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Association between chronotype and dual-task gait cost across distinct cognitive domains in healthy young adults
by Meeyoung Kim, Jood Dalbah, Alham Al-Sharman
Chronotype reflects individual circadian preference for timing of sleep, wakefulness, and peak performance and has been linked to variability in prefrontal cognitive function across the day. Whether ...
Author: Meeyoung Kim
Posted: August 31, 2026, 2:00 pm
Longitudinal changes in intracortical excitability during Ramadan diurnal intermittent fasting: A paired-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation study
by Meeyoung Kim, Ibrahim M. Mostafa, Alham Al-Sharman, Nabil Saad, Hanan Khalil, Hikmat Hadoush
Ramadan diurnal intermittent fasting (RDIF) represents a natural model of prolonged daily intermittent fasting associated with metabolic and circadian...
Author: Meeyoung Kim
Posted: August 31, 2026, 2:00 pm
Breakthrough in architecture—Contemporary Iraqi architecture case study
by Fawzia Irhayyim Al-Assadi, Osamah Abdulmunem Al-Tameemi, Aya F. Alobaidi
This research explores the concept of “architectural breakthrough “ as an intellectual and design phenomenon capable of transcending traditional patterns and redefining t...
Author: Fawzia Irhayyim Al-Assadi
Posted: August 31, 2026, 2:00 pm
Social context suppresses food anticipatory activity and associated thermoregulation in mice
by Audrey I. Paik, Jacqueline R. Trzeciak, Cameron Harrington, Andrew D. Steele
Food anticipatory activity (FAA) is a robust behavioral output of food-entrained circadian rhythms, characterized by increased locomotor activity prior to scheduled f...
Author: Audrey I. Paik
Posted: August 28, 2026, 2:00 pm
Sex differences in the effects of shift work-like schedules on gut microbiome and intestinal barrier in relation to stroke survival
by Ella Barnum, Jonathan L. Turck, Karienn A. Souza, Kathiresh Kumar Mani, Rachel Pilla, Amutha Selvamani, Farida Sohrabji, David J. Earnest
Disturbances of 24-hour or circadian rhythms imposed by everyday irregular work and/or social schedules h...
Author: Ella Barnum
Posted: August 14, 2026, 2:00 pm
Traffic monitoring research based on roadside LiDAR-camera target-free wide-area collaborative calibration
by Shuang Shi
Accurate LiDAR-camera extrinsic calibration is fundamental to roadside multi-sensor fusion for traffic monitoring. Traditional calibration methods usually depend on calibration targets and manual operation, which limits their applic...
Author: Shuang Shi
Posted: August 14, 2026, 2:00 pm
Temporal misalignment of renal sodium transport promotes non-dipping blood pressure phenotypes
by Anita T. Layton
Non-dipping blood pressure (BP) phenotypes are strongly associated with cardiovascular and renal morbidity, yet the physiological mechanisms governing nocturnal BP dipping remain incompletely understood. Experimental evidence s...
Author: Anita T. Layton
Posted: August 13, 2026, 2:00 pm
Integrative multi-omics and machine learning identify CHRNA1 putative circadian-immune hub in COPD
by Lan Zhang, Zhifei Li, Tiansheng Xia, Tingting Yang, Jia Fu, Yan Lu, Jiayi Xu, Kaiyu Han
Background Circadian rhythm disruption is increasingly recognized as a contributor to chronic inflammatory disorders; however, its specific significance and...
Author: Lan Zhang
Posted: July 31, 2026, 2:00 pm
