Research works

Impact of agricultural practices on the population dynamics of African weaver ant Oecophylla longinoda Latreille in cashew agroecosystems in Tanzania

Arboreal ants play a crucial role in maintaining the stability of agroecosystems, contributing to pest regulation and serving as indicators of environmental health. Understanding the impact of agricultural practices on African weaver ant (AWA) populations is essential for optimis...

Effect of baking temperature on an organic-inorganic hybrid coating for magnesium alloy AZ31B

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to systematically investigate the effect of baking temperature on the morphology, thickness, adhesion and corrosion resistance of an organic-inorganic hybrid coating applied to magnesium alloy AZ31B, trying to elucidate the intrinsic curing-te...

Macrophage senescence and senescence-like states in senile osteoporosis: cellular cross-talk and therapeutic perspectives

Senile osteoporosis (SOP) is an age-related metabolic bone disease characterized by reduced bone quality and increased fracture risk, closely associated with immune senescence. Among immune components in the bone marrow niche, macrophages undergo age-associated phenotypic and fun...

Global sustainable development trends reveal widespread inequality and tradeoffs

Progress towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals is usually assessed at the national scale, but national averages can hide local differences and trade-offs. Here we show a global assessment of sustainable development trends from 2000 to 2019 using high-resolution...

Effects of baffle configurations on heat transfer characteristics of nanofluids in a shell-and-tube heat exchanger: A numerical approach

In the present study, four heat exchanger configurations of shell-side circular and hexagonal tube arrangements with segmental and staggered baffles are considered for the assessment of the heat-transfer performance on the shell side. A steady, pressure-based ANSYS Fluent 2020 R1...

Prevalence of Insomnia in the General Population in Pakistan: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Insomnia is a frequent disorder of sleep that is linked to dysfunction and decreased quality of life. However, the burden of this condition at the population level is not known in Pakistan. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to estimate the prevalence of insomnia in P...

A Modular Structure for the Collatz Dynamics: Upper Bound and Uniqueness of the 4–2–1 Cycle

This work introduces a modular mechanism for controlling Collatz orbits through two operators: the projection function S(n) and the elevator E(n)=n·64^k. The function S(n) is defined through a complete classification of residues modulo 18 and maps every natural number directly in...

Glycolytic reprogramming and the EMT drive cervical cancer progression via the NQO1/HIF1α-SIX1 axis

Cervical cancer aggressiveness and therapeutic resistance are driven by metabolic reprogramming and redox imbalance. Within this context, NAD(P)H: quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1), a critical regulator of cellular redox homeostasis and energy metabolism, is highly expressed in sev...

Prevalence, resistance profile of ESKAPEE pathogens, and molecular detection of PMQR-associated genes among Levofloxacin-resistant gram-negative ESKAPEE isolates from critically-ill patients

ESKAPEE pathogens are characterized with rapid emergence of antibiotic resistance. To detect the prevalence, resistance profile of ESKAPEE pathogens, and to analyze the Plasmid-Mediated Quinolone Resistance (PMQR)-associated genes among Levofloxacin-resistant gram-negative ESKAPE...

Colonisation and temperature-driven variation in life-history traits of the West Nile virus vector Culex pipiens at its Northern European limit

Abstract Background Mosquito-borne diseases (MBDs) are increasing worldwide driven by factors such as travel, land-use change, global trade, and climate warming. In Europe, Culex pipiens sensu lato (s.l.)—the primary vector of West Nile and Usutu viruses—is widespread and an incr...

Factors affecting the performance of standard precautions focusing on the health belief model in South Korea: a cross-sectional study

PURPOSE: This study aimed to examine the factors affecting the performance of standard precautions among third- and fourth-year nursing students. Focusing on the health belief model, it included individual factors such as knowledge of standard precautions, health beliefs, and sel...

Association between vitamin D deficiency and psychological distress in Korean adults: a population-based cross-sectional study

Purpose: Vitamin D deficiency is prevalent in Korea, but evidence on its association with psychological distress remains limited. This study examined the association between vitamin D levels and psychological distress, depression, and anxiety, among Korean adults.Methods: This cr...

Nitrogen-water management regimes modulate fatty acid profile, antioxidant defense system, and oxidative status in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) silage

Abstract Optimizing nitrogen and water management in sustainable silage production is critical for both improving biochemical quality and maintaining plant oxidative balance. This study examined the effects of different nitrogen doses and irrigation levels on the oil content and...

Bridging theory and practice: systematic review into power transformer winding failures in South Africa

Abstract Due to the ongoing load shedding in South Africa, the incidence of power transformer failures has increased significantly, making the enhancement of grid-connected transformer design a critical concern. Historically, the South African utility grid has relied on conventio...

Reply-Induced Deletion Geometry in Shogi : Incidence Structures, Fragility Spectra, and Co-Deletion Graphs

We introduce a finite combinatorial structure for measuring how a legal Shogi move's immediate board-influence relation is destroyed by the opponent's legal one-ply replies. For a position $P$ and a legal candidate move $m$, rows index all legal replies and columns index the move...

Uncovering LINC02982: a T-ALL-specific lncrna linking epigenetic regulation and metabolic pathways

T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is an aggressive pediatric malignancy with limited molecular biomarkers to guide diagnosis and personalized therapy. Given the critical role of long non-coding RNAs in gene regulation and chromatin dynamics, we investigated whether nove...

Assessment of Trophoblast cell surface antigen 2 (Trop-2) expression and its clinical significance in breast cancer: a multi-level analysis of protein and gene expression

Abstract Background Trophoblast cell surface antigen 2 (Trop-2) is a targetable transmembrane glycoprotein commonly overexpressed in breast cancer (BC). This study combines a systematic review and meta-analysis with a retrospective analysis of an independent early BC patient coho...

The genetic code as a broken spinor: binary structure, Watson-Crick charge conjugation, Walsh spectrum and SU(5) decomposition

We show that the standard genetic code is a precise algebraic object, not a contingent table. The 64 codons are the weights of the spinor of so(13); Watson-Crick complementation is the antipode w→-w; the SO(10)→SU(5) step splits the spinor 16 into 10 (matter, hydrophilic) + 5̄ (a...

Effective Archimedean Stark Theorems over Real Quadratic Fields: Quadratic Support, Shintani Transfer, and CM Descent

Version 1.5 integrates the certified RQ-000013 addendum into the main paper and removes the standalone addendum PDF from the top-level release inventory. The main upload is named effective-stark-results-00-main-paper.pdf so lexical file ordering places the paper before the compan...

Association between dysphagia diet intake at acute-care discharge and activities of daily living at discharge from a convalescent rehabilitation ward: a single-center retrospective cohort study in Japan

Purpose: This study examined whether intake of a dysphagia diet at acute-care discharge was associated with activities of daily living (ADL) at discharge from a convalescent rehabilitation ward among older orthopedic patients.Methods: This retrospective study included patients ag...