Computational thinking in STEM education: current state-of-the-art and future research directions by Rasikh Tariq, Bertha Maria Aponte Babines, Jesus Ramirez, Inés Alvarez-Icaza, Fawad Naseer

“…Digital transformation and new technologies generate complex environments demanding high-level skills. This work analyzes the current state of pedagogical approaches with a special focus on project-based learning that develops computational thinking in STEM students. …”
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Improved Outcome of Severe Acute Pancreatitis in the Intensive Care Unit by Polychronis Pavlidis, Siobhan Crichton, Joanna Lemmich Smith, David Morrison, Simon Atkinson, Duncan Wyncoll, Marlies Ostermann

“…The outcome of patients with SAP in ICU was better than previously reported but associated with a resource demanding hospital stay and long-term morbidity.…”
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Fuzzy multi-model based dynamic sliding mode control for chemical process with long-time delay by Marco Herrera, Oscar Camacho, Alvaro Prado

“…The chemical process industry frequently encounters uncertainties, disturbances, and varying operational demands, necessitating robust control strategies to ensure safety, efficiency, and optimal performance. …”
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Physical education curriculum systematizing based on action research: a collaborative network between teacher-researchers from public schools in Quixadá — Ceará, Brazil by Rener Victor Oliveira de Souza, Maurício Teodoro de Souza, Luciano Nascimento Corsino, Willian Lazaretti da Conceição, Carla Ulasowicz, Luciana Venâncio, Luciana Venâncio, Luiz Sanches Neto, Luiz Sanches Neto

“…However, when dialoguing with the systematization and reflecting on the curriculum, the thematic subject content blocks make it possible to visualize (inter)personal aspects, movements and environmental demands as complex knowledge specific to physical education.…”
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A distinct double-ring LH1–LH2 photocomplex from an extremophilic phototroph by Kazutoshi Tani, Kenji V. P. Nagashima, Risa Kojima, Masaharu Kondo, Ryo Kanno, Issei Satoh, Mai Kawakami, Naho Hiwatashi, Kazuna Nakata, Sakiko Nagashima, Kazuhito Inoue, Yugo Isawa, Ryoga Morishita, Shinichi Takaichi, Endang R. Purba, Malgorzata Hall, Long-Jiang Yu, Michael T. Madigan, Akira Mizoguchi, Bruno M. Humbel, Yukihiro Kimura, Yutaka Nagasawa, Takehisa Dewa, Zheng-Yu Wang-Otomo

“…The structural features of the strain BN9622 LH1–LH2 co-complex may have evolved to allow a minimal LH2 complex to maximize excitation transfer to the core complex and effectively harvest light in the physiologically demanding ecological niche of this purple bacterium.…”
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Face Detection Using Hybrid SNN-ANN to Process Neuromorphic Event Stream by Waseem Shariff, Paul Kielty, Joe Lemley, Peter Corcoran

“…To overcome these limitations, this paper explores the benefits of neuromorphic event cameras, which capture asynchronous pixel-level changes, offering lower data processing demands and reduced latency. The paper proposes a hybrid architecture combining Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) and Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs). …”
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An Overview of Hybrid DC–DC Converters: From Seeds to Leaves by Yan Lu, Junwei Huang, Zhiguo Tong, Tingxu Hu, Wen-Liang Zeng, Mo Huang, Xiangyu Mao, Guigang Cai

“…With the surging demands for higher current at sub-1-V supply level in high-performance digital systems, high-efficiency and high-current-density power converters are essential for system integration. …”
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Ketogenic diet in psychiatry: application in treating depression among athletes by Paulina Kumięga, Zuzanna Kudas, Nikola Perchel, Aleksandra Litwin, Karolina Krzywicka, Paweł Nowocin, Piotr Wasiński, Natalia Dąbrowska, Martyna Koszyk, Dawid Kulczyński

“… Depression is a prevalent mental health challenge, particularly in athletes, where the interplay of high-performance demands, physical stress, and injury exacerbates psychological vulnerabilities. …”
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SpikeMOT: Event-Based Multi-Object Tracking With Sparse Motion Features by Song Wang, Zhu Wang, Can Li, Xiaojuan Qi, Hayden Kwok-Hay So

“…Extensive experiments on the DSEC-MOT and the FE240hz dataset demonstrate SpikeMOT’s superior tracking accuracy under demanding conditions, advancing the state-of-the-art in event-based multi-object tracking.…”
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Impact of lifestyle factors on oral cancer risk and prevention: Oral cancer epidemiology by Iadalin Ryntathiang, N. Aravindha Babu, Silambarasan Tamil Selvan, Mukesh Kumar Dharmalingam Jothinathan

