Research works

Bridging 3D printing and passive evaporative cooling: Wind tunnel evaluation of parametric-based ceramic building screens under controlled thermal loads

Urban overheating demands innovative passive cooling strategies integrated into building envelopes. While 3D-printed ceramics offer unprecedented geometric control for architectural applications, their evaporative cooling potential under forced convection remains under-characteri...

Prognostic Associations of BMI and Metabolic Syndrome With Outcomes After Anti‐ PD ‐1 Therapy in Recurrent or Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

ABSTRACT To evaluate the associations of body mass index (BMI) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) with outcomes in patients with recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (R/M‐NPC) receiving anti‐PD‐1 therapy, and to develop a prognostic model for overall survival (OS). This mu...

Magnetic resonance brain imaging in survivors of intimate partner violence: a scoping review and implications for radiology practice and research

Abstract Background Intimate partner violence is recognised by the World Health Organisation as a major global public health and human rights concern. Repeated head trauma and strangulation associated with intimate partner violence may result in traumatic brain injury and long-te...

Counting Competence: Evaluating the Civil Servant Professionalism Index Policy in West Kutai Regency, Indonesia

Civil servant professionalism is a foundational pillar of merit-based, result-oriented governance. This study evaluates implementation of the Civil Servant Professionalism Index (IP ASN) measurement policy under Regulation of the Minister for Administrative and Bureaucratic Refor...

Active Droplet Formation in a Microfluidic Cross-Junction Using Stacked Piezoelectric Actuators

On-demand droplet formation is of crucial importance to the engineering applications of droplet microfluidics. This work presents an experimental investigation on active control of droplet formation using stacked piezoelectric actuators. Two stacked piezoelectric actuators are pl...

English from a satellite view: mapping the supra-indexical field of shared imaginaries

Abstract Research on the attribution of value to English in ‘non-native’ environments typically focuses on single communities or specific domains (e.g., advertising, education, pop culture). This study examines the indexical potential of English on a global scale, adopting a ‘sat...

Macroevolutionary Rates of Species Interactions: Approximate Bayesian Inference from Cophylogenies

Abstract Understanding the macroevolutionary dynamics of species interactions such as parasitisms, commensalisms, and mutualisms is an important goal in evolutionary ecology. To this end, statistical inference from time-calibrated cophylogenies holds promising potential. However,...

Development of multiplex PCR assays for rapid identification of four morphologically similar lepidopteran pests of temperate fruit orchards

Abstract Temperate fruit orchards are heavily impacted by several lepidopteran pests, including Cydia pomonella (codling moth), Grapholita funebrana (plum fruit moth), Euzophera bigella (quince moth), and Ectomyelois ceratoniae (locust bean moth). These pests cause significant da...

Source-Study-Aware Validation and Explainable Machine Learning for Reliable Shear Capacity Assessment of Steel-Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Corbels

This study proposes a source-study-aware validation framework to estimate the shear capacity of stirrup-free steel-fiber-reinforced concrete corbels and assess the reliability and generalizability of machine-learning models in structural engineering. A database of 108 specimens,...

Families’ Perspectives on the Coaching Model in Early Intervention

Research studies have examined therapists’ experiences with best practice models in early intervention (EI), including coaching; however, little has been done to examine families’ perceptions and experiences regarding the coaching model used in EI. This study aimed to understand...

E8 Prime-Gap Topological Quantum Error Correction via 132Hz Syndrome Clock — E8 Intelligence Research

The phi-scaled E8 prime-gap lattice naturally implements a holographic quantum error correcting code where the 240 root vectors encode logical qubits in the bulk while prime-gap intervals determine boundary syndrome measurements. The 132Hz carrier frequency acts as a fundamental...

Dialkyl Ethers and Sacrificial Zinc: Oxide Synthons for Calcium tert ‐Butoxide Formation

ABSTRACT The calcium hydride, [(BDI)CaH] 2 (BDI = HC{C(Me)NDipp} 2 , where Dipp = 2,6‐ i‐ Pr 2 C 6 H 3 ), reacts with Zn t ‐Bu 2 to form the monomeric and toluene‐stabilised calcium dialkyl(hydrido)zincate, [(BDI)Ca‐μ‐H‐Zn( t ‐Bu) 2 (η 6 ‐C 7 H 8 )]. When treated with dialkyl eth...

Fruit- and Vegetable-Derived Exosome-like Nanovesicles: A Review

Fruit- and vegetable-derived exosome-like nanovesicles (FV-ELNs) are nanovesicles characterized by a lipid bilayer membrane that encloses a diverse array of biologically active constituents, including proteins, lipids, nucleic acids, and small-molecule bioactive compounds. FV-ELN...

Individual and school determinants of collective teacher innovativeness: a multilevel analysis

Collective teacher innovativeness is the team-level propensity perceived by teachers to seek, develop, and implement new pedagogical practices and is a pivotal factor for successful educational reforms. This study investigates multilevel factors contributing to collective teacher...

Contrasting Root Fungal Communities and Pathogen Loads in Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Faba Bean Plants During a Severe Drought Year

Drought is increasingly recognized as an important factor shaping plant-associated microbiomes, yet field evidence linking variation in root microbial communities to contrasting plant health outcomes under drought conditions remains limited. During the 2022 growing season, an ext...

Blended Ester oil‐based phase change material cooling for enhanced solar photovoltaic performance: Experimental investigation and particle swarm optimization

Abstract In the current era, there has been an increasing trend in various factors. This includes an increase in population and their demands, resources utilization, depletion and pollution. However, the availability of resources is continuously decreasing. Therefore, researchers...

Coarse-Graining Neural Representations through Layer-Dependent Task-Relevant Subspaces

Deep neural networks transform high-dimensional internal representations through many nonlinear layers, yet it remains unclear whether their task-relevant internal computation can be described by a substantially smaller set of effective variables. We develop an operational coarse...

Decoupling Mineral Shielding and Carbon-Structure Inertness in Pressurized Coal Gasification Fine Slag Combustion via Sequential Demineralization

Abstract Pressurized coal gasification fine slag exhibits poor combustion reactivity due to the coupled effects of mineral encapsulation and highly ordered residual carbon. In this study, sequential HCl → HF → HNO3 demineralization was employed as a mechanistic probe to distingui...

Redox Halido‐Based Reactivity on the Addition of Bromine to Linear NHC Gold Halides

Halogen addition to a linear gold complex to form a square‐planar species is one of the most representative examples of what is generally classified as an “oxidative addition” process. This work examines the addition of bromine to the linear complexes labeled as NHC Me, Bn AuX (w...

Evolutionary dynamics of the chloroplast genome in Abutilon (Malvoideae, Malvaceae)

The genus Abutilon Mill. (Malvaceae) comprises approximately 178 species distributed across tropical and subtropical regions, many of which hold significant ornamental, economic, and medicinal value; yet its taxonomic classification remains challenging. In this study, six species...