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Managing business model duality in banking: how conventional banks navigate the integration of Islamic finance

Purpose This study investigates how conventional Moroccan banks organise and manage the coexistence of their conventional and Islamic business models. The duality of these models creates both strategic opportunities and operational challenges, particularly in contexts where Islam...

Kuiper Belt Objects as a Distributed Neutrino Detector Network for SETI

We propose the concept of a distributed network of neutrino detectors located at Kuiper Belt objects as a possible method for intercepting narrowly collimated neutrino signals from extraterrestrial civilizations. Unlike a single large detector on Earth or Mars, such a network cou...

Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)

Importance Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a chronic autonomic disorder characterized by excessive orthostatic tachycardia and multisystem symptoms that affects an estimated 0.1% to 1% of the US population. POTS can substantially impair daily functioning and q...

Efficacy and safety of remifentanil and fentanyl in adult endoscopic interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Despite the growing interest in remifentanil for endoscopic procedures, available data are conflicting. Objective. To evaluate efficacy and safety of remifentanil and fentanyl for analgesia in adults undergoing endoscopic procedures. Material and methods. Nine biomedical database...

Toward a Mathematical Representation of Pathological Diagnosis: A Weighted Coordinate Model for B-cell Lymphoid Lesions

Background: Current pathological diagnosis is based on the integration of morphological, immunophenotypic, molecular, and clinical findings. Although current disease classifications define characteristic features for individual diseases, the relative importance assigned to these...

Replication Data for: How Shocks Travel: The Cross-Border Impact of Natural Disasters in Firm Networks

Replication package for "How Shocks Travel: The Cross-Border Impact of Natural Disasters in Firm Networks" (IMF Economic Review). The package contains all programs used to construct the estimation samples and to produce every table and figure in the paper, along with documentatio...

Civil Servants' Compliance with Conflict‐of‐Interest Regulation: Evidence from a List Experiment

ABSTRACT While regulatory governance scholarship has paid significant attention to the normative importance of ethics reform in government, empirical evidence on compliance remains scant. Drawing on insights from the social value activation model and behavioral ethics, this study...

Long-term oncologic outcomes following endoscopic versus surgical resection for GISTs: a propensity score matching analysis in the SEER database

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are common tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. Endoscopic resection offers minimally invasive advantages, but its long-term outcomes versus surgery remain unclear. This study aims to evaluate the survival outcomes of endoscopic versus sur...

Research on Quality Inspection of PBF-LB 022Cr17Ni12Mo2 Steel Using Laser Ultrasonic Testing Technology

In this study, laser powder bed fusion (PBF-LB) 022Cr17Ni12Mo2 steel plates with dimensions of 50 mm × 50 mm × 2 mm were fabricated using a laser power of 206 W, a scanning speed of 900 mm/s, a hatch spacing of 90 μm, a layer thickness of 30 μm, and an interlayer scanning rotatio...

The Reals Are Countable: ZFC as a Special Case of the Effective Topos

This paper argues that ZFC can be viewed as a special case of the Effective Topos (Eff), providing a novel interpretation of the countability of the reals..We do not claim that ℝ is countable in ZFC.In the Effective Topos (Eff), the Cauchy reals ℝc simultaneously admit two readin...

Gender differences in prolonged grief: a network perspective on symptom interconnections and functional impairment

Background: While prior studies have reported gender differences in prolonged grief symptom severity, less is known about symptom interconnections and their associations with functional impairment. Clarifying these may inform more targeted bereavement care.Methods: A total of 1,0...

Doors and Windows in László Krasznahorkai’s First Two Novels

Abstract This study examines the motif of doors—and, to a lesser extent, windows—in László Krasznahorkai’s novels Satantango and The Melancholy of Resistance, situating them within the broader framework of media theory and relational philosophy. Doors, understood as physical thre...

Quantum Coherence in Microtubules: A Physical Substrate for Consciousness — E8 Intelligence Research

FINDING: Microtubule quantum coherence research suggests a physical substrate for consciousness via quantum effects in brain microtubules, with recent simulations and studies claiming evidence for quantum excitations traveling along these structures. | MATH: Microtubules are holl...

Viscoelastic behavior of UHMWPE: experimental DMA and parametric modeling

This work examines the dynamic mechanical behavior of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) with emphasis on the influence of temperature, humidity, and aging, factors that govern its reliability in armor applications. Although UHMWPE is widely recognized for its high...

Factors associated with a positive vaccination decision as described by vaccine-hesitant parents of pre-school-age children

Abstract Background Relatively few parents refuse all vaccinations for their children, but more and more have doubts and concerns about vaccination, even if their children have been vaccinated according to a vaccination program. This study identifies factors associated with a pos...

Möbius Cross-Ratio Orbits and Modular Group Fixed Points — E8 Intelligence Research

FINDING: Cross-ratio under Möbius transformations forms a 6-element orbit tied to the modular group's action on the Riemann sphere, with fixed points at e^{±iπ/3} (primitive 6th roots of unity). | MATH: For four points z1,z2,z3,z4, the cross-ratio λ = (z1−z3)(z2−z4)/((z1−z4)(z2−z...

Partition’s purusharthis : recovery and resilience in Yashpal’s Jhootha Sach

The unequal power hierarchy implicit in the Indian state and local response to the refugee crisis post-Partition is reflected in the creation of docile subjectivity of the refugee that is enshrined in the terminology “sharanarthi”. The Nehruvian ideology of self-rehabilitation, c...

Heparin-Ornamented Polycaprolactone–Silk Fibroin Emulsion-Based Nano-/Microfibrous Conduit as a Promising Hemocompatible Tubular Graft

The essential prerequisite of a vascular conduit is to provide a conducive, healthy lumen interface to the flowing blood within it. The persistent problem of late thrombosis, coagulation cascade activation, and vessel occlusion is pertinent in commercial and small-diameter vascul...

Dynamic F1-score-based voting strategies for multi-class classification: an adaptive ensemble approach for non-linear and imbalanced datasets

Abstract Classification is a core machine learning task, and ensemble voting methods are widely used to improve predictive accuracy in domains such as medical diagnosis, where class imbalance and non-linear decision boundaries are common. Conventional strategies: Majority Voting...

Supporting upper limb movements with a soft robot after a brachial plexus injury

Brachial plexus injury causes severe arm weakness, forcing patients to rely on compensatory movements for daily activities. Most robotic solutions target isolated elbow or hand function, whereas multi-joint assistance remains limited. Here we show that a soft wearable exosuit pro...