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Research on Spatial Equity of Urban Residential Areas and Its Association with Summer Thermal Environment Risk: A Case Study of Wuhan, China

As global warming intensifies and extreme heat events occur frequently, the human thermal environment is under severe threat. In this study, the thermal environment risk and spatial equity issues in residential areas of humid and hot summer cities have become increasingly promine...

A systematic scoping review of transformative potential and contextual challenges of integrating AI and collective intelligence in African higher education

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into African higher education is characterized by a critical tension between its transformative potential and profound contextual constraints. This systematic scoping review addresses this disjuncture by synthesizing available evide...

Building Sustainable Workplaces: The Synergistic Role of Human Capital Sustainability Leadership, Green HRM and Altruism in Promoting Employee Green Behaviour

Using social exchange theory, this study investigates how human capital sustainability leadership (HCSL) promotes employee green behaviour through green human resource management (Green HRM), and whether employee altruism, being a boundary condition, strengthens these relationshi...

Talismanic posthuman childhood in Tales of Arcadia

The conceptual fluidity of narrative in the children’s contemporary fantasy television series Trollhunters , from the Tales of Arcadia universe, emerges from techno-magic and non-human modes of being. Uncontainability and monstrous and object-mediated transformation define both a...

Optimizing the removal of color and impurities from sugar beet syrup using bentonite/iron oxide nanocomposite

Abstract Efficient removal of colorants and impurities is a crucial step in the sugar industry to ensure high-quality final products and to minimize operational costs. This study investigates the performance of a magnetic bentonite/iron oxide nanocomposite for removing color-form...

Influence of cyclodextrin structure on the thermo-oxidative aging resistance of asphalt binder

Thermo-oxidative aging of asphalt is a key challenge facing modern road surfacing technology. The aim of this study is to evaluate zeolite–cyclodextrin hybrid fillers as functional asphalt modifiers, with a focus on their ability to mitigate short- and long-term oxidative aging....

Throw, sweep, thrive and belong: A small story narrative analysis of sense of community meanings for elite curler mothers on Instagram

To advance understanding of socially constructed motherhood and sport, researchers are exploring elite athlete mothers’ sporting comebacks on social media (e.g. Instagram). The role of community aspects (e.g. belongingness, trust) linked to athlete mothers’ sporting career negoti...

Spindle Cell Predominant Anaplastic Pleomorphic Xanthoastrocytoma (WHO Grade 3) With Focal Piloid Features: A Rare Case Study With Comprehensive Molecular Profiling

Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma (PXA) is a rare astrocytic tumor of the central nervous system. The typical form demonstrates relatively low-grade histologic features, whereas an anaplastic variant shows more aggressive behavior, including increased mitotic activity and necrotic ch...

Water memory and moral ecologies in adaptive hydrosocial futures

Indigenous nature-cultural practices often embody sustained environmental wisdom but remain underused in contemporary climate adaptation planning. This paper investigates the role of cultural communication particularly Uli songs, rituals, proverbs, and local language practices in...

Urban water system resilience and risk assessment in a typical arid industrial city: a case study of Karamay

This study develops a multi-dimensional framework to assess urban water resource resilience and risk in Karamay, a typical resource-based industrial city in arid northwest China. By integrating long-term data on water supply and demand, meteorological and hydrological conditions,...

IMPLEMENTATION OF CITIZEN PARTICIPATION AND PUBLIC POLICY IN AREA COUNCILS OF THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, ABUJA

This study examined the state of citizen participation and public policy implementation in the six area councils of Abuja’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Although the Area Councils constitute the tier of government most proximate to residents, the recurrent failure of their po...

MXenes Contacts for p ‐type 2D Electronics

ABSTRACT MXenes, a family of two‐dimensional (2D) transition‐metal carbides and nitrides, offer a compelling combination of metallic conductivity and tunable surface chemistry. However, their potential as electrical contacts for p ‐type 2D semiconductors remains largely untapped....

Annotation by Arithmetic: Exact Mark Placement on Construction Drawings by Separating Perception from Measurement

Automated construction estimation requires more than correct quantities: an estimator must be able to see, on the drawing itself, exactly which drawn element each line item refers to. Vision-language models identify millwork items on architectural sheets reliably, but the boundin...

Possibility Landscapes of Chemistry

Possibility Landscapes of Chemistry is a public research series examining chemical systems in which composition alone does not determine a unique structure or state. The series develops domain-specific, set-valued frameworks for classifying chemically and structurally admissible...

A Heterogeneous Codonopsis pilosula Polysaccharide Preparation Attenuates Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiotoxicity in Mice: Associations with Oxidative Stress, Mitochondrial Function, and Gut Microbiota

Doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity remains a major limitation of anthracycline chemotherapy and is closely associated with oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction. Here, we investigated whether a commercial Codonopsis pilosula polysaccharide preparation (CPP) could attenua...

Associated Factors and Latent Patterns of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Digestive Endoscopy Nurses: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study

Background: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) have been reported to be very common among hospital workers and particularly nurses. They are assumed or found to be a result of physical workload or poor posture at work and only secondarily a consequence of (general) st...

Cold Atmospheric Plasma Disrupts Microbial Wound Bioburden: In Vitro, Porcine MRSA Biofilm, and Clinical Fluorescence Evidence from Bench to Bedside

Background: Biofilm-associated microbial burden is a major barrier to wound healing and is increasingly difficult to control in the era of antimicrobial resistance. This translational study evaluated the antimicrobial performance and tissue compatibility of a commercially availab...

Partial Reproducibility and Pleiotropic Epigenetic QTLs in Arabidopsis Recombinant Inbred Lines

Unlike conventional genetic polymorphisms, many induced epigenetic polymorphisms can be reset across generations, raising uncertainty about how consistently the same epigenetic loci and associated phenotypic effects can be recovered among independent studies. To address this prob...

Mitochondria-Targeted Lonidamine Hydrogels for Postsurgical Elimination of Glioblastoma

The high recurrence rate of glioblastoma after surgical resection and conventional chemotherapy remains a major obstacle to effective treatment. Mitochondria-targeted long-acting local chemotherapy represents a promising therapeutic strategy to tackle this dilemma. In this study,...

Sleep and obesity—known interactions and open questions

Abstract Sleep and obesity are tightly interconnected, with bidirectional relationships that influence cardiometabolic health and the development and progression of sleep disorders. In this review, we synthesize current evidence linking insufficient sleep, insomnia, obstructive s...