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Continuous Production of High-Purity NaHCO3 via Carbonation of NaOH: Thermodynamic Analysis and Two-Stage Reactor Design

Abstract This study established a high-purity continuous production system for NaHCO3 via NaOH carbonation. Using simulated flue gas containing CO2 and NaOH solutions, the reaction mechanism was elucidated through real-time monitoring of pH and electrical conductivity, revealing...

Paradoxical Association of Body Mass Index With Occurrence and Mortality of Venous Thromboembolism in Hospitalized Patients: A National Hospital‐Based Cohort Analysis

Background The association between body mass index (BMI) and venous thromboembolism (VTE) occurrence and mortality is controversial. This study aimed to investigate the association of BMI with VTE occurrence and mortality and explore the consistency across age, sex, and medical s...

A review of processing structure and property relationships in limestone calcined clay cement systems with implications for locally sourced clays

The cement industry contributes seven to eight% of global CO2 emissions, with approximately 60% arising irreducibly from the decarbonation of limestone during clinker formation. Limestone Calcined Clay Cement (LC3) addresses this through synergistic reactions between calcined cla...

EuroMillions Breakthrough Mining — 10413 Sources, 101456 Leads Extracted — E8 Intelligence Research

Mined 10413 lottery+quantum breakthroughs. Extracted 101456 leads across 13 categories. 97771 high-value leads found. Categories: {"CORRIDOR": 8872, "FORMULA": 8616, "GEOMETRIC": 1717, "FORWARD_ATTEMPT": 9326, "QUANTUM": 9578, "TIMING": 656, "CELESTIAL": 8681, "GEMATRIA": 9101, "...

Chitosan–Sargassum fusiforme Polyphenol Edible Films: From Physicochemical and Bioactive Characterization to Shelf-Life Extension of Refrigerated Golden Pompano Fillets

The practical application of active food packaging materials is increasingly constrained by performance degradation and functional oversimplification. Although Sargassum fusiforme polyphenols (SP) possess potent antioxidant activity, their potential in edible films remains unexpl...

Association and potential mechanisms between maternal amniotic fluid microbiota heterogeneity and fetal complex congenital heart disease

Numerous studies have found that dysbiosis of the microbiota is associated with cardiovascular diseases in humans and shows certain links to congenital heart disease (CHD) in children. However, direct evidence regarding whether maternal gut microbiota is related to fetal heart de...

RNA sequencing significantly improves HYDIN diagnosis and defines the effects of common deletions in primary ciliary dyskinesia

Abstract Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare genetic disorder affecting ~1:7500 individuals characterised by recurrent chronic respiratory infections, bronchiectasis, laterality defects, and infertility. While at least 60 PCD-causing genes are reported, approximately 30% o...

IL1B rs1143634 genotype and differential cancer-specific survival by neoadjuvant strategy in locally advanced rectal cancer: an exploratory analysis of a prospective randomized noninferiority trial

Abstract Background Locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) treatment selection between neoadjuvant intensified chemotherapy (NIC) and standard chemoradiotherapy (CRT) lacks validated predictive biomarkers. Interleukin-1β (IL1B) polymorphisms modulate IL-1β expression and may influ...

Icosahedral Topological Charge Conservation in E8 Quantum Channels — E8 Intelligence Research

The 240 E8 root vectors encode an invariant "icosahedral topological charge" Q_icos = 60 × φ² ≈ 96.99 through their projection onto 3D icosahedral symmetry axes, where 60 is the icosahedral rotation group order. This charge remains conserved during rational-rank entanglement tran...

Cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment of pasteurized milk production in Uzbekistan identifies environmental hotspots and improvement opportunities

Dairy production is an important component of Uzbekistan's food system but is associated with environmental burdens. This study presents a cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment (LCA) of pasteurized milk production in Uzbekistan to quantify environmental impacts, identify hotspots,...

The impact of body positivity on consumer purchase intentions: exploring the drivers and disincentives of body-positive advertising effectiveness in fashion

Purpose This study investigates how body-positive fashion advertising influences consumer purchase intentions, focusing on young women in Central and Eastern Europe. It addresses ambiguous findings in the literature by examining the psychological factors determining advertising e...

Beyond Co-Localization: DeepCoEx Learns Exclusion-Aware Spatial Representations in Mass Spectrometry Imaging via Dual-Contrastive Learning

Abstract Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) provides spatially resolved molecular profiles, yet the existing computational workflows are heavily biased toward co-localization and remain limited in characterizing exclusion-like spatial relationships, especially when reliable negative...

Consecutive Strict-Emirp Prime Magic Squares: Computational Constructions of Orders 9 to 19,683

This preprint presents a computational research programme investigating magic squares constructed from consecutive members of the increasing sequence of strict emirp primes. A strict emirp is a prime number whose decimal digit reversal is also prime and differs from the original...

Enhanced detection of bladder cancer using machine learning analysis of routine urinary sediment data

OBJECTIVES: hybridization (FISH), and tumor markers like nuclear matrix protein 22 (NMP22), have limited sensitivity and specificity. This study assessed the potential of low-cost, non-invasive urine sediment data for BC detection using a machine learning model. METHODS: Urine se...

Protocol v1.0: SMED Setup-Time Synthesis and Reporting Audit

Prospectively frozen protocol (v1.0) for an empirical benchmark and methodological reporting audit of Single-Minute Exchange of Die (SMED) setup-time reductions across industrial manufacturing literature (2015–2026). This document pre-specifies research questions, PRISMA-complian...

Noninvasive ultrashort wave neuromodulation enhances glymphatic clearance to alleviate traumatic brain edema and Alzheimer’s pathology

The glymphatic system clears cerebral waste, yet strategies to enhance its function remain elusive. Here, we show that 40.68 MHz ultrashort wave (USW) rapidly enhances glymphatic bulk flow in healthy mice within 10 minutes. USW potentiates both glymphatic influx and efflux, conco...

Hierarchical multi-fault diagnosis of IPMSM drives using speed-normalized wavelet features and random forests

Purpose Interior permanent magnet synchronous motor (IPMSM) drives may hold speed regulation even after electrical or mechanical faults have changed the stator-current signature. This paper aims to develop a ten-class diagnosis framework that separates healthy, single-fault and c...

Severity at the Gates: Or Why Prevention is the Aim of Reproductive Genetic Carrier Screening

Reproductive autonomy is usually described as the aim of publicly funded reproductive genetic carrier screening. I argue that this misdescribes the practice. These programs do not include conditions because any information might support choice. They include them because severity...

Disturbance resilient fuzzy variable gain super twisting sliding mode control for underactuated Furuta pendulum systems

The Furuta pendulum, also known as a rotary inverted pendulum, is a representative underactuated nonlinear system widely used for evaluating advanced control strategies. Its inherent instability, nonlinear dynamic coupling, and limited actuation make accurate stabilization partic...

Metabolic syndrome prevalence and correlates among university and hospital staff in southwestern Uganda

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) represents a convergence of interrelated cardiometabolic abnormalities that substantially increases the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. University and hospital staff may have distinct occupational and lifestyle exposures that...