Shuai Zhang¹, Wenxi Wu², Jiheng Wu³, Ge Chen⁴, Rui Zhao¹, Binyan Xu^1,*

Journal of Psychology in Africa, Vol.36, No.4, pp. 575-587, 2026, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2026.076330 - 31 August 2026

Abstract Social-emotional skills (SES) are foundational to academic success and well-being, yet limited research has examined how these skills are structurally organized as an interconnected system across cultural contexts. Drawing on data from the 2023 OECD Survey on Social and Emotional Skills (SSES; 48.97% females, mean age = 13.09, SD = 2.21 years). Results from Gaussian Graphical Models (GGM) identify optimism and curiosity as universal hub nodes across both cultural contexts. Culturally, the Chinese SES network exhibits higher connectivity and integration, with the Emotional Regulation domain serving as a primary organizational anchor. In contrast, the Finnish… More >

Linren Zhou^*, Zhibo Xie, Jingyi Huang

Structural Durability & Health Monitoring, Vol.20, No.5, 2026, DOI:10.32604/sdhm.2026.080529 - 24 August 2026

Abstract Temperature action is a primary environmental load that infrastructure endures during long-term service, and it is also one of the key causes of structural performance deterioration. With global warming and the increasing frequency of extreme weather, the temperature actions on structures are becoming increasingly complex and severe. Whether current design codes can adapt to environmental climate changes, particularly regarding how to effectively respond to the impact of extreme temperatures, has become a critical concern in engineering. Based on the current structural design codes of major countries and regions (including China, the United States, New Zealand,… More >

Nana Liu^1,2, Jinjin Zhang², Wanli Liu², Xiangbo Chen^2,*, Baoli Li^1,*

Canadian Journal of Urology, Vol.33, No.4, pp. 989-997, 2026, DOI:10.32604/cju.2026.084512 - 21 August 2026

Abstract Background: Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) remains the standard surgical treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), whereas laser-based procedures have increasingly been adopted as alternatives because of their potential advantages in hemostasis and postoperative recovery. This study compared coagulation depth, perioperative outcomes, postoperative complications, and short-term functional outcomes between 450-nm blue laser vaporization of the prostate (BVP) and TURP. Methods: This retrospective single-center study included 260 patients with BPH who underwent either TURP (n = 110) or BVP (n = 150). Coagulation depth was compared between the two procedures using an ex vivo porcine kidney… More >

Volkan Sabur^1,*, Abdullah Gölbaşı²

Canadian Journal of Urology, Vol.33, No.4, pp. 841-849, 2026, DOI:10.32604/cju.2026.074330 - 21 August 2026

Abstract Background: Recurrent prostate surgery may pose additional challenges for achieving an efficient and anatomically precise enucleation. This research investigates how prior transurethral resection of prostate (TURP) affects the perioperative course, functional outcomes, and technical difficulty of Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate (HoLEP) when performed as a primary procedure versus as a salvage treatment. Methods: In this retrospective study, 174 patients who underwent HoLEP between August 2023 and April 2025 were analyzed. Group 1 included 137 patients undergoing primary HoLEP, and group 2 included 37 patients undergoing HoLEP for TURP recurrence. Outcomes assessed included enucleation… More >

Siti Norasmah Surip¹, Wan Nor Raihan Wan Jaafar^1,*, Jaka Fajar Fatriansyah², Ing Kong³

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.14, No.7, 2026, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2025.02025-0182 - 28 July 2026

Abstract Most studies on kenaf fibre composites focus on the bast due to its higher fibre yield and strength, while the core is often neglected. In this work, Polylactic Acid (PLA) matrix was reinforced with both kenaf bast and core fibres at a 49:1 wt% ratio. The fibres were chemically treated and cryo-crushed to improve bonding and dispersion. Mechanical testing revealed that treated Kenaf Core Composites (KCC) exhibited comparable flexural and impact properties to Kenaf Bast Composites (KBC), with flexural strengths of 46.19 and 46.52 MPa, respectively, and impact strengths of 5.8 and 4.4 J/m. Meanwhile, More >

