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Smoking status and duration are associated with taxonomic and functional differences in the oral microbiome

Smoking is a major modifiable risk factor for human health and has been linked to alterations in the oral microbiome. However, how oral microbial composition and functional potential differ across smoking duration remains insufficiently characterized. This study aimed to evaluate...

Migrant Children, Human Capital Investment, and Migrant Household Economic Outcomes: Evidence from China

This study examines whether a joint parent-child migration arrangement is associated with migrant household economic performance in China. The exposure identifies households in which a school-age child lives or studies outside the hukou county with at least one employment-migrant...

Mission Critical Hybrid MMPF+GARA Forecasting of ESDD and Electrical Load using Field Electric Measurements

Surface contamination is one of the main causes of flashover on outdoor insulators, since deposits accumulated on the insulator surface reduce its resistance and can lead to failure. Monitoring techniques based on parameters such as the Equivalent Salt Deposit Density (ESDD) are...

Predicting recovery outcomes following mild traumatic brain injury in an Australian community cohort: Results from the Concussion Recovery Study (CREST)

Background Most people recover well following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). However, some experience persisting post-concussion symptoms (PPCS) for months or years. Our aims were (i) to evaluate the presence and impact of PPCS on return to functional activities over a 12-mo...

Structure over Scale: Bank Credit vs. Market Capitalization in the Evolution of Financial System Balance

The study examines the evolution of financial system structural orientation as a variable reflecting the relative weight of bank credit and market capitalization. The study aims to assess the long-term evolution of financial system structural orientation, its convergence patterns...

Willingness to Participate in HIV Cure Research Among Young People Living with Perinatally Acquired HIV in the Centre Region of Cameroon: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Young people living with perinatally acquired HIV (YPLHIV) represent a unique population for HIV cure research, offering opportunities to assess interventions in a group for whom adherence to antiretroviral treatment (ART) is particularly challenging. Understanding their perspect...

Comparison of Early Postoperative Mobilization and Electrical Stimulation-Supported Rehabilitation on Functional Recovery After Lumbar Disc Herniation Surgery

Objective: To compare early mobilization alone versus early mobilization combined with electrical stimulation on functional recovery, pain, and mobility after lumbar disc herniation surgery. Design: Prospective, two-arm, parallel-group randomized controlled trial. Methods: Sixty...

Phenotypic Complexity and Diagnostic Utility of Exome Sequencing in ASD: Real-World Insights from Colombia

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a genetically heterogeneous condition; however, genomic data from Latin American populations remain limited. We investigated the molecular and phenotypic landscape of ASD in 916 Colombian patients who underwent whole-exome sequencing (WES) betwee...

Adult age estimation from the pubic symphysis and sternal rib: A combined Bayesian revision of the Hartnett methods

Abstract Two of the most commonly used methods for adult age estimation in forensic anthropology utilize the pubic symphysis on the pubic bone and the sternal end of the fourth rib. Currently, there are no age estimation methods that combine visual assessments of the joints of bo...

Ag Precursor-Assisted 350 °C Growth of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cells Based on a Three-Stage Process

Abstract Lowering the growth temperature of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) is required for bifacial structures based on CIGS deposition on transparent conductive oxides and for CIGS tandem solar cells, but low-temperature growth generally deteriorates CIGS absorber quality and solar-cell pe...

Condensation and AC pollution flashover characteristics of F-SiO2/RTV superhydrophobic coatings on epoxy resin

Under condensation and contamination conditions, conductive water paths can form on insulating components in enclosed electrical equipment, consequently deteriorating surface insulation performance. However, systematic studies linking pollution severity, condensation behavior, el...

Experimental study and machine learning based prediction of heat transfer dynamics during droplet impingement on high temperature substrates

Droplet dynamics on heated surface is a complex phenomenon influenced by surface characteristics, and temperature gradients making it challenging to quantify heat transfer accurately through traditional methods. This study presents a novel approach for analysing heat transfer fro...

An NIR-Responsive Theranostic Gutta-Percha for Bacterial Sensing and Photothermal Disinfection during Root Canal Treatment

Abstract Root canal treatment (RCT) is the standard endodontic procedure for eliminating infection and preserving natural teeth. However, treatment failure can occur when residual bacteria persist within complex root canal anatomies, as current irrigation protocols do not provide...

A NESO-TD-based dual-loop integral sliding mode control framework for robust trajectory tracking of wheeled mobile robots

Wheeled mobile robots (WMRs) operating on rough outdoor compacted hard ground are susceptible to disturbances caused by model uncertainties and terrain variations, which may degrade trajectory tracking accuracy and robustness. To address this issue, this study proposes a unified...

Awareness of cervical cancer, human papillomavirus vaccination, and cervical cancer screening among syrian women: a cross-sectional study

Cervical cancer, despite being highly preventable, remains a major public health concern, particularly in low-resource settings such as Syria. Due to limited national data, we aimed to evaluate the awareness of Syrian women regarding cervical cancer and its prevention strategies,...

Domain-Adapted Surrogate Modeling for Ripple Optimization in Integrated Buck Converters

Designing high-performance DC-DC converters using integrated Power Management ICs (PMICs) is often constrained by the black-box nature of internal compensation networks, rendering traditional analytical design methods imprecise. This paper proposes a Domain-Adapted Surrogate Mode...

How Do Voters Reason about Intraparty Democracy? Constraints Rather than Influence

Widespread intraparty reforms empower party members and create coprincipalship with party voters. This alters the structure of democratic delegation and may lead to policy drift and ineffective accountability. Existing research is vague on how voters see this arrangement, and we...

Seroprevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Hepatitis D Virus Infection in Korean Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B, Liver Cirrhosis, and Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Background/Aims: Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) coinfection exacerbates clinical outcomes in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients.With emerging HDV-targeted therapeutics, accurate prevalence and clinical impact data are essential.In this study, the seroprevalence, clinical significanc...

Hukou system reform, agricultural production transformation and China’s food security

This paper explores how accelerated agricultural labour migration affects China’s grain output and how its underlying channels differ in the short and long run. Launched in 2011, the hukou system reform eased restrictions on rural labourers settling in urban areas. Using provinci...

Medical tourism as a tool of preventive medicine

Objective. To substantiate the role of medical tourism for preventive medicine system considering morbidity patterns in the Stavropol Krai and the Russian Federation. Material and methods. Regulatory framework, data from the Federal State Statistics Service (2020—2024) and practi...