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Unacknowledged Burdens and Clinical Assets of BIPOC Genetic Counseling Students: Qualitative Evidence to Inform Supervision

As the genetic counseling profession works to diversify its predominantly white workforce, understanding the experiences of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) students is central to equity efforts. While BIPOC students bring invaluable cultural and linguistic diversit...

Community Interactions and Extracellular Riboflavin Are Associated with Oral Biofilm-Mediated Medical Stainless Steel Corrosion

Microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) at oral biomaterial interfaces is viewed as an ecological phenomenon, yet how microbial composition and interspecies interactions shape corrosion remains unclear. Here, we investigated whether oral microbial community composition and i...

Hardware–Algorithm Co-Optimization of Weight-Update Protocols in Oxide-Based Synaptic Transistor Arrays for Neuromorphic Systems

The transition from single-device characterization to array-level simulation remains a critical challenge in the development of three-terminal synaptic transistors for neuromorphic computing, as most existing simulation studies either extract parameters from a single representati...

Conservation and Targeted Wild Tending of Schisandra chinensis Under Global Change: Informed by SDMs and Fingerprint Analysis of Climate–Land–Composition Responses

Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill. is a valuable medicinal plant species, and the demand for its wild resources is increasing continuously. However, the response mechanisms of its future habitat suitability and medicinal quality to global change remain poorly understood. This s...

Professional Identity Formation in the Transition From Undergraduate to Postgraduate Medical Education: A Scoping Review

BACKGROUND: The transition from undergraduate to postgraduate medical education is a crucial phase of professional development, requiring trainees to assume greater clinical responsibility and adapt to new social norms. This transition influences professional identity formation (...

Analytical free vibration analysis of planar taut two-span cables

Abstract This study presents an extension to the theory for analytically analyzing the eigenfunctions and frequency equation of a taut cable with an intermediate point support. The equations of motion for the free vibration of the two-span cable, along with the corresponding boun...

Strain‐Mediated Electronic Structure Reconstruction of Frenkel Defects in Monolayer MoSe 2 : A First‐Principles Study

ABSTRACT Using first‐principles DFT, we investigate the synergistic modulation of the electronic structure of monolayer MoSe 2 by biaxial strain and Frenkel defects for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution. A biaxial compressive strain of −4% lowers the Frenkel defect formation en...

Experimental Study and Simplified Modelling of 1 kW Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell for Mobile and Stationary Hybrid Systems Optimization

The conversion of hydrogen into electricity is a subject of intense interest. Various technologies are available at laboratory level, but in industrial applications, the most established of them is the proton exchange membrane-based fuel cell. This increased interest, combined wi...

An assessment of the microbiological quality and safety of cheese on sale in England and Northern Ireland during 2024–2025

Foodborne outbreaks have been associated with both pasteurised and unpasteurised milk cheeses in the UK in recent years. This study aimed to assess and compare the microbiological quality of cheese made from pasteurised and unpasteurised milk on sale in England and Northern Irela...

Chebyshev Surrogate Modeling and Robust Multi-Objective Optimization of Dynamic Transmission Error in Harmonic Drives Under Parameter Uncertainty

To address the influence of multi-source probabilistic uncertain parameters on the dynamic transmission error (DTE) of harmonic drives, this paper proposes a robust DTE modeling and multi-objective optimization method. First, a Chebyshev surrogate model is constructed by integrat...

Resilient Seas: Environmental Drivers of Larval Fish Assemblages in the Gulf of Tortugas, Colombian Pacific

Nursery habitats sustain fish populations by supporting early life stages and buffering environmental variability, yet their functioning under climate oscillations remains poorly understood in the Eastern Tropical Pacific. We analyzed ichthyoplankton assemblages in the Gulf of To...

Relationship Between Epstein–Barr Virus LMP-1 and BRAF-V600E Mutant Protein Expression in Ameloblastoma

Background: Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) enters the human body via saliva. EBV-encoded latent membrane protein-1 (LMP-1) activates the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway. MAPK signaling pathway activation due to the BRAF-V600E mutation is widely known as a major event in...

Employee control and work pace while working compressed work schedules in long-term care: a sequential mixed method study

Abstract Background In Compressed Work Schedules (CWS), employees work extended shifts in exchange for fewer workdays. While shift work is often associated with poorer psychosocial working conditions, little is known about how CWS compares with traditional shift schedules. This s...

Traditional On-Farm Agrobiodiversity in Transition: Diversity, Genetic Erosion, and Conservation in North-Western Maharashtra, India

The hilly agroecosystems of north-western Maharashtra harbor rich agrobiodiversity, but agricultural intensification and widespread adoption of improved cultivars are accelerating the erosion of traditional crop landraces. However, comprehensive information on the current status...

Recommendations for COVID-19 Vaccines in Infants, Children, and Adolescents, 2026–2027: Technical Report

This technical report accompanies the American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination during the 2026-2027 respiratory virus season. The rationale is presented for recommending vaccination in all infants and children 6 through 23 months of...

From Alarms to Probabilities: Stratified Human Review, Label-Noise Correction, and Calibrated Risk Grading for Industrial Vibration Anomaly Detection

Industrial anomaly detectors emit binary alarms, but production lines need graded dispositions. Calibrating alarms into fault probabilities requires ground truth, coming only from noisy human review treated as exact. We report a deployed closed loop on a reciprocating-compressor...

The Casimir free energy of peptide films on a silicon substrate: Impact of dielectric-to-metal transition in silicon and nanoparticles in peptide

Using the Lifshitz theory of the van der Waals and Casimir forces, we calculate the Casimir free energy of thin peptide films deposited on silicon substrates. The Casimir free energy is found as a function of film thickness for different fractions of water in the film, in the pre...

Combination GLP-1RA and Low-Dose IL-2 Modulates Peripheral Immune Activation and Attenuates CNS Inflammatory Transcript Signatures In Vivo

Immune dysregulation characterized by persistent myeloid activation and associated impairment of regulatory T cell (Treg) function contributes to inflammatory signaling across peripheral and central compartments in neurodegenerative diseases. We evaluated whether combining a gluc...

Copper Dressing Application Results in Increased Oxygen Levels in Wound and Surrounding Skin: A Case Series Study

OBJECTIVE: Hard-to-heal wounds affect 1% to 2% of the population in resource-rich countries, with increasing incidence due to aging and comorbidities such as diabetes. Copper oxide-impregnated wound dressings promote wound healing, including among hard-to-heal, noninfected, stagn...

Development of quality indicators for diabetes care in community pharmacies: a modified Delphi method

Abstract Background Type 2 diabetes is a common chronic condition requiring continuous management. Without a healthy lifestyle and regular treatment, it can lead to severe complications that greatly reduce the patients’ quality of life. Although support for medication management...