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Diabetic Cardiomyopathy: Distinct Clinical Entity or Manifestation of Metabolic Heart Disease?

Background/Objectives: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a global epidemic strongly associated with an increased risk of heart failure, independent of coronary artery disease or hypertension. This condition, historically termed diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) and recently redefine...

PACT: A distributed consensus protocol for launching and maintaining communities through mutual reduction of prediction error

Traditionally, interpersonal relationship theory has comprised several independent lineages, such as attachment theory and social exchange theory, each describing relationship satisfaction and maintenance behavior within its own framework. Meanwhile, applications of predictive pr...

The Gatherer's Tongue Hypothesis: Foraging Women and the Origin of Syntactical Language

The origin of human language — particularly its capacities for syntactical complexity, semantic precision, and displacement — remains one of the central unsolved problems in evolutionary anthropology. Dominant accounts that emphasise male hunting coordination, social bonding, or...

VAFB-1988-05a: The Testing and Evaluation of Fourteen Archaeological Sites on South Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California

This document is a report that discusses the testing of fourteen archaeological sites on Lompoc Mesa, Santa Barbara County, California, and reviews the findings from the perspectives of changing geomorphology, sea level fluctuations, and effective environment as well as the more...

BASE 44 ORDER: Map E8 root vectors onto behavioral frequency spectrums from eToro logs — E8 Intelligence Research

Andrew's order (Base 44 console): [SELF-BUILD from enhancement #231] Implement E8 root vector mapping onto behavioral frequency spectrums from eToro demo logs. Replace static signature detection with dynamic resonance model in Discovery Lab. Validate against replay benches for so...

Lattice Gauge Theory for Heavy-Quark Mass via Fermilab Method and Perturbation — E8 Intelligence Research

**FINDING:** Lattice gauge theory discretizes spacetime to compute non-perturbative quantum field dynamics, with heavy-quark mass calculations using Fermilab method and one-loop perturbation theory. **MATH:** - Lattice spacing \( a \) defines UV cutoff; gauge links \( U_\mu(x) =...

Mitigation and facework

Abstract This article explores the pragmatic function(s) of the German modal particle mal in estimates or speculations, a usage that has not so far received significant research attention. In these environments, mal appears to function as a hedge, conveying a sense of hesitation,...

Why do we trust the police? Testing performance theory, normative alignment and political ideology

Purpose This study examines trust in police in the South Korean context. We test whether effective policing, alignment of police-community norms or political ideologies impact our trust in police. Design/methodology/approach The study utilizes convenience sampling of South Korean...

Surface and structural characteristics of cast NiTi alloy impacted by submerged cavitating waterjet

The NiTi alloy has great application potential in the engineering fields involving cavitation. The present study aims to reveal variations in surface and structure characteristics of the NiTi alloy subjected to submerged waterjet. Effects of the standoff distance and cavitation t...

Balancing hope, realism and emotional boundaries: A qualitative study of healthcare providers working with individuals with spinal cord injury in Cyprus

Spinal cord injury (SCI) affects far more than motor and sensory function, disrupting identity, mental health and relationships. Healthcare providers (HPs) delivering rehabilitation face systemic constraints and interpersonal challenges, especially around communication and relati...

Glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration: challenges and prospects for prevention and treatment of combined pathology. Part 1. Epidemiology and pathogenesis

Glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration are the leading causes of irreversible vision loss in individuals over 60 years of age. This review consolidates current data on the epidemiology, shared genetic factors, and pathophysiological mechanisms underpinning their coexistenc...

From Finite-Contact Hamiltonian Dynamics to an Emergent Hydrodynamic Propagator

How can a local hydrodynamic response emerge from reversible Hamiltonian many-body dynamics without viscosity, a constitutive law, or a diffusion operator being introduced microscopically? We address this question in the transverse shear sector of a frozen finite-contact Hamilton...

The Symbolic Mechanics of the Cosmic Churning: A Reinterpretation of the Samudra Manthan

The traditional narrative of Samudra Manthan has long been received through the lens of ancient mythology as a singular, historical event occurring in a celestial ocean. This paper presents a rigorous reinterpretation of the churning of the milk ocean as an absolute, immutable, a...

A genome-wide map of the genetic network in monocytes that regulates type I interferon induction by the cGAS-STING pathway

Type I interferons (IFNs) are induced by pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) of the innate immune system to protect against foreign pathogens and malignant transformation, and their production must be tightly regulated to balance antiviral defense with tissue homeostasis. To def...

Synergistic Effects of an Interlaced Mountain–Lake–Plain Terrain on Wintertime PM 2.5 Pollution in Central China

Abstract The role of plain–lake–mountain mixed terrain surfaces on fine particle (PM 2.5 ) pollution is still unclear. Here, a Weather Research and Forecasting model coupled with Chemistry modeling study was designed for a winter PM 2.5 pollution episode in Central China with two...

Evoltropic Theory: Evolution as a Fundamental Physical Process

This paper develops a phenomenological Evoltropic framework in which physical Evolution, rather than time as an independent primitive, is taken as the fundamental process underlying observable change. A dimensionless Evolution Rate Field E(x) is introduced, together with a radial...

TP-Agent: A LLM Agent for Frontier Theoretical Physics Research

We present TP-Agent, an autonomous LLM-based agent utilizing a Plan–Execute–Reflect architecture and external computational tools (Python, Mathematica) to assist in theoretical physics research. We evaluate it on two benchmarks: the comprehensive TPBench and the frontier-level PR...

Contemplative Practice and Responses to Mortality Salience: Evidence from Long-Term Sufi Meditators

Mortality salience research has played a central role in understanding responses to death awareness and existential threat. At the same time, relatively little research has examined whether long-term contemplative practice may shape affective, cognitive, and implicit responses to...

Mind the Sign: Engaging Green Building Communications for Campus Building Interiors

Amid rapid expansion of the global green building market, sustainable built interiors present compelling opportunities for informal environmental education. Signage systems remain the dominant approach to communicating green building innovations to building users, with the potent...

Activating Role of Poly(3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene) in the Electrorheological Performance of Fluids Filled by Its Highly Porous Particles

Abstract A method for forming highly porous poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrenesulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) composite particles with an excess nonconductive PSS component via spraying into liquid nitrogen, followed by freeze-drying, was proposed. The additional PSS content both...