Research works

Proper Time and Ontological Time: Density of Becoming and the Field of Possibilities in Probabilistic Presentism

This deposit contains the complete English translation of v1.1 (4 September 2026) of the preprint “Temps propre et temps ontologique : densité de devenir et champ des possibles dans le présentisme probabiliste”. Published French source and related work Published French v1.1: Zeno...

Hearing impairment among haemodialysis patients with chronic kidney disease: a South African perspective

Introduction Hearing loss affects more than 430 million people worldwide and is expected to rise to over 700 million by 2050. There is a well-established association between hearing loss and chronic kidney disease (CKD), as both systems share similar physiological and anatomical...

Evaluating the Brain-Targeted Teaching Model as a Framework for Athletic Skill Development

Athletic performance depends heavily on the brain, yet the principles that govern athletic skill acquisition across the motor learning, sport psychology, and cognitive neuroscience literatures are seldom presented to coaches in a single organizing framework. This article is not a...

Pelargonium graveolens and Pelargonium zonale as Valuable Sources of Antioxidants to Be Applied in Cosmetic Preparations

Pelargonium graveolens and Pelargonium zonale are promising sources of natural antioxidants and other bioactive compounds that may find future use in topical cosmetic preparations. The aim of our study was to investigate the antioxidant properties and chemical composition of extr...

Vision-AI-driven dilemma zone modelling for driver behaviour prediction

Driver behaviour in the dilemma zone critically influences red-light violations and intersection safety. This study presents a scalable Vision-AI and deep learning framework modelling driver decisions based on vehicle type, speed, acceleration, lane occupation, and signal distanc...

Neue Wehrpflicht im alten Gewand?

Zusammenfassung In der Bundesrepublik Deutschland wird seit dem Beginn des Ukraine-Krieges 2022 in Politik und Medien von einer Zeitenwende gesprochen. Russland könne NATO-Territorium ab 2029 angreifen, wird ständig behauptet. Milliarden Euro Schulden wurden aufgenommen, um mater...

Architecture of Individuation: Structural Features of Finite Mind

Abstract: Under analytic idealism, individual minds are dissociated perspectives within a broader field of consciousness. This essay asks what structural features such individuation must exhibit — and derives them generically, over every boundary in the nested architecture of fin...

Thermally Robust and Highly Wettable Polyethylene Separators for Lithium-Metal Batteries Using Water-Based Processing of a Glass Platelet Coating

Commercial polyolefin separators for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) exhibit only inadequate wettability and thermal stability. In large-scale production, high electrolyte uptake and wetting are essential to enable rapid electrolyte filling during battery assembly to reduce costs. I...

Prevalence of high-risk human papillomavirus genotypes and associated factors among HIV-infected women in a reproductive age group attending antiretroviral therapy in Nekemte town, Oromia, Ethiopia

Background Human papillomavirus is a deoxyribonucleic acid virus transmitted primarily sexually. Infection with high-risk human papillomavirus is recognized as the key cause of cervical cancer that is leftover as a public health problem globally. Human immunodeficiency virus infe...

The Secret Ingredient to Thriving Under Pressure: Psychological Capital, Organizational Dehumanization and Workplace Attachment in Hospitality Industry

Waitstaff represent a critical yet vulnerable workforce, often subject to conditions that can foster a sense of being objectified or instrumentalized. Drawing on Conservation of Resources theory, this paper investigates the interplay between psychological capital (PsyCap), organi...

Sequential Structure Without a Linguistic Diagnosis: A Falsification-Oriented Analysis of the Indus Script

The Indus Valley script remains undeciphered. Under ordinary cross-validated scoring, real Indus sign sequences show a positive trigram-over-bigram predictive gain (the two preceding signs predict the next sign better than one preceding sign alone), replicating closely across two...

Integrated COSMO-RS modeling and experimental approach for solvent selection, bioactive recovery and anthocyanin stability from Ilex paraguariensis A.St.-Hil. fruits

Abstract Yerba mate ( Ilex paraguariensis A.St.-Hil.) fruits are underutilized despite their high valorization potential. To address this, the fruits were characterized, phenolic and anthocyanin extraction was optimized, and pigment thermal stability was evaluated. The fruits exh...

Trust, Information Appraisal, and Health Communication Behaviours Among People Living with Multiple Sclerosis

Background: People living with multiple sclerosis (MS) are increasingly turning to the Internet for information about their condition and its treatment. However, online health information varies widely in quality, and patients often lack the eHealth literacy needed to distinguish...

What if English language arts classes were like… HBCU marching band? A practical framework for reimagining the ELA classroom

Purpose A traditional English Language Arts classroom is a community of practice, but it is one that often excludes students – and teachers – who do not belong to the dominant cultures that created those classrooms. As a result, students can miss out on the challenges and pleasur...

AI-Driven Valuation Multiples: Revisiting Equity Metrics in Companies with Embedded AI Assets

Research article: AI-Driven Valuation Multiples: Revisiting Equity Metrics in Companies with Embedded AI Assets

Clinical and Epidemiological Profile of Atrial Fibrillation in a High-Altitude Tertiary-Care Setting

Background and Objectives: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia and a major cause of stroke, heart failure, and death. Evidence on AF in Latin American and Andean tertiary-care settings remains limited. The objective was to describe the demogra...

DdrR acts as a DNA damage-induced cell division inhibitor in Acinetobacter baumannii

ABSTRACT The genus Acinetobacter possesses non-canonical genes and responses to DNA damage. It encodes no LexA homolog to repress the ~150 SOS genes induced after exposure to various DNA-damaging agents, but two SOS regulators, UmuDAb and DdrR, repress both themselves and error-p...

Transmission and depth estimation for physics-based underwater image enhancement

Water absorbs and scatters light in a wavelength-dependent way, and the result for underwater imagery is a predictable set of problems: color cast, washed-out contrast, and degraded structure. Physics++ addresses these through a deterministic pipeline built from closed-form stage...

Preparation and in vitro characterization of luteolin-loaded liposome/GelMA composite microspheres and associated macrophage and osteogenic responses

Abstract Background The chronic inflammatory microenvironment of periodontitis impairs periodontal tissue repair. Biomaterials that combine local delivery with immunomodulatory and osteogenic functions may support periodontal regeneration. This in vitro study developed a luteolin...

Two Blind Judges, One Arbiter: A Reliability Audit of LLM Labeling Decisions in a Production Pipeline

A methods report auditing a production pipeline that labels short financial news with three-class sentiment using two blind LLM judges from different model families (Claude Opus 5, GPT-5.6) and a third model (Claude Fable 5.1) as arbiter. It analyzes 34,998 judged rows, a 1,250-i...