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Thermal Fluctuations and the Corrected Thermodynamics of Euler–Heisenberg Anti–de Sitter Black Holes

Black holes are bona fide thermodynamic systems, and the leading quantum correction to their entropy is a universal logarithm whose coefficient encodes the microscopic degrees of freedom. We ask how this correction reshapes the thermodynamics of the four-dimensional Euler–Heisenb...

Multi-Parameter Viscoelastic Full Waveform Inversion (Q-FWI) for CO2 Saturation Monitoring: Leveraging Velocity and Attenuation Attributes

Abstract Monitoring injected CO2 saturation is critical for carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects, but its quantification remains challenging due to complex fluid-rock interactions and the subtle seismic signatures of partial saturation. Saturation analysis is an integral asp...

Pathogenicity Analysis of Co‐Infection by Vibrio anguillarum and Rahnella aquatilis Causing Ulcerative Fin Disease in Tawny Puffer ( Takifugu flavidus ): Pathogen Isolation, Histopathology and Apoptosis Analysis

ABSTRACT Takifugu flavidus has high edible and medicinal value, and it is one of the pufferfish with high price and good quality in the market. With the expansion of pufferfish farming, the economic losses caused by bacterial diseases are becoming increasingly serious. Among them...

Objective quantification of rectal transection technique using SureForm™ stapler log data in robotic rectal cancer surgery

Robotic surgical platforms continuously generate digital procedural data that may help assess surgical techniques. However, quantitative analyses of robotic stapler utilization during rectal transection remain limited. This study aimed to characterize rectal transection technique...

Measurement of Tuberculosis treatment adherence: A methodological scoping review of observational studies

Despite extensive conceptual development, the definition and measurement of Tuberculosis (TB) treatment adherence remain inconsistent. This ambiguity obscures what is being assessed and compared across studies. This scoping review examined how adherence is labelled, defined, and...

An overview of international reference values for vitamin E intake – similarities and differences in derivation

Purpose The scientific knowledge for the essential fat-soluble vitamin E (VitE) remains inconclusive. There is still a lack of valid status parameters and deficiency symptoms for insufficient intake. Therefore, the derivation of a dietary reference value (DRV) for VitE is challen...

Impact of grid resolution on the abyssal ocean representation in numerical models

Accurately representing abyssal water masses and their inter-basin pathways remains a challenge for global ocean models and reanalyses. In this study, we investigate how horizontal and vertical resolution influence the simulation of abyssal waters by first evaluating three ocean...

Characterization and Nanoparticle Immobilization of a Thermotogaceae Esterase Active on Aromatic and Aliphatic Esters

Abstract Esterases are a class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of carboxylic ester bonds and are widely utilized in the food, pharmaceutical, and detergent industries. In this study, we report the identification and comprehensive characterization of a novel esterase (TbEs...

Colonial legacies and branded identities: labour market exclusion among India’s Denotified Tribes

After the 1857 rebellion against colonial rule, the British Colonial government enacted Criminal Tribes Act of 1871 to control some sections of Indian society. The Act notified the nomadic, semi-nomadic, and tribes as hereditary criminals. This CT Act was later repealed in 1952,...

The Rendering Problem in Brand Perception: From Genetic Expression to the Perception Cloud

ABSTRACT Brand perception is constructed by audiences, not contained in a brand's design artefacts, yet branding theory lacks a structural account of why one fixed brand specification yields divergent perceptions across audiences and over time. This paper identifies the rendering...

Responses to the Four Commentators

In response to commentators, I address four questions about my free will skepticism about basically deserved moral responsibility and punishment. Replying to Megan Griffith, I argue that while coherent top-down naturalistic accounts of agency can be developed, the evidence that o...

Effects of E-Cigarette Aerosol Extracts on Human Neutrophil Viability and Inflammatory Responses to Streptococcus mutans

Background/Objective: The increasing use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) has raised concerns about their possible effects on oral immune responses. Neutrophils are essential for host defense against cariogenic bacteria such as Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans), and impaire...

Aeroelastic Stability of Hingeless Rotor Blades in Descent Flight

In this paper, the aeroelastic stability of hingeless rotor blades in the descent flight by including the effects of vortex ring state (VRS) has been qualitatively investigated. The blade is modelled as a cantilevered beam using an exact formulation, while the aerodynamic loads a...

Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Peritoneal Dialysis Treatment Adherence Scale: A Multicenter Methodological Study

Background/Objectives: Peritoneal dialysis (PD) requires patients to manage dialysis procedures, medications, fluid intake, and nutrition at home. Existing assessment approaches do not adequately distinguish patients’ treatment-related knowledge and awareness from their self-repo...

The Effects of Ultrasound Therapy in Patients With Iliotibial Band Syndrome

Objective To investigate the effects of different therapeutic ultrasound (US) modes on pain, functional status, quality of life, and iliotibial band (ITB) thickness in patients with iliotibial band syndrome (ITBS). Materials and Methods This prospective, nonrandomised study inclu...

Compressive payoff-to-signal transduction can separate the start and sustain thresholds of cooperation

Cooperation is often difficult to start but easier to sustain once established. We ask whether this asymmetry can arise from payoff-to-signal transduction before objective payoffs enter action comparison. In a minimal contribution-sharing game, at a given return factor, cooperati...

Service-continuity-oriented assessment and closed-loop governance of compound flood-season risk at a piedmont hospital in Beijing

Abstract Healthcare facilities in piedmont transition zones can be exposed simultaneously to slope instability, hillslope runoff, local waterlogging, access disruption, and lifeline failures during extreme rainfall. This study examines a specialized kidney hospital in Beijing and...

PrimerDesigner: Designing Efficient Primers for Synthesizing Large Protein Libraries Without Cross-Hybridization

Efficient synthesis of large protein libraries is key to making high-throughput biochemistry scalable. Advances in DNA microarray technology now allow more than 170,000 designed oligonucleotides to be synthesized in a single array, dramatically reducing cost and enabling pooled a...

A Highly Sensitive SERS Platform Based on Silver Nanocubes for the Detection of Ethylparaben in Aquatic Environments

Abstract Ethylparaben (EP), a widely used preservative, is ubiquitous in aquatic environments and poses potential ecological risks. To address this issue, there is an urgent need to develop portable, rapid, and sensitive detection technologies. Hence, this study constructed a sur...

Insecticidal Activity of Essential Oils from Syzygium aromaticum and Foeniculum vulgare Var. dulce and Their Major Compounds Against Spodoptera frugiperda and Physiological Selectivity for Trichogramma pretiosum

Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) causes significant losses in major crops and is mainly controlled with chemical insecticides and genetically modified plants; however, improper use of these strategies has led to the development of resistant populations. We evaluated...