Research works

The chromosomal genome sequence of a peltospirid gastropod, Rhynchopelta concentrica McLean, 1989 (Neomphalida: Peltospiridae) and its associated microbial metagenome sequences

<ns5:p> We present a genome assembly from a specimen of <ns5:italic>Rhynchopelta concentrica</ns5:italic> (peltospirid gastropod; Mollusca; Gastropoda; Neomphalida; Peltospiridae). The genome sequence has a total length of 716.07 megabases. Most of the assembly (92.08%) is scaffo...

The Ethical, Legal and Psychosocial Implications of Genetic Testing in Adoption: A Review of the Current Evidence

Genetic testing helps determine the risk an individual faces in developing genetic diseases. Understanding the risk can allow measures to be put in place to increase preparation for the potential onset of certain diseases. Adoptees and adopters are often provided with limited inf...

From Reactive to Proactive: World‑Model Enhanced VLA for Mobile Manipulation

Mobile robot manipulation demands tight coordination of locomotion and dexterous arm control under changing viewpoints and contacts, making the action space far larger than in fixed-base settings. Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models map perceptual and linguistic inputs directly t...

Shifting AAV9 tropism by binding moiety insertion enhances transduction of tumor cell lines and human glioblastoma explants

Abstract Tumor-specific targeting remains a major obstacle for the development of precision cancer therapies. For several tumors and specifically glioblastoma (GBM), an aggressive brain tumor with poor prognosis, more effective treatments are urgently needed. Recombinant adeno-as...

Practitioner's Pulse: A Content Analysis Approach for Examining Prevalent Topics in HRD Practitioner Periodicals

ABSTRACT This article presents a methodological approach for analyzing Human Resource Development (HRD) practitioner perspectives through a content analysis (CA) of periodicals. While CA has been applied to academic literature, its application to practitioner periodicals represen...

Beyond autonomy: cultural habitus and social scaffolding in elderly vaccination in post-pandemic Hong Kong

The COVID-19 pandemic reshaped vaccination behaviors, yet post-pandemic attitudes toward routine immunization among older adults remain underexplored in aging societies like Hong Kong. This study explores the impact and implications of the pandemic on influenza and pneumococcal v...

Laparoscopic Burch Colposuspension Versus Transobturator Tape for the Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence in Egyptian Women: A 12‐Month Randomized Controlled Trial

AIMS: This study aimed to compare the efficacy, safety, and patient-reported outcomes of laparoscopic Burch colposuspension versus the transobturator tape (TOT) midurethral sling procedure for treating stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in Egyptian women. METHODS: This was a rando...

Neural network-driven adaptive PD controller for hexacopter UAV path tracking

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), particularly hexacopters, have demonstrated remarkable potential for a variety of applications, including military operations, surveillance, precision agriculture and disaster response. However, their deployment is often hindered by challenges ari...

A Multiscale Matrix Framework for Scale Closure, Structural Residuals, and Entropic Rupture in Physical Sectors

This deposit contains the complete manuscript, editable LaTeX source, reproducible Python scripts, generated figures, CSV tables, a local HTML viewer, and verification manifest for a multiscale matrix framework based on closure residuals, sector matrices, kernels, spectral stabil...

Corporate Social Responsibility, Rural Development, and Demographic Sustainability in a Transition Economy

Retaining population is a core condition for the long-term sustainability of rural communities, yet rural out-migration is often treated merely as evidence of local development failure. Agriculturally productive regions may continue to lose population even when output, corporate...

Controversies in the management of fetal growth restriction: a state-of-the-art review

Fetal growth restriction (FGR) affects 5%-10% of pregnancies and remains a major contributor to stillbirth, neonatal morbidity, and long-term adverse outcomes. Despite its clinical importance, substantial controversy persists regarding its definition, diagnostic criteria, surveil...

A Clinically Accessible Nomogram for Identifying Likely Psoriatic Arthritis Among Patients with Psoriasis: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study

Background/Objectives: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) affects up to 30% of psoriasis patients but remains underdiagnosed due to heterogeneous early manifestations. Existing tools rely on advanced imaging or biomarkers, limiting feasibility. This study aimed to develop a simple nomogra...

Phenotypic Analysis of the Anti-T. cruzi Activity of Natural Products Obtained from Brazilian Botanical Sources

Chagas disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi), affects more than 6 million people worldwide, predominantly in Latin America. Current chemotherapy relies on Benznidazole (Bz) and Nifurtimox, which are associated with adverse effects and limited efficacy during chronic inf...

Comparison of Dialysate Calcium Concentrations and Arterial Stiffness in Dialysis Patients: A Network Meta-analysis

Abstract Background Chronic kidney disease often requires hemodialysis, which increases cardiovascular risk, partly because of arterial stiffness. This can be influenced by dialysate calcium concentrations, which affect mineral balance and vascular health. However, there is contr...

Nitinol shape memory alloy (NiTi SMA): additive manufacturing processes in medical devices

Abstract Additive manufacturing (AM) has significantly expanded the design and application of NiTi (Nitinol) alloys in medical devices by enabling the fabrication of complex geometries, fine features, and patient-specific structures that are difficult or impossible to achieve thr...

Near-ideal plug-flow enables stage separation during dry anaerobic digestion of biowaste in a rotating drum fermenter

Conventional designs of anaerobic plug-flow reactors frequently exhibit stagnant zones and pronounced short-circuiting, undermining plug-flow behavior and reliable biowaste pasteurization. Ideal plug-flow conditions could, in contrast, enable a spatial separation of metabolic sta...

The Transmission Mechanism of Monetary Expansion to Corporate Distress: A Case Study of Carvana Co. Under the Post-Pandemic Inflationary Regime

This academic research paper constructs a mathematically rigorous, structurally integrated micro-macro econometric framework designed to isolate and quantify the exact transmission mechanisms through which systemic macroeconomic monetary shocks propagate into corporate capital st...

When trust is not enough: buyer orchestration modes and innovation in coopetitive automotive supply networks

Purpose This study examines how buyer orchestration modes shape knowledge-sharing dynamics and innovation outcomes among competing suppliers in multi-tier automotive supply networks. While prior coopetition research emphasizes trust and voluntary collaboration as drivers of innov...

Generative AI for Hospital Cybersecurity: A Framework for Evaluating Large Language Models for Planning, Threat Detection, and Incident Response

The increasing digitization of healthcare records and growing reliance on interconnected systems have increased hospitals’ exposure to cyber threats, including ransomware, brute-force attacks, and Structured Query Language (SQL) injection. Traditional cybersecurity approaches alo...

Empathic Logic Model (ELM): A Cognitive-Interactional Coherence Framework for Regulating Interpretive Instability

Human meaning-making under uncertainty frequently defaults to premature interpretive closure (PIC). Under emotional activation or cognitive bias, this generates disproportionate emotional reactivity and relational tension. To regulate this instability, the Empathic Logic Model (E...