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Lung Ultrasound in Rheumatoid Arthritis–Associated Interstitial Lung Disease: Association with Radiological Patterns, Lung Function Tests, and Disease Activity—A Single-Center Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study

Introduction: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) represents one of the most relevant extra-articular manifestations in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and significantly contributes to morbidity and mortality. High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) is the gold standard for the diagnos...

Ethical Climate, School Culture, Individual Work Performance: A Path Model on Organizational Citizenship Behavior among Public School Teachers

Abstract : This study aimed to determine the best-fit path model of organizational citizenship behavior among public school teachers in Region XI of the Philippines, as influenced by ethical climate and school culture, and individual work performance using a non-experimental desc...

Retrieval of Total Suspended Matter in Inland Water Bodies via EnMAP and PRISMA Spaceborne Hyperspectral Imagery: A Dual Neural Network Approach Trained on Decadal In-Situ Spectroscopy

Total Suspended Matter (TSM) is a primary indicator of water quality. Yet, its ecological impact is dictated by its composition— specifically the ratio between Suspended Particulate Inorganic Matter (SPIM) and Suspended Particulate Organic Matter (SPOM). In Mediterranean reservoi...

Comparing constructions in Romance and Germanic languages

Abstract In recent years, there has been a growing interest in applying Construction Grammar to cross-linguistic comparison. Traditionally, Construction Grammar has been extensively applied to English, to the detriment of other languages, especially Romance languages such as Span...

Targeting Gut Microbiota, Inflammation, and Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Therapeutic Strategies and the Emerging Role of Time-Restricted Feeding

Time-restricted feeding has emerged as a promising non-pharmacological intervention for the management of metabolic disorders, particularly type 2 diabetes mellitus and its associated complications. Time-restricted feeding involves restricting food intake to a specific daily eati...

Effects of speech-enabled LLM-based chatbots on L2 learning outcomes and affective domains: a multilevel meta-analysis

Abstract Recent developments in natural language processing and automatic speech recognition have significantly advanced chatbot communication using the voice mode, establishing these tools as viable resources for L2 speaking practice. More recently, the L2 chatbot domain has lev...

A Systematic Review of 3D-Printing in Spine Surgery: Applications, Accuracy, and Outcomes

Background: Three-dimensional (3D)-printing has increasingly been applied in spine surgery for patient-specific planning, instrumentation, and implants. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the applications, technical accuracy, and outcomes of 3D-printing in...

Hygiene and industrial safety education in Algeria: An assessment of university curriculum and student perceptions

Process safety education is essential for preparing engineers to manage risks in high-hazard industries. In Algeria, process safety competencies are primarily addressed through Industrial Hygiene and Safety (HSI) programs, although no dedicated process safety specialization curre...

EQDA-Net: an enhanced quantum-inspired dragonfly algorithm integrated with efficientnet for brain tumor detection

Abstract Synthesizing quantum-inspired computation with advanced swarm intelligence, this study presents an evolutionary framework for brain tumor detection in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Beginning with our baseline Quantum-inspired Dragonfly Algorithm (QDA), which achieved...

National Summary of Pre-Employment Transition Services for Youth and Young Adults With Disabilities

Despite policy efforts to provide increased preparation and work experiences prior to school exit, individuals with disabilities continue to experience poor rates of workforce participation compared to their peers without disabilities. It has been over a decade since the passing...

Erector Spinae Plane Block Reduces Opioid Consumption and Pain After Abdominal Hysterectomy

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the association between preoperative erector spinae plane block (ESPB) and perioperative opioid consumption and postoperative pain scores in patients undergoing total abdominal hysterectomy under general anesthesia. Materials and Methods: T...

Shared Remembering and Sensory Memories: Exploring Transgenerational Place Attachment

Place attachment is central to understanding how people come to feel a sense of belonging to places that shape their lives. It is increasingly recognized not merely as an individual emotional experience, but as a multifaceted process grounded in embodied knowledge and collective...

The relationship between EU fiscal transfers and the European policy profile of political parties

This research note examines how fiscal transfers within the European Union shape the programmatic strategies of domestic political parties. We argue that a country’s net-contributor or net-receiving status conditions the strategies how parties articulate their positions on Europe...

Free Will and Deserved Punishment with an Influence Vector Model

I think what we call choice is a calculation based on our inner desires and standards. But if we did not choose those standards, how freely did we choose the result? Even when we change a standard ourselves, we use another standard to make that change. I see a difference that ari...

Implementation Characteristics, Students’ Perceptions, and Instructional Impact of Haptic-Enabled Learning Experiences in Higher Education: A Systematic Literature Review

By enabling active hands-on exploration of structures and phenomena that are invisible or impractical to manipulate in real life, haptic technologies have the potential to enhance learning across multiple fields of higher education. However, a comprehensive understanding of their...

Haptic Virtual Reality Training for Combined Spinal-Epidural Anesthesia in Anesthesiology Trainees: Prospective Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial

Abstract Background Combined spinal-epidural (CSE) anesthesia is a complex psychomotor skill requiring precise tactile discrimination. Traditional manikin-based training may be limited by degraded haptic fidelity and inconsistent tissue feedback. Whether skills acquired through h...

Bhaktisvarupa Damodara Swami: Scientist, Spiritual Seeker, Philosopher, Cultural Ambassador, and Pioneer of the Science–Spirituality Dialogue

Remembering a Brilliant Mind There are people whose lives are known primarily through books, institutions, public achievements and historical records. There are others whom we remember because, at some point in our own lives, we happened to sit in the same room with them, listen...

Plasma-Assisted and Green Routes to Silicon and Carbon Quantum Dots: A Critical Comparison of Synthesis–Structure–Property Relationships

Silicon quantum dots (SiQDs) and carbon quantum dots (CQDs) are often discussed as related heavy-metal-free luminescent nanomaterials, although the mechanisms governing their formation and emission differ fundamentally. Rather than combining two parallel bodies of literature, thi...

‘Pushing the crisis button’? Temporal space and institutional synchronization in Finland's COVID-19 governance

The article examines how the temporal space of a crisis is constructed, synchronized and contested within crisis governance. Drawing on conceptual history and recent scholarship on crisis temporalities, we introduce the concept of ‘institutional synchronization’ to capture the ac...

Impact of Aerobic Exercise on Endothelial Function and Other Cardiovascular Disease Markers in Health and Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis with Meta-regression of Randomized Controlled Trials

Abstract Background Aerobic exercise (AE) has long been recognized as a potent stimulus for improving various cardiovascular disease (CVD)-related markers. Although several meta-analyses have focused on some of these markers, no meta-analysis or meta-regression has comprehensivel...