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Regenerating bodies, shaping minds: school colonies in Italy between the First World War and the postwar years

Abstract This article examines the development and transformation of school colonies within the Italian child welfare system between the First World War and the immediate postwar period. Originally conceived as prophylactic institutions aimed at strengthening the bodies of frail...

Scalable ω‐Substituted α‐Olefins via Living Chain Transfer Telomerization: A Platform for Next Generation Polyolefins

ABSTRACT Isomerically pure, ω‐substituted α‐olefins of general structure, X‐(CH 2 ) m (CH 2 CH 2 ) n ‐1 CH = CH 2 ( m = 0 or 1; X = alkyl or aryl) ( 3 ), have been produced in practical and scalable quantities as narrow Poisson molar mass distributions of separable n ‐mers (e.g....

Adaptive Fractional-Power Transient Signal Detection via Reconstruction Error in a Space with a Generating Element

We formulate a two-model detector for transient signals using decomposition in a space with a generating element (DSGE). Each observation window is centered under the noise-only and signal-present hypotheses, reconstructed with generating functions, and scored by a calibrated log...

The Interaction of the Silicotungstate Anion with Nucleic Acids and Preparation of Closed Circular DNA from HeLa Cell Mitochondria

This report describes an investigation of the interaction of the silicotungstate anion with DNA in acidic solutions. The properties of equilibrium density gradients of solutions of sodium silicotungstate were determined. It was found that the silicotungstate anion binds to proton...

A narrative review of determinants consequences, and public health implications of vaccine hesitancy in Nigeria

Vaccine hesitancy remains a significant barrier to achieving optimal immunisation coverage in Nigeria, contributing to recurrent outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases and limiting progress towards national and global public health goals. This narrative review synthesises rece...

Parental Support of Preschool Children’s Early Writing Using a Researcher-designed Writing Notebook as a Tool

Abstract Research suggests that preschool children who come into kindergarten with foundational skills in reading and writing have a literacy advantage. Unfortunately, there are few opportunities in the preschool classroom where early writing occurs. Therefore, this study employe...

PickCru – Original Educational Strategy Card Game Based on Transformation, Resource Management, and Learning

PickCru is an original strategic and educational card game created by Doumbia Amara in Côte d’Ivoire, Africa. The game combines transformation, resource management, strategic thinking, observation, decision-making, and learning through an accessible and interactive gaming experie...

Sub‐ UV Trichoscopy for the Assessment of Acute and Subacute Form of Alopecia Areata

The authors declare no conflicts of interest. The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

Research Progress in Fluorinated Isoquinoline-1,3-diones

Fluorinated isoquinoline-1,3-diones possess important biological activities and application value in many fields such as medicine, pesticides, and organic synthesis. This review summarizes the synthetic methods of fluorinated isoquinoline-1,3-diones reported in recent years, main...

Identification and Structure–Activity Relationship of a Novel Dermatoxin-like Antimicrobial Peptide with Partial LPS-Mediated Membrane Interaction

The rapid emergence of antimicrobial resistance necessitates the development of novel antimicrobial agents with improved efficacy and selectivity. In this study, a dermatoxin-like peptide, dermatoxin-PD1, was identified from the skin secretion of Pachymedusa dacnicolor, and its s...

Improving Accuracy of Low-Altitude Three-Dimensional Wind Field Reconstruction via Multi-Task Learning

The demand for high-precision 3D wind fields in low-altitude weather services is increasing. To improve reconstruction accuracy, the high precision of 2D near-surface single-level products and the vertical structure of 3D numerical model outputs are combined to establish a mappin...

Pseudo-RGB Slice Stacking in 2D ResUNet for High-Sensitivity Multiple Sclerosis Lesion Segmentation

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune demyelinating disease of the central nervous system, affecting more than 2.8 million individuals worldwide. Automated segmentation of white matter lesions on fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) magnetic resonance...

Digital health literacy and attitudes toward aging among older adults in China: evidence of a U-shaped association based on CLASS data

Digital health literacy (DHL) is increasingly important for older adults amid population aging and digital transformation. However, its association with attitudes toward aging and the underlying psychological mechanisms remain unclear. Methods This study used pooled cross-section...

Medicine Inventories and Practices of Self-Medication in Households of Medical and Pharmacy Students at the University of Rijeka, Croatia: A Cross-Sectional Study with Implications for Healthcare Professions Education

Background/Objectives: Self-medication and keeping medicine inventory in households are common practices, even among healthcare professionals and healthcare professions students. Despite their knowledge of appropriate medicine use and storage, these practices are not always respo...

Assessing the Influence of Risk Maturity Level on Construction Delay Factors: A Machine Learning-Based Model

Construction project delays remain a persistent challenge in the construction industry, yet existing studies have generally examined delay risk prioritisation and organisational risk management maturity as separate research domains. This study addresses this gap by investigating...

Alginate-Based Ternary Composites for Water Treatment: Synthesis, Mechanisms, and Applications

Alginate, as a natural polymer, has been widely used in the removal of pollutants in water due to its renewability, biocompatibility and abundant functional groups. However, it still has some limitations such as low specific surface area, poor mechanical strength and single funct...

Methodology for assessing sleep quality and its parameters in the context of neurophysiological and behavioral aspects

Sleep is a fundamental physiological process essential for maintaining cognitive function, emotional stability, and overall health. This paper reviews various parameters influencing sleep quality, including total sleep duration, sleep latency, continuity and stability (restfulnes...

PAPER-FBT07B: Thimble Depth as a Curvature–Flux Readout on the Dual–Phase Sector

This paper isolates a single geometric question in the Fracture–Berry–Tension (FBT) framework: how should the depth of a semiclassical thimble on the dual-phase sector be read directly from the underlying curvature data? Working on the compact dual-phase sector Σ2 ∼= T2, equipped...

Thermal Performance of Ceramic Building Materials: The Influence of Clay Matrix and Organic and Inorganic Waste—A Review

This review evaluates how clay mineralogy, waste composition, and processing conditions govern the thermal, physical, and mechanical performance of fired clay ceramics containing organic and inorganic residues. Following PRISMA 2020, 125 original studies published between 2000 an...

Association of oral vancomycin prophylaxis with Clostridium difficile infection in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Background: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) occurs in up to 30% of hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients and remains a significant cause of infectious diarrhea. This meta-analysis evaluated the association of oral vancomycin prophylaxis (OVP) with CDI prevent...