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Exploring the influence of firm digital transformation on sustainable competitive advantage through organizational agility with moderation of knowledge sharing

The paper examines the construct of digital transformation (DT) and its role in the sustainable competitive advantage (SCA) in project-based firms in Pakistan, namely in the construction, information technology, manufacturing, and service industries. The paper investigates the ef...

Recursive Observer Entanglement: An Information-Theoretic Framework for the Emergence of Shared Reality, with a Computational Test in Artificial Agents

How do separate minds come to share a world? Human cognition is recursive: we model the world; we also model how others model it, and how they model our modeling of it. This article presents Recursive Observer Entanglement (ROE), an integrative framework that treats shared realit...

Monoclonal immunoglobulin‐associated kidney lesions with coexistent pathological patterns: clinicopathological features and outcomes

AIMS: Monoclonal gammopathy-associated kidney lesions typically present with a single pathological pattern, but the coexistence of multiple patterns in the same patient is rare and poorly characterized. This study aimed to delineate the clinicopathological spectrum and outcomes o...

Albuminuria and associated renal and hemodynamic factors in adults with steady-state sickle cell disease: a multicenter study with measured GFR

Albuminuria is an early marker of renal involvement in sickle cell disease (SCD) and is associated with progressive renal function decline. However, data on albuminuria in adults with SCD in sub-Saharan Africa remain limited. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of albumi...

The impact of clathrate formation on the viability of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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MH advocates launch national campaign, defend ADA protections

In a move to reaffirm the rights guaranteed under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Olmstead v. L.C. decision, the Alliance for Rights and Recovery and its partners in the POWER (People Organized for Wellness, Empowerment and Recovery...

Association between substantial unpaid caregiving and psychological well-being among college students in Florida

Caregiving is a common responsibility in the United States, and about 1 in 5 Americans provide unpaid care for older adults or family members with disabilities. Many adults also provide care for their children. Despite substantial evidence about the potential impact of caregiving...

Exploring consumer and carer experiences of a therapeutic group yoga program for eating disorder recovery: a qualitative pilot study

Eating disorders remain complex and costly conditions, and while evidence-based treatments address behavioural and weight-related symptoms, they often neglect embodied aspects of recovery. This study examined consumer and carer experiences of an 8-week Yoga for Eating Disorder Re...

Tumor-targeted nanobubbles delivering PFP/siFGFR1 for US imaging and overcoming enzalutamide-resistant in prostate cancer

Enzalutamide (ENZ) resistance has emerged as a critical therapeutic hurdle in advanced prostate cancer (PCa) management. This study aims to investigate the potential of ultrasound-guided nanobubble-mediated co-delivery of small interfering RNA targeting fibroblast growth factor r...

Collision safety design and engineering of a concrete-shielded SMR compartment in a 25,800 TEU SMR-powered containership

Ongoing debate on civil nuclear power has drawn attention to small modular reactors (SMRs) as a clean and cost-effective energy solution, particularly for marine propulsion and floating nuclear power plants. Ensuring the safety of SMR-powered ships under extreme environmental and...

Okul Öncesi Öğretmenlerinin Verimli Su Kullanımı Konusundaki Uygulamalarının İncelenmesi

Günümüzde çevre sorunlarındaki artış ve doğal kaynakların aşırı kullanımı gelecek nesillerin yanı sıra günümüz insan yaşamını da tehdit eden boyutlara ulaşmıştır. Kaynakların tasarruflu kullanılması ve bilinçli su tüketimine yönelik davranışların bireylere kazandırılmasında okul...

Neuropeptide Y—Graphene Oxide Complexes Inhibit Amygdala NPY‐Receptor Expressing Glutamatergic Pathways and Selectively Remove Aversive Memory In Vivo

Therapeutic needs to modulate brain circuits highlight graphene-based materials (GBMs) as an emerging tool to engineer specific interventions to treat neuro-diseases. In this context, graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets offer new drug delivery strategies to reach neural cells and sign...

“Gender Equality is Not a Neutral Topic and There is a Tension in That”: Approaching Gender Mainstreaming in Neoliberal Sweden

This article examines how Swedish public sector gender administrators position themselves in relation to gender equality as a political project. Since the 1990s, Sweden’s adoption of gender mainstreaming alongside neoliberal reforms has led to increased bureaucratization of gende...

Drug stock-outs in HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria programs: a systematic review

Background Stock-outs of antiretroviral, anti-tuberculosis, and anti-malarial medicines remain a major challenge in low- and middle-income countries, affecting both health systems and patient outcomes. This systematic review aimed to synthesize evidence on the causes, consequence...

Zoonotic crossroads: the intersection of wildlife ecology and vector-borne pathogens

Vector-borne zoonotic diseases represent one of the most significant threats to global public health, accounting for a substantial proportion of emerging infectious diseases worldwide. Wildlife hosts play a pivotal role in maintaining and disseminating pathogens through complex e...

Peripheral Mending at the Edges of Sports Journalism: Metajournalistic Discourse of the Terry Rozier Sports Gambling Arrest

This study looks at opinion articles and sports columns in the aftermath of Terry Rozier’s illegal gambling arrest. Rozier was arrested for allegedly conspiring with organized crime rings and was accused of taking himself out of games to manipulate prop bets. The aftermath of the...

President’s Page: SEG and the power of partnerships

As I complete my three-year presidential term on the SEG Board — having served as President-Elect, President, and Past President — I have been reflecting on the importance of partnerships to our Society, our industry, and our science. I would like to share a few reflections on wh...

Long term results of fashioned costal cartilage block as interpositional graft for large septal perforations closure

Introduction: Large nasal septal perforations (NSPs ≥2 cm) remain a significant surgical challenge with lower closure rates than smaller defects. Objectives & Hypotheses: We hypothesize that a fashioned costal cartilage neo-septal block used as an interpositional graft can ac...

Early Childhood Singing in Diverse Socioeconomic Backgrounds in South Africa

Abstract Research highlights the benefits of singing in early childhood for the development of cognitive, language, emotional and social skills. Grounded in this theoretical framework, this article draws on data from Statistics South Africa’s, The General Household Survey (2023),...

Dynamic expression of IL-21 in effector CD8 T cells helps control chronic infections

CD8 T cells are critical players in immune responses against pathogens. Interleukin-21 (IL-21) is predominantly produced by CD4 T cells and exerts multifaceted effects on CD8 T cell regulation and function. Using Il21 -reporter and Il21 –fate mapping mice, we report that a subpop...