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Metabolic reprogramming in finger millet following ethyl methanesulfonate mutagenesis

Finger millet is a climate-resilient cereal crop with strong potential for improving food security in marginal environments; however, its improvement has been constrained by low natural genetic variability. This limitation has prompted the use of mutation breeding to expand genet...

Identifying generative AI use among genuine responders in online survey research

Everyday use of AI has introduced more AI-generated content into surveys, diluting insights and distorting findings. While the concern about agentic “bots” responding to surveys is now widely recognized by most researchers, this comment discusses the simultaneous rise in use of A...

Ultrasound-assisted synthesis of 2-ethoxynaphthalene using a phase transfer catalyst

2-Ethoxynaphthalene serves as an important intermediate in pharmaceutical synthesis, particularly in the preparation of NSAID analogues, and also has applications in the fragrance and dye industries. The present study focuses on the ultrasound-assisted synthesis of 2-ethoxynaphth...

Papillary Fibroelastoma Causing Large-Vessel Ischemic Stroke in a Young Patient: Histopathologically Confirmed Tumor Embolism Treated With Mechanical Thrombectomy

Papillary fibroelastoma (PFE) is a benign cardiac tumor that, despite having significant embolic potential, is typically an uncommon cause of large-vessel ischemic stroke. We report a 19-year-old female who presented with acute aphasia and right hemiplegia due to a left middle ce...

OntoCodex: a multi-agent biomedical ontology enrichment framework

Ontology enrichment is a critical but labor-intensive step in semantic knowledge representation. To address this challenge, we propose OntoCodex, a multi-agent framework that integrates large language models (LLMs), ontologies, curated knowledge sources, and standard vocabularies...

How ageism shapes gerontogeriatric competencies in newly graduated nurses: A cross-sectional analysis

This cross-sectional study examined the association between ageism and self-perceived gerontogeriatric competence among newly graduated registered nurses (NGRNs). A total of 242 NGRNs completed an online questionnaire that included the Ambivalent Ageism Scale (AAS) and the Geront...

Analysis of Energy and Environmental Pollution Scores in Green Building Certification - Focusing on Non-Residential Buildings Certified between 2017 and 2024

This study analyzes G-SEED certified non-residential buildings from 2017 to 2024, specifically within the Energy and Pollution (EP) category. We examine score attainment by assessment item across building types, average item scores by certification grade, and the distribution of...

Association between the uric acid to high‑density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and H‑type hypertension: a cross‑sectional study in Chinese adults

The uric acid to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (UHR) is a novel inflammatory and metabolic biomarker. Studies have confirmed that it is closely associated with the onset and progression of various metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. However, the relationship betwe...

Morphophysiological hormonal and molecular mechanisms of rice adaptation to drought and salinity stress

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is an important global food crop; however, its production is continuously susceptible to drought and salinity. The present review presents the complex morpho-physiological, hormonal and molecular mechanisms adopted by rice employs to survive the drought and...

Reflex Abdominal Syncope: A Case Series

The etiology of syncope in the acute care setting requires considerable input from numerous specialties. During a recent analysis of patients presenting to the acute care setting with syncope and identification of underlying associated disorders, we identified a subdiagnosis pres...

Hepatic steatosis assessed by transient elastography in patients with significant coronary artery disease: a cross-sectional study

While metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and coronary artery disease (CAD) share metabolic risk factors, it remains unclear whether the anatomical severity of CAD predicts the severity of hepatic steatosis or fibrosis. This study aimed to estimate MA...

The Effects of Oral Health-Related Quality of Life on Depression in Older Adults: Using Fixed Effects Model

본 연구는 노인의 구강건강 관련 삶의 질이 우울에 미치는 영향을 검증하였다. 이를 위해 고령화연구패널(Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging: KLoSA) 7~10차 자료를 활용하여 총 17,749명의 노인을 대상으로 분석을 실시하였다. 본 연구를 위해 고정효과모형을 활용하여 구강건강 관련 삶의 질이 우...

Successful surgical retrieval of an intracranial sewing needle retained for more than 45 years since infancy with complete fibrous encapsulation: a case report and literature review

Intracranial sewing needles are an extremely rare neurosurgical condition. Such injuries mostly occur during infancy, with the sewing needle penetrating intracranially through unclosed fontanelles. The clinical manifestations of intracranially retained sewing needles are often in...

Primary Family Caregivers’ Intentions to Use Long-Term Care Facilities for Older Adults: Differences by Family Relationship

요양시설 이용은 가족 돌봄자의 부담을 완화하는 한편, 국가의 재정적 부담과 노인의 삶의 질에 대한 우려도 동반하곤 한다. 요양시설의 공급과 수요를 적절히 조절하고, 노인이 지역사회에서 계속 살아갈 수 있도록 하기 위해서는 어떤 요인이 노인의 요양시설 입소에 영향을 미치는지 파악하고, 입소...

Cumulative effects of multiple anthropogenic stressors on the health of an intertidal clam (Austrovenus stutchburyi)

Worldwide pressures arising from anthropogenic activities are causing the degradation of estuarine soft-sediment ecosystems. Among the most prominent stressors are sedimentation, nutrient enrichment and trace metal contamination, which often co-occur causing non-linear ecosystem...

Synergies and trade-offs for reaching global biodiversity and climate commitments

The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework strives to expand high-quality protected areas globally, yet faces economic constraints, climate change and human pressures. This requires integrating biological and socio-economic complexity while ensuring equity. We explore mul...

Endothelial Bmal1 coordinates intrinsic and paracrine mechanisms to limit post-injury vascular restenosis

Circadian rhythms have been implicated in the regulation of cardiovascular physiology and disease. Disruption of circadian signaling has been linked to exaggerated neointimal hyperplasia and delayed endothelial repair. Bmal1, a core component of the molecular clock, plays a criti...

Atomically dispersed Ti on MnOx-Fe2O3 tailors O 2p orbitals for CO oxidation and H2O/SO2 resistance

Transition-metal oxides offer a low-cost alternative to precious metals for environmental catalysis, yet CO oxidation under humid and sulfur-laden conditions remains challenging due to rapid poisoning. Herein, we report an atomic dispersion of Ti‑decorated MnOx-Fe2O3 catalyst tha...

SETTLE Settlement Effects, Trough Topology and Local Evolution Assessment

This paper presents SETTLE — Settlement Effects, Trough Topology and Local Evolution Assessment, the current terrain-side assessment module of the integrated IAS-DX framework for deep excavations. SETTLE represents the current and canonical methodological development of the earli...

PARP inhibition induces a redox-dependent dormant reservoir vulnerable to disulfiram in high-grade serous ovarian cancer

Resistance to poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors (PARPi) in high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) is increasingly driven by non-genetic drug-tolerant dormant cell populations, yet the adaptive programs sustaining these cells remain poorly understood. Here, we established a...