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FuseCLIP: Semantic-Guided Multidomain Fusion for Few-Shot Radar Active Jamming Recognition

Radar active jamming recognition is an essential component of radar anti-jamming processing and cognitive radar decision making. As jamming categories proliferate and electromagnetic environments become more complex, collecting sufficient labeled samples for every possible jammin...

Sanxan–Whey Protein Isolate Composite-Fabricated Pickering HIPEs: Synergistic Stabilization, Environmental Tolerance and Enhanced Curcumin Bioaccessibility

Traditional high internal phase emulsions (HIPEs) require high protein dosage and exhibit poor thermal-saline tolerance, limiting their application as clean-label food carriers for lipophilic nutrients. Sanxan (SAN) possesses unique gelling and emulsifying properties, while its a...

Safety culture and high reliability in public utility services: evidence from the Italian urban hygiene sector

Purpose Despite substantial improvements in workplace safety at managerial and organizational levels over recent decades, accident rates remain high, with considerable social and economic impacts. This study explores the links between safety culture and high reliability organizat...

An East Asian blood eQTL meta-analysis highlights ancestry-matched eQTL resources for complex-trait genetics

Abstract Expression quantitative trait loci (eQTLs) link genetic variation to gene regulation and complex traits, yet population-scale blood eQTL resources remain limited in East Asian populations. We mapped cis-eQTLs in 1,005 Chinese individuals and meta-analysed them with a Jap...

Assessing Disaster Preparedness and Recovery from Tropical Cyclones in Zimbabwe: Insights from Cyclone Ana in Nyanga

Abstract Tropical cyclones pose increasing risks in Southern Africa, with impacts shaped not only by hazard intensity but also by underlying vulnerabilities and disaster risk management (DRM) capacity. This study examines preparedness, response, and recovery following Cyclone Ana...

A Portable Colorimetric Biosensor Platform for Urinary Colorectal Cancer Biomarker Testing in Low-Resource Settings

Early detection of colorectal cancer (CRC) is challenging in low-resource settings because access to colonoscopy and centralized laboratory testing is limited. Urine-based metabolite biomarkers offer a non-invasive alternative for CRC triage, but translating a laboratory assay in...

What It Truly Means To be Multilingual: Affirming Kyopomal Over “Konglish” in Early Childhood Translanguaging

ABSTRACT In bi‐/multi‐lingual and Two‐Way Immersion (TWI) programs, strict language‐separation policies often inadvertently marginalize the natural, fluid communication of emergent multilinguals, reducing their complex hybrid talk. Bridging the author's lived experience as a mult...

Polyproline: A Synthetic Polypeptide With Unique Properties

Polyproline is a unique polypeptide defined by its unusual conformational rigidity and physicochemical behavior. Addressing long-standing challenges in its synthesis and characterization, this mini-review highlights recent advances in the ring-opening polymerization of proline N-...

Development of Hamiltonian for Structural Applications by Quantum Annealing Assuming Finite Element Method

ABSTRACT Quantum annealing is emerging as a practical tool for large‐scale combinatorial optimization. We map continuum displacements and element densities to binary variables, turning both deformation analysis and topology optimization into quadratic unconstrained binary optimiz...

Granular Swollen Epithelial Cells in Native Kidney Biopsies: Prevalence, Clinicopathological Associations and Kidney Outcomes

Background/Objectives: Granular swollen epithelial cells (GSECs) have been described primarily in mitochondrial cytopathies, in which they are regarded as a characteristic pathological finding that may aid in the diagnosis of mitochondrial dysfunction; however, their prevalence a...

Don’t Look up: Evaluating the Tradeoff Between Performance and Sustainability of Text Classification Using Open LLMs

The increasing adoption of Large Language Models (LLMs) as a text analysis method in social science presents a critical yet under-examined trade-off between model performance and environmental sustainability. This research provides a systematic evaluation comparing the performanc...

Similarity laws for experimental assessment of the thermal efficiency of a wall with optimized shape submitted to two-dimensional heat transfer

To assess the energy efficiency of wall prototypes with advanced designs, real scale experimental demonstrators are difficult and expensive projects. To address this issue, this study develops a reduced scale experimental demonstrator based on similarity laws established for a pr...

Process evaluation of a school-based sexual health intervention targeting 13–14-year-olds in Finland

Purpose A systematic approach to conducting process evaluations is essential for understanding the implementation of health interventions and their mechanisms of impact. This study aims to describe the process evaluation of a school-based, social-marketing-principles-utilising se...

Thermodynamics-Based Two-Surface Model for Natural Clays Considering Bonding Degradation and Fabric Evolution

Abstract Naturally deposited clays generally exhibit interparticle bonding and fabric anisotropy, which provide additional strength beyond the remolded state and lead to direction-dependent mechanical responses. During loading, microstructural rearrangement, manifested as progres...

Role of Health-Related Discrimination on Academic Performance Among Children with Congenital Heart Disease

Abstract Congenital heart disease (CHD) can lead to neurodevelopmental impairments and increased need for routine healthcare visits, potentially leading to deficits in academic performance. Children with CHD may also experience health-related discrimination in school and clinical...

Antibiotic catheter lock: An adjunct therapy for recurrent tunneled hemodialysis catheter infections

The objective of the study is to evaluate the use of antibiotic catheter locks in reducing recurrent catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) in hemodialysis (HD) patients. This prospective case series was conducted at ASeeb Renal Dialysis Center, from September 2022 to A...

Ultrasound-based decision-making for minimally invasive sclerotherapy of ovarian endometrioma

Ovarian endometrioma (OEM) remains a challenging manifestation of endometriosis, particularly in women with infertility, recurrent disease, or concern about ovarian reserve. Ultrasound-guided sclerotherapy has emerged as a minimally invasive treatment option in selected patients,...

Groundwater quality assessment, health risk assessment, and source apportionment in the Xin’an River Basin, China, during the wet season

To analyze groundwater quality and its influencing factors in the Xin'an River Basin and to support the pilot ecological compensation mechanism, 150 groundwater samples were collected in the wet season from May to June, 2021. This study investigated groundwater quality during the...

Solar Photovoltaic Generation Forecasting: A Review of Artificial Intelligence Approaches

The rapid global expansion of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity has increased the operational need for accurate generation forecasting to support grid balancing, dispatch, and market participation. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) methods now dominate this re...

Vibration Characteristics of FG Shaft–Double-Disk Rotor System for Power Turbines

This study establishes a dynamic model for a functionally graded (FG) shaft–double-disk rotor system under rotational motion. The effective properties of the functionally graded material (FGM) are described using the Voigt homogenization scheme. Within the frameworks of first-ord...