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Plasma-modified filters improve recovery of viable fungal spores for culture and DNA analysis

Abstract This proof-of-concept study evaluates plasma-modified polyethylene terephthalate (PET) filters for fungal bioaerosol collection and downstream culture and molecular analyses. Filters were plasma-coated using either 2-methyl-2-oxazoline (POX) or perfluorooctane (PFO), to...

A Mathematical Model for Predicting the Viscosity of Oil Emulsions as a Function of Water Cut

The formation of oil–water emulsions following reservoir-water breakthrough is widely observed during oil production. The viscosity of these polydisperse systems may increase sharply with increasing water cut, creating substantial operational difficulties in well-gathering system...

Plasma etching profile evolution prediction based on edge-extended long short-term memory network

In advanced semiconductor manufacturing, precise control of micro-nano structures via plasma etching is crucial. However, physical simulations are computationally intensive and struggle with rate coefficient determination. While data-driven deep learning offers an alternative, ex...

Integrating UAV and Ground-Based Hyperspectral Remote Sensing to Evaluate Split Nitrogen Application Strategies in Durum Wheat

Nitrogen (N) is one of the most important nutrients influencing wheat growth, plant nutrition, and grain production. Appropriate timing of nitrogen application is essential to synchronize nutrient availability with crop demand. This study evaluated seven nitrogen management treat...

Aphanotechne: Operational Opacity and the Formal Structure of Symbolic Command

Users of machine learning systems routinely issue a symbolically formulated request to a system they cannot inspect, and accept an output whose derivation they cannot reconstruct. That position has no settled name, and metaphor — the "black box", "modern magic" — has substituted...

Curbside Parking Use, Turnover, and Regulatory Compliance in an Intermediate Latin American City: Field Evidence from Loja, Ecuador

Direct evidence on curbside parking use in intermediate Latin American cities remains limited. This study characterized parking duration, purpose, turnover, accumulation, and regulatory compliance across six segment–date sessions in central Loja, Ecuador. Of 1426 observed curbsid...

Role of intraoperative ultrasonography as a method of neuro-navigation in surgical treatment of intracranial hemorrhage

Background: Spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage (ICH), the second most common type of stroke, can be fatal or cause severe disability. A key technical goal while studying the surgical therapy of ICH should be the amount of hematoma evacuation. Multiple challenges are encountered...

Comparative analysis of clinical characteristics of talaromycosis in HIV-positive and HIV-negative hosts

This study retrospectively analyzes the clinical characteristics of talaromycosis in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive and HIV-negative hosts. Seven cases of HIV-positive hosts and 23 cases of HIV-negative hosts infected with Talaromyces marneffei were collected. Their...

Incidence and clinical characteristics of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis during the post-COVID-19 Period: a population-based study from Isfahan, Iran

AIMS: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder. Understanding the underlying causes would help further studies on the pathogenesis and treatments. Recent interest has emerged in evaluating whether the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccination have a...

Stability-Aware Dynamic Load-Shaping Energy Management Strategy for Improving Diesel Generator Operational Stability in Hybrid Shipboard Power Systems

This study proposes a stability-aware load-shaping energy management system (EMS) for a hybrid electric shipboard power system. The proposed EMS uses the energy storage system (ESS) as a dynamic load-shaping buffer to reduce active diesel-generator (DG) low-load exposure and elec...

Study: SBI for expansion for alcohol needed to reduce deaths

Using a simulation model, researchers have found that alcohol use screening and, particularly, brief intervention in primary care can decrease alcohol‐related premature death. The study is published in the current issue of JAMA Health Forum .

An Artificial Conscience: Deterministic moral judgment as a gradient, measured against a public corpus

Machines now act, and the question of whether an action should proceed is nolonger advisory. Two answers are deployed today: permission engines, which askwhether an action is allowed, and safety classifiers, which ask whether it isdangerous. Neither asks what an action means and...

Pushing using real-time sonographic ultrasound education (PURSUE): A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Introduction Maternal expulsive force is a key determinant of fetal head descent during the active second stage of labour. Pushing is most effective when abdominal muscle contraction is synchronised with relaxation of the levator ani muscle, thereby widening the pelvic hiatus. Tr...

Eating Disorder Focused Family Therapy with Autistic Children and Young People: A Narrative Review of Recent Developments

Abstract Purpose of review This review aims to report the recent advances for eating disorder focused family therapy (FT-ED) for Autistic children and young people, including outcomes, experiences, and suggested adaptations. Recent findings Quantitative studies suggest that Autis...

The Association Between Metabolic Score for Insulin Resistance and the Risk of Hypertension

Abstract Objectives To systematically investigate the association and dose-response relationship between the metabolic score for insulin resistance (METS-IR) and the risk of hypertension, using data from a prospective cohort study of Chinese adults. Methods A total of 4866 adults...

Bulk transcriptomics of peripheral blood mononuclear cells delineates systems-level immune dysregulation in pediatric dengue infection

Abstract Children are disproportionately at a greater risk of developing severe dengue disease, yet the molecular mechanisms driving the heightened susceptibility remains poorly understood. To elucidate the immune determinants of pediatric dengue pathogenesis, we profiled the tra...

State of development of regional hospice and palliative care networks in Germany and a descriptive comparison of the role of coordination: results of an online survey using a maturity model

Abstract Background Regional hospice and palliative care networks (RHPCNs) aim to establish frameworks for care-management level collaboration between end-of-life care providers within specific regions. Since 2022, political support for RHPCNs in Germany has been bolstered by a n...

Recapitulating In Vivo Pharmacokinetics and Size‐Dependent Nanomedicine Delivery in a Microfluidic Platform

Systemic pharmacokinetics critically govern nanomedicine delivery, yet conventional in vitro models fail to capture the dynamic interplay between circulation, clearance, and tumor transport. This limitation hinders accurate prediction of therapeutic performance. A microfluidic tu...

Consensus based expert recommendations for management and prevention of RSV infections in older adults in emerging market countries: results from an expert panel structured survey

BACKGROUND: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) can cause serious disease in older adults (OAs), particularly those with comorbidities. It is a leading cause of acute respiratory illness and lower respiratory tract infections in adults ≥60 years. Its impact on morbidity, mortality,...

Relay Coordination in Power Systems with Penetration of Distributed Sources

A comprehensive OCR coordination scheme has been developed in this research paper. An industrial power system based on renewable energies has been taken for case study which contains a 3 MW PV plant, a 2 MW DFIG based wind turbine and various inductive motor loads at an 11 kV dis...