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Two-Stage Combustion of Ammonia/Hydrogen Blends: An Experimental Approach to Low-Carbon Fuel Utilisation

This study presents an experimental investigation of a laboratory-scale two-stage RQL-based combustor burning NH3/H2 fuel blends at a thermal input of 8.0–8.5 kW and atmospheric pressure using fuels containing 70–100% ammonia by volume in the first stage and 80–100% in two-stage...

Mapping Digital Influence in Tourism and Hospitality: A Bibliometric Analysis and Systematic Review Toward a Tri-Channel Framework

This study integrates the fragmented literature on digital influence in tourism and hospitality by combining a bibliometric analysis with a PRISMA 2020-guided systematic literature review (SLR), examining how creator-mediated, peer-mediated, and platform-mediated influence jointl...

A Spatial Assessment of the Production and Economic Performance of the Agro-Industrial Complex in the North Kazakhstan Region

Agricultural planning at the district level requires a transparent comparison of investments, production, financial returns, and resource availability. This study evaluates the relative production and economic performance of 13 districts in the North Kazakhstan Region based on se...

Vascular Phenotyping Across the CKM Syndrome: Arterial Stiffness and Endothelial Function Testing, Prognostic Value and Clinical Implementation

Cardiovascular–kidney–metabolic (CKM) syndrome represents a continuum of metabolic, renal, and cardiovascular abnormalities in which vascular dysfunction may develop before clinically overt cardiovascular disease. Endothelial dysfunction, arterial stiffness, microvascular abnorma...

Comparison of particle properties and biovolume estimates from FlowCam and microscopy for kettle hole phytoplankton communities

Abstract The integration of high‐throughput image–based flow cytometry into routine phytoplankton assessment requires rigorous evaluation against established microscopy techniques. As method agreement is often site‐ and species‐specific, case‐by‐case validation is essential to su...

The knowledge-sharing paradox: rewards, creativity, and the moderating roles of transformational leadership and emotional intelligence in employee cheating and turnover intentions

Purpose This study aims to examine how knowledge sharing behaviours within organisations influence employee outcomes, specifically turnover intentions and cheating behaviours, while considering both organisational and individual antecedents. It develops and tests an integrated mo...

ENGLISH AS A PREFERRED FOREIGN LANGUAGE: STUDENTS' AND PARENTS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION IN UZBEKISTAN

This article examines students’ and parents’ attitudes towards foreign language education in Uzbekistan, with particular attention to the growing preference for English alongside the continuing importance of Russian. Drawing on the empirical component of the author’s 2020 Master'...

Impact of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists on Cognitive Performance in Adults at Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Background/Objectives: Type 2 diabetes, a widely recognized risk factor of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), is mainly due to the role played by insulin resistance on neuronal degeneration. Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) also significantly increases the risk of developing AD by approxim...

Core and Variable Fractions of the Rhizosphere Microbiome Across Five Field-Grown Mentha Accessions

Rhizosphere microbiomes contain both conserved and variable community components, but the balance between these fractions may differ between bacteria and fungi. We compared bacterial and fungal rhizosphere communities associated with five field-grown Mentha accession plots (Menth...

Life Cycle Assessment of Polylactic Acid/Brewer’s Spent Grain Biocomposites: Environmental Impact of Lignocellulosic Waste Incorporation

The environmental burden of conventional plastic packaging has increased interest in sustainable alternatives. This study evaluates the environmental performance of polylactic acid (PLA) biocomposites reinforced with brewer’s spent grain (BSG), an agro-industrial by-product, usin...

Estimated small dense low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and incident myocardial infarction in patients undergoing dialysis: a nationwide cohort study

Background Small dense low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (sdLDL-C) is an atherogenic LDL subfraction that may reflect lipid-related coronary risk beyond conventional cholesterol levels. Estimated sdLDL-C (E-sdLDL-C) is calculated from a standard lipid panel, but its prognostic...

¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT models with and without delayed-phase imaging for indeterminate pulmonary nodules: development and temporal validation

The incremental diagnostic value of delayed-phase ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT for indeterminate pulmonary nodules remains uncertain. We compared conventional and extended models incorporating delayed metabolic retention. This single-center retrospective study included 612 patients with one in...

Ultrafast Core–Shell Spin Transfer and Spin-Selective Relaxation in an Endohedral Cage Cluster

Abstract Ultrafast optical control of spin states offers a promising route to molecular-scale magnetic manipulation, yet the mechanisms of laser-driven spin dynamics in atomically precise clusters remain poorly understood. Here, we investigate the ultrafast spin dynamics of the e...

Q-learning-based adaptive resilient event-triggered fault detection for fuzzy stochastic systems: A novel asynchronous switching filter strategy

This paper develops a Q-learning-based adaptive resilient event-triggered fault detection framework for interval type-2 Takagi–Sugeno fuzzy semi-Markov jump systems by introducing a novel asynchronous switching filter under D -stability constraints. In order to deal with denial-o...

The Multiple Gauss Sums Behind A007789–A007792

In 1994 the author (Z.R.) added four integer sequences, A007789 to A007792, to the On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences. For three decades each of them carried an editorial note saying that nobody knew which problem about circulant matrices and Gauss sums the terms came from...

Unbelonging: Bataille's heterology and the radical notions of otherness

This essay probes the condition of ‘unbelonging’ through the lens of Georges Bataille's heterology – a radical theory of otherness, of that which resists assimilation into ordered systems of knowledge, utility and meaning. Heterology, for Bataille, signifies not so much a concept...

LAB #3904 NEUTRAL: LEDGER BENCH: Apply filter: USDCHF SHORT — improves win rate from 32.5% to 54.3% (+21.8pp, n=265) — E8 Intelligence Research

IDEA: Adjustment made to the live model — verify against the backtests: Apply filter: USDCHF SHORT — improves win rate from 32.5% to 54.3% (+21.8pp, n=265) SAME-WINDOW EFFECT: Applying a USDCHF SHORT-only filter would have blocked the single USDCHF LONG (rizzy7m, 0.80231, CLOSED/...

Everyday climate change as an embodied, intersectional, and situated experience: Insights from Catalonia

Climate change is not a distant risk but an everyday lived experience. This article examines climate change in Catalonia, Spain by focusing on daily routines, relationships, and emotions. In doing so, it moves beyond predominantly abstract, technical, and quantitative approaches...

Building Research Software in the Age of gAI

This presentation was prepared for: University of Cape Town's FHS Symposium on Tech-Enhanced Teaching and Research Friday, 9 October 2026 | 08:00–12:30 Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town Abstract This session explores how generative AI is affecting research softw...

Data benefits? Attitudes and aspirations of recipients towards social security administrative data sharing

This paper outlines benefit recipients’ views towards the sharing of data that is collected about them when they routinely interact with social security services. Sharing this administrative data between public bodies promises to transform the delivery and evaluation of social se...