Chronic inflammatory cutaneous diseases, such as atopic dermatitis (AD) and psoriasis, are complex disorders influenced by immune dysregulation, various genetic factors, and more recently identified alterations within the skin microbiome. Among the skin’s commensal organisms, Malassezia species play a significant role in modulating both skin inflammation and barrier function. These fungi are normally harmless; becoming pathogenic under specific immune or environmental conditions is one ...

Dermatology 

This study constructs a three-dimensional analytical framework of policy drivers-implementation pathways-effectiveness evaluation, employing literature analysis and case study methods to explore the developmental patterns of “Chinese vocational skills” education in East Africa. The findings reveal that this model has undergone three distinct stages of evolution, forming four typical modes—addition, coordination, integration, and fusion—which represent a trajectory from simple coexistence to de...

Language Education  Vocational Education 

Red clay is prone to stability problems in engineering due to its high porosity ratio, strong hydrophilicity, and high sensitivity of strength to water content. Traditional improvement materials (such as cement and lime) have significant effects but suffer from drawbacks like high energy consumption, high carbon emissions, and environmental damage. To explore a green and sustainable soil improvement method, this study selected three biopolymers—xanthan gum, guar gum, and carrageenan—as modifiers...

Civil Engineering 

Holoprosencephaly (HPE) is a severe congenital brain malformation characterized by incomplete division of the prosencephalon, with the alobar form being the most severe and usually incompatible with long-term survival. Most affected infants die in utero or in the early neonatal period, and those who survive typically show profound neurodevelopmental impairment with minimal progress. Here, we report the case of a male child with MRI-confirmed alobar HPE who presented with seizures, gastroesophage...

Neurology 

Fusion of powers is a political system where the executive and legislative branches of government are interconnected and share powers, often resulting in a more collaborative governance structure. The Constitution of Kenya envisages separation of powers with the head of government typically not being part of the legislature. Still there is greater integration between legislative decisions and executive actions. The fusion of executive and legislative powers in Kenyan Presidential system of gover...

Law  Politics 

This study describes the morphometric characteristics of Macrobrachium sollaudii (De Man, 1912) collected from two rainforest rivers (Maseko and Kinombe) in the Babagulu Forest Reserve over a three-month period. A total of 146 specimens were measured for standard body lengths and total weight. Data were analysed using ANOVA, multivariate dispersion, and multiple linear regression. Results showed that males from Maseko River were significantly larger than those from the Konombe River, while sex h...

Environmental Sciences 

This study explores the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Science to enhance sustainable procurement practices and minimize the carbon footprint within hotel supply chains. The research highlights the transformative potential of AI-driven solutions and data analytics in optimizing procurement processes, reducing waste, and promoting sustainability. Key findings indicate significant improvements in efficiency, cost savings, and environmental impact reduction. Recommendations fo...

Big Data Search and Mining 

The osteoporosis is a disease characterized by a low osseous mass and a deterioration of the architecture of the bone leading to an increased osseous brittleness and an increase in the risk of fracture whose incidence increases with the age, approximately 40% of the women arriving at 50 years age risk at least an osteoporotic fracture. The frequency of these fractures is in constant increase, primarily because of the continuous aging of the population. One can from now on precociously identify t...

Dentistry  Gynecology & Obstetrics 

In the context of globalization, the cross-cultural communication of Intangible Cultural Heritage (hereafter referred to as “ICH”) has gone beyond mere technical sharing and become a key pathway for decoding the genes of civilizations. Taking technical texts of crafts such as Su Embroidery stitches and the Dai ethnic group’s slow-wheel pottery-making as research objects, this paper reveals the inevitability of the dimensional upgrade of ICH translation from “correspondence of technical parameter...

Culture 

This article develops a framework for extending spectral theory to Fr？licher algebras, which define smoothness via curves and functionals rather than topological or bornological structures. Motivated by classical spectral theory in locally convex algebras and its smooth extension in convenient algebras, we compare and connect these three categories through their notions of smoothness and character spectra. Beginning with the Gelfand theory for locally convex algebras, we generalize spectral cons...

Algebraic Geometry  Special Theory of Relativity  Functional Analysis  Algebra