{"title":"Place attachment and walkability and their associations with walking in urban neighbourhoods.","authors":"Justin Eng, Gavin R McCormack","doi":"10.1038/s41598-025-19319-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-19319-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Place attachment has yet to be explored in relation to objectively measured neighbourhood walkability and walking. We aimed to estimate the associations between place identity (PI) and place dependence (PD) and walking for recreation (WR) and transportation (WT) among urban adults, and to assess the modifying role of neighbourhood walkability. We analyzed cross-sectional data from 2006 Calgary adults (2007-2008), including PI, PD, and walking. Neighbourhood walkability was determined via street pattern. Generalized linear models assessed associations (odds ratios [OR] and incidence rate ratios [IRR]) and interactions between place attachment, walkability, and walking. PI was lower in curvilinear versus warped grid neighbourhoods. PD was associated (p < 0.05) with sufficient WT (≥ 150 min/week) in curvilinear (OR 1.92) and grid (OR 1.62) neighbourhoods. PI was associated with sufficient WR (ORs 1.58-1.82) and more frequent WT and WR (IRRs 1.17-1.41). Findings highlight nuanced relationships between the built environment, place attachment, and walking.</p>","PeriodicalId":21811,"journal":{"name":"Scientific Reports","volume":"15 1","pages":"35474"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145275993","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A novel swarm intelligence optimization method for efficient task allocation in industrial wireless sensor networks.","authors":"Chao Wang, Fu Yu, Qike Cao, Yu Pan","doi":"10.1038/s41598-025-19527-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-19527-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Industrial wireless sensor networks (IWSNs) play an increasingly important role in digital and intelligent industries; however, the communication, computing, and energy performance of their nodes are constrained by the demands and cost constraints of large-scale deployment. In this case, efficient task allocation plays a key role in improving the performance of the IWSNs. Task allocation in IWSNs is a nondeterministic polynomial (NP) hard problem whose complexity increases with an increase in node and task size. In this study, chaotic elite clone particle swarm optimization (CECPSO) was proposed. The algorithm first introduces the chaos theory to optimize the initial population. Subsequently, an elite cloning strategy was designed, which not only accelerated the exploration of the solution space and improved the accuracy of the solution but also avoided the problem of falling into the local optimal solution in the early stage through the dynamic adjustment strategy. In addition, the algorithm employs an exponential nonlinear decreasing inertia weight function that balances local and global search capabilities. By comparing the performance of CECPSO, Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), Genetic Algorithm (GA), and Simulated Annealing (SA) in different experimental scenarios, we found that CECPSO is superior to PSO, GA, and SA in terms of the convergence rate and overall performance. Under the conditions of 40 sensors and 240 tasks, CECPSO's performance improvement of CECPSO relative to PSO, GA, and SA reached 6.6%, 21.23%, and 17.01%, respectively. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm can effectively improve the overall performance of IWSNs.</p>","PeriodicalId":21811,"journal":{"name":"Scientific Reports","volume":"15 1","pages":"35530"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145275644","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Association of magnesium sulphate use with mortality in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: a retrospective propensity score-matched cohort study.","authors":"Yuan-Feng Cao, Fu-Gui Chen, Liang Ling, Qi Wang, Jian Zhang, Peng-Tao Lin, Feng Yu","doi":"10.1038/s41598-025-19526-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-19526-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Few reports have documented magnesium supplementation effects on mortality rates of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). This study investigated the potential correlation between magnesium sulphate use and mortality in patients with ARDS. Records of critically ill adult patients with ARDS from the Medical Information Mart in Intensive Care IV database were analysed. The exposure was magnesium sulphate administration during intensive care unit (ICU) stay. The primary outcome was in-hospital mortality. A 1:1 ratio propensity score matching (PSM) was performed; multivariable analyses were conducted to account