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Adipose Stem Cell Mitochondrial Transplantation in ART: From Biological Rationale to Clinical Milestone

Oocyte quality is the primary determinant of success in assisted reproductive technologies (ART), and mitochondrial dysfunction is increasingly recognized as a central mediator of poor oocyte competence across advanced maternal age, recurrent implantation failure, polycystic ovar...

Exploring new measures of accuracy in second language task-based spoken performance

Abstract This article focuses upon the measurement of accuracy in second-language task-based spoken performance, with measures related to unit of analysis, error gravity, and accuracy linked to clause length. Building on established indices, three new measures of accuracy, all li...

A Thrombosed Popliteal Artery Aneurysm Masquerading as a Benign Soft-Tissue Mass: A Case Report Emphasizing the Role of Multimodal Imaging

Popliteal artery aneurysms (PAA) lose their pulsatility once thrombosed and may therefore be mistaken for a Baker cyst or a soft-tissue tumor. A 58-year-old male presented with a 6-month history of progressive right popliteal swelling and pain, accompanied by right foot paresthes...

Christian Marriage in Lebanon’s Inter-Confessional Context: Challenges and Opportunities

Christian marriage has traditionally been understood in Orthodox theology as an ecclesial mystery grounded in the unity of faith and shared participation in the Church’s sacramental life. In contemporary Lebanon, increasing interaction among Christians of different traditions has...

Predicting SolvateFormation in Complex MulticomponentSolvent Mixtures from Binary Measurements and Thermodynamics Modeling

Abstract Mapping crystallization outcomes in ternary solvent mixtures for systems able to solvate remains experimentally intensive due to the significant compositional phase space that needs to be explored to derive complete phase diagrams. Here, we show that these phase diagrams...

State of oral innate immunity and salivary microbiome with allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant

Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) and the use of chemotherapy and antibiotics cause large changes in the gut and oral microbiomes. In patients, these differences in the oral microbiome may be related to the re-establishment of the innate immunity in t...

Dual-Mode MOSCAPSilicon Microring Resonator for Energy-EfficientAnalog Optical Computing

Abstract Silicon microring resonators have established themselves as key building blocks for optical neural networks (ONNs); however, achieving low-voltage operation remains a critical challenge for scalable photonic hardware. Here, we demonstrate a subvolt silicon microring reso...

Public Engagement to Inform Messaging Aligning With the Muscle‐Strengthening Guidelines

ABSTRACT Introduction Physical activity guidelines and their supplementary messaging play a fundamental role in raising awareness and increasing knowledge at a population level. In the United Kingdom, there are no national‐level messaging campaigns accompanying the strength compo...

Identification of Unstable Rock Blocks and Rockfall Hazard Assessment on a Karst Steep Rock Slope Using UAV Photogrammetry

Steep rock slopes are widely distributed in the karst mountainous regions of southwestern China, where structurally controlled rockfalls frequently threaten transportation infrastructure and human safety. Accurate identification of unstable rock blocks (URs) and quantitative asse...

Methodology to identify ecologically matching areas and its applications in conservation planning

Identifying ecologically matching areas is both challenging and critical for understanding spatial patterns of biodiversity and advancing conservation planning. However, existing approaches often lack spatial flexibility, overlook shape and size constraints, or rely on limited en...

JAK2 V617F Clonal Dynamics from Clonal Hematopoiesis to Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: A Systems Biology Review of Digital PCR-Based Molecular Monitoring

Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) is an age-associated premalignant state defined by somatic mutations in hematopoietic cells at a variant allele frequency (VAF) ≥2% in the absence of overt hematologic malignancy. Among CHIP-associated mutations, JAK2 V617F i...

The Database of Religious History as an Open-Access Digital Resource for the Study of the Ancient Mediterranean World

In the current digital world, there is an incredible amount of information at our fingertips. In fact, there is so much information that the sheer amount of data can be overwhelming. As historians, archaeologists, and cultural heritage experts, a significant amount of research or...

Appropriateness over Numbers: Pharmacological Burden and Scalable Medication Review in Older Adults

Polypharmacy in older adults is common, rising and inconsistently defined, and it is widely treated as a problem of how many medicines a person takes. This non-systematic narrative review argues that its harm depends more on the appropriateness of the regimen and the pharmacologi...

Rheological Optimization and Strength Development of Silica Fume-Modified All-Solid-Waste Grouting Material

With the continuous expansion of grouting material applications, solid waste to prepare grouting materials can effectively mitigate the environmental issues caused by waste accumulation. In this work, an all-solid-waste grouting material (ASWGM) was prepared with silica fume, coa...

An automated reduction pipeline for non-RV science on AAT/VELOCE

Abstract Veloce began operations in tandem with the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), at a time marked by rapid growth in the number of known exoplanets. This growth underscores Veloce’s core purpose: the detection of small planets orbiting cool stars. The spectrograp...

Association Between Postoperative Pain and Inflammatory Biomarkers After Ovariohysterectomy in Dogs: A Pilot Study

BACKGROUND: Postoperative pain is a complex, multidimensional phenomenon and its relationship with systemic inflammatory and stress-related biomarkers remains unclear in veterinary patients. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the temporal relationship between postoperative pain intensity...

Characterization of Anisotropic Optical Behavior in Phase‐Change Material Sb 2 Se 3

ABSTRACT Phase‐change materials with ultralow optical losses are enabling a new generation of reconfigurable photonic devices. Sb 2 Se 3 has emerged as a leading candidate owing to its negligible optical losses across the visible and infrared, yet how polycrystallinity translates...

A high-density real-time 1024-pixel terahertz near-field imager in 130-nm SiGe BiCMOS

Abstract Terahertz near-field imaging enables high-resolution biomedical and material characterization by combining the non-ionizing nature of terahertz radiation with sub-wavelength spatial resolution. However, the scalability of existing solid-state near-field imagers is fundam...

Disciplinary Composition of International Students in Russian Universities: Political, Administrative, and Market Logics of Internationalization in Historical Perspective

Abstract This paper examines the association between the disciplinary composition of international students and the prevailing logic of university internationalization in the given country in historical perspective. It uses an original longitudinal dataset compiled from archival...

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for Shame Related Offense Trauma in a Justice Involved Individual Presenting With Active Suicidality and Self‐Harm

A single-case study is presented, which describes the application of EMDR for a justice involved health care worker, presenting with active suicidality and self-harm, within the context of high levels of offense-related shame. "Alex" was a 42-year-old female, serving a prison sen...