Research works

Estimation of Gross Primary Production and Net Primary Production of Vegetation Cover for Low Mountain Sub-Mediterranean Landscapes Using Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Modeling

Terrestrial vegetation cover is a critical component of the global carbon cycle, annually assimilating a substantial fraction of anthropogenic CO2 emissions. However, regional estimates of gross primary production (GPP) and net primary production (NPP) remain insufficiently studi...

Financial Performance Evaluation in Indian Banking Sector During Post-Merger: A Study on SBI Merger Using Key Financial Metrics and Market Positioning

This study evaluates the financial performance of the State Bank of India (SBI) following significant mergers in the Indian banking sector, focusing on key financial metrics and market positioning. Given the increasing trend of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in the banking indus...

Beyond Burnout: Determinants and Consequences of Sustainable Nonprofit Leadership

Much of the scholarship on leadership wellbeing and effectiveness has focused on ways to avoid burnout, rather than explaining how leaders actively sustain wellbeing and effectiveness over time. This paper integrates multiple theoretical frames using an exploratory, sequential mi...

A Mode-Aware Hybrid Machine-Learning Framework for Full-Field Warpage Prediction of Fan-Out Panel-Level Packaging After Debonding

Fan-Out Panel-Level Packaging (FO-PLP) enables high area utilization and manufacturing efficiency, but process-induced warpage caused by the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) mismatch and polymer shrinkage remains a major challenge. This study presents a classifier-gated hyb...

Exploring the Columbian Exchange: plant introductions to Taiwan in the 17th century

The Columbian Exchange is a well-known process of massive intercontinental translocation of animal and plant species triggered by European colonialism starting in the 16th and 17th centuries. Detailed studies of local processes of introduction of plant species are not abundant in...

Experimental investigation of magnesium phosphate cement mortar for the repair of long-term marine-exposed concrete

Chloride ions tend to ingress rapidly in damaged areas of marine concrete structures, such as cracks and spalling zones. Without timely intervention, embedded steel reinforcement in these regions undergoes accelerated corrosion, ultimately compromising structural integrity. To re...

Zidesamtinib (Jideytro®): a new selective, brain-penetrant ROS1 inhibitor approved for the treatment of ROS1-positive non-small cell lung cancer

ROS1-targeted therapies have improved outcomes in ROS1-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but acquired resistance, CNS progression, and off-target toxicities remain important limitations. Zidesamtinib (Jideytro ® , NVL-520) is a next-generation, brain-penetrant, tropomy...

Rate of nicotine metabolism on risk of myocardial infarction among people with HIV who smoke cigarettes

Background The prevalence of cigarette use in people with HIV (PWH) is 2–3 times higher than the general population. Cigarette use increases risk of myocardial infarction (MI). Faster nicotine metabolism, quantified by the nicotine metabolite ratio (NMR) is associated with greate...

A Fail-Safe Topology Optimization Method for Fiber-Reinforced Composite Structures Under Dynamic Loads

A fail-safe topology optimization method for fiber-reinforced composite structures under dynamic loads is proposed to achieve the concurrent optimization of structural topology and fiber orientations, as well as enhance the structural redundancy subject to damage cracks of fiber-...

Climatic and Socioeconomic Determinants of Consumer Food Price Index Dynamics: Empirical Evidence from 47 Advanced and Emerging Economies (2001–2022)

This study investigates the empirical links between climatic/socio-economic factors and Consumer Price Food Indices (CPFIs) across 47 advanced and emerging economies from 2001 to 2022. Utilizing a balanced panel dataset compiled from the World Bank’s World Development Indicators,...

Tetrazole-Derived Bis(1,3,4-oxadiazole)Scaffolds:A Heterocyclic Connectivity with Enhanced Stability and Reduced Sensitivity

Abstract Resolving the inherent trade-off between high energy and thermal stability/sensitivity in energetic materials remains a long-standing challenge. In this work, a series of energetic compounds and their corresponding salts were synthesized by employing a bis(1,3,4-oxadiazo...

An Orientation-Locking Kernel in the Continuum–Crystalline Correspondence: Unoriented bordism versus admissible spatial backgrounds in (2 + 1) dimensions

We examine the compatibility between the unoriented-bordism formulation of the continuum–crystalline correspondence and the background fields admitted by its spatial-symmetry definition. For a finite point group G ≤ O(2), an admissible spatial background identifies the orientatio...

Perioperative Cognitive Decline in Verbal Associative Memory Following Carotid Revascularization and Subsequent Risk of Adverse Events: Clinical Significance of the Standard Verbal Paired Associate Learning Test (S-PA)

Background/Objectives: This study aimed to explore whether perioperative changes in cognitive function following carotid artery revascularization, including carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and carotid artery stenting (CAS), are associated with subsequent clinical outcomes, focusing...

A Wearable NMES-LRR Device for Functional Screening of Lower-Limb Venous Outflow Restriction

Abstract Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is potentially life-threatening when embolization results in pulmonary embolism, yet first-line diagnosis using duplex ultrasound is equipment- and operator-dependent and is not well suited to frequent, at-home assessment. This study presents a...

Comparative Geometric Analysis of Power Transformer Cores: CRGO Vs. Amorphous Metal Alloys

The use of transformers is vital in an electrical power system as they are expensive to acquire and maintain, which influences their lifecycle. This paper discusses the effect of material selection on the diameter of the core after giving a comparative study of the core geometry....

Prospective Detection of Hypoglycemia and Near-Hypoglycemia Inducing Pressure-Induced Sensor Attenuation Onset in Continuous Glucose Monitoring Time Series

BACKGROUND: Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) sensors are vulnerable to pressure-induced sensor attenuations (PISAs). Pressure-induced sensor attenuations are characterized by a rapid but erroneous drop in blood glucose (BG) readings, and if these BG readings are hypoglycemic o...

Evaluation of Fungicidal Canopy Sprays for the Management of Cytospora plurivora in Western Colorado Peach Orchards

Cytospora canker, primarily caused by Cytospora plurivora D.P. Lawr. L.A. Holland & Trouillas is one of the most destructive diseases of peach (Prunus persica [L.] Batsch), a crop with significant economic and cultural importance in Colorado. Canker pathogens including Cytospora...

Evaluation of the safety and efficacy of 225Ac-PSMA-CY313 in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer: preliminary results

Abstract Objective Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) remains associated with poor long-term outcomes, and survival under current treatment is modest. Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-targeted alpha therapy using 225 Ac exhibits superior cytotoxicity...

The usable time-dilation of a Kerr flyby is geodesic

A calculation of the observer-to-proper-time ratio available to a spacecraft that leaves an equatorial Kerr encounter, when the exit Δv is limited to published plasma and nuclear-thermal plants. A geodesic that returns to infinity has path-averaged R_t → 1. The encounter window r...

A hybrid spiking neural network with contrastive pretraining for interpretable seizure forecasting using explainable AI

Neonatal seizures remain one of the most diagnostically demanding problems in intensive care, partly because the EEG signatures are subtle and partly because expert readers miss roughly one in four events under standard monitoring conditions. We address this gap with a framework...