for potential confounders. The study cohort comprised 5,499 patients before PSM and 1,282 patients after PSM. For PSM, the in-hospital mortality rates were 32.29% (207/641) and 37.44% (240/641) in the magnesium sulphate use and no-use groups, respectively. Magnesium sulphate use was associated with lower in-hospital mortality (hazard ratio [HR], 0.71; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.59-0.85; P < 0.001) and lower ICU 30-day mortality (HR, 0.75; 95% CI, 0.62-0.90; P = 0.002). The entire cohort had lower in-hospital mortality in the multivariable (HR, 0.67; 95% CI, 0.57-0.78; P < 0.001) and univariable (HR, 0.41; 95% CI, 0.36-0.47; P < 0.001) sensitivity analyses. Magnesium sulphate use was associated with a lower in-hospital mortality rate for patients with ARDS.</p>","PeriodicalId":21811,"journal":{"name":"Scientific Reports","volume":"15 1","pages":"35528"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145275707","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Experimental study of nanoparticle-stabilized foam with VTES surface modifier on generation, foamability, stability and oil recovery enhancement.","authors":"Asena Golmoradi, Rohallah Hashemi","doi":"10.1038/s41598-025-19355-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-19355-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21811,"journal":{"name":"Scientific Reports","volume":"15 1","pages":"35449"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145275797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Priolo Giulia, Vacondio Martina, Stocco Maria, Nava Valeria, Rubaltelli Enrico
{"title":"Past performance impacts financial judgments and willingness to sell more than types of fund, differences between professionals vs. lay people.","authors":"Priolo Giulia, Vacondio Martina, Stocco Maria, Nava Valeria, Rubaltelli Enrico","doi":"10.1038/s41598-025-19313-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-19313-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Behavioral finance and psychology literature consistently show that all investors are susceptible to cognitive biases when making investment decisions. However, their reliance on intuition varies with their level of expertise and funds' characteristics. In this pre-registered study, we compared professional investors (n = 74) and lay people (n = 244). Participants were presented with four investment funds in a within-subject design where past performance (i.e., positive vs. negative) and typology (i.e., socially responsible vs. traditional) were manipulated. We examined how expertise, the fund's past performance, and the type of fund influence participants' assessment of the funds (i.e., emotional reactions, perceived risk, and expected return) and their willingness to sell them. Our findings confirmed that lay people are more influenced by past performance and funds' characteristics when assessing their emotional reactions and the funds' risk and return, while expert investors' assessments remain relatively consistent across conditions. These patterns align with their behavioral intentions. Our results contribute to the understanding of investors' financial decision-making process and offer practical insights to establish better communication between professionals and their clients.</p>","PeriodicalId":21811,"journal":{"name":"Scientific Reports","volume":"15 1","pages":"35502"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145275813","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yasser Zare, Muhammad Naqvi, Kyong Yop Rhee, Soo-Jin Park
{"title":"Unraveling the roles of network and tunnels in the conductivity of carbon nanofiber composites.","authors":"Yasser Zare, Muhammad Naqvi, Kyong Yop Rhee, Soo-Jin Park","doi":"10.1038/s41598-025-19376-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-19376-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Herein, an advanced conductivity model for polymer-carbon nanofiber (CNF) samples is introduced, stated as PCNFs. This model considers the length (l), radius (R) and amount of CNFs, interphase depth, percolation onset (PT), waviness, network portion, and tunneling length (d), by reasonable and meaningful equations. The proposed model is verified through the measured conductivity of samples and by studying the features' influences on the PCNF conductivity. The model calculations display respectable fitting with the experimented facts from numerous CNF samples. Additionally, all factors sensibly affect the conductivity of PCNFs. Longer and thinner CNFs, higher CNF amount, thicker interphase, shorter tunnels, and lower percolation onset lead to higher conductivity in PCNF. R > 50 nm and l < 15 μm produce an insulative composite, but the top conductivity of 0.21 S/m is displayed at R = 10 nm and l = 25 μm. Accordingly, narrower and bigger nanofibers can improve the conductivity. Furthermore, an insulative material is produced by PT = 0.04 nm and d > 5 nm, nevertheless the conductivity maximizes to 0.25 S/m at the least values of PT = 0.01 nm and d = 2 nm. These results disclose that the lowest percolation onset and narrowest tunnels yield the highest conductivity in the composite.</p>","PeriodicalId":21811,"journal":{"name":"Scientific Reports","volume":"15 1","pages":"35459"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145275845","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bing Pingping, Ma Yabin, Wang Zichun, Jiang Yetao, Liu Wei
