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- Health & MedicineOpen access
Completed CARE (CAse REport) reporting guideline checklist for the case report entitled “A Giant Primary Mediastinal Seminoma Presenting With Impending Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: A Case Report.” This checklist is provided in accordance with the CARE guidelines for case report r...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
The intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD) is one of the most common contraceptives available for women of reproductive age. However, its migration into adjacent viscera is a rare complication that predominantly occurs in resource-poor settings. We present a 42-year-old woman w...
- Health & Medicine
OBJECTIVE: Anatomic safety and aesthetic harmony are of critical importance in facial aesthetics and surgical procedures. This study aims to evaluate whether the distance ratios among the supraorbital, infraorbital, and mental foramina conform to the golden ratio (φ=1.618). METHO...
- AI & Computing
This paper explored AI-generated books and collection development practices among librarians in federal university libraries in Southern Nigeria. The study was anchored on the Diffusion of Innovation Theory (DOI). A descriptive survey design was employed, and the study population...
- Physics & SpaceOpen access
A Conjecture of Matter:The Time Ticking Law——A Theoretical Framework on the Origin of Time
Physics has described time in multiple ways but has never provided its origin. General relativity incorporates it into spacetime geometry, quantum mechanics treats it as an external parameter, and thermodynamics identifies it as the direction of irreversibility. These description...
- Engineering & TechnologyOpen access
This paper presents the design and analysis of a compact four-port MIMO antenna intended for 5G communication systems, specifically targeting the n78 band (3.5 GHz) and the WLAN band (5.25 GHz). The proposed antenna has dimensions of 88.2 mm × 88.2 mm (1.03λ 0 × 1.03λ 0 ). It ach...
- BiologyOpen access
Advancements in transmission electron microscopy (TEM) have enabled in-depth studies of biological specimens, offering new avenues to large-scale imaging experiments with subcellular resolution. Mitochondrial morphology is of growing interest in cancer biology due to its crucial...
- Biology
Abstract The use of natural killer (NK) cells for the treatment of solid tumors such as cholangiocarcinoma has been hindered by challenges related to cell production, persistence and trafficking, as well as by reduced efficacy within an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment. A...
- AI & ComputingOpen access
E8-Quantum Entanglement Bridge via Root Vector Correspondence — E8 Intelligence Research
The 240 E8 root vectors establish a precise one-to-one mapping between each root's geometric orientation and quantum entanglement eigenvalues, creating an E8-Quantum Entanglement Bridge. Each root vector corresponds to a specific entanglement phase angle θ = 132Hz × φ^n × |root|,...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Socioeconomic determinants of HIV prevalence among women in Eswatini: A cross-sectional study
Eswatini records the world's highest HIV burden, with female HIV prevalence markedly elevated compared to males. Understanding the socioeconomic structural drivers of this epidemic is essential for evidence-based prevention policy. This cross-sectional longitudinal study used sec...
- BiologyOpen access
ABSTRACT The rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) coincides with a declining pipeline of new antibiotics, underscoring the urgent need for rapid and accurate antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST). Single-cell AST approaches offer the potential to shorten diagnostic turnaround...
- AI & Computing
Despite digital platforms increasingly optimizing for engagement, less work has addressed how users experience and adapt to the resulting fatigue. This qualitative study employs the Stressor-Strain-Outcome (SSO) model to investigate information fatigue in digital environments. Fo...
- Society & EconomicsOpen access
Police personnel are exposed to substantial occupational stress, yet less is known about how occupational identity and different dimensions of occupational competence are associated with psychological well-being. This study examined the direct associations of occupational cogniti...
- Engineering & TechnologyOpen access
Abstract To gain a deeper undestanding of the dynamic characteristics of foam lightweight soil (FLS) subgrades in cold regions, resonant column tests were conducted to investigate the effects of wet density, clay content, and freeze–thaw cycles on the dynamic properties of FLS. T...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Purpose Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC)-associated epilepsy often involves focal epilepsy, infantile epileptic spasms syndrome (IESS), and drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE). This article presents an executive summary of the Japanese Clinical Practice Guidelines for Tuberous Sclerosi...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
Abstract The tropical tropopause layer (TTL) regulates the exchange of air, moisture, and trace gases between the troposphere and stratosphere, yet its long-term structure and variability over tropical regions remain poorly constrained by in situ observations. TTL is the transiti...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Background Syphilis is increasing worldwide, and secondary syphilis may represent its most infectious stage. Scarce data exist on Treponema pallidum clearance after treatment. We aimed to determine the frequency and load of T. pallidum mucosal shedding, and time to clearance foll...
- BiologyOpen access
As a high-value meat duck breed, Muscovy ducks exhibit marked individual differences in egg production that limit the economic efficiency of commercial farming. To elucidate the underlying mechanisms, we integrated phenotypic observation, ovarian transcriptome sequencing, and cec...
- BiologyOpen access
A new species of Squamulea (Teloschistaceae) from the Himalayan Region
Squamulea pakistanica sp. nov. is a newly discovered lichen species from the Himalayan moist temperate forests of Pakistan. The genus Squamulea (Teloschistaceae) includes squamulose or subfoliose taxa, many of which are understudied in South Asia. This study aims to characterize...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
ABSTRACT Background Severe urban air pollution is a major public health challenge in many low‐ and middle‐income countries. Lahore experiences recurrent winter smog episodes with pollution levels far exceeding international guidelines, but hospital‐based evidence on associated sy...