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Conservation Messages as Catalysts of Post-Visit Action: Insights from Zoo and Aquarium Visitors

Zoos and aquariums face an urgent challenge to convey conservation messages that motivate visitors to change their environmental behavior. This study explores the reflections of 768 visitors to one of twelve zoos and aquariums in Australia, USA, and Canada regarding the features...

Clinical Implications of Preoperative Thoracic Spine Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Percutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation Procedures: A Large Retrospective Cohort Study

ABSTRACT Introduction Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is an effective method for pain relief in patients with Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome (PSPS) type II. International guidelines recommend preoperative imaging to assess spinal anatomy for placement of thoracic SCS leads. This s...

Development of A Composite Sustainability Index Within An Integrated Coastal Zone Management Framework: A Case Study of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Coastal regions are increasingly under compounded pressures from climate change and rapid socioeconomic development, and integrated approaches to sustainability assessment are needed. This study assesses coastal sustainability in Ho Chi Minh City by developing a composite sustain...

Critical windows: timing of child maltreatment exposure and adult mental health

Abstract Background Despite being recognized as the leading risk factor for mental disorders, child maltreatment (CM) remains insufficiently understood regarding type and timing of exposure. This study examines which developmental periods of exposure to CM subtypes are most stron...

Effects of neurokinin receptor antagonists on sleep disturbance in menopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Importance: Sleep disturbance is a common and burdensome symptom among perimenopausal and postmenopausal women with moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms (VMS). Although neurokinin (NK) receptor antagonists have demonstrated efficacy for reducing VMS, their effects on sleep distu...

Gradual Concentration‐Regulated Entanglement Enables Tough and Strong Sustainable Bioplastics

ABSTRACT Regulating polymer‐chain entanglement provides a powerful route to high‐performance sustainable bioplastics. However, achieving dense entanglement in ultrahigh‐molecular‐weight polymers remains difficult because long chain lengths and strong intramolecular interactions s...

Synthesis, Structures, and Properties of Cyclopenta‐Fused Anthra[1,2‐ a ]anthracene Derivatives as New Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds

Three new cyclopenta-fused (CP) polycyclic aromatic compounds were synthesized from anthra[1,2-a]anthracenes by direct C─C bond formation in the internal region by Scholl reaction or by benzo fusion at the external corner through Pd-catalyzed cyclization. X-ray analysis and DFT c...

Non-invasive cardiac sensing via an acoustic Helmholtz resonator cavity with electrocardiogram waveform reconstruction

Physiological markers are a primary source of prognostic health monitoring systems. Specifically, with heartbeat sensing, many ailments may be identified in their nascent stage. In clinical settings, the human heartbeat is measured by way of an electrocardiogram (ECG). Common met...

Court-Documented Adverse Financial Events Before Cancer Diagnosis and Mortality Risk

This cohort study investigates the association between prediagnostic adverse financial events among individuals newly diagnosed with cancer and mortality risk.

Development of insulin resistance in women over the menopause transition

BACKGROUND. Body weight and insulin resistance in women increase in midlife. It is not known whether this is driven by the menopause transition or solely by chronological aging. We aimed to determine the role of the menopause transition and menopause-related BMI changes in the de...

Disclosing pollution: causal impacts of key emission unit listings on Shanghai's housing market

Abstract We provide causal estimates of the effect of Shanghai's key emission unit listings on nearby housing prices. Implemented in 2016, the disclosure policy requires annual public disclosure of designated polluting firms and their pollution information. Using repeated cross-s...

EuroMillions Breakthrough Mining — 9649 Sources, 94559 Leads Extracted — E8 Intelligence Research

Mined 9649 lottery+quantum breakthroughs. Extracted 94559 leads across 13 categories. 91258 high-value leads found. Categories: {"CORRIDOR": 8262, "FORMULA": 8072, "GEOMETRIC": 1503, "FORWARD_ATTEMPT": 8642, "QUANTUM": 8892, "TIMING": 552, "CELESTIAL": 8142, "GEMATRIA": 8449, "CO...

A preliminary model for estimating mass-specific oxygen uptake during manual wheelchair propulsion from mechanical power and heart rate

Manual wheelchair users may have reduced physical activity and total energy expenditure, while wearable devices may not adequately capture external mechanical demand during wheelchair propulsion. This pilot study examined whether wheel-level mechanical power combined with heart r...

The Effect of Women's Awareness on the Prevention and Management of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

Background & Objective: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder that occurs in women of reproductive age. Greater awareness and early intervention are necessary to avert the sequelae like infertility, metabolic syndrome and diabetes mellitus. The present...

O'ZBEK MILLIY MUSIQASI IJROCHILIK BEZAKLARINI NOTALASHTIRISHNING INNOVATSION YONDASHUVLARI

Ushbu maqolada o'zbek milliy musiqasi ijrochilik amaliyotida qo'llaniladigan bezaklarni nota yozuvida ifodalash masalasi tadqiq etiladi. Ijrochilik bezaklarining an'anaviy nota yozuvi vositalari orqali aks ettirilish imkoniyatlari va mavjud cheklovlari tahlil qilinadi. Shuningdek...

Neural Achromatic Imaging for Large‐Scale Metalens

ABSTRACT Metalenses leverage subwavelength nanostructures to achieve high‐resolution imaging through phase manipulation, offering a flat alternative to traditional refractive and diffractive imaging systems. However, diffraction‐induced chromatic aberration remains a longstanding...

Articulation of the Higgs Potential: Minima, Stability and the Scale the Weyl Orbit Does Not Set

Volume IV stated the workings of the electroweak Higgs and refused to identify them with the dilatation compensator of the Weyl orbit. Those workings presuppose a potential. Volume V articulates it. At tree level the renormalisable invariant is V = μ²Φ†Φ + λ(Φ†Φ)², with λ > 0 and...

Caspase-Like Proteases as Contributors in the Functioning of Reproductive Barriers During Distant Hybridization in Solanaceae

Distant hybridization is an important breeding strategy that can effectively expand the genetic pool for developing new, high-yielding, and stress-resistant cultivars. However, reproductive isolation often hinders the application of this approach. Intergeneric reproductive barrie...

Macrophage Smad1 drives post-infarction dysfunction by reducing angiogenesis and by promoting matrix remodeling

AIMS: Infarct macrophages undergo dramatic phenotypic changes in response to cytokines and growth factors and serve as central effectors in cardiac repair and remodeling. Transforming Growth Factor (TGF)-β superfamily members are key regulators of macrophages and signal predomina...

Infiltration between the popliteal artery and the capsule of the knee ( IPACK ) vs. selective tibial nerve block for analgesia after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a randomised controlled trial

Summary Introduction Infiltration between the popliteal artery and the capsule of the knee (IPACK) and the selective tibial nerve block both provide analgesia for the posterior aspect of the knee after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. This randomised controlled triple‐b...