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TEACHING FRENCH IN LESS TIME: STUDENTS' AND LECTURERS' PERSPECTIVES ON FRENCH 100 AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BUEA

Abstract This study examines students’ and lecturers’ perspectives on the reduction of instructional time for French 100 (FRE 100), a compulsory foundation course at the University of Buea, Cameroon. The course is intended to develop students’ functional competence in French for...

Lytic Skeletal Lesions with CRAB Features: Metastatic Breast Carcinoma Mimicking Multiple Myeloma on FDG PET/CT

Diffuse marrow infiltration associated with anaemia, hypercalcemia, renal dysfunction, and elevated beta-2 microglobulin typically raises a strong suspicion for multiple myeloma. However, certain solid malignancies may closely mimic this presentation. We report a 57-year-old fema...

Wearable AI as a Distributed Personal Computing System Glasses, body attachments, miniature compute modules, and future implantable AI architectures

This proposal develops a wearable AI system as a heterogeneous network of sensing, inference,memory, and interaction devices. Its central software abstraction is a signed, resource-boundedAI capsule containing a compact language model, explicit tools, evidence memory, schedulingr...

The Gut Microbiota as a Mediator of the Metabolic Benefits of Fungi and Their Polysaccharides: A Review of Evidence Addressing Causality

Prebiotic supplementation has emerged as a promising strategy to ameliorate metabolic disorders through beneficial reshaping of the gut microbiota. Accumulating evidence suggests that fungi and their polysaccharides (e.g., those from Auricularia auricula-judae, Boletus edulis, Hi...

Shadows cast by precessing annuli as evidence for an inclined planet in HD 139614

Abstract We analyse scattered-light images at multiple epochs of the protoplanetary disc HD 139614 taken with GPI and SPHERE instruments. We show that the azimuthal distribution of the surface brightness of the inner bright ring (13 − 21 au) varies with time (likely caused by a s...

Anxiety, patient satisfaction, and outcomes of intense pulsed light-based treatment for moderate-to-severe acne vulgaris in Southern Vietnam

Acne vulgaris is a common inflammatory disorder with psychosocial consequences. Data on anxiety and outcomes of intense pulsed light (IPL)-based therapy for moderate-to-severe acne remain limited in Vietnam. This study described clinical characteristics, anxiety burden, satisfact...

Accurate and Sensitive Multiplexed Proteomics Using the 7-Plex DiLeuC Complementary Ion Strategy

Abstract High-throughput quantitative proteomics across diverse biological conditions, including varying perturbations and temporal changes, is critical for elucidating disease mechanisms and treatment responses. Advances in mass spectrometry and isobaric labeling technologies ha...

Service Durability of PLA Melt-Blown Nonwovens: Roles of Humidity and Airflow Velocity in Degradation and Filtration Performance

Abstract The energy and environmental challenges associated with petroleum-based nonwovens have driven interest in renewable alternatives such as polylactic acid (PLA)-based melt-blown materials. However, their air filtration performance is highly sensitive to service conditions...

Beyond the Model: Runesmith, an Open Runtime That Improves Software and Itself, and the Instrument–Substrate Hypothesis

Agent systems rent competence from a model one call at a time. We present Runesmith, an open-source runtime (Apache-2.0) in which models propose, a small deterministic kernel admits, and the runtime changes its own code only on evidence. In one iteration of its Kaizen loop, Runes...

Automated measurement of calcaneal inclination angle via partial semantic segmentation using U-Net

PURPOSE: To develop and validate an interpretable deep learning pipeline for the automated measurement of the calcaneal inclination angle (CIA) on lateral weight-bearing foot radiographs using partial semantic segmentation. METHODS: This retrospective single-center study included...

Tuning the magnetic properties of Mn₂AC (A = Al, Ga, Ge) MAX-phase thin films via dimensionality, strain, and surface termination: DFT study

Using density functional theory (DFT-GGA), we study the magnetic and electronic properties of Mn 2 AC (A = Al, Ga, Ge) MAX-phase thin films, focusing on the effects of surface termination and in-plane strain. The magnetic ground state strongly depends on surface type: Mn C termin...

An anthropological study and model of cremation in the barrows of the Late Hallstatt necropolis at Bârsești (Romania)

Abstract This article discusses the barrow necropolis of the Late Hallstatt period at Bârsești, where numerous burial mounds have been researched. The resumption of excavations has brought new life to this archaeological site, including the bioarchaeological study of the remains...

Surface charge-dependent effects of BSA-curcumin nanoparticles combined with amikacin in antimicrobial photodynamic therapy: A pilot In Vivo study of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa skin infection

Abstract Skin infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa represent a significant therapeutic challenge because of high bacterial virulence and increasing antibiotic resistance. In this context, alternative strategies—such as nanotechnology and photodyna...

Phi‑Weighted E8 Spin‑Lattice Shield for Biological Qubit Coherence — E8 Intelligence Research

By assigning each of the 240 E8 root vectors a phase angle that scales with the golden ratio φ and drives them at the 132 Hz base frequency, a dynamic, phi‑weighted spin‑lattice emerges. This lattice creates a coherent, multi‑dimensional torque that counteracts environmental deco...

Physiological determinants of endurance capacity in individuals with cerebral palsy: a narrative review

OBJECTIVE: To synthesize evidence on the physiological determinants of endurance capacity in individuals with cerebral palsy. DESIGN: Narrative review. SUBJECTS/PATIENTS: Children and adults with cerebral palsy across the spectrum of motor function (Gross Motor Function Classific...

Trading Off Business and Family Investments: Evidence from U.S. Entrepreneurial Households

Investing in children’s human capital reduces business investments for U.S. entrepreneurial households. Using financial account data of 90,000 small businesses linked to their owners and a regression discontinuity design that compares the business performance of households with c...

Public Transit as a Catalyst for Emission Mitigation and Air Pollution Reduction: A Case Study in India

Rapid motorization and urbanization have made the transport sector a dominant contributor to air pollution in developing economies such as India. In this study, vehicular emission trends were investigated in Bhubaneswar, a Tier-II smart city, using a combination of questionnaire...

Effects of list composition and task demands on interlingual homograph processing in unbalanced trilinguals

Abstract We investigated how list composition (pure vs. mixed) and task demands (lexical decision vs. go/no-go) affect interlingual homograph (IH) processing in Dutch–English–French unbalanced trilinguals. Across six experiments with English (L2) as the target language, participa...

EuroMillions Breakthrough Mining — 9682 Sources, 94862 Leads Extracted — E8 Intelligence Research

Mined 9682 lottery+quantum breakthroughs. Extracted 94862 leads across 13 categories. 91540 high-value leads found. Categories: {"CORRIDOR": 8287, "FORMULA": 8097, "GEOMETRIC": 1510, "FORWARD_ATTEMPT": 8672, "QUANTUM": 8921, "TIMING": 554, "CELESTIAL": 8166, "GEMATRIA": 8479, "CO...

Space-Confined CVD Synthesis of 2D Single-Crystalline Tellurium Oxychloride

Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) metal oxyhalides provide a unique platform for investigating complex multi-field coupling, intrinsic polarization, and physical anisotropy. However, current research in this field remains predominantly limited to transition-metal and rare-earth syste...