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Using Machine Learning to Design Time Step Size Controllers for Stable Time Integrators

Abstract We present a new method for developing time step controllers based on a technique from the field of machine learning. This method is applicable to stable time integrators that have an embedded scheme, i.e., that provide a local error estimate similar to Runge–Kutta pairs...

Detection of Cytomegalovirus in Chorionic Villi for the Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Infection: A Systematic Review of Diagnostic Test Accuracy

Background and Objectives: Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection following primary maternal infection in the first trimester carries the highest risk of long-term sequelae, yet prenatal diagnosis depends on amniotic fluid polymerase chain reaction (PCR), which cannot be perf...

THE KINETIC CONSTITUENT MASS . Relativistic Rotation of the ER String, Spin-1/2 from Bilateral Brane Anchoring, and the Symmetric Self-Energy Ledger (XVIII v6)

In the FCD-RBv6 pregeometric framework, hadronic constituent mass, fermionic spin, and the isospin mass gap are derived from the elastodynamics of trans-brane Einstein–Rosen (ER) bridges embedded in the AdS5 bulk and regularized at the centrifugal Compton floor R0 ≈ 0.6308 fm. We...

Discursive shifts and the normalisation of hate speech: Chinese Muslims in Chinese and American newspapers (2001–2024)

This paper examines how hate speech towards Chinese Muslims is constructed in Chinese and American broadsheets. The analysis encompasses 6336 articles (5.4 million words) published between 2001 and 2024. It employs a combination of discursive shifts theory, BiCHAT detection and L...

Life-course hygiene exposures and disorders of gut–brain interaction: a multinational cross-sectional study

Abstract Despite growing interest in its role in immune-mediated diseases, the relevance of the hygiene hypothesis to disorders of gut–brain interaction (DGBI) remains unclear. We aimed to examine the associations between childhood and adulthood hygiene-related exposures and DGBI...

E8 Coherence Windows — Phase-Locked Therapeutic Frequencies from Root Lattice — E8 Intelligence Research

The 40 hexad clusters of E8 root vectors, when projected onto a time axis at the 132Hz base frequency with φ-coupling, generate a discrete ladder of stability windows at 132·φⁿ Hz (n = 0,1,2...8). These coherence windows define narrow frequency bands where biological tissue trans...

Assessing microbial resistance to Artocarpus heterophyllus leaf–mediated AgNO3 colloidal aggregates using adaptive laboratory evolution

Abstract Antimicrobial resistance poses a major global health challenge, highlighting the need for alternative antimicrobial strategies. In this study, silver-containing colloidal aggregates were synthesized using an extract from Artocarpus heterophyllus leaves and evaluated for...

PET-based evaluation of short-term amyloid-β clearance and predictive factors in real-world Alzheimer's disease patients treated with lecanemab

Background Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a common progressive neurodegenerative disorder. Lecanemab, an anti-amyloid-β (Aβ) monoclonal antibody, is approved for AD treatment, but real-world efficacy and optimal PET application strategies remain incompletely defined. Objective To in...

Anne Carson Nobel Prize in Literature The Sweet Craft of Disobeying the Dead

Anne Carson, Nobel Prize in Literature: The Sweet Craft of Disobeying the Dead, by Cristín Melo, is a literary chronicle that brings a news event into conversation with a poetic reading of Carson’s work. Written from Bogotá, it moves through her monsters, her scenes of desire, he...

Multidimensional Vegetation Drought Response to Meteorological and Soil Moisture Deficits Across the Yellow River Basin

Drought poses substantial threats to terrestrial ecosystems, yet whether vegetation vulnerability patterns systematically diverge between soil moisture and meteorological droughts—and how long-term hydrological adaptation governs ecosystem susceptibility to rare extreme droughts—...

Parental reactions to and preferences for genomic newborn screening in Germany: findings from a scenario-based survey experiment

Abstract Parental perspectives are central in ongoing debates about genomic newborn screening (gNBS). This study examined (expecting) parents’ interest in gNBS in Germany. We hypothesized that condition characteristics (actionability, genetic penetrance) and personal factors (e.g...

Young consumers’ subjective perceptions of leggings: implications for product development from Q-methodology study

Purpose This study examines the subjective perceptions of leggings as contemporary fashion items among South Korean women in their twenties. It aims to identify shared perception types and derive exploratory implications for leggings product development and consumer-oriented mark...

Socio-demographic characteristics, motivations, preparation, experiences, cost, and outcomes of birth tourism: a scoping review

Abstract Background Birth tourism is practised by women globally; however, the extent and nature of the available research evidence on the topic, particularly from the perspectives of birth tourists ('birth travellers', as is more appropriate), are not well understood. We mapped...

User-centered design in academic library websites: insights from a comparative analysis

Purpose The purpose of this study is to analyze the user interface design quality, including information architecture, navigation structure, discovery search box integration, and overall homepage design across 60 university libraries in the United States. While libraries progress...

Autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation affects paramagnetic rim lesions in multiple sclerosis

Background: Available literature shows a marginal or no effect of disease-modifying therapies on paramagnetic rim lesions (PRLs), a promising magnetic resonance imaging marker of chronic inflammation in multiple sclerosis. Objective: To investigate longitudinal changes in PRL cou...

Ultrafast Aqueous Photoinduced Electron/Energy Transfer Reversible Addition–Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly: Wavelength-Dependent Morphologies and Scalable Nanoparticle Preparation

Abstract Photoinduced electron/energy transfer–reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (PET-RAFT) polymerization offers a powerful route to oxygen-tolerant polymer synthesis under visible light, yet slow polymerization rates remain a persistent bottleneck for further dev...

Chromatin stability safeguards mitochondrial homeostasis and restrains TORC1 signaling

Chromatin is dynamically regulated in response to nutrient flux to promote the transcriptional changes needed for adaptation. The mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (yeast TORC1) kinase integrates nutrient signaling with chromatin regulation, yet whether chromatin signals...

Brief report on screening data from a randomized controlled trial of in-hospital buprenorphine initiation strategies

Abstract Objectives Buprenorphine (BUP) is effective for treating opioid use disorder and chronic pain (CP); however, there are missed opportunities for initiation during hospitalization. We conducted a clinical trial of in-hospital BUP initiation strategies (NCT 05118204, regist...

Increases in Regional Brain Volume and Thickness Following ECT and Relationships With Changes in Depressive Symptoms and Peripheral Inflammation

OBJECTIVES: Treatment-resistant depression (TRD) is highly prevalent and debilitating. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an efficacious intervention for TRD. This study sought to clarify ECT's mechanisms by examining relationships between ECT-induced changes in regional brain vo...

Pre-arrival motivation of undergraduates entering a United Kingdom University: a self-determination theory perspective

Abstract This study provides novel insight into undergraduate students’ motivations for entering university by capturing their perspectives prior to arrival, rather than retrospectively after enrolment, as is more common in the literature. Drawing on responses collected in the we...