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Insulation-Structure Optimization for a Uniform Air Field and Optimal Gas-Mixture Selection for 500 kV Eco-Friendly Gas-Insulated Current Transformers

This paper presents a comprehensive optimization framework for 500 kV eco-friendly gas-insulated current transformers that integrates geometric structure refinement and multi-objective gas-mixture selection to achieve superior dielectric performance, environmental sustainability, and operational robustness compared to traditional SF6 and dry-air schemes.

Shengbao Zhang, Hong Shen, Shixiang Wang, Xing Wang, Xiao Bin, Yang Zhao, Shuo Tong, Ke He, Jun Jia2026-07-27
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Does a Second DAIR Procedure Identify a More Complex Patient Cohort Prior to Staged Exchange Arthroplasty for Periprosthetic Hip Infection?

This study demonstrates that patients requiring a second DAIR procedure prior to staged exchange arthroplasty for hip periprosthetic joint infection represent a more complex cohort with significantly higher reoperation rates, which can be effectively stratified using a three-factor risk score to guide treatment selection.

Wei-Cheng Chen, Chih-Chien Hu, Sheng-Hsun Lee, Chih-Hsiang Chang, Sheng-Hsuan Lin, Yu-Chih Lin2026-07-27
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Effects of Multisensory Tactile‑Auditory Integration Teaching on Systematic Anatomy Learning in Visually Impaired Medical Students

This cluster-randomized controlled trial demonstrates that a novel tactile-auditory integrated teaching strategy using high-precision silicone models with audio feedback significantly outperforms traditional Braille-based instruction in enhancing both academic performance and learning attitudes among visually impaired medical students studying systematic anatomy.

Arjun Sinkemani, Fanzhen Kong2026-07-27
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Improved root-zone functionality sustains canola root proliferation and resource acquisition on a constrained duplex soil

This study demonstrates that deep soil re-engineering to simultaneously alleviate acidity, aluminum toxicity, and mechanical strength in duplex soils significantly enhances canola productivity by transforming root-zone functionality, which promotes deeper rooting and superior resource acquisition beyond what root size alone can achieve.

Gaus Azam, Kanch Wickramarachchi, Md Hasinur Rahman, Jackie Bucat, Ed G Barrett-Lennard, Geoffrey C Anderson, Felix Frit (…)2026-07-27
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Reconstructing the Antikythera Mechanism’s Front Cover Plate Text and Predicting Planetary Positions and Phases

This paper presents a reconstruction of the lost Front Cover plate text of the Antikythera Mechanism, identifying it as an independent observational astronomy work from circa 180 BC that served as an essential ephemeris for predicting planetary positions and phases without requiring additional mechanical components.

Aristeidis Voulgaris, Maria K. Papathanassiou, Christophoros Mouratidis, Andreas Vossinakis2026-07-27
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Dual-Critic Uncertainty-Gated Reinforcement Learning for Vision-Dropout-Robust Image-Based Visual Servoing

The paper proposes DCUG-PPO, a dual-critic reinforcement learning controller that anchors its policy to a model-based fallback via an uncertainty-gated mechanism, achieving significantly higher reliability and smoother control than single-critic PPO and classical baselines in image-based visual servoing under camera dropout, while acknowledging limitations in hardware validation and broader algorithmic comparisons.

Md Hasibuzzaman, Gene Eu Jan2026-07-27
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Cancer cell membrane-coated PLGA nanoparticles deliver lupiwighteone to target EGFR and suppress hepatocellular carcinoma

This study demonstrates that cancer cell membrane-coated PLGA nanoparticles effectively deliver lupiwighteone to hepatocellular carcinoma cells, where it suppresses tumor growth by inhibiting the EGFR/MAPK/mTOR signaling pathway to induce ROS-dependent autophagy, thereby overcoming the drug's poor solubility and enhancing therapeutic efficacy.

Yu Yang, Lingjie Ruan, Yong An, Jie Ren, Jinhai Li, Fang Wang, Shuang Tao, Mingge Zhou, Longqing Shi, Xiao Yun2026-07-27