Useful shadow: A new independent metric to evaluate the overshadowing buildings by Niloofar Hashemi, Morteza Rahbar, Shahin Heidari, Parinaz Mansourimajoumerd

“…The Useful Shadow (USh) metric is introduced, implemented in Python, and compatible with tools like Ladybug, providing a unified framework for evaluating various ShCs. …”
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Rapid behavioral and genomic responses to social opportunity. by Sabrina S Burmeister, Erich D Jarvis, Russell D Fernald

“…This genomic response did not occur in stable subordinate or stable dominant males even though stable dominants, like ascending males, displayed dominance behaviors. …”
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Humatch - fast, gene-specific joint humanisation of antibody heavy and light chains by Lewis Chinery, Jeliazko R. Jeliazkov, Charlotte M. Deane

“…Humatch’s training data and source code are provided open-source.…”
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Anime’s Ethical Odyssey: Navigating Good and Evil in Anime through the Lens of Old Testament by Sam T. Rajkumar

“…Their perspectives contribute to the broader discussion on how morality is shaped by cultural and historical contexts. Through series like Death Note, Code Geass, and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, we witness ethical struggles that mirror biblical dilemmas questions of power, justice, and the cost of righteousness. …”
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Polarity-tunable dye-sensitized optoelectronic artificial synapses for physical reservoir computing-based machine vision by Hiroaki Komatsu, Norika Hosoda, Takashi Ikuno

“…Additionally, the device leverages distinct responses to red, green, and blue light irradiation for physical reservoir computing, facilitating the classification of color-coded human motion with an accuracy of 82%. These findings advance the development of optoelectronic artificial synapses for precise, human-eye-like color discrimination.…”
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A framework to generate virtual cities as sandboxes for land use-transport interaction models by Rounaq Basu, Roberto Ponce-Lopez, Joseph Ferreira

“…Disaggregate units of spatial geometry, like parcels and post codes, are generated using geospatial techniques applied to the transportation network. …”
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Computational Insights into Aluminum and Cation Placement in Clinoptilolite: Optimizing DFT Parameters for Natural Zeolites, Part I by Lobna Saeed, Michael Fischer

“…K⁺ prefers the smallest channel C and likes the presence of Al at T1 and T3 sites. Moreover, we found out that the optimization of the basis sets improves the coordination of extra-framework cations like Ca with the framework oxygens.…”
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A zene hatása az értelmi és az érzelmi intelligenciára by Lajos KIRÁLY

“…Since creativity also means healing creation at the same time that implies digging deeper and transcendence as well, we would like to talk about the therapeutic effects of music with an intercommunication outlook. …”
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Institutional factors and CSR reporting in a developing country: Evidence from the neo-institutional perspective by Md Abu Jahid, Rizal Yaya, Suryo Pratolo, Firman Pribadi

“…The study’s findings added to the body of knowledge on CSR reporting by presenting new data on the influence of institutional elements on CSR reporting in the setting of a developing nation like Bangladesh.…”
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Cracking Behavior and Acoustic Emission Characteristics of Rock Containing a Single Preexisting Flaw by Xunjian Hu, Lina Luo, Gang Lei, Xiaonan Gong, Panpan Guo, Haibo Hu, Junjie Ma

“…The existence of flaws in brittle rocks or rock-like materials has an obvious influence on the material mechanical properties and cracking behavior of civil engineering projects. …”
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PolSAR image classification using complex-valued multiscale attention vision transformer (CV-MsAtViT) by Mohammed Q. Alkhatib

“…Experimental results on benchmark PolSAR datasets, including Flevoland, San Francisco, and Oberpfaffenhofen, show that CV-MsAtViT achieves superior classification accuracy, with an overall accuracy (OA) of 98.35% on the Flevoland dataset, outperforming state-of-the-art models like PolSARFormer. The model also demonstrates efficient computational performance, minimizing the number of parameters while preserving high accuracy. …”
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Epigenomic modifications predict active promoters and gene structure in Toxoplasma gondii. by Mathieu Gissot, Krystyna A Kelly, James W Ajioka, John M Greally, Kami Kim

