Research works

Low-carbon and sustainability considerations of soil waste stabilisation

The aim of this study is to propose a sustainable framework for soil stabilisation by integrating strength, durability, and stabiliser type (i.e. cement and soil stabiliser). A new index, Icse (i.e. (UCS100/UCS28)/(CO2×D)) was developed to reflect the relationship between unconfi...

Co-developing evidence-informed considerations for an e-learning course : spinal cord injury peer health coaches' delivery of smoking cessation support

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is life-altering and affects over 86,000 people in Canada. Damage to the spinal cord due to injury or disease can result in partial or complete paralysis and lasting effects such as loss of bladder control, neuropathic pain, and cardiovascular issues. Peo...

The World Psychiatric Association (WPA) Guideline on Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders Management for Low- and Middle-Income Countries

There is a pressing need to address the unique challenges of managing Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders (SSD) in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), where mental health resources are scarce and unevenly distributed. To develop this evidence-based guideline, we conducted a sy...

A Method Based on Nanobodies Against AMH to Establish Immunochromatography for Evaluation of Follicular Development in Bactrian Camels

(1) Background: Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) is a key indicator for predicting ovarian reserve and fertility. Currently, B-mode ultrasound examination is the primary method for evaluating follicular development in Bactrian camels, although it has several limitations. This study a...

Sheep breed – an important parameter for ultrasonic wool scouring

Abstract During the scouring of sheep wool in an ultrasonic bath without detergents at a frequency of 38 kHz, the effect of sheep breed on scouring efficiency was investigated at temperatures of 20 °C and 40 °C. The breeds Merino, Zwartbles, Cigája, and Valaška, which differed in...

A Temporal-Spatial Balloon Universe: A New Conceptual Primitive for Gravity and a Global Cosmological Model that Dissolves the Principal Paradoxes of ΛCDM

This paper proposes a conceptual reframing of cosmology and fundamental physics grounded in two related primitives: (1) a new local primitive for gravity, understood as an invariant, extremely weak action concentrated by radial geometry rather than as curvature taken as ontologic...

Exploring Distribution‐of‐Practice Effects on L2 Grammar Learning Among Older Adults

Abstract This paper examines the effects of practice distribution among older adult learners of L2 English, an understudied population in both second language acquisition and distributed practice research. Additionally, it considers the effects of proficiency and age. Healthy old...

Mang gariang : A paradigm of religious-cultural resilience

This article investigates mang gariang, an indigenous moral philosophy of Ilawe Hamlet, Alor Island, Indonesia, as a locally grounded framework for sustaining social cohesion in a religiously plural society. While existing scholarship often explains interreligious harmony through...

Building an Instrument by Running It: Seventeen Results for Ontosystematics from Two Reflexive Identity Trials

Ontosystematics proposes a comparative inquiry into the identity and difference of determinations concerning being. No instrument existed for performing such a comparison so that it could come out either way. This record accounts for two reflexive identity trials run to build one...

Active_Schema: RPS — Ready Processing System: 관계처리 이론 및 자본시장 접근 이론

RPS(Ready Processing System)는 gpt.llm이 형성한 Principle_C의 분류기준·관계주소 구조와 gpt.logi가 형성한 양방향 관계정의·검증·Track 구조를 gpt.idea가 교차분석하여 결정화한 관계처리 시스템 이론이다. RPS의 기본 흐름은 다음과 같다. Ready→ Processing→ Result.State→ Next.Data→ 새로운...

Resource Orchestration for Sustainable Innovation Capacity Development Among University Students: A Configurational Analysis

The rapid development of artificial intelligence has intensified the need for higher education institutions to cultivate students’ capacity to engage with complex and changing innovation problems. Existing research has largely examined the net effects of individual educational re...

Dismantling structural inequities in global prevention of childhood and adolescent non-communicable diseases

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for a growing proportion of morbidity and disability among children and adolescents worldwide. Contemporary NCD preventive strategies are predominantly adult-centric, resulting in delayed prevention and widening inequities, particularly in...

SKY92 Identifies High‐Risk Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma With Inferior Progression‐Free Survival and Implicates NUF2 as a Candidate Driver

ABSTRACT Objectives To determine the prevalence and prognostic significance of the SKY92 gene‐expression signature, evaluate minimal/measurable residual disease (MRD), and identify molecular drivers of high‐risk disease in transplant‐eligible newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (TE‐...

Financing ownership: How capital design determines who can acquire, hold, and transfer assets

Before an asset can be owned, it must be financed. The terms of that financing decide who can acquire it, on what conditions, and whether ownership survives the first transition. This is the sixth paper in IIBD's Community Wealth Infrastructure series. It examines the capital tha...

Machine learning-based fusion and downscaling of multi-sensor satellite data for urban heat island analysis in Damascus, Syria

Effective climate and environment monitoring requires high-resolution land surface temperature (LST) data, while satellite-derived LST data have coarse spatial and temporal resolutions that pose major challenges to detailed analysis. This study attempts to overcome this gap by in...

Developmentof a FRET-Based Assay for Human NeutralSphingomyelinase 2

Abstract Neutral sphingomyelinase 2 (nSMase2) is a membrane-bound enzyme that hydrolyzes sphingomyelin (SM) into ceramide and phosphocholine. By generating the bioactive lipid ceramide, nSMase2 plays a critical role in cell stress responses and in regulating exosomes that package...

Narrating mellowness? Political soundness of “Chinese schools” of international relations

Abstract The rise of China has sparked growing scholarly interest in its political and philosophical thought, including the “Chinese schools” of international relations (IR). With this article, we add to the scholarship by asking two questions: which of these schools are mobilise...

Bridging theAIDivide in Drug Discovery: PracticalLessons from Capacity Strengthening in Africa

Abstract Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become an integral part of drug discovery in high-income countries. However, these advances have yet to be broadly adopted by research ecosystems in many low- and middle-income countries in Africa, where understudied infectious diseases,...

Magnitude of adverse neonatal birth outcomes and associated factors among babies born from adolescent mothers in East Hararghe zone, Oromia region, Eastern Ethiopia

Abstract Background The pregnancy rate among adolescents is increasing, particularly in developing countries, with higher adverse health outcomes. There are limited studies conducted to assess the adverse neonatal birth outcomes of adolescent pregnancy and associated factors for...

SOCIETAL AGEING: WHAT IS HAPPENING IN MALAYSIA AND WHAT SHOULD BE DONE

Abstract Malaysia is a rapidly ageing country. Relative to the United Kingdom, its social protection systems are underdeveloped. What is more, its political structure and social practices are different from those of the United Kingdom. Accordingly, the political economy of ageing...