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Performance-optimized hybrid multidomain dispersion compensation techniques for next-generation ultra-high capacity coherent optical communication systems

Abstract The coherent optical transmission system is expected to overcome linear and nonlinear transmission issues with the development of ultra-high capacity optical network to meet the needs of cloud computing, artificial intelligence, 5G/6G communication, and hyperscale data c...

Web and social event signals for AI-driven mobile network demand forecasting

Background Mobile network demand is increasingly volatile due to collective human activities such as concerts, sports events, and public gatherings. Traditional capacity planning methods, largely based on historical network indicators, struggle to anticipate these transient and l...

Mechanistic insights into the role of hypoxia-preconditioned mesenchymal stem cell-derived small extracellular vesicles in angiogenesis, adhesion, emt, and tumor progression in solid tumors

Solid tumors harbor a highly hypoxic tumor microenvironment (TME) that plays a pivotal role in tumor progression, therapeutic resistance, and metastasis. Mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs) are actively recruited into these hypoxic regions, where they undergo phenotypic reprogr...

Spectroscopy of ncncc, nnnnc, and nnncc pentaquarks within the framework of Regge phenomenology

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Petal infrared transmission warms flowers and reduces microbial abundance

Summary Flowers create distinct internal microclimates, yet how these conditions filter microbial abundance remains poorly understood. We tested whether petal light transmission and internal floral temperature influence microbial abundance in two co‐occurring species, Lyonia luci...

On Edge Coloring of Signed Generalized Book Graphs and Signed Complete Graphs

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Benchmarking a new urban scheme in the ORCHIDEE 2.2 land surface model

Urban areas change natural surface energy and water balances, yet some land surface models still represent cities as natural surfaces. In this study, we present the development of a one-tile urban scheme for the ORCHIDEE land surface model, designed to improve the representation...

Prone Positioning in Neurocritical Care Patients with Invasive Intracranial Pressure Monitoring: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Abstract Background Pulmonary complications are common after acute brain injury and may worsen neurologic outcomes. Although prone positioning (PP) is an established treatment strategy for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) with severe hypoxemia in general intensive care...

Potential health impacts and costs of active case finding guided by Mycobacterium tuberculosis immunoreactivity survey results in Blantyre, Malawi: A mathematical modeling study

Background Active case finding (ACF) for tuberculosis (TB) can reduce transmission, yet efficient targeting requires high-quality surveillance data. We investigated the potential costs and impact of targeted ACF, guided by local estimates of the annual risk of TB infection (ARTI)...

Using dapagliflozin to reduce symptoms in transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis: An n-of-1 trial series pilot study

Background The role of guideline-directed medical therapy for heart failure (HF) is unclear in transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM). Dapagliflozin has demonstrated beneficial effects across HF phenotypes, and retrospective studies suggest potential benefit in ATTR-CM; h...

Quantification of Carbon, Water, and Energy Footprints Associated with Refined Cane Sugar Production in Mexico Through Life Cycle Assessment

Integrated life cycle assessments combining carbon, water, and energy footprints are uncommon for cane sugar production in Mexico, particularly in high-productivity regions where aging infrastructure substantially affects environmental performance. This study quantified these thr...

Fraud Among Young Adults: A Scoping Review of Victimization and Perpetration

This scoping review synthesized evidence on fraud victimization, perpetration, and prevention among young adults aged 18–25. Eighteen studies were included, predominantly quantitative and from China and the United States. Fraud types were inconsistently defined and rarely the pri...

Determinants of Crime in India: A District-Level Analysis

This paper examines the district-level socioeconomic factors of reported crime in India using data from the NCRB and the Census of India. Using a cross-sectional sample of 481 districts across 17 major states, the study treats female-to-male ratio and inequality as main variables...

DA-MC-SEP: a distance-aware multi-hop clustering and stable election protocol for heterogeneous WSNs

Abstract Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) consist of large numbers of sensor nodes (SNs) operating under strict energy constraints, making efficient routing protocols essential for extending network lifetime and ensuring reliable data delivery. This paper introduces a Distance-Awa...

Emotional predictors of returning a favour: Behavioural experiments in the United States and Japan

Abstract We examined emotional predictors of favour‐returning behaviour in the United States (Study 1) and tested whether the findings in the United States would replicate in a culturally different context in Japan (Study 2). In both experiments, participants played a collaborati...

A generalizable biopsychosocial risk score for stratifying disease vulnerability in healthy populations

Prospective risk stratification of future adverse health outcomes before clinical onset among ostensibly healthy individuals is an important goal of preventive and precision medicine, yet current tools remain largely disease-specific and do not provide an integrated measure of he...

Fuzzy multi objective solid transportation model for optimal distribution

This study demonstrates a novel fuzzy multi-objective solid transportation problem (FMOSTP) which optimally manages logistics chain under uncertainty by simultaneously addressing multiple conflicting criteria cost, transit time, and security represented as fuzzy numbers. The prop...

Voice-First Mental Health Care for Older Adults in Africa

This Viewpoint proposes voice-first systems as a design hypothesis warranting priority development and evaluation to support mental health care for older adults in Africa.

Escherichia coli -derived enterobactin is associated with delayed gut microbiome maturation in infants born to mothers with obesity

ABSTRACT Maternal obesity has been increasingly recognized as a factor influencing early-life microbiome development. However, its impact on the infant gut resistome and virulome remains insufficiently characterized. In this prospective longitudinal study, we investigated gut mic...

Corticosteroids drive oral candidiasis by impairing type-17 immunity without inducing interferon-gammopathy

ABSTRACT Oral candidiasis arises from either genetic immune defects or iatrogenic immune suppression, most commonly due to corticosteroid therapy. Although the cortisone acetate mouse model is widely used to study corticosteroid-associated oral candidiasis, the underlying mechani...