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From finance to empowerment and happiness: an analysis of women’s participation in self-help groups

The study investigates the bidirectional relationship between finance functions – finance procurement and utilization – and economic empowerment among women’s Self-Help Group (SHG) members, along with examining the interrelated dynamics that influence their happiness. Using a SEM...

Adjunctive Anti-VEGF Therapy Influences on Early Visual Recovery Without Affecting Long-Term Outcomes or Intraocular Pressure After Pars Plana Vitrectomy in Patients With Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

Adjunctive Anti-VEGF Therapy Influences on Early Visual Recovery Without Affecting Long-Term Outcomes or Intraocular Pressure After Pars Plana Vitrectomy in Patients With Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy - Article abstract #953556

Preliminary Validity and Reliability Evidence for a Derived 12-Item Greek Short-Form Model of the Quality Indicators for Physiotherapy Management of Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis (QUIPA)

Background/Objectives: Osteoarthritis of the hip and/or knee is a major contributor to pain, disability, and reduced quality of life. The aim of this study was to provide preliminary validity and reliability evidence for a Greek adaptation of the Quality Indicators for Physiother...

MambaUNet: An Efficient U-Shaped State-Space Network for Underwater Image Enhancement

Underwater images are frequently degraded by wavelength-dependent absorption and scattering, resulting in color casts, low contrast, blurred textures, and loss of structural details. Existing enhancement networks may struggle to balance global context modeling, local detail recov...

Investigating the relationship between relative accuracy and linearity acceptance criteria in bioassay validation for clinical studies

BACKGROUND: Relative accuracy (RA) and linearity are distinct validation characteristics in bioassay validation, yet quantitative relationships between their acceptance criteria are rarely defined. This study investigated how predefined RA tolerances determine admissible linearit...

Five Myths About Influence Operations: What 25 Million Tweets Across Seven State Campaigns Reveal

A set of “stylized facts” about state-backed influence operations now circulates across journalism, policy, and the peer-reviewed literature: that they are monolithic troll armies; that they win by weaponizing moral-emotional language; that they manufacture their own virality; th...

Detoxification of aflatoxin M1 by eight lactic acid bacteria strains, alone or in combination, as viable and heat-killed cells in PBS, MRS broth, and Karish cheese

Abstract Aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) in milk is a major public health concern. It is a hydroxylated metabolite of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), formed in the liver of animals after ingestion of contaminated feed and subsequently excreted into milk. Biological techniques could be used to combat th...

Ni-Based Metal–OrganicFramework Derived from2,6-Bis(1H-Pyrazol-1-yl)Isonicotinic Acid and its Sensing Performance

Abstract Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs) are a class of highly promising antibiotic sensing materials. However, the practical applications of MOF-based fluorescent probes are limited due to their drawbacks, such as insufficient selectivity, weak anti-interference ability, and poo...

Molecular detection of watermelon virus disease in Liaoning Province, China, and resistance evaluation of nine rootstocks to cucumber green mottle mosaic virus

Watermelon diseases have become increasingly severe in Liaoning Province, which is a major watermelon-growing region in China. To investigate the occurrence of watermelon virus diseases and identify the predominant virus types, 330 symptomatic samples from three major producing a...

Mechanics-Permeability Similarities Between Natural-like and Natural Coal–Rock Specimens—A Comparative Study

Investigating the mechanics-permeability similarities between natural-like and natural gas-bearing coal–rock specimens provides a theoretical basis for using natural-like specimens as substitutes for natural ones in laboratory simulations of the incubation of coal–rock gas compos...

Efficiency Improvement and SEM Visualization of Enzymatic Hydrolysis-Based Valorization of Oat Hulls

The utilization of agro-industrial waste in the bioeconomy is crucial for reducing the environmental impact. This study investigated the valorization of a common oat processing waste—oat hulls—using enzyme preparations of different origin and enzyme cocktails based on them. Oat h...

Vibration Phenomena in Hydrogen Energy Systems: A Review

Hydrogen energy systems—proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), water electrolyzers, and high-pressure hydrogen storage vessels—are increasingly deployed in transportation, maritime, aerospace, and stationary applications where mechanical vibration is unavoidable. Yet vibra...

Relational support, social inequality and completion in upper-secondary VET to age 28: evidence from a linked survey-register cohort in Norway

Relational conditions, such as caring teachers and close networks, are often highlighted for their role in students’ motivation and engagement. Whether such support relates to completion remains unclear. This study examines whether relational support reported midway through upper...

Transformer-based out-of-distribution (OOD) input detection for trustworthy self-parking

Abstract The deployment of automated driving (AD) systems demands trustworthiness, explainability, and accountability. A challenge is detecting out-of-distribution (OOD) inputs from sensor noise, hardware failures, adversarial interference, or deviations from the operational desi...

Mixed reality simulation of guided needle insertion: effects of interaction and visual fidelity

PURPOSE: Mixed reality (MR) simulations are increasingly used in medical training to provide safe, controllable, and repeatable practice environments. While visual fidelity (VF) and interaction fidelity (IF) are known to influence user experience (UX), their respective effects on...

Anti-movement core training modulates abdominal antagonist co-activation and enhances trunk rotational kinematics in amateur golfers

This randomised controlled trial investigated the effects of an 8-week anti-movement core training programme on phase-specific abdominal antagonist co-activation (CoA) and thorax-pelvis kinematics in amateur golfers. Participants were randomly allocated to an Experimental group (...

The Effect of Pre-Fermentative Thermo-Maceration and Apple Pomace Addition on Phenolic Content and Volatile Profile of Hard Cider

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of thermo-maceration and apple pomace addition on phenolic compound extraction during cider fermentation and on the volatile profile of the final product. Jonagold apples were milled, and the juice was divided into four groups:...

Facet‐Engineered Zn Nanosheet Arrays for High‐Energy‐Density Fiber‐Shaped Zn–Air Batteries

Fiber‐shaped zinc–air batteries (FZABs) hold great promise for wearable energy storage owing to their intrinsic safety, mechanical flexibility, and high theoretical energy density, yet their practical energy density remains fundamentally constrained by the low utilization of Zn a...

The Counterinsurgency Dilemma: Foreign Fighter Influence on Insurgencies in Afghanistan and Somalia

The book is titled "The Counterinsurgency Dilemma: Foreign Fighter Influence on Insurgencies in Afghanistan and Somalia."The phenomenon of foreign fighters in Sunni insurgencies is a pertinent top...

Wave Scattering and Hydrodynamic Interaction Effects Among the Columns of the OC4-DeepCwind Semi-Submersible Floating Offshore Wind Turbine

This study investigates the hydrodynamic behavior of the OC4-DeepCwind floating offshore wind turbine, with a specific focus on the influence of wave reflection and hydrodynamic interaction effects between the platform components. The OC4-DeepCwind semi-submersible platform, supp...