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Hydrogen is widely recognized as a clean and sustainable energy carrier, driving the urgent need for safe and efficient solid-state storage materials. In this study, the structural, thermodynamic, electronic, optical, an...

Abstract Background Commercially-available microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knees are unable to fully replicate the biomechanical function of the missing biological limb. While powered prostheses have the capacity to...

Abstract Background Medication nonadherence and physician-switching undermine treatment outcomes and strain healthcare systems. This study examined the prevalence and determinants of medication noncompliance and doctor-s...

BackgroundStudents with disabilities in South African higher education continue to encounter persistent institutional, structural and attitudinal barriers, despite a progressive policy landscape. These challenges are par...

Abstract Background Sarcomas are a heterogeneous group of mesenchymal malignancies with diverse histological subtypes, limited treatment options, and generally poor outcomes in advanced disease. EXT2, a glycosyltransfera...

Abstract Energy insecurity is a persistent yet insufficiently examined barrier to sustainable informal entrepreneurship in African cities. In Namibia, informal women entrepreneurs in low-income settlements face limited e...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that causes chronic synovial inflammation, progressive cartilage destruction, and bone erosion. Although there have been significant improvements in the use of conventio...

Cancer therapy and food preservation both face significant challenges related to stability, targeted delivery, safety, and efficiency of active compounds. Biopolymer-based nanoparticles, particularly those derived from c...

The purpose of this study was to establish the role of public audit in ensuring transparency and accountability in corporate governance under varying institutional systems. The analysis encompassed six companies from Aus...

IntroductionAlthough virtual reality (VR) is increasingly deployed as a tool for education, little is known about how learning modality influences cognitive processing or whether wearable neuroimaging technologies can ac...

Floods are one of the most frequent and damaging natural hazards in Malaysia, especially in low-lying places, such as Batu Pahat and Johor. National flood monitoring systems, such as InfoBanjir and Malaysian Meteorologic...

3D printing is transforming soft robotics by enabling complex geometries, rapid iteration, and cofabrication of structure, actuation, and sensing. Central to this progress are functional materials that provide stretchabl...

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into human-robot interaction (HRI) in healthcare has fundamentally revolutionized the emotional, social, and cognitive interaction between humans and robotic systems. This ...

The application of Internet of Things (IoT) technology is a significant step toward improving the sustainability and responsiveness of the built environment. The current work introduces the Adaptive and Sustainable IoT I...

This study aims to examine the implementation of child support rights protection after divorce in Indonesia within the context of the digital era through field research. A qualitative approach was used to gain an in-dept...

ABSTRACT Microorganism‐based therapies, particularly those utilizing probiotics, have emerged as a powerful biomedical strategy owing to their inherent living functionalities. These living systems can dynamically inter...

Background: Climate change increasingly shapes development outcomes, necessitating its integration into evaluation processes. In Africa, recurrent droughts, floods and temperature extremes disrupt progress across sector...

Introduction Financial toxicity (FT) is more prevalent among rural-dwelling cancer survivors who also face greater cancer care-related travel burdens. We sought to examine how FT and travel burdens may pose dual burdens ...

Abstract The advancement of sustained-release drug delivery systems is profoundly reshaping the medicinal applications. This study highlights a novel approach to developing sustained-release esterase responsive drug deli...

Poly(N-acryloylmorpholine) (P(NAM))-based materials have been developed to prevent protein adhesion to surfaces due to their biocompatibility and protein-repellent properties. However, transferring the benefits of P(NAM)...

Abstract Breast cancer remains one of the most prevalent malignant tumors affecting women worldwide and continues posing a major threat to global health. Current clinical treatments include surgery, chemotherapy, radioth...

Transient and highly regulated elevations of cytosolic Ca2+ control a variety of cellular processes. Bulk measurements using radioactive Ca2+ and the luminescent sensor aequorin have shown that in response to pheromone, ...

This study presents a simulation-based evaluation of a hybrid fiber Bragg grating (FBG) temperature estimation framework combining the extended Kalman filter (EKF) and unscented Kalman filter (UKF) for electric vehicle (...

Abstract Diabetes mellitus represents one of the most prevalent chronic diseases worldwide, posing serious challenges to global health and healthcare sustainability. Conventional therapeutic strategies often face limitat...