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Structural insights into xyloglucan recognition by an ABC transporter from a Gram‐positive, thermophilic bacterium

Xyloglucan (an α‐1,6‐xylosyl–substituted β‐1,4‐glucan) is a major hemicellulose of the primary cell wall of many plants and an important growth substrate for biomass‐degrading bacteria in diverse ecological niches, including the gut microbiome and hot springs. In Gram‐positive ba...

Comparing Pregnancy Outcomes in Fetal Growth Restriction and Overgrowth in Women with Type 1 Diabetes: A Narrative Review

Background: Several scenarios of abnormal fetal growth develop during pregnancy in women with pregestational diabetes. A trend towards a higher incidence of large-for-gestational-age (LGA) births among women with type 1 diabetes (T1D) is observed worldwide despite novel approache...

Synergistic Considerations of Deposition‐Stripping Mechanisms for Designing Highly Reversible Zinc Metal Anodes

ABSTRACT The complex deposition‐stripping behavior of zinc anodes is often accompanied by dendrite growth, hydrogen evolution, and corrosion, which severely compromise aqueous zinc‐ion batteries (AZIBs) reversibility and cycling stability. Although considerable efforts have focus...

M-quad: an anomalous force-routing mechanical metamaterial

Most mechanical metamaterials (MMs) are optimized to absorb or sustain loads along a single path, limiting force-trajectory control. Herein, we introduce a novel multimaterial MM (M-quad) that actively routes a compressive force into the lateral and return pathways. Each unit cel...

Astrobios Hypothesis – Paper II: The Emergence of Time from Information and Synchronization: A Pre-Quantum Framework for Temporal Order

The fundamental nature of time remains one of the central unresolved problems in modern theoretical physics. Although time serves as a basic parameter in classical mechanics, relativity, and quantum theory, its ontological status continues to be debated. General Relativity incorp...

Development and Characterization of Functionally Graded Sisal/Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites

Structural applications require materials that provide an optimal balance of strength, durability, and sustainability. This study develops functionally graded sisal/glass fiber-reinforced polymer composites and evaluates their tensile, compressive, and flexural properties, as wel...

A Governed NL-to-SQL Architecture for Reliable Clinical Data Querying and Outpatient Schedule Monitoring

The deployment of natural-language-to-SQL (NL-to-SQL) systems in primary healthcare requires more than accurate query generation: it also requires governed data access, robustness to local terminology, and reliable handling of ambiguous user requests. This study evaluated a pilot...

Epidemiology of Pacific peoples in Canterbury primary care: a cross-sectional study of five priority ethnicity subgroups

INTRODUCTION: Pacific peoples experience significant health inequities. National health data often aggregate diverse Pacific communities into a single category, potentially masking important differences in social-context health needs between subgroups. AIM: This study aimed to de...

Tropical-Forest Degradation–Restoration Interface: A Comprehensive Review

Tropical forests sustain exceptional biodiversity and regulate global carbon and water cycles, yet degradation and incomplete recovery increasingly compromise these functions. We integrated bibliometric mapping with structured systematic synthesis to characterize research at the...

A Novel Titanium End-Disc-Assisted Allograft Preparation System for Anterior Cervical Corpectomy and Fusion: Development and Preliminary Biomechanical Evaluation

Background: Allograft bone remains an attractive option for anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion (ACCF), but its use can be limited by variable graft geometry, insufficient endplate contact, and operator-dependent trimming. This study aimed to develop a titanium end-disc-assis...

Adaptive Cloud Resource Allocation using Deep Reinforcement Learning

Allocating cloud resources — deciding which physical machine should host each arriving task, virtual machine, or container — is a combinatorial, online, multi-resource problem that classical bin-packing heuristics (first-fit, best-fit) solve only crudely: they ignore workload str...

Metabolomic Profiling of Agathosma betulina Leaves, Under Wild, Field, and Glasshouse Conditions Using UPLC-QTOF-MS and Multivariate Analysis

Agathosma betulina (P.J. Bergius) Pillans is an aromatic medicinal shrub endemic to South Africa’s Cape Floristic Region, widely used in traditional medicine to treat urinary tract infections, gastrointestinal disorders, colds, and wounds. Despite its commercial importance, limit...

Status distance and employee innovation: the roles of knowledge sharing and psychological safety in South Korean high-tech firms

This study examines how status distance affects employees’ innovation through knowledge sharing and investigates psychological safety as a boundary condition. Using data from South Korean high-tech firms, we find that greater status distance reduces knowledge sharing, which in tu...

A case report of osilodrostat treatment in primary bilateral macronodular adrenal hyperplasia associated with bilateral adrenal mass reduction

Abstract Primary bilateral macronodular adrenal hyperplasia (PBMAH) is a rare cause of Cushing syndrome (CS), characterized by bilateral adrenal nodules larger than 1 cm. Cortisol hypersecretion in PBMAH is driven by intra-adrenal rather than pituitary adrenocorticotropic hormone...

Psychosocial and dietary influences on eating behaviors and body mass index among geographically diverse Indian university students

In the context of India’s growing youth population, the interplay of dietary habits, social influences, and psychological factors critically shapes nutritional health outcomes. This cross-sectional study examined the socio-demographic, dietary, psychological, and social determina...

Impact of intraoperative CT on implant accuracy and reoperation rates in orbital floor reconstruction

BACKGROUND: Implant malposition is a leading cause of reoperation after orbital floor reconstruction. Intraoperative computed tomography (CT) enables immediate assessment and correction, however its impact on implant positioning accuracy and outcomes remains insufficiently studie...

The role of CYP3A-CYP2E1 interactions in activation of CYP3A enzymes by chronic alcohol exposure

To examine the effect of chronic alcohol exposure on the activity of CYP3A enzymes in human liver, we studied the metabolism of CYP3A-specific substrates 7-benzyloxyquinoline (7-BQ) and ivermectin in 23 preparations of human liver microsomes (HLM) obtained from donors with docume...

Timesheets, tantrums, and trust: Early childhood bedtime routines in a majority Black and Hispanic sample.

= 6.07 years; 50.04% non-Hispanic Black, 23.88% non-Hispanic White, and 22.26% Hispanic, 3.82% "other"). Results showed that maternal nonstandard employment was associated with a lower probability of using a bedtime routine and communication activities. Higher social capital was...

Lignin-reinforced phosphorus–boron synergy enabling adhesive-free bamboo biocomposites with coupled mechanical, flame-retardant, and UV-shielding performance

Abstract Replacing petroleum-derived feedstocks with renewable biomass is key to low-carbon material development, yet simultaneously achieving mechanical reinforcement, flame retardancy, water resistance, and ultraviolet (UV) shielding remains a central challenge for biocomposite...

Mindfulness-Based Infant Parenting: A Feasibility Study of the Integrative Mindfulness-Based Infant Parenting Program

Abstract Objectives This non-randomized feasibility study evaluated the Integrative Mindfulness-Based Infant Parenting Program (IMIP), a mindfulness-based intervention designed for the unique demands of parenting during infancy, including in high-risk contexts such as preterm bir...