Constructing Substitute Social Interaction Design: A System to Alleviate Social Anxiety Disorder through Library Interactions by Teng-Wen Chang, Hsin-Yi Huang, Hsiang-Ting Chien, Shih-Ting Tsai

“…Inspired by architect Rem Koolhaas’s vision of adaptable public spaces, we examine how libraries can function as spaces for bibliotherapy, where reading provides comfort and indirect social connection. …”
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Priority Roles of Stakeholders for Overcoming the Barriers to Implementing Education 4.0: An Integrated Fermatean Fuzzy Entropy-Based CRITIC-CODAS-SORT Approach by Roselyn Gonzales, Rose Mary Almacen, Gamaliel Gonzales, Felix Costan, Decem Suladay, Lynne Enriquez, Emily Costan, Nadine May Atibing, Joerabell Lourdes Aro, Samantha Shane Evangelista, Fatima Maturan, Egberto Selerio, Lanndon Ocampo

“…., cybersecurity awareness, allocation of necessary funds, designing more aligned curricula, and streamlining the basic education agenda), university management (i.e., investing in efficient technologies and forging extensive stakeholder collaboration), human resource function (i.e., implementing periodic skills training for educators), and educators (i.e., engaging in continuous learning about cybersecurity threats, integrating awareness of applicable laws against cyberbullying, devising alternative cost-efficient teaching strategies, taking part in initiatives to improve curricula, efficient preparation of learning materials, and participating in skills development initiatives). …”
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Remote Sensing Image Semantic Segmentation Sample Generation Using a Decoupled Latent Diffusion Framework by Yue Xu, Honghao Liu, Ruixia Yang, Zhengchao Chen

“…A novel proportion-aware loss function explicitly penalizes deviations from the desired class distribution in the generated mask. …”
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Biomarkers and therapeutic strategies targeting microglia in neurodegenerative diseases: current status and future directions by Min-Young Noh, Hyuk Sung  Kwon, Min-Soo Kwon, Minyeop Nahm, Hee Kyung Jin, Jae-sung Bae, Seung Hyun Kim

“…These insights have prompted new therapeutic strategies targeting microglial function and emphasized the need for reliable biomarkers to monitor disease progression and treatment response. …”
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Usability and optimization of online apps in user’s context by M. Waseem Iqbal, Khlood Shinan, Shahid Rafique Shahid Rafique, Abdullah Alourani, M. Usman Ashraf, Nor Zairah Ab Rahim

“…The framework’s integration of guidelines into a structured SQL database simplifies implementation challenges, and the “execute” function systematically assesses website adherence to guidelines, resulting in True, False, or Null outcomes. …”
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Use of ICT to Confront COVID-19 by Yousry Saber El Gamal

“…<p style="text-align: justify;" align="center"><span style="text-align: justify;">The impact of COVID-19 outbreak has now become of grave concern for virtually every country in the world, and forced a majority of countries into partial or complete lockdowns. …”
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The emerging role of disease-associated microglia in Parkinson’s disease by Ritika R. Samant, David G. Standaert, Ashley S. Harms, Ashley S. Harms

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Vanadium Stress-Driven Microbial Acclimation Enhances Biological Denitrification in Recycling of Vanadium-Containing Industrial Wastewater by Yihuan She, Yimin Zhang, Qiushi Zheng, Zhenlei Cai, Yue Wang, Nannan Xue

“…By integrating microbial resilience with circular economy principles, our strategy offers a scalable prototype for sustainable vanadium extraction, aligning with low-carbon metallurgy demands in clean energy transitions. …”
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STYLISTIC NEOLOGISMS IN ENGLISH-LANGUAGE CHICK LIT: MORPHOSEMANTIC ASPECT by Maryna A. Bielova

“…An important outcome of this research is the recognition that the methods used to create stylistic neologisms in English-language chick lit align with standard conventions regarding fundamental morpho- logical conventions. …”
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Genotype–Phenotype Correlation of EVC Variants in Ellis-Van Creveld Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Case Report by Sandra Rodriguez-Cambranis, Addy-Manuela Castillo-Espinola, Claudia-Daniela Fuentelzas-Rosado, Paulina Salazar-Sansores, Claudia-Gabriela Nuñez-Solis, Hugo-Antonio Laviada-Molina, Aurea-Karina Zetina-Solorzano, Felix-Julian Campos-Garcia

“…The correlation between syndactyly and specific exonic variants suggests potential genotype–phenotype associations, warranting further functional studies.…”
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PO47 | Hemophilia A and antithrombin deficiency: a case of natural hemostatic rebalancing

