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Evaluating the Impact of AI-Enabled Appraisal Practices on Millennial Career Advancement: A Gender Equality Perspective in Mumbai Workplaces

Abstract The increasing integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into human resource management has transformed traditional performance appraisal through data-driven evaluation, continuous feedback, predictive analytics, and automated decision-making. This study evaluates the...

Treating donor human milk with alternative pasteurization methods, high-pressure processing and ultraviolet-C irradiation, and their impact on pathogen inactivation, nutrient content and protein bioactivity: a scoping review

Human milk is a complex bioactive food matrix that supports the growth and development of infants. In the absence of their parent's own milk, hospitalized preterm infants receive Holder pasteurized donor milk (DM). However, Holder pasteurization (HoP; 62.5 °C, 30 min) inactivates...

Spatiotemporal Variation Analysis of Groundwater Storage in Huaihe River Basin Based on GRACE and Interpretable Machine Learning

Groundwater represents an essential water resource across the Huaihe River Basin, and its sustainable use is important for maintaining regional water resource security. This study systematically examined the long-term evolution, seasonal variability, and major drivers of groundwa...

High-Q toroidal resonances enabled by tailoring field spatial localization in all-dielectric metasurfaces

High-Q toroidal dipole resonances in all-dielectric metasurfaces have attracted intense attention due to their exceptional light-matter interaction capability. Here, we present and experimentally demonstrate an all-dielectric metasurface supporting polarization-insensitive high-q...

The fifth player: Understanding bystander responses to gender-based exclusion in esports.

Children and adolescents evaluate gender-based exclusion by drawing on multiple contextual and individual factors. This pre-registered study examined how excluder intentionality, peer norms, and victim response, shaped bystander judgments and responses to the exclusion of a girl...

Comparative Short-Term Clinical Events Associated with Molnupiravir and Ensitrelvir for COVID-19: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using Community Pharmacy Records in Japan

Molnupiravir and ensitrelvir are widely used for outpatient coronavirus disease 2019 treatment; however, real-world safety comparisons remain limited. This retrospective cohort study evaluated acute clinical event risks over a 29-day follow-up using community pharmacy records fro...

Significance of BCR-ABL P-loop point mutations (L248R/V) on binding to FDA approved drugs: molecular dynamics simulations and DFT studies

The BCR-ABL fusion protein with dysregulated tyrosine kinase activity is the cause of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). Mutations in the P-loop, gatekeeper, catalytic and activation loop, within its kinase domain leads to drug resistance while treating CML. The mutation driven...

MilsPD: a lightweight multiphysics-integrated peridynamics solver

Abstract This paper presents MilsPD, a highly efficient multiphysics-integrated peridynamics (PD) solver designed for fracture mechanics applications. It addresses a key computational challenge in the field: the expensive simulation of large-scale multiphysics problems involving...

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Artificial Intelligence (AI)‐Supported Removable Partial Denture Design Tools in Dental Education

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES: To evaluate whether an artificial intelligence (AI)-supported learning tool can enhance students' confidence, understanding, and overall experience in removable partial denture (RPD) design. The study also explored student perceptions of AI within dental educa...

Empirical Antibiotic Initiation for Suspected Early-Onset Neonatal Infection in the Setting of Maternal GBS Screening and Intrapartum Antibiotic Prophylaxis: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study

Background and Objectives: Maternal Group B Streptococcus (GBS) screening and intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis have reduced early-onset GBS disease. However, suspected early-onset neonatal infection (EONI) remains a broader clinical challenge, as signs prompting empirical antib...

Minority Stress and Mental Health Outcomes in Gender and Sexual Diverse Groups in Brazil: Evidence on the Mediating Role of Social Support

Abstract Sexual and gender minorities (SGMs) face significant health disparities, largely due to chronic exposure to minority stressors that affect mental health. While research documents these harmful effects, few studies examine how discrimination influences emotional responses...

Irisin/Integrin αVβ5/AMPK Signaling in Cardiac Fibrosis: Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Potential

Cardiac fibrosis is a major pathological feature of several cardiovascular diseases and is characterized by excessive extracellular matrix deposition, leading to ventricular stiffening, impaired cardiac function, and ultimately heart failure. Despite its substantial clinical burd...

Dual Machine-Learning Prediction of Excited-State Energetics from Ground-State Descriptors and Its Implication on Intramolecular Singlet Fission in Dimeric Chromophores

Abstract Accurately describing excited-state (ES) properties in large condensed-phase systems remains challenging due to structural flexibility and the limited scalability of quantum methods, both crucial for understanding photo-functional processes such as singlet fission (SF)....

Identification of bacterial communities, structure, and dynamics during cattle and poultry manure composting

Biochar-assisted composting has emerged as a promising strategy for improving the stabilization of animal manure and modifying composting conditions. This study evaluated the physicochemical performance and temporal bacterial succession during in vessel composting of cattle and p...

Determinants and strategies for implementing hepatitis C elimination in low-and middle-income countries: a narrative review with structured literature search

Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection affects an estimated 56.8 million people globally, resulting in chronic liver disease and a significant economic burden. The World Health Organization (WHO) aims to eliminate HCV by 2030, targeting a 65% reduction in deaths, 80% reduction...

Temporal dynamics of inflammatory proteins in the pre-symptomatic phase of rheumatoid arthritis related to seroconversion

Abstract Objective Autoimmune processes in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) begin years before clinical symptom onset. This study aimed to analyse inflammation-related proteins in individuals during the pre-symptomatic phase, in relation to healthy controls and patients with early RA, a...

Anthropogenic aerosol reduction contributes to faster flash drought onset in a changing climate

Flash droughts have emerged as severe hazards, posing growing challenges to natural and socioeconomic systems, yet the influence of recent aerosol reductions on their onset remains unclear. Here, we investigate the impacts of aerosols and their underlying mechanisms using multi-s...

Involutions in the double Riordan group

In this paper, we investigate the infinite-dimensional representations of the double Riordan group arising from finite double Riordan matrices. We derive a universal construction formula for all double Riordan involutions and then extend this result to the mth-order Riordan group...

NH2 Measurements during the Pyrolysis and Oxidation of Ammonia/Propane Mixtures in a Shock Tube

Abstract Ammonia/propane pyrolysis and oxidation mixtures were studied using NH2 laser spectroscopy to obtain NH2 time histories in a shock tube. An NH3 diagnostic based on a quantum cascade laser was used to verify the initial ammonia concentrations, while a 597.375-nm laser dia...

Artian's Physical Terminal Reference Framework: A Carrier-Independent T-star/Tau Constructor Theorem for Activation-Gated Tests of QTT Axiom A1

When does a physical device contain two genuinely different clock terminals? This framework gives a carrier-independent constructor for a source terminal and a laboratory-written terminal. A four-history experiment becomes eligible only when a completed source event, continuous p...