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Thermal and mechanical behavior of sandwich panel with lightweight core and jute textile reinforced concrete faces

The use of sandwich panels to improve the thermal comfort of residential and commercial buildings is a promising alternative for reducing energy costs associated with indoor climate control. However, to increase the strength of their faces, cementitious sandwich panels typically...

Clinical presentation of brain abscesses: from classic triad to silent forms

Despite relatively small incidence, brain abscesses are life-threatening with high risk of death and persistent neurological deficits. A key factor limiting early diagnosis is polymorphic and nonspecific clinical presentation. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the structure and incidence of...

High sensitivity C-reactive protein and the risk of cardio-kidney outcomes in adults with moderate to severe chronic kidney disease: a nationwide study

BACKGROUND AND HYPOTHESIS: The burden and prognostic significance of inflammation in chronic kidney disease (CKD) remains poorly characterized, with prior studies yielding conflicting estimates of the association between elevated high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) and ca...

Eggshell Membrane in Gut Health: Processing-Dependent Redox, Barrier, Immune, and Microbiome Effects

Gut health is maintained through interactions among intestinal barrier integrity, microbial homeostasis, host-immune function, and redox balance. Eggshell membrane (ESM), a protein-rich poultry by-product, contains structural components and derived peptides with antioxidant and a...

An Experimental Study on Energy Saving and Carbon Emission Reduction in a Variable Speed Multistage Pump

Centrifugal pumps are commonly utilized to transfer liquids from one point to another in water supplies, irrigation systems, industrial processes, power generation, and HVAC applications. The issue of energy saving in pump operations is still a hot topic for researchers to both r...

Multilayer Transparent Electrodes: Design, Fabrication, Performance, and Applications

Indium tin oxide (ITO) is the benchmark transparent conductor for displays and for electrochemical and optical sensors, but its brittleness, cost, and indium supply risk limit its use in flexible, large-area devices. Oxide/metal/oxide multilayers, namely transparent conducting ox...

Value perceptions and implementation priorities for public PHR adoption in Taiwan: an importance–performance analysis with the Chuchiming Index

Abstract Background Value perceptions of personal health record (PHR) components at the pre-adoption stage remain underexplored, despite their critical role in promoting the adoption of public PHRs. Importance–Performance Analysis (IPA) may have limitations in identifying priorit...

From knowledge retrieval to generation: a comprehensive study of RAG's architectures, evolution, and applications

Abstract Large Language Models (LLMs) have demonstrated strong capabilities in natural language understanding, generation, and reasoning, but their reliance on static parametric knowledge still leads to knowledge staleness, hallucinations, limited domain adaptability, weak tracea...

Intestinal ultrasound assessment of Crohn’s disease activity and complications: correlation with clinical, biochemical, and cross-sectional imaging findings

Abstract Background Crohn’s disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disorder with variable clinical presentation and disease course. Accurate, non-invasive assessment of disease activity is crucial for guiding management and follow-up. Intestinal ultrasound (IUS), particular...

Exploring calibration-free luminescence thermometry with Mn 4+ anti-Stokes/Stokes emission

Mn 4+ -activated phosphors offer a unique possibility of calibration-free primary luminescence thermometry using the ratio of anti-Stokes to Stokes (AS/S) vibronic emission lines of the 2 E → 4 A 2 transition. Previous work used the AS/S emission of Mn 4+ for thermometry but alwa...

Time-optimal trajectory planning based on dynamic constraints for a handling robot with kinematic redundancy

Purpose This paper proposes a time-optimal trajectory planning method for high-speed and heavy-load handling robots with kinematic redundancy, aimed at significantly increasing the efficiency of stamping production lines. Design/methodology/approach Kinematic and dynamic models o...

Council Communique — 1905 reports reviewed — E8 Intelligence Research

🏛 MERLIN COUNCIL — DAILY SESSION 1905 reports filed in 24h · 60 tabled — ORACLE (synthesis) — ## ORACLE SYNTHESIS — E8 Intelligence Council ### Top 5 Critical Threads from Last 24h Agent Reporting --- **1. LEDGER BENCH FILTERS: Statistical Artifacts Masking Source-Quality Confoun...

WHOLE-EXOME SEQUENCING OF MONOZYGOTIC TWINS WITH EPILEPSY AND AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER IN A KAZAKHSTANI FAMILY: A CASE REPORT

Epilepsy and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) frequently co-occur and share complex genetic determinants. However, molecular diagnosis remains challenging because of incomplete penetrance, variable expressivity, and the limited representation of Central Asian populations in genomic...

Mining-Sequence Effects on Slope Deformation and Stress Redistribution During Cemented Backfill Mining of Multiple Extra-Thick Coal Seams Beneath an Open-Pit Highwall

Cemented backfill mining has become an effective approach for recovering coal resources beneath open-pit highwalls while maintaining slope stability. However, the repeated extraction of multiple extra-thick coal seams induces complex overburden responses, and the effects of minin...

Clinical Outcomes of Switching from Prostaglandin Analogs to Omidenepag Isopropyl in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma and Glaucoma Suspect Patients with Prostaglandin-Associated Periorbitopathy: A Prospective, Multicenter Study

Background/Objectives: Prostaglandin-associated periorbitopathy (PAP) is a common treatment-related burden of prostaglandin analog (PGA) therapy that may compromise long-term glaucoma management. This study evaluated improvement in PAP and changes in intraocular pressure (IOP) af...

Selective Control of Photocatalytic [2 + 2] Cycloaddition versus Isomerization Using Anthraquinone Photosensitizers

Designed anthraquinone photosensitizers enable selective switching between chalcone [2 + 2] cycloaddition and E/Z isomerization. The α-trifluoromethyl group drives isomerization (5:95), whereas the β-tert-butyl group with polychloro substituents promotes cycloaddition (98% yield)...

A hybrid metaheuristic for the family capacitated vehicle routing problem

Abstract The Family Traveling Salesman Problem (FTSP) seeks a minimum-cost tour from a depot that visits a prescribed number of members of each customer family. This paper studies the Family Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem (F-CVRP), a generalization of the FTSP in which custo...

Impact of plasma conditioning-state evolution on Cl2/Ar plasma-assisted Si atomic layer etching

Plasma-assisted atomic layer etching (ALE) requires tightly controlled plasma conditions to achieve reproducible self-limiting material removal; however, the temporal stability of conditioned plasma environments and their influence on etching behavior remain insufficiently unders...

Turbidity Spikes: Fact or Fiction?

High‐frequency turbidity monitoring often reveals short‐duration spikes that may not reflect actual particulate events, creating challenges for accurate interpretation. A practical analytical approach can help distinguish true turbidity excursions from false positives.

Instability of natural convection in a vertical flat porous microchannel

Purpose This paper aims to focus on the hydrodynamic stability of steady-state natural convection inside a vertical flat porous microchannel. The main objective is to investigate the transition conditions from stable to unstable flow under the Boussinesq approximation, explicitly...