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Aims and Objectives/Purpose/Research Questions:Our paper outlines the development of vocabulary proficiency tests for minority languages and addresses the challenges in doing so.Design/Methodology/Approach:The strategies are exemplified based on recently developed tests for Sicilian and Venetan, two large languages in Italy without official status. Users of these types of languages tend to have on
Studying the behavior of multiple participants using networked eye-tracking setups is of increasing interest to researchers. However, to conduct such studies, researchers have had to create complicated ad hoc solutions for streaming gaze over a local network. Here we present TittaLSL, a toolbox that enables creating networked multi-participant experiments using Tobii eye trackers with minimal prog
A critical challenge in developing anion exchange membrane (AEM) water electrolysis is to design high-performance AEMs with chemical and mechanical stability under harsh alkaline environments. Herein, we report the rational design and synthesis of QP(T-3-Pip) featuring flexibly linked isomeric piperidinium cations via a Friedel-Crafts polyhydroxyalkylation between terphenyl and commercial 3-piperi
Background People with serious respiratory illness frequently have a high symptom burden and may be prescribed supplemental oxygen therapy with the aims of reducing the severity of breathlessness and improving health-related quality of life (HRQoL). This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the effectiveness of oxygen therapy versus no oxygen on 1) breathlessness, 2) HRQoL and 3) ad
Children with hemophilia have a significantly higher risk of intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) compared to the normal population. Prophylaxis reduces the risk of ICH and earlier initiation of prophylaxis may now be feasible, especially in hemophilia A (HA). The aim of the study is to explore the potential for preventing ICH by earlier start of prophylaxis by assessing the natural course of ICH before
Principal component analysis (PCA) and k-nearest neighbor (kNN) can be applied to extract and compare activity distributions from electrocorticogram (ECoG) signals across recorded neural activity. Here, we present a protocol for recording ECoG activity from the neocortex of rats and applying PCA and kNN on the recorded data. This protocol allows for comparison between different types of cortical a
This paper presents a low-profile, single-layer, broadband, polarization-reconfigurable metasurface antenna with a low radar cross section (RCS). The design leverages characteristic mode analysis (CMA) applied to a staggered elliptical-shaped unit cell metasurface. The unique arrangement of the elliptical-shaped elements, oriented at 90°, promotes mode fusion through CMA, effectively reducing RCS.
Background: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) currently seeks to implement service models that are better suited for young service users with complex mental health needs. This study explored what adolescents view as the key components of a well-functioning contact with CAMHS. Methods: This study was conducted as part of the ongoing implementation of Flexible Assertive Community T
Direct reprogramming of somatic cells into neurons offers a promising strategy for studying neurological disorders and developing cell-based therapies. This protocol describes the 3D direct reprogramming of human glial progenitor cells into dopaminergic neurons. It includes spheroid formation, lentiviral transduction, neuronal induction using doxycycline, and validation via gene expression and imm
Sorption-enhanced steam reforming (SorESR) is an advanced thermochemical process integrating in-situ CO2 capture via solid sorbents to significantly enhance hydrogen production and purity. By coupling CO2 adsorption with steam reforming, SorESR shifts the reaction equilibrium toward increased H₂ yield, surpassing the limitations of conventional steam reforming (SR). The efficacy of SorESR critical
Presented is the search for anomalous Higgs boson decays into two axion-like particles (ALPs) using the full Run 2 data set of 140fb-1 of proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 13TeV recorded by the ATLAS experiment. The ALPs are assumed to decay into two photons, providing sensitivity to recently proposed models that could explain the (g-2)μ discrepancy. This analysis covers an AL
Background: Refugees and asylum-seekers have an elevated risk of mental health issues, such as depression and posttraumatic stress. Qualitative outcome studies can contribute by offering insight into patients’ experiences of what they find beneficial and how they undergo the process of recovery. This study aligns with the small body of qualitative research focusing on refugees’ perspectives of psy
Patients and families facing serious illness often want and need their clinicians to help guide medical decision making by offering a recommendation. Yet clinicians worry that recommendations are not compatible with shared decision making and feel reluctant to offer them. We describe an expert approach to formulating a recommendation using a shared decision-making framework. We offer three steps t
Accurate estimation of reference evapotranspiration (ETo) is essential for effective water resources management, irrigation system design, and various hydrological and agricultural applications. This study employed extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost) model, signal decomposition techniques, and XGBoost coupled with Nelder–Mead (NM) method to enhance ETo prediction across two meteorological stations
Recent technologies of district heating and cooling (DHC) systems integrate renewable energy sources and connect multiple heat producers and consumers to the same network. The resulting interactions may therefore cause the fluid in the pipe, or the energy carried by the system, to flow in both directions. This article presents a newly developed analytical method for evaluating the hydraulic states
While the Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) does not address research, it instigated a recognition that decisions concerning children and youth must be based on knowledge of their experiences from their own perspective and consider their specific views and wishes, highlighting their right to be heard. Participatory research underscores this right, arguing the engagement of children and
The distinguishing feature of frequency diverse array (FDA) systems as compared to conventional phased-array and multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) radar systems is the use of a small frequency offset (FO) across the array elements. Much of the development to date has focused on the FDA-MIMO structure, using an FO that is larger than the bandwidth of the baseband signal, thereby reducing the re
