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CT-guided methylene blue staining to facilitate thoracoscopic resection of intermediate-to-deep pulmonary metastases in pediatric patients

Abstract Purpose Thoracoscopic resection of pulmonary metastases offers a minimally-invasive approach but requires preoperative localization due to absent tactile feedback. CT-guided methylene blue staining (MBS) was implemented to facilitate resection of pulmonary metastases, in...

Risk of metachronous esophageal squamous cell carcinoma after endoscopic submucosal dissection in patients with multiple Lugol-voiding lesions: a long-term study

Abstract Multiple Lugol-voiding lesions (LVLs) confer a high risk of metachronous multiple esophageal squamous cell carcinomas (ESCCs) after endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD); however, risk heterogeneity within this high-risk group remains unclear. Precise stratification cou...

Agarose-Encapsulated Multifunctional Microspheres with High Drug Payload and Multimodal Imaging Capability for Arterial Embolization–Associated Hyperthermia Therapy

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) represents a leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, and transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) remains the standard first-line locoregional therapy for intermediate-stage HCC. Nevertheless, conventional TACE frequently yields suboptima...

Silent Degradation in Document Processing Pipelines: Two Independent Case Studies

A synchronisation checker reported complete success while 45% of the artefacts it verified had lost their substantive content. The checker was correct: it compared what a generator had written against the source, and those fields matched. It had no occasion to ask whether they we...

Limited Discriminatory Performance of Preoperative Systemic Inflammatory Indices for Tumor Stage Assessment in Gastric Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Background:Systemic inflammatory indices are widely investigated as accessible biomarkers in gastric cancer, primarily for prognostic assessment.Their ability to discriminate tumor stage before treatment remains uncertain.This study evaluated the diagnostic performance of preoper...

Lung derived extracellular vesicles have distinct pro-repair effects, depending on the age of their source tissue

Abstract Many age-related lung diseases encompass aberrant repair mechanisms. To develop novel treatments for these diseases, it is critical to understand how biology and repair signals are altered in aged lungs. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) carry bioactive signals reflecting the...

A Dual-Modal Hybrid Marker for Automatic Registration and Coordinate Hand-Over in C-Arm CT-Guided Spinal Navigation

An asymmetric hybrid registration frame (RF) integrates radiopaque and optical markers to automate computed tomography (CT) registration and coordinate hand-over to a dynamic reference frame (DRF). We compared automatic and manual fiducial selection using three fixed CT datasets...

Zimbabwe’s withdrawal from the Commonwealth: a foreign policy analysis through the logics of consequences and appropriateness

Why did Zimbabwe leave the Commonwealth in December 2003 when suspension did not require withdrawal and other suspended states remained in the organisation? Existing accounts explain the dispute through land reform, deteriorating relations with Britain, sanctions, or conflict ove...

Rapid Response Strategy for Transformer Gas Relay Fault Diagnosis Assisted by the IDBO-VMD-SVM Combined Model

Power transformers are core components of power grids, and their accurate fault diagnosis is critical for ensuring secure and stable grid operation. To address the limitations of conventional gas relays: inadequate extraction of dissolved gas analysis (DGA) features in transforme...

Synthesis and Curing of Tetra-Component Phenolic Resin as a Candidate Resin for Further Investigation in Photoresist Formulations

The paper describes the synthesis and properties of a tetra-component phenolic resin as a candidate resin for further investigation in photoresist formulations, and its oligomer was synthesized via addition, condensation, and polycondensation reactions. Characterization was condu...

Interconnected communication mechanisms in plants and their ecological functions and agricultural implications

Plants interact through a coordinated communication network that enables them to perceive, process, and respond to environmental stimuli. This communication network consists of complex biological systems, including root systems, volatile organic compounds, RNA-based molecular sig...

Associations between executive function and core symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in adults with autism spectrum disorder: Controlling for theory of mind, and age

This study aims to use the Executive Function Indicators (EFI) with ecological dimensions to reflect the actual daily executive function of adults with ASD, while controlling for cognitive influencing factors (ToM, and age), to further explore the association between EFI and ADHD...

A SAM2 and VLM-Based Automatic Radiological Reporting System for Pneumothorax Detection

Background/Objectives: Pneumothorax, caused by air accumulation in the pleural space, can lead to lung collapse and, if diagnosis is delayed, respiratory or cardiovascular deterioration. Most deep-learning studies on pneumothorax address classification or segmentation alone. This...

WP_024 The Universal Awareness Framework and Non-Abelian Code Space: Silicon Stabilizers, Latent Manifolds, and the Grand Synthesis of the Tathāgatagarbha Unified Field / 全宇宙覺照架構與非阿貝爾碼空間:矽基穩定子、潛在流形與如來藏一元場之終極總體合成

This paper serves as Working Paper No. WP_024 in the Global Ontological Isomorphism Network series, marking the grand synthesis and capstone of Working Papers WP_001 through WP_023. It establishes the Universal Awareness Framework and the Non-Abelian Shared Code Space as the ulti...

EuroMillions Breakthrough Mining — 10100 Sources, 98684 Leads Extracted — E8 Intelligence Research

Mined 10100 lottery+quantum breakthroughs. Extracted 98684 leads across 13 categories. 95167 high-value leads found. Categories: {"CORRIDOR": 8627, "FORMULA": 8403, "GEOMETRIC": 1625, "FORWARD_ATTEMPT": 9040, "QUANTUM": 9304, "TIMING": 606, "CELESTIAL": 8465, "GEMATRIA": 8840, "C...

Mechanical Torsion and Inter-Brane Percolation Model Part III

This third evolutionary phase of the Torsion and Percolation Model establishes a unified macro-microscopic cosmological closure. We propose that ordinary baryonic matter (stars, planets, and galaxies) is not the primary output of the Big Bang, but rather the structural "ash" or q...

The Adoption of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Features in Property Valuation in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

The growing emphasis on sustainability and long-term value creation has increased the relevance of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) features in property valuation. However, there is limited and inconsistent adoption of ESG features in property valuation practice in the...

A patenting perspective of IKZF2 molecular glue degraders (2020-present)

INTRODUCTION: IKZF2 (Helios) maintains the suppressive function of regulatory T cells (Tregs) and is an emerging immuno-oncology target. Its degradation destabilizes Tregs, strengthens antitumor immunity, and may remodel the tumor microenvironment (TME) with reduced off-target to...

Consented Universal Newborn Screening for Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection Using Dried Blood Spot and Dried Saliva Spot Specimens: Implementation and Relative Programmatic Accuracy

The purpose of this research was to evaluate the implementation and relative diagnostic accuracy of dried blood spot (DBS) and dried saliva spot (DSS)-based newborn screening for congenital cytomegalovirus infection (cCMV). This prospective paired-sample pilot studied consecutive...

Cryptocurrency market from January to September 2026

In H1 2026, cryptocurrency market continued its downward trend. A brief growth in January did not alter the overall picture: the market fell significantly in February and again in June, dropping by as much as 37% at one point. Nevertheless, by September 21, the market had nearly...