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Cadmium (Cd) accumulation in rice poses a serious threat to food safety. While soil amendments with manganese (Mn) and zinc (Zn) can reduce Cd accumulation in rice, their distinct modes of action remain unclear, hinderin...

This study develops a sustainable vehicle routing framework that addresses gender imbalance in freight transport, where women remain significantly underrepresented in driving roles. The framework integrates gender-differ...

Biologic therapeutics have transformed the treatment of chronic and life-threatening diseases, yet their clinical use depends almost entirely on parenteral administration. Oral delivery is the preferred route for patient...

Abstract Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) work in urban environments where the topology changes due to high mobility, limited communication and dense traffic conditions. These factors lead to increase in end-to-end del...

The mechanistic understanding of toxic metals reactive transport in complex porous media is essential for pollution prediction and remediation in soil-groundwater systems. This study aims to experimentally and numericall...

Culverts play a critical role in stormwater conveyance, roadway safety, and flood mitigation, particularly within low-lying urban communities vulnerable to extreme rainfall events. In Louisiana, increased rainfall intens...

While Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) are essential to the global economy, their massive size creates dangerous visibility gaps, or "blind spots," that place both drivers and other road users at risk. Traditional mirrors oft...

Developing effective drugs for Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is critically limited by insufficient brain exposure. To address this, structural optimization was employed to balance physicochemical properties and enhance bloo...

Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) operating in harsh, communication-limited underwater environments require robust fault diagnosis systems to ensure mission success and safety. Existing model-based approaches suffer ...

Bologna is the first major Italian city to become a ‘30 km/h City’, following the example of many other European cities. Since its launch in 2022, the ‘Bologna Città 30’ Plan has marked the beginning of a techni...

Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) orchestration faces critical challenges in managing the Service Quality Index (SQI), Fleet Utilization Ratio (FUR), and Dynamic Pricing Index (DPI) under uncertain and time-varying urban dema...

The global transition to sustainable energy systems requires breakthroughs in electrochemical storage technologies that are not only safe but also resource efficient. Solid-state batteries (SSBs), which use superionic so...

Abstract Microplastics (MPs) have emerged as pervasive contaminants in surface and ground water systems worldwide, making it an increasing threat to ecosystem integrity and human health. Despite a rapid increase in resea...

The transport industry has recently shown significant interest in unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), specifically for port and inland waterway transport. These systems can improve operational efficiency and safety, which ...

Abstract Objective The escalating threat of antimicrobial resistance poses significant clinical challenges, particularly in cases of co-infections involving Staphylococcus aureus (SA) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA), ...

The integration of cycling and rail transport is a key element of sustainable commuting, yet its success depends on the accessibility of stations, their surrounding environments, and destinations. While quantitative stud...

With the rapid expansion of transport infrastructure into complex mountainous terrain, bridge-tunnel connecting sections (BTCSs) have emerged as a common yet distinct configuration characterized by high bridge-to-tunnel ...

The transportation sector is a significant contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, and Electric Vehicles (EVs) have emerged as a promising solution to mitigate this impact by reducing emissions and integrating re...

Rechargeable magnesium-lithium hybrid batteries (MLHBs) are promising for energy storage applications due to their high volumetric energy density, enhanced safety, and reliable performance. However, the advancement of ML...

Pharmacogenetics has redefined the understanding of antidepressant response by demonstrating that genetic variability profoundly influences both drug efficacy and safety. This review synthesizes current evidence on the i...

Abstract We investigated the plasticity of vessel features in Ocotea indecora wood along a 300 m altitude gradient in dense montane rainforest. Our results showed that wood of trees at 1,000 m presented higher potential ...

Porous ammonium nitrate is frequently used for specific applications due to its porous structure when compared with conventional ammonium nitrate, however, its higher transportation costs increase overall operational exp...

Abstract Background Diabetes is associated with a high incidence of diabetic foot and peripheral artery disease and with markedly increased lifetime amputation risk. Here we investigated predictors of reamputation risk a...

Railway transportation is the main artery of the national economy, developing towards high speed, heavy load, and complex application environments. The performance and service safety of critical load-bearing components o...