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FUSED-Net: Detecting traffic signs with limited data

Automatic Traffic Sign Recognition is paramount in modern transportation systems. However, curating large-scale datasets for diverse traffic sign detection remains impractical. In this context, we present FUSED-Net, a novel approach that enhances Few-Shot Object Detection (FSOD)...

Minimal-actuation feather star–inspired soft swimmers for multimodal 3D maneuverability

Complex, three-dimensional (3D) motions typically require actuator arrays and complex control architectures. Here, we present a feather star–inspired soft robotic swimmer that uses only two pneumatic inputs to produce three distinct and switchable swimming modes: jellyfish-like p...

Treatment Outcomes for Gastric Cancer With Positive Peritoneal Lavage Cytology or Localized Peritoneal Metastasis

Importance In the era of modern systemic chemotherapy, the optimal treatment strategy for gastric cancer with positive peritoneal lavage cytology (CY1) and/or localized peritoneal metastasis (P1a) remains controversial. Objective To explore the optimal treatment strategy for pati...

Prehistoric global migration of vanishing gut microbes with humans

The gut microbiome is crucial for health and is affected strongly by lifestyle1. Many microorganisms commonly found in non-industrialized populations are disappearing or have become extinct in industrialized populations2–6. Studying which microorganisms have been long-term reside...

The Gender of Green Revolution Expertise

Abstract The authors examine the career of the botanist and librarian Dorothy Inez Parker with the aim of understanding the role of women and libraries in the history of the Green Revolution. Trained in botany but struggling to secure a career as a scientist, Parker joined the st...

Retrofitting language models to operate over bytes

Abstract Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have largely been driven by large language models, deep neural networks that operate over discrete units called tokens. To represent text, most large language models use words or word fragments as the tokens, known as subwo...

Maresin 2 Attenuates Hypertensive Vascular Remodeling via Inhibiting Macrophage Infiltration and Pro‐fibrotic Polarization

ABSTRACT Immune‐inflammatory responses are pivotal regulators of hypertensive vascular remodeling. Specialized pro‐resolving mediators (SPMs), including Maresin 2 (MaR2), are endogenous anti‐inflammatory molecules. However, the specific role of MaR2 in regulating hypertension and...

Hypertension Management and Control in Cienfuegos, Cuba

This population-based cross-sectional survey assesses hypertension prevalence and indicators of management and control in 2023 and compares these findings with a similar population-based survey conducted in 2011.

Cutaneous Lymphoma International Prognostic Index and Risk Stratification in Advanced Mycosis Fungoides and Sézary Syndrome

Importance Risk stratification in advanced mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome (MF/SS) remains suboptimal given that current TNMB (tumor, node, metastasis, blood) staging has limited prognostic value for clinically relevant outcomes. Objective To determine whether the Cutaneous...

A nuclear clock synchronized to 229Th

Abstract Atomic clocks have made time and frequency the most precisely measured quantities in physics, progressing from microwave standards that realize the SI second 1 to optical clocks with unprecedented precision 2 . A nuclear clock transfers the frequency reference from an el...

An Innovative Approach for Estimating Coseismic Surface Uplifts Using Ionospheric Observations From Remote GNSS Stations: First Application for the 2025 Myanmar Earthquake

Abstract The M w 7.7 Myanmar earthquake on 28 March 2025 ruptured ∼480 km of the Sagaing Fault. Its fault slip distribution remains poorly constrained by three‐dimensional surface displacement data due to sparse GNSS‐coverage near the fault. Satellite‐based synthetic aperture rad...

The HEADSpAcE Data Center: An international data and biospecimen resource for head and neck cancer translational research

Head and neck cancer (HNC) comprises a heterogeneous group of malignancies with substantial variation in incidence, risk factors, and outcomes across populations. Existing studies are often limited by regional scope or lack integration of epidemiological, clinical, and molecular...

Optimizing subtraction-based approaches in time-domain diffuse optics by a time-window analysis

Diffuse optics measurements performed in the time domain provide the highest information level, but are plagued by a low spatial resolution and significant sensitivity to superficial regions (e.g., extracerebral changes). Here we compare the two main analysis methods (namely, sta...

A mixed Petrov-Galerkin Cosserat rod finite element formulation

This paper presents a total Lagrangian mixed Petrov-Galerkin finite element formulation that provides a computationally efficient approach for analyzing Cosserat rods that is free of singularities and locking. To achieve a singularity-free orientation parametrization of the rod,...

Differentiable Bilevel Programming for Stackelberg Congestion Games

In a Stackelberg congestion game (SCG), a leader aims to maximize their own gain by anticipating and manipulating the equilibrium state at which the followers settle by playing a congestion game. Often formulated as bilevel programs, large-scale SCGs are well known for their intr...

Australia’s current wildfire crisis linked to colonial land-use change

The global wildfire crisis1 is often attributed to climate change, a framing that overlooks crucial historical drivers. Biomes at the forefront of this crisis, such as the temperate eucalypt forests of Australia, have seen alarming increases in large, intense wildfires in recent...

A thorium-229 optical nuclear clock with feedback loop

Abstract The laser-accessible nuclear transition in the thorium-229 isotope has been identified as a candidate for realizing an optical nuclear clock 1 that might outperform current optical clocks based on electron-shell transitions in atoms or ions 2 . It is expected to be more...

AI in supply chain risk assessment: a systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis

Abstract Supply chain risk assessment (SCRA) is pivotal for ensuring resilience in increasingly complex global supply networks. While existing reviews have explored traditional methodologies, they often neglect emerging artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) appli...

Shayatin al-Ins: The Human Partners of the Satanic Franchise, Civilizational Mode Collapse, and the Architecture of the Endgame

Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim This paper is dedicated to all the humans who are being subjugated and threatened by Satanists amongst the concealed beings, including Farwa Fatima Eraj of Bellaire, Texas. Her immediate family, and their extended families are at risk of being tortured...

Threshold effects of net interest margin on bank sustainable profitability in emerging economies

Abstract While sustainable bank profitability is critical for emerging economies, prior literature predominantly relies on linear models or arbitrary size classifications to evaluate the impact of Net Interest Margin (NIM), leaving scale-dependent structural breakpoints unexplore...