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Associations Between Health Literacy and Diabetes Self-Care Management Among Adults with Type 2 Diabetes in Southern Riyadh: A Cross-Sectional Study

Background: Health literacy is widely recognized as a fundamental determinant of chronic disease self-management. Despite the escalating burden of diabetes mellitus in Saudi Arabia, the relationship between health literacy and diabetes self-care management within specific urban–p...

Order amidst chaos: recognising patterns in the geography of out of area housing

One aspect of the UK housing crisis is the high number of households living in temporary accommodation. This paper looks at temporary accommodation households placed ‘out of area’ into other local authority areas. Whilst this may appear to be a chaotic picture of households being...

2026 Enterprise AI Data Annotation Operations Benchmark

This technical note presents a proposed operational benchmark and framework for enterprise AI data annotation programs. It describes a ten-stage annotation production lifecycle and ten benchmark dimensions covering guideline quality, pilot validation, multi-level quality assuranc...

Element-Specific DonorNumbers for Anions

Abstract Anion interactions with cations/molecules are crucial across chemistry and biology: in battery electrolytes, synthesis, atmospheric processes, and protein denaturation. Selecting the optimum anion represents an immense challenge, as anion interactions are diverse and com...

Integrated multiomics analysis reveals metabolic and microbiome alterations in Wilson disease

Wilson disease (WD) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in ATP7B , which encodes a copper transporter. Abnormal ATP7B function leads to copper deposition, mainly in the liver and brain, resulting in hepatic, neurological, and psychiatric impairments. Metabo...

The Physics Foundations of AI: Part I

These lecture notes introduce the basic ideas and mathematical foundations of artificial intelligence from the viewpoint of physics, with particular emphasis on the deep connection between statistical mechanics and machine learning. Although traditionally regarded as distinct fie...

A Frequency-Field Picture of Gravity: An Operational Interpretation of the Schwarzschild Solution

General relativity provides an exceptionally successful geometricdescription of gravity, but the relation between gravitationalfrequency shifts, local measurement standards, and free fall can bedifficult to visualize directly. The Schwarzschild solution alreadycontains a natural...

ZDHHC5 may regulate the function of NKT cells and the immune response in Meniere’s disease

Abstract Meniere’s disease (MD) is a heterogeneous, rare inner ear disorder characterized by recurrent vertigo, fluctuating sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus, and aural fullness. Its molecular mechanisms remain unclear due to significant clinical and immunological heterogeneit...

Chimeric pseudomonad phasin enhances biosynthesis of short-medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) by Cupriavidus necator employing class II PHA synthase

Copolyesters of ( R )-3-hydroxybutyrate and medium-chain-length ( R )-3-hydroxyalkanoate) [P(3HB- co -mcl-3HA)] are a highly flexible kind of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), although the efficient biosynthesis still remains a challenge. Biosynthesis of P(3HB- co -mcl-3HA) copolyest...

A Pilot Study of a Video Cognitive Behavioral Intervention in Spanish and English for Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

This study presents a slide-based video cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)-informed psychoeducational intervention for chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients. The intervention addresses the lack of mental healthcare interventions for CKD patient...

On-Table Versus Deferred Extubation After Paediatric Cardiac Catheterisation Under General Anaesthesia: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Purpose: Extubation timing after paediatric cardiac catheterisation under general anaesthesia remains a challenging clinical decision, particularly in children with cyanotic or haemodynamically significant congenital heart disease. This study aimed to evaluate factors associated...

Nanoplate-AssembledYb/Er-BiOBr Microspheres for DurableSelf-Cleaning Photocatalytic Coatings

Abstract This study addresses the efficient and safe purification of low-concentration atmospheric NO. A Yb/Er-codoped nanostructured BiOBr was synthesized via a solvothermal method, and a composite superhydrophobic coating (FSBE) was fabricated by a layer-by-layer spraying strat...

Stars, states, and salvation. Recalibrating government in Morin’s astrology

This paper historicizes the Astrologia Gallica (1661) by Jean-Baptiste Morin, a text traditionally celebrated by modern practitioners as a purely technical, analytical milestone in early modern horoscope interpretation. Rather than viewing Morin’s method merely as an epistemic or...

Tracking the game: A scoping review of physical and technical performance metrics in women's football

Women's football continues to experience rapid growth globally, yet the evidence base available to inform training prescription, performance analysis, and player development remains limited. This scoping review synthesised published research examining physical and technical perfo...

Anchoring Through Touch: Nurses’ Perspectives on the Meaning of Hygiene Care for Patients at the End of Life in Palliative Care Wards—A Grounded Theory Study

Purpose To explore how nurses in palliative care wards perceive hygiene care for patients at the end of life. Design A theory-generating qualitative study based on the grounded theory approach. Methods Eighteen nurses working in palliative care wards were recruited through purpos...

Z2 Bundles and D2 Symmetry in Torus Topological Quantum Field Theory — E8 Intelligence Research

FINDING: Z2 bundle structure and dihedral symmetry D2 in topological quantum field theory on a torus — no explicit equations or constants extracted from provided sources; sources are video titles/abstracts and an unrelated B-meson decay paper. MATH: No equations, constants, or ra...

Mucin promotes Psl production and surface exploration in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

ABSTRACT In chronic, recalcitrant infections, Pseudomonas aeruginosa forms biofilm aggregates that are encapsulated in a protective extracellular matrix made of exopolysaccharides, extracellular DNA, and matrix proteins. Biofilm formation is a major cause of antibiotic clearance...

Validation of point-of-care INR testing against standard laboratory methods in a Malaysian primary healthcare setting

Reliable INR monitoring is crucial for patients on warfarin to prevent thrombotic or bleeding events. This study evaluated the accuracy of the Wondfo POCT device compared to standard laboratory methods (Stago STA-R Max3 and ACL TOP 300) in a primary healthcare setting. The goal w...

Nucleosomes and IDRs suppress promiscuous GCN4 binding on minichromosomes

Abstract Eukaryotic sequence-specific transcription factors (TFs) must find their cognate DNA targets hidden in genomic chromatin amid an excess of nonspecific sequences and degenerate motifs. Although static TF interactions with nucleosomal targets have been elucidated, how TFs...

Epistemic Risk and the Transcendental Case Against Determinism

A familiar intuition holds that determinism creates an epistemically adverse context. This paper formalizes this intuition by developing a new epistemic transcendental argument grounded in epistemic risk. We define risk over a set W of possible worlds using two distance functions...