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Financial Liquidity as an Independent Buffer Against Foot-and-Mouth Disease–Related Income Vulnerability in Mixed-Species Smallholder Farms

Complete reproducibility package for a study testing whether farm-household financial liquidity (cash relative to debt) is associated with reduced FMD-attributable income vulnerability independently of off-farm income diversification, using survey data from 286 mixed-species smal...

ARTEMISININ FROM ARTEMISIA ANNUA: A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF ITS ANTIMALARIAL POTENTIAL

Malaria remains one of the world's most serious infectious illnesses, producing major morbidity and mortality, particularly in tropical and subtropical areas. The rise of drug-resistant Plasmodium variants has highlighted the urgent need for effective and safe antimalarial medici...

GLOBAL EINSTEIN -AND- VAN CONG RELATIONS, AND NEW OPTICAL-ELECRICAL-THERMOELECTRIC LAWS IN N(P)-TYPE DEGENERATE, COMPENSATED AND VISCOUS CdTe(1-x)S(x)-CRYSTALLINE ALLOY, ENHANCED BY OUR STATIC DIELECTRIC CONSTANT LAW, CONDUCTIVITY MODEL, AND ESPECIALLY ACCURATE FERMI ENERGY EXPRESSION (46)

In degenerate, compensated and viscous - crystalline alloy, , the Global Einstein -and- Van Cong relations, as those given in Equations (24, 31), and various optical-electrical-thermoelectric laws, enhanced by: the optico-electrical phenomenon (O-EP) and the electro-optical pheno...

Optimising LoRA for fine-tuning lightweight LLM expert agents in cross-regional collaboration in the construction industry: Evidence from the Greater Bay Area

Abstract Under the “One Country, Two Systems, Three Legal Jurisdictions” framework, cross-regional collaboration in the construction industry of the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) is more complex than other urban agglomerations, and this makes traditional method...

Spatially defined IGF1R-STMN1 axis delineates a metastatic cell state in osteosarcoma

Abstract Metastatic osteosarcoma (OS) remains the leading cause of disease-related mortality, yet effective therapies are still lacking. Here, we integrated single-cell RNA sequencing, spatial transcriptomics, and functional assays to investigate signaling dependencies in OS meta...

Emergency-Response System Enhances Safety in Ultrasour Offshore Environments

_ This article, written by JPT Technology Editor Chris Carpenter, contains highlights of paper SPE 229379, “Enhancing Safety in Ultrasour Offshore Environments: A Comprehensive Emergency-Response System,” by Diego Espin Tobar, ADNOC. The paper has not been peer-reviewed. _ The co...

CLINICAL APPROACHING OF PEDIATRIC EPILEPSY MANAGEMENT

Seizures are characterized as brief episodes of symptoms brought on by the abnormal, excessive, or synchronous brain neuronal activity that is marked by sudden and involuntary movement of the skeletal muscles. Early detection, therapy, and specialized medical assistance must be c...

An Overview of Quality Improvement in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

In this review, we provide a comprehensive overview of quality improvement (QI) methodologies within the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), underlining their significance in enhancing health care quality and outcomes. We begin with an exploration into the history and applicatio...

EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS OF THE VOLUMES OF THE POSTERIOR AND ANTERIOR VERTEBRAL MUSCLES ESTAMAIATED FROM THE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGES ON THE LUMBAR LORDOSIS

Aim: This study aims to analyze the relationship between prevertebral and postvertebral muscle volumes comparatively with PAL technique, (projection area per length squared) which is used to calculate the excessive curvature in lumbar region (lumbar lordosis) with quantitative (n...

No Set Carries Exactly Three Dense Linear Orders without Endpoints: A Proof in a Weak Zermelo Theory without Choice or Replacement

Let Z_sep be the theory consisting of Extensionality, Pairing, Infinity, Union, Power Set, and the full Separation schema. Neither Choice, Replacement, Foundation, nor any form of Countable Choice is assumed. For a standard finite n ≥ 1, the notation s(X) = n abbreviates a first-...

A hybrid combination of analytic hierarchy process and best-worst method: simulation and application

Purpose Among various multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) methods, the best-worst method (BWM) is acknowledged as an improvement of the analytic hierarchy process (AHP). However, data collected from AHP surveys could not be used in BWM studies and vice versa because the two req...

PREVALENCE OF ABNORMAL PAP SMEAR AMONG SAMPLE OF IRAQI WOMEN ATTENDING AL-BATOOL TEACHING HOSPITAL IN MOSUL

Background: The Papanicolaou (Pap) smear, introduced by Georgios Papanikolaou in the 1940s, remains a widely used method for detecting precancerous and cancerous changes of the uterine cervix, particularly in settings without organized screening programs. However, its sensitivity...

Shoulder & Elbow

The August 2026 Shoulder & Elbow Roundup 360 looks at: Younger age alone does not compromise survival after anatomical total shoulder arthroplasty; Long-term surveillance after primary shoulder arthroplasty moves towards expert consensus; Distal humeral fractures in older adu...

The transcription factor C/EBPβ promotes hyperglycemia-elicited glycolysis and liver cancer progression

Abstract Hyperglycemia and its related diseases, such as diabetes, dramatically accelerate cancer progression. However, the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood, and the development of anticancer therapies based on them has largely stalled. Transcription factor CCAAT/en...

The bulging pancreas: unmasking causes beyond autoimmunity—an imaging-based approach to diffuse pancreatic enlargement

Abstract Diffuse pancreatic enlargement is frequently attributed to autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP), but several benign, genetic, inflammatory, including acute interstitial edematous pancreatitis, and malignant entities can produce a similar imaging appearance. This review provides...

MANAGEMENT OF MUTRASHMARI THROUGH AYURVEDIC SHAMANA CHIKITSA: CASE SERIES

Background: Mutrashmari (urolithiasis) is one of the most prevalent disorders of the urinary tract and is classified as an Ashta Mahagada (eight fatal diseases) in Ayurveda due to its severity and tendency for recurrence. Although modern management includes pharmacotherapy and su...

BARRIERS OF EFFECTIVE HYPERTENSION MANAGEMENT AMONG PATIENTS ATTENDING PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTERS IN MOSUL

Hypertension is a major global health problem and one of the leading risk factors for cardiovascular disease; uncontrolled blood pressure remains common in primary care settings despite available treatment. This comparative cross-sectional study aimed to assess the common barrier...

Development of the football tactical skills scale and comparison of scores across player and training characteristics

Abstract Background Tactical performance in football emerges from the interaction of perceptual-cognitive processes, decision-making, positional responsibilities, psychological regulation, and coordinated action under changing game constraints. Although tactical behaviour can be...

FORMAULATION AND EVALUATION OF ANTI DANDRUFF HAIR GEL

Itching, flaking and irritation of the scalp are the hallmarks of dandruff, a common scalp condition. Microbial imbalance, fungal infection, and other environmental factors are the primary causes. The creation and assessment of a topical anti-dandruff gel with avocado oil and ket...

Comments: Offshore Platform Recycling: Bold Idea, Few Examples

_ In July, Thailand’s PTTEP announced that it had redeployed a decommissioned wellhead platform, saving time and money while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The national oil company said it was the first project of its kind in its portfolio and described it as an example of ap...