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Interface Trap-Induced Variability and Thermal Reliability in Epitaxial Layer Heterojunction Vertical Tunnel FET

Abstract This study presents an Epitaxial Layer Heterojunction Vertical Tunnel Field Effect Transistor (EL‑HJ-VTFET) employing Mg2Si as the source and a SiGe epitaxial layer to enhance band-to-band tunneling (BTBT) and overall device efficiency. The narrow bandgap of Mg2Si (0.6–0...

Enhanced digestion and absorption kinetics of ultra–low molecular weight collagen containing di- and tripeptides: evidence from human and cell models

Background Collagen hydrolysates differ in molecular weight distribution and composition, which may influence gastrointestinal absorption and epithelial transport. Objective The objective of this study is to compare the digestion and absorption kinetics of an ultra-low molecular...

A Methodology for Early User Experience Evaluation of Large-Scale Collaborative Robot Applications

When implementing collaborative robot applications, it is paramount to use a human-centered development approach to ensure a positive user experience and increase acceptance. User Experience (UX) design methods involve validating user experience through evaluations as a basic pri...

Chronological Age and Adaptive Outcomes Following Neuropsychomotor and Aquatic Interventions in Children with Autism: A Secondary Analysis

Background: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) can be conceptualized not as a static condition but as a dynamic disorder of developmental regulation, in which neuroplastic potential is translated into functional gains only through structured, experience-dependent therapeutic input. N...

Ethics in entrepreneurship: the lesson taught in the Leucian Code promulgated by King Ferdinand IV of Bourbon in 1789

Purpose Scholars continually propose new models, conceptual frameworks and approaches to advance research on ethics in entrepreneurship. As a result, a heterogeneous set of proposals has emerged that, rather than fostering research on this topic, risks delaying or hindering it. S...

All Quiet on the Luxury Front: How and When Sustainability Labels Influence Purchase Behavior

ABSTRACT As luxury brands launch sustainability initiatives and products, they face significant challenges, including the need to effectively communicate their practices to consumers. The current research draws on semiotics theory to explore how and when distinct types of sustain...

The albumin–bilirubin score is associated with renal decline in diabetic kidney disease: a retrospective study

Background The albumin–bilirubin (ALBI) score, originally developed to assess hepatic reserve, has shown prognostic value in liver and systemic diseases. Whether the ALBI score is associated with diabetic kidney disease (DKD) progression remains unclear. Methods We conducted a re...

Advances in the integration of isothermal amplification with CRISPR-Cas systems for point-of-care nucleic acid biosensing in viral, environmental, and food safety applications

Purpose This study aims to systematically examine the integration of isothermal amplification (IA) with CRISPR-Cas systems for point-of-care nucleic acid biosensing, elucidating the synergistic mechanisms that resolve the sensitivity–specificity tradeoff in molecular diagnostics....

Occupational Differences in Opioid-Related Overdose Deaths: A Retrospective Descriptive Analysis

BACKGROUND: In California, opioid overdose deaths increased from 2018 to 2023, yet limited data exist on disparities among workers. This study characterized opioid-related overdose deaths in California by usual occupation to inform workplace interventions. METHODS: We analyzed us...

From Seeds to Plantlets: The Impact of Priming on Ornamental Plants as a Tool for Enhancing Stress Resilience

Ornamental plants constitute an important sector of the agricultural market, with global relevance. The impacts of climate change also affect flowering plants, increasing susceptibility to stress conditions. The most common effects are related to germination capacity and uniformi...

Blockchain‐Enabled Risk‐Aware RPL With Real‐Time Rank Evaluation and Trust‐Weighted Consensus for Secure IoT Routing

ABSTRACT The need for efficient routing arises in Internet of Things (IoT)–based networks that comprise low‐power and lossy nodes. Routing Protocol for Low‐Power and Lossy Networks (RPL) has multiple limitations, including rank manipulation attacks, inefficient energy utilization...

DiastereoselectiveAddition of Racemic α-BorylOrganozinc Reagents to Aldimines

Abstract The addition of alkylzinc reagents to imines is a key route to amines, but suffers from poor selectivity when racemic secondary alkylzincs are employed. Herein, we report a transition-metal-free diastereoselective addition of racemic α-boryl organozincs to aldimines, aff...

Video nasty?

Convincing-looking videos generated by artificial intelligence depicting animals in unlikely scenarios or engaging in inaccurate types of behaviour could lead to a 'shifting baseline', a researcher who has investigated this tells Josh Loeb.

Thermal Stability of Plasma‐Assisted Film Deposition for Insulation Modification: In View of Hydrophobicity and Flashover Performances

ABSTRACT Polymer insulation exposed to natural environment inevitably face challenges from material ageing and surface insulating degradation. Surface treatment is an effective method to improve material performance, but traditional processing methods such as room temperature vul...

Photoluminescence and energy transfer in Tb3+-doped CeO2–Mn3O4 phosphor prepared by co-precipitation method

Terbium-doped CeO 2 –Mn 3 O 4 (CMO-Tb) phosphor was synthesized using co-precipitation and calcined at 500 °C. The material was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), diffuse reflectance (DR), and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopies. XRD analysis revealed that the main peaks...

Proteomic analysis of human chronic traumatic encephalopathy brain implicates proteasome and ribosome dysfunction in disease severity

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative disease that occurs in individuals with repeated head impacts (RHI) exposure, including contact sport athletes, military personnel, and domestic abuse victims. Despite growing recognition of CTE, the molecular mechanis...

Acceptability and Feasibility of a Primary Care Hypoglycemia Prevention Program: A Pilot Study

OBJECTIVE Hypoglycemia, a major cause of morbidity for people with diabetes, is underrecognized in primary care, leading to underuse of risk mitigation strategies. This study reports the development and acceptability/feasibility testing of the Hypoglycemia Prevention Program (HPP...

Dark Matter as Non-Equilibrium Virial Geometry

The dark-matter problem is usually interpreted as evidence for unseen mass. This paper develops a different closure: the missing term may be the finite relaxation of spacetime geometry itself. Starting from the full time-dependent Virial Theorem, the normally discarded non-equili...

Enhancing cowpea quality and soil biochemistry through residual nickel and nitrogen in Vertisol

Nickel (Ni) plays a vital role in plant nitrogen (N) metabolism, yet its use is limited and its residual effects on subsequent rotational crops remain underexplored. The present study evaluated the effect of varying N levels and residual Ni, previously applied to soybean, on the...

Continuous automatic batch identification and characteristic analysis of vortex-induced vibrations of stay cables based on long-term monitoring

Vortex-induced vibration (VIV) is a typical abnormal vibration of stay cables, and long-term monitoring of VIV with in-depth information extraction is critical for bridge safety and maintenance. This study establishes an automatic batch framework for continuous VIV identification...