Review Article 10.5281/zenodo.21862078

Face Recognition Systems: A Comprehensive Review of Techniques, Applications, Challenges, and Future Trends

Sunil Deshpande

Biometric systems are automated technologies that identify or verify individuals based on their unique physiological or behavioural characteristics, such as fingerprints, iris patterns, voice, gait, and facial features. Among these biometric modalities, face recognition has emerged as one of the…...

Perspective 10.5281/zenodo.21861772

When Food Becomes a Crown: A Reflection on Luxury Agriculture, Entitlement, and the Ethics of Nourishment

Chee Kong Yap

Encounters with everyday commodities can sometimes expose deeper structural and ethical tensions within modern food systems. This reflective paper examines a personal encounter with an ultra premium watermelon priced beyond ordinary affordability and marketed as the sole fruit matured on a plant…...

Research Article 10.5281/zenodo.21856297

Cardiac Structural Alterations in Patients with Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD): A Cross-Sectional Analysis at a Tertiary Care Center

Rahul Garg

Background: Metabolic dysfunction Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) is increasingly recognized as a systemic cardiometabolic disorder. Data on subclinical cardiac alterations from tertiary care centers in South Asia remain…...

Research Article 10.5281/zenodo.21860752

Testing the Limits: Can Federated EHR Networks Detect Teratogenic Signals?

Fady Tawfik, Justyna Sienkianiec, Mrinalini Deverapalli, et al.

Background: First-trimester topiramate exposure carries an approximately 2-fold increased risk of Major Congenital Malformations (MCMs) compared with levetiracetam, which has among the lowest MCM rates of Anti-Seizure Medications (ASMs). Federated Electronic Health Record (EHR)…...

Research Article 10.5281/zenodo.21860135

An Investigation of the Association Between Periodontal Disease and the Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease: A Retrospective, Population-Based, Matched Cohort Study in Greek Adults

Nikolaos Andreas Chrysanthakopoulos, Eleftheria Vryzaki, Vassiliki Vazintari

Background/Aim: Previous studies have reported biological associations between periodontal disease and several malignancies, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, rheumatoid arthritis, pulmonary diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and several…...

Research Article 10.5281/zenodo.21852543

Clinico-Hematological Profile of Megaloblastic Anemia at a Tertiary Care Center in North India: A Cross-Sectional Study

Rahul Garg

Background: Megaloblastic anemia (MA) remains a prevalent yet underdiagnosed nutritional disorder in India, particularly among vegetarian populations. Despite its treatability, patients often present late with multisystem involvement.

Objective: To…...

Research Article 10.5281/zenodo.21846023

The Piezoelectric Crystal Hypothesis: Towards the Development of Environmentally Integrated Electromagnetic Energy Architectures

Alan Peter Garfoot

Section I: Introduction, Historical Context and the Evolution of Distributed Energy Paradigms

The history of technological civilisation may be interpreted as a progressive refinement in humanity's capacity to access, transform and distribute energy. From the controlled…...

Research Article 10.5281/zenodo.21856204

Assessment of Health Outcomes Associated with Oral Contraceptive Pill Use Among Rural Women in Pataspur II Block

Moumita Samanta, Mahasin Mondal

Oral contraceptives, also known as birth control tablets/pills, are medicines that stop pregnancy. About 75% of married women who use contraception in the research location Pataspur-II block area, (Purba Medinipur district) reported they prefer the combined hormonal pill with estrogen and…...

Research Article 10.5281/zenodo.21862830

A Method for Quantifying the Relative Level of Potential Invasiveness of Invasive Alien Plants

Xiaoxuan Geng, Ruike Zhang, Yizhuo Du, et al.

Quantitative assessment of invasiveness serves as a fundamental prerequisite for elucidating the driving mechanisms behind successful invasions of invasive alien plants (IAPs). However, a standardized, comprehensive, and operationally feasible methodology for quantifying the relative potential…...