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Brain MRI Features of Human Neuroinvasive Usutu Virus Infections

Background/Objectives: Neuroradiological features of neuroinvasive Usutu virus (USUV) infection are poorly understood, as current knowledge is largely limited to case reports. This study aimed to describe brain MRI patterns, and assess disease severity and vital and functional ou...

Do government subsidy policies promote the energy transition resilience of enterprises? Empirical evidence from China

Purpose Energy transition resilience (ETR) captures enterprises’ capacity to maintain sustainability during low-carbon transitions. This paper aims to construct a comprehensive ETR evaluation index system and examines how government subsidies affect enterprises’ ETR. Design/metho...

Impact of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum on the aerobic deterioration of ensiled total mixed ration inoculated with Pichia kudriavzevii upon aerobic exposure

Ensiling is a common method for preserving total mixed ration (TMR), although exposure to air upon opening often leads to aerobic deterioration associated with fungal community succession. This study evaluated the impacts of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum inoculation during ensili...

Nonsegmental Phonology: A Study Of Performance By Postgradate Students Of English, Akwa Ibom State University, Nigeria

This research set out to test the performance of postgraduate students of English in English prosody. The theoretical base was descriptive linguistics of which Dineen is an outstanding proponent. A second theoretical framework: applied linguistics with Catford as one of the propo...

MAXIMIZING LANGUAGE ACQUISITION: PERSONAL STUDY VS. COLLABORATIVE LEARNING

This article explores the comparative efficacy of individual self-directed study and collaborative group learning environments in English Language Teaching (ELT), evaluating how each modality influences linguistic progress, cognitive development, and communicative competence. Sel...

Generalized parabolic function for reduced PAPR in optical OFDM systems

Abstract In visible light communication (VLC) systems, orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) is often used, but its high peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) reduces system efficiency. To address the significant PAPR challenge in direct current–biased optical OFDM (DCO-...

Differential impacts of Colorado River shortage operations on agricultural adaptation and groundwater reliance in Central Arizona

Severe Colorado River reservoir declines triggered mandatory Tier 1 delivery reductions since 2022. The resulting agricultural adaptations and groundwater impacts remain poorly quantified as the reductions fall disproportionately among water users with different delivery prioriti...

Social Work as an Institution: Explaining Stability, Change, and Contradictions in the Field

This article argues for the value of studying social work as an institution. The field has long grappled with questions of professional identity and legitimacy. Yet we lack a cohesive understanding of how institutional forces have shaped social work’s development, how the field h...

Is There an Association Between Preoperative PONV Prophylaxis With Dexamethasone and Incidence of Wound Revisions in the Surgical Treatment of Pediatric Secondary Scoliosis? A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study in 162 Patients

BACKGROUND DATA: Pediatric patients undergoing surgery for secondary scoliosis are at special risk for surgical site infections (SSIs). The application of dexamethasone (Dexa) for perioperative prophylaxis of postoperative nausea and vomiting is an established method. Despite the...

VesselRegNet: Multi-Scale Feature Fusion Network for Multi-Modal Joint Retinal Vessel Segmentation and Registration

Multimodal retinal image registration remains challenging due to nonlinear intensity discrepancies and insufficient feature representation across modalities. To address these limitations, we propose VesselRegNet, a joint retinal vessel segmentation and registration framework base...

Pilot-scale experimental investigation of two-tank high-temperature thermal energy storage using liquid sodium

High-temperature thermal energy storage (TES) is attracting increasing interest for industrial heat decarbonization, yet publicly reported experimental data for liquid-sodium TES remain scarce and include no cycle-resolved energy and exergy balance with propagated uncertainties a...

Routinely Available Prognostic Factors for Adverse Outcomes in Adults with Complicated Parapneumonic Effusion and Empyema: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Background: Pleural infection remains associated with substantial morbidity, mortality, and frequent treatment escalation. This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated routinely available prognostic factors associated with adverse clinical outcomes in adults with pleural in...

3D-printed PLA/CNT/pyrrhotite ash composites for absorption-dominated EMI shielding and improved flame retardancy

Combining EMI shielding with flame retardancy in a single lightweight composite remains a key requirement for next-generation electronics and communication hardware. This work reports multifunctional 3D-printed PLA composites built from hybrid CNT/pyrrhotite ash (PA) fillers, fur...

A Simple Platelet-Centered Coagulation–Inflammation Combined Score for Predicting In-Hospital Mortality in Sepsis

OBJECTIVE: Accurate mortality prediction in sepsis requires assessing coagulation and inflammatory disturbances, yet existing scores are complex or incompletely capture these interconnected processes. We developed and internally validated a simple score combining inflammatory and...

Training Nursing Students in Communication and Spiritual Assessment

Nursing students require communication and spiritual assessment skills in the curriculum to provide whole-person palliative care to patients. This study used the communication style of motivational interviewing with the Faith, Importance, Community, Address care spiritual history...

Grassroots visions, global standards: assessing local human rights institutions in the deep south through the Paris principles

This article evaluates local human rights institutions (HRIs) in the Deep South of the United States through the lens of the Paris Principles, originally developed to guide national HRIs. Using a grounded theory approach, interviews were conducted with local human rights practiti...

Dual impact of EZH1/2-targeted therapy in HTLV-1-associated inflammation: Direct and indirect mechanisms

Human T cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1)-associated inflammation, including uveitis, lacks effective targeted therapies. Here, we investigated whether epigenetic modulation through EZH1/2 inhibition could influence HTLV-1-related ocular inflammation using in vitro co-culture a...

EuroMillions Breakthrough Mining — 9902 Sources, 96840 Leads Extracted — E8 Intelligence Research

Mined 9902 lottery+quantum breakthroughs. Extracted 96840 leads across 13 categories. 93409 high-value leads found. Categories: {"CORRIDOR": 8467, "FORMULA": 8254, "GEOMETRIC": 1574, "FORWARD_ATTEMPT": 8867, "QUANTUM": 9123, "TIMING": 582, "CELESTIAL": 8318, "GEMATRIA": 8669, "CO...

Single-Cell BCR and Transcriptome Analysis Revealed Potent Neutralizing Antibodies in Response to HAdV-4 Infection

Human adenovirus type 4 (HAdV-4) is a predominant serotype causing acute respiratory infections, for which no antibody drugs have been clinically approved to date, resulting in an urgent unmet medical need. This study aimed to identify highly potent neutralizing antibodies by dis...

Ordinary Steel–Copper Galvanic Cell for Peracetic Acid Activation: A Low-Cost Catalytic Oxidation Process for Sunset Yellow FCF

A commercial steel–copper galvanic cell is introduced, to the best of our knowledge for the first time, as a simple, self-driven, and low-cost platform for peracetic acid (PAA) activation and oxidative degradation of Sunset Yellow FCF (SSY) in water. This azo dye was used as a mo...