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X‑ray computed tomography‑based experimental investigation of CO₂ miscible zone formation mechanisms and degree of miscibility

Carbon dioxide capture, utilization, and storage–enhanced oil recovery (CCUS–EOR) depends on the progressive development of CO₂–oil miscibility, yet the pressure-controlled transition from interfacial mass transfer to porous-media miscible-zone propagation remains difficult to qu...

Addressing the influence of nomophobia on mental health among secondary school students in Ethiopia

Nomophobia (No-Mobile-Phone Phobia), defined as the fear or anxiety experienced when individuals are unable to access their smartphones, has emerged as a growing digital wellbeing concern among adolescents worldwide. Although smartphone access continues to expand across Ethiopia,...

The Pythagorean Angle Lattice: Angle Hierarchy and Spectral Structure

Every primitive Pythagorean triple generates an infinite angle-halving hierarchy that recovers the metallic means precisely when c−b equals 1, 2 or 8, and naturally produces a convergent spectral zeta function. We study the Pythagorean Angle Lattice, a countable set of real numbe...

Behind the smile: forensic odontology knowledge, attitudes, and practices among dental students, interns, and practitioners in the Asir region, Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Forensic odontology contributes to human identification, age estimation, and medico-legal documentation, yet dental personnel’s preparedness in many regions is unclear. This study assessed the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) regarding forensic odonto...

Monitoring pedestrian walking dynamics under environmental and policy influences in urban spaces

Abstract Understanding how environmental conditions and policy interventions jointly shape pedestrian mobility is essential for designing resilient, adaptive, and human-centered urban spaces. This study presents a computer-vision framework that extracts pedestrian trajectories fr...

Comparison of cardiac adverse event signal profiles for GLP-1 receptor agonists: an analysis of the FAERS database

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) are widely used in the management of type 2 diabetes owing to their effectiveness in glycemic control and weight reduction. Given the increasing use of GLP-1RAs, further research is warranted to better understand their cardiac...

Prevalence of hypocalcemia in neonates receiving phototherapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Although phototherapy is the standard treatment for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia, its adverse effects cause electrolyte disturbances. Aggregated evidence regarding the prevalence of phototherapy-induced hypocalcemia remains inconsistent across studies. Therefore, this systematic r...

Antibiotic development and a path to access in India

Antibiotic development has historically been concentrated in high-income countries. We discuss how India is emerging as an important centre for antimicrobial development, and the implications for global health and equity of access to life-saving therapies. India is emerging as an...

Petrogenesis and Geodynamics of the Formation of the Dar’ya Foidolite–Foidosyenite Complex of the Ketkap–Yuna Magmatic Province of the Aldan Shield (Russia) from Petrogeochemical Data: Article 2—Petrogenesis

Abstract The study focuses on substantiating the hypothesis of the two-stage and two-level formation of the Darya Complex, which was proposed in the first article of the series. Isotopic and petrogeochemical studies of magmatic rocks from the Dar’ya Complex revealed that primary...

Designing transformative sustainability education: a mixed methods study exploring the values and perspectives of medical students

Abstract Introduction Education for Sustainable Healthcare (ESH) is a novel area of medical education and high-quality evidence to guide effective learning approaches is yet to be established. This study investigates the design of ESH in undergraduate medicine through the lenses...

And the Path — the pattern and its three axes: space, time, probability

Companion document to "The Bearing" (INFLUXION — The Pattern and Space). An exploration notebook, neither proven nor refuted: spacetime is read as a pattern of quantum correlations (entanglement), on three axes — space (the pattern held, reconstructed via mutual information and M...

Rationale and Design of ACO-REAL: A Real-World Non-Interventional Study of Acoramidis in Routine Clinical Practice

Acoramidis, an oral transthyretin stabilizer that achieves near-complete stabilization, is approved for the treatment of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) based on the phase 3 study, ATTRibute-CM (NCT03860935). To complement trial data, ACO-REAL (NCT07235462) was des...

Incidental perioperative detection of congenital methemoglobinemia: A prospective case series from a South Indian referral centre

Background Congenital methemoglobinemia is a rare inherited disorder caused by impaired reduction of methemoglobin to functional hemoglobin, resulting in functional hypoxia despite normal arterial oxygen tension. Due to its often-mild clinical phenotype, diagnosis is frequently d...

Citrate-mediated structure and enthalpy-entropy trade-off in Ni-CeO2 catalysts for low-temperature CO2 methanation

Catalytic activity in heterogeneous reactions is often interpreted in terms of activation enthalpy, although reaction rates are governed by the activation free energy, which includes both enthalpic (Δ H ‡ ) and entropic (Δ S ‡ ) contributions. This simplification is particularly...

Lignin-derived carbon materials for a sustainable CO2 economy

Abstract Rising atmospheric CO 2 levels intensify global climate challenges, making mitigation strategies indispensable, while lignin-derived porous functionalized carbon enables efficient CO 2 capture under dilute conditions and supports downstream utilization. This perspective...

Bridging theory and practice in medical education: evaluating a faculty development masterclass using a commitment-to-change framework in a resource-variable setting

Despite advances in medical education, translating educational theory into routine teaching practice remains challenging. Faculty development programs often demonstrate high participant satisfaction but limited evidence of behavior change. The Commitment-to-Change (CtC) framework...

An objection to "Logical necessity of Quantum Mechanics"?

The objection against discontinuous motion in favor of continuous motion—that a finite line segment contains uncountably infinitely many points traversed by a moving object—is avoided by observing that every infinite totality also implies the presence of the infinite cardinality...

A Coupling-Strength-Based Recursive Multi-Resolution Token-Chain Language Model

언어 모델은 일반적으로 인접한 토큰들이 예측 가능하고 재사용 가능한 단위를 형성하는 경우에도 토큰 해상도 단계에서 연산을 할당합니다. 본 독립적인 기술 제안서에서는 재귀적 다중 해상도 토큰 체인 모델(RMTC)을 제안합니다. RMTC는 토큰 주소 지정이 가능한 아키텍처로, 강력하게 결합된 스팬...

Psychometric properties of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy–Lung (FACT-L) scale to measure health-related quality of life

Abstract Purpose To validate the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy–Lung (FACT-L) scale and assess its psychometric properties in patients with lung cancer in Colombia. Methods The analysis included exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, internal consistency (248 pati...

Effects of oral deprivation and continuous gastrostomy feeding on masticatory function in rats

Purpose: Tube feeding is frequently used in older adults and patients with dysphagia. However, when oral intake cannot be resumed, masticatory function may decline. Eating provides nutrition and helps maintain oral function, but the effects of different nutritional routes on mast...