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Electrohydrodynamically microencapsulated, lyophilized, and fermented probiotics outperform in-feed antibiotics in promoting growth performance and gut health of Bos indicus calves

Probiotics are increasingly explored as an alternative to antibiotics for improving calf health, however, their efficacy can be affected by the method of delivery and survival of viable cells within the gastrointestinal tract. Comparative studies evaluating different probiotic de...

A rare presentation of metastatic thymic carcinoma mimicking pheochromocytoma and Von Hippel–Lindau syndrome: a case report

Metastatic thymic carcinoma is a rare and aggressive malignancy that may present with atypical clinical and biochemical features, posing significant diagnostic challenges. We report the first documented case of metastatic thymic carcinoma mimicking both pheochromocytoma and Von H...

Comparative benchmark of machine learning models for predicting perovskite solar cell performance

This study presents a systematic comparative evaluation of five machine learning models, namely Random Forest (RF), Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGB), Artificial Neural Network (ANN), Multilayer Perceptron (MLP), and Support Vector Machine (SVM), for predicting the electrical perfo...

Basketball as Pedagogy: A Black Feminist Narrative Inquiry Rooted in the Perspective of a Point Guard in Toronto, Canada

This article employs Black feminist narrative inquiry to examine basketball as a pedagogical and worldmaking space in the life of a Black queer woman academic in Toronto. Drawing on lived experiences as a former point guard, the study traces how experiences cultivated through bas...

Structural design and experimental validation of a titanium alloy hemispherical shell for ultra-deep-sea applications

This paper presents a comprehensive investigation into the design, numerical simulation, and experimental validation of an ultra-high-strength titanium alloy hemispherical shell intended for pressure-resistant applications at depth of 11,000 meters. Employing the strength and sta...

Microparticles of greenish-brown propolis extract: phytochemical, physicochemical characterisation and in vitro dissolution profile

The low solubility of propolis in water and its limited bioavailability reduce the effectiveness of bioactive compounds, demonstrating the necessity of techniques that can overcome these limitations. Spray-drying is a promising approach to overcoming these challenges. In this stu...

Measuring Digital Amnesia: Psychometric Validation of the Turkish Digital Amnesia Scale with Exploratory Network Analysis

The widespread integration of digital technologies has increased reliance on digital systems for storing and retrieving information, a phenomenon referred to as digital amnesia. Digital amnesia reflects technology-mediated cognitive offloading within human-computer interaction. T...

Metabolic reprogramming enables transient survival and envelope remodelling in Staphylococcus aureus under dalbavancin treatment

Clinical failure of antibiotic therapy can occur in the absence of measurable resistance, yet the biological basis of this discordance remains poorly understood. Here, we identify a transient survival phenotype that limits dalbavancin efficacy and may contribute to treatment fail...

Spatial Working Memory Across Psychiatric Disorders in Young Adults

Objective: Impairments in spatial working memory (SWM) have been observed in several disparate psychiatric conditions.The present study investigated how SWM varied across a range of psychiatric disorders in a large sample of young adults using the Spatial Working Memory test from...

Pregnancy Ambivalence, History of Pregnancy, Condom Use, and Contraceptive Use Among U.S. Youth Experiencing Homelessness

Youth experiencing homelessness (YEH) are 5–8 times more likely than housed peers to become pregnant. A more nuanced examination of YEH pregnancy desire may better inform pregnancy and pregnancy prevention guidance. This study examined pregnancy ambivalence, pregnancy history, co...

Nonlinear association between platelet distribution width and futile recanalization in acute ischemic stroke patients undergoing mechanical thrombectomy

Platelet distribution width (PDW) is increasingly recognized as a potential biomarker in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. We, therefore, sought to clarify whether baseline PDW values predict futile recanalization (FR) among acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients receivi...

Factors associated with oral hygiene practices among pregnant women: a cross-sectional study

This study aims to assess the general and pregnancy-specific oral health knowledge, levels of social support, and dental anxiety in pregnant women, as well as their association with oral hygiene habits. Pregnancy is associated with physiological and behavioral changes that may in...

LIB4RT: Automated generation of reactive-transport formulations from PHREEQC databases for implementation in multiphysics platforms

Reactive transport simulations in multiphysics platforms require accurate geochemical reaction and transport flux terms derived from thermodynamic databases and equilibrium speciation calculations. In practice, building these definitions manually from databases is time-consuming,...

Neuropathological Effects of Early Maternal Separation are Prevented by CORT113176, A Glucocorticoid Receptor Modulator

Early-life stress, such as maternal separation (MS), disrupts the pup´s hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis and causes neuropathological changes in several nervous system regions, including the spinal cord. This damage is driven by glucocorticoid receptor (GR) overactivatio...

Lipid accumulation product (LAP): a key indicator for metabolic dysregulation and inflammatory status in obesity

The Lipid Accumulation Product (LAP) is recognized as an indicator of lipid-induced cellular stress. While its predictive value for conditions like diabetes, liver disease, and metabolic syndrome is established, its specific correlations with individual metabolic and hematologica...

Drainage divide dynamics modulated by erosion-driven landscape adjustment in a low-deformation setting

The Vosges Mountains (northeast France) are a mid-altitude mountain range with peaks reaching ∼1500 m a.s.l., in a low-deformation setting. Despite this, they maintain significant topographic relief (up to ∼1000 m), characterized by deeply incised valleys and broad, rounded uplan...

Development and validation of the Paperless Examination Attitude Scale (PEAS) for digital assessment in higher education

Paperless examinations are now part of assessment practice in several Indian higher education institutions. However, institutions still have limited validated evidence on how students view compulsory digital examinations. This gap is important because examination use is different...

Species-specific functions of CSRP3 in satellite cell-driven muscle regeneration and relevance to porcine stem cell therapy

Skeletal muscle function deteriorates with injury, disease, or aging. While stem cell therapies offer therapeutic potential, concerns remain regarding the safety and efficacy of transplanted cells. Satellite cells (SCs), the primary endogenous stem cells responsible for muscle re...

Purely extradural meningioma presenting as an incidental sacro-iliac joint mass

We report the case of an asymptomatic 32-year-old woman in whom a 38-mm right sacroiliac mass was incidentally discovered on computed tomography. Computed tomography demonstrated a well-defined enhancing lesion centered on the right sacral ala and sacroiliac joint with sclerotic...

From fragmentation to integration: rethinking nutrition education in undergraduate medical curriculum in Pakistan through a mixed-methods study

Nutrition plays a central role in the prevention and management of both communicable and noncommunicable diseases, yet its integration within undergraduate medical education remains inconsistent. This study aimed to assess the current status of nutrition education in MBBS program...