Objectives: Risperidone is an antipsychotic used to treat behavioural symptoms of dementia such as agitation, which should be used as a last resort. However, it carries a number of severe side effects, including stroke. Prescribing data suggest regular use outside of this gu...

Background: Family and friend care partners play a vital role in supporting individuals with neurocognitive disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease dementia. Care partners are often uncompensated and face multifaceted challenges that contribute to stress. The Care Partner Stress Scale (...

This study examines the thermal regime of multilayer highway subgrades under seasonal freezing conditions in Northern Kazakhstan, with particular attention to differences between soil beneath the pavement and adjacent snow-covered ground. Field monitoring was conducted along the Kosshy highway near&#x...

Regional geotechnical archives contain valuable information for numerical modelling, but they are rarely organised in a form that supports traceable derivation of constitutive input parameters for advanced geotechnical analysis. This study develops a groundwater-corrected workflow for transforming regional ...

The transition from centralized fossil fuel-based power systems toward decentralized smart grids with a high penetration of renewable energy sources (RES) introduces substantial challenges in monitoring, control, coordination, and management. These challenges are particularly evident at the active power&#x...

Cyber-physical power systems (CPPSs) are more vulnerable to coordinated attacks on cyber-physical networks. In this context, this paper first assesses the impact of coordinated attacks and reveals the interdependence of cyber-physical networks in amplifying system vulnerability. To address this issue,...

The development of compact and controllable generative models under resource constraints remains a critical challenge for the practical deployment of conditional generative adversarial networks (cGANs). In this work, QuCon-GAN, a hybrid quantum-classical conditional GAN, is proposed to enhance generation&#...

This paper addresses the problem of distributed recursive state estimation over sensor networks utilizing the gossip protocol, where communication resources are conserved by allowing each node to randomly select neighboring nodes for data exchange. An easily implementable and scalable mathematical...

Waterproofing is crucial for maintaining the structural integrity and extending the longevity of buildings. However, traditional waterproofing materials possess limitations, including restricted durability, complex installation procedures, and environmental pollution, making them insufficient to meet the advanced wa...