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Cancer Screening and Citizenship Status in the US

Importance: Immigrants without US citizenship, or noncitizens, disproportionately endure poverty, labor exclusions, and inadequate health care access-structural drivers of adverse cancer outcomes. While screening is critical for preventing cancer deaths, and cancer is the leading...

Harnessing Li‐Ion Binding Energy for Solvation‐Guided Electrolyte Additive Design and Robust Solid Electrolyte Interphase Reinforcement

The rational design of electrolyte systems is essential for stabilizing the electrode-electrolyte interface to enhance the electrochemical performance of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Although conventional strategies focus on the introduction of specific functional moieties, the...

Seasonaland Habitat-Specific Mercury Cycling in CoastalBiota Revealed by Species-Specific Isotopes

Abstract Understanding how inorganic mercury (IHg, primarily Hg(II)) and methylmercury (MeHg, primarily monomethylmercury) transform and cycle in coastal food webs is essential for evaluating Hg exposure risks, yet relevant species-specific mercury (Hg) isotope studies remain sca...

Palliative care documentation in gastrointestinal bleeding hospitalizations: national trends and associated care patterns

BACKGROUND: Gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) often affects older, medically complex patients, yet national patterns of inpatient palliative care documentation in GIB are unknown. We aimed to characterize trends and factors associated with palliative care documentation and examine...

Exceptionally high thermoelectric power factors at low temperatures in heavily doped p- and n-type Ge-rich Ge1−xSnx films

Low-temperature thermoelectric thin films compatible with semiconductor technology are of increasing interest for cryogenic energy harvesting and thermal management of advanced Si-based electronics. Here, we show that heavily doped p- and n-type Ge1−xSnx epitaxial films exhibit e...

Patellofemoral Joint Contact Area During Gait is Significantly Reduced in ACL-reconstructed and Uninjured Contralateral Knees Compared to Healthy Controls

Abstract This study aimed to measure patellofemoral (PF) joint contact area for complete cycles of walking in both knees of individuals who had undergone unilateral anterior-cruciate-ligament reconstruction (ACLR) 6-15 months earlier. Computed tomography, magnetic resonance imagi...

The effect of regulatory tightening on the information content of insider trades

Regulatory tightening aims to curb opportunistic insider trading by reducing informational advantages. However, the effectiveness of such reforms, particularly in emerging markets with historically weak enforcement, remains debated. This study investigates the effect of regulator...

Shift vector sign reversal in the Alcubierre warp drive spacetime geometry and nonlinear Burgers-type dynamics

Abstract This work investigates a sign reversal of the shift vector in the Alcubierre warp drive geometry and its effect on the nonlinear reduced structure of the Einstein equations. Previous analyses showed that Burgers-type equations can arise in warp drive spacetimes, leading...

Sociodemographic Analysis of Pediatric Patients Undergoing Repeat Tympanostomy Tube Placement

Objective: The aim of this study is to assess sociodemographic and medical factors associated with repeat bilateral myringotomy with tympanostomy tube placement (rBMT) in the diverse patient population at our academic medical center. Study Design: Retrospective chart review. Sett...

Circulating PDIA4, MMP-2, MMP-9, and Claudin-2 in Vitamin D-Deficient Patients with Brain Tumors: An Exploratory Clinical Pilot Study

Background/Objectives: Extracellular matrix remodeling, cellular stress responses, and blood–brain/blood–tumor barrier-related alterations are important processes involved in brain tumor biology. This exploratory cross-sectional pilot study evaluated circulating circulating prote...

Multi-omics effect of contaminants exposure during embryogenesis on metamorphosis of blue mussel Mytilus edulis submitted to maritime traffic noise

Anthropogenic underwater noise is now considered one of the ‘emerging threats and ongoing challenges to biodiversity conservation’. Physiological changes have been observed in sessile invertebrates such as bivalves. Bivalve mollusks are of particular interest because of their sen...

Damage Quantification Monitoring of CFRP Structures Cross-Area Based on Transfer Learning

Given the widespread application of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) structures in aerospace and automotive manufacturing, the critical role of structural health monitoring (SHM) is increasingly evident. Traditional damage quantification methods exhibit poor transferability...

Structural Model of the Impact of Sanitation Facilities and Maternal Factors on Stunting among Under-Five Children in the Morosi Mining Area in Southeast Sulawesi Region, Indonesia

This study aimed to analyze the direct relationships of WASH components and maternal factors with stunting and to explore the pathways through which these factors influence stunting among children under five in the Morosi mining area of Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. A quantitati...

LRS1 phosphorylated in response to blue light regulates stomatal opening

Abstract Blue light receptor phototropin is a protein kinase that initiates various blue light signaling pathways, including the phosphorylation and activation of plasma membrane (PM) H + -ATPase for stomatal opening. Activation of PM H + -ATPase drives K + uptake via K + in chan...

Morrison’s China: The Collected Journalism and ‘Reminiscences’ of George Morrison

George Ernest Morrison had a full and fascinating life. That included a spell – from 1897 to 1912 – as The Times’ Peking correspondent. This volume collects some of his newspaper dispatches from th...

A machine learning framework for classifying inter-turn short-circuit faults in induction motors

Inter-turn short-circuit (ITSC) faults are among the most frequent stator winding faults in induction motors, often leading to irreversible damage. In this context, this work proposes a Machine Learning (ML) based framework for classifying ITSC faults using experimental stator cu...

Source to Site: Geochemical Analysis of Obsidian Artifacts from Three Maya Sites in the Southeastern Three Rivers Adaptive Region, Belize

Abstract Linking obsidian artifacts to their original sources elucidates ancient Maya trade networks and examining changes in the frequency of source attribution through time highlights shifting social, political, and economic affiliations. This report presents geochemical data f...

From Discrete to Dense: Explorations in the Moduli Space of Triangles

SummaryThe moduli space of triangles is a two-dimensional space that records triangle shapes in the plane, considered up to similarity. We study the subset corresponding to lattice triangles, which are triangles whose vertices have integer coordinates. We prove that this subset i...

SulfatedAlumina Aerogels: Effect of the Sulfur IntroductionMethod on the Catalytic Performance in Acid-Catalyzed Reactions

Abstract The goal of this study was to prepare sulfated alumina aerogels and investigate their textural properties, morphology, acidity, and catalytic activity in ethanol dehydration and esterification of decanoic acid with methanol. Alumina aerogels were synthesized by hydrolysi...

The impact of nephrectomy on liver and contralateral kidney volume in patients with ADPKD; a case series

A substantial number of patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) undergo nephrectomy. A decrease in intra-abdominal pressure after nephrectomy might hypothetically accelerate the growth of other polycystic organs and accelerate the rate of eGFR decline o...