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Laser-driven high-speed processing of perovskite solar cells: Emerging technologies and challenges

Laser processing, as a non-contact, precise, and scalable technique, is playing an increasingly key role in advancing the fabrication of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). This review provides a critical, systematic overview of emerging laser technologies for PSCs, moving beyond simp...

Constitutional mismatch repair deficiency presenting with six primary malignancies over nearly 8 years: a case report

Constitutional mismatch repair deficiency (CMMRD) is a rare cancer predisposition syndrome typically manifesting in early childhood. We report an atypical, adult-onset case of CMMRD in a 26-year-old female harboring a homozygous PMS2 germline nonsense mutation (NM_000535.7:c.1738...

Quasi-high-entropy alloy CoNiCuMnCd/NC directly derived from ZIF-type MOFs as counter electrode catalysts for dye-sensitized solar cells

High-entropy alloys (HEAs) as counter electrode (CE) catalysts can promote the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), due to their intrinsic characteristics of the high configurational entropy, lattice distortion, delayed diffusion and cocktail e...

Ursolic acid ameliorates metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease by regulating the NOX4/ROS/NLRP3 pathway

Ursolic acid (UA) is a monomeric traditional Chinese medicine with unique anti-inflammatory properties. Metabolic fatty liver (MAFL)/metabolic steatohepatitis (MASH) is an early/progressive stage of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD). Whether UA affects...

A sensorless wind-aware multimodal feedback framework for human-drone interaction in urban environments

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly applied to urban delivery, infrastructure inspection, and emergency response, yet operation in dense built environments remains difficult because building-induced turbulence introduces invisible aerodynamic disturbances that impair...

Immune-mediated cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis followed by a severe acute infusion reaction after infliximab rechallenge in Crohn’s disease: a case report and review of the literature

Infliximab is widely used for Crohn’s disease (CD). Despite its efficacy, it may be associated with immune-mediated adverse events, including cutaneous vasculitis and acute infusion reactions. The temporal association between these events is clinically important and should be int...

The Day the Madman Shot the Moon/ O dia em que um maluco atirou na Lua

This document presents an exercise in didactic transposition and science communication through speculative fiction, focusing on popularizing complex concepts from contemporary physics and materials engineering. Faced with the challenge of translating phenomena that operate on cou...

Textual symbol of urban spatial differentiation: An empirical analysis on nomenclature of tea restaurants in Hong Kong

Spatial differentiation has long been a focus of scholars and policymakers due to its significant implications in urban planning and public administration. Existing research has approached this theme through structural, functional, and symbolic strands, yet the use of cultural ma...

Comparing the preference of diagnostic information from variations of dynamic testing, criterion- and norm-referenced testing for individualized education planning

The aim of this study was to compare pre-service teachers' preference of information stemming from different diagnostic approaches. Participants ( N = 185) evaluated vignettes containing diagnostic information from norm-referenced testing, criterion-referenced testing, and two ty...

Language barriers, instruction comprehension, and spirometry failure in a multilingual outpatient population: a cross-sectional study

Spirometry quality depends on patients’ ability to understand and execute standardized instructions; however, the effects of language discordance and instruction comprehension difficulties on test performance remain insufficiently studied. This study examined whether native langu...

MOF-mediated cascade photoreactions under nanoconfinement for defluorination of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances

Heterogeneous catalytic degradation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) through cleavage of the strong C-F bonds offers a robust and sustainable approach for mitigating their global threat to ecosystems and human health. However, current reduction or oxidation methods g...

AI-mediated informal digital learning of English in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan: The roles of L2 motivational selves and learner resilience

The rapid development of generative artificial intelligence (AI) has reshaped informal digital learning, yet most research has focused on well-resourced contexts and often treats AI-mediated learning as a standalone phenomenon. This leaves a limited understanding of how learners...

Evaluation of Residual Strength of Polyester Lines Considering Breakage of Some Strands

To accurately assess damaged polyester lines’ residual strength, this study takes commonly used engineering spiral-strand unjacketed polyester lines as the research object, and first proposes a strand rearrangement-based evaluation method. It accounts for subropes/strands’ load-b...

Barriers and facilitators to upper gastrointestinal endoscopy among patients with dyspepsia at two national referral hospitals in Uganda: a prospective cohort study

Uganda has a high prevalence of over 50% of uninvestigated dyspepsia, which delays the timely diagnosis of potentially curable diseases like early gastric and oesophageal cancer. Notably, more than 90% of dyspepsia patients in Uganda have structural causes, underscoring the impor...

Family physicians’ competencies for early lung cancer detection in an atypical epidemiological context in Cuba: a mixed-methods study

Early detection of lung cancer is essential to reduce mortality. This study assessed the competencies (knowledge, clinical practices, and attitudes) of family physicians for such detection in Guantánamo, Cuba, a region with an atypical epidemiological profile (93% of cases in non...

Treatment-specific prediction of stone-free outcomes after SWL and RIRS using machine learning

Predicting treatment success after shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) and retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) remains challenging. We aim to develop and validate treatment-specific machine learning models for predicting short-term stone-free outcomes following shock wave lithotripsy (...

Framework nanoarchitectonics of fullerene-derived catalyst

In this review article, we examine the significance of developing catalysts via nanoarchitectonics by focusing on fullerenes as the primary material and frameworks as the nanoscale structural motif. Nanoscale frameworks such as C 60 , MOFs, and 2D carbon networks enable a precise...

From “Aha!” to “Haha!”: Humour processing and insight problem-solving in autism

Humour processing requires the integration of disparate information and shares cognitive mechanisms with insight problem-solving, in which previously unrecognized connections are suddenly discovered through an “Aha!” experience. Autistic individuals may differ from neurotypical i...

Reprogramming the periodontal microenvironment: MOF-hydrogel composites as emerging platforms for periodontitis therapy

Periodontal microenvironment is maintained collaboratively by the oral microbiota, host immune defense, and tissue remodeling. In periodontitis, oral dysbiosis disrupts this physiological equilibrium, precipitating irreversible destruction of periodontal supporting tissues. Curre...

Violence and vulnerability among women attending a hospital forensic medical unit in France: a cross-sectional study using hierarchical cluster analysis

Violence against women remains a global public health priority. Forensic Medical Units (FMUs) offer a critical setting to examine vulnerability profiles among victims, yet few studies have characterised the interplay between violence types, perpetrator relationships, and associat...