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Structural Optimization and Adaptive Demodulation for an Underwater Acoustic Backscatter Node

Underwater acoustic backscatter offers a low-power approach to communication with submerged sensor nodes. This study examines a piezoelectric reflector with a steel backing and a lead zirconate titanate (PZT, grade 5H) element and evaluates an exponentially weighted moving averag...

Concurrent adrenal myelolipoma and functional corticomedullary mixed tumour in a dog with Cushing's syndrome

Abstract A 12‐year‐old, female dog presented with polyuria, polydipsia and an adrenal mass. Diagnostic imaging and endocrine tests yielded inconclusive results, displaying characteristics of both adrenocortical and medullary neoplasms. Surgical excision, postponed by 3 months, re...

Risk-Adaptive Hierarchical Coordination for Supply Security in Renewable-Dominated Multi-Area Power Systems

Against the background of high penetration of renewable energy, multi-area power systems are exposed to risks arising from renewable generation variability, load forecast deviations, and multi-factor supply–demand disturbances under extreme conditions. To enhance power supply sec...

Dermatophilosis compatible with Dermatophilus spp. in a rehabilitating brown brocket deer fawn (Subulo gouazoubira)

Abstract Dermatophilosis is an exudative bacterial dermatitis generally associated with Dermatophilus congolensis , widely described in domestic ruminants and cervids from the Northern Hemisphere, but poorly documented in Neotropical cervids. To describe a case of dermatophilosis...

Application of bacteriophages in the prevention of Bacillus cereus infection in potatoes

Background The main component of potatoes is starch, which can serve as an easy breeding ground for Bacillus cereus during storage. This can decrease the shelf life of potatoes and pose food safety issues. Methods This study isolated several strains of B. cereus from rotten potat...

Fabrication and Characterization of Poly (Vinyl Alcohol) Biofilms Reinforced With Alkali‐Treated Sapindus mukorossi Shell Filler

ABSTRACT Polymer films composed of biodegradable polymers containing lignocellulosic fillers have been identified as good candidates for substitution for conventional petroleum‐derived packaging materials. In the current study, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) biofilms containing 5–25 wt%...

Biochanin A suppresses ferroptosis after traumatic brain injury via the Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway

Abstract Traumatic brain injury can induce ferroptosis, which plays an important role in TBI progression. Therapies targeting ferroptosis are beneficial for TBI recovery. Biochanin A can be isolated from Huangqi, which has been shown to exert anti-inflammatory and antioxidant eff...

Biospecimen Integrity and Short-Term Analyte Stability after Pneumatic Tube Transport: Validation and Pressure Optimization of the TEMPUS 600 System in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Background: Pneumatic tube systems (PTS) reduce preanalytical delay but impose mechanical stress that can hemolyse specimens. We validated the TEMPUS 600 PTS at a tertiary hospital and sought an operating pressure that minimized transport-related hemolysis. Methods: Specimens wer...

Initial treatment strategies and outcomes across haemodynamic thresholds and risk stratification in incident systemic sclerosis–associated pulmonary arterial hypertension: a EUSTAR analysis

OBJECTIVE: Real-world initial treatment strategies in SSc-PAH remain incompletely described. We aimed to characterise these strategies across haemodynamic thresholds and risk strata and evaluate outcome associations. METHODS: We analysed treatment-naïve SSc-PAH patients in EUSTAR...

The Chronokinetic Particle Hierarchy: Quantizing Rest-Mass Energy as Internal Temporal Phase Expenditure, Metabolic Tempos, and Phase-Inertia Scaling Factors

We synthesize macroscopic relativistic kinematics and microscale quantum mechanics under the unified Principle of Chronokinetic Conservation (). Expanding upon the invariant 4-velocity budget where spatial propagation velocity () and internal temporal processing rate () represent...

Trace Amines Scavenge Terpenoid-Derived Criegee Intermediates at Air–Liquid Interfaces to Form Atmospheric Organic Nitrogen

Abstract Organic nitrogen (ON) represents a chemically diverse fraction of atmospheric aerosols that profoundly modulates particle aging, toxicity, and light absorption. However, the exact kinetic pathways and timing of interfacial ON formation remain poorly constrained. Utilizin...

Spatial Differentiation of Population Aging in a Rapidly Aging Latin American Region: Evidence from the Maule Region, Chile, 1992–2024

Population aging is a defining demographic transformation in Latin America, yet its subnational spatial dynamics remain insufficiently understood. We examined population aging in the Maule Region of Chile from 1992 to 2024 using official census data at provincial and commune leve...

High-gain broadband circularly polarized antenna using microwave lens and metasurface for 5G millimeter-wave applications

This paper presents a new approach for designing a broadband, high-gain circularly polarized antenna for operation in the 5G millimeter-wave frequency bands. Initially, a microstrip patch antenna is designed on a Rogers RT/ Duroid 5880 substrate, employing a diagonally oriented p...

Who Oversees the Systems That Oversee Us?

Paper 1 of 2 in the AI Governance & Accountability Dossier. As AI shapes decisions about benefits, work, housing, credit, education and information, this paper asks who can inspect a system, challenge its use, and require a remedy. It reviews the 2025-26 U.S. governance landscape...

A composite, host‐participatory haustorium links host compatibility to defence bifurcation in Alectra vogelii (Orobanchaceae)

Societal Impact Statement Parasitic weeds of the family Orobanchaceae are among the most damaging constraints on food production in the tropics, draining water and nutrients from their hosts and threatening the livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers. Yellow witchweed ( Al...

Changes in the traditional clothing of Kazakhs in the Tarbagatay region between the end of the nineteenth century and the twenty-first century

The Tarbagatay region in eastern Kazakhstan, encompassing the Aksuat, Ayagoz, Makanshy and Urjar districts of the present-day Abay region as well as the Semey area, represents a distinctive cultural space shaped by long-standing interactions among Kazakh, Tatar and Russian popula...

Job demands and resources of vocational education teachers: the role of resilience and social support in well-being, job satisfaction, and burnout

Abstract Background In their daily working lives, teachers are confronted with numerous job demands, including conflicts with individual colleagues or the school management, learners with high heterogeneity or a lack of motivation, and technical issues. Dealing with these job dem...

Thermal management strategy for improving DPF active regeneration performance via multi-objective optimization based on a random forest surrogate model

Active regeneration of diesel particulate filters (DPFs) is essential for particulate emission control but involves competing effects among soot oxidation, heat removal, flow resistance, and thermal safety. A one dimensional transient Corning EX 80 DPF model was validated with a...

Dysplastic Nevus Terminology in Contemporary Literature: A Descriptive Content Analysis

Background: The term dysplastic nevus (DN) remains included in current World Health Organization classification and embedded in routine diagnostic practice, despite longstanding debate regarding its diagnostic reproducibility, biological specificity, and clinical relevance. Howev...

Analysing influence of retail accessibility and spatial organisation of in store retail on cross channel shopping behaviour in tier II Indian cities

Abstract The rapid digitalisation of retail has fundamentally altered how consumers navigate physical and digital channels within a single purchase episode, yet the geographic conditions that structure these choices remain poorly understood. Physical accessibility to retail space...