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First report of culturable fungi associated with the Brazilian sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon lalandii) from southeastern Brazil

Climate change and other anthropogenic environmental changes may alter fungal distributions and ecological interactions, potentially facilitating the emergence or redistribution of opportunistic fungi in marine ecosystems. These shifts raise concerns regarding microbial contamina...

Oncology Education in Lithuania: An Integrated Curriculum at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

Cancer remains a major health burden in Lithuania, emphasizing the importance of effective undergraduate oncology education. This paper describes the structure and key features of the integrated oncology curriculum at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LSMU). Oncology...

Personality Traits of High Achieving Students at Ajloun Governorate

Personality traits are a vital topic in psychology across its numerous fields. They differ from one individual to another, even for the same individual, and from one age group to another. Many teachers and educators in Jordan are still unaware of the important role of personality...

A case of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in a cirrhotic patient

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a rare fatal central nervous system demyelinating disease caused by John Cunningham virus (JCV). Immunodeficiency induces JCV reactivation, resulting in oligodendrocyte lysis, demyelination, and astrocytic dysfunction. We report...

FOSTERING ORGANISATIONAL AMBIDEXTERITY THROUGH ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF INNOVATION CULTURE

In the increasingly competitive landscape, organisations are emphasising absorptive capacity, innovation culture, and organisational ambidexterity to sustain their competitive edge. This research investigates how innovation culture serves as a mediating factor in the linkage betw...

Emergent Gravity from a Discrete Coordinate Network with a Presentist Temporal Metric: A Self-Consistent Derivation

This preprint introduces a self-consistent framework for quantum gravity where spacetime emerges from a discrete network at the Planck scale. Instead of treating spacetime as a fundamental continuum, the model describes space as a connected weighted graph and time evolution as an...

Exploring in-service Chinese as a second language teachers’ cognition and stated practices in teaching intercultural communicative competence

Abstract The cultivation of intercultural communicative competence (ICC) has become an increasingly important objective in language education. The rapid global expansion of Chinese as a second language (CSL) education has highlighted a gap in research on how in-service CSL teache...

MD-Mamba: A multi-scale dilated state-space network for breast cancer histopathology image classification

Background Automated breast histopathology classification requires models that can capture both local cellular morphology and broader tissue architecture while remaining computationally efficient. Methods We developed MD-Mamba, a multi-scale dilated state-space network with dual-...

Field demonstration and integrated productivity-economics assessment of multi-lateral geothermal wells enabled by directional steel shot drilling

This study explores the potential of multi-lateral slim-hole drilling to enhance reservoir access and connectivity in fractured geothermal reservoirs. At the core of this work is Directional Steel Shot Drilling (DSSD), a technology that combines conventional mechanical drilling w...

Halicin‑Rifampicin Combinations Are More Effective Than Monotherapy Against Biofilm‑Residing Staphylococcus Aureus and Prevent Emergence of Rifampicin Resistance

Background: Biofilms shield bacteria from immune defenses and antibiotics, contributing to implant-associated infections, particularly those caused by Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus). Halicin, a repurposed antimicrobial with broad-spectrum activity, has shown promise against pl...

Hydrological modelling in snow- and glacier-fed catchments of the Upper Indus Basin by conceptual and machine learning approaches

Study region Upper Indus Basin (UIB), Himalaya and Hindu Kush. Focus of study This study evaluates the performance of a conceptually based glacio-hydrological model (GSM-HBV) and four data-driven models (DDMs), namely LSTM, RF, XGB and SVM, to simulate annualised, seasonal and fl...

The Impact of Household Housing Unaffordability on Subjective Happiness: an Analysis of the Moderating Role of Amenities

Abstract This paper investigates the relationship between household housing unaffordability and subjective happiness in urban China. We propose a novel framework to measure household housing unaffordability as a form of long-run affordability pressure, by comparing the relative p...

Primary Cilia Regulate the Mechanical Adaptation of the Tendon and Enthesis via Hedgehog Signaling

Background: Physical loading mediates postnatal growth, homeostasis, and healing of the tendon and its attachment to bone, which is critical for rotator cuff functional integrity. Our prior studies have highlighted the mechano-sensing role of primary cilia; However, the mechanism...

Context-sensitivity and longitudinal stability of the effects of depressive symptoms on social and reward decision-making

Depressive symptoms could affect decision-making in multiple ways, yet it remains unclear whether these effects are context-sensitive or stable over time. In this longitudinal study, 236 online participants (n=129 at 1-month follow-up) completed a social exchange task (Ultimatum...

The cGAS-STING Pathway in Neuroinflammation and Neurological Disease: Mechanisms, Disease Contexts, and Periphery-to-Brain Communication

Neurodegenerative disorders involve a strong inflammatory component, yet the underlying inflammatory mechanisms may be heterogeneous across disease stage, cell type, and systemic context. A key unresolved question is how cellular and systemic stress is converted into sustained ne...

Diagnostic accuracy, time window estimation, and prognostic value of diffusion-weighted MRI in acute ischemic stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) is central to acute ischemic stroke (AIS) management; however, its performance varies across different clinical applications. This systematic review and meta-analysis comprehensively evaluated the diagnostic accuracy, time window estimation capabi...

Semi-supervised evaluation of University quality: from structured measures to student voices

Abstract Understanding student satisfaction in higher education requires more than standardized survey scores alone. While structured survey responses provide standardized and comparable measures of satisfaction, they often fail to capture the heterogeneity of students’ experienc...

Postoperative nausea and vomiting after emergent abdominal surgery in trauma patients in Korea: a multicenter retrospective observational study

Purpose: The present study aimed to assess the incidence and risk factors of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) after emergency abdominal surgery in trauma patients.Methods: This retrospective observational study included trauma patients who underwent emergency abdominal su...

Building the toolkit to address malaria resurgence and radical cure of vivax malaria in Ethiopia: a meeting report

Abstract Ethiopia has experienced a substantial resurgence in malaria in recent years, with increasing case numbers and a growing contribution of Plasmodium vivax in several regions. At the same time, new evidence supporting improved radical cure strategies, including high-dose p...

Textile solid waste management: circular economy and life cycle perspectives

The growing population and rising living standards have significantly increased textile production and textile waste generation worldwide. Handling and management of textile solid waste (TSW) is an emerging opportunity but also a challenge due to inadequate collection systems and...