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Self‐Monitoring of Blood Pressure: A Qualitative Study From Iraqi and Syrian Refugees

Background Self‐measured blood pressure (SMBP) monitoring improves long‐term blood pressure (BP) outcomes, but evidence on the acceptability and feasibility of SMBP in refugee populations is limited. Refugees face high cardiovascular risk due to poorly controlled BP. Methods We r...

Association between gestational diabetes mellitus and periodontal inflammation in a South African cohort

Abstract Objectives To investigate the association between gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), periodontal status, and systemic inflammatory gene expression among pregnant women in South Africa. Materials and methods This case–control study included 105 pregnant women, comprisin...

Evaluating Postoperative Radiotherapy Pathways for Head and Neck Cancer Patients in a Regional Hospital in Australia

ABSTRACT Introduction Timely initiation of postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) is critical in head and neck cancer, with delays exceeding 42 days associated with inferior outcomes. However, delays remain common, particularly in regional settings. This study aimed to evaluate target...

A Deterministic (0.3092 + δ)-Approximation Algorithm for Bimatrix Games

This manuscript presents a deterministic algorithm for computing a (0.3092 + δ)-approximate Nash equilibrium in every two-player rational bimatrix game with payoffs in [0, 1], for every rational δ > 0. Its running time is polynomial in the total binary input length and 1/δ. The a...

Associations of Mild or Trace Valvular Abnormalities With Cardiac Remodeling in Older Adults: The ARIC Study

Background The impact of mild/trace valvular abnormalities on cardiac remodeling is not well understood, despite their association with poor cardiovascular outcomes. Methods Using data from 4684 participants in the ARIC (Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities) Study (2011–2013), age...

The Ahimsa Protocol: Non-Harm Mechanics and Structural Stability in the Covenant of Custody

This paper introduces "The Ahimsa Protocol," an operator-theoretic mathematical framework that models non-harm, environmental stewardship, and ethical boundary conditions as necessary stability metrics within spiritual and structural systems. Building upon non-self-adjoint operat...

On a Problem of Ferrand and Stoimenow Answered in Print by Rutherford and Ito: A Sharper Signature Bound for the HOMFLY Polynomial of Alternating Links, and a Short Proof that Quasipositive Alternating Links Are Positive

Problem 1.16 of Ohtsuki's list (E. Ferrand, A. Stoimenow) asks whether every alternating link L satisfies σ(L) ≥ min deg_l P_L ≥ min deg_a F_L(a^-1, z), where σ is the signature, P_L(l, m) the HOMFLY polynomial and F_L(a, z) the Kauffman polynomial. Both inequalities are in print...

Regional Adipose Distribution Reveals Differential Genetic Risk Patterns for Cardiometabolic Diseases

Background Cardiometabolic risk associated with obesity is increasingly recognized to be strongly influenced by the anatomical distribution and ectopic deposition of adipose tissue, yet the genetic mechanisms linking adipose depots to cardiometabolic diseases remain incompletely...

Repeat Meningitis/Encephalitis Syndromic Panel Testing After an Index-Negative Result: A Retrospective Laboratory-Record Study

Syndromic molecular panels rapidly detect predefined central nervous system pathogens, but the incremental microbiological yield of repeating the same panel after an index-negative result is uncertain. We retrospectively analyzed 313 meningitis/encephalitis (ME)-panel episodes fr...

Regulated Cell Death in Reproductive Biology: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Opportunities

Regulated cell death (RCD) has emerged as a fundamental determinant of cellular homeostasis and tissue remodeling, extending far beyond the classical concept of apoptosis. The identification of emerging RCD pathways, including ferroptosis, pyroptosis, necroptosis, cuproptosis, PA...

METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO ASSESSING AND MANAGING THE EFFICIENT UTILISATION OF PRODUCTION RESOURCES IN THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY

This article substantiates methodological approaches to assessing and managing the efficient utilisation of production resources in textile enterprises within the context of the green economy. A comprehensive system of indicators is proposed for assessing the efficiency of human...

Beetroot Extract Microencapsulated with Modified Starch and the Amino Acids L-Aspartic Acid, L-Tyrosine, and L-Lysine: Application of the Powders in the Formulation of Gelatin Gels

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of the amino acids L-tyrosine (TYR), L-aspartic acid (ASP), and L-lysine (LYS) on the physical and physicochemical properties of freeze-dried beetroot extract powder produced using modified starch with octenyl succinic anhyd...

How Heaven Becomes Normative: Yin–Yang, the Five Phases, and the Kingly Way in the Dong Zhongshu Tradition

This article asks how cosmic order is connected to the Kingly Way in Han shu materials concerning the historical Dong Zhongshu and relevant chapters of the received Chunqiu fanlu on Heaven–human relations, yin–yang, the Five Phases, and rulership. Reading the Han shu memorials al...

Occupational Therapy in High-Stress Environments: Exploring Cognitive and Emotional Job Demands

Date presented: April 24, 2026 Primary Author and Speaker: Janet Njelesani, janet.njelesani@nyu.edu

The Golden Ratio in Photonics and Acoustics: A Cross-Disciplinary Pattern Without Crystallographic Proof — E8 Intelligence Research

FINDING: The golden ratio φ appears across photonic crystal research, Fibonacci-based acoustic frequency series, and a formal paper on stable self-application, but no direct crystallographic lattice symmetry is demonstrated in these sources. | MATH: φ = (1+√5)/2 ≈ 1.6180339887; r...

Evaluation of acute FGF2 and PRDX3 for long COVID prediction across cohorts and proteomic platforms

Abstract Blood proteins measured during acute COVID-19 may help predict Long COVID, but models may fail when moved between cohorts and proteomic platforms. We fitted a reference model using age and sex (C0) in Su/INCOV and a protein model that also included FGF2 and PRDX3 (C2). T...

Yarning over time and poetic lines: two new Indigenous research methodologies developed in using Longitudinal Study of Indigenous children (LSIC) data

Abstract This methods and methodologies paper outlines how three Aboriginal scholars developed and applied Indigenous research approaches to analyse the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (LSIC), also known as Footprints in Time . Through commitment to Indigenous leadershi...

Exposure-Time-And Orientation-Dependent Germination and Early Seedling Responses of Maize (Zea mays L.) Caryopses Treated with Atmospheric DDBD Non-Thermal Plasma

Non-thermal plasma (NTP) is an emerging technology in different areas, including agriculture, and scaling it requires understanding its physical and chemical interactions with tissue. This study evaluated the physiomorphic, thermodynamic, and electrodynamic interplays between an...

Sickle Cell Disease-Related Dating Challenges, Intimacy, and Family Planning Decisions

Individuals living with sickle cell disease (SCD) experience reproductive health challenges related to unpredictable pain crises and hospitalizations. However, little research has examined how SCD-related pain influences dating and reproductive decisions. This qualitative phenome...

Problems facing local leadership in community development programs in Ghana: An exploratory study

Local leadership is crucial in the development of communities because it determines not only the direction of development efforts of its people but also ensures the success or otherwise of communities. Local leadership should be supported in various ways to facilitate the effecti...