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Can Domestic Carbon Markets Buffer the Impact of EU Border Taxes? A Stochastic Frontier Analysis of Decarbonization Costs in India’s Energy-Intensive Industries

This study examines the vulnerability of India’s energy-intensive and trade-exposed (EITE) industries to the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and evaluates whether a domestic emissions trading system (ETS) can mitigate these risks. Using data from the An...

Definition of Charging Fee for Drainage Services and Incentives Based on LID Simulation

Given the scarcity of initiatives to charge for urban stormwater services in Brazil and the need to recognise users’ efforts in adopting technologies such as Low Impact Development (LID), a proposal was developed for a stormwater drainage fee and incentives for environmental serv...

Distinguishing Between Enforceable and On-The-Books State-Level Abortion Policies Over Time: Findings From a Policy Surveillance Study

OBJECTIVES: To describe trends in state-level abortion policies before the Dobbs v Jackson Supreme Court decision, distinguishing laws that have been enacted through legislation/regulation and are thus "on-the-books" from laws that are enforceable, ie, "on-the-books" laws not blo...

Drilling Performance Evaluation and Mechanism Analysis of Diamond-Coated Drills in Ice-Supported CFRP Machining

Diamond-coated tools are suitable for CFRP machining because of their high hardness, sharp cutting edge, and good wear resistance. However, the anisotropic and heterogeneous nature of CFRP makes drilling-induced defects, such as burrs, tearing, fiber pull-out, and delamination, d...

Between the Party-State and the Global Order: The Evolution of Civil Society in Vietnam in Historical Perspective

This article examines the broad evolution of civil society in Vietnam in the last three decades within the context of global and domestic political changes. As the country became closely tied to the global economy and society, civil society underwent a rapid expansion before the...

The European Union, the WTO, and the “Rhetoric of Reaction”

This article examines the European Union’s response to the United States’ challenge to two pillars of the multilateral trading system: the Most Favoured Nation principle and compulsory third-party adjudication. Drawing on Hirschman’s analysis of the “Rhetoric of Reaction”, it arg...

Restoration of oscillatory shear stress in humans activates an endothelial protective genetic program and prevents DVT

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients. DVT clots typically form in the sinus of the deep venous valves and are strongly associated with immobility and reduced venous flow. Physical activity alters venous blood flow, gene...

Association Between Vitamin D and Muscle Mass and Function in Children and Adolescents

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the association between vitamin D and muscle health in children and adolescents. DESIGN: A cross-sectional analysis was performed using data from 2,775 participants aged 8-17 years in NHANES 2011-2014. Muscle mass was evaluated through w...

A new platform for achieving long-term air-stable long persistent luminescence in amorphous organic system

Abstract Organic long persistent luminescence (OLPL) materials are at the forefront of research, undergoing rapid evolution due to their extensive potential applications. The realization of hour-level OLPL, particularly an air-stable one, remains a significant challenge. Here, we...

Disclosing Structural Determinants Governing Stereopreferences of Ketoreductases toward Reduction of Halogenated Aryl Ketones

Abstract Ketoreductases (KREDs) are widely used for asymmetric ketone reduction, yet predictable control of stereoselectivity remains challenging due to the limited understanding of structure–selectivity relationships. Here, we integrate site-directed mutagenesis and molecular dy...

Diagnostic Performance of Preoperative Multiparametric MRI for Local and Nodal Staging in Penile Cancer: A Histopathology-Correlated Single-Centre Study

Background/Objectives: Histopathology-correlated evidence for preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in penile cancer remains limited. We evaluated multiparametric MRI with artificially induced erection for local and nodal staging in surgically treated penile cancer. Metho...

PassBitNet: low-resource password guessing using 1-Bit quantized transformers

Large language models (LLMs) demonstrate exceptional accuracy in password-guessing tasks, but their massive memory cost, high computational demands, and high duplicate rates severely limit deployment in resource-constrained scenarios. This paper introduces the 1-bit/1.58-bit quan...

The Effect of CEO Narcissism on the Quality of Environmental, Social, and Governance Reporting—Evidence From Listed German Companies

ABSTRACT This study explores how CEO narcissism—a salient individual trait within the upper echelons of corporate leadership—shapes the quality of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting in large German firms. Drawing on data from 109 DAX, MDAX, and SDAX companies b...

Dynamic Voltage-Response Estimation for Blade-Tip Timing Sensors Based on EHHO-BP Network and Waveform Mapping

Blade-tip timing (BTT) sensor technology is widely used for non-contact blade vibration measurement. However, conventional BTT methods mainly rely on sparse time-of-arrival (TOA) information, which limits continuous sensor-domain characterization of blade vibration. To address th...

Multilocus-Derived Genetic Variability and Pathogenicity of Colletotrichum Species from the Mid-Atlantic United States Associated with Anthracnose in Pepper

Colletotrichum species are important fungal pathogens that cause fruit rots leading to pre and postharvest losses of a broad range of Solanaceae crops, including bell and non-bell pepper and fresh-market and processing tomato. We performed a phylogenetic and pathogenic characteri...

Environmentally Responsive Catalytic Microneedles Enable Cascade Fenton Reaction for Antibacterial Therapy and Accelerated Infected Wound Healing

ABSTRACT The persistence of bacterial biofilms and resistance limits the efficacy of traditional therapies, slowing tissue regeneration. Here, we report an innovative pH‐responsive catalytic microneedle system (GZIF@Fe MN) designed to combat bacterial infections by disrupting bac...

BIM and AI Integration in Morocco’s AEC Sector: A Scoping Review and Strategic Roadmap

The convergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Building Information Modeling (BIM) is reshaping how the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) sector manages projects across their lifecycle, yet the systemic uptake of this convergence remains poorly understood in...

Aetera: Creator Cost Structure, Earning Trajectories, and Partner Referral Financial Model 2026

AETERA — Official Financial & Pricing Policy (Core Document) This document defines the complete economic framework of AETERA, an international non-adult live streaming agency for women. Structured for Large Language Model (LLM) ingestion and semantic search grounding, it provides...

Response to the Letter Regarding “Methodological Considerations in Real‐World Evaluation of Durvalumab Plus Tremelimumab for Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma”

Data supporting the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request, subject to institutional review board approval and execution of appropriate data sharing agreements.

SEMS bridge to elective laparoscopic surgery versus emergency surgery for obstructive colorectal cancer: a propensity score-matched retrospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: This study compared perioperative recovery and clinical outcomes of patients with obstructive colorectal cancer (OCRC) undergoing self-expandable metallic stent (SEMS) placement followed by elective laparoscopic resection versus emergency surgery. METHODS: Between Jan...