Research works

Transport capital and regional economic performance in Korea: Implications for balanced regional development under the public investment appraisal system

In 1999, Korea introduced the Preliminary Feasibility Study (PFS), a mandatory appraisal framework for large-scale public investment projects that designates balanced regional development as a core policy objective. As the primary gateway for major public construction projects, t...

Beyond replication: Technological transmission and adaptive organization of modern human populations during the terminal Pleistocene at Fenghuangling, North China

How technological knowledge is transmitted and transformed remains a central topic in human evolution and behavioral ecology. During the Last Glacial Maximum and the subsequent deglaciation, climatic instability and associated demographic shifts provide an ideal window for unders...

Psychometric validation of the Vietnamese Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a multi-site cross-sectional study

Anxiety and depression are common in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and are associated with poorer self-management and clinical outcomes. This study evaluated the measurement properties of the Vietnamese Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) in adults with T2DM. In this m...

“This is a different café” – The qualitative exploration of fatigue within a professional basketball team

In competitive sports, elite athletes and support staff invest considerable physical and mental effort to achieve continuous performance improvement, which, inevitably, may lead to fatigue. This qualitative study aims to gain in-depth insight into the experiences of the members o...

Intracanal cryotherapy and postoperative pain relief in symptomatic apical periodontitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Postoperative pain remains a frequent complication following nonsurgical root canal treatment and is particularly associated with inflammatory pulpal and periapical conditions. Intracanal cryotherapy has been proposed as a simple and biologically plausible adjunctive strategy aim...

Engineering nickel-based catalysts for time-efficient cyclohexanol and cyclohexane production under mild conditions: role of loading, support, and oxidation state

Lignin is the largest renewable source of aromatic compounds, representing an attractive feedstock for the sustainable production of renewable fuels and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) precursors. Hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of lignin-derived phenolics is a key upgrading strategy; h...

Determinants of communicable disease risk awareness and protective behaviors among dental students: a path analysis-based cross-sectional study

The present study aimed to investigate the associations of gender and clinical training stage (CTS) with awareness of communicable disease risks and protective behaviors among dental students. This single-center, cross-sectional study included 441 students enrolled at the Faculty...

Interfacial M–O–P coupling drives active-site reconfiguration in CoMoO4 for high-current-density alkaline hydrogen evolution

Developing durable alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) cathodes capable of sustained operation at industrial current densities is critical for practical anion exchange membrane water electrolysis (AEMWE). Herein, phosphorus-modified CoMoO 4 nanoarrays (CoMoO 4 -P) are cons...

Evaluation of salivary Adseverin, DEFA-1 and sRANKL levels in periodontal health and disease: a cross-sectional study

This investigation aimed to evaluate salivary levels of adseverin (Ads), DEFA-1, and sRANKL in periodontal health, gingivitis, and periodontitis, and to explore their discriminatory potential across periodontal conditions. A total of 60 systemically healthy, nonsmoking individual...

Quality optimization with low positive factual hallucination for the HPI in hyperthyroidism admission notes using multi agent LLM with RAG

Admission note quality affects clinical safety and research reliability, yet resident drafts often suffer from missing information, unclear logic, and other issues, requiring time-consuming manual review. Current large language models (LLMs) focus on text generation or formatting...

Building energy performance regulation and energy poverty: evidence from a natural experiment

Improving residential energy efficiency is essential for environmental and social sustainability because the residential building sector accounts for a substantial share of energy consumption, and inefficient housing can exacerbate energy poverty and socioeconomic inequalities. T...

Regulation of non-uniform electric field-induced bubble migration for pool boiling heat transfer enhancement on rib-structured surfaces

Pool boiling is a highly efficient thermal management method for high-heat-flux devices. Under high heat flux, intense bubble coalescence forms a persistent vapor layer. This layer blocks liquid replenishment, causing surface dryout and boiling crisis. Numerical simulations and f...

Complication-attributable admission episodes after shunt surgery for idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus in Japan: a scenario-based micro-costing analysis of hospital margins under DPC/PDPS and fee-for-service

Shunt-related complications after surgery for idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) generate repeat admissions, procedures, and bed use, but their provider-side financial consequences depend on the reimbursement rule. Evidence on hospital accounting margins under Japan’...

Hydrothermal carbonization process waters: Linking composition with recovery, recirculation, and treatment routes

Hydrothermal carbonization process waters (HTC PWs) contain feedstock-derived carbon, nutrients, dissolved ions, and potentially recoverable organics, but also inhibitory and poorly biodegradable fractions. This review links feedstock composition and HTC conditions to PW composit...

Innovative application of pressure gradient measurement in internal carotid stenosis in patients undergoing carotid artery stenting (NOTICE-CAS): study protocol for a randomized, assessor-blinded, parallel-group clinical trial

Atherosclerotic stenosis of the internal carotid artery (ICA-S) is among the significant causes of ischemic stroke. Current noninvasive imaging techniques often lack the precision to accurately determine hemodynamic significance. Although carotid artery stenting (CAS) is benefici...

Hierarchical cooperative signal control for high-demand networks within the MFD framework: A deep reinforcement learning approach

Owing to its powerful modeling and decision-making capabilities in complex urban networks, deep reinforcement learning (DRL) has garnered significant attention in both regional signal control and perimeter control. However, regional control tends to fail under oversaturated condi...

Effects of alkaline hydrothermal extraction on the molecular organization and antioxidant activity of humic substances derived from sugarcane straw hydrochar

Hydrothermal humic acids (HHA) have attracted attention due to their redox-active properties and potential for lignocellulosic waste valorization. However, the effects of alkaline hydrothermal extraction temperature on their molecular organization and antioxidant activity remain...

Phase IIa Trial of Locoregional High-Dose Autologous Natural Killer Cell Therapy Combined with Hepatic Arterial Infusion Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma

PurposeHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) refractory to locoregional therapies remains a major clinical challenge.This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of locoregional high-dose autologous natural killer (NK) cell therapy combined with hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (H...

Cost-competitive design of sustainable urea production: Synergizing solid oxide electrolysis and oxy-fuel combustion-based carbon capture

Urea is a vital nitrogen fertilizer for global food security; however, its production remains carbon-intensive owing to heavy reliance on fossil fuel–based H 2 . To reduce the carbon emissions of the urea production process, capturing CO 2 from the flue gas has emerged as a promi...

RBD-down stabilization of SARS-CoV-2 spike enhances cross-neutralizing antibody responses by redirecting immunodominance toward conserved epitopes

The continuous emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants has enabled partial escape from neutralizing antibodies, necessitating frequent updates of vaccine antigens. These observations motivate vaccine strategies that can redirect antibody responses toward conserved regions of the spike (...