Research works

Mechanism and Energetics of Hydrogen Sulfide Thermolysis from Reactive Molecular Dynamics: Cutoff-Radius Effects, Thermochemically Validated Energy Costs, and the Elementary Reaction Network

Hydrogen sulfide (H2S), a high-volume by-product of the hydrodesulfurization of fossil fuels, can be valorized by thermolysis to recover both molecular hydrogen and elemental sulfur, rather than being oxidized as in the conventional Claus process. The viability of this route depe...

Mechanistic Originsof Enhanced PET Hydrolase Activityfrom Molecular Dynamics and Deep Learning-Assisted Network Analysis

Abstract Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) hydrolase-based biodegradation offers a promising route for plastic waste remediation, yet the dynamic origins of high activity and their linkage across catalytic stages still require further elucidation. Here, we focus on the Leaf-Branch...

Subsurface fault imaging beneath the Seoul metropolitan area using joint inversion of S-wave travel times and Rayleigh-wave dispersion

Constraining seismogenic fault structures is critical in the densely populated area such as the Seoul metropolitan area of the Korean Peninsula, where historical records document damaging earthquakes. Recent increase in clustered seismicity has highlighted the need for improved c...

CXCR4-targeted dual softener for inducing senescence therapy in hepatic fibrosis

Hepatic fibrosis is a central pathological driver of chronic liver diseases, including metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and alcohol-related liver disease, which collectively impose a growing global health burden. Fibrosis is primarily mediated by persisten...

OGSAgent: an MCP-based multi-agent collaboration framework for intelligent GIServices

The vision of intelligent GIServices (Geographic Information Services) is to automatically discover, compose and execute distributed GIServices to address global challenges. Recent studies show that LLM (large language model)-based agents can autonomously use external services, w...

Med-TDA: Medical Imaging Topological Data Analysis Tool

<ns5:p>Background Topological data analysis (TDA) has gained interest in medical image analysis, but there are no standardized definitions or pipelines to benchmark model performance. Current TDA tools and packages are mainly developed for general machine learning applications, t...

Verbal Multi-Word Expressions in the Greek Psalter: Sociolinguistic Variation and Level-of-Speech Changes in a Post-Classical Poetic Corpus

Manually annotated dataset of verbal multi-word expressions (VMWEs), chiefly support-verb constructions, in three textual layers of the Greek Psalter: the Septuagint (LXX), Apollinaris of Laodicea's hexametric paraphrase, and Manuel Philes' Byzantine metaphrasis, plus comparanda...

A dynamic analysis of tenure status in Africa’s urban housing markets

There is a widespread narrative on the global housing crisis. To contribute to our collective understanding, this paper analyses housing outcomes in four urban centres in Ghana and Tanzania. We consider how outcomes change across five age cohorts differentiated by gender. We show...

A Contract-Grade Verifier for LLM-Generated GPU Kernels, and a Native Blackwell Backward for the Gated-Linear-Recurrence Family

Systems that generate GPU kernels with language models report high correctness rates. Those rates come from a single loose test: run the kernel on a few random inputs at one fixed shape and accept it if the output is close to a reference. A kernel can pass that test and still be...

Consumers’ asset monetization: A conceptual framework and research agenda

Abstract This conceptual work investigates the emerging role of consumers as investors in various physical and digital assets. We introduce the notion of consumers’ asset monetization, defined as consumers’ orientation to monetize their asset(s) in secondary markets and benefit f...

Characterizing the Landscape of Loss: A Spatiotemporal Contextual Approach to Measuring U.S. County-Level Depopulation

In recent decades, the United States has experienced substantial changes in population size, composition, and distribution. As growth has slowed, population loss has taken on increased salience, presenting an emerging social, economic, and political challenge and highlighting a n...

An integrin beta-1-anchored bicaudal C1-polycystin-1 module essential for tubular morphogenesis in polycystic kidney disease

Genetic variants in the RNA-binding protein bicaudal C1 (BICC1) have been linked to very-early-onset polycystic kidney disease (PKD). This study identifies a crucial integrin-beta1 (ITGB1)-BICC1-polycystin-1 (PC1) complex that regulates F-actin organization and cell adhesion in h...

Glucose in Motion: Characterizing Temporal Patterns in Real-World Glycemic Control in a Large Observational Cohort

OBJECTIVE: To identify and characterize daily and weekly patterns in glycemic management in longitudinal real-world continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) data from people with diabetes to enhance clinical interpretation and support more effective personalized diabetes management. R...

Knowledge, attitude, and practice of antifungal resistance and stewardship among pharmacy students in Zambia: a cross-sectional study to inform antifungal stewardship programs

Background Antifungal resistance (AFR) is a growing global health threat, particularly in low- and middle-income countries such as Zambia, where antifungals are often accessed without prescription. Antifungal stewardship (AFS) programs aim to optimise antifungal use, yet limited...

Career plans and seafaring intentions among maritime students in China, Greece, Croatia, Montenegro, and the United Kingdom: A cross-national comparative study

Abstract Concerns about current and future officer shortages have intensified interest in understanding maritime students’ career plans. While previous research has primarily examined motivations for entering maritime education and training (MET), comparative evidence on students...

Positive equilibria in mass action networks: geometry and bounds

Abstract Any mass action network gives rise to a parameterised family of polynomial equations whose positive solutions are the positive equilibria of the network. Here, we consider alternative systems of equations, whose solutions are in smooth, one-to-one correspondence with pos...

Solution of Erdős problem # 443

In [1, p.88], Erdős and Graham posed the following problem:Let m and n be positive integers and consider the two sets {k(m−k):1≤k≤m2} and {l(n−l):1≤l≤n2}.Can one estimate the number of integers com...

Data‐Driven Materials Science for Energy‐Sustainable Applications

Materials science is underpinned by structure-property relationships that govern the function of a material. These relationships can be encoded into algorithms and integrated into machine-learning models that enable the prediction of materials and their cognate properties. Howeve...

QWAV Strategy v2.4.1: The Energy-Standard Playbook — Consortium Governance, Verified Precedents, and the JPCUB Road to a Quantum Computing Energy Benchmark

QWAV Strategy v2.4.1. Red-team remediation of v2.4: added KIF-18 Mandatory Symmetry Template (Where External Literature Supports / Constrains or Contradicts), rebuilt PDF/HTML from corrected markdown (v2.4 shipped stale v2.3 build artifacts). Quantum computation has proven theore...

Multidimensional Rainfall Risk for Hydropower Dam Safety from Extreme-Weighted CMIP6 Ensembles Across the Mekong Basin

Climate change affects the intensity of extreme rainfall, which is an important factor for design flood assessment and dam safety, particularly in the monsoon region of Southeast Asia and the Mekong Basin, where seasonal rainfall variability is high and there are many hydropower...