Research works

Master of One's Own Acts: Thomas Aquinas and Delegated Decision in Generative Artificial Intelligence

This essay argues that generative artificial intelligence can displace students from the very act that, according to Thomas Aquinas, makes an action human: deciding with deliberation. For Aquinas, the human being differs from irrational creatures in being master of his own acts,...

The "Greenham Common" Paradox and Digital Karma: Thermodynamic Asymmetry of Gig-Economy Warfare, Post-Deterrence Abandonment, and the Collapse of Pacifist Perimeters

【Description / Abstract】For more than four decades, Western civil pacifism and host-nation anti-base movements—canonized in post-war cultural consciousness and literary artifacts, such as Ali Smith's Winter through the uncompromising persona of the Greenham Common peace activis...

Phenylammonium Grafted SAM Molecule in Molecule-Extrusion Process to Enhance Perovskite Film Quality and Interfacial Passivation

Abstract Widely used as hole transport layers (HTLs) for inverted perovskite solar cells (PSCs), the functions of phosphonic acid-based self-assembly monolayer (SAM) molecules in the bulk of the perovskite film have been studied in a limited manner but are essential. In this work...

Dehydrogenation of 1-Methyldecalin as a Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier: Effect of Isomer Composition on Catalyst Performance and Stability

Abstract Liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHCs) represent a safe and cost-effective resource for hydrogen storage due to reversible hydrogenation/dehydrogenation cycles. Although scarcely studied, the 1-methylnaphthalene/1-methyldecalin (1-MN/1-MD) pair could be an attractive L...

Deep phenotyping of white matter tissue composition in dementia with Lewy bodies

Abstract Background White matter signal abnormalities (WMSA) on MRI are common in dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), and more severe WMSA have been associated with increased neurodegeneration in DLB. However, the underlying mechanisms of WMSA remain unclear. Single-Shell 3-Tissue C...

Finch–Skea compact stellar configurations in Rastall gravity: structure, stability, and physical admissibility

Abstract We construct static, anisotropic compact-star configurations in Rastall gravity using the Finch–Skea metric ansatz and investigate how the Rastall coupling modifies the structure and stability of ultra-dense matter. We systematically analyze the dependence of the energy...

Reversible Inhibition of Ammonia Monooxygenase by 1,9-Decanediol Triggers a RegB-RegA-Associated Energy Crisis and Stress Response in Nitrosomonas europaea

Abstract 1,9-decanediol, a rice-derived biological nitrification inhibitor (BNI) suppresses soil nitrification and nitrous-oxide emissions, but the mechanisms of action against ammonia-oxidizing bacteria remain unclear. Combining physiology and transcriptomics in Nitrosomonas eur...

Association Between Social Media Screen Time and Depression and Anxiety Among Adolescents: A Systematic Review

Social media use by youth is nearly a universal phenomenon. Adolescents of this generation find it very challenging to envision a life without social media. Despite its pervasive use among children and adolescents, there has been very little research conducted to understand the i...

Intellectual architecture of sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystems - a bibliometric review

Purpose Despite growing scholarly attention, research on sustainability and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems (EEs) remains theoretically, empirically and methodologically dispersed. Recent reviews have mapped the research but not diagnosed why the field is disconnected. This study aims...

Fabrication and Lithium Storage Performance of Trigonal W2N Thin-Film Anode

Abstract The preparation, characterization of materials, and electrochemical performance of trigonal W2N thin film as the anode material for lithium-ion batteries have been reported. The trigonal W2N thin film with the space group of P3̅ was synthesized by the sputtering depositi...

Vibrio repeats (VXRs) play a role in horizontal dissemination of sedentary chromosomal integron-associated antibiotic resistance genes across Vibrio species

Abstract Sedentary chromosomal integrons (SCIs) are large integrons that harbor extensive arrays of gene cassettes and constitute major reservoirs of bacterial genetic diversity. In Vibrio , SCI cassettes are flanked by species-associated attC repeats, here referred to as Vibrio...

Considerable Anisotropy Magnetoresistance by Oxygen-Mediated Spin State Manipulation in a Highly Textured Multilayer for Ultrasensitive Sensor Application

Spin state manipulation in anisotropy magnetoresistance (AMR) materials is key to improving their transport property for constructing highly sensitive and direction-resolvable magnetic sensors. Currently, the mainstream strategy of tuning the transport property focuses on the mod...

The Triad of Structural Immunities: A Theoretical Framework for Preventing Cascading Failures, Authority Creep, and Alert Storms in Fractal Edge AI

Edge AI and modern decentralized systems increasingly rely on multi-layer hierarchical architectures, such as fractal governance models, to scale operations across distributed environments. Existing distributed protocols such as Raft, Paxos, or application-level circuit breakers,...

Assessing the Mining Effluent Impacts on Mercury Dynamics in Boreal Lakes

Abstract Mining wastewater and leakages into freshwater systems are a growing global concern, yet the impacts of bioleaching in open-pit mining on lake food webs and mercury dynamics remain understudied. This study examined three boreal lakes in eastern Finland: Jormasjärvi (prim...

Exact State-Ranked Array-RQMC: Representations and Shared Work

Repeated states in state-ranked Array-RQMC receive rank-specific inputs. We execute the reranked population without visiting every particle when complete states repeat and transitions admit short finite-word interval partitions. Primal image-basis and dual constraint counters pre...

Preconception maternal infection-related exposures and risk of congenital heart disease in offspring: evidence from a large population-based cohort in South China

Abstract Background Maternal infections during pregnancy have been associated with congenital heart disease (CHD) in offspring. However, the associations of preconception maternal infection-related exposures with offspring CHD risk remain unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the...

Task-Relative Transition Structure: Accessibility, Ordered Transformations, and Boundary-Contact Scaling

This work develops a task-relative framework for characterizing transitions under admissible transformations. Rather than treating state margin as a sufficient measure of transition robustness, the framework separates task-boundary margin, accessibility, ordered transformation st...

Quantification of Contaminants and Proton Exchange in Garnet Phase Powders and Their Impact on Li+ Transport in Hybrid Electrolytes

Garnet-phase Li7La3Zr2O12 (LLZO) is a promising solid-state electrolyte in lithium metal batteries but suffers from contaminant formation upon exposure to ambient conditions. We use a suite of analytical methods to quantify this contamination and the resulting protonation of Ta-d...

Communicative agency as a dimension of sustainability competence: evidence from an international higher education microcredential

Purpose Despite extensive research on sustainability education, a persistent challenge remains in understanding how students translate sustainability awareness into communicatively and socially actionable forms. While existing frameworks emphasise cognitive, affective and behavio...

Antibody-mediated immune surveillance as an organizing axis of gut microbiota structure

Abstract Background The symbiotic interplay between the immune system and the endogenous microbiome is essential for maintaining homeostasis. However, most microbiome research focuses primarily on associations between disease and microbial composition, often overlooking host–micr...