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Let it go: How trusted reminders alter intention maintenance

Abstract Do prospective memory (PM) reminders support intentions in a duplicative manner that preserves internal maintenance, or in a substitutive manner that reduces internal maintenance when a trusted external store is available? We tested this in a student population ( N = 320...

High-Ratio Partial Proteolysis with Carrier Proteome (HOLSER) Enables Global Structure Profiling and Site-Resolved Elucidation of Ligand-Protein Interactions.

Understanding how cellular proteins interact with their environment, including endogenous and exogenous molecules, is critical for elucidating mechanisms of cellular regulation and drug action. Partial proteolysis-based techniques offer peptide-level resolution of ligand-induced...

Misperceptions of charismatic species' conservation status: Zoo visits and virtual exposure shape perceptions of extinction risk

Abstract Biodiversity loss is accelerating globally, yet species are not equally affected, and public perceptions of extinction risk often diverge from scientific assessments. Understanding what shapes public perceptions is critical for effective conservation communication, parti...

Transposed-letter effects as a function of the location of transpositions

We examined how Transposed-Letter effects (TL effects: e.g., ASBENT, derived from ABSENT, compared to the substituted-letter [SL] control ALPENT) might vary as a function of the location of the TL effects relative to fixation. The positions of the TL and the initial fixation loca...

High-throughput pollen germination phenotyping for assessing heat tolerance in soybean

Abstract Heat stress causes ultrastructural damage in pollen grains, leading to reduced pollen germination, pollen size and shortened pollen tube length, ultimately lowering seed set and yield. This study presents a high-throughput phenotyping framework that integrates controlled...

A nose-to-brain circuit underlies anxiety regulation by nasal afferent frequency in mice

Slow nasal breathing alleviates negative moods, but the precise nose-to-limbic pathways and their causal contributions remain unclear. Here, we identify a pathway in mice from olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) in the nasal cavity to mitral cells in the olfactory bulb (OB), then to...

Challenges in linking interferon signatures to clinical trajectories in juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Abstract Background Based on the recent finding that higher baseline expression of interferon (IFN)-driven gene signature in blood positively correlates with good response to methotrexate (MTX) in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA), this study tested the hypothesis that baseline...

How Important Is Internal Information Asymmetry for Firm-Level Productivity?

Theoretical research suggests internal information asymmetry (IIA) between top managers and divisional managers can reduce productivity by distorting internal resource allocation. The net effect, however, is unclear because IIA also reflects valuable private information within di...

A new theorem of alternatives leading to sufficient conditions for the superiorization guarantee question of Dynamic String-Averaging in the inconsistent case

Abstract We study the Superiorization Methodology (SM) in the context of the General Dynamic String-Averaging (GDSA) method in the inconsistent case (that is, where the input operators do not have a common fixed point) which primarily aims at achieving convex feasibility while si...

Person-country Fit and Subjective Well-Being: The Roles of Religious Beliefs

While previous studies have extensively examined the relationship between religion and subjective well-being (SWB), findings remain mixed, and ongoing debates persist regarding the nature and strength of this association. Moreover, less is known about specific dimensions of relig...

Navigating the Early Years: A Guide for New Faculty

ABSTRACT The transition from doctoral student to tenure‐track assistant professor marks a critical juncture in an academic career. This conceptual commentary offers experience‐based insights for early‐career accounting faculty, addressing the distinct pressures of a discipline sh...

Non-Price Criteria in European Offshore Wind Auctions: Dataset and Codebook

This dataset describes the use of non-price criteria in the prequalification and award phases for European offshore wind auctions between 2005-2028. It cointains a codebook, verbatim descriptions of the award and prequalification criteria used, and values for the criteria disaggr...

Theoretical Extensions and Methodological Output of the Quantum-Classical Hybrid: The Regime-Factor Purity Spectrum, the Binary Structure of the Confirmed-Breakpoint Network, and Cross-Disciplinary Predictions ——Paradigm Deepening, Testable Predictions, and Complete Deployment of the Operating System Based on the Triple Demotion

Tang (2026x) completed the triple demotion of the nuclear shell—the shell model was proven to be the projection of the regime-switch network in the spherical-symmetry limit by the 3.68–9.68-fold amplification of the Chow F of the five traditional magic numbers under continuous sp...

Combinatorial Sampling and Wear Behavior of Cr-Al-C-N Coatings Deposited by HiPIMS

CrAlN PVD coatings are frequently used to protect cutting tools because of their superior hardness and wear resistance. However, the influence of carbon addition to such coatings remains largely unexplored. Therefore, Cr-Al-C-N coatings were deposited by HiPIMS using a commercial...

Technical Specification for the Scientific Discovery Operating System: Mathematical Formalization and Engineering Architecture —A Proceduralized Knowledge Discovery Protocol Based on the Factor Hierarchy Law and Testability Norms

Tang (2026g) established the theoretical framework of the Scientific Discovery Operating System, providing the first complete definition of the Factor Hierarchy Law—including the dichotomy of regime factors and execution factors, the three morphologies of regime factors (pure reg...

Nuclear Energy in the Sustainability Equation: A Method of Moments Quantile Regression Analysis (MMQR) of Load Capacity Factor in OECD Countries

Nuclear energy has attracted significant interest from policymakers because of its potential to improve environmental sustainability (ES). This study investigates the interplay among nuclear energy consumption (NEC), economic growth (GDP), renewable energy utilization (REN), urba...

The Triple Demotion of the Nuclear Shell: The Shell Model, the Liquid Drop Model, and the Independent-Particle-Motion Axiom ——Derivational Demotion Based on 2D Ising Exact Solution Calibration, Continuous Sphericity Weight Recovery, and the QCTI Index

The central axiom of the traditional shell model—nucleons moving independently in a static mean field—and the liquid drop model have coexisted for nearly nine decades without resolution. Drawing on Tang (2026v) and Tang (2026w), this paper integrates five lines of evidence to com...

Regime-Switch Network and the True Structure of the Nuclear Shell: Internal Self-Consistency of the Confirmed-Breakpoint Network, Completeness Audit of the Shell Model, and Fifteen New Discoveries ——Transition-Zone Width Theorem, Cascade Skeleton, Liquid-Drop Masking Effect, and Shell-Correction Compensation Traces Based on Multi-Tool Aggregation

What is the true structure of the nuclear shell? The traditional shell model holds that the nuclear shell is marked by a few isolated magic numbers—N = 2, 8, 20, 28, 50, 82, 126. This paper finds that the nuclear shell is instead a multi-level network of blind-detected breakpoint...

Nuclear Shell Regime Audit: The Magic-Number Shift Theorem and the Discovery of the N=14 Statistical Rupture ——The η Hierarchy Structure, Bai-Perron Optimal 10 Breakpoints from Zero-Preset Exhaustive Search, and Six Quantitative Theorems

The central axiom of the nuclear shell model—that nucleons move independently in a static mean field—has never been systematically questioned. This paper deploys the Factor Hierarchy Law to nuclear physics for the first time, performing a zero-preset regime audit on the full AME2...

Integrating Course-Based Competitions into Strategic Management Instruction: A Reproducible Course Improvement Protocol

Strategic Management instruction requires students to apply analytical frameworks to uncertain, resource-constrained, and trade-off-based business situations. Course competitions can support this process when they are organized as a structured instructional system rather than as...