Abdullah Esmeray, Huseyin Burak Yazili^*, Mucahit Gelmis, Nazim Furkan Gunay, Caglar Dizdaroglu, Faruk Ozgor, Yasar Pazir, Ufuk Caglar

Canadian Journal of Urology, DOI:10.32604/cju.2025.069657

Abstract Objectives: Supracostal access during percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) increases the risk of pulmonary complications. Although routine postoperative thoracic imaging is commonly performed to detect these events, its clinical necessity remains controversial. This study aimed to assess the necessity of routine postoperative thoracic imaging for detecting pulmonary complications in patients undergoing supracostal mini percutaneous nephrolithotomy (m-PCNL) surgery. Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on data from patients who underwent supracostal m-PCNL between 2017 and 2022 in a tertiary center. Excluding patients under 18, with kidney/skeletal anomalies, or active thoracic disease, 112 eligible patients were included. Patients were… More >

Eva Donck^1,*, Sofie Verbeke², Pieter De Visschere³, Valérie Fonteyne⁴, Charles Van Praet¹, Kathia De Man⁵, Nicolaas Lumen¹

Canadian Journal of Urology, DOI:10.32604/cju.2025.068589

Abstract Objectives: PSMA PET/CT (Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography) offers improved accuracy in detecting lymph node invasion (LNI) in prostate cancer (PC) patients, potentially reducing the need for extended pelvic lymph node dissection (ePLND). This study aims to evaluate a patient-tailored care pathway in which ePLND is performed only in patients with unfavorable intermediate- or high-risk PC who are deemed at risk for LNI based on PSMA PET/CT findings. Methods: In this interventional cohort study, 81 patients were managed according to the new care pathway. ePLND was omitted in cases of negative PSMA PET/CT… More >

JOONGBUM MOON¹, JI HYEON AHN², MOO-HO WON^3,*

BIOCELL, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2025.072635

Abstract Ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury induces region-specific neuronal vulnerability within the hippocampus, with the cornu ammonis 1 (CA1) subfield particularly prone to delayed neuronal death. While intrinsic neuronal factors have been implicated, emerging evidence highlights the decisive contribution of astrocyte endfeet (AEF)—specialized perivascular structures that regulate ion and water homeostasis, glutamate clearance, and blood–brain barrier (BBB) stability. This review synthesizes structural and molecular alterations of AEF across the CA1–CA3 subfields following I/R and their correlation with neuronal fate. In CA1, AEF undergo early-onset swelling and detachment from the vascular basal lamina due to dysfunction of critical proteins… More >

Seerat Singla¹, Gunjan Shandilya¹, Ayman Altameem², Ruby Pant³, Ajay Kumar⁴, Ateeq Ur Rehman^5,*, Ahmad Almogren^6,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2025.073354

Abstract Turmeric Leaf diseases pose a major threat to turmeric cultivation, causing significant yield loss and economic impact. Early and accurate identification of these diseases is essential for effective crop management and timely intervention. This study proposes DenseSwinGNNNet, a hybrid deep learning framework that integrates DenseNet-121, the Swin Transformer, and a Graph Neural Network (GNN) to enhance the classification of turmeric leaf conditions. DenseNet121 extracts discriminative low-level features, the Swin Transformer captures long-range contextual relationships through hierarchical self-attention, and the GNN models inter-feature dependencies to refine the final representation. A total of 4361 images from the… More >

Talha Farooq Khan¹, Majid Hussain¹, Muhammad Arslan², Muhammad Saeed¹, Lal Khan^3,*, Hsien-Tsung Chang^4,5,6,*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2025.073021

Abstract Text clustering is an important task because of its vital role in NLP-related tasks. However, existing research on clustering is mainly based on the English language, with limited work on low-resource languages, such as Urdu. Low-resource language text clustering has many drawbacks in the form of limited annotated collections and strong linguistic diversity. The primary aim of this paper is twofold: (1) By introducing a clustering dataset named UNC2025 comprises 100k Urdu news documents, and (2) a detailed empirical standard of Large Language Model (LLM) improved clustering methods for Urdu text. We explicitly evaluate the… More >

John Letwaba¹, Sudhakar Muniyasamy^2,3,*, Nagarethinam Rakku¹, Lucey Mavhungu¹

Journal of Renewable Materials, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2025.02025-0132

