaCrop-OSPy with Sequential Sensitivity Analysis and GLUE Calibration

How to precisely depict the effects of high temperature on greenhouse crop growth and yield formation and derive optimal irrigation schedules remains an emerging challenge for current crop models. To address this issue, our study focused on drip-irrigated tomato plants grown in a...

Exploring feature variability in digitally captured signatures—Part II : Discrimination between genuine and simulated signatures and the effects of collection sessions and writing position

Abstract This study investigated the discrimination between genuine and simulated digitally captured signatures (DCSs) to support their forensic examination. The dataset included genuine questioned signatures from 65 writers, collected across multiple sessions and in three writin...

Concentration-dependent effects of graphene quantum dots on the phase behavior and the electro-optical characteristics of the nematic liquid crystal 6CHBT

The concentration-dependent effects of graphene quantum dots (GQDs) on the phase behavior, optical, dielectric, conductivity, and the nematic liquid crystal 6CHBT's electro-optical characteristics have been systematically investigated. The incorporation of GQDs results in a reduc...

Negotiating, making and knowing seasons: Extending the geographies of seasons

Barry's Geographies of the Seasons advances seasonality beyond meteorology toward questions of justice, coloniality, multispecies relations, labor, and even “aseasonal” futures. Building on this intervention, this commentary develops three complementary lines of inquiry. First, a...

Diversity drives disease by Candida auris

The resilience of the emerging fungal pathogen Candida auris poses a significant challenge to public health. In a recent study examining how this pathogen navigates changing host environments, Tedja et al. show that sensing nutrient availability differences between body sites is...

Pediatric effects of forever chemicals may last for a long time

Abstract Perfluorinated alkylate substances (PFASs) have been in use for about 75 years. Because of their persistence, concentrations in the environment have increased, and absorbed PFAS will remain in the human body, some compounds for many years. The fetus and the newborn infan...

Exogenous Carbohydrate Metabolism Under Energy Deficit and Environmental Stress

Physiological stress of environmental exposure and energy deficit impairs the absorption, transport, and utilization of exogenous carbohydrate for fuel during exercise. Blunted exogenous carbohydrate oxidation may require alternative fueling strategies to optimize carbohydrate me...

Standardized Spark-Pattern Cut-Mode Electrosurgical Bailout Workflow for Difficult Left Bundle Branch Area Pacing Lead Advancement: Procedural and Follow-Up Outcomes From a 15-Patient Case Series

BACKGROUND: Electrosurgical facilitation can aid difficult left bundle branch area pacing lead advancement, but standardized delivery patterns, reassessment logic, and follow-up lead performance remain insufficiently defined. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed 15 consecutive pa...

Intensive care infection score outperforms inflammatory biomarkers in detecting infection in critically ill patients

Identification of infection in critically ill patients remains challenging, as conventional biomarkers such as C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT) and white blood cell count (WBC) frequently lack diagnostic accuracy. The Intensive Care Infection Score (ICIS), a host-res...

Alterations in diacylglycerol kinase θ define early pathological features of Alzheimer's disease in a mouse model

Background Diacylglycerol kinase theta (DGKθ) is an enzyme involved in lipid signaling pathways and has been implicated in Alzheimer's disease (AD). DGKθ plays a crucial role in regulating diacylglycerol and phosphatidic acid levels, which are important for neuronal function and...

Genetics and germination of the endangered bog bird's-foot trefoil (Hosackia pinnata; Fabaceae) in Canada

Hosackia pinnata (bog bird’s-foot trefoil) is an endangered legume in Canada that is restricted to Vancouver Island, British Columbia, but populations exist in western U.S.A. We provide the first status update for this species in Canada since 2003 and the first evaluation of gene...

Reclassifying No Specific Molecular Profile Endometrial Cancer: A Narrative Review of Molecular Heterogeneity, Prognostic Refinement, and Clinical Management

Molecular classification has transformed the management of endometrial cancer (EC), yet the no specific molecular profile (NSMP) subtype remains a major challenge for precision oncology due to its substantial biological and clinical heterogeneity. This narrative review summarizes...

Vibration response of a waterjet propulsion pump under low-gas-fraction microbubble inflow

This study experimentally investigates the vibration attenuation effect of low-inlet-gas-volume-fraction microbubble inflow in a waterjet propulsion pump. Hydraulic performance and triaxial vibration responses at the inlet, impeller, and outlet were measured under IGVF values of...

A pH-Responsive Charge-Reversal Nanoplatform for Combined Chemophotothermal Therapy of Oral Cancer

Abstract The global incidence of oral cancer has risen rapidly at progressively younger ages due to the impact of unhealthy lifestyle habits. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop novel oral cancer treatments. Combination therapy with chemotherapy and photothermal therapy...

Analytical study on the vibration of spatial plate-plate coupled structures with combined simply supported and clamped edges

Spatial plate-plate coupled structures (cross, L, and T-shaped) are fundamental elements in engineering, yet a unified solution covering multiple coupling configurations, arbitrary coupling angles, and combined simply supported-clamped boundaries remains unavailable. This study d...

Aligning clean energy innovations with the SDGs: sectoral dynamics of green bonds and sustainability-enhanced equities across market conditions

This study examines the dynamic interconnections among clean energy innovations, green bonds, and sectoral sustainability-enhanced equities, and their implications for advancing SDGs 7, 9, 11, 12, and 13. Using a Quantile VAR model and daily data from 31 October 2016–27 December...

Self-medication as metaphor: why psychiatry should revise an (in) convenient narrative about substance use and mental disorders

Summary The term self-medication remains an influential narrative to explain why some patients with mental health problems use psychoactive substances. This Feature offers a conceptual critique of its broad use in psychiatry. We argue that self-medication often functions less as...