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Creative and contemplative autoethnography, slow transit, and more-than-human governance in the High Tatras sub-mountain region

<ns5:p>Standard academic field methodologies often approach landscape observation through directive agendas, rapid transit, and extractive data collection. This essay reflects on a 10-day Culture Moves Europe artistic residency in Eastern Slovakia hosted by Machaon International,...

Communicating uncertainty in gender-affirming hormone therapy research: a response to Hu et al. (2026)

Dear Editor,We read with great interest the systematic review and meta-analysis by Hu et al. (2026), which updates Singh-Ospina et al. (2017) synthesis on gender-affirming hormone treatment (GAHT) ...

The disappearance of natural outdoor games

Come home, it’s time for your nap!My mother’s call still lingers in my ears whenever I look back on the outdoor games that were so closely tied to my childhood in the early 2000s. At that time, the...

Coinfection of Two Endemics – Scrub Typhus and Malaria

ABSTRACT: Malaria and scrub typhus are both significant causes of acute febrile illness in the Indian subcontinent. Due to their overlapping clinical manifestations, it can be a challenge to distinguish between the two. Coinfection, although rarely seen, may lead to greater disea...

Comparative Genomic and Transcriptomic Analyses of 60Co-Mutagenized Scheffersomyces stipitis Strains: Identification of Candidate Genes Associated with High-Ethanol-Producing Xylose-to-Ethanol Fermentation

Sugarcane bagasse is an important renewable lignocellulosic resource, yet its bioconversion efficiency remains low, primarily because wild-type Saccharomyces cerevisiae cannot utilize xylose, which limits the industrial production of cellulosic ethanol. In this study, a high-etha...

The Genetic Diversity of Old and Modern Accessions of Glycine max Revealed by Genotyping-by-Sequencing (GBS)

Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) is one of the most widely cultivated grain legumes worldwide. A genetic analysis of soybean samples around the world is essential for effective breeding programs and the development of genomic and marker-assisted selection. This study investigated...

False Passage During Single-Lung Ventilation in a Tracheostomized Patient: Intraoperative Recognition and Rescue

Objective:Unusual clinical course Background:Airway management in tracheostomized patients may become particularly challenging in the presence of recent stomas, local infection, single-lung ventilation, and restricted intraoperative airway access.False passage ventilation is an u...

Growing carbapenem resistance in South Korea with long-term care facilities as reservoirs

Abstract South Korean CRE notifications more than doubled between 2020 and 2024, with no inflection in the trajectory. Imipenem resistance in long-term care facilities reached 52.3% for Klebsiella pneumoniae and a 12.93-fold higher risk ratio than small/medium hospitals for Esche...

The influence of maternal complications on small for gestational age in very preterm, late preterm and term pregnancies: a Chinese study

This study aimed to assess the association between single or combined maternal complications and small-for-gestational-age (SGA) birth among very preterm, late preterm, and term births and to evaluate whether this association varied across gestational periods. This retrospective...

Electron-RichAcetylenic Nanostructures with In Situ Chelated UltrafinePalladium Nanoclusters for EfficientLiquid-Phase Reaction Catalyst

Abstract The development of uniformly distributed ultrafine metallic nanoclusters for advanced catalysts has attracted significant interest. However, synthesizing supports with specific electronic environments and well-defined pores to prevent aggregation remains challenging. Her...

Enzymatic Characterization of a Novel GH3 β-Glucosidase from Lentilactobacillus buchneri: EDTA-Mediated Enhancement of Thermostability

Background/Objectives: β-Glucosidases from lactic acid bacteria are valuable biocatalysts for carbohydrate conversion, flavour enhancement, and bioactive glycoside biotransformation. Although GH3 family enzymes have been characterized from several Lactobacillus species, no system...

Evidence from Chinese Cities on the Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Resilience of Intercity Population Flow Networks

Abstract The rapidly spreading coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic significantly affected population flows between cities and triggered a chain reaction within global urban networks. Using 366 Chinese cities as a case study, this study developed a dynamic and comprehensi...

Two Forgotten Ipsilateral Double J Stents Managed in a Single Session: A Rare Endourologic Challenge

ABSTRACT: Forgotten ureteral stents may lead to severe complications such as encrustation, infection, obstruction, and stone formation, especially when retained beyond 12 weeks. Dual forgotten stents in the same renal system managed in a single operative session are rare. A 51-ye...

Vasospasm and Delayed Cerebral Ischemia in Aneurysmal Rupture with Intracerebral Hemorrhage With and Without Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

BACKGROUND: The risk of vasospasm and delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is well characterized. However, the risk of these complications in cases of aneurysmal rupture causing intracerebral hemorrhage is less clear. Here, we characteriz...

Crystalline Lens Tilts Less With Higher Myopia in Children With Limited Age-Related Effect

Purpose: To evaluate tilted crystalline lens morphology in children across different orientations and their correlations with age and spherical equivalent (SE). Methods: This cross-sectional study encompassed 966 eyes of 493 children (5-15 years; SE, -6.00 to +3.00 diopters [D])....

Computed tomographic analysis of sinonasal anatomical variations and their role in the pathogenesis of chronic rhinosinusitis

Abstract Background Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a prevalent inflammatory disorder of the nose and paranasal sinuses that significantly affects quality of life. Although multiple anatomical variations of the sinonasal region—particularly involving the uncinate process and oste...

“A Bushman Story:” An Opaque Reference to Eugène Marais’s Dwaalstories in Eben Venter’s Decima

Decima, South African bilingual novelist Eben Venter’s most recent and critically acclaimed work, can be described as vintage Venter. As in his other writings, the novel explores questions of the “...

Compensated iron depletion in repeated blood donations: Stability of circulating microRNAs despite reduced ferritin stores

Abstract Background and Objectives Repeated blood donations deplete 200–250 mg of iron per donation. While biochemical consequences on iron stores are well documented, the role of circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) in maintaining iron homeostasis remains poorly characterized. This st...

Awake craniotomy for drug-resistant non-oncological epilepsy: a systematic review of feasibility, reported safety, and seizure outcomes

Abstract Introduction Complete resection of the epileptogenic zone offers the best chance of seizure control in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. However, surgical management remains challenging when the epileptogenic zone is located within or adjacent to eloquent brain regi...

Multi-level aggregation analysis of microbiome composition and host gene expression reveals associations with systemic and local immunity

ABSTRACT The human gut microbiome plays a critical role in immune regulation, yet the molecular links between microbiome composition and host gene expression remain incompletely understood. We analyzed associations between host gene expression and microbiome composition in a coho...