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Income-based survival disparities in glioblastoma act on surgical resection, not through it: a SEER causal four-way decomposition (2007–2022)

This study utilizing SEER data and causal four-way decomposition reveals that while significant income-based survival disparities exist in glioblastoma patients, they are driven primarily by income-related interactions with surgical resection rather than by differences in the likelihood of receiving surgery itself.

Abdul Rafay Khan, Sara Khan, Komal Khan, Shahmir Waqas2026-07-27
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Spatial structure and demographic decoupling of chikungunya transmission and severity in Brazil, 2015 to 2025

This study analyzes Brazil's 2015–2025 chikungunya data to reveal a geographic decoupling between transmission epicenters (shifting from the Northeast to the Central-West) and mortality risks (concentrated in the elderly), leading to a proposed municipality-level framework for optimizing vaccine rollout by distinguishing between transmission-control and clinical-preparedness priorities.

Ana Bento, Quanqi Zhang, Fabricio Souza Campos, Filipe Vieira Santos de Abreu, Andre Siqueira, William de Souza, Siyu Ch (…)2026-07-27
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Correlates of protection against SARS-CoV-2 shedding in a controlled human infection study in immune-experienced participants

In a controlled human infection study of 48 immune-experienced participants, higher pre-inoculation levels of nasal IgG antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, particularly the receptor-binding domain, were strongly associated with protection against viral shedding.

Helen McShane, Andrew Mawer, Melissa Govender, Stephanie Harris, Clement Twumasi, Meng-San Wu, Julia Marshall, Susan Jac (…)2026-07-27
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CoralEye: A Decentralized Edge-Computing Framework for Proactive Thermal Stress Diagnostics in the Coral Triangle

This paper introduces CoralEye, a decentralized, edge-optimized computer vision framework using a quantized MobileNetV2 model to achieve real-time, 97% accurate thermal stress diagnostics on consumer-grade hardware, thereby addressing the critical delay in manual coral reef monitoring and enabling proactive conservation in bandwidth-constrained regions.

Gabriel-André Exbrayat2026-07-27✓ Author reviewed
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Systemic design principles in agricultural systems design? A review

This review reveals that while agricultural systems design frequently employs practices aligning with Peter Jones's systemic design principles—particularly in appreciating complexity and finding purpose—it lacks explicit theoretical adoption, resulting in a conceptual disconnect that limits its capacity to drive sustained, transformative change in the face of complex socio-ecological pressures.

Marcos Alberto Lana, Michelle Chevelev-Bonatti, Raymond Ison, Alfredo C. Fantini, Heitor F. Lizarelli, José Cabral Filho (…)2026-07-27
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Leakage-Controlled Machine Learning for European Cd, Hg, and Pb Emission Inventories

This paper presents an auditable, leakage-controlled machine learning framework that harmonizes heterogeneous European emission data to accurately predict short-term spatial updates for cadmium, mercury, and lead inventories, achieving significant error reductions over baselines while explicitly defining operational limits for anomaly screening and expert prioritization rather than unrestricted forecasting.

Tianyi Guan, Jennifer Uyen-Vi Nguyen2026-07-27
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Predictive Accuracy of CROP Index, RSBI, and Integrative Weaning Index for Successful Extubation in Mechanically Ventilated ICU Patients: A Prospective Observational Study

This prospective observational study of 93 mechanically ventilated ICU patients demonstrates that the CROP Index significantly outperforms both the Rapid Shallow Breathing Index (RSBI) and the Integrative Weaning Index (IWI) in predicting successful extubation, establishing it as a superior, multidimensional tool for guiding weaning decisions.

THARUN KUMAR, Karthik M, Chandra Hennah Kumari P, Mohammed askar, Magesh R2026-07-27
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How digital transformation reshapes organisational governance for sustainability: a socio-technical case study of Haier Smart Home

This socio-technical case study of Haier Smart Home demonstrates that sustainable organisational governance through digital transformation relies not merely on infrastructure adoption, but on the joint redesign of authority, resource allocation, and incentives via four interdependent mechanisms—dynamic strategic alignment, resource reconfiguration, user-value-based rewards, and platform governance—within specific boundary conditions.

Yin Linghu, Guangsheng Peng, Yao Wang, Chengyuan Yin2026-07-27