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The State of Peer Review in Empirical Software Engineering: A Community Survey on Review Load, Quality, and GenAI Use

The scientific peer review system has been slowly deteriorating over the last years, and not just within empirical software engineering (ESE) research. Increased submission numbers, high workload, and the rise of generative AI use with all its associated issues have made many cra...

Longitudinal Dynamics of the Kia Niro EV: An Experimental Study of Acceleration and Regenerative Braking Under Selected Control Settings

The rapid development of electric vehicles has increased the need for a better understanding of the relationships between vehicle dynamics, energy consumption and control strategies. This study presents an experimental investigation of the acceleration and coasting characteristic...

Strategic desecuritization under asymmetry: from security opportunity to security trap

Abstract Why do actors that use security framing to elevate an urgent issue later soften, narrow, or recalibrate that framing, even when the threat remains acute? This article develops a theory of strategic desecuritization under asymmetry. We argue that securitizing moves can ge...

A Stock Market Price Prediction Model Integrating a CNN–Transformer Dual-Channel Dynamic Attention Architecture

Stock market price prediction remains a persistent challenge owing to the non-stationarity, high noise content, and intricate spatiotemporal dependencies that characterize financial time series. Existing approaches typically excel at either local pattern extraction or long-range...

The effects of meditation–based interventions on sleep quality among adults aged ≥ 55 with mild cognitive impairment: A systematic review and meta–analysis

Sleep disturbances are common in older adults with MCI, associated with cognitive decline and reduced quality of life. Pharmacological treatment remains common despite safety concerns. Meditation–based interventions may improve sleep and psychological well–being, yet evidence amo...

Algorithmic Dependency and Merchant Vulnerability in Social Commerce Ecosystems: Evidence from TikTok Shop Seller Reviews

Social commerce platforms increasingly serve as ecosystem orchestrators, coordinating technological infrastructures, financial systems, governance mechanisms, and algorithmic resource allocation. While prior research has predominantly focused on consumer behavior, limited attenti...

No association between smoking and obstructive sleep apnea in men: evidence from middle-aged adults followed into later life

RATIONALE: The relationship between smoking and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) remains unclear. Observational findings have been inconsistent, and associations may vary depending on study population, design, measurements. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the cross-sectional and longitudina...

Difelikefalin Treatment in Chronic Kidney Disease-Associated Pruritus: Modelling Infection-Related Hospitalisation Cost Offsets Using Trial and Real-World Data Across Seven European Countries

INTRODUCTION: We estimated cost offsets from treating moderate-to-severe chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus (CKD-aP) with difelikefalin, through reduced infection-related hospitalisations (IRHs). METHODS: Using Stockholm CREAtinine Measurements study data, IRH rates were...

Synergistic enhancement of strength and ductility in wire arc additive manufactured Mg-Gd-Y-Zr alloy via Ag addition

To overcome the strength-ductility trade-off and poor formability of high-RE magnesium alloys, Mg-13Gd-3Y-XAg-Zr (x = 0, 1, and 2 wt.%) thin walls were fabricated via wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM), followed by subsequent solution treatment and peak-aging treatment (T6)....

An Enhanced Fault-Tolerant Scheme for Arm-Multiplexing Modular Multilevel Converters

The arm-multiplexing modular multilevel converter (AM-MMC) is a new compact MMC topology that is especially promising for offshore high-voltage direct current transmission systems. However, the reliable operation of AM-MMCs suffers from submodule (SM) faults. The fault-tolerant s...

UCI BioEYEs: A Graduate-Student-Led Model for Sustainable, Inclusive Science Outreach

Zebrafish are a powerful, accessible vertebrate model for teaching core biology concepts. BioEYES is a well-established K-12 outreach program that uses inquiry-based classroom investigations to leverage these strengths. However, its traditional model relies on dedicated personnel...

Reflectance confocal microscopy and pathological correlation of tumor microenvironment in adnexal cancers during balstilimab treatment

Adnexal carcinomas (AC) are rare, locally aggressive tumors with limited systemic treatment evidence and no validated immunotherapy biomarkers. Reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) enables non-invasive, in vivo tumor microenvironment (TME) imaging at near-histologic resolution....

Evaluating Selection Strategies Based on Inbreeding Load via Simulation

Inbreeding load is the fraction of the mutation load that is due to recessive action of mutations. This load is only expressed in individual's inbred offspring. As such, inbreeding load contributes to genetic heterogeneity among individuals and can thus be used as a criterion of...

Aortic Dissection Mimicry Under Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) After Cardiac Arrest: A Case Report of Emergency Imaging Dilemmas

Background and Clinical Significance: Peripheral veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) substantially alters aortic flow dynamics, generating catastrophic false-positive pathology on standard imaging. We report a case of ECMO-induced artifacts mimicking a Sta...

Bidirectional Multi‐Channel Programmable Metasurface for High‐Security Wireless Information Steganography

ABSTRACT With inherent abilities of directly modulating digital information on reflection and transmission properties, programmable metasurfaces have been extensively explored in wireless communications. However, realizing multi‐channel metasurface‐based wireless communication th...

Decade-long persistence of CD19 CAR T cells in B cell lymphomas

Abstract Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy induces durable remissions in lymphoid malignancies, yet the extent and biology of long-term CAR T cell persistence in B cell lymphoma remain unclear. Here we report the persistence and characteristics of 4-1BB-costimulated...

Traffic-Driven Spatial and Seasonal Variability of Rainwater Chemistry: Insights from Multivariate Analysis in Bucharest, Romania

Urban rainwater is an increasingly important alternative water resource, but its suitability for harvesting and reuse depends on a water quality that varies strongly with local emissions and season—a variability not previously characterised for Bucharest, the Romanian capital. Th...

Machine learning-assisted fixed-bed column adsorption of chlorpyrifos using sustainable biomass-derived activated carbon

Abstract Chlorpyrifos pollution in aquatic streams has become a serious environmental concern due to its high toxicity and adverse effects on ecosystems and human health. In this study, continuous fixed-bed column adsorption of chlorpyrifos was studied using activated carbon synt...

InflammatorySerum Olink Proteomics in Cancer-RelatedPain Treated with Opioids: A Pilot Cross-Sectional and LongitudinalStudy

Abstract Opioid analgesia shows substantial interindividual variability in cancer patients, yet the underlying serum inflammatory alterations remain poorly characterized. This study collected plasma samples from 44 cancer pain patients before and after opioid initiation, quantify...

Time-varying drivers of CO 2 emissions in China: a rolling window analysis (2000–2023)

This study examines the time-varying determinants of per capita CO2 emissions in China over 2000–2023, focusing on how macroeconomic, financial, and institutional factors evolve. Using annual data from the World Bank and governance indicators, a rolling window Ordinary Least Squa...