Research works

Sociality and nesting strategy account for non-random associations between bees and their parasitic dipterans

Abstract Bees (Apoidea: Anthophila) are recorded as common hosts of a diverse array of parasitic Diptera species, but information is widely scattered across the literature, limiting our knowledge of global bee-dipteran association patterns. Here, we retrieved published informatio...

Hepatitis B and D burden in Uzbekistan: comprehensive analysis of seroprevalence and risk correlates from a countrywide study

Abstract Background Uzbekistan faces a substantial burden of hepatitis B and D virus (HBV and HDV) infections despite implementing universal hepatitis B vaccination in 1998. Regional variation in disease distribution and contemporary transmission dynamics remain inadequately char...

Magnitude-Curl Reconstruction in the Plane: Classical completeness, critical weak selection, and observability

Reconstructing a planar vector field from its pointwise magnitude, scalar curl, and partial boundary direction data leads to a nonlinear characteristic inverse problem with distinct classical and weak regimes. This work develops a geometric framework that separates structural obs...

CD10 – A Matrix Metallopeptidase Expression in Colorectal Carcinogenesis

Abstract Background: Colorectal cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. It is more prevalent in developed countries but is increasingly affecting developing nations in Asia and Africa. CD10 is a cell surface zinc-dependent matrix metalloproteinas...

Integrating road infrastructure condition into intelligent transportation systems: a machine learning-based infrastructure-aware risk prediction approach

Although the majority of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and risk-prediction frameworks keep considering pavement quality and dynamic traffic behavior as separate phenomena, road infrastructure degradation and traffic flow instability both contribute to risky driving sit...

Serum Ceruloplasmin in Pre-eclampsia: A Case–Control Study in a Tertiary Health Centre in Southwest Nigeria

Abstract Background: Pre-eclampsia is a pregnancy disorder linked with increased maternal and perinatal complications. An imbalance between free radical-induced lipid peroxidation and the antioxidant system may contribute to its pathogenesis. Aims: This study aimed to compare ser...

Ancestry and Kawasaki Disease: Clinical Pathway Considerations

Kawasaki disease (KD) is the leading cause of pediatric acquired heart disease in developed countries.1 Despite decades of research, no established biologic marker has been identified, and KD remains a clinical diagnosis.1,2 However, KD research has shown that different populatio...

Global Regularity for the Three-Dimensional Incompressible Navier–Stokes Equations on the Torus

The global regularity problem for the three-dimensional incompressible Navier–Stokes equations — one of the seven Millennium Prize Problems of the Clay Mathematics Institute — asks whether smooth initial data always evolve into smooth solutions for all time. We resolve the spatia...

Managing hydraulic fracturing-induced seismicity in the Duvernay shale: Triggering mechanisms, influencing factors, and practice-oriented mitigation strategies

Abstract This review provides a Duvernay-focused synthesis of hydraulic fracturing (HF)-induced seismicity, integrating geological datasets, case studies of significant events, coupled poroelastic simulations, and machine-learning-based factor ranking. While the three underlying...

Hierarchical graphene oxide/Co-metal-organic framework/Fe₃O₄ structures for high-performance applications

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) and ferrites face drawbacks such as poor conductivity and self-aggregation. Optimized synthesis methods partially alleviate these issues, while a complementary strategy is to design nanocomposites that integrate both materials. We engineer three-di...

Investigating the feasibility of X-ray incident angle determination using radiophotoluminescent glass dosimeter

Abstract Radiophotoluminescent (RPL) glass dosimeters are widely used for personal and environmental radiation monitoring purposes. However, their ability to determine irradiation geometries remains largely unexplored. In this study, we investigated the feasibility of determining...

The protective role of decision-making life skills in enhancing awareness of sexual health risks and knowledge of condoms among primary school adolescents in Tanzania

Purpose This study aimed to examine the protective role of decision-making (DM) life skills (DMLS) in enhancing awareness of sexual health risks and knowledge of condoms among primary school adolescents in Tanzania. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional survey was conduct...

KSC2: A Progressive Structural Framework for ASI Structural Openness, Structural Autonomy, and the Structural Difference between AGI and ASI

Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) are commonly described in terms of capability coverage and performance relative to humans. Existing work has already sought to characterize AGI not as a single endpoint, but as a graded and measurable pr...

The Reciprocity Corridor: A Bilateral-Benefit Test for Directional Information Exchange

Proof-reconciled generated exploration of a two-party linear bilateral-benefit corridor for directional predictive-information exchange. This public working-corpus release includes the reviewed manuscript and paired Lean evidence. It is not peer reviewed or empirically validated;...

Decoding the causes of ischemic stroke despite ongoing oral anticoagulation and their clinical impact: the ASPERA-R study

BACKGROUND: Oral anticoagulants (OACs), including vitamin K antagonists and direct OACs, reduce stroke risk in atrial fibrillation (AF), yet breakthrough ischemic stroke still occurs in 1-2% of patients annually despite adequate therapy. The mechanisms underlying these events rem...

Translational evidence for the antihypertensive potential of Passiflora edulis: a systematic review of preclinical and clinical studies

Abstract Introduction Passiflora edulis (PE) (passion fruit) is traditionally valued for its cardiovascular and calming properties, but its antihypertensive and blood pressure (BP)-lowering potential has not been systematically evaluated. Emerging evidence from preclinical and cl...

Temporal Out-of-Sample Predictability of Primes Through Convergences in the Prime-Gap Sequence

This work investigates a deterministic structure derived from the sequence of prime gaps. Consecutive-prime gaps are accumulated to construct a natural representation in which distinct rows may converge to the same value V. These convergences generate advance announcements associ...

Fracture Energy and Crack Resistance of Hybrid Fiber-Reinforced High-Strength Concrete: Experimental Study and Analytical Modeling

Abstract This study examines the fracture and mechanical performance of hybrid fiber-reinforced high-strength concrete (HFRHSC) with different water-to-binder (W/B) ratios. Six mixtures incorporating hybrid combinations of steel, polymer, glass, and basalt fibers were investigate...

Early Antiviral Therapy in Pediatric Outpatients and Risk of Influenza-Related Hospitalization

OBJECTIVES: Evidence on the effectiveness of antiviral therapy in preventing influenza-related severe illness and hospitalization among children remains limited. We hypothesized that early administration of antiviral therapy within 48 hours of symptom onset would significantly re...

Stretching the Applications of Simulator Rehearsal: Preparing Chemistry GTAs in Questioning Techniques

Graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) play an integral role in undergraduate STEM education. Investment in training initiatives equips GTAs with evidence-based teaching strategies. This study investigates chemistry GTAs’ responses to a questioning strategy, known as Stretch-It, dur...