Jorge Gómez-Navalón, Ronghao Pan, Tomas Bernal-Beltrán, José Antonio García-Díaz^*, Rafael Valencia-García

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.148, No.1, 2026, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2026.085437 - 27 July 2026

Abstract Traditionally, speech emotion recognition has relied on supervised models that require task-specific training and annotated data. However, the recent emergence of audio-language models introduces a more flexible paradigm that enables multimodal reasoning through speech and natural language interaction. Nevertheless, their effectiveness for emotion recognition remains unclear. In this study, we evaluate audio-language models for speech emotion classification using the Spanish MEACorpus dataset and compare three approaches: prompt-based inference, embedding-based classification with lightweight classifiers, and instruction-tuned models with parameter-efficient fine-tuning plus a hybrid architecture based on class-specific confidence-driven routing. Our results show that the hybrid approach… More >

Khanh Nguyen-Trong^1,*, Tan Nguyen-Thi-Thanh²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.88, No.3, 2026, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2026.083365 - 23 July 2026

Abstract Automated wood surface defect detection is difficult to evaluate reliably because defects are often small, low-contrast, and visually confounded by natural wood texture, while reported performance can vary substantially with benchmark design and domain shift. To address this issue, we conduct a comparative study across three practically relevant settings: a curated seven-class benchmark, a broader in-domain seven-class protocol derived from the same source dataset, and supervised adaptation to a low-resource Vietnamese target domain. We compare lightweight two-stage detectors based on Faster Region-based Convolutional Neural Network (Faster R-CNN) with MobileNetV3-FPN against a compact You Only Look… More >

T. I. Eldho^1,*, Sanjukta Das¹, Aatish Anshuman², Tinesh Pathania³

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.147, No.2, 2026, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2026.078705 - 27 May 2026

Abstract In recent years, meshless methods have been increasingly applied to the simulation of various engineering problems due to their inherent advantages over traditional mesh-based approaches, including greater flexibility, independence from predefined meshing, simpler adaptive analysis, improved automation, and suitability for complex problems. Several meshless methods have been used for porous media simulation, and are broadly categorized into collocation, global weak form and local weak form methods. In this study, a comprehensive comparison of the applicability of these three categories of meshless methods for simulating coupled flow and transport problems in porous media is presented. The… More > Graphic Abstract

Yi Lu, Liangliang Liu^*, Haigang Liu

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.24, No.2, 2026, DOI:10.32604/fhmt.2026.076230 - 30 April 2026

Abstract The Kelvin structure is a regular tetrahedral truss structure similar to the pore structure of metal foam, which is often used to simplify the simulation of metal foam. However, its flow heat transfer characteristics have rarely been compared with typical truss structures. To supplement the research work in this aspect and quantify the advantages and disadvantages of these structures compared with typical structures, this paper uses modeling software to create tetrahedrons, BCC truss structures, and Kelvin porous structures with 90% porosity, and uses Fluent to study the distribution rules of temperature, pressure, and velocity of… More >

Yuxin Tian¹, Wangxin Yu¹, Wanqing Yuan¹, Qingquan Liu^1,*, Xiaoliang Wang^1,2,3,*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.146, No.3, 2026, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2026.078776 - 30 March 2026

Abstract Granular flow, such as hopper discharge and debris flows, involves complex multi-scale, multi-phase, and multi-physics coupling, posing significant challenges for numerical simulation. Over the past two decades, methods like the Discrete Element Method (DEM), Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH), and Depth-Averaging Method (DAM), have been developed to address these problems. However, their applicability across different scales remains unclear due to differences in physical assumptions and numerical algorithms. Therefore, a comprehensive evaluation is critically needed. This study selects three typical methods (DEM, SPH, and DAM) to examine their convergence behavior, boundary condition implementation, and limitations in physical More >