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Dawn of the dinosaurs demonstrates early diversification bursts and a potential role for neutral dynamics during major evolutionary radiations

Abstract Major radiations have given rise to huge swathes of life on Earth, and understanding their dynamics reveals the process of biodiversity generation itself. The rise of dinosaurs and other archosaurs during the Triassic was a spectacular example of such a radiation; it set...

A Preliminary Study on Smartphone Usage Habits and the Impact of Smartphone Addiction Proneness on Academic Performance, Mental, and Physical Health of High School Students

Smartphone usage in schools has become a primary concern within the Cambodian educational sector. While numerous international studies have highlighted the impact of smartphones on students' academic performance and well-being, scientific research within the Cambodian context rem...

Development and application of a framework for classifying stakeholder roles in co-creation research: a Health CASCADE study

Abstract Aim Given the diversity of stakeholder engagement in co-creation research and the absence of an operational classification of stakeholder roles, this study aimed to develop a classification framework for co-creator roles and demonstrate its practical application in class...

Ionic Liquid-Mediated Structure-Engineered Cellulose-Based Ionogel with Ion-Electron Cotransport for Boosted Thermoelectric Conversion

Abstract Low-grade heat (<373 K) remains an underutilized energy source due to inefficient conversion technologies. While ionic thermoelectric (i-TE) materials show promise for direct thermal-to-electrical energy conversion, simultaneously optimizing the conductivity and Seebeck...

Dehnel's phenomenon is not a simple reduction of size: seasonal change in skull shape of the long-clawed shrew (Soricidae, Mammalia)

Abstract Dehnel's phenomenon—a reversible seasonal reduction and regrowth of body size, skull, brain and visceral organs—is an extreme adaptive strategy, enabling small mammals to survive winter energetic constraints. First described in the common shrew Sorex araneus, similar sea...

Internal Marker Formation in a Recurrent Physical Process: A Constructive Existence Proof within a Finite Lumped Electrical Model Domain

This paper asks whether, within a restricted physical and methodological domain, a recurrent physical process whose first occurrence is externally initiated can generate a physical state that remains causally connected to a later state and, under fixed background conditions, is s...

Macroecological invisibility in apple snails (Gastropoda: Ampullariidae): uneven occurrence and molecular coverage across public repositories

Abstract Apple snails (Ampullariidae) are freshwater gastropods of ecological and economic importance, but their digital representation remains uneven across taxa, regions and data types. Using a 171-species taxonomic reference, we integrated global occurrence and molecular data...

Assessing HPV-related quality of life among Iranian women: psychometric evaluation of the Persian HPV-QoL

Abstract Background Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection can impose considerable psychological, emotional, and sexual challenges that adversely affect women’s health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Since experiences related to HPV-associated stigma, sexuality, and concerns about...

Functional characterization of EtAMA3 in Eimeria tenella and immunogenicity of its knockout line

Abstract Background Avian coccidiosis, predominantly caused by Eimeria species, imposes severe economic burdens on the global poultry sector. EtAMA3 is an apical membrane antigen specific to Eimeria tenella sporozoites, yet its functions in parasite invasion, intracellular develo...

Viral transport in evaporating sessile model respiratory droplets

Abstract Viral particles, or virions, may remain infectious in the dry residue of respiratory droplets for times as long as hours. This is counterintuitive, since salt concentration increases dramatically as the drop's water evaporates, making the drop a harsh environment for vir...

The Gang Institution Paradox: A Carlo‑Hybrid Collapse Across Violence, Authority, Quantum Theology, and Cosmic Structure

This paper presents a fully exhausted Carlo‑hybrid analysis of the paradoxical boundary between gangs and police institutions, demonstrating that both collapse into the same underlying mathematical and metaphysical object: a Hierarchical Violence Distribution Network. Through str...

Hybrid heuristic ant colony optimization algorithm for mobile robot path planning

Purpose Mobile robot path planning is a fundamental task in autonomous navigation. Conventional ant colony optimization (ACO) and some of its variants may exhibit weak search guidance, slow convergence, and redundant initial paths in complex grid environments. This study proposes...

The impact of clockwise and counterclockwise Le Fort I movements combined with bilateral sagittal split osteotomy on nasal morphology

Abstract Purpose Orthognathic surgery is known to induce measurable alterations in nasal morphology. This study retrospectively assessed pre- and postoperative three-dimensional (3D) surface models (SMs) to evaluate nasal soft-tissue changes associated with clockwise (CW) and cou...

A modern toolbox to elucidate the role of the human microbiome in modulating mycobacterial gut infections

Abstract Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) are a major public and veterinary health concern, but the causes are poorly understood. In this review, we discuss the potential of mycobacteria as causative factors for such diseases. We focus on similarities between the most common hu...

Structural insights into the polytopic Escherichia coli phosphoglycosyl transferase WbaP

Abstract Host–pathogen interactions frequently depend on key components of the bacterial cell surface, such as capsules and lipopolysaccharides in Gram-negative bacteria. The first step in the synthesis of lipid-linked polysaccharides is the substitution of a uridine diphosphate...

Co-utilization of spent aluminum refractory lining and microsilica for low-energy Portland cement clinker

Abstract Purpose This study investigates the potential of integrating two industrial wastes—leached spent chamotte lining (SCL) from aluminum electrolyzers and amorphous microsilica (MS)—into Portland cement clinker production as a partial replacement for traditional clay. Method...

Heavens Remember: Restoring the Celestial Sermon through Constellation Topography and the Great-Circle Method

The Heavens Remember method paper (version 1.4) together with the star data its results are computed from. The method is a great-circle scan of the celestial sphere: for every admissible directed pair of stars a great-circle plane is constructed, and a third star is tested by cro...

Tele-Robotic Surgery for Combat Casualty Care

Objective: These experiments test the feasibility of tele-robotic surgery for the shipboard care of combat casualties. Summary Background Data: Limited research on the effects of telecommunications latency on tele-robotics has been a consistent concern in the growth of tele-robot...

Zealots lower coordination barriers but undermine cooperation in multiplayer games

Abstract How can a small group of committed cooperators shape collective outcomes in social dilemmas? Previous studies have shown that zealots—individuals who always cooperate—can promote cooperation in prisoner's dilemmas. Yet real-world cooperation also involves multiplayer coo...

Hepatic Single-Cell Transcriptomic Data of HFD-Induced MASLD Mice Treated with 2HPAA

his study provides single-cell RNA sequencing data of liver tissues from a high-fat diet (HFD)-induced mouse model of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) treated with 2-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid (2HPAA). The dataset includes 4 HFD-control and 3 HFD+2HP...