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The narrowing sex gap in lip and oral cavity cancer incidence in Spain: Thirty years of divergent age-period-cohort trends

Background Lip and oral cavity cancer (LOCC) accounts for a significant proportion of the overall burden of head and neck cancers, yet long-term sex-specific trends remain unclear. This study aimed to analyse sex-specific LOCC incidence trends in Spain from 1994 to 2023. Methods...

A Comprehensive Evaluation of Population Forecast Error for San Diego County and Its Jurisdictions

Highlights This study is the first in the San Diego region to evaluate population forecast error across multiple forecast vintages and increment years spanning more than five decades. Forecast accuracy declines with increasing forecast horizon, while forecast errors are also infl...

Non-Linear Impacts and Spatial Variations in Multidimensional Built Environments on E-Shopping Decisions: Evidence from Shanghai

While e-commerce has transformed consumption patterns, online shopping behavior remains influenced by the physical environment. Using Shanghai as a case study, this research applies machine learning, SHAP analysis, and K-Means clustering to examine the nonlinear impacts and spati...

Falerii Novi and the Via Amerina

Recent analysis of the results of the Ground-Penetrating Radar survey of Falerii Novi provides new perspectives on the relationship between the planned town and the via Amerina. Although it has long been suggested that the foundation of the new town in 241BC was linked to the con...

Computed tomography–based assessment of gluteal muscle asymmetry one year after total hip arthroplasty and its relationship with postoperative function

This study aimed to compare gluteal muscle quantity and quality between the operated and contralateral sides one year after unilateral total hip arthroplasty (THA). Muscle thickness, cross-sectional area (CSA), and muscle density of the gluteus maximus (Gmax), gluteus medius (Gme...

Pressure-ControlledDynamic Conversion of Replacement–DisplacementMechanisms During ECBM Recovery

Abstract Gas injection pressure is a key parameter controlling enhanced coalbed methane (ECBM) recovery, as it directly influences gas adsorption–desorption, diffusion-seepage, and the dominance of replacement-displacement mechanisms. In this study, carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitro...

NeuroPulse: A Browser-Native, Privacy-First Architecture for Real-Time Multimodal Cognitive Fatigue Monitoring and Psychoacoustic Remediation

Abstract Digital knowledge workers face continuous display screen exposure, leading to cognitive fatigue and acoustic stress that impair executive function, visual reaction time, and working memory. Existing biophysiological monitoring solutions rely heavily on invasive hardware...

Beyond Coercion: The Politics of Inequality in China

It is difficult to watch a Chinese newscast or walk through a Chinese city without encountering headlines, advertisements, and bold character posters touting “people-centred (以人为本) development” and...

Collateral damage of the EU deforestation regulation on commodity supply chains in cocoa, coffee, palm oil, soy, and cattle value chains

The European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), formally adopted as Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, seeks to reduce global deforestation by requiring deforestation-free and legally compliant supply chains for commodities including cocoa, coffee, palm oil, soy, cattle, wood, and ru...

2025 Nobel Prize: Macroscopic Quantum Tunneling and Universal Quantum Behavior Confirmed — E8 Intelligence Research

FINDING: 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics confirms macroscopic quantum tunneling and universal quantum behavior; MIT single-photon experiment validates quantum theory at fundamental level. | MATH: Quantum tunneling probability \( T \approx e^{-2\gamma} \) where \( \gamma = \frac{1}{\h...

Enhancing air–sea CO 2 exchange and modulating seawater carbonate–pH dynamics: the role of wave effect mechanisms in the POP2–waves coupled model

Abstract. In this study, a wave module is online-coupled into the Parallel Ocean Program version 2 (POP2) within the CESM1.2.2 framework (hereafter POP2–waves). Unlike empirical data analyses of observation-based products and offline-forced ocean models that treat wave-induced ga...

Chalcogen Bond‐Induced Conformational Locking for Thermoplastic Polyurethane With Superior Puncture Force and Fracture Energy

ABSTRACT A fundamental and long‐standing issue in the design of polymers is how to transcend the constraints of conformational entropy within highly disordered polymer networks, thereby enabling the deterministic orientation of local chemical bonds. While such precision is common...

A Gapless T2T Genome and Population-Scale Resequencing of Adzuki Bean Reveal Centromere Evolution and Accelerate Molecular Breeding

Abstract The adzuki bean (Vigna angularis) is an economically and nutritionally significant legume species. Using a multi-strategy sequencing approach, a gapless, telomere-to-telomere (T2T) genome assembly of an elite cultivar, Jihong 16 (JH16), was generated. The genome size was...

Designed NIR-IEmissive and Selective G-QuadruplexDNA Binder with Altered Organelle Specificity

Abstract In this work, we report the discovery of a G-quadruplex DNA-selective and near-infrared (NIR-I) emissive G-quadruplex binder derived from a known styryl-quinolinium-based compound. This molecule is unique in its class, with an emission wavelength above 800 nm, and displa...

Validation of the AO Spine Osteoporotic Fracture Classification—effect of geographical region on reliability and reproducibility

Regional differences affect the reliability of the AO Spine-DGOU Osteoporotic Fracture Classification. European participants showed the highest agreement. This study underscores the need for addressing regional factors to improve the system’s global clinical utility. To evaluate...

Consolidative Radiotherapy After Gemcitabine‐Platinum Chemotherapy in De Novo Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: Impact of Chemotherapy Backbone and Prognostic Factors on Survival

ABSTRACT Introduction De novo metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) has a poor prognosis despite modern chemotherapy. Gemcitabine‐cisplatin is the standard chemotherapy backbone, whereas carboplatin is commonly used as a cisplatin alternative for its better tolerability. This...

Beyond Containment: Establishing the Critical Parameters of Mythotechnic Fiction

This paper establishes the critical, methodological, and quantitative framework for distinguishing Mythotechnic Fiction, Meta-Mythic Delphic Fiction, and Ontological Systems Fiction from adjacent literary genres and subgenres. It develops the multidimensional genre-space model, d...

Freshwater Harpacticoida from Borneo (Malaysia): New Records and Faunistic Insights into an Overlooked Group

Borneo, one of the world’s largest tropical islands, has so far been poorly explored for freshwater harpacticoid copepods. Until recently, only twelve species were known, all from the Malaysian state of Sabah. Based on 31 samples collected across Sabah and Sarawak in 2024, we rep...

Symptom heterogeneity and factors associated with dignity-related distress in older adults with incontinence-associated dermatitis

To identify latent symptom profiles of dignity-related distress among older adults with incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD) and to explore the associated sociodemographic and clinical factors, aiming to inform targeted care strategies. A cross-sectional study was conducted f...

Exploring the importance of flexible manufacturing system performance variables for textile industries

Purpose Manufacturing firms in the textile sector face simultaneous pressure to enhance responsiveness, maintain quality, shorten lead times, and align production with sustainability expectations. In the current Industry 4.0/5.0 environment, flexible manufacturing systems (FMS) a...