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Laparoscopic management of isolated fallopian tube torsion in the second trimester: a case report

Abstract Background Isolated fallopian tube torsion is a rare gynecological acute abdomen. Its clinical manifestations and imaging findings are non-specific, making preoperative diagnosis relatively challenging. Isolated fallopian tube torsion during pregnancy is even rarer, as t...

Adapting for solitude: Stress-coping, substitution behaviors, and intentions to return in wilderness recreation

Increasing visitation to Wilderness Areas is intensifying pressure on ecological conditions and visitor experience quality, highlighting gaps in current monitoring systems that rely heavily on biophysical indicators while overlooking visitor-based psychological and experiential d...

Establishment of a novel human nervous system tissue bank: University of Debrecen tissue bank—introduction and retrospective data analysis

Abstract Human brain tissues obtained from autopsies, as well as muscle and nerve samples derived from biopsies, constitute indispensable resources for translational research investigating the pathomechanisms of neuropsychiatric disorders. In this study, we introduce the Nervous...

Ready to begin: driving towards the best and steering away from the worst in road pricing policy reform

Declining revenue from traditional road funding sources, rising infrastructure costs, and the transition to electric vehicles have increased the urgency of road user charging reform as a key demand management strategy. While such schemes can improve transport system efficiency by...

Impact of induced rapid surface carbonation (IRS-C) treatment on the steel corrosion in reinforced concrete: a counterintuitive effect

Abstract Corrosion of steel reinforcement in concrete is one of the main issues plaguing aging infrastructure worldwide. While concrete’s carbonation is usually associated with an increased risk of corrosion, this study proposes a counterintuitive method that uses carbonation of...

Orographic impacts of Réunion Island and Madagascar on heavy rainfall during Tropical Cyclone Batsirai (2022)

Abstract. During the passage of tropical cyclone (TC) Batsirai (2022), the mountainous regions of Réunion Island and the eastern part of Madagascar experienced devastating floods. TC Batsirai passed north of Réunion Island (minimum distance of ~210 km) before making landfall alon...

Advances in the analysis of transient heat transfer experiments using multiple thermochromic liquid crystals

Transient heat transfer experiments that employ thermochromic liquid crystals (TLCs) provide high‐resolution surface‐temperature data but are hampered by noisy intensity signals, non‐ideal fluid‐temperature steps, and the challenge of resolving multiple TLC responses at pixel lev...

Signal, noise, and sampling: How pool size and replication shape metabolomic inference

Abstract Metabolomics provides a direct readout of physiological state and is increasingly used in evolutionary and systems biology. In small organisms such as Drosophila melanogaster, metabolomic analyses typically require pooling individuals to obtain sufficient material, yet p...

The neighboring stars of N6946-BH1 and the observational characteristics of failed supernovae

Stellar collapse models predict that some stars more massive than $ 15 M_$ may collapse directly to a black hole, sometimes with a weak optical transient, a phenomenon known as a failed supernova. Detecting such events is challenging, but searches of vanishing stars have found tw...

Care Models for the Genetic Evaluation of Dilated Cardiomyopathy at Sites of the DCM Consortium

Abstract Background Clinical genetic evaluation for patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is minimally implemented and models of care are not defined. To understand current genetics care for DCM, a systematic needs assessment was conducted. Methods Principal Investigators (P...

Geneslator: an R package for comprehensive gene identifier conversion and annotation

Abstract Motivation High-throughput sequencing generates large gene lists, making data interpretation challenging. Accurate gene annotation and reliable conversion between identifiers (e.g., gene symbols, Ensembl GeneIDs, Entrez GeneIDs) are essential for integrating datasets, co...

Precise predictions for trilinear Higgs couplings and Higgs pair production in extended scalar sectors with anyH3 and anyHH

Abstract A central objective of future collider experiments is to probe the structure of the Higgs potential, which requires access to trilinear scalar couplings, in particular the self-coupling of the observed Higgs boson. While this coupling is fixed in the Standard Model (SM),...

Pilot Voided Volume Validation Study: Sound-Based Smartphone Applications Can Accurately Measure Voided Volume

Background/Objectives: The objective of this study was to test the accuracy of two sound-based voided volume measurement applications compared to voided volume based on the measurement of pre- and post-void weight using a high-resolution scale. Methods: Seven male and four female...

Cross-diffusion and fast-reaction in pattern formation: a structural analysis

Abstract Cross-diffusion systems play a central role in mathematical modelling, in which density-dependent dispersal and multiscale mechanisms can lead to spatial segregation and diffusion-driven instabilities. In several relevant examples, including generalised SKT-type competit...

A New Origin for Entropy: Jauch’s Conservation Law and the Geometry of Thermodynamics

Abstract A central question for the foundations of thermodynamics is which conceptual structures underpin the existence of entropy and temperature. Jauch claimed that entropy and temperature could be derived from a novel conservation law. This paper reconstructs the physics and m...

Early adolescent self-harm: examining prevalence and risk factors in a multi-ethnic Asian birth cohort

Abstract Background Early adolescence marks a vulnerable developmental phase for the emergence of self-harm behaviours, which can potentially be life-threatening. However, the prevalence and risk factors of early adolescent self-harm, particularly in non-Western community-based p...

Disruptive shocks in global agri-food value chains: a comparative analysis of impact trajectories across 12 case studies

Agri-food value chains (AFVCs) are exposed to compound, complex climatic, geopolitical, and market shocks, yet prevailing resilience frameworks treat the impact of these disruptions as linear, sector-specific, and primarily from a technical perspective. This paper challenges such...

Burden of latent tuberculosis infection among people living with HIV in Shanghai, China: a 4-year cohort study

Abstract Background Mycobacterium tuberculosis / human immunodeficiency virus (TB/HIV) co-infection remains a significant global public health challenge. In areas with a lower incidence of TB and HIV, how to elevate screening efficiency while maintaining cost-effectiveness worth...

Subsite-specific prediction of lymphatic spread in head-and-neck cancer using a mixture of hidden Markov models

Abstract Head-and-neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) metastasize to neck lymph nodes. Radiation treatments include the elective irradiation of lymph node levels (LNLs) at risk of harboring occult (clinically undetected) metastases. We present a statistical model for personaliz...

Adaptive stiffness power take-off system for a hydraulic hose-pump point absorber wave energy converter

Two crucial challenges faced in the design of ocean wave energy converters (WECs) are maintaining high capacity factors and remaining robust in everchanging, harsh ocean environments. This study introduces a novel mechanism for achieving reactive WEC control with a soft hydraulic...