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Integrated morphological, phenolic, and transcript profiling reveals responses associated with colchicine-induced tetraploidy in Viola odorata L.

Viola odorata L. (sweet violet) is an ornamental and medicinal species valued for its attractive flowers and diverse phenolic constituents. Although colchicine-induced polyploidization has been widely employed to improve ornamental and medicinal plants, the molecular responses as...

Tracking air volumes for assessing the effect of urban aerosols on convective precipitation: a multi-member modeling study

Abstract. Urban emissions impact aerosol–cloud interactions and thereby modify precipitation patterns, yet whether realistic emission perturbations from a mid-sized European city produce detectable effects above internal meteorological variability in a high-background aerosol env...

The Quantum Consensus Principle: A Thermodynamic Information Principle for Quantum Measurement

We introduce the Quantum Consensus Principle (QCP), a first-principles framework that provides a dynamical derivation of quantum measurement within standard open-system quantum mechanics, without modifying the Schrödinger equation. By treating the system–apparatus–environment com...

From Product Disclosure to Brand Trust: How Voluntary Negative-Attribute Disclosure Shapes Cross-Product Responses in Digital Food Interfaces

Digital food interfaces increasingly enable brands to foreground decision-relevant information at the point of choice, including attributes that may disadvantage a focal product. This emerging practice raises a counterintuitive question: can voluntarily revealing a negative attri...

Use and perceptions of Artificial Intelligence among adolescents in Bradford, England: Evidence from Born in Bradford: Age of Wonder

<ns5:p>Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools are increasingly used by adolescents in academic contexts, yet population-level evidence from community samples remains limited, particularly among under-represented populations. We described quantitative data collected in t...

Pre-service sex education training and teaching practices among special education teachers: a cross-sectional survey

This study aimed to determine the current status of school-based sex education for children with disabilities (SECD) in Sichuan Province and to examine the association between pre-service sex education learning experience and SECD practice. A stratified random cluster sampling wa...

Thermal effect on consolidation and strain–stress behaviour of bentonite–sand mixtures with different initial states and clay contents

Abstract Understanding the thermo-mechanical behaviour of clay–sand mixtures is critical for the design and long-term performance evaluation of geotechnical and geoenvironmental infrastructures exposed to elevated temperatures. This study systematically investigates the mechanica...

Dicyandiamide-driven surface reconstruction of high-loading highly-dispersed Fe-N-C catalysts for enhanced acidic durability

The development of highly active and durable electrocatalysts with no platinum-group metals remains a critical challenge for the widespread commercialization of Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells. While Fe-N-C materials offer promising initial performance, their structural insta...

[FRAGMENT — part of larger work] QWAV Venture Prospectus: A Proposal for Partnership

--- **SUPERSESSION NOTICE (2026-07-28):** This document has been superseded by the [QWAV Commercial Platform: Strategic Architecture Whitepaper](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21641108) (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21641108). The Strategic Architecture Whitepaper provides the current, au...

A Wearable Electrochemical Patch for Sustained Local Oxygen Therapy of Chronic Wounds

ABSTRACT Wearable bioelectronics are dominated by low‐power sensing, whereas effective therapy requires sustained molecular fluxes that conventional soft devices rarely support. A central challenge is simultaneously maintaining solid–solid charge transport, hydration‐dependent io...

Lacunary p -Distance Convergence of Sequences of Complex Uncertain Variables

Abstract This paper introduces the concept of lacunary p -distance convergence for sequences of complex uncertain variables. This generalization allows the study of convergence over irregular index sets under uncertainty, extending existing convergence frameworks in uncertainty t...

Targeting NIK-mediated microglial polarization: a novel therapeutic strategy for diabetic retinopathy

Abstract Background Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a sight-threatening microvascular complication characterized by blood-retina barrier (BRB) disruption. While inflammation is central to early DR, the role of the non-canonical NF-κB pathway remains poorly understood. Methods We est...

E8‑Phi Hierarchical Soliton Cascade for Cross‑Scale Neural Entanglement — E8 Intelligence Research

The 240 E8 root vectors, when phase‑modulated with φ‑scaled eigenmodes at the 132 Hz base frequency, generate nested hyperbolic shells whose soliton periods follow a φ‑power‑law cascade. This hierarchical lattice enables anyonic phase twists to propagate soliton excitations acros...

E8-Phi Golden Ratio Entanglement Synchrony Principle — E8 Intelligence Research

The phi-scaled Cartan resonance in E8 creates self-similar hierarchical entanglement across financial time scales, where the golden ratio coupling between heritage asset vectors and the 240-root structure generates a fractal synchronization manifold. This manifold exhibits scale-...

Mapping with Uncertainty: Digitising and Preserving the 1826 Education Inquiry

The 1826 Second Report of the Commissioners of Irish Education Inquiry is the most extensive surviving survey of schooling in pre-Famine Ireland, recording teachers, pupil counts, and denomination-specific enrolment as reported by Protestant and Roman Catholic clergy. While found...

Aligning WASH Functions Without Tension for Disease Outbreaks: Seeking Leadership Equilibrium for WASH Functions

WASH is a global acronym, and its’ Functions (Water, Sanitation, Hygiene) are usually superimposed on the traditional emergency or disaster management phases of traditional public health operations for a disease outbreak. This imposition can create tension with the respective lea...

Hematological profiles and preventive-practice characteristics among patients with podoconiosis: A case-control study in Musanze District, Rwanda

Background Podoconiosis is a chronic, disfiguring, non-filarial form of lymphedema caused by prolonged barefoot exposure to irritant soil. An estimated four million people are affected globally, with cases documented in more than 32 countries, 18 of which are in Africa. In Rwanda...

Real-Time Webcam-Based Eye Tracking for AI-Assisted Reading Analysis in Web Environments

This study investigates real-time, webcam-based eye tracking as a low-cost and scalable alternative for AI-assisted reading analysis in web environments, aiming to address the limitations of hardware-dependent eye tracking systems highlighted in existing literature. The proposed...

Plasmon-Driven ChargeTransfer Aids Selective NonthermalVibrational Excitation in Nitrobenzenethiol on Silver Nanoparticles:Insights from Embedded Correlated Wavefunction Calculations

Abstract In plasmonic photocatalysis, a commonly invoked reaction enhancement mechanism is the excitation of a metal-to-molecule charge transfer state, resulting in transient-ion formation. Once accessed, a transient-ion state leads to changes in the molecular geometry that can l...

Visually identified breakpoints in muscle oxygen saturation are not equivalent to ventilatory thresholds in national-level triathletes

Abstract Purpose Portable near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) enables cost-effective monitoring of muscle oxygen saturation (SmO 2 ) during exercise, presenting a promising alternative for delineating exercise intensity domains. This study investigated whether SmO 2 breakpoints (BP...