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‘Poetry is not an art object but a useful object’: Mário Pinto de Andrade, Literary Activism and International Solidarity in Angola’s Liberation Struggle

This article investigates the role of poetry and literary publications as tools for building international solidarity during the early phases of the Angolan liberation struggle. It identifies Mário Pinto de Andrade – founding member and first president of the Movimento Popular de...

Declarative Causal Inference and Counterfactual Reasoning via SQL-Dialect Operators

Relational databases power high-stakes decisions in lending, healthcare, and justice, yet SQL lacks native constructs for causal and counterfactual reasoning. Prior SQL-based causal systems address parts of this gap but do not unify treatment-effect estimation with counterfactual...

A review of gas leakage from the subsurface into the environment

Subsurface gas leakage represents a complex and multifaceted issue in geosciences and energy sectors. It encompasses the unintentional release of gases such as methane, hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen sulfide from (deep) subsurface into the environment. These leakages orig...

Evolution of apple scab prediction models from empirical systems to Artificial Intelligence based predictive frameworks

Apple scab poses a significant threat to apple production worldwide, necessitating effective management strategies. Over the decades, the evolution of apple scab prediction models has transitioned from empirical and rule-based approaches to sophisticated simulation and machine le...

Dynamic Parameter Identification of a Lower-Limb Exoskeleton Using RLS–AGWO

Accurate dynamic parameters are required for model-based control of lower-limb exoskeletons, but limited excitation, transmission friction, and assembly-dependent uncertainty can degrade conventional estimates. This study examines a two-stage method that combines recursive least...

Impact of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Disclosure on Investor Reactions: Evidence from Thailand

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosure has received increasing attention in capital markets as investors place greater emphasis on sustainability information alongside financial information when evaluating firms. In this study, the authors examine the relationship...

The Correction Window Model: When Deliberation Becomes More Costly Than Correctable Error

Decision advice often treats speed and accuracy as opposing virtues: acting early risks error, while waiting permits better judgment. Existing work on bounded rationality, metareasoning, value of information, and real options explains why additional thought can be costly and why...

Rational Design for Crosslinked and Pried‐Open Redox‐Active Graphene Electrode Materials and High‐Performance Supercapacitors

Developing high‐performance graphene‐based electrode materials through rational structural design remains a critical challenge for advanced supercapacitors. In this work, a unique molecule (DAPTO) featuring four carbonyl groups and a conjugated backbone was screened and successfu...

Converting identity into political capital in Indonesia’s decentralized democracy

Identity politics has become an increasingly prominent feature of local electoral competition in post-Reformasi Indonesia. While previous studies have primarily examined religion, ethnicity, and regional identity as independent determinants of electoral behavior, limited attentio...

Bridging the molecular gap in one of the world’s most endemic earthworm faunas through a strategic roadmap from India

Earthworms are vital ecosystem engineers that sustain soil health and agricultural productivity. India harbors 497 described species (approximately 8.4% of global diversity), with nearly 71% endemism; however, this diversity remains poorly characterized at the molecular level. DN...

From Sustainability Outcomes to Firm Value: Outcome Verifiability in Multi‐Tier Sustainable Supply Chains

ABSTRACT Sustainability investments in supply chains are positively associated with firm value on average, yet their effects remain heterogeneous. This paper argues that a critical and undertheorized source of this heterogeneity arises after environmental and social (E/S) outcome...

Perioperative Care of Cancer Patients Treated with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: Current Evidence and Clinical Considerations—A Scoping Review

Background: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have moved from the metastatic setting into neoadjuvant, adjuvant, and fully perioperative strategies across several solid tumors. This shift has created a new clinical interface between medical oncology, surgery, anesthesia, pathol...

Provider-Identified strategies to address homelessness in Arizona: a summary of strategies, evidence, and impact

Few sources have reviewed the state of the evidence on commonly implemented and emerging strategies to prevent and respond to homelessness in the United States. We conducted focus groups with 58 homeless service providers and administrators across Arizona about strategies used to...

Gravitational Manipulation Theory v2.3 — Multi-Apparatus Information Sufficiency and Minimum-Record Robustness

GMT v2.2 established, for a single Controlled Synthetic Apparatus (CSA), a minimum record for reconstructing a precision-force constraint: operator sufficiency at L*_operator = I2 and a minimum sufficient set I_min = I4. That result was representative-class and was explicitly not...

Visualising an emerging diaspora

This visual essay uses photovoice to explore how Israeli migrants negotiate questions of identity and belonging within an emerging diasporic community in the Alentejo region of Portugal. Twelve women were invited to document their daily experiences through photography and to enga...

Diabetes-Related Foot Ulceration as a Biological and Clinical Continuum: An Integrative Review of Risk, Chronicity, Multimodal Care, Nursing, and Recurrence Prevention

Diabetes-related foot ulceration is a progressive and recurrent complication in which neurological, vascular, biomechanical, metabolic, inflammatory, microbial, behavioral, and health-system factors interact across time. This integrative narrative review critically synthesizes ev...

Beta-lactam antibiotics have immunomodulatory effects in vitro, including changes consistent with sepsis-induced immunosuppression

Abstract Introduction Sepsis is associated with immunosuppression, predisposing patients to secondary infections. Many treatments routinely used for infections have immunomodulatory effects, including antibiotics. We therefore assessed the immunomodulatory effects of beta-lactam...

Clinical experience and safety of catheter-directed thrombolysis using monteplase for acute iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis: a retrospective single-center analysis

Abstract Iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is associated with an increased risk of post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS), despite anticoagulant therapy. However, since the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, no thrombolytic agent has been available under the national health insuranc...

Combined Effects of Peracetic Acid and Pulsed Light on Salmonella Typhimurium Inactivation

Abstract Due to the potentially severe implications of pathogenic Salmonella in contaminated food products, especially in fresh and ready-to-eat products, there is a need for alternative microbial intervention methods. This study investigates the effectiveness of combining pulsed...

A student-led living laboratory as work-integrated learning: an action research study of professional identity development in Malaysian higher education

Purpose Higher education faces a growing imperative to develop graduates who possess not only academic expertise but also the resilience and practical readiness demanded by today’s complex professional landscapes. While work-integrated learning (WIL) is commonly advocated to brid...