{"title":"STFT-based multisynchrosqueezing transform using a second-order signal model for seismic data analysis.","authors":"Bing Pingping, Ma Yabin, Wang Zichun, Jiang Yetao, Liu Wei","doi":"10.1038/s41598-025-19389-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-19389-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Since time-frequency analysis (TFA) technique can reveal the local properties of seismic signals, it has been widely applied in seismic data analysis. Short-time Fourier transform (STFT) is a valuable tool for analyzing non-stationary signals in geophysics, and researchers have utilized it to solve various geophysical problems including spectral decomposition, seismic data interpolation and signal filtering. In this paper, a novel time-frequency method named short-time Fourier transform based multisynchrosqueezing transform using a second-order signal model (FMSST2) is introduced to analyze seismic data. The FMSST2 combines the multisynchrosqueezing framework using an iterative reassignment procedure and a second-order signal model to concentrate the energy in the time-frequency map. Moreover, The FMSST2 allows for signal reconstruction with a high accuracy. Two synthetic examples are employed to validate the effectiveness of the FMSST2 method, and the results show that the FMSST2 method does a good job in terms of energy-concentration and noise robustness compared to some classic TFA methods such as the STFT, STFT-Based synchrosqueezing transform (FSST) and multisynchrosqueezing transform (MSST). Applications on field data further demonstrate the potential of the FMSST2 method in characterizing hydrocarbon reservoir, making it a promising time-frequency resolution enhancement tool in seismic data analysis.</p>","PeriodicalId":21811,"journal":{"name":"Scientific Reports","volume":"15 1","pages":"35476"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145275851","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yoonho Na, Kyuri Kim, Hyungjoo Cho, Sung-Joon Ye, Hwiyoung Kim, Sung Soo Ahn, Ji Eun Park, Jimin Lee
{"title":"Laplacian filter attention with style transfer GAN for brain tumor MRI imputation.","authors":"Yoonho Na, Kyuri Kim, Hyungjoo Cho, Sung-Joon Ye, Hwiyoung Kim, Sung Soo Ahn, Ji Eun Park, Jimin Lee","doi":"10.1038/s41598-025-19421-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-19421-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Training deep neural networks with multi-domain data generally gives more robustness and accuracy than training with single domain data, leading to the development of many deep learning-based algorithms using multi-domain data. However, if part of the input data is unavailable due to missing or corrupted data, a significant bias can occur, a problem that may be relatively more critical in medical applications where patients may be negatively affected. In this study, we propose the Laplacian filter attention with style transfer generative adversarial network (LASTGAN) to solve the problem of missing sequences in brain tumor magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Our method combines image imputation and image-to-image translation to accurately synthesize specific sequences of missing MR images. LASTGAN can accurately synthesize both overall anatomical structures and tumor regions of the brain in MR images by employing a novel attention module that utilizes a Laplacian filter. Additionally, among the other sub-networks, the generator injects a style vector of the missing domain that is subsequently inferred by the style encoder, while the style mapper assists the generator in synthesizing domain-specific images. We show that the proposed model, LASTGAN, synthesizes high quality MR images with respect to other existing GAN-based methods. Furthermore, we validate the use of LASTGAN for data imputation or augmentation through segmentation experiments.</p>","PeriodicalId":21811,"journal":{"name":"Scientific Reports","volume":"15 1","pages":"35453"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145275866","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maureen W Mburu, Mercy S Safari, Timothy O Makori, Elijah T Gicheru, Omar K Nyawa, Timothy Chege Kuria, Deirdre J Foley, Charles J Sande
