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Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of selected diarrheagenic pathogens isolated from children under five years, Southwest Ethiopia, June - August, 2023

Diarrheal diseases are a common disease worldwide in children under five years of age, especially in developing countries. Enteric bacteria are the most common causative agents of diarrhea and have become increasingly challenging to prevent and treat due to the emergence of antim...

Factors influencing the severity of road traffic accident injuries among pedestrians in Thailand: a national-level analysis

Objectives Road traffic accidents are one of the leading causes of injury and death compared to other causes. Pedestrians are highly vulnerable when they use the roads. When involved in road traffic accidents, pedestrians may experience dangerous, potentially fatal impacts when t...

India’s ‘Hormuz Manoeuvre’: The Nīti-Śāstra of the New Table

The safe transit of Indian energy assets through the Strait of Hormuz represents a definitive validation of India’s evolved doctrine of strategic autonomy. Moving beyond the tactical analysis of India’s ‘Hormuz Manoeuvre’, Manish Tayal establishes a foundational Nīti-Śāstra (guid...

Thermoforesis from Generalized Caldeira-Leggett Models

Abstract The standard Caldeira-Leggett model addresses the problem of Brownian motion in a thermal equilibrium environment. Here, we look for generalizations of the Caldeira-Leggett model to account for thermal gradients in the environment. We devise two types of models, and disc...

‘A policy of national emasculation’? The gendered debate over Irish neutrality in the Second World War

Abstract This article argues that, during the Second World War, Irish neutrality was constantly debated in gendered terms. For its proponents, neutrality was situated within a nationalist tradition which spoke a markedly masculine language and thus supplied a useful justification...

The impact of prescriptions in phenomenological extractions of transverse momentum dependent distributions

Abstract We investigate the impact of phenomenological prescriptions in the Collins–Soper–Sterman (CSS) approach for global extractions of Transverse Momentum Distributions (TMDs). We show that fits to low-energy Drell–Yan data with different choices of $$b_*$$ <mml:math xmlns:mm...

Specific Binding Agents for the Molecular Recognition of Biotoxins: Recent Advances and Applications in Forensic Toxicology

The precise detection and profiling of biotoxins are of paramount importance in analytical and forensic toxicology. Investigating these toxicants within highly chaotic background matrices—ranging from postmortem biological fluids to suspected poisoning vehicles such as complex di...

Effects of Dietary Curcumin Supplementation Under High-Level Fishmeal Replacement with Clostridium autoethanogenum Protein in Penaeus vannamei: Growth Performance, Immunity, Intestinal Health, and Transcriptome Responses

Clostridium autoethanogenum protein (CAP) offers a sustainable fishmeal alternative, but high inclusion may impair shrimp growth and health. This study evaluated the responses associated with dietary curcumin (CUR) supplementation in Penaeus vannamei fed a diet in which 50% of th...

A hydro-mechanical mechanism for cyclic ratcheting of embedded cantilever retaining walls in saturated sand

Saturated backfills behind embedded cantilever walls deform through coupled hydro-mechanical processes that pseudo-static methods cannot capture. Three 40 g dynamic centrifuge tests are presented to isolate how the pre-seismic static state, set by wall flexural stiffness, togethe...

Extracellular Vesicles as Emerging Tools in Canine Mammary Tumors: Potential Applications and Perspectives

Breast cancer is one of the most prevalent malignancies in women worldwide and the most common malignant tumor in unspayed female dogs, highlighting the comparative relevance of this disease across these species. The release of EVs is increased in mammary tumors compared to norma...

Interface engineering enables fast bainitic transformations with minimal alloying

Abstract Fine microstructures in steels are commonly produced by the low-temperature decomposition of austenite. Bainite is one such microstructure, combining high strength and excellent toughness, but its formation kinetics is sluggish. Here, we demonstrate a strategy to acceler...

Nickase-based suppression of self-ligation in long sticky-end adapters for next-generation sequencing library preparation

The correctness and efficiency of the adapter connection are important factors affecting the quality and yield of the libraries in next-generation sequencing (NGS). Lengthening the sticky ends of the adapters and the targets can effectively improve the efficiency of ligation, how...

Stress-Induced Protein Networks in Extremophilic Prokaryotes: Integrating Proteomics and Functional Genomics

Extremophilic prokaryotes survive salt, temperature, and pH extremes by coordinating stress-induced protein networks that preserve macromolecules, sustain energetics, and repair damage. This review integrates recent proteomics with functional genomics to resolve both network stat...

A Lightweight Dynamic Gesture Recognition Model Driven by Meta-Learning Under Small Sample Conditions

Dynamic gesture recognition under small-sample conditions remains challenging due to the large variations caused by users, viewpoints, motion patterns, and hand configurations. This study proposes a lightweight dynamic gesture recognition framework that integrates meta-learning,...

Disentangling theFluorescence Origin in Flame-FormedCarbon Dots

Abstract Flame synthesis provides a sustainable and continuous route for producing carbon dots (CDs) with tunable photoluminescence; however, the fluorescence origin in flame-formed CDs remains poorly understood, limiting their rational design. In the present paper, we elucidate...

A novel optimized deep ensemble for monkeypox lesion detection using transfer learning and ABC algorithm

Monkeypox, a reemerging zoonotic disease, has become a serious global health concern that requires rapid and accurate diagnostic methods. The increasing prevalence of skin lesion images highlights the scope of automated deep learning solutions. However, current approaches face ch...

Adaptation to Malay Culture among Non-Malays: The Psychometric Properties of the Vancouver Index of Acculturation (VIA)

Introduction The VIA assesses acculturation through two dimensions: (1) retention of one’s heritage culture and (2) adaptation to mainstream (host) culture practices. Objective To validate the VIA English version for assessing acculturation among Malaysian non-Malays and non-Mala...

Ablation removal of transport-blocking defects in surface-electrode ion traps

We demonstrate in situ removal of a transport-blocking defect on a surface-electrode ion trap device using a Q-switched Nd:YAG 532 nm pulsed ablation laser. This approach eliminates the need to vent and rebake the vacuum system, providing a low-overhead defect-remediation techniq...

Effects of Extraction Methods on Inulin, Fructooligosaccharides and Microbial Inulinase Production from Stevia rebaudiana

In this study, Stevia fractions (root, leaf, stem and their mixture) were used for inulin extraction using aqueous extraction, enzyme-assisted extraction and enzyme-assisted decanter extraction. The extracts were used as carbon sources in submerged (SmF) fermentation, whereas the...

Implementation gaps and policy priorities for viral hepatitis elimination in India

Viral hepatitis remains a major public health challenge globally, with India bearing nearly 11.6% of the world’s chronic infections. To align with the World Health Organization’s target of eliminating viral hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030, India launched the National...