Abstract Melt blending of biodegradable polyesters such as poly (lactic acid) (PLA) and poly (butylene adipate co-terephthalate) (PBAT) with a compatibilizer and natural filler offers a chance to develop biodegradable biocomposites with improved performance. In this study, we examined how PLA/PBAT blends behave during ultimate biodegradation (mineralization), both with and without compatibilizer and algae as a reinforcement, under controlled composting conditions using carbon dioxide (CO₂) respirometry techniques. Throughout the biodegradation process, the disintegration behaviour, thermal, chemical, and morphological properties of test samples before and after biodegradation were analyzed using FTIR, TGA, DSC, and SEM techniques. The results… More >

Xianghui Li^1,2, Xin Fu³, Libo Pan², Fancong Zeng^1,2,*, Zhijiang Zuo^1,2

Structural Durability & Health Monitoring, DOI:10.32604/sdhm.2025.073124

Abstract The present study proposes an autonomous visual inspection system based on Wall-Climbing Robot (WCR), with a view to addressing the shortcomings of traditional building crack detection methods, namely their low measurement accuracy, high manual dependence and insufficient environmental adaptability. The system has been developed to construct a crack recognition model with robust illumination adaptation by fusing the improved YOLOv5s target detection algorithm with the Canny edge enhancement algorithm. The system has been realized as a lightweight deployment on an embedded device (MaixCAM). The robot platform employs a design scheme integrating a dual-chamber negative pressure adsorption… More >

Xinyang Li^1,2,3,#, Luyuan Ma^1,2,3,#, Chuan Shen^1,2,3, Ruolan Gu^1,2,3, Shilong Dong^1,2,3, Mingjie Liu^1,2,3, Ying Xiao^1,2,3, Wenpeng Liu^1,2,3, Yuexia Liu^1,2,3, Caiyan Zhao^1,2,3,*

Oncology Research, DOI:10.32604/or.2025.073179

Abstract Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is an aggressive and lethal malignancy. Metabolic reprogramming dynamically remodels the tumor microenvironment (TME) and drives HCC progression. This study investigated the mechanism through which metabolic reprogramming remodels the TME in HCC. Methods: HCC patient transcriptome data were subjected to bioinformatics analysis to identify differentially expressed genes and immune infiltration status. Immunohistochemical analysis was performed to determine the correlation between succinate dehydrogenase complex subunit A (SDHA) expression and M2 macrophage infiltration. SDHA-knockdown or SDHA-overexpressing HCC cells were used for in vitro experiments, including co-culturing, flow cytometry, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Western blotting… More >

Tena Šimunjak^1,*, Bernardica Jurić², Andro Košec^3,4, Vladimir Bedeković^3,4

Oncology Research, DOI:10.32604/or.2025.072100

Abstract Background: Collision medullary and papillary thyroid carcinoma (MTC/PTC) is a rare entity, constituting less than 1% of all thyroid malignancies. The concurrent presence of these malignancies in patients with autoimmune thyroid disease, such as Graves’ disease, is even more uncommon. Calcitonin (Ctn) is considered one of the key MTC biomarkers. Mixed tumors may alter this relationship. Case Description: We report the case of a 55-year-old female with a history of Graves’ disease, who underwent total thyroidectomy for persistent dysthyroid orbitopathy. Histopathological analysis revealed a 9-mm collision MTC/PTC tumor in the left thyroid lobe, confirmed through More >

Muhammad Ilham Aulia¹, Alifah Syahfitri¹, Imam Busyra Abdillah¹, Abdus Syukur¹, Dede Hermawan^1,*, Rita Kartika Sari¹, Mahdi Mubarok¹, Muhammad Adly Rahandi Lubis², Sukma Surya Kusumah², Sarah Augustina², Jajang Sutiawan^2,*

Journal of Renewable Materials, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2025.02025-0160

Abstract Citric acid adhesive is an alternative to formaldehyde-based adhesives that are more environmentally friendly because they are non-toxic and made from natural ingredients. This study aims to determine the effect of variations in citric acid adhesive concentrations on the physical and mechanical properties of jabon plywood. This study used citric acid adhesive with variations in citric acid (CA) concentrations of 59%, 69%, and 79%. Physical property tests include density, moisture content (MC), water absorption (WA), thickness expansion (TS), and delamination, while mechanical tests include modulus of rupture (MOR), modulus of elasticity (MOE), and shear stress… More >