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Narratives of Power A Typology of Syriac Historiolae with a Case Study of Charms against the ‘Child-Stealing Witch’

This article examines the historiola in Syriac magic across medieval and modern manuscripts. Section 2 proposes a working typology of Syriac historiolae and tests the applicability of David Frankfurter’s scheme to this material. Section 3 surveys narrative charms as a specific cl...

Surface Ligand Reorganization of Perovskite Quantum Dots for High‐Performance Pure‐Blue Light‐Emitting Diodes

ABSTRACT Perovskite quantum dots (PeQDs) hold great promise for pure‐blue perovskite light‐emitting diodes (PeLEDs), yet their development remains constrained by the disordered long‐chain organic ligand arrangement inherent to synthesis and severe surface defects. These issues le...

The Causal Archipelago: Communication and Coexistence in a Light-Bounded Universe

For three decades, cosmic silence has been interpreted through Hanson's Great Filter and Bostrom's existential hazard hypothesis as an empirical warning of biological rarity or civilizational self-destruction. This deduction rests on an unexamined premise: treating civilizational...

Newtonian statics, gravitational radiation, and the equivalence principle for non-topological solitons in elastic media

Proposals in which spacetime is an elastic medium, matter a localized field excitation, and gravity the medium's long-range strain response recur from the nineteenth century to the present. We show that for the simplest such model — Q-balls coupled to the dilatation of an isotrop...

Long-term outcomes of upfront combination therapy for PPF: TOP-ILD phase 2 study

Background Progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF) has a poor prognosis, with optimal treatment strategies remaining undefined. We previously reported favorable 24-week outcomes with upfront triple combination therapy (nintedanib, tacrolimus, prednisolone) in treatment-naïve PPF pat...

A Qualitative Exploration of Facilitators and Barriers to Control of Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Rural Nagpur, Central India

Abstract Background: Hypertension (HTN) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are increasingly prevalent in rural India, yet disease control remains suboptimal due to a confluence of socio-cultural, behavioral, and systemic challenges. Understanding community-perceived facilitators...

Lawvere's Fixed Point Theorem Unifies All Diagonalization Arguments — E8 Intelligence Research

FINDING: Lawvere's fixed point theorem unifies all diagonalization arguments (Cantor, Turing, Tarski, Gödel) as a single categorical construction, showing that self-reference and incompleteness are inevitable in any Cartesian closed category with a point-surjective map. | MATH: F...

The Constitution of the Universe (Supplement): The Principle of Granular Plenum Equivalence and Elementar Density Variance

OFFICIAL COSMOLOGICAL SUPPLEMENT | THE UNIVERSAL DINCER PLENUM ENUMERATION FRAMEWORK This stand-alone supplement formally establishes the exact computational and fluid mechanical foundations of granular material compaction, discrete cell packing, and elemental density variance op...

ZAMONAVIY OʻZBEK SHE'RIYATIDA SHAKL VA MAZMUN MASALASI

Maqolada zamonaviy oʻzbek she'riyatida shakl va mazmun uygʻunligi masalasi nazariy va tahliliy jihatdan yoritiladi. XX asr oxiri - XXI asr boshlaridagi she'riy izlanishlar, erkin vazn, ramziylik va ichki ohangdorlikning mazmun ifodasidagi oʻrni koʻrib chiqiladi. Abdulla Oripovnin...

A shell-in-shell homogenization approach for internally resolved structures

Abstract In this work we introduce a numerical framework for a multiscale shell-in-shell homogenization. It represents internally resolved shell structures, where on both scales structural shell elements are employed. In contrast to classical shell homogenization strategies, whic...

Ripening-Associated Changes in Physicochemical Properties and Metabolomic Profiles of Processing Tomato

Understanding ripening-associated physicochemical and metabolic changes is essential for evaluating quality development and optimizing harvest maturity in processing tomatoes. In this study, the processing tomato cultivar “Zhongshu 5810” (Solanum lycopersicum L.) was investigated...

Assessment of uncertainty estimation and distillation for reliable 3D dental mesh segmentation in orthodontics

Abstract The integration of deep learning into computer-aided orthodontic treatment planning has enabled automated tasks such as tooth segmentation from 3D dental models. However, the reliability of these systems remains a concern due to their black-box nature and tendency toward...

The Heaven Promise: A request to whoever may be running this world

If our world might be a simulation, what follows for the beings inside it, and for whoever runs it? This essay argues three things. First, an anthropic argument in the tradition of Bostrom (2003), with the emphasis on time: one civilisation that keeps simulating is enough to make...

ANALYSIS OF THE LEVEL OF SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IN IMPROVING THE LIVING STANDARDS OF THE POPYLATION IN THE REGION

This article scientifically analyzes the level of development of social infrastructure and its impact on regional socio-economic processes in improving the living standards of the population. The study examines the role of education, healthcare, culture, housing and communal serv...

Alternatives to Traditional Publishing : The French Open Science Model

This presentation was given on 27-03-2026 as part of a meeting series organised by the Aurora consortium (within the EU-funded project Aurora2030), focused on knowledge and skills training on the topics of Open Science and Citizen Science.

Tailoring Piezoelectric Materials for High Energy Density Batteries: Fundamentals, Advances, and Perspectives

ABSTRACT High‐energy‐density rechargeable batteries are plagued by electrode polarization, unstable interfaces, and parasitic side reactions, which severely restrict their electrochemical performance across diverse battery chemistries. Piezoelectric materials can construct dynami...

Nicotinamide Riboside for Patients With Early-Stage Parkinson Disease

Importance Nicotinamide riboside, a nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide precursor, has been proposed as a potential disease-modifying therapy for Parkinson disease based on preclinical and early studies. Whether prolonged oral nicotinamide riboside improves clinical outcomes in Par...

Salidroside Represses the Viability of Mouse Sertoli Cell Line (TM4 Cells) via Repression of Ldha-Dependent Glycolysis

Salidroside is a bioactive compound extracted from the traditional Chinese medicinal plant Rhodiola rosea that exerts differential regulatory effects on cell viability depending on cell type and physiological state. Sertoli cells are important testicular somatic cells that play m...

Critical Teacher Education: Unpacking Candidates’ Sociopolitical Identity Development in Inclusive Classrooms

Many teacher education programs inadequately prepare teacher candidates to develop the sociopolitical identity needed to disrupt and transform inequities in inclusive classrooms. Cultivating candidates’ dispositional knowledge, skills, and beliefs are necessary constructs to shif...

Profiling peripheral immune cells in Parkinson's disease: A scoping review

Parkinson's disease (PD) is increasingly recognized as a multi-system disorder with immune dysregulation extending beyond the central nervous system. Although numerous studies have examined peripheral immune alterations in people with PD, findings remain heterogeneous and difficu...