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The efficiency and durability of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells (PEFCs) depend on optimizing porous media components such as gas diffusion and catalyst layers. In parallel, the Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM) has emerged as a powerful tool to model fluid flow, mass transport, and multiphase interactions in complex porous structures. This works provides a concise overview of recent advances in apply

This panel explores the ambiguous nature of care in social work in the context of retreating or changing welfare states. Social work is positioned in an intermediary space between the public sphere and the private/intimate lives of citizens and families. This panel seeks to explore the ways in which the state enters into the intimate lives of citizens in a variety of contexts, conditioning relatio

This study explored the informational needs of individuals attending genetic counseling for hereditary cancer, using a free-choice and a forced choice method. Prior to the consultation the informational needs of 334 counselees from Sweden and Norway were assessed by the QUOTE-gene (ca) questionnaire and by a study specific forced choice method, using Q-methodology. Questionnaire responses indicate

Assortative mating describes reproductive patterns in which individuals pair based on their phenotypic similarity. Although this has often been explained as a result of mutual mate choice, recent reviews suggest that it may instead arise from indirect ecological mechanisms or methodological biases. Here, I studied a colony of spotless starlings (Sturnus unicolor) to analyse the relationship betwee

Background: Sleep and behavioral regulation are both vital for early healthy development. Yet, little is known about the relative contribution of genetic and environmental factors to early sleep and regulatory behaviors, or how these etiological influences may change during the first months of life. Methods: Genetic and environmental influences on sleep, settle, and crying behaviors at 2 and 5 mon

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) continues to pose a major global health challenge, with incidence rising sharply and current therapies offering only symptomatic relief. This study builds on prior work into six structurally diverse multi-target compounds (1–6) designed to modulate key pathological processes in AD. We have now combined experimental and computational approaches to determine a set of pharmac

How does coalition participation influence party membership? We argue that parties that take part in coalition governments are likely to experience less favorable party membership developments than parties governing alone because of the compromises they have to agree on in multi-party cabinets. This should be particularly likely for parties in ideologically diverse coalition governments since part

Control of crystallographic texture is key to improving the properties of piezoelectric ceramics, but it has so far mainly been realized in the form of fiber textures perpendicular to the dominant surface of simple 2.5D structures. This work demonstrates how grains in piezoelectric ceramics can be aligned in complex patterns and shapes via material extrusion-based additive manufacturing, specifica

Precise mapping of structural heterogeneity at the sub-10 nm scale is pivotal for rational nanoparticle design, yet conventional analytical workflows remain inadequate. Here we integrate dilution-controlled asymmetric flow field-flow fractionation (AF4) with small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) to interrogate ellipsoidal solid–liquid lipid nanoparticles (LN

Osteoarthritis (OA) is an age-related disease of the joint in which the tissues degenerate and the function of the joint is disrupted. Keyload-bearing tissues that break down as part of knee osteoarthritis include the articular cartilage and the meniscus. These tissues arecomplex cartilaginous tissues, consisting of around 70% water confined in a network of collagens and proteoglycans. During OA,

This paper investigates the role of sound and listening in establishing newsensory connections with the environment. Climate change is affecting the wayour environment sounds and we need to expand our sense of listening to tunein to those new registers. Through the development of a digital prototype forspeculative sound co-creation, this study explores ways to engage with ourchanging environment b

In this workshop, we explore the question: How can we use our senses toknow trees and foster ecological empathy through interdisciplinary methodsacross landscape design, sound art, and dance/movement? We inviteparticipants to develop sensory responses to real or imaginary trees asimpetus for sonic kinesthetic expression. The workshop will encourageinteraction with trees to reveal the aliveness and

Background Early-onset depression contributes significantly to long-term disability and suicide, making high-quality healthcare for young people with depression a critical concern. Medical record review (MRR) is widely used to assess healthcare quality. However, its application to depression care for children and adolescents appears underexplored, with no consensus on conceptualising or measuring

The Quercetum Chorus Workshop introduced students in the Cal Poly Pomona Interdisciplinary Paris Study Abroad Program (CPP IPSAP) to methods of deepening human-tree relations through sound, drawing and movement. Students applied a multi-sensory approach to knowing trees by attuning to their frequencies, textures, shapes, and movements. They were invited to reimagine trees as more-than-human bodies

Background: Over time, family structures have grown more complex, diversifying adult relationships. While research has compared marital, cohabiting and living apart together relationships based on quality and health, less is known about their sexual dynamics. Theoretical frameworks suggest that co-resident relationships may integrate sexuality differently from living apart together unions, where p

Cet article expose la perspective d’un field recording basé sur la notion de fictions soniques pour examiner une réalité de l’environnement de manière protéiforme et nous conduit ici à envisager, à travers l’expérience du son, à quel point celle-ci nous permet d’agir sur les espaces et leurs représentations. La fiction sonique désigne une capacité à façonner des mondes fantastiques et virtuels par