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Effect of erector spinae plane block as a part of combined anesthesia on the incidence of postmastectomy pain syndrome

The incidence of postmastectomy pain syndrome (PMPS) after mastectomy ranges from 20% to 60%. Interfascial blockade of the erector spinae muscle (ESPB) can reduce pain in early postoperative period after total mastectomy and possibly reduce the incidence of PMPS. Objective. To ev...

Reaction of Cysteine and Selenocysteine with a Model Au(I)-N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complex: A QM and QM/MM MD Comparative Study

Abstract The substitution reaction of a model Au(I)-N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complex with cysteine and selenocysteine represents a key elementary step in the inhibition mechanism of thioredoxin reductase by gold-based metallodrugs. We present a systematic quantum-mechanical (...

Arithmetic-First BSD Computations Across Ranks 1–5: Tensor-Cube Verification, Isogeny Invariance and Mordell–Weil Lattice Saturation

Abstract The Birch–Swinnerton-Dyer (BSD) conjecture establishes one of the deepest proposed connections in modern number theory: a relationship between the analytic behavior of elliptic-curve L-functions and the arithmetic structure of rational points. This research develops and...

Trust: The Ultimate Ask When It Comes to Water

Key Takeaways The need for water infrastructure investments is complicated by factors such as regulatory pressures, increased costs, and shifted hydrologic assumptions in a time of reduced public confidence. Avoiding conversations about the full cost of water services allows misi...

Impaired Neural Pattern Separation During Implicit Emotion Regulation in PTSD: An MVPA fMRI Study

Abstract Implicit emotion regulation (IER) operates automatically and supports adaptive social–affective functioning. Although PTSD involves marked IER disturbances, the large-scale functional connectivity architecture supporting implicit emotional processing remains unclear. The...

Beyond the Socioeconomic Gradient: The Epigenetic Coefficient (EGC) as a Distribution-Sensitive Framework for Measuring Inequality in Epigenetic Ageing

Background/Objectives: Studies of socioeconomic differences in DNA methylation-based ageing mainly report regression coefficients, group contrasts, mediation estimates, or decompositions, which do not describe how complete epigenetic age acceleration (EAA) distributions differ ac...

Investigating the concept of consistency and an inconsistency index in two- and three-option stochastic paired comparison models

Abstract Paired comparison methods play a fundamental role in decision-making, preference elicitation, and data evaluation. While the concept of consistency is well established in pairwise comparison matrices-based models, the stochastic models, including Thurstone-motivated mode...

An optimized deep learning framework for temporally stable real-time face detection in unconstrained video streams

Face detection in real-time video streams remains challenging because of dynamic variations in illumination, pose, motion blur, and partial occlusion. This paper proposes an optimized deep learning framework that integrates YOLOv12-based face localization, capsule-based pose-awar...

CerS2-mediated lipotoxicity and calcium signaling: a novel sequential mechanism of apoptosis in cancer

Abstract The classical paradigm of the sphingolipid rheostat—balancing pro-apoptotic ceramide against pro-survival sphingosine-1-phosphate—has evolved into a complex signaling landscape where N-acyl chain length serves as the fundamental determinant of biological outcomes. This p...

A fully-enclosed torsional galloping electromagnetic wind energy harvester

Most galloping wind energy harvesters (WEHs) are based on transverse galloping, whereas very few utilize torsional galloping. Adopting a fully-enclosed structure to protect components vulnerable to harsh external environmental conditions can improve the stability and reliability...

What the Overpotential Does Not Tell You: Diagnosing Non-Comparability Across Hydrogen and Oxygen Evolution Benchmarking Metrics

Overpotential at 10 mA cm−2 (η10) is the default benchmark for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalysts, but the number is rarely comparable across studies. This Perspective identifies six measurement and reporting stages, from synthe...

Shear Strength of Reinforced Concrete Interior Beam–Column Joints with Different Aspect Ratios

Abstract In reinforced concrete moment-resisting frames, beam–column joints are critical structural members that are subjected to very large shear forces when lateral loads, such as those caused by earthquakes, act on the structure. These joints play a vital role in transferring...

Visualizing B–N Bond Breaking in Silicone Elastomer Networks through Turn-On Mechanochromic Luminescence

Abstract Mechanochromic luminescence (MCL) plays important roles in sensors, encryption, as impact indicators, and in real-time stress mapping. Boron–nitrogen Lewis pairs (LPs) are promising as mechanophores because both the interaction energy and the luminescence color can be re...

Occupational risk factors for abdominal wall hernias among working-age adults in Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional analysis of national health survey and labor force data

Abstract BACKGROUND: Occupational exposures involving heavy manual lifting, prolonged standing, and physically demanding labor represent established risk factors for abdominal wall hernia development. Saudi Arabia’s labor force, characterized by a substantial manual workforce con...

Use of WhatsApp in Children’s Oral Health Education Among Mothers in a Maternal and Child Cohort: Qualitative Content Analysis

Abstract Background Research indicates that social media platforms play an important role in disseminating health information. Mothers, in particular, frequently seek guidance on child health through digital resources. Given the growing demand for health-related content, it is ne...

Heteroatom molybdenum doping-driven morphology regulation for high-performance VS4@HNaV6O16·4H2O cathode in aqueous zinc-ion batteries

Aqueous zinc-ion batteries have attracted tremendous research interest for large-scale energy storage applications due to their resource abundance, high theoretical/volumetric capacity, and environmental friendliness. However, their development is hindered by sluggish Zn 2+ kinet...

HSP70 as a Host-Directed Target for Broad-Spectrum Antivirals Against Emerging WHO Priority Viruses

The development of broad-spectrum antivirals remains a major challenge in global health, as most existing antiviral drugs target virus-specific proteins and are therefore ineffective against unrelated viruses. As emerging and re-emerging viruses prioritized by the World Health Or...

Trust dynamics among aquaculture producers and regulators in the midwestern United States

This qualitative study explores the relationship between producers and regulators in aquaculture production in the midwestern United States. We use the trust ecology framework to illustrate both how different dimensions of trust are present among aquaculture producers and how the...

The Maximum Number of Halving Lines for Finite Planar Sets—New Lower Bounds

In this paper, we deal with a challenging problem in Discrete Geometry. The problem is to maximize the number of halving lines for finite sets in the plane. With respect to this, we improve the lower bounds for the maximum number of halving lines for sets in the plane of n points...

Identification of SOD1 Gene Variants in Mexican Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a rapidly progressing, fatal neurodegenerative disorder that selectively affects motor neurons. Clinical manifestations include progressive muscle weakness, amyotrophy, fasciculations, dysphagia, and fatal respiratory failure. The median sur...