If we take a cross-cultural view of human societies, there are few institutions or systems which can be argued to be ‘universal’. Marriage may be the exception. It is found in virtually all societies, and likely has a deep evolutionary history (Shenk, 2024). However, this ...

In this issue of Experimental Physiology Lee and colleagues sought to examine whether older adults with type 2 diabetes or hypertension, compared to age-matched adults without chronic disease, exhibit greater intestinal damage, microbial translocation, and inflammation during exertional heat stress&#x...

While before winning power populist radical right (PRR) parties are often overtly against the European Union (EU) and its policies, once in government their position can change significantly. Their threats to leave the EU are frequently replaced by requests for greater EU involvement,&#...

This article introduces a special issue on Contested Geographies of Trafficking Borders. This collection broadens the understanding of trafficking borders by examining their materialisation, impacts, and contestation across different spaces and times. Expanding this notion of Trafficking Borders, the ...

In this article, a novel adaptive robust predefined-time nonsingular sliding mode control (ARPTNSMC) scheme is investigated, which aims to achieve fast and accurate tracking control of a quadrotor subjected to external disturbance. Inspiration is drawn from a fuzzy neural network that is...

In biomedical vision research, a significant challenge is the limited availability of pixel-wise labeled data. Data augmentation has been identified as a solution to this issue through generating labeled dummy data. While enhancing model efficacy, semi-supervised learning methodologies have emerged&#x...

Revealing the fracture characteristics of shales under impact is significant for the exploitation and utilization of geological energy. In this study, the progressive failure process of bedded shale was tested by the dynamic Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar system and measured by the high-s...

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