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Intelligent Ore Sorting Method Based on Multi-Feature Fusion of Dual-Energy X-Ray Responses

The conventional attenuation-ratio feature R remains affected by particle thickness, material heterogeneity, and beam hardening in practical dual-energy X-ray transmission (DE-XRT) measurements. This study proposes an ore-sorting method based on multi-feature fusion of dual-energ...

Fermat's Last Theorem: Proving the Impossible via Elliptic Curves and Modular Forms — E8 Intelligence Research

FINDING: Fermat's Last Theorem (FLT) — no integer solutions for \(x^n + y^n = z^n\) for \(n>2\) — proven via elliptic curves, modular forms, and the Taniyama-Shimura conjecture. | MATH: Core equation: \(x^n + y^n = z^n\), \(n>2\), no nonzero integers \(x,y,z\). Wiles' proof: ever...

The risk of over-interpreting in silico predictions as clinical evidence: a comment on Roy et al. (2024)

Abstract Roy et al. reported an extensive computational analysis of nonsynonymous single-nucleotide variants (nsSNPs) in the human CYLD gene and characterized several variants as potentially disease- or cancer-associated. Although such analyses can be valuable for generating hypo...

A Developed VMD-DMD Algorithm with Machine Learning Models for Improving Sea Level Predictions: A Case Study of the Mediterranean Coastlines

Accurate prediction of sea level change in the Mediterranean Sea is essential for coastal risk management; however, the nonstationary behavior of sea level makes this difficult. This study presents a hybrid framework that integrates variational mode decomposition (VMD) and dynami...

Chiropractic patient compensation claims in Norway from 2013 to 2024

Abstract Background Compensation claims represent a selective subset of adverse events in healthcare and provide insight into patient safety. Compensation claims vary between countries and jurisdictions due to administrative, legal, and clinical differences. This study aimed to d...

Structural and metabolic imaging after mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke: A hybrid 18F-FDG PET/MRI pilot study

Hybrid 2-[18F]-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (18F-FDG PET/MRI) enables simultaneous, single-session assessment of structural and metabolic stroke damage. We prospectively studied 10 consecutive patients (6 women; mean age 71.6 ±...

Outdoor Environmental Risk Factors for Paediatric Ragweed Sensitisation: A Formal Model Comparison

Background/Objectives: Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) is a major aeroallergen in Central and Eastern Europe. Croatian children in regions with twofold difference in pollen exposure show near-identical sensitisation prevalence (the “Zagreb paradox”), and an earlier analysis fou...

Projecting the Next Paradigm in Pubic Administration

This short note carries forward a wish expressed in Public Administration Revisited: Government as a Paradigmatic State. I originally intended to test the hypotheses empirically rather than merely present them. However, errors occurred, including ChatGPT becoming unresponsive, an...

The “Selfish Cell”: The Central Role of Metabolism in Relaying Environmental Stimuli and Controlling Cellular Function

Science is dynamic, and novel models to better understand experimental observations are very important for its advancement. In the context of cell biology, knowledge about how cells behave in response to extracellular stimuli, and how these processes are dysregulated in pathologi...

Entrepreneurship Education and Student Start-Up Intentions in South Africa: Evidence from Four Eastern Cape Universities

This study examines how university stakeholders perceive entrepreneurship education as contributing to students’ start-up intentions through responsive curriculum design, experiential learning, and mentorship in universities in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. The study adopted an...

A unified inverse kinematics framework for multi-offset 7-DOF manipulators based on analytical approximation and numerical correction

Inverse kinematics (IK) of multi-offset 7-DOF manipulators is challenging because structural offsets destroy geometric decoupling, making closed-form solutions difficult and reducing the efficiency and robustness of conventional numerical methods. This paper proposes a unified IK...

"His most bountiful mistress" : female dedicatees in early modern British print, 1473-1699

This thesis is the first general study of dedications to women in British print in the early modern period. Dedications were an important part of the print process and should be treated as an essential piece of a book’s story when they are included. Dedications also function as e...

Gamma Squeeze Mechanics: Why Dealers Accelerate Their Own Pain

A gamma squeeze is a feedback loop. Dealers who have sold Calls must buy the underlying as it rises, their buying lifts the price, and the higher price forces them to buy more. Nobody plans it. It comes out of the hedging rules. AION Analytics research note. Canonical version: ht...

Methodological Audit of Large-Scale Signals in Cosmicflows-4: Shuffle-Null Persistent Homology and the Bulk Flow by Distance Indicator

We audit two large-scale signals in the Cosmicflows-4 (CF4) compilation: (i) an excess of H1 persistent-entropy ordering relative to an angularly shuffled null, and (ii) the cosmic bulk flow at 90–130 Mpc. (i) In nested spheres the contrast reaches z_shuf ≈ 8σ, and a core-excised...

Beyond Words: Arts-Based Research Methods as an Intercultural Bridge for Work With Indigenous Women in Peru

This commentary examines two arts-based techniques, Image Theatre and drawing, used in a participatory project carried out in 2025 in Condorcanqui, an Amazonian province of Peru, with 12 Awajún and Wampís leaders and 12 state workers. Spanish fluency, literacy and institutional p...

Trace metals contamination in freshwater fish in Brazil: related factors, environmental impacts, and risks to human health

Abstract Freshwater fish are essential components of the aquatic food chain and an important source of protein and nutrients for various communities, especially riverine populations. However, water pollution is one of the main causes of metal bioaccumulation in the organs of thes...

The Pre-Open Auction: Why 9:00 to 9:15 AM Prices Lie

Between 9:00 and 9:15 AM the screen shows prices that no one has traded at. The index figure is indicative while orders are collected, and option prices are the previous session's close until the first trade at 9:15 AM. Version 2 (October 8, 2026): the pre-open timings were corre...

Psychometric Properties of the Parental Lying Scenarios Scale (PLSS): Test–Retest Reliability, Validity, and Factor Structure

ABSTRACT Most parents lie to their children. Parental lying has been linked to parent–child relationship quality and children's social and moral development, underscoring the importance of accurately measuring this behavior. Existing instruments primarily assess prevalence, focus...

Association of Estimated Arterial Stiffness with Collateral Status and Functional Outcome after Endovascular Thrombectomy: A Secondary Analysis of the OPTIMAL-BP Trial

PURPOSE: Estimated pulse wave velocity (ePWV) is a surrogate of arterial stiffness that may influence stroke outcomes and potentially affect collateral circulation. We examined the association of ePWV with collateral status and 3-month functional outcome after successful endovasc...

Maternal Influenza Infection During Pregnancy and Neuropsychiatric Disorders in Offspring

Importance Evidence on maternal influenza infection during pregnancy and offspring neuropsychiatric risk remains inconsistent and limited by methodologic concerns. Objective To evaluate the association of maternal influenza infection during pregnancy and offspring neuropsychiatri...