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Forecast of building materials and their related environmental impacts: comparing wood-based and conventional construction pathways

<title>Abstract</title> The building sector is a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions (GHGe), necessitating carbon mitigating strategies to reduce its environmental impact. This study investigates the environmental implications of two construction pathways in Denm...

Unveiling GmCS1 Promote Branch Development by Regulating Plant Hormones in Soybean

Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) was originally domesticated in China and is a kind of significant leguminous crop, which can fix atmospheric nitrogen to bioavailable nitrogen. Ceramides, intermediates of sphingolipids, are crucial structural components in membrane formation and...

Finite-time braiding dynamics within topological nanowire qubits

Topological quantum computing has largely evolved toward a paradigm of manipulating edge-localized Majorana within p-wave topological superconducting nanowires. To bridge the gap between physical qubit systems and quantum algorithms, we perform a dynamical analysis to extend what...

A biobank-scale method for learning modulators of gene-environment interaction underlying human complex traits from multiple environmental exposures

Abstract It is increasingly recognized that genetic effects on complex traits and diseases are shaped by environmental context. Biobanks that measure diverse environmental exposures alongside genotypes and phenotypes at scale enable systematic study of gene-environment (G×E) inte...

An angular-momentum-preserving dissipative model for the point-mass N-body problem

Abstract A simple mathematical model emulating energy dissipation due to tidal effects is proposed. In this model, forces acting between masses remove energy but preserve the total angular momentum of the system. We study the effect of such forces on the particular family of orbi...

Conceptual Shift inOur Understanding of DegenerateRadical Spin Systems: Spin-Rotation Coupling Turned on Its Head

Abstract For most chemists, Kramers’ degeneracy refers to the fact that for any radical system, every potential energy surface is at least doubly degenerate (with spin up and spin down, time-reversed solutions) for all nuclear positions X. Yet, as is well-known to the community o...

Transdisciplinarity 3.x: A White Paper on Metatheory, Reflexivity, Developmental Capacity, Adaptive Leadership, Hybrid Cognition, and Innovation in a Complexity-Saturated Age

This paper introduces Transdisciplinarity 3.x (TD 3.x) as an emerging next phase of transdisciplinary thought and practice for a complexity-saturated age. TD 3.x argues that complex problems require more than stakeholder inclusion, disciplinary boundary crossing, or procedural di...

Chronic toxicity thresholds for fish early life stages exposed to 226Ra in water

In 2021, a consensus was established to generate toxicity data for 226Ra in water with the objective to develop a Canadian water quality guideline that would effectively allow policy makers to set discharge limits for 226Ra that are protective for aquatic ecosystems. In the prese...

Predictability of exergy destruction in helically coiled tube heat exchangers: global, pitch-specific and hierarchical correlations

Purpose This study aims to quantify second-law performance in a vertically oriented helically coiled tube heat exchanger (HCTHEX) and develop predictive correlations for the dimensionless exergy-destruction fraction ϕD=E˙D/E˙in,total across operating conditions and coil pitches,...

Empowering medical educators to teach planetary health: development and outcomes of a curriculum integration training

<title>Abstract</title> <bold>Background</bold> Planetary Health (PH) content is increasingly recognized as essential for medical education. For longitudinal integration across the curriculum, medical educators can serve as change agents and multipliers. A targeted training that...

Empirical Status of One OCEAN

Temperament Vs Personality x Cognitive Abilities Vs Intelligence. Extended O₂, development and cognitive abilities mechanisms. C x O Neurobiology.

An Overview of Relativistic Particle Pushers and their Extension to Arbitrary Order Accuracy

Abstract Particle in Cell (PIC) simulations have become a vital tool for the investigation of kinetic processes in plasma physics. Many of the systems investigated with PIC simulations contain particles with relativistic velocities. The correct integration and the knowledge of po...

Ketamine’s impact on rumination-related brain dynamics: insights from a randomized controlled fMRI trial

Abstract Rumination has been associated with aberrant dynamics of a coactivation pattern (CAP) comprising the default mode (DMN) and frontoparietal (FPN) networks. Ketamine exerts rapid antidepressant effects and may influence these dynamics via glutamatergic mechanisms. In a ran...

Effects of assimilating phytoplankton carbon in marine ecosystem modelling in NEMO4.0.4-MEDUSA2.0-PDAF2.0

Abstract. The state of the marine ecosystem can be estimated by a combination of numerical models and satellite observations through data assimilation (DA) methods. Satellite data representing phytoplankton chlorophyll are typically used in operational marine ecosystem prediction...

Clinicians’ practices and attitudes toward depression assessment: a cross-sectional survey study

<title>Abstract</title> Accurate psychological evaluation is crucial for early detection, intervention and evaluation of mental health disorders. The validity and reliability of psychological evaluation methods have been systematically researched for many decades. However, assess...

From Simplicity to Complexity: Substituent‐Controlled Z ′ Multiplicity as a Design Principle for Thermally Robust Yet Programmable Anisotropic Expansion

Anisotropic thermal expansion in molecular crystals has predominantly been reported for low-Z' systems (Z' ≤ 2), in which only a few independent molecules occupy the asymmetric unit. In such crystals, thermal expansion is often interpreted using simplified models based on rigid m...

SAP‐TrajWGP: A Semantic‐Aware Personalized Trajectory Privacy Protection Algorithm Based on WGAN‐GP

<title>Abstract</title> The widespread adoption of the Internet of Vehicles (IoV) and location-based services (LBS) has generated massive trajectory data, which drives intelligent transportation innovations but also causes severe privacy leakage risks. Existing trajectory privacy...

Fuel use and cost intensity analysis of UK fishing vessels

In fisheries, greenhouse gas accounting has largely focused on fuel use during resource extraction. Beyond its climate impact, fuel use also affects the economic viability of the fishing industry and its capacity to mitigate emissions and adapt to climate change scenarios. Unders...

Efficient Calculation of Absorption Spectra of Platinum Complexes Used as Luminescent Probes for Cancer Detection

Despite major advances in oncology, many chemotherapeutic agents still cause severe side effects that reduce quality of life, motivating new approaches for early detection and targeted elimination of cancer cells. Luminescent transition metal complexes are promising biomolecular...

Model predictive control with state estimation and reduced-order physics for nuclear reactor operation during unanticipated communication transients

Advanced nuclear reactors are increasingly being designed for remote operation and higher levels of autonomy, particularly for small and microreactor applications where on-site staffing and frequent fuel handling may be impractical. These new operational paradigms would require n...