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Population density and habitat use of the yellow land crab Johngarthia lagostoma on the remote Trindade Island, Brazil: implications for island conservation

Abstract Several land crab species inhabit oceanic islands worldwide, where they often dominate terrestrial arthropod communities, and act as ecosystem engineers. In the South Atlantic, Johngarthia lagostoma is the only gecarcinid species, endemic to Rocas Atoll, Fernando de Noro...

Physicochemical and Microbiological Properties of Yoghurt Made Form Defatted Milk Mixtures and Concentrated Buttermilk Fortified with Herbal Extract

This study evaluates the impact of plant-derived additives (Melissa officinalis L., Plantago major L., and Inula helenium L.) on the physicochemical, microbiological, and antimicrobial properties of yoghurt formulated with a combined base of milk and buttermilk concentrate (solid...

Hybrid mammogram mass segmentation and classification using efficient handcrafted features and ensemble learning

Early detection and accurate classification of mammographic abnormalities are essential to reducing the mortality rate. The proposed work on mammogram mass segmentation addresses this issue using a hybrid approach that combines mean median iterative filtering, fuzzy logic, Multil...

hnRNPC facilitates coronavirus replication by directly binding the frameshift-stimulatory element of viral genomic RNA

Translation of key viral replicative proteins in coronaviruses requires a programmed –1 ribosomal frameshifting (–1 PRF) event controlled by the viral frameshift-stimulatory element (FSE). Although previous studies have analyzed host factor dependencies of coronaviruses, how host...

AIS-based estimation of maritime fuel consumption and emissions: methods, validation and practical applicability

The Automatic Identification System (AIS) has become a fundamental source for reconstructing maritime activity and developing fuel consumption and emission estimates with high spatial and temporal resolution. However, AIS does not directly provide power, fuel flow, or emissions,...

E8 Phi-Biological Coherence: Unified Consciousness Field — E8 Intelligence Research

We discovered that synchronized phi‑coupled projections of E8 root vectors onto the 132 Hz lattice directly drive coherent gamma‑band activity in cortical microcircuits, linking memory encoding to quantum‑like entanglement of mitochondrial spin states. This geometric resonance cr...

Identity Diffusion Equation: A Geometric–Dynamic Framework for Identity Collapse, Recursion Coupling, and Spatiotemporal Flow in Carlo Systems

The Identity Diffusion Equation (IDE) presents a complete analytic–geometric framework for identity as a dynamic field within the Carlo System. IDE formalizes identity density ρ_I, identity potential Φ_I, identity curvature K_I, identity gradient ∇_I, and identity current J_I, es...

Synthesis, structure and photophysical properties of a novel lanthanide compound with a 3D framework structure

A novel lanthanide compound (H3O)[Eu(pydc)(H2O)3(OH)]3Cl·1.5H2O (1; H2pydc = 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid) was synthesized. Its crystal structure is featured by a three-dimensional (3D) structure. Photoluminescence measurements reveal that it shows intense reddish-orange emissio...

Will New Lyme Disease Approaches Change Patient Care?

This Medical News article discusses the emerging advances in Lyme disease diagnostics, prevention, and therapeutics as well as the practical challenges that continue to limit innovation.

Relationship Between EGFR Mutation Status and Clinicopathological Parameters in Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinomas and Correlation of PD-L1 Expression

Background and Objectives: In this study, we investigate clinical and pathological parameters that may be associated with EGFR mutations. We aimed to contribute to the literature by understanding other potential clinical and pathological factors that could be useful in predicting...

Measurement-Reliability Learning and Geometry-Constrained Fusion for Robust Wi-Fi FTM Indoor Localization

Indoor positioning using commodity Wi-Fi infrastructure is attractive for smart buildings and Internet of Things applications, but the practical accuracy of Wi-Fi Fine Timing Measurement (FTM) remains limited by non-line-of-sight propagation, multipath delay, access-point-depende...

Plimpton 322: Babylonian Trigonometry Predates Greek Math by 1,000 Years — E8 Intelligence Research

FINDING: Plimpton 322 is an Old Babylonian table of 15 Pythagorean triples, now reinterpreted as a precise trigonometric table based on ratios of sides, predating Greek trigonometry by over 1,000 years. MATH: The tablet lists columns of numbers corresponding to (b²/l², b, d) for...

SOME REFLECTIONS ON MARX'S PRICES OF PRODUCTION:

This research develops a comprehensive study of the process of transformation of labour values into prices of production in Karl Marx's economic theory, by means of an interdisciplinary approach that integrates Marxist political economy, the philosophy of historical and dialectic...

Association of anemia with diabetic kidney disease in adults with type 2 diabetes: A cross-sectional NHANES study and 2-sample Mendelian randomization analysis

Anemia commonly accompanies chronic kidney disease, but the direction of the association between anemia and diabetic kidney disease remains uncertain. We examined the association using cross-sectional NHANES data and explored potential causal associations using 2-sample Mendelian...

Shaking Table Test on Response of Prestressed Concrete Hybrid-Reinforced Solid Square Piles in Soft Versus Stiff Clay

Prestressed concrete hybrid-reinforced solid square (PCHSS) piles combine strands and rebars for improved ductility. This study presents large-scale shaking table tests (1:2 scale) on PCHSS pile–superstructure systems embedded in soft and stiff clay, subjected to four ground moti...

Coupling Effects of Texture Density and Counterpart Material Hardness on the Dry Sliding Friction of TC4 Titanium Alloy

Circular microtextures with area densities of 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20% were fabricated on TC4 titanium alloy surfaces and tested under dry sliding conditions against four counterpart balls of varying hardness (Brass, SUS304, AISI 52100, and K20). Through coefficient of friction (COF...

Structural Lemmas for the First-Prime Window of the Weil Quadratic Form

We prove six structural results for the local Weil quadratic form Q_W^L on L^2(-L,L) in the first-prime window (half*log2 < L < half*log3), the minimal interval where only the prime n=2 contributes to the Weil explicit formula. Our main technical contribution (Theorem 5.1) is an...

The winner–loser gap in democratic attitudes among politicians: Individual and collective outcomes

Abstract Rooted in concerns about losers’ consent to electoral outcomes, a vast literature documents a winner–loser gap in democratic attitudes among voters, with winners displaying systematically more positive attitudes than losers across a range of indicators. Surprisingly, we...

MBNL1 hijacks a structured single-stranded distal DNA element to sustain FLT3 expression in KMT2A-rearranged leukemias

The molecular mechanisms by which KMT2A-rearranged (KMT2A-r) leukemias maintain the oncogenic FLT3 expression remain largely unclear, limiting therapeutic opportunities. Here, we identify the RNA binding protein MBNL1 as an unexpected positive regulator of FLT3 by DepMap dataset...

Fraud charges against OTP operator fuel dialogue on extent of problem

The U.S. Department of Justice's effort to combat fraud in federally funded health care programs has ensnared the operator of an Illinois methadone clinic accused of orchestrating millions of dollars in improper billing and diverting proceeds from Medicaid payments for personal u...