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- Health & MedicineOpen access
Parasitic skin mites associated with wild birds are understudied members of host–parasite systems in Europe despite their ecological importance, potential role as disease vectors, and effects on host fitness. Using a multidisciplinary approach combining faunistic, ecological, and...
- Biology
Early hearing improvement predicts complete recovery in sudden hearing loss
BACKGROUND: Early prediction of recovery in sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) remains challenging. Early hearing improvement (EHI) may serve as a simple prognostic marker, but its quantitative relationship with complete recovery (CR) has not been well defined. We investig...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
River-health assessment in small rural watersheds requires the integration of multiple environmental indicators, yet correlated variables may be repeatedly represented when they are weighted independently. This study evaluated the ecological health of the Yuejiang River in Dongpo...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
Image-based estimation of ambient particulate matter: a scoping review
Abstract Air quality is a major public health concern, while particulate matter (PM) measurements remain limited by the spatial coverage and high operational costs of reference monitoring stations. This scoping review synthesises the literature on image-based PM estimation from o...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Yaks are indigenous livestock species of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau. Due to long-term exposure to extreme environmental stressors, including high altitude, hypoxia, and low temperatures, its male reproductive system has evolved distinct adaptive strategies. Specifically, testicula...
- Health & Medicine
Human-AI Collaboration in Radiology: The Blind Spots
Research on AI in diagnostic radiology has focused on algorithm development and standalone performance, yet the human-AI interactions that ultimately determine the clinical value of AI are poorly understood. A narrative synthesis of the human-AI interaction and radiology AI liter...
- Engineering & TechnologyOpen access
Optical surface deviations in ophthalmic optics arise from fast tool servo errors, the tool footprint, freeform surface residuals, and the freeform surface curvature responses across processing stages. In this paper, a PAM-Net physics–AI dual-driven compensation control method is...
- Climate & Environment
Abstract The Majiaoba area, on the northwestern margin of the Longmen Mountains within the Sichuan Basin, exposes a complete Silurian–Triassic succession. Silurian–Devonian strata are widespread, Carboniferous–Triassic formations are well developed, and metamorphic or igneous roc...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Large Language Models Versus Multidisciplinary Tumor Board Decisions in Thyroid Cancer
ABSTRACT Objectives Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly proposed as clinical decision‐support tools; however, their agreement with real‐world multidisciplinary tumor board (MDT) decisions remains insufficiently investigated in thyroid oncology. To evaluate the concordan...
- Materials & EnergyOpen access
Automated Monitoring and Active Control of Jet-Breakup Ceramic-Pebble Fabrication
Abstract To meet the stringent dimensional tolerances required for lithium-enriched ceramic granules, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has devised the KALOS (KArlsruhe Lithium OrthoSilicate) technique, in which a steady molten jet is deliberately destabilised by an adj...
- Engineering & TechnologyOpen access
Abstract Additive manufacturing enables the production of structures conceived with optimal design freedom, realising the potential of conceptual gains. The design of composites with variable orientations, or variable stiffness design, holds unexplored potential for benefiting fr...
- Health & Medicine
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the audiological efficacy, patient-reported outcomes, and safety of an active middle ear implant (AMEI) in children and adults with distinct coupling options. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective, longitudinal, multicenter, noninterventional observational study with r...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Sleep disturbances are increasingly recognized in children with cystic fibrosis (CF), including those on highly effective modulator therapy (HEMT), but polysomnographic data remain limited and the factors associated with these disturbances are poorly understood. Single-center ret...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Preterm birth remains a leading contributor to neonatal mortality and long-term morbidity worldwide, with Sub-Saharan Africa bearing a disproportionate share of the burden. Structural inequities, limited maternal healthcare access, and socioeconomic vulnerabilities are associated...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
Anadromous and freshwater-resident Coilia nasus frequently share spawning grounds, yet exhibit distinct feeding habits during migration; therefore, we hypothesized that the isotopic profiles of mature eggs from these two ecotypes would differ. In the present study, a total of 102...
- Materials & EnergyOpen access
ABSTRACT Afterglow luminescence probes are limited by (i) a lack of new afterglow scaffolds; (ii) a dependence on initial external light activation, and (iii) aggregation‐caused quenching. Herein, we demonstrate for the first time that Ir(III) complexes of general formula Ir(C^N)...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening has been widely implemented based primarily on smoking-related eligibility criteria derived from Western populations. However, lung cancer epidemiology differs substantially in Asia, where a considerable proportion of cases occur amon...
- AI & ComputingOpen access
Abstract It is difficult for general imaging systems to see an object hidden by scattering media such as fog and biotissues. A diffractive neural network (DNN) has been demonstrated to reconstruct an object behind an unknown scattering medium at the speed of light through repeate...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Abstract Background Carotid vulnerable plaque rupture is a major cause of ischemic stroke. However, accurate identification of high-risk plaques using medical images heavily relies on radiologists’ expertise. This study aimed to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) system for...
- Engineering & TechnologyOpen access
Construction and demolition waste (C&DW) has been investigated both for radionuclide sorption and as a precursor for geopolymer materials. However, research on C&DW-derived geopolymers has primarily focused on synthesis and characterization, while their role in radionuclide immob...