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Living Arrangements and the Digital Divide Among Older Adults: Evidence from a Survey of Smartphone Use

Population aging has increased the demand for digital support in later-life care, yet many older adults remain excluded from smartphone-based services. Using a questionnaire survey and interviews with 4,236 older adults conducted in 2018 in Jiangxi Province, China, this study exa...

ВЛИЯНИЕ МЕТОДОВ КВАНТОВАНИЯ И ПРУНИНГА НА ЭНЕРГОЭФФЕКТИВНОСТЬ ГЛУБОКИХ НЕЙРОННЫХ СЕТЕЙ НА УСТРОЙСТВАХ С ОГРАНИЧЕННЫМИ РЕСУРСАМИ

В статье проводится сравнительный анализ двух основных методов снижения энергопотребления при выполнении глубоких нейронных сетей на устройствах с ограниченными вычислительными ресурсами – квантования и прунинга. Цель исследования – обосновать механизм влияния этих методов на эне...

Navigating initial Lean Six Sigma adoption: lessons from high-growth, high-tech manufacturing firms

Purpose This study investigates first-time Lean Six Sigma (LSS) adoption in technology-intensive manufacturers undergoing rapid scaling. Prior research largely reflects mature, stable operations and offers limited theory-driven insight into early-stage governance, capability-buil...

NMSSMScanner: Efficient scans in the NMSSM parameter space proof of concept

We present the first version of the new scanning tool NMSSMScanner that allows to perform efficient scans in the complex multi-parameter space of the Next-to-Minimal Supersymmetric extension of the Standard Model (NMSSM) while taking into account all relevant constraints. As a pr...

Trimester-Specific Associations of Prenatal Heat Exposure with Neonatal Amino Acid and Acylcarnitine Profiles

Abstract It remains unclear whether prenatal heat exposure is associated with newborn metabolic profiles. Therefore, based on 4714 mother–infant pairs in Shanghai, we aimed to investigate the trimester-specific associations of prenatal heat exposure with neonatal amino acid (AA)...

Bassam's Unified Quantum Theory

We now present the equations and coordinates of Bassam Muwaffaq Salman contained in Bassam’s Unified Quantum Theory. Bassam’s fundamental time equation: t_B = S_VN/π. Bassam’s fundamental spatial equation: L_B = (S_VN/π)·λ_0. Bassam’s fundamental mass spectral equation: m_{B,n} =...

Reimpregnation of Disordered Mesopores by Ionic Liquids

Abstract The reimpregnation, i.e., replacement of the soft-templating ionic liquid (IL, BMIM-TFSI) that forms the porosity during the synthesis of disordered mesoporous silica-based (ionosilica) materials, has been studied by an original combination of small-angle X-ray scatterin...

Early 20th-Century Mortars from National Theatre of São João (Porto, Portugal): Characterization of Degradation Mechanisms

National Theatre of São João (TNSJ), the main theatre in the city of Porto, was built in 1918. Its architectural design, by architect Marques da Silva, is characterized by a structural system based on traditional load-bearing masonry walls with large granite blocks. In contrast,...

Exploring socio-spatial vulnerabilities in North Macedonia to develop a multiple energy vulnerability concept

Abstract Energy vulnerability does not capture the deprivation of all essential services, making some forms of deprivation possibly hidden in times of crisis. We explored the expansion of energy vulnerability in the context of the polycrisis in North Macedonia, based on survey da...

The effect of warming on the bioenergetics of juvenile common sole (Solea solea) in the Gironde estuary: Implications for abundance and life-history traits in an energy-limited nursery ground

Among human-induced environmental changes, increasing water temperature is one of the most well-documented consequences of climate change, and is likely to influence the nursery function of estuarine environments. However, our ability to assess these effects remains limited at th...

Self-Disclosure of HIV Status and the Relationship to Mental Health Among Adolescents Living With HIV in Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Secondary Analysis of a Longitudinal Cohort

Abstract Research on self-disclosure of HIV status by adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) is scarce, despite its growing recognition as a determining factor of psychosocial outcomes and HIV treatment adherence, warranting examination of its mental health implications. A secondary...

Can Stress Curb Unethical Employee Behavior? Evidence From Frontline Contexts

ABSTRACT Unethical employee behavior is widespread in frontline service contexts and can severely damage organizations through theft, service sabotage, and reputational harm. Because such unethical behavior can emerge under conditions of work‐related stress, workplace stressors a...

Determinants of influenza vaccination during the 2021/2022 influenza season in the United States: interactive roles of immunosuppression, cancer diagnosis, and healthcare access barriers

Despite current gains in public health awareness and cost-reduction strategies to accelerate vaccination against influenza during yearly influenza seasons, the U.S. adult population, especially those with immunosuppression and cancer, has yet to achieve its target vaccination rat...

Dynamic nutrient competition (de-)stabilizes photosymbiosis

ABSTRACT Photosymbioses between heterotrophic hosts and phototrophic symbionts are critical to productivity in oligotrophic aquatic ecosystems. The ecological success of this relationship is rooted in the efficient metabolic exchange between symbiotic partners, yet this nutrition...

Evidential practices in interaction: transforming perception into corroborative evidence

This study explores the evidential use of the Hebrew particle hine in spoken interaction. Traditionally described as a presentative particle that directs attention to entities in the immediate speech situation, hine has recently been reanalyzed as more fundamentally marking a cha...

Proximity‐Induced Protein Deglycosylation by Endogenous O‐GlcNAcase

ABSTRACT O‐GlcNAcylation is an important post‐translational modification that regulates numerous cellular processes, yet tools enabling selective removal of O‐GlcNAc from individual proteins via endogenous O‐GlcNAcase (OGA) in living cells remain limited. Here, we report De‐O‐Glc...

Micromechanical Insights Into the Cyclic Behavior of Fault‐Valve Systems

Abstract Cyclic fluid pressurization can promote repeated fault reactivation and transient permeability changes, a behavior often discussed within the fault‐valve concept in which faults alternate between acting as hydraulic barriers and conduits. To investigate the micromechanic...

Heat Transfer Performance of Medium-Deep Coaxial Geothermal Wells: A Case Study in Changsha, China

A coupled model integrating three-dimensional heat transfer in the geological formation with one-dimensional non-isothermal flow in the wellbore was developed for medium-deep coaxial geothermal wells under the geological conditions of Changsha, Central-South China. The effects of...

New species from the cradle of biodiversity inventories: cryptic diversity within Lamellariinae in the European Atlantic and Mediterranean (Gastropoda: Velutinidae)

The Mediterranean, despite a long tradition of naturalist observation dating back to Aristotle, is still home to undisclosed cryptic species complexes. The gastropod subfamily Lamellariinae d’Orbigny, 1841 (Velutinidae Gray, 1840) is composed of benthic sea slug-like species with...

Empowering Communities and Teachers: A Conceptual Framework for Developing Community-Engaged, Culturally Responsive, and Multi-Perspectival History Education Curricula and Resources

Across many contexts, classrooms are becoming increasingly diverse. New diaspora communities are growing as a consequence of migration caused by conflict and increased global mobility. Despite this, curricula and teaching in general—and history curricula in particular—tend to be...