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Dietary caprylic acid, Campylobacter jejuni colonisation and product quality in broilers: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract. This systematic review and meta-analysis re-evaluated how dietary caprylic acid (CA) supplementation affects Campylobacter jejuni colonisation and growth performance in broiler chickens, and which factors modulate its efficacy. Because caecal colonisation at the end of...

Oral Pemphigus in Children and Adolescents: A Narrative Review of Published Case Reports

Background: Pemphigus is a rare group of autoimmune blistering diseases characterized by autoantibody-mediated loss of keratinocyte adhesion, resulting in intraepithelial blister formation involving the skin and mucous membranes. Pemphigus Vulgaris (PV) is the most common type of...

Effect of a family-centered empowerment model-based educational intervention on quality of life in women with endometriosis: a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Endometriosis substantially impairs disease-specific quality of life across physical, psychological, and social domains, yet evidence regarding family-centered empowerment interventions remains limited. This study evaluated the effect of a family-centered empo...

Three-Dimensional Bioprinting in Reconstructive Plastic Surgery: A Comprehensive Review

Three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting is an evolving biofabrication approach in regenerative medicine with the potential to overcome many limitations of conventional reconstructive techniques, including donor-site morbidity, limited tissue availability, and suboptimal restoration of...

Development and internal validation of an early pre-sleep prediction model for first-night postoperative sleep disturbance: a prospective cohort study

Abstract Background Postoperative sleep disturbance (PSD) is common and may impair recovery. Sleep quality during the first postoperative night is important in early recovery and offers an immediate opportunity for symptom-directed care. Several PSD prediction models have been re...

The Agricultural Landscape of Cyprus in 1832/33: A Spatial Reconstruction from the Ottoman Property Survey

This study reconstructs the agricultural landscape of Cyprus in the early 1830s, a time of extraordinary socio-economic pressures on the island and immediately prior to the economic and administrative transformations of the later nineteenth century, drawing on the Ottoman propert...

AlN Spacer-Induced Improvement in DC, RF, and Breakdown Characteristics of AlN Buffered AlGaN/GaN HEMTs

Abstract This work presents a comprehensive DC and AC performance analysis of AlN buffered AlGaN/GaN HEMTs without (w/o) and with an AlN spacer using TCAD simulations. The incorporation of the AlN spacer substantially enhances the HEMT performance through improved polarization in...

Damage‐Free Passivation of Ambipolar OECTs with Fluoropolymer Film for Enhanced Performance and Stability Toward Reliable Biosignal Processing

Organic electrochemical transistor (OECT) is a promising building block for bioelectronic and neuromorphic applications due to its high transconductance and low-voltage operation. However, microstructural instability and irreversible electrochemical degradation of the organic mix...

Encouraging Growth in Programming Education: Does Growth Mindset Feedback Influence Learning?

Abstract Tutoring systems enable individualized support for diverse learners. Feedback is one of the most influential factors shaping learning, yet the optimal form of feedback remains an open question. Growth mindset feedback emphasizes effort and the value of errors. It has sho...

The Effect of Taurine on the Alkalinity Stress Resistance of Eriocheir sinensis

High alkalinity, a major stress in saline–alkaline water, often leads to oxidative damage and apoptosis. Taurine has been shown to enhance the tolerance of aquatic animals to environmental stress, but whether it can reduce toxicity of alkalinity on Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir...

Metagenomic Insights into the Functional Profiles of Carbon, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus Cycles in Yuncheng Salt Lake Under Different Salinity Gradients

Salinity is a key driver of microbial community structure and function in salt lake ecosystems, yet how it shapes functional genes involved in carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) cycling remains poorly understood. We collected metagenomic samples along a natural salinity...

Bioactive goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) fraction suppresses multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a rat burn wound model: oral and topical administration

Abstract Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a prominent pathogen implicated in burn wound infections, creating substantial therapeutic obstacles due to its antibiotic resistance and enhanced virulence mediated by quorum sensing (QS). This study explored the anti-...

Operational Degradation of Flooded Lead–Acid Storage Under Frequency Containment Reserve: Long-Term Evidence from a Hybrid Multi-Technology BESS

Flooded lead–acid batteries continue to operate in utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESSs), yet their long-term degradation under grid-frequency regulation remains poorly characterized by field evidence. This paper presents an eight-year, multi-indicator degradation...

Paediatric airway management: bringing dead space back to life

Dead space is the portion of each breath that does not participate in gas exchange and is a fundamental but frequently misunderstood concept in paediatric airway management. While anatomical and alveolar dead space are fixed physiological factors, apparatus dead space added by ai...

Ultrasound Archiving in the Emergency Department: Implementation, Governance and 4‐Year Outcomes at an Australian Tertiary Emergency Department

OBJECTIVE: Image archiving is one of the least developed aspects of emergency department ultrasound (ED-US) in Australasia, despite its recognised role in governance, education, quality assurance (QA) and medicolegal protection. A middleware-based ED-US image workflow solution wa...

Learning Subgroup Relations Using Siamese Graph Neural Networks

Determining whether one finite group is isomorphic to a subgroup of another is a fundamental problem in computational group theory. In this work, we propose a Siamese Graph Neural Network (Siamese GNN) for subgroup prediction using Cayley graph representations of finite groups. E...

Photonic Integrated Circuit Platform on 3 μm Thick Silicon‐on‐Insulator and Its Application Examples

ABSTRACT This paper gives an overview of the 3 μm SOI PIC platform and explains its unique characteristics, such as ultra‐high mode confinement, low losses, dense integration, polarization‐independent operation, small phase errors, ultra‐broadband operation, and ability to handle...

Structural Homology and Binding Ability Comparisons of Epitope Pair Candidates for Molecular Mimicry Triggering of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

Abstract Background Molecular mimicry is the process by which foreign peptides contain epitopes similar to self-peptides, potentially inducing autoimmune responses. Identifying potential molecular mimics and studying their properties is key to understanding the onset of autoimmun...

The Transition to Mental Health Services From the Perspectives of Neurodivergent Young People, Caregivers and Mental Health Professionals: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Approach

Abstract Purpose The prevalence of mental health conditions is increasing globally, with mental health difficulties the leading cause of disability for young people aged 12 to 25 years. Neurodivergent young people are up to three times more likely to develop a co-occurring mental...

Quantum states of three 3He atoms confined in a C60 fullerene

We employ a Non-Coulombic Non-Orthogonal Configuration Interaction (NC-NOCI) approach to study the confinement of three fermionic helium atoms, 3He, inside a C60 fullerene, with the aim of elucidating how encapsulation affects their spatial distribution and energy-level structure...