Research works

ACUTE NECROTISING PANCREATITIS CAUSED BY SODIUM VALPROATE: A CASE REPORT

Valproic acid (sodium valproate; VPA)-associated pancreatitis is an uncommon but potentially life-threatening adverse event, particularly in children. Although pancreatitis related to valproate therapy is reported more frequently in pediatric patients than in adults, necrotizing...

RUMOUR, ELITE MEDIATION AND ETHNIC IDENTITY IN PUBLIC PERCEPTION MANAGEMENT DURING THE LAGOS DEMOLITION CRISIS

The focus of this study is the impact of elite political mediation and rumour mongering on ethnic interpretations and public perception during the Lagos demolition crisis. It is based on the interventions of Senator Victor Umeh in the Abule Ado and Lagos Trade Fair controversies...

Monetary policy transmission and household debt dynamics: Evidence from wavelet quantile regression (WQR) and wavelet quantile correlation (WQC) analysis

Central banks must closely monitor household debt because it shapes aggregate spending behaviour and influences how households respond to economic shocks. The macroeconomic effects of such shocks depend not only on the overall level of household indebtedness, but also on the inte...

Systematic Constructionof Chemical Reaction Networks:An Automated Nanoreactor Approach Powered by Integrated TemperingSampling

Abstract The systematic construction of complex reaction networks from given reactants remains a fundamental challenge in computational chemistry. To address this, we introduce a fully automated and generally applicable workflow centered on integrated tempering sampling (ITS) wit...

In Situ Fabrication of BiOCl@Bi2S3@ZnIn2S4 Double Z-Scheme Heterojunctions for Enhanced Photocatalytic Degradation Performance

Organic pollutants in industrial wastewater present a severe threat to both the environment and human health. Photocatalytic technology, recognized for its eco-friendliness and high efficiency, has become a leading approach for degrading such pollutants. In this work, BiOCl nanos...

Optimal Item Placement for Information Retrieval in Stochastic Paired Comparison Models Under Special Comparison Structures

Paired comparison models are examined from the perspective of the placement of objects within specific comparison structures. For both pairwise comparison matrix-based models and stochastic models, previous studies have examined which comparison structures maximize the amount of...

The First X-Ray Polarimetry of the Typical Accretion Disk Corona Source 4U 1822-37

Abstract We report the first Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) observations of the typical accretion disk corona (ADC) source 4U 1822-37, covering 44 orbital cycles, together with simultaneous Swift-XRT data. The polarization degree (PD) of this source is found to be high...

Auditory brainstem encoding of speech-in-noise predicts word identification, narrative comprehension, and subjective listening effort in a selective attention task

The auditory brainstem plays a crucial role in speech-in-noise listening, refining numerous acoustic features such as pitch and spatial location under continual descending influence from cortex. However, the difficulty of characterizing brainstem activity during continuous speech...

Blubbering Over Bursting Balloon: A Case Report of Globophobia

Abstract Globophobia is an extreme, overwhelming, and irrational fear of balloons. This phobia often includes extreme fear, anxiety, or panic at the thought, sight, sound, touch, and/or smell of balloons. We report a case of a globophobic child whose fear of balloons started afte...

EuroMillions Breakthrough Mining — 1802 Sources, 13514 Leads Extracted — E8 Intelligence Research

Mined 1802 lottery+quantum breakthroughs. Extracted 13514 leads across 13 categories. 11507 high-value leads found. Categories: {"CORRIDOR": 1126, "FORMULA": 969, "GEOMETRIC": 726, "FORWARD_ATTEMPT": 1179, "QUANTUM": 1394, "TIMING": 208, "CELESTIAL": 1055, "GEMATRIA": 1126, "CONS...

Study on the Accumulation, Excretion, and Distribution of Cadmium in Mice After Dietary Exposure to Cadmium-Rich Swimming Crab Portunus trituberculatus

To investigate the patterns of cadmium accumulation and distribution in mice following oral ingestion of cadmium-enriched Portunus trituberculatus, this study selected 4-week-old ICR mice as a model organism. A control group was fed a standard diet, while an exposure group was fe...

Approximating Langevin Monte Carlo with ResNet-like Neural Network Architectures

Abstract We analyse a method to sample from a given target distribution by constructing a neural network which maps samples from a simple reference distribution, e.g. the standard normal, to samples from the target distribution. For this, we propose using a neural network archite...

Grade inflation? Overconfident and underprepared the state of ethics training in US communication firms

Purpose The purpose of this study was to assess the state of ethics training in US communication firms. Design/methodology/approach An online survey was conducted with 257 US employees working for communication firms to assess the effectiveness of their ethics training programs a...

The effect of informational content redundancy in short instructional videos on the ESD teaching effectiveness

With the advancement of digital education, short videos have emerged as a powerful teaching and learning, demonstrating unprecedented potential for education for sustainable development (ESD). This study examines how learners’ perceived information content redundancy in ESD-relat...

Influence of Bimodal Pore Architecture on Broadband Acoustic Absorption and Mass Reduction in AlSi Open-Cell Structures

Lightweight materials capable of simultaneously providing noise and mass reduction are increasingly required in aerospace applications. This paper investigates the acoustic performance of a novel hierarchical bimodal architecture in open-cell AlSi porous structures, integrating μ...

REASON FOR USING FREQUENCY AND PERCENTAGE TO ANALYSE CATEGORICAL DATA

This article, titled “Reason for Using Frequency and Percentage to Analyse Categorical Data,” examines the importance and appropriateness of frequency and percentage as descriptive statistical methods for analysing categorical data in educational research. The article explains th...

Occurrence and Detection Profiles of Technology-Critical Elements (Ga, Ge, Nb, Ta and W) in Wild Mushrooms from Leicester and Leicestershire, UK

Technology-critical elements are increasingly used in electronics, renewable-energy systems, high-performance alloys and other strategic technologies, yet their occurrence in wild fungi remains poorly characterised. This study evaluated gallium (Ga), germanium (Ge), niobium (Nb),...

AI – BASED MULTIMODEL RESUME RANKING WEB APPLICATION FOR LARGE SCALE JOB RECRUITMENT

This paper presents an AI-driven resume-ranking web application tailored to enhance large-scale job recruitment processes by leveraging cutting-edge deep learning and natural language processing (NLP) techniques. The system integrates multiple advanced models, including YOLOv9 fo...

Early Changes in Composite Insulin-Resistance Indices After Adjunctive Probiotic Treatment in Olanzapine-Treated Schizophrenia: A Longitudinal Secondary Analysis

Objective Olanzapine is effective for schizophrenia but commonly causes metabolic dysregulation. This study examined whether adjunctive probiotic treatment was associated with short-term changes in composite insulin-resistance-related indices during olanzapine therapy. Methods Th...

Acoustic virtual walls enable open, scalable, and programmable microfluidics

Microfluidic platforms are widely used across biomedical research, chemical synthesis, diagnostics, environmental monitoring, and materials science for precisely manipulating small volumes of fluids and suspended particles. However, conventional systems rely on narrow physical ch...