“…The causation complexity of cancer demands a profound understanding of the population dynamics, in which socioeconomic and demographic factors play an important role. …”
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Exploring Employee Perspectives on Workplace Technology: Usage, Roles, and Implications for Satisfaction and Performance by Andreea Barbu, Mirona Ana Maria Ichimov, Iustina Cristina Costea-Marcu, Gheorghe Militaru, Dana Corina Deselnicu, Georgiana Moiceanu

“…In a dynamic context, where market requirements and needs change often, it is important for companies to adapt to new demands as quickly as possible to continue to be successful. …”
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Recent advances in metal-organic frameworks for electrochemical sensing applications by Magesh Kumar Muthukumaran, Muthukumar Govindaraj, Sakthivel Kogularasu, Balasubramanian Sriram, Bharathi Kannan Raja, Sea-Fue Wang, Guo-Ping Chang-Chien, Arockia Selvi J

“…MOFs offer rapid, cost-effective analysis, yet challenges remain in optimizing their electrochemical properties to fully meet the demands of practical applications, particularly in energy conversion and storage (e.g., supercapacitors, batteries, and water-splitting catalysts) and in the fabrication of high-performance electrochemical sensors. …”
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Telomere length varies with sex, hatching rank and year of birth in the Little Owl, Athene noctua by Criscuolo, François, Fache, Inès, Scaar, Bertrand, Zahn, Sandrine, Bleu, Josefa

“…Moreover, TL is also affected by environmental stressors and/or resource-demanding situations particularly during early-life. …”
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Transformation of the Human Image in the Paradigm of Knowledge Evolution by V. H. Kremen, V. V. Ilin

“…Today, he is commensurate with the demands of digital culture, in which human life practices are increasingly becoming information and digital clusters embedded in the reality of a post-truth society. …”
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On the Ratio of Reactive to Active Power in Wave Energy Converter Control by Hafiz Ahsan Said, Demian Garcia-Violini, Nicolas Faedo, John V. Ringwood

“…However, under mismatched WEC/controller conditions, this peak power ratio can exceed unity, bringing unrealistic demands on the power take-off (PTO) rating. The paper examines the various origins of system/controller mismatch, including modelling error, controller synthesis inaccuracies, and non-ideal PTO behaviour, highlighting the consequences of such errors on reactive power flow levels. …”
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L’anxiété technocratique en France : les romans du Fleuve Noir « Anticipation », 1951-1960 by Bradford Lyau

“…Furthermore, Klein’s novel is perhaps also satirizing the Fleuve Noir formula itself, implying that the demands and expectations of the « Anticipation » series preclude any vision truly alternative to a technocratic one. …”
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A randomised controlled trial to compare the occurrence of postoperative nausea and vomiting in early versus conventional feeding in children undergoing daycare surgery under gener... by Ranju Singh, H Santoshkumar Huligeri, Pooja Singh

“…Group EF received carbohydrate-containing oral fluids when the child demanded feed in the postoperative period. Group CF received oral fluids 4 h post-anaesthesia. …”
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Abdominal Pain as First Manifestation of New Coronavirus Infection COVID-19 by M. R. Skhirtladze, A. A. Timofeeva, E. L. Bueverova, M. N. Aladin, R. T. Rzayev

“…The currently continued unfavourable epidemiological situation demands diagnosis for SARSCoV-2 and COVID-19-associated pneumonia upon the exclusion of peritoneal symptoms even in absence of respiratory complaints.…”
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Investigating the Mechanical and Durability Properties of Carbonated Recycled Aggregate Concrete and Its Performance with SCMs by Shimza Jamil, Maria Idrees, Arslan Akbar, Wisal Ahmed

“…The weak interfacial transition zone (ITZ) and the adhered mortar in recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) contribute to lower mechanical strength and limit its application in demanding environments. This study investigates an accelerated carbonation technique to enhance the mechanical and durability properties of RA and RAC. …”
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Evaluation of University’s Place in the Adult Education Ecosystem by G. Z. Efimova, M. Yu. Semenov

“…According to most experts, universities occupy a central place in the ecosystem of adult education and have a high potential to retain leadership positions, provided that the educational material is relevant and meets the demands of the labor market. At the same time, it is important to consider that some participants of the educational ecosystem (online platforms, corporate universities and others) are rapidly increasing their influence and implementing large-scale educational programs for the population. …”
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