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Assessing Population Vulnerability to Water Service Disruptions: A Targeted Index to Inform Infrastructure Planning and Management

Abstract Water distribution systems are critical to the stability and well-being of communities but remain highly vulnerable to disruptions from natural disasters and aging. These disruptions do not impact all populations equally, making it essential to incorporate differential v...

Effects of Lanthanum Doping on Structural Evolution, Morphological Features, and Flux Pinning in FeSe0.5Te0.5 Single Crystals with Machine Learning Assistance

Abstract Single crystals of La x Fe 1− x Se 0.5 Te 0.5 ( x = 0, 0.02, 0.04, 0.06, 0.08) were grown using the self-flux method. A systematic investigation of the effects of La addition revealed changes in the lattice parameters, with the lattice parameter a decreasing and the latt...

Drivers of invertebrate community assembly during ecosystem restoration

Abstract Introduction Ecosystems are complex multi‐trophic systems, and successful restoration needs to consider the mechanisms that underpin the reestablishment of biotic interactions. Critical to supporting this is improved understanding of the ecological processes that govern...

Forced indoors: are changing cattle husbandry practices turning a rapidly declining bird species into a pest?

Abstract Increasing farmer complaints about common starlings Sturnus vulgaris depredating maize silage on Danish dairy farms initiated an investigation of whether the growth in larger herds kept indoors year-round fed maize silage was exacerbating this conflict. Agriculture stati...

Percentiles for crying, regurgitation, stool consistency, and CoMiSSTM in presumed healthy infants

Parents frequently consult health care professionals because of infant regurgitation, crying and stool consistency. The Cow’s Milk-related Symptom Score (CoMiSS TM ) is an awareness tool for cow’s milk allergy. We aimed to characterize the distribution of CoMiSS items in presumed...

Polymer Composites of Ultra‐Small Nanoparticles: Coupled Dynamics for Synergistic Processability

ABSTRACT Ultra‐small nanoparticles (USNPs), characterized by fast dynamics, ultra‐small dimensions and dense surface functionalities, offer an underexplored yet powerful strategy to simultaneously modulate polymer behavior and NP assembly. Herein, we introduce a versatile materia...

Climatic Suitability of Cornus officinalis Across Paleoclimatic, Current, and Future Climates: Implications for Conservation and Climate-Informed Cultivation

Cornus officinalis Sieb. et Zucc. is a medicinal and ornamental woody plant whose distribution and production may be increasingly affected by climate change. This study assessed its climatic suitability under paleoclimatic, current, and future conditions to provide a climatic bas...

Multidimensional LDCT Imaging Endpoints for a Randomized Pilot Phase II Trial of Curcumin and Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Lung Cancer Chemoprevention: Results of a Randomized Pilot Trial

Background: Former and current smokers in lung cancer screening remain at elevated risk for lung cancer despite smoking cessation. We and others have shown that curcumin (CUR) exhibits anti-inflammatory and antiproliferative effects but is limited by poor bioavailability. However...

Health economic evaluation of discrete event simulation model for treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease based on traditional chinese medicine syndrome differentiation

Abstract Objectives To evaluate, from a Chinese healthcare system perspective, the cost-utility of three treatment strategies (Western medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine [TCM], and combined therapy) for stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) using a discrete even...

Anti-Disturbance Dynamic Memory Event-Triggered Control for Robotic Manipulator Systems

This study investigates the H∞ anti-disturbance dynamic memory event-triggered (ADDMET) control issue for Robotic Manipulator System (RMS) under multiple disturbances. An affine model is adopted to characterize the RMS, accounting for payload variations and complex operating cond...

Improvement in Surface Quality of Ironing Product Using Differential Lubrication

Ironing is an effective process for precisely finishing a formed product at the final stage of a series of forming processes. Generally, a high-performance lubricant oil with high viscosity is used to prevent galling under severe forming conditions, but high-viscosity oil is diff...

Exploring effect of excitation wavelength on upconversion emission in Nd, Yb, Er and Ho tetra co-doped Y2O3 phosphor and use in optical thermometry

This paper examines the effects of excitation wavelength, power, and temperature on the upconversion (UC) emission of phosphors prepared by doping Y 2 O 3 with combinations of four rare earth ions (Nd 3+ , Yb 3+ , Er 3+ , and Ho 3+ ) synthesised via the combustion route. Structur...

Visualizing diagnosis-associated AMPA receptor-related [11C]K-2 PET SUVR patterns across psychiatric disorders using weakly supervised UMAP

AMPA receptors (AMPARs) mediate fast excitatory neurotransmission and play a central role in synaptic function, with accumulating evidence in psychiatric disorders. Using [ 11 C]K-2 PET to assess AMPAR-related signals in vivo, we examined whether regional standardized uptake valu...

Interpreting History: Observations on Methodology in Taylor’s The Social Constitution

Abstract This review essay articulates methodological insights gleaned from Whitney Taylor’s The Social Constitution: Embedding Social Rights Through Legal Mobilization (Cambridge University Press, 2023). Through an analysis of how Taylor used interview and comparative methods, t...

Dynamic response characteristics of an entire long span submerged floating tunnel tube under wave and current loads

This study performs a numerical investigation of the dynamic response characteristics of a three-dimensional, full-scale submerged floating tunnel (SFT) tube using finite element software coupled with hydrodynamic analysis subroutines, under regular-wave and combined wave-current...

Benefits and challenges of a Patient & Public Involvement (PPI) peer researcher

Involving a patient and public involvement (PPI) peer researcher with lived experience in clinical research is a relatively new concept and to our knowledge, has not been described in adult cardiac surgery. The integration of a PPI peer researcher with a lived experience of a sur...

The obsolescence of protected area categories in a polycrisis world

Current global conservation models face significant limitations in addressing the global polycrisis, and the constraints of the International Union for Conservation of Nature protected area (PA) classification system are part of the issue. The principles of the new conservation p...

Salt‐Controlled Multistep Phase Separation in Hydroxypropyl Cellulose Colloids for Sustainable Adhesives

ABSTRACT Phase separation is an evergreen subject that shapes our understanding of how order and functionality emerge from disordered complex soft matter systems. Here, we report on the salt‐regulated transition from isotropic liquid‐liquid phase separation to anisotropic liquid‐...

Learning Domains for Undergraduate Dental Behaviour Support: The BeSiDe Curriculum Learning Outcomes

OBJECTIVES: Dental Behaviour Support (DBS) refers to informal and formal strategies and interventions that support patients' acceptance and experience of oral healthcare. DBS plays a crucial role, particularly for vulnerable groups, yet training across dental curricula remains in...

Vessel fractional flow reserve (vFFR) vs. optical coherence tomography in chronic coronary syndromes (VISION-FFR)

Fractional flow reserve (FFR) is the gold standard for evaluating the functional significance of coronary stenosis. With advances in methods based on computational fluid dynamics and three-dimensional vessel reconstructions, non-invasive assessment using indices such as vessel FF...