“…Mechanisms of gene regulation are poorly understood in Apicomplexa, a phylum that encompasses deadly human pathogens like Plasmodium and Toxoplasma. Initial studies suggest that epigenetic phenomena, including histone modifications and chromatin remodeling, have a profound effect upon gene expression and expression of virulence traits. …”
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Post-Earthquake Fire Resistance in Structures: A Review of Current Research and Future Directions by Shahin Dashti, Barlas Ozden Caglayan, Negar Dashti

“…Key findings of current studies reveal that seismic damage, including spalling, cracking, and loss of fireproofing, substantially reduces the fire resistance of materials like steel and reinforced concrete, exacerbating structural vulnerabilities. …”
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Exploration of the Spiritual Expectations of Patients in a Swiss Hemodialysis Center by Simon Mastrangelo, Etienne Rochat, Menno Pruijm

“…All interviews were recorded, transcribed, coded and analyzed following the approach of content analysis. …”
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Fault classification in inverter based resources system using spherical coordinate system by Vivek Sahu, Pratim Kundu

“…Modern grid codes require renewable energy source (RES) plants to remain connected with the grid even during fault scenarios. …”
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Disaster health literacy for diabetics: A scoping review towards a framework by Somayeh Panahi, Golrokh Atighechian, Maryam Heidarpour, Zahra Heidari, Hasan Ashrafi-rizi

“…Due to the increasing occurrence of natural disasters, it is essential to prioritize the improvement of health literacy during emergencies, particularly for individuals with chronic illnesses like diabetes who are especially vulnerable in the medical sector. …”
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CONSUMERS' BEHAVIOURAL INTENTION TO ADOPT SHARI’AH-COMPLIANT DIGITAL GOLD PLATFORM IN MALAYSIA: EXTENSION OF UTAUT MODEL by Nur Hazirah binti Hamdan, Salina binti Kassim, Nik Hadiyan Nik Azman, Noor Amira Syazwani Binti Abd Rahman

“…ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The second author (Nik Hadiyan Nik Azman) would like to Acknowledge “Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia for Fundamental Research Grant Scheme with Project Code: FRGS/1/2021/SS01/USM/03/1”.…”
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Identifying Urban Wood Construction Trends, Global Tall Timber Building Development, and the Role of Wood Promotion Policies by Felipe Victorero, Waldo Bustamante

“…The first part of the study analyzes the spatial and temporal distribution of wood-based structures in Santiago, showing that although wood has historically been used in low-rise housing, its presence has declined significantly due to increasing urban densification and the widespread adoption of materials like concrete for taller buildings. Currently, only 5.4% of Santiago’s buildings use wood structures, with their presence notably decreasing in the high-density municipalities of the city. …”
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Negative Ion Beam Emittance Calculations by M. Turek, P. Węgierek

“…Computer simulations are commonly used to support design and optimisation of powerful negative ion sources for the needs of future thermonuclear reactors like e. g. ITER. The aim of the paper was to study changes of produced beam quality (described by its emittance and brightness) with the geometry of the extraction system as well as extraction voltage.A two-dimensional Particle-in-Cell (PIC) method based code was applied to model Hions and electrons extraction from the ion source plasma chamber through the opening with bevelled surface. …”
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URDU-A CRITICAL ANALYSIS THE QURANIC EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS OF SINDH by Mahboob Ali Dehraj, Jawaid Ahmed Siddqiui

“…Its foundation was on the basis of Quran teaching .Quran is the complete code of life and helps our students to face the challenges of hour. in this paper researcher go through the matter and  sought out the study the current Quran education in the schools of sindh .for this study three objectives  were made to find the problem 1).To analysis the current education of Quran  in schools of sindh. 2) To study the role of teacher in teaching of holy Quran.3) To assess the interest of learners in learning of holy Quran. …”
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