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Non-exchangeable K sustains plant K uptake in alkaline Mediterranean soils

Abstract Aims Potassium (K) fertilization recommendations commonly rely on exchangeable-K soil tests, assuming that this fraction represents the soil’s capacity to supply plant-available K. However, limited crop response to K fertilization at insufficient exchangeable-K concentra...

Video Head Impulse Test in the Diagnosis of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Background: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is the most common peripheral vestibular disorder and is typically diagnosed based on characteristic positional nystagmus. Although video head impulse testing (vHIT) is increasingly used in vestibular disorders, its role in...

Impact AI Method - External Impact Interview Guide

This external impact interview guide is part of the materials provided for the Impact AI Method, which was developed within the Impact AI project, a transdisciplinary research project at the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society. The Impact AI Method is design...

Socioeconomic status and rural–urban inequalities in AI access and academic performance for engineering students from the TVET

This study investigates socioeconomic and rural–urban disparities in access to artificial intelligence (AI) among engineering students enrolled following the TVET path in Bangladesh. We further analyse how socioeconomic status (SES) and geographic location affect access to AI too...

Environmental Responsibility in Saudi Banking: A Stakeholder Analysis of Green Finance Adoption

ABSTRACT Green finance adoption in state‐directed emerging markets remains poorly understood among stakeholder groups. This study examines how environmental responsibility and green finance are interpreted, implemented, and governed in Saudi banking. Based on 25 semi‐structured i...

Reliability, quality, and readability of large language models in carpal tunnel syndrome: A comparative cross-linguistic, cross-sectional observational study

Background AI-based chatbots are increasingly used for health information, while cross-linguistic studies suggest that response performance may vary by language. Given the high prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), this study evaluated the reliability, quality, patient educ...

Pyrazine-Based Chemosensors for Cation Detection

Pyrazine (1,4-diazine) and its annulated derivatives are promising platforms for colorimetric and fluorescent chemosensors of biologically and environmentally relevant metal cations, including Hg2+, Cu2+, Zn2+, Pb2+, Fe3+, Al3+, Co2+, Ni2+, Ag+ and Cr3+. Their sensing potential a...

The Social Intelligence Reliance Halo: Perceived Social Understanding, Epistemic Trust, and Reliance Quality in Human–AI Decision Making

As generative AI systems become more socially responsive, personalized, and perspective-aware, a central question is whether such features improve human–AI decision quality or simply make AI advice more influential. This study introduces the Social Intelligence Reliance Halo as a...

E8 Coherence Domains via 240-Root Bosonic Condensate with 132Hz Φ-Locked Phase — E8 Intelligence Research

When the 240 E8 root vectors are deployed as a bosonic condensate lattice oscillating at 132Hz with φ-braided phase locking, they spontaneously partition into 40 coherence domains of 6 vectors each, where intra-domain vectors maintain sub-radian phase coherence while inter-domain...

Sexual prejudice and associated factors among clinical nurses in Türkiye: A cross-sectional study

Aim/objective This study aimed to assess the level of homophobia and to identify its independent predictors among practicing clinical nurses working in a tertiary university hospital in Türkiye. Background Homophobia among healthcare professionals undermines equitable care for se...

Organism Stability Disruption as a Decomposable Tumor Repair-State Axis

Organism Stability Disruption as a Decomposable Tumor Repair-State Axis Background and Objective Cancer is commonly understood through genetic alterations, uncontrolled proliferation, immune evasion, metabolic adaptation and tumor microenvironment remodeling. This research invest...

Clinical efficacy and safety of second-line cabozantinib after first-line immune checkpoint inhibitor-based combinations in metastatic renal cell carcinoma: a multicenter retrospective study

Abstract Background The efficacy of second-line cabozantinib following first-line immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-based combinations, particularly after pembrolizumab plus lenvatinib (Pem + Len), remains uncharacterized. We evaluated real-world outcomes in patients with metasta...

Research review on vehicle energy recovery technology for energy savings

This paper presents a comprehensive review of the research progress in vehicle energy recovery technologies. It synthesizes regenerative braking systems, with an in-depth exploration of their control strategies and efficiency optimization schemes, alongside regenerative suspensio...

“Low-Cost Webcam-Based Eye Tracking in ALS: A Clinical Case Series in Neurorehabilitation”

Introduction Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by severe motor impairment, leading to loss of speech and motor control. As it advances, patients develop communication limitations affecting autonomy and social participation. Eye...

A novel Torque teno virus qPCR assay reveals longitudinal viral load variability among non-immunosuppressed subjects

Abstract Torque teno virus (TTV) DNA is an emerging biomarker of the individual immune status with considerable potential for guiding immunosuppressive therapy. However, widespread clinical implementation has been hampered by the lack of standardized, high-throughput diagnostic a...

Drug-specific resistance mechanisms to RET inhibitors in RET fusion-positive NSCLC

Abstract Purpose: Ret proto-oncogene (RET) fusions are highly heterogeneous oncogenic drivers occurring in approximately 1-2% of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). While selpercatinib and pralsetinib have dramatically improved clinical outcomes of patients, acquired resistance i...

Therapeutic Balloon‐Assisted Enteroscopy: Recent Advances in the Management of Small Bowel Diseases

ABSTRACT Balloon‐assisted enteroscopy (BAE) has substantially advanced small bowel disease management. This review summarizes recent therapeutic BAE advances, focusing on three major indications: small bowel vascular lesions, hereditary polyposis syndromes, and Crohn's disease (C...

Yapay Zekâ ve Akışkan Kimlikler: Automata Filminde Belirsizlik ve Güvensizliğin Yükselişi

Amaç: Bu çalışma, sinemanın teknolojik dönüşümleri estetik ve sosyolojik açıdan yansıtan önemli bir anlatı alanı olmasından hareketle, Automata (2014) filmi özelinde insan-makine ilişkilerinde ortaya çıkan belirsizlik, kimlik çözülmesi ve toplumsal güvensizlik dinamiklerini, Baum...

Port-Associated Candida tropicalis Endogenous Endophthalmitis

A patient with colon cancer and an indwelling central venous port developed endogenous endophthalmitis despite negative blood culture results. What would you do next?

Barriers to Hypertension Control in Rural Jhajjar, Haryana: A Mixed-Methods Study

Abstract Background: Hypertension is one of the most significant public health challenges globally and in India. There are still notable barriers to creating awareness, diagnosis and long-term control of hypertension in rural areas, despite an increasing burden of non-communicabl...