Research works

Force-Body and the Politics of Medium v1.0

A philosophical theory of embodiment under cybernetic conditions. This book develops the concept of the Force-Body as a philosophical response to the changing relation between embodiment, digital technology, cybernetics, and social mediation. Its central claim is that the Body sh...

Exercise for chronic pelvic pain in pre-menopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis

In women, chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is recurrent or constant pain in the pelvis, lower abdominal region, and female organs that persists for longer than 6 months. Exercise has been effective for other chronic pain conditions and could potentially be effective for CPP. The objecti...

AI-driven consistency-aware early warning framework for smart grid stability monitoring

The increasing penetration of renewable energy sources and distributed generation has made modern power grids more dynamic and more vulnerable to instability. This increased operational uncertainty makes timely stability monitoring essential for reliable grid operation. Most exis...

Cortical synergistic information transmission is associated with obesity-related differences in working memory through different interaction patterns

Abstract Background Obesity has been increasingly linked to differences in working memory (WM), yet the neurophysiological mechanisms linking metabolic state to cognitive function remain unclear. Here, we investigated whether alterations in cortical information transmission are a...

BIOELECTRODYNAMIC MODEL OF THE HUMAN FIRMWARE: A CLOSED-LOOP ANALYSIS OF THE ADAPTIVE HACK OF CONTROL IN THE HUMAN ORGANISM

This work presents an integrated biocybernetic approach combining spatial synchronization of neuronal ensembles with ultra-short control cycles in the kilohertz range. The model describes a closed-loop circuit in which high-frequency neural drive (HFND) in the 400–1000 Hz spectru...

Financial Transparency Certification and Interorganizational Network Ties—An Empirical Study

ABSTRACT In this study, we examine the role of interorganizational network ties (being board interlocks and auditor ties in particular) in explaining external financial transparency certification among Belgian nonprofit organizations (NPOs). As a voluntary quality signal, externa...

Drought Variability and Cycles in Smallholder Farming Systems of the Sudano-Sahelian Region of Burkina Faso and Ghana

Rainfed smallholder farming systems in semi-arid tropical climates are highly vulnerable to drought, threatening food security and rural livelihoods. This study evaluates drought variability, severity, and temporal periodicity from 1981 to 2021 across representative Sudano-Saheli...

From Iodine Maps to Brain Window Images: Quantitative Visibility Thresholds of Iodine Staining Using Photon-Counting CT—A Retrospective Observational Study

Objectives: We aimed to determine quantitative photon-counting CT (PCCT)-derived iodine map (IM) attenuation associated with visual detectability of parenchymal hyperattenuation on conventional brain window (BW) images after mechanical thrombectomy (MT) and to assess correspondin...

Measuring child and adolescent behavior in outdoor play environments: a survey among researchers exploring quantitative research methods

Abstract Background Outdoor play environments are essential for children’s and adolescents’ development, making it crucial to understand how to measure their use effectively. This study focuses on quantitative methods, which are well suited to capturing the frequency, intensity,...

What does the correlation between the anthropomorphisation of technologies and the automation of humans mean?

Abstract In recent years, the phenomenon of anthropomorphisation of technologies, especially artificial intelligence, has been extensively studied. The reciprocal phenomenon, which may be defined as the automation of humans, has been studied less extensively. And the correlation...

Dynamic Behaviors of a Stage-Structured Commensalism Model with Holling Type II Benefits and Birth-Related Allee Effect

Low adult density can suppress recruitment through mate limitation or cooperative reproductive failure, even when a host improves adult survival. Motivated by this ecological tension, we introduce a fecundity-related component Allee effect into a stage-structured commensalism mod...

Hospital-Level Determinants of Mortality After Pancreas Surgery

OBJECTIVE: To identify modifiable hospital-level determinants of mortality after pancreas surgery and assess their cumulative protective effects through the development of a Hospital Resource Index (HRI) on a global scale. BACKGROUND: Ninety-day mortality rates after pancreas sur...

Rapid Assessment of Therapeutic Empathy (RATE): Development of a universal single-item empathy scale and validation of the patient-reported version

Background Therapeutic empathy improves patient and practitioner outcomes, yet existing measures are often lengthy, conceptually inconsistent, and difficult to compare across respondent groups. Brief, universal measures (usable by patients, practitioners, students, and observers)...

Hidden Symmetry: The Key to Olympiad-Level Problem Solving — E8 Intelligence Research

FINDING: The "hardest" competition problems (Putnam, IMO) are not about advanced machinery but about discovering hidden structural symmetries and invariants — the windmill problem and Putnam's elegant solutions reveal deep combinatorial-geometric order. | MATH: No explicit consta...

Sustainable Development and Structural Bottlenecks in Transition Economies: New Uzbekistan

ABSTRACT This study assesses the sustainable development of Uzbekistan over 2016–2024. The methodology combines min–max normalization and unweighted aggregation to derive goal‐level composite scores and an overall SDG index, correlation analysis, and Principal Component Analysis...

Advances in Bio-enzyme Soil Stabilization and Road Performance: A Systematic Review

Abstract Driven by the demand for sustainable construction, bio-enzyme treatments for soil stabilization, especially in road engineering, are attracting interest. This study uses a bibliometric and systematic review to analyse global research trends, key contributions, and gaps i...

MAV-MCC / LHCb Request #91 — JUDGE Run #1 Interruption Audit and Deterministic Run #2 Relaunch Record

Technical recovery and relaunch record for the MAV-MCC / LHCb Request #91 H1 JUDGE execution. The primary scientific freeze for this analysis was previously published as DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22650072 and is not modified by this record. During the first JUDGE execution, an unplanned...

Torsionator: Dihedral Parameterization and Conformer Search Made Easy

Abstract Neural network potentials (NNPs), trained on quantum mechanical (QM) data, can deliver near QM-level accuracy while being much faster than QM calculations. In this work, we introduce a new software tool, Torsionator, which currently supports MACE, OBIWAN, and UMA NNPs fo...

Investigation into the nature and experience of Widow’s Fire

This exploratory study investigated Widow’s Fire (WF): the intense desire for sex post-bereavement. Few studies consider younger people and/or men, or WF specifically. One hundred twenty‑three widowed individuals completed an online survey (26 men, 97 women). The mean age at the...

Advanced Nanomaterials for Biological, Medical, and Environmental Applications: Current Progress and Future Perspectives

Nanotechnology continues to be one of the most dynamic and transformative areas of modern science [...]