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Strategizing Sustainable Supply Chains in Procurement Management

Businesses are experiencing permanent turbulence caused by geopolitical instability, international sanctions, post-pandemic market changes, and climate challenges. In such conditions, reliable and sustainable logistics becomes more important than economic optimization. As a resul...

Trade-Offs Between Patient Experience and Health Care Access

Background: Racial and ethnic disparities in patient-reported experiences exist in the Veterans Health Administration (VA) and in VA-paid health care from non-VA providers (“community care”), but how these disparities compare is unknown. Objectives: We compared racial and ethnic...

Evaluation of the antibacterial activity of turkish gall extract against Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538

Abstract Background Staphylococcus aureus is a common foodborne pathogen and a frequent cause of clinical infections. It forms dense biofilms by adhering to surfaces of objects or the human body, thereby reducing the bactericidal efficacy of antibiotics and disinfectants. This st...

2D Covalent Organic Frameworks as Robust n‐Type Organic Mixed Ionic‐Electronic Conductors for Electrochemical Transistors

ABSTRACT Organic mixed ionic‐electronic conductors (OMIECs) with exclusive electrochemical modulation and coupling between ions and electrons have exhibited intriguing efficiencies in bioelectronics, logic circuits, and wearable devices. However, OMIECs are typically linear polym...

Reconsidering Network-Distance Effects in Spatial Segregation Measurement

Recent advances in spatial data and routing algorithms allow researchers to define the areas surrounding individuals using network distance rather than Euclidean distance. These differently constructed local environments then serve as inputs to spatial segregation measures, with...

Artificial intelligence literacy among U.S. rural medical education students: perceptions, readiness, educational needs, and barriers

Artificial intelligence is increasingly integrated into healthcare. However, formal training in medical education remains limited, especially among Rural Medical Education students. This study examined students’ perceptions of artificial intelligence, their readiness to use it, t...

Suaeda salsa: stress adaptation, soil restoration, and agronomic potential in salt-affected environments

Suaeda salsa is a widely distributed annual euhalophyte that thrives under both saline and saline-alkaline conditions, making it a valuable model for understanding plant salt-tolerance mechanisms and a promising resource for saline agriculture. However, the integrated understandi...

When Clear Water Brings Trust: Water Ecological Civilization Pilots and Corporate Environmental Information Disclosure in China

Can ecological civilization pilots improve corporate environmental transparency? This study examines this question using the staggered implementation of China's Water Ecological Civilization Pilot Cities (WECPC) program as a policy shock. Based on A-share listed firms from 2008 t...

Spinal cord injury is associated with reduced cognitive capacity to self-regulate, organise and adapt to new situations

Abstract Study design Cross-sectional observational cohort study Objectives To investigate differences in executive function (EF) in adults with spinal cord injury (SCI) compared with able-bodied (AB) controls across tasks imposing varying levels of executive demand, and to exami...

Influence of chlorophyll-a and environmental drivers on fish landings along the west coast of India

Fish landings along the west coast of India account for ~ 65% of the country’s total marine catch, with regional contrasts. This study investigated how fish landings relate to chlorophyll-a and key environmental drivers including sea surface temperature (SST), wind velocity, and...

Integrating Disruption Propagation and Buffer Allocation in Smart City Manufacturing Clusters: A Transport-Energy Performance Model for Intermodal Supply Chains

This study integrates disruption propagation and inventory buffer allocation into a unified analytical framework and develops a transport-energy performance model (TEPM) for intermodal supply chains operating within smart city manufacturing clusters (SCMCs). The analyzed system c...

Integration of Active Disturbance Rejection and Repetitive Control for Fractional-Order Time-Delay Systems

In this paper, a fractional-order active disturbance rejection repetitive control (FADRRC) scheme is proposed for fractional-order time-delay systems. The unified control framework integrates a bandwidth-parameterized fractional extended state observer (FESO), modified repetitive...

Agave Species Influence the Taxonomic and Predicted Functional Structure of Traditional Pulque Inoculum Microbiomes

Pulque is a traditional Mexican beverage produced by the spontaneous fermentation of “aguamiel”, the sap of several Agave species. Fermentation is driven by adding a previously fermented inoculum, locally known as “semilla”, whose microbial community contributes to the sensory an...

The Role of Parmedics in Addressing the Health Insecurity of Older Adults in Humanitarian Emergencies: A Systematic Review

Older adults are disproportionately exposed to greater risk of harm and adverse outcomes in humanitarian emergencies. This systematic review explores and evaluates contemporary evidence on the role of paramedics in responding to humanitarian emergencies, with a specific focus on...

Carbonated Mineral Water Bottles: An Underrecognized Cause of Ocular Trauma

This study evaluated the mechanisms, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of ocular injuries associated with carbonated mineral water bottles. Twenty patients presenting with bottle-related ocular trauma at a tertiary referral center were retrospectively reviewed. Demographic f...

Midlife window: moderate caffeine consumption and reduced dementia risk

Moderate caffeine consumption during midlife is associated with neuroprotective potential, particularly in reducing the risk of dementia. This targeted perspective synthesizes epidemiological and mechanistic evidence on moderate caffeine consumption during midlife (ages 40–65 yea...

Ein strategischer Sonderfall? Zur Situation praxisbezogener Sicherheits- und Strategieforschung in Deutschland in Geschichte und Gegenwart

Zusammenfassung Der Artikel befasst sich mit den aktuellen geopolitischen Veränderungen und untersucht das Verhältnis der Deutschen zur Strategie. Vor diesem Hintergrund wird der Frage nachgegangen, welchen Beitrag die Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften zur Entwicklung des Denkens...

Seeing the System, Positioning the Self: Engineering Students’ Conceptualizations of Wicked Problems

This qualitative study focuses on how engineering technology students scope and make sense of complex problems. Systems thinking can help engineers address increasing complexity and uncertainty. Social factors including the culture of disengagement and socio/technical dualism hin...

Oral Zinc Supplementation in Acne Vulgaris and Hidradenitis Suppurativa: An Updated Comprehensive Review

Oral zinc supplementation has emerged as a potential ⁠adjunctive strategy in inflammatory follicular disorders, including ⁠acne vulgaris and hidradenitis suppurativa. Beyond its role as an essential micronutrient, zinc modulates several pathways and biological processes directly...

Micromorphology of the Aristotle’s Lantern in the Sand Dollar, Scaphechinus mirabilis (Echinoidea: Echinolampadacea): Insights from Scanning Electron Microscopy and Three-Dimensional X-Ray Microscopy

The morphology and micromorphology of Aristotle’s lantern, the feeding apparatus of Scaphechinus mirabilis, were examined using light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray microscopy. S. mirabilis had food grooves on the ventral side, which extended to the mouth. Ar...