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Multi-agent meta-reinforcement learning based on contrastive predictive coding—For rapid adaptive traffic control after emergencies

Emergency signal control has to clear emergency vehicles through intersections without creating excessive delay for ordinary traffic. Many existing controllers still depend on manually designed traffic features, and unfamiliar emergency patterns often require additional training...

Project Euler Search Yields Solved Basics, Not Hardest Unsolved Problems — E8 Intelligence Research

FINDING: Search results are generic Project Euler tutorials (multiples of 3/5, largest prime factor, factorial digit sum, figurate cyclic sets) — no evidence of "hardest unsolved" problems; all are solved, low-to-mid difficulty. | MATH: No novel equations; only elementary number...

Tracking Base Note Persistence in Fragrances by Time‐Resolved Analysis: Revealing Ingredient Contributions

ABSTRACT The persistence of fragrance raw materials on substrates is a key parameter in fine perfumery. However, the analytical investigation of fragrance longevity remains challenging, particularly for base‐note ingredients characterized by low volatility and high substantivity....

Synergistic Electronic Modulation in Dual-Alkali-Doped CuO for Wide-Window CO2 to C2 Electroreduction

Abstract Electrocatalytic CO2 reduction (CO2ER) to C2 products on Cu-based catalysts is often limited by poor selectivity, narrow potential windows, and competitive hydrogen evolution (HER). Here, a bulk lattice co-doping strategy involving dual alkali metals (Na and K) is develo...

Tonabersat Blocks Gap Junctions and Alleviates Thermal Pain Behavior in Mice

Gap junctions (GJs) are channels that enable exchange of ions and small molecules between cells, and have been implicated in the development and maintenance of neuropathic pain. Injury-induced glial activation in sensory ganglia is associated with increased coupling by GJs, which...

The REASON Framework for quality-assured MCQ assessment in health-professional and bioscience education: six practical steps from question design to post-assessment analysis

Multiple-choice question (MCQ) assessment is widely used across health-professional and bioscience education because it enables broad curriculum sampling, efficient administration, objective scoring and post-assessment review of item performance. However, MCQ assessment quality i...

Integrating Next-Generation Reproductive Organoids with Genomics, Multi-Omics and Bioengineering to Understand Human Infertility

Infertility affects approximately one in six individuals worldwide and is a highly heterogeneous disorder resulting from the complex interplay of genetic, epigenetic, endocrine, environmental and lifestyle factors. Although numerous genes and molecular pathways involved in female...

Information Source–Message Effect on Consumers’ Intentions to Adhere to Food Safety Practices When Handling and Preparing Raw Chicken

Ideal food safety communication provides timely evidence-based information for consumers to protect themselves from foodborne illnesses. We investigated if information sources (experts providing factual information vs. social media influencers (SMIs) providing misinformation), co...

Cluster-based identification of movement patterns in bilateral and unilateral drop jump tasks: insights into the performance–injury conflict

Stiff landing mechanics has been associated with increased anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury risk, yet it may optimise jump performance, creating a theoretical performance-injury conflict. This study examined movement patterns, their consistency, and performance during two-...

Trustworthy AI for Transformative Healthcare: Experience from Four European Innovation Projects

This white paper synthesises insights and experiences from four EU-funded Horizon Europe projects, SmartCHANGE, AI-PROGNOSIS, TRUSTroke, and UMBRELLA, united by a shared focus on trustworthy artificial intelligence in healthcare. Published by the StayHealthy Cluster in September...

Effect of displacement rate and additive materials on the mechanical performance of 3D glass composite laminates

This study investigates the mechanical properties and failures characteristics of three-dimensional glass laminates that have different contents of graphene nanoparticles. The experimental three-dimensional glass laminates, both without graphene nanoparticles and with 1%, 1.2%, a...

A Taxonomy of Mental Model Mismatches for Human-Robot Interaction

Mental model mismatches (MMM) in human-robot interaction occur when humans’ internal representations of robots diverge from robots’ actual properties or behaviors, leading to communication breakdowns, task failures, and reduced trust. These mismatches are subtle and difficult to...

Childhood emotional abuse and anger expression in Greek adolescents: a pilot school-based study

= .45). These preliminary findings suggest that higher levels of self-reported childhood emotional abuse are associated with greater anger expression among adolescents, whereas anger control does not appear to be related. Given the pilot nature of the study and its modest conveni...

Beyond CA-125: circulating cell-free DNA as the next-generation biomarker in ovarian malignancy

Due to a lack of efficient screening methods or trustworthy biomarkers with high sensitivity and specificity, ovarian cancer (OC) is a quarrelsome disease with a high death rate. Investigators believe that circulating tumor cell-free DNA (cfDNA) can provide crucial clues concerni...

Optimal Forecast of Open-Channel Flow through Sequential Node Selection for Data Assimilation in a Hydrodynamic Model

Abstract Predicting river flow is important for flood management, river erosion protection, navigability update, and so on. The traditional approach to predicting the flow using a hydrodynamic model (HM) requires manual calibration and recalibrations of uncertain parameters; it h...

The Open-Shell Organic Systems Database: Diverse CCSD(T)/CBS Reaction Energies for Assessing Density Functional Theory and Machine Learning Methods

Abstract We present the Open-Shell Organic Systems (OSOS) database, a diverse benchmark set comprising 9934 atomization, isomerization, and H-abstraction energies computed at the CCSD(T)/CBS limit via W1-F12 theory. Historically, large-scale data sets (e.g., QM9 and ANI-1x) have...

A study of vestibular function in children with learning disabilities

Abstract Background Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) are a group of neurodevelopmental disorders that can significantly hamper a person’s ability to acquire new knowledge. Objective: to diagnose the existence of vestibular dysfunction in children with SLD as an underlying hid...

Measurement of Human Value, Social Trust and Organizational Impact Traceability

Measurement of Human Value, Social Trust and Organizational Impact Traceability is a BGC standard developed by the Centre for Research, Standards & Human Integrity of Britannia Global Certification Services as a practical, evidence-based framework within the category “Human Value...

Digital transformation of human resource management: A bibliometric analysis of HR analytics, AI, and E-HR

This study maps explains the conceptual evolution of digital human resource management (digital HRM) by integrating research on electronic human resource management (e-HRM), human resource (HR) analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI). It examines how these research streams ha...

Investigation on Flexural Behavior of Prepreg Platelet and Continuous‐Fiber Hybrid Composite Laminates

Discontinuous fiber laminates offer superior forming performance compare to continuous fiber laminates, thus having been extensively researched and applied. In the ribbed structural panels, discontinuous fibers and continuous fibers can be fabricated into hybrid laminates, which...