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Strategic Prospects for Coal Chemistry: Diversification of Resource-Based Regions

The coal chemical industry supports the development of resource-based regions by establishing new production chains and improving technological processes. As a prospective object of strategizing, it represents a complex socio-technical and economic system comprising sub-sectors,...

A price to pay: long-term selection for divergent basal metabolic rate affects reproductive success in mice

The adaptive nature of basal metabolic rate (BMR) variation and its link to sustained metabolic performance, for example during reproduction, is one of the most important problems in physiological ecology. Different hypotheses are considered: one claims that low BMR (L-BMR) is ad...

Comments on “Adaptive Finite‐Time Cooperative Platoon Control of Connected Vehicles Under Actuator Saturation”

ABSTRACT This brief paper points out a serious flaw in the development of the controller of [“Adaptive finite‐time cooperative platoon control of connected vehicles under actuator saturation,” Asian Journal of Control 24 (2022): 3552–3565], making the proposed approach therein un...

The Past, Present, and Future of Biomass‐Derived Hard Carbon for Sodium‐Ion Batteries

Given the cost-effectiveness, renewability, and environmental friendliness features, biomass-derived hard carbon has attracted significant attention in sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). However, the macroproperties of the resultant hard carbon highly depend on the resources and compon...

The Randomization Effect in a Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Depression Study

BACKGROUND: Double-blind, placebo-controlled trials are often affected by higher-than-anticipated placebo responses that may contribute to study failure. It is common to observe symptomatic improvement immediately after randomization regardless of treatment allocation. METHODS: T...

Theoretical Study on the Rheology-Driven Lubrication Synergy of Gel on Textured High-Entropy Alloy Coatings

This work is a theoretical study aimed to address the lubrication failure of Tom-Pac TP-2557 gel lubricant on the textured high-entropy alloy coatings (THEACs) under wide-temperature-range operating conditions; the rheological lubrication properties of the surface are investigate...

The promise of self-supervised and active learning for Strong Lens discovery: Astronomaly applied to KiDS

Abstract Strong gravitational lenses (SGLs) are rare systems whose discovery currently relies primarily on supervised machine learning methods trained on large simulated datasets. We present the first application of Astronomaly:PROTEGE to SGL discovery, demonstrating that a human...

Comparative Phenolic Profiling (LC-ESI-MS/MS) of Different Extracts of Polygonum afyonicum with Soxhlet Extraction

Polygonum afyonicum Leblebici & Gemici is an endemic species that grows at high altitudes, forming a small shrub with a tendril-like growth pattern. This study was conducted to determine the phytochemical contents of the acetone and methanol extracts of this species. After identi...

Genetic Basis of Tobacco Use Disorder

Tobacco use disorder (TUD) is a complex multifactorial condition resulting from the interplay between nicotine-induced neurobiological adaptations, behavioral and learning processes, environmental influences, and individual genetic susceptibility. Genetic research has progressive...

An Empirical Study of Factors Associated with Construction Robot Adoption Prospects Among Personnel in Small-Sized Construction Firms

Construction robots are attracting increasing attention as a response to labor shortages, workforce aging, and stagnant productivity in the construction industry. However, small-sized construction firms may face adoption difficulties because of limited investment capacity, shorta...

Molecular Evolution and Expression Analysis of the ADH Gene Family in Apple Bud Mutants

Alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) catalyzes the reduction of aldehydes to alcohols, key precursor substrates for volatile ester biosynthesis, which determines the characteristic aroma of apple fruit. However, a comprehensive genome-wide investigation of the ADH gene family in apple has...

Wild mushroom Tylopilus felleus antioxidant, anticholinesterase and oxidant status and heavy metal contents

Mushrooms play essential roles in natural ecosystems due to their ecological functions and bioactive potential, and many species are also valued for nutritional and medicinal purposes. In the present study, the antioxidant and oxidant status, anticholinesterase activity, and heav...

Efficient Physics-Informed Ground-Motion Simulations with Reduced-Order Models: CyberShake Implications and High-Resolution Site Terms for Southern San Andreas Fault Earthquakes

ABSTRACT Recent advances in Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis (PSHA) leverage physics-based ground-motion simulations to estimate seismic hazard, such as the CyberShake project. However, computational costs quickly escalate when performing PSHA for numerous faults or sites an...

Genomic and transcriptomic landscape of overweight Chinese breast cancer reveals NOTCH2 mutation–mediated endocrine resistance and therapeutic strategies

Abstract Background Obesity (OB) and overweight (OW) are common in patients with breast cancer and are associated with inferior outcomes, yet their impact on tumor molecular architecture remains incompletely understood. This study aimed to define the genomic and transcriptomic fe...

The Role of Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) as a Biomarker in Predicting the Function of Kidney Grafts: A Literature Review

Background/Objectives: Kidney transplantation is the gold standard treatment for end-stage renal failure. Numerous studies have sought to identify biomarkers that can predict early outcomes. Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) is a biomarker that is hypothesised to...

Simulation-Assisted Prediction of Surface Topography for Milling Strategy Selection in Freeform 3-Axis and 5-Axis Ball-End Milling

Surface topography plays a critical role in the functional performance of machined freeform components, yet its assessment traditionally takes place only after manufacturing. This work presents a simulation-assisted framework for predicting the surface topography generated during...

Negative Campus Climate as an Institutional Risk Indicator for Student Success and Wellbeing in Higher Education: A Covariate-Adjusted Analysis of Open Survey Data

Campus climate surveys are widely administered in higher education, but their results are rarely integrated into student-success analytics. This study examines negative campus climate as an institutional risk indicator for academic satisfaction, intention to remain, and psycholog...

Vanilla planifolia: Agronomic and Economic Potential for the Mediterranean Agro-System of Almería, Spain: A Narrative Review

Almería’s high-yield Mediterranean agricultural model is based fundamentally on eight main greenhouse vegetables, with tomato, peppers, and cucumber identified as the principal crops. To facilitate regional diversification, the biological adaptation and techno-economic viability...

Ecological Drivers of Breeding Peak in Hamadryas Baboons (Papio hamadryas) Across Two Contrasting Habitats in Saudi Arabia

Reproduction could be the most important control point for the spread of hamadryas baboons (Papio hamadryas). Understanding the drivers of reproduction is necessary to determine which interventions may work best, in which locations, and at what time of year. We analyzed monthly v...

Differentiated LUHMES Cells as a Model to Investigate Neurotropic Arboviruses and Evaluate Host-Directed Therapeutics

Arthropod-borne viruses such as Alphaviruses and Flaviviruses are the causative agents of severe human disease, highlighted by fatal encephalitis and neurological sequelae in survivors. The lack of FDA-approved vaccines and therapeutics that can prevent or treat these infections...