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Combined effects of magnesium and micronutrients on growth, yield, quality, and nutrient use efficiency of bitter gourd in terrace soils

Combined effects of magnesium (Mg), zinc (Zn), and boron (B) on bitter gourd ( Momordica charantia L.) under terrace soils are not well documented. Therefore, a study was conducted to assess the combined effect of Mg, Zn, and B fertilization on bitter gourd growth, yield, nutrien...

Institutional support mechanisms associated with teacher empowerment and professional commitment among primary and secondary school teachers in urban schools in Mogadishu, Somalia

Teacher empowerment and professional commitment are important for supporting educational quality, particularly in fragile and post-conflict contexts where institutional support structures remain weak. Despite increasing attention to teacher retention challenges in developing coun...

The Phase Architecture of Spacetime: An Energy–Information Identity Model of Cosmological Cycles and Spatial In-Collapse

Spacetime is not treated here as a fundamental background but as a phase state of a primordial Energy–Information (E/I) field. The field's native condition is conformal: it possesses causal structure (light cones, angles, ratios) but no scale — no rulers, no clocks, no rest mass....

Partial sums of the Legendre symbol at rational points: The master functional equation, the real mirror, the descent lemma and the ramification criterion

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Artificial Intelligence in the Peer Review of Orthopaedic Manuscripts: Current Applications, Limitations, and Policy Considerations

Peer review ensures the validity and clinical applicability of orthopaedic research. Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have expanded its role in editorial workflows, including manuscript screening. However, its application in peer review raises ethical, scientific, and pro...

Women’s experiences of intuitive exercise: A reflexive thematic analysis

This study sought to deepen understandings of intuitive exercise among women navigating physical activity contexts that reinforce societal gendered messages and norms about bodies and exercise, promote dysfunctional exercise attitudes and behaviours, and undermine sustained parti...

Visibility-driven compensation model for driver pupillary response in road tunnels: a GWO-XGBoost and SHAP-based interpretable framework

Pupil diameter, as a sensitive indicator integrating photometric stimulation and mental workload, provides an effective bridge between tunnel visual conditions and drivers’ psychophysiological states. This study conducted real-vehicle field experiments in four tunnels with differ...

Green synthesis of Ni-doped ZnO nanoparticles using Salvia hispanica and their antibacterial, anticancer and anti-virulence activities

An environmentally benign approach was employed to synthesize nickel-doped zinc oxide (Ni–ZnO) nanoparticles employing Salvia hispanica extract as a biologically derived reductant and capping material. Phytochemical profiling confirmed the abundance of phenolic and flavonoid comp...

Stakeholders’ perspectives on integrating non-communicable disease education into the secondary school curriculum in Nigeria

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) increasingly surface as public health challenges in low- and middle-income countries, including Nigeria. Despite the rising prevalence of NCDs, general awareness about them remains low, especially among adolescents. Nevertheless, little is underst...

Diarrhea prevention practices and associated factors among caregivers of under-five children in Jinka town, 2024 community-based cross-sectional study

Diarrhea is one of the world’s major causes of child mortality and morbidity, even though it has preventive solutions. Earlier studies have addressed diarrhea management at home instead of focusing on preventative measures. Hence, this study aimed to assess diarrhea prevention pr...

Computational analysis of a high-density electrode to scale the electric field geometry and intensity for neurostimulation

High-density grid electrodes can be configured to spatially scale the neurostimulation fields and enable the control of depth, intensity, and stimulation vectoring. In this study, we computationally analyze a high-density cluster electrode (HDCE) technology to measure its scalabi...

Generalizable prediction of biological contaminants across aerobic and anaerobic membrane bioreactors

Predicting the concentrations of biological agents, such as bacterial cells and viral particles in water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs) is essential for monitoring emerging contaminants. Such predictive capabilities support efforts to protect public health and promote envir...

Mapping gender and environmental sustainability in tourism research

Environmentally sustainable tourism requires integrating social inclusion, climate resilience, and environmental governance. Although gender equality is firmly embedded within global sustainability frameworks, the integration of gender perspectives into environmental sustainabili...

CK2 targeting potentiates antineoplastic effects of dual HER2/EGFR inhibitor lapatinib and attenuates growth factor-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition

CK2 is a pleiotropic, heterotetrameric kinase elevated in numerous cancers and, as such, has garnered much attention as a target for novel antineoplastic agents. Currently, silmitasertib, a selective CK2 inhibitor, has an orphan designation for medulloblastoma and neuroblastoma....

Seed germination of Schinus terebinthifolius as a function of fruit coloration

The present study aimed to evaluate the germination and germination speed index of Schinus terebinthifolius seeds obtained from fruits with different colors, considering the influence of different progenies. The study was conducted at the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, i...

Longitudinal characterization of medial gastrocnemius muscle growth deficits throughout childhood in spastic cerebral palsy

The prospective longitudinal study compared muscle growth in children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP) with typically developing (TD) peers and across Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS)-groups, and investigated muscle deficit trajectories across GMFCS-groups. Thre...

Recursive Contextual Closure: Longitudinal Loss of Epistemic Permeability in Persistent Human-AI Ecosystems (Position Paper)

Position paper, bilingual: full Hungarian and English texts included, with a supplementary evidence pack (hashed dated note exports, model-analysis annexes, architecture manifest, control-run documentation, claim-revision ledger, CITATION.cff). This paper names and operationalize...

Combining the vegetation indices and bionic optimization random forest for predicting SPAD values in maize leaves

Leaf Soil and Plant Analyzer Development (SPAD) is an important physiological index reflecting the healthy growth and development of maize. Accurate estimation of leaf SPAD by vegetation indices is of great significance for regulating maize growth, optimizing nutrient management...

Lensing Excess as a Geometric Projection: A No-Refit Prediction with \(A_{\rm rel}=19/15\)

We test whether the galaxy-galaxy lensing excess (where light appears to cross more geometry than massive tracers) follows a universal geometric conversion rather than a fitted dark matter halo amplitude. Derived from tensor projection identities, the leading optical closure pred...

Distribution and Fraction of Metal(Loid)s in Antimony Tailings Ponds and Their Effects on Naturally Recovering Local Vegetation and Microorganisms

Mining and smelting of antimony ores produce large quantities of tailings that pose significant environmental hazards. Plants and microorganisms exhibit adaptive responses to metal contamination in their habitats. In this study, we selected the Dachang Antimony Mine in Qinglong,...