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Project complexity and cost escalations in the early design of railway megaprojects

Large railway projects suffer from major cost overruns and delays, partly due to project complexity. This study explores how such complexity emerges in the early design stages and affects the project outcomes. Data from 14 interviews were compared with four project complexity fra...

Topical Therapy for Atopic Dermatitis: What is New and the New Paradigm.

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin disorder that requires a complex management strategy, which often involves multiple and diverse topicals and systemic treatment regimens. While topical steroids and more recently calcineurin inhibitors have been the mainstay t...

Global Burden of Atopic Dermatitis: Examining Disease Prevalence Across Pediatric and Adult Populations World-Wide.

Atopic Dermatitis (AD) is a common, pruritic inflammatory skin disease associated with marked disease burden and substantial health care costs. AD does not discriminate between populations; prevalence estimates vary widely with most studies focusing on general or pediatric popula...

Timing of Food Introduction and Allergy Prevention: An Update.

Recommendations about allergy prevention through diet are rapidly changing. In just the past several years, multiple organizations have provided updated guidance and recommendations about infant feeding based on recent studies and meta-analyses. In addition to the increased numbe...

Exploring the Association Between Atopic Dermatitis and Malignancy: A Comprehensive Review with Therapeutic Strategies.

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a prevalent dermatologic condition affecting both children and adults, and the debate surrounding its association as either a risk or protective factor for malignancies has garnered significant attention. Proposed mechanisms suggest that AD may act prote...

Health Heritage and Public History in Northern Ireland

Since 2021, the Epidemic Belfast project has developed innovative ways of researching and communicating health history, with regional and international audiences. This article reviews the project’s development while offering insight into best practice for curating health history...

Inference on location for noisy directional data: A Le Cam approach to quantify the value of the hyperspherical a priori information

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Comparative laboratory analysis of window sound insulation across glazing types in the 50–5000 Hz range: evaluation of different low-frequency methods

This study investigates the sound insulation performance of windows by presenting laboratory measurements from 50 to 5000 Hz on two window types, with and without an integrated shutter box, each tested across five glazing configurations. While all measurements were conducted unde...

Polyphenol Diet and Exercise as Neuroprotection from Effects of Alzheimer's Disease

Healthy non-pharmacological lifestyle factors, such as regular physical exercise and a dietary supplementation, have been shown to significantly improve cognitive outcomes over time compared to a more sedentary lifestyle and poor diet. Furthermore, exercise may serve as a potenti...

Gender, Immigration, and the Republican Coalition: Attitude Activation Versus Attitude Change in the 2020–2024 Electoral Transition

The 2024 presidential election resulted in the following paradox: despite unprecedented affective polarization, mega-partisan identity alignment, and historical party loyalty, Donald Trump expanded his electoral coalition. This thesis aims to demonstrate how this seemingly parado...

Crystal Structure of New Polar Rare Earth Borates Na2.62Ln2.12(Bo3)3 (Ln = Pr, Nd, Sm) Containing Isolated Bo3 Groups

Three new rare earth borates, Na2.62Ln2.12(BO3)3 (Ln = Pr, Nd, Sm), were synthesized via a high-temperature solution reaction using a BaCO3–H3BO3–NaF flux and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The compounds crystallize in the orthorhombic sp...

Single Crystal Growth of the Orthoborate NaBaLu(BO3)2 and Optical Investigation of Eu3+ and Tb3+ Doped NaBaLu(BO3)2

Sodium barium lutetium borate NaBaLu(BO3)2 crystals were synthesized using a high-temperature solution method. The crystal structure of this layered orthoborate is described and corresponds to that of an extensive orthoborates family, NaBaR(BO3)2 (R = Sc, Y, Yb, Tb – Lu). NaBaLu(...

Automated Guided Wave Characterization of Marcelling: In-Plane Fiber Waviness in Thermoplastic Composites

Thermoplastic composite (TPC) materials often develop in-plane fiber waviness during manufacturing, a defect known as marcelling. Marcelling negatively impacts the strength and overall performance of the composite and are hard to control. While it may appear as a surface imperfec...

Steaming into the Unknown: Technological Change, the British Niger Expeditions, and Imperialism, 1832–1857

This thesis repositions the nineteenth-century Niger Expeditions at the center of early British imperial development in West Africa. Rather than treating these ventures as isolated exploratory episodes, it argues that they functioned as technological and administrative experiment...

An Epidemic of Complexity: Polysubstance Use Fatal Overdose Typologies Across Cook County, Illinois, Neighborhoods, 2017‒2022.

. 2026;116(8):1210-1219. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2026.308446).

Beyond the 90 Reserved Days for Each Parent: Associations Between Fathers' Parental Leave Duration and Depression Symptoms in a Swedish National Cohort Study.

. 2026;116(8):1121-1129. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2026.308589).

Paternity Leave Status and Mental Health Symptoms Among Ohio Fathers: A Population-Representative Survey, 2022‒2023.

. 2026;116(8):1136-1145. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2026.308554).

Perceived Effectiveness of Cigar Warnings Among Young People in the U.S.

Introduction: The effectiveness of warning size and format on cigar packaging in influencing youth and young adult smoking behaviors is not well understood. This study tested these cigar warning characteristics among youth and young adults who use or are susceptible to using litt...

Interspecific interactions alter survival strategies of tree-shrub plants and hinder treeline ascent at alpine treelines in Southeastern Tibet: Evidence from13C and15N.

-N), and this preference increased in mixed communities for both species, with the increase in R. nivale substantially greater than that in J. saltuaria. (2) Within mixed communities, the inorganic nitrogen uptake rates of leaves, branches, and fine roots in R. nivale were signif...

Expectations and Utilization of Paternity Leave Among Male Partners in a Postpartum Public Hospital Setting in Los Angeles, California.

. 2026;116(8):1130-1135. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2026.308556).