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Short-Term Cadmium and Lead Exposure in Common Buckwheat: Metal Accumulation, Physiological Responses, and Compositional Changes

Cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) contamination may alter common buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench cv. ‘Korona’) physiology and composition. The objective was to determine whether common buckwheat maintains physiological performance under controlled Cd and Pb exposure while assessi...

Lean-Verified Chronos Navier-Stokes Certificates: Unified Clock System for OpenAI's Periodic Candidate - Formal Validation Milestone 2

This record contains the publication-facing verification report and the complete reproducible Lean 4 certificate package for Formal Validation Milestone 2 of the Chronos Navier-Stokes program. The formal adapter was compiled against OpenAI's public NavierStokesAndEuler repository...

The Efficiency-Decentralization-Security Trilemma: A Co-Design Framework for Lightweight, Decentralized AI in Cyber-Physical Systems

Smart systems, the Industrial Internet of Things, and cyber-physical networks increasingly make decisions on the devices where data is generated, on nodes short of memory, compute, energy, and bandwidth, and exposed to real adversaries. Two research currents have grown to meet th...

Underrecognized routes of microplastic exposure in gestating women and neonates – A focused review on sources, risks, alternative interventions and control

During the critical phases of pregnancy, plastic exposure imposes risks to the health of the mother and the developing embryo. Recent reports revealing the occurrence of Microplastics (MPs) in different body fluids, including blood, urine, and sputum, have left the scientific com...

CHARACTERIZATION OF THE DEMOGRAPHIC ATTRIBUTES OF CASH BASED RETAILERS AS AN ALTERNATIVE DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL FOR MICRO-INSURANCE IN KENYA

Abstract: The insurance penetration rate in Kenya is low. Insurance has traditionally been distributed through insurance brokers and agents. The objective of the study was to characterize the demographic attributes of cash based retailers as an alternative distribution channel fo...

AI Fundamentals – Unit II: Applications of Artificial Intelligence

Unit II – Applications of Artificial Intelligence is an Open Educational Resource (OER) presentation developed for the undergraduate AI Fundamentals course. This presentation introduces the applications of Artificial Intelligence across six important domains: Healthcare, Finance,...

High-Performance Multilevel Memory Crossbar Array Based on Two-Dimensional Imine Polymer Film with Tunable Memory Behavior

Abstract Multi-state memristors offer great promise for overcoming Moore’s law limitations and effectively increasing information storage density due to the exponential increase in the data storage density from 2n to 3n or even higher (where n is the number of devices in the stor...

Water and Hydrogen Bond Donor Effects on Mass Transport and Copper Electrodeposition in Deep Eutectic Solvents

Abstract Choline chloride-based deep eutectic solvents (DESs) are promising for electrodeposition due to their high electrochemical stability and ionic conductivity, yet their application can be hindered by high viscosity and uncontrolled water uptake. Here, we systematically inv...

Molecular detection and phylogenetic characterization of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and the first evidence of Anaplasma platys in dogs from Iran: epidemiological and hematological findings

Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Anaplasma platys are tick-borne pathogens of dogs, with zoonotic and veterinary importance. Data on their prevalence and hematological effects in Iran are scarce, and A. platys has not been molecularly reported in dogs in the country. This study inve...

Effective Drainage of the Built Environment in The AI Era: Opportunities for Smart and Climate-Responsive Drainage Management in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria

Effective drainage is essential to the performance, safety and sustainability of the built environment. Rapid urbanisation, increased impervious surfaces, inadequate drainage infrastructure, poor maintenance and indiscriminate waste disposal have increased urban flood risks in ma...

Effects of Solid Waste Management on Public and Environmental Health in Kano Metropolis

Waste management is the process of treating solid wastes and offers a variety of solutions for recycling items that don't belong in trash. It is about how garbage can be used as a valuable resource. Waste management is something that each and every household and business owner gl...

Analysis of Temperature Distribution in Steel-Concrete Composite Beams with Concrete Hollow Core Slabs with Rectangular Openings Under Fire Conditions

Abstract The structural contribution of slab in steel–concrete composite beams depends on the interaction between materials. Despite providing procedures for temperature evolution and strength reduction in composite beams with solid slabs, NBR 14,323 does not include specific rec...

Towards Improved P2X7R Cellular Models for Alzheimer’s Disease Drug Discovery

Abstract Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder with no disease-modifying therapeutics. The P2X7 receptor (P2X7R) presents as a promising target for AD drug discovery due to its pathogenic role in the onset and progression of neuroinflammation, a hal...

Defense Beats Offense: An Honest, Free-Data Study of What You Can and Cannot Predict in Equities and Crypto

Version 3 (10 September 2026). An independent adversarial audit identified two significant issues and several minor ones; both significant issues are disclosed here (no PDF source is editable for this record, so this update is metadata-only; the underlying code/data repository ha...

FOXO1a and IL10/IL10rb-associated responses coordinate myelin preservation and immune–redox homeostasis during viral neuroinflammation

Neurotropic viral infections can cause rapid neurological deterioration, but disease severity reflects pathogen burden and the capacity of neural tissues to tolerate infection-associated stress. Using a zebrafish larval model of nervous necrosis virus (NNV) infection, we found th...

Change-of-Direction (COD) Biomechanics in Sport: A Systematic Review of the Possible Use of IMU

Background/Objectives: Change-of-direction (COD) movements represent a fundamental component of performance in multidirectional sports and constitute one of the primary mechanisms of knee injury. The biomechanical assessment of such movements has traditionally relied on optoelect...

CBCT-Based Anatomical Assessment of Lingual Bone Availability Relevant to the Mental Foramen Bypass Concept in Posterior Atrophied Mandibles

Background/Objectives: Severe posterior mandibular atrophy presents anatomical challenges for implant rehabilitation because of reduced residual bone volume and the close relationship between the mental foramen, its anatomical variations, and the surrounding alveolar bone. Among...

Environmental and demographic determinants of Aedes albopictus seasonal activity in southern France: A modeling study

The presence and the activity of Aedes albopictus are a growing concern for nuisance and public health in Europe. Despite an increasing number of entomological and modelling studies, our incomplete understanding of mosquito population response to weather drivers in natural condit...

Physiological Responses and Absorption Removal Effects of Three Floating Macrophytes to Polystyrene Nanoplastics Pollution

Microplastics exert toxic effects on aquatic plants, thereby impacting ecosystem functions and services. Currently, research on the effects of nanoplastics on aquatic plants has mainly focused on algae, while floating macrophytes have received less attention. To investigate the p...

The Risk of COVID-19 Death in Jamaica by Wave Period: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic caused significant healthcare, economic and social impacts. This study described characteristics of COVID-19 mortality and determined risk of COVID-19 death by wave period in Jamaica. A cross-sectional analysis was conducted using data on confirmed...