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A Tortoise Shell from a Colonial-Era Shipwreck in Cuba Sheds Light on the Translocation of Chelonoidis Carbonarius

Human-mediated species translocations have played a major role in reshaping Caribbean diversity, yet the timing and pathways of many Indigenous and early European introductions remain poorly documented. Here we report a shell of the red-footed tortoise, Chelonoidis carbonarius, r...

The History of Gene Editing: From Classical Genetics to Modern Genome Engineering

This study traces the history of gene editing from classical genetics to modern genome engineering. It examines the progression from Mendelian genetics and the identification of DNA as genetic material to recombinant DNA technologies, programmable nucleases, and CRISPR–Cas system...

Defining the developmental exposome of the neonatal intensive care unit in preterm infants

Very preterm birth fundamentally reshapes the developmental exposome by shifting a substantial portion of gestation from the intrauterine environment to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), introducing a distinct constellation of nutritional, chemical, physical, and sensory e...

Influence of Particle Size Fractionation via Pulse Spray Drying on the Physicochemical and Functional Properties of Fruit Smoothie Powders

Fractionation of powders by Pulse Spray Drying (PSD) may improve drying behaviour in fruit smoothies prepared with apple, orange, banana, and whey protein. The objective of this study was to determine whether cyclone-based fractionation via PSD yields smoothie powder fractions wi...

Carbonic anhydrase XII in enamel maturation: TGF-β–responsive expression and association with enamel mineralization

Objectives Carbonic anhydrases (CAs) contribute to acid-base regulation during enamel mineralization; however, their regulation and roles in enamel maturation are unclear. Transforming growth factor (TGF)-β signaling may contribute to acid-base regulatory mechanisms during enamel...

Polystyrene-Grafted Chain-Walking Polyethylene: Precision Synthesis and Multidimensional Analysis of Composition, Conformation, and Topology

Abstract Polystyrene-grafted chain-walking polyethylene graft copolymers were synthesized by grafting living polystyryl anions onto ester-functionalized chain-walking polyethylene backbones. Two complementary sample series were designed to address questions of synthetic precision...

Nano-enabled therapeutics for oral candida infections: a scoping review

Oral candidiasis remains a clinically relevant infection, particularly in drug-resistant strains of Candida . In recent years, nano-enabled therapeutics have been explored as potential alternatives to overcome the limitations of antifungal therapy. The present study aims to ident...

A structured taxonomy of autonomous manufacturing systems: Capabilities, definitions, and enabling technologies

Smart manufacturing has introduced adaptive, data-driven systems to the shop floor and beyond. However, current deployments operate near their technological limits, lacking the contextual adaptability, resilience, and independent decision-making required to manage unplanned disru...

Feindbild postkoloniale Studien: imperiale Projektionen des (deutschen) Anti-Antisemitismus

Postcolonial studies emerged as a critical-emancipatory tradition of criticism that analyzes historical forms of imperialism and colonial forms of knowledge and practice (such as racist exclusions) as constitutive of Western modernity. By now, this tradition is often declared the...

Distinct Dependencies of Tropical Cyclone Inner‐Core and Outer‐Region Precipitation on Translation Speed and Intensity

Abstract This study analyzes how tropical cyclone (TC) precipitation in the inner core (IC) and outer region (OR) varies with translation speed and storm intensity using satellite‐derived precipitation data. Inner core precipitation initially increases with translation speed but...

Structural rejuvenation and mechanical resilience of CuZr metallic glasses under ion irradiation using molecular dynamics simulations

Molecular dynamics simulations were conducted to investigate the structural and mechanical response of CuZr metallic glasses (MGs) under ion irradiation. Amorphous models of Cu 64 Zr 36 , Cu 50 Zr 50 , and Cu 46 Zr 54 were prepared and subjected to primary knock-on atoms (PKAs) w...

Does the Wiring Matter? Testing a Connectome-Extracted Escape Circuit Against Its Own Randomized Control

Connectomics datasets now provide synapse-resolution wiring diagrams for entire insect nervous systems, raisinga question that is easy to pose but rarely tested directly: does the specific wiring these datasets reveal confer afunctional advantage over a structurally-matched rando...

Micro-Hydrodynamic Substrate Structure (MHSS) in the Regime of the Timeless Quantum LemniscateTheory: Derivation of First Principles of Quark Confinement, Phase Soliton Stability, and the Solution to the Spin Crisis.

This study presents a rigorous formulation of the Micro-Hydrodynamic Substrate Structure (MHSS) Model within the framework of the Timeless Quantum Lemniscate Theory (QLT). Rejecting the probabilistic interpretation of quantum mechanics, the work derives elementary particle proper...

A deep geostatistical fusion framework for forest canopy height retrieval in complex tropical terrain

Forest canopy height (FCH) is a fundamental parameter for assessing forest biomass, carbon stocks, and ecosystem health, yet accurate large-scale estimation remains challenging, particularly in complex terrains where remote sensing signals are susceptible to geometric distortions...

Leading with happiness in AI-driven transformation: a qualitative study of happiness-based leadership and employee well-being

Purpose The study aims to examine how leaders who explicitly embrace happiness and well-being as core values practice leadership during the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI). It investigates how such happiness-based leaders interpret and enact their roles and how employees...

Onsager Symmetry beyond Linear Response in Chemically Coupled Systems

Abstract Onsager reciprocity is commonly regarded as a consequence of near-equilibrium linear response. We show that, for chemically coupled systems satisfying microscopic reversibility and Curie symmetry, the underlying process rate matrix remains exactly symmetric arbitrarily f...

European Hydrogen Innovation Cluster brochure

A publication introducing the European Hydrogen Innovation Cluster, which includes fact sheets on the nine participating projects, namely: AndreaH, Hyield, CARMA-H2, HERMES, COUPLE, APOLO, MEASURED, AMBHER and PYRAH2.

Capturing the Patient Voice: Qualitative Assessment of Daridorexant’s Impact on Patients with Insomnia and Comorbid Nocturia from a Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Crossover Trial

Chronic insomnia frequently co-exists with nocturia, contributing to impaired sleep quality and reduced health-related quality of life. A recent randomized cross‑over study found that daridorexant improved sleep duration, insomnia severity, daytime functioning, and nocturnal void...

The spatial politics of (neo-)imperial mobility control

What can the study of past imperial practices of mobility control tell us about the present? In this article, we engage with the growing literature that examines how past colonial and imperial practices shape present state strategies of population control, by focusing on the spat...

Establishment of Sertoli Cell Lines from Giant Pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

Giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) are a critically protected endangered species in China, but current understanding of their testicular physiology and regulatory mechanisms for spermatogenesis remains limited. Sertoli cells (SCs), the sole somatic cell type within seminiferou...