Research works

Material consequences: An initial assessment of the influence of flooring type on lactating sow thermoregulation in summer heat

Abstract Heat stress (HS) impairs lactating sows’ ability to provide adequate nutrition for their litters, prompting the development of management practices and new housing systems to alleviate its effects. However, few have investigated materials used in farrowing crate construc...

Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on access to family planning and HIV services among women in Lilongwe, Malawi

Following its declaration as a pandemic, COVID-19 spread extensively, affecting millions globally. Concerns emerged that it could have a detrimental impact on sexual and reproductive health services. Specifically, these worries centred on the potential disruption of family planni...

BASE 44 ORDER: Integrate cluster 134 scattering geometry into E8 detection layer — E8 Intelligence Research

Andrew's order (Base 44 console): [SELF-BUILD from enhancement #464] Extract Cluster 134's appearance-scattering geometry from breakthrough #5358. Integrate into E8 root vector projection engine's detection layer. Add unit test on eToro replay bench with anomalous signal stream....

A ubiquitin chain-feeding mechanism for BRCA1-A

Abstract The BRCA1-A complex is a multi-subunit, metallo-deubiquitinating enzyme (metallo-DUB) involved in genome maintenance. BRCA1-A displays strict specificity for K63-linked ubiquitin, with a strong preference for long chains, but the mechanistic basis for this selectivity ha...

Serum Angiopoietin-1 and Angiopoietin-2 as Biomarkers of Pulmonary Hemodynamic Burden in COPD-Associated Pulmonary Hypertension: A Cross-Sectional Study

Purpose: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a serious complication of COPD associated with worse outcomes. Reliable circulating biomarkers of pulmonary vascular involvement are lacking. Angiopoietin-1 (ANGP-1) and angiopoietin-2 (ANGP-2) regulate endothelial homeostasis, but their re...

Cooperative multi-robot routing for AUV–UAV inspection with inter-vehicle synchronization

This paper addresses an extension of the classical heterogeneous Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) tailored to cooperative missions involving Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in monitoring scenarios characterized by heterogeneous task requirem...

Rapid Detection of N9 Subtype Avian Influenza Viruses Using an NA-Targeting Lateral Flow Immunoassay

The emergence of highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (AIVs) poses significant threats to global public health and the poultry economy. Rapid detection methods targeting the hemagglutinin (HA) protein have become increasingly unreliable due to ongoing antigenic drift and gen...

Multi-Parameter Nonlinear Acoustic Emission Precursors of Failure in Coal with Different Burst Tendencies

Acoustic emission (AE) monitoring is widely used to characterize coal failure, but specimens with different burst tendencies cannot be distinguished reliably using a single count, energy, b-value, or fractal indicator. This study reanalyzed archived Vallen AE data from uniaxial-c...

Global proliferation of opportunistic pleuromeian lycopsids following the disappearance of the end-Triassic forests

Abstract Environmental crises and mass extinction events on land are typically followed by ecological upheaval, during which opportunistic plants rapidly colonize devastated landscapes, forming transient ‘pioneer’ communities that precede the establishment of complex forest ecosy...

Retinoic Acid Receptor γ Is a Ligand-Activated Gatekeeper to Stem Cell Developmental Progression

RARγ is expressed during embryogenesis by stem/primitive progenitor cells, indicating a role in controlling their development. Supporting this view is that a physiological level of 10 nM of the RARγ agonist AGN205327 blocked stem/progenitor cell differentiation during zebrafish e...

Flow field evolution mechanism and fine separation performance of coal slime in a novel cyclone cluster with a tapered column section

Single-stage hydrocyclones struggle to meet the requirements for the fine separation of coal slime. Existing combined hydrocyclones are constrained by the discharge capacity of the transverse underflow port, where the recirculation vortex at the bottom induces flow field instabil...

Return Asymmetry in the Market for Counter-Strike 2 In-Game Items

This paper examines the market for Counter-Strike 2 in-game items (skins) over the period 2014–2026 and identifies a return asymmetry: items with certain characteristics consistently and substantially outperform items that lack them. The regression analysis identifies starting pr...

Borrowed size, city functional division, and total factor productivity of firms: a study based on city clusters in China

Research indicates that a city’s total factor productivity (TFP) correlates with its size, with larger cities exhibiting higher TFP. However, some smaller cities can achieve high TFP by borrowing their size from surrounding cities, achieving the size necessary to support the bene...

An Open-Source End-to-End Pipeline for Multi-Planet Detection and Bayesian Characterisation in Kepler Long-Cadence Photometry: Validation on Kepler-11

We present an open-source, end-to-end pipeline for the detection and Bayesian characterisationof multiple transiting exoplanets in Kepler long-cadence photometry. The pipeline integrates (i) aSavitzky–Golay detrending and sigma-clipping preprocessor, (ii) Box Least Squares (bls)...

Associations Between Client Characteristics, Service Utilization and Health-Related Quality of Life of Older Adults Accepting Home Care

Introduction: Currently, little is known about interactions between older home care (HC) clients health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and home care (HC) services accessed. Objective: This study aims to address the knowledge gap by evaluating changes in the HRQoL of older adult...

From Imperial Communication to Autonomous Script: Two Hypotheses on the Emergence and Social Transformation of West Semitic Writing

What if the first alphabet was not simply invented — but commissioned?This paper explores whether the emergence of early alphabetic writing in the Egyptian sphere may have been connected to the practical needs of imperial administration, military coordination, and control over mu...

Recent Progress in Phosphinamide‐Directed CH Functionalization for the Construction of CX Bonds (XC, N, O)

Organophosphorus compounds are widely used in bioactive molecules, catalysts, and ligands. Recent CH functionalization methods—often guided by directing groups—now enable direct formation of CC, CN, and CO bonds on phosphinamide substrates with improved step efficiency. This...

Effects of Parathyroidectomy on Muscle Mass, Strength, and Physical Function in Uremia-Associated Secondary Hyperparathyroidism

Objective: To investigate the effects of parathyroidectomy (PTX) on muscle mass, muscle strength, and motor function at different postoperative stages in uremic patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT). Methods: A total of 47 uremic patients with SHPT who underwent PTX...

Canon Horror Series: Language as Infection and the Systems of Horror v1.2.0

Language as Infection and the Systems of Horror is a bilingual working-paper package centered on the idea of language, perception, and media channels as systems of vulnerability in modern horror and science fiction. The materials are interconnected and refer to one another as par...

Verification Bandwidth Under Correlated Evaluators: What an Effective-Sample-Size Statistic Measures in an Acceptance Cascade

Organizational verification is representable as an orthogonal projection whose rank bounds what an organization detects about itself, but that formalization assumes one evaluator per acceptance test and supplies no procedure for estimating the projection. This paper establishes w...