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Place‐based risk: Examining relationships between adolescent perceptions of community risk factors and adolescent substance use across geographic contexts

Mixed evidence for the influence of structural and social factors on adolescent substance use behaviors exists across the rural-urban continuum. Therefore, this study explores how adolescent perceptions of structural and social community risk factors are associated with lifetime...

Metal CoordinationCompounds Base on Cyanoborohydrideand 2-Imidazolidinone: Activity Fuels for Hypergolic and APComposite Propellant Applications

Abstract To develop activity fuels for dual application propellant systems, two novel metal coordination compounds based on Cyanoborohydride (CBH) and 2-imidazolidinone (2-IO), Mn(2-IO)4CBH2 (CBH-1) and Co(2-IO)4CBH2 (CBH-2), were successfully synthesized. Their potential to serv...

Peiran Wei

"My science 'hero' is Richard Feynman because he genuinely enjoyed the beauty of science for its own sake and taught his students to enjoy it as well… My long-term goal is to develop a 3D-printing technique that can help astronauts produce soft materials in space or on the Moon o...

Florisil®-Catalyzed Alcoholysis: A Sustainable Route for Plastic Waste Valorization

Chemical recycling of plastic waste into value-added chemicals represents a key strategy for advancing a circular plastics economy. Herein, we report the first systematic application of commercially available Florisil® as an inexpensive, readily available heterogeneous catalyst f...

Monitoring the Concentration of Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen and Phosphorus at the Sea Surface Using a Hyperspectral Image—A Case Study of Sheyang Estuary, Yellow Sea

The concentrations of DIN and DIP are important indicators in an offshore ecosystem; although they do not have optical activity, their concentrations are affected by optically active substances, such as sediment, chlorophyll, and dissolved organic matter, an association that is e...

The Neo-Academic Cold War: Political Traumas and Transnational Paranoia

Abstract A new Cold War is emerging and in turn a Neo-Academic Cold War that reflects emerging geopolitical rivalries. The context of the Neo-Academic Cold War is different from the previous Cold War which featured bipolar competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union for mil...

Circulating effector memory CD8 + T-cells predict tumor shrinkage and reflect wasting conditions and immunity in tocilizumab plus gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel for mPDAC

Circulating levels of effector memory CD8 + T cells are associated with a better prognosis in patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of effector memory CD8 + T cells on tumor size and wasting conditions. In t...

Air Pollution and Blood Pressure Variability: Beyond Ambient Monitoring

Dear Editor,Liu and colleagues [1] ask a question that matters at the bedside: does day-to-day outdoor air quality change how much a hypertensive patient's blood pressure swings within a single day...

Bridging Operations Research and Data Science in an Undergraduate Curriculum

This paper presents the design and implementation of a project-based undergraduate course that integrates systems modeling and operations research to prepare students for data-driven decision-making. Developed within an applied mathematics program, the course addresses a curricul...

Multi-platform research in the light of technology affordances: networks of the far right in Germany

This study investigates the varying structures of German far-right networks on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Telegram. Network analyses reveal platform-specific structures and dynamics. Twitter hosts the largest, rather loosely connected network, facilitating rapid c...

Ultrasound-guided Pericapsular Nerve Group Ethanol Neurolysis for the Management of Metastatic Hip Pain in Advanced Cancer: A Case Series

Abstract Hip pain from bone metastases is often severe, refractory, and difficult to control with systemic analgesics due to its complex innervation. The pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block is an interfascial technique targeting articular branches of the femoral, obturator, and...

Robust and Recyclable Mussel-Inspired Supramolecular Adhesives Enabled by an In Situ Thermoplasticized Cellulose Ester System

Abstract Developing sustainable adhesives to replace petroleum-based glues is critical, yet bio-based alternatives are often limited by processing difficulties and an inherent adhesion–cohesion trade-off. To address these challenges, a mussel-inspired cellulose ester supramolecul...

Using a systematic review of youth and environmental youth participatory action research outcomes to create a modified implementation capacity framework

While youth participatory action research (YPAR), a youth-adult partnered or youth-led approach to knowledge generation and social change, has burgeoned over the last decade, challenges remain related to capacity for its implementation. Yet, the field lacks a YPAR implementation...

Progressive Hallux Pain Due to Subungual Exostosis: Diagnosis and Surgical Management

Background and aim Subungual exostosis is a relatively uncommon benign ostecartilaginous lesion of the distal phalanx of the great toe, responsible for pain and nail deformity. Material A case of subungual exostosis in a female patient is reported. Diagnosis was made performing c...

Multi-Trait Nutritional Profiles of Swedish Wheat Germplasm Across Breeding Histories

Wheat is a major staple crop and an important dietary source of protein, minerals and grain bioactives. Wheat genetic resources for nutritional improvement include landraces, primitive wheats, old cultivars, cultivars and breeding material; however, their value should be evaluate...

Inter- and intraspecific variation in seed germination traits of Arctic plant species

Abstract Cold adapted plant species often dependent on seed dormancy breakage for successful germination, yet the effects of climate-driven changes in soil temperature on this process remain unclear. To improve our understanding of temperature impacts on seed dormancy breakage of...

In vitro metabolic signaling in two intestinal bacterial isolates: glutamate-driven transcriptional and functional reprogramming in Clostridium butyricum and Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron

ABSTRACT Monosodium glutamate (MSG; L-glutamate monosodium salt) is among the most widely used flavor enhancers, yet its molecular effects on gut microbial physiology remain poorly understood. Here, we examined the strain-specific transcriptomic and metabolic responses of Clostri...

Exploring cybersecurity adaptation assessment criteria in the oil and gas industry

Cybersecurity is a pillar of Industry 4.0 that guarantees the safe and secure application of other pillars, such as Internet of Things (IoT), 3D printing, Simulation, and augmented/virtual reality. Nonetheless, cybersecurity management has been paid less attention in energy secto...

Role of Dopamine versus Adrenaline in Neonatal Septic Shock

BACKGROUND: Neonatal septic shock, a serious condition with high morbidity and mortality, especially in resource-limited settings, is treated with vasopressors such as dopamine and adrenaline, but their comparative efficacy is debated. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to compare the ef...

Suppression of NF-κB signaling by Ganoderma-Rhodiola compound preparation alleviates immune dysregulation in a rat model of simulated microgravity

Background The extreme environment of spaceflight facilitates the increased pathogenicity of microorganisms while simultaneously compromising the immune systems of astronauts, thereby escalating the risk of infections and threatening mission safety. Effective countermeasures to b...