Research works

Enhancing the translational potential of the ovine pulmonary adenocarcinoma model

Ovine pulmonary adenocarcinoma (OPA) is a transmissible lung cancer of sheep caused by Jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus (JSRV), resulting in substantial animal welfare concerns and economic losses worldwide. We previously developed a bronchoscopic JSRV catheter instillation technique...

Research Progress on the Application of Nanopore Long-Read Sequencing Combined with DNA Methylation Marking in Complex Forensic Evidence

Background In the analysis of complex forensic material evidence, conventional detection methods for highly degraded, trace, or mixed samples present several limitations, such as low typing success rates and limited information dimensions. Methods This study systematically examin...

The Fundamentals of Halide Perovskite Instability: CsPbBr3 as a Model System

Halide perovskites (HPs) exhibit outstanding optoelectronic properties, making them highly attractive for advanced photonic and electronic applications. Among them, cesium lead bromide (CsPbBr3) exhibits high photoluminescence efficiency, narrow emission linewidths, and excellent...

Socio-economic contributions of the Ethiopian Green Legacy Initiative as a pathway to sustainable development: Systematic Review

Ethiopia faces interconnected challenges of land degradation, climate change, and rural poverty. In response, the government launched the Green Legacy Initiative (GLI) in 2019, a nationwide afforestation and reforestation program aimed at planting billions of seedlings annually....

DBA-Net: Dual-Branch Asymmetric Attention Network for Multitask Perception in Autonomous Driving Under Challenging Environments

Multitask perception has emerged as a critical technology for autonomous driving systems. Despite significant progress, current systems remain vulnerable to environmental variations, particularly challenging lighting conditions (e.g., low-light scenarios, sudden illumination chan...

Physics-constrained diffusion-based data augmentation for active sonar under low-SNR sea conditions

The limited availability of real sea-trial target echoes restricts the training of data-driven active sonar detection models. Simulated echoes can increase the sample size, but their distributions often differ from those of real ocean environments. To address this problem, this p...

Integrating images, sounds, citizen science and AI to assess the biodiversity of the Atlantic Forest of Brazil

The Atlantic Forest is an endangered biome in Brazil with only 15% of its area remaining. Although it is reported that it has a high biodiversity and many endemic species, the biological composition of its territory remains largely unknown. Citizen science can speed up the descri...

PolyTransGAN enables neuro-symbolic inverse design of 4D-printable shape-memory polymers

While the shape-memory polymer (SMP) inverse design is promising for 4D printing, it is hindered by the large chemical space and the lack of physics-aware generative models. We introduce a neuro-symbolic method, called PolyTransGAN, which combines coarse-grained molecular dynamic...

Sodium butyrate-mediated HDAC inhibition under hypoxic conditions modulates redox balance and tumor cell behavior in MCF-7 human breast cancer cells

Abstract Hypoxia and epigenetic dysregulation are key contributors to breast cancer progression and therapeutic resistance. However, the interaction between histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibition and hypoxia-associated signaling remains incompletely understood. This study therefor...

The Reaction Kinetics of H Atoms with Methylamine: Measurements and Theory

Abstract Understanding the reactivity of methylamine (CH3NH2), the simplest primary amine, is of relevance in a variety of contexts, ranging from atmospheric chemistry to pyrolysis and combustion. In this work we determined experimentally and theoretically the rate of the H-abstr...

Influence of the Pore Structure on the Activity and Stability of Non-precious Metal Catalysts for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

Abstract The activity/performance of non-precious metal catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in fuel cells is critically dependent on the pore structure of the catalyst layer, but a systematic understanding of how micropores and mesopores affect activity and stabilit...

Reconfiguring automated mobility: lived experiences of robotaxi travel in China

China is one of the most advanced real-world contexts for robotaxi deployment. This study examines how Chinese people experience Luobo Kuaipao, a large-scale robotaxi service in Wuhan. Drawing on social media data, field observations, and in-depth interviews, we use reflexive the...

Kinetically moderated reprotonation reconstructs aramid nanofiber hydrogen-bond networks for high-performance thermal management and EMI shielding composite films

Flexible electronic devices urgently require lightweight multifunctional films that can dissipate heat, suppress electromagnetic interference (EMI), and retain mechanical reliability under repeated deformation. However, filler-rich polymer composites often improve thermal/electri...

Evaluating Pose Estimation Uncertainty From Automatic Point Cloud Registration in Multi‐Sensor Robotic Systems

ABSTRACT The poses derived from automatic point cloud registration between stationary laser scans that occur naturally in robotic multi‐sensor systems operating in stop‐and‐go mode have the potential to greatly improve and aid localization and trajectory estimation. The uncertain...

Assessing sediment connectivity and the beneficial use of dredged material as a nature-based solution in the Mallorquín coastal wetland

This study evaluates the hydro-sedimentological dynamics of the Mallorquín Wetland, a coastal wetland in northern Colombia affected by erosion, hydraulic disconnection, and shoreline instability. The aim was to assess sediment connectivity between the Magdalena River mouth and th...

Cross-cultural validation and latent profile analysis of the self-efficacy for home exercise programs scale in patients after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair

This study aims to cross-culturally adapt and validate the Self-Efficacy for Home Exercise Programs Scale (SEHEPS) for Chinese patients after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (ARCR), and to explore the latent profiles of their home exercise program (HEP) self-efficacy as well as...

Assessing digital literacy among Vietnamese university students: implications for educational management in the digital transformation era

Purpose This study aims to assess the current state of digital literacy (DL) among Vietnamese university students in the context of digital transformation. The findings provide a foundation for recommending strategies for higher education institutions and academic libraries to en...

Stakeholder perspectives on telemedicine acceptance and experiences in Uganda: A qualitative study

In Uganda and other low- and middle-income countries, access to healthcare is constrained by shortages of health workers, long travel distances, and inadequate infrastructure. Telemedicine offers a potential solution, but its effectiveness depends on how key stakeholders perceive...

Rabbitfish Integration in Offshore Gilthead Seabream Polyculture: Improving Growth Performance, Reducing Disease Burden, and Mitigating Biofouling in Tropical Aquaculture

Abstract Gilthead seabream ( Sparus aurata ) is one of the most commercially significant species in the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern marine aquaculture, yet intensified production systems expose this species to persistent challenges, including net biofouling, parasitic diseas...

Dengue infection in kidney transplant recipients during a major epidemic and the implementation of systematic donor screening: a cohort study

Background During Brazil's unprecedented dengue epidemic in 2023–2025, we develop a rationale for organ donor screening to mitigate the risk of donor derived transmission using rapid, widely available, and low-cost tests. Here we aimed to describe the epidemiology, clinical prese...