Research works

Literature as Theological Heterology and Its Contribution to Liberation Theologies in the 21st Century: An Archaeo-Genealogical Approach Through a Brazilian Case Study

Within Latin American Liberation Theologies, socio-analytical mediation has been decisive for interpreting structures of domination, yet it does not exhaust the lived, affective, and symbolic dimensions through which subjects inhabit and transform those structures. This article e...

Parasite community structure in slimy sculpin (Cottus cognatus) and longnose dace (Rhinichthys cataractae) from tributaries experiencing different levels of oil sands development

Parasite community species richness and structure were assessed in slimy sculpin ( Cottus cognatus ) and longnose dace ( Rhinichthys cataractae ) from the Steepbank and Firebag rivers, two tributaries of the Athabasca River (Alberta, Canada) experiencing differing degrees of oil...

Bikinin induces genotype- and time-dependent changes in barley growth, leaf architecture, and phytohormone profiles

Abstract Brassinosteroids are major regulators of plant growth, architecture, and stress responses, but the consequences of perturbing BR signaling may depend strongly on genotype and developmental stage. We investigated the effects of bikinin, an inhibitor of plant Glycogen Synt...

Uncovering essential RNA components of fusion oncoprotein condensates using bicon-seq

Abstract Fusion oncoproteins drive aggressive leukemias by mediating aberrant gene expression within specialized biomolecular condensates that contain various biomolecules. While RNA is known to influence condensate properties, the RNA constituents of fusion protein-containing on...

Discovery of diamide derivatives bearing a flexible substituted benzylamine moiety as potential ryanodine receptor activator

Abstract BACKGROUND Lepidopteran pests have developed severe resistance to diamide insecticides, posing a huge challenge to effective pest control, necessitating the development of novel insecticides to achieve the effective comprehensive management of pests. Forty‐two novel deri...

Numerical Investigation of the Effects of Temperature-Dependent Permittivity and Space-Charge Transport on the Electric-Field Distribution in the Oil–Paper Insulation of an Oil-Immersed Transformer

To investigate the effects of the thermal state under rated operation and space-charge transport on the electric-field distribution in oil–paper insulation, a sequentially coupled multiphysics model is developed for a 30 kVA single-phase three-limb oil-immersed transformer. The n...

Integrating Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia into the Diagnostic Workup of Adolescent Heavy Menstrual Bleeding

ABSTRACT To understand the effect of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasis (HHT) on uterine bleeding is paramount to improving clinical care of menstruating individuals with HHT. Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) in adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with HHT is underrecognized and...

Mitochondria‐Targeting Iron–Carbon Nanozymes Combat Hepatic Ischemia–Reperfusion Injury via the Dual Mechanisms of Respiratory Chain Remodeling and Pyroptosis Inhibition With MRI Monitoring

ABSTRACT Hepatic ischemia‒reperfusion injury (HIRI) critically compromises liver surgery and transplantation outcomes. Its pathogenesis centers on mitochondrial dysfunction‐driven oxidative stress and sterile inflammation. However, current therapies lack lesion‐specific targeting...

Shading enhances Se accumulation in tea leaves through promoting CsMYB7-like-mediated conversion of Se (VI) to Se (IV)

Limited selenium (Se) accumulation in agricultural products contributes to widespread dietary Se deficiency, posing a global nutritional threat. Efficient agronomic strategies to enhance Se biofortification in crops are still lacking. Here, we reveal the synergistic effects of sh...

Peritubal Endometriosis Discovered During Surgery for Ovarian Torsion in an Adolescent Without Dysmenorrhea: A Case Report

Endometriosis is often investigated in adolescents because of dysmenorrhea or chronic pelvic pain. We report a 15-year-old girl with previously painless menstruation who presented with abrupt severe right lower-quadrant pain and nausea. Ultrasonography suggested marked right ovar...

Tuning the mechanical integrity and corrosion performance of open-cell copper foams: identification of an optimization threshold

Abstract In this work, Porous copper foam samples were fabricated by a space-holder technique with water-atomized copper powder and sodium chloride (NaCl) particles in weight fractions ranging from 10 to 35 wt%. The powders were mechanically mixed at a 10:1 ball-to-powder ratio a...

Loss of Fmr1 causes subnucleus-specific decreases in dendritic complexity in mediodorsal thalamus

Abstract In the mediodorsal thalamus (MD), neurons of the medial (MD-M) and lateral (MD-L) subnuclei project to the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) to control complementary aspects of behavior, with MD-M supporting more of the social/emotional domain and MD-L promoting cognitive...

Malt bagasse waste flour as a sustainable ingredient for enriching cheese biscuits

Abstract Annually, the agroindustry generates approximately 140 tons of waste, making its effective repurposing critically important to mitigate significant environmental damages. In the brewing industry, malt bagasse constitutes a substantial 85% of the overall waste output, wit...

IgG depletion by FcRn blockade is associated with changes in amyloid pathology and neurodegeneration in APP/PS1 mice

Abstract Background Autoimmune disorders are associated with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). Dysregulated autoantibodies have been suggested to contribute to exacerbated amyloid-beta (Aβ) accumulation. Based on the potential contribution of humoral immun...

Continuously Tuning the Air Plasma Desorption Ambient Ionization Source for Broad Polarity Compound Detection

Abstract Ambient ionization sources directly analyze different polarity analytes in the samples, but they struggle to simultaneously analyze polar/nonpolar analytes and minimize fragmentation caused by the weakness of controlling the internal energy distribution of the sources. H...

VGLL4 Suppresses Malignant Phenotypes of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Cells Through Modulation of Hippo/YAP and Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Pathways

Background/Objectives: Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), the most common and aggressive subtype of kidney cancer, continues to face challenges in early diagnosis and treatment, driving the need for reliable biomarkers and therapeutic targets. Vestigial-like family member 4...

A Kawasaki Disease-Like Presentation in a Child with Concurrent Detection of Group A Streptococcus and Adenovirus: A Case Report on the Characterization of Physical Findings and Short-Interval Reassessment

Background and Clinical Significance: Kawasaki disease (KD) lacks specific diagnostic tests and requires early diagnosis and treatment to prevent coronary artery lesions. Concurrent infections may produce KD-like presentations; however, practical management of this time-sensitive...

A Dual-Stage Metaheuristic-Adam Optimization Framework for Structural LSTM Pruning: Application to Solar Energy Forecasting

Long short-term memory (LSTM) networks, a specialized class of Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), excel at capturing temporal dependencies in time-series data but face significant performance trade-offs due to manual architectural design and parameter redundancy. This study introd...

Constrained Value Decomposition for Communication-Gated Task Allocation Under Asynchronous UAV Swarm Communication

Consensus-based distributed task allocation in UAV swarms resolves conflicts through repeated neighbor communication, saturating the ad hoc channel with packet loss and latency; reducing transmission frequency without sacrificing allocation quality is the key challenge. Prior com...

From research to clinical practice: Expert consensus on Neuroimaging AI tools for the Memory clinic (Neuro-AIM)

Abstract Although AI tools for neuroimaging show considerable promise in the diagnosis, prognosis, and management of neurodegenerative disorders, their uptake in memory clinics has been limited. A key barrier is lack of consensus on their effective design and implementation. Here...