“…Comprehensive coagulation profiling, including genetic and functional assays, is essential for characterizing atypical presentations and guiding personalized treatment strategies.   …”
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Study on the extraction, antioxidant and prebiotic activity of the polysaccharides from the fruits of Phyllanthus emblica L. by Haotian Huang, Haotian Huang, Xiaobo Zhou, Mengge Sun, Mengge Sun, Jiajie Chen, Jiajie Chen, Tao Tan, Dongsheng Yang

“…In prebiotic assays, PEP (UMSE-derived, PEP-U) stimulated the proliferation of Lactobacillus spp. more effectively than water-extracted PEP (PEP-W), correlating with increased lactic acid production and reduced pH in the culture medium.DiscussionThese results highlight the dual bioactivity of PEP as both an antioxidant and prebiotic, suggesting its potential as a functional food ingredient for promoting gut health and oxidative balance.…”
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Comparison of Lower Limb Joint Reaction Forces in Patients with Cerebral Palsy and Typically Developing Individuals by Yasar Mahsut Dincel, Alina Nawab Kidwai, Kerim Atmaca, Nese Aral Sozener, Yunus Ziya Arslan

“…Joint reaction forces (JRFs), estimated through simulation-based methods, provide valuable insights into the functional state of musculoskeletal components. Despite their importance, comprehensive evaluations of lower limb JRFs in CP are limited, and comparisons with typically developing (TD) individuals remain underexplored. …”
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Analysis of Entrance Hierarchy in Qajar Houses of Qom Using Space Syntax Approach with Emphasis on Privacy by Elham Aram, Leila Aram

“…Four notable historical houses in Qom (Boroujerdi, Rouhani, Zand, and Yazdanpanah) were selected based on temporal criteria (definitive attribution to the Qajar period), physical criteria (preservation of at least 70% of the original structure), and functional criteria (residential use). These houses were analyzed using space syntax technique and DepthMap software. …”
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Genome-Wide Identification and Cold Stress Response Mechanism of Barley Di19 Gene Family by Wenbo Chai, Chao Yuan, Shufen Li, Hanyuan Xu, Qing Zhu, Hongtao Li, Wei Ji, Jun Wang

“…These findings reveal the evolutionary conservation and cold-responsive expression characteristics of the <i>HvDi19</i> gene family, laying a foundation for future functional studies. The results also provide important molecular resources for the genetic improvement of cold tolerance in barley, contributing to the development of stress-resilient crop varieties under climate change.…”
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Elucidating the role of KCTD10 in coronary atherosclerosis: Harnessing bioinformatics and machine learning to advance understanding by Xiaomei Hu, Fanqi Liang, Man Zheng, Juying Xie, Shanxi Wang

“…Among 10 DEGs linked with KCTD10, 13 were identified as hub genes through LASSO and SVM-RFE analyses. Functional assays highlighted KCTD10’s role in enhancing viral defense mechanisms, cytokine production, and immune cascades. …”
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Multi-Phase Trajectory Planning for Wind Energy Harvesting in Air-Launched UAV Swarm Rendezvous and Formation Flight by Xiangsheng Wang, Tielin Ma, Ligang Zhang, Nanxuan Qiao, Pu Xue, Jingcheng Fu

“…The trajectory planning method is formalized as an optimal control problem (OCP) that ensures spatial–temporal coordination, inter-vehicle collision avoidance, and incorporates a 3-degree of freedom kinematic model of UAVs, extending wind energy harvesting trajectory optimization from an individual UAV to swarm-level applications. The cost function is formulized to comprehensively evaluate electrical energy consumption, endurance, and range. …”
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Python algorithm package for automated Estimation of major legume root traits using two dimensional images by Amit Ghimire, Yong Suk Chung, Sungmoon Jeong, Yoonha Kim

“…Distance transform method was used for estimating SA, AD, and RV and ConnectedComponentsWithStat function for TRL estimation. Among the thresholding methods, Otsu thresholding worked well for distance transform, while triangle threshold was effective for TRL. …”
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Efficient-Proto-Caps: A Parameter-Efficient and Interpretable Capsule Network for Lung Nodule Characterization by Eduardo M. Rodrigues, Margarida Gouveia, Helder P. Oliveira, Tania Pereira

“…Additionally, an innovative Davies-Bouldin Index with multiple centroids per cluster is employed as a loss function to promote clustering of lung nodule visual attribute representations. …”
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Deciphering the angiogenic potential of Zhishi Xiebai Guizhi decoction in coronary heart disease: an in-depth network pharmacology and experimental investigation by Yingli Mo, Yuping Xu, Bei Lu, Xiaojuan Fan, Qingshuang Zhang, Shaowu Cheng, Qinghua Peng

“…In a double-blind RCT (n = 180), ZXGD adjunct therapy significantly improved angina frequency (35% reduction vs. control, p < 0.01) and endothelial function (FMD increase: 2.8% ± 0.5 vs. 1.2% ± 0.4, p < 0.05) over 12 weeks, with no severe adverse events. …”
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