{"title":"Long-term dynamics of cytomegalovirus-specific antibodies in a longitudinal cohort of children followed up for the first decade of life.","authors":"Maureen W Mburu, Mercy S Safari, Timothy O Makori, Elijah T Gicheru, Omar K Nyawa, Timothy Chege Kuria, Deirdre J Foley, Charles J Sande","doi":"10.1038/s41598-025-19676-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-19676-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cytomegalovirus (CMV) causes infections that last a lifetime and are primarily contracted in childhood. Congenital transmitted CMV is associated with severe neurological sequelae and can cause life-threatening disease in immunocompromised individuals. Although antibodies are generally presumed to correlate with protection, their long-term dynamics remain poorly understood. We aimed to determine the longevity of CMV-specific antibodies in a low-income setting in Kilifi County, Kenya. To track long-term antibody dynamics, we conducted longitudinal surveillance of annually collected serum samples and assayed for antibodies against the CMV tegument phosphoprotein (pp150). The duration of effective immunity against re-infection was estimated using piecewise regression modelling. Serum antibody to CMV was measured in 123 children recruited within the first five years of life and sampled annually over a median of 10 years (range: 7-14). Antibodies to the CMV pp150 showed a cyclic trend of acquisition and loss at the population level. Individually, we observed early antibody acquisition, followed by decline and rebound. Regression analysis identified a 7.57-year inflection point in antibody trajectories, marking a transition from waning to re-accumulation - potentially reflecting natural boosting events in a population where CMV infection occurs early in life. The data show a clear pattern of early natural infection, followed by repeated patterns of antibody acquisition, loss, and re-acquisition over the first decade and a half of life.</p>","PeriodicalId":21811,"journal":{"name":"Scientific Reports","volume":"15 1","pages":"35541"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145275872","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Albert Kar Kin Chung, Cheuk Yin Tse, Y Doug Dong, Sau Wan Tang, Johnson Kai Chun Law, Edward Tin Kei Leung, Tommy Tsang Cheung
{"title":"Temporal changes in cognitive functions and associated factors among stimulant users: a 12-month, prospective study.","authors":"Albert Kar Kin Chung, Cheuk Yin Tse, Y Doug Dong, Sau Wan Tang, Johnson Kai Chun Law, Edward Tin Kei Leung, Tommy Tsang Cheung","doi":"10.1038/s41598-025-20028-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-20028-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cognitive impairments are commonly observed in individuals who use stimulants, yet few studies have tracked these individuals longitudinally. This prospective, 12-month longitudinal study investigated changes in cognitive functioning among active stimulant users and explored the associated factors. Adults with recent stimulant use were recruited from substance misuse treatment clinics and the community. Their demographics, history of drug use, and stimulant use disorder severity were assessed with structured clinical interviews. Global cognitive function and frontal executive function were measured every three months using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and the Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB) over one year. Linear mixed-effects models evaluated temporal trajectories and associated factors related to the Changes in cognitive functions. Among 76 analysed participants, their frequency of stimulant uses were active and stable over 12 months. The MoCA scores averaged below the clinical cut-off at baseline, although no further persistent decline was observed. In contrast, FAB scores presented no systematic temporal changes. Being female and being of older ages were found to be associated with lower MoCA and FAB. None of severity, education, recent stimulant use, and lifetime duration of use, were found to be associated with cognition. While stimulant users exhibited some modest cognitive declines at baseline, no further substantial cognitive deterioration was observed over the one-year study period. Cognitive outcomes were more strongly associated with demographic factors than SUD severity or stimulant use patterns. These findings highlight the need for more sensitive tools to detect subtle cognitive changes associated with stimulant uses.</p>","PeriodicalId":21811,"journal":{"name":"Scientific Reports","volume":"15 1","pages":"35558"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145275883","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}