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Surgically Induced Subacute Antiepileptic Effect of Vagus Nerve Stimulation before Stimulation Onset

Objective: Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is an established adjunctive therapy for drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE). Although its long-term efficacy after electrical activation is well recognized, transient seizure reduction has occasionally been observed immediately after implantati...

On the benefits of temporal aggregation on forecasting and stock control: empirical evidence from statistical and machine learning methods

The ADIDA forecasting approach broke into the operational research literature in 2011, originally as a method for intermittent demand forecasting; 15 years and 226 citations later, with applications spanning from normal and intermittent to hierarchical demand, and inspiring the c...

Unmanned aerial vehicle time‐series phenotyping illuminates genotype‐specific responses to off‐target dicamba exposure in soybean

Abstract Dicamba, a synthetic auxin herbicide, is widely used for postemergence weed control. However, the high potential for volatility and spray drift raises concerns about damage to nontarget dicot crops lacking the dicamba monooxygenase transgene, which provides bioengineered...

Screening strategies for the early detection of non-cardia gastric cancer in low- to moderate-prevalence regions: Asia-Pacific gastroesophageal cancer congress consensus 2026

Abstract Background Gastric cancer (GC) remains a major global health burden, and early detection is essential for improving patient outcomes. Although GC screening has been widely implemented in East Asian countries with a high disease burden, the optimal screening strategy for...

The Emergence of the Service Techonomy: POPP at the Frontlines and the Rise of AI-Mediated Service Influence

Advances in artificial intelligence (AI), data infrastructures, and platform technologies are reshaping services and organizational frontlines. We conceptualize this shift as the emergence of the “service techonomy,” in which omni-personalization manifests via Prescribed, Omnipre...

MR Imaging and Radiomics Features for Predicting Variant Histology of Bladder Cancer: A Single Centre Retrospective Analysis

ABSTRACT Introduction Compare MRI features of bladder variant histology (VH) and pure urothelial carcinoma (UC) and determine if MRI radiomics features can predict VH. Methods In this retrospective study, cystectomy pathology database search yielded 37 patients with tumours with...

Decisions and Feedback Across the Lifecycle of Hardware-Efficient Language Model Systems

Hardware-efficient Transformer-based language-model systems make consequential choices across development/adaptation, deployment preparation, and runtime/serving, yet mechanism-centric organization can obscure their dependencies. This critical survey uses two-stage Scopus retriev...

Stable Benefit Allocation for Economically Sustainable Coordination of Distributed Energy Resources: A WRT-Inspired Fidelity-Controlled Reduction Framework

Local energy sharing can support more sustainable distribution systems by coordinating rooftop photovoltaic generation, behind-the-meter storage, and flexible demand among prosumers. Its expansion to larger energy communities, however, requires benefit-allocation mechanisms that...

Differential effects of PM2.5 constituents on tuberculosis infection and disease progression in 40,379 student close contacts

Abstract Rationale Outdoor PM2.5 has been increasingly implicated in tuberculosis, yet evidence has largely focused on total PM2.5 mass and has usually considered Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) infection and active tuberculosis separately. Whether specific PM2.5 che...

Evolution of Nigeria as a Political Unit: The Amalgamation of 1914

The amalgamation of Northern and Southern Protectorates dresses in a toga of unity that prizes Nigeria as the most populous Black nation on the face of the planet Earth. Thus, the combination of its resources and human capital edification makes her the giant and pride of the Negr...

Climate Change and Dispersal Limitation Reshape Future Habitat Accessibility for Lady Amherst's Pheasant ( Chrysolophus amherstiae ) in China

ABSTRACT Montane forest birds are highly vulnerable to climate warming because their habitats are often fragmented, topographically constrained, and difficult to track through dispersal. For Lady Amherst's Pheasant ( Chrysolophus amherstiae ), future climate risks remain poorly u...

Analytical Characterization, Pharmacokinetics, Safety, and Preliminary Immunogenicity of GNR-062, an Agalsidase Beta Biosimilar Candidate, in Healthy Male Volunteers

Fabry disease is a rare genetic multisystemic lysosomal disease characterized by progressive cellular accumulation of globotriaosylceramide (GL-3) in various organs with specific cutaneous (angiokeratoma), neurological (pain), renal (proteinuria, chronic kidney failure), cardiova...

Single-Shuffle Card-Based Protocols for Any Boolean Circuit with Six Cards per Gate

Abstract Card-based protocols perform secure computation using physical playing cards, and their efficiency is primarily evaluated by two metrics: the number of cards and the number of shuffles. In this paper, we present three new card-based protocols that reduce the number of ca...

Peripheral Nerve Conduction and Anthropometric Characteristics in Elite American Football Players: An Exploratory Cross-Sectional Study

Background/Objectives: American football exposes athletes to repeated collisions and intense physical loading. This exploratory study compared anthropometric characteristics and peripheral nerve conduction parameters between elite American football players and healthy sedentary m...

Concurrent Validity of a Belt-Type IMU for Postural Sway Measurement: A Pilot Comparison with a Force Plate and Vision-Based System

Postural sway analysis is a widely used biomechanical indicator to assess balance control and fall risk in the elderly and patients with neuromuscular disorders. Although force plates are considered the gold standard for measuring the center of pressure (COP), their high cost and...

Synergistic Effects of Mechanical Properties and Self-Healing in Borate-Based Hydrogen-Bond Dynamic Crosslinked Gels in High-Temperature Water-Based Drilling Fluids

Engineering practices employ sealing materials such as rigid bridge plugs, cementation, and polymer gels to address leaking formations; however, each has limitations: particulate-based materials rely on a match between particle size and fracture width, while chemical cementation...

Competing dynamics of brand love and addiction: implications for consumer behavior

Purpose This study aims to examine the relationships between brand love and brand addiction on consumers’ adverse behaviors: impulsive buying, compulsive buying, social comparison and narcissism. Design/methodology/approach The data were collected from 350 young Chinese fashion b...

Challenges and strategies in the multicultural sexual and reproductive healthcare encounter - a qualitative study on the perspectives of health professionals

BACKGROUND: Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) in Sweden is shaped by strong equity and gender-equality ideals, yet migrant patients continue to experience disparities in SRH outcomes. Social, cultural, and structural factors can complicate clinical encounters, potentially posi...

Extracellular Vesicles: Emerging Players in Tumor Progression, Diagnosis, and Therapeutic Applications

Abstract Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are emerging as critical players in oncology and also exert vital regulatory effects on exercise-induced muscle injury repair, offering novel insights into tumor biology. Tumor-derived EVs facilitate intercellular communication by carrying bi...

Multicomponent PFCAs Capture, Detection, Differentiation, and Aqueous-Phase Removal with Adaptive Luminescent Organic Cages

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are persistent, nonbiodegradable pollutants that accumulate in water, posing threats to human health and aqueous ecosystems. There is currently a need for technologies capable of both multicomponent detection and removal of PFA...