Darkness - Science topic

Background Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are linked to psychopathy, narcissism, and Machiavellianism, while positive parenting practices correlate with narcissism. Objective We investigated whether ACEs and Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs) predict Dark Tetrad traits, and whether PCEs moderate these relationships. Participants and Sett...

The Collective Unified Equation (CUE) proposes a variational formulation unifying gravi-tational, quantum field, and cosmological phenomena through a single total energy density functional. This framework incorporates novel contributions from matter, gauge forces, en-tanglement, extra dimensions, holography, and cognitive energy. It reduces to know...

After Dark Energy and Dark matter, there is "Dark History".

The recent detection of an ultra-high-energy (UHE) neutrino, exceeding 200 PeV, has ignited discussions on its implications for probing the elusive dark sector. Neutrinos, being weakly interacting particles, traverse cosmic distances unscathed, offering a unique window into astrophysical phenomena and beyond-standard-model (BSM) physics. This paper...

The nature of gravity remains one of the greatest mysteries in physics. Unlike the other fundamental forces, which have well-defined quantum field descriptions, gravity resists quantization. Recent theoretical advancements suggest that gravity may not be a fundamental interaction but rather an emergent phenomenon arising from quantum mechanical pri...

Many company owners are taking notice of the popularity of dark mode in mobile apps, and many users are opting to utilize it for various reasons. There haven't been many comprehensive studies on the idea of dark mode or its definition, therefore it is still a relatively new area of study in academia. To add insult to injury, academic conclusions on...

Rice pest control is a critical challenge in the agricultural sector that requires a deep understanding of rice pest management. Regression analysis is a statistical method capable of describing and predicting cause-and-effect relationships between individuals. In real-life applications, not all relationships exhibit a known curve pattern, and non-...

The study was conducted to find out suitable concentration of egg shell powder for maximum growth of Spirulina platensis. In this work, Kosaric medium (KM) were used as control media while three different eggshell powder medium (ESPM) concentrations (25, 50, and 75%) were used to assess Spirulina platensis growth and culture performance. For a peri...

A possible CO2 concentrating mechanism may exist in the cassava palisade layer, as indicated by the pronounced CO2 surge in short periods in darkness (Fig.12, El-Sharkawy and Cock 1987a, El-Sharkawy and Cock 1990, El-Sharkawy 2016, also see Punyasu et al. 2023, Xia et al. 2023, Li et al. 2025). Furthermore, Li et al. (2025) reported that the MeNADP...

This article presents a new reading of Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. It shows how Congolese natives were misrepresented by Conrad. Conrad craftily dehumanises the Congolese natives through a systematic method that can be detailed as follows: 1- representing Congolese natives as an underdeveloped species of creatures has nothing to qualify it t...

Linum mulleri is an endemic taxon of southwestern Sardinia (Italy), categorised as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List and included in Annexes II and IV of the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) as priority species for conservation. This study investigated the germination ecophysiology of L. mulleri and the possible presence of dormancy by using 7000...

This paper explores the theoretical existence and implications of dark quarks and their role in forming dark hadrons, dark neutron stars, and dark black holes. By simplifying the relationship between hadron charge and quark number, we propose a more transparent and theoretically elegant framework for understanding the charge structure of fundamenta...

Conclusions • Apparently, electron wavepacket effective mass can insert an antimass dark photon into the condensed matter s-matrix for hopping Fowler-Nordheim tunneling. • The new gravity s-matrix channel is mediated by a Cooper pair with one effective electron mass and a Debye shielded electric charge [11]. • Reference [11] gives Reference [12] as...

The rural revitalization strategy put forward, in order to better solve the “three rural” problem, to point out the direction, about the rural planning and development of all aspects of the research is endless. Graphic design shoulders the important task of realizing the new development and re-creation of spatial design, based on this, this paper l...

There is general agreement that art is protected by the First Amendment. But what is art? As the nature of art has itself radically evolved, the notoriously unanswerable question has become even knottier. Courts have addressed the issue with a mélange of old fashioned and ill fitting criteria, but one Supreme Court dissenter has proffered an altern...

This study centers on the influence of stage presentation effect on audience’s psychological perception of dance works, and clarifies the role of effective stage presentation effect on audience’s psychological perception. On this basis, for the problems of insufficient dynamic range of stage brightness and color distortion that seriously affect the...

The nature of dark matter and dark energy remains one of the greatest unresolved mysteries in modern cosmology. The twin universe hypothesis, which suggests that our universe has a mirror counterpart evolving with an opposite arrow of time, offers a novel framework to explain the so-called dark sector. In this paper, we investigate whether interact...

This proposal outlines a study investigating how Western news media construct and perpetuate cultural narratives about African civilisation. It examines the portrayal of Africa as a monolithic, crisis-driven "dark continent" and assesses how these representations affect global perceptions. Using qualitative content analysis of major Western news ou...

Observations suggest that ordinary (baryonic) matter constitutes only 5% of the total energy content of the universe, while the remaining 95% is attributed to the dark sector-comprising dark matter (≈27%) and dark energy (≈68%). If one assumes that the visible universe, to a first approximation, does not exist, would the study of the dark sector al...

The legacy of a perpetrator past has always occupied a troubling place in Japan’s national culture. As in many post-conflict societies, remembering dark history has been shrouded in uneasy trepidation, reticence, and remorse. Almost eight decades after World War II ended, the task of remembering Japan’s perpetrator past has now passed to the postwa...

Nitrification is the key process linking the oxidized and reduced forms of reactive nitrogen, playing an important role in the nitrogen biogeochemical cycle. Quantifying the nitrification rate and evaluating its environmental regulators in different aquatic environments at both regional and global scales has received increasing attention. However,...

Background Coping styles are individually coherent sets of behavioural and physiological responses to stress. Coping styles are thought to remain consistent across context and time, and display a certain level of heritability. Here, we examined whether risk taking is a predictor for consistency and heritability of stress coping styles in both larva...

The rapid evolution of mobile communication technology is propelling us from the era of 5G to the cusp of 6G, which promises ultra-high speeds, ultra-low latency, and seamless global connectivity. However, these ambitious goals require not only significant advancements in traditional communication technologies but also the integration of novel appr...

This paper presents the Deceptive Humor Dataset (DHD), a novel resource for studying humor derived from fabricated claims and misinformation. In an era of rampant misinformation, understanding how humor intertwines with deception is essential. DHD consists of humor-infused comments generated from false narratives, incorporating fabricated claims an...

Quantum computers have the potential to solve problems that are difficult or impossible to address using classical modes of computation. Laser cooled neutral atoms at ultracold temperatures offer unique possibilities to study interacting many-body quantum systems which is at the heart of various quantum condensed matter phenomena. The first-generat...

In this paper, we investigate optimal receiver filter design with respect to shot noise in both non‐coherent and coherent fibre optic communication systems. We derive analytical expressions for the moment‐generating function of filter output and the signal‐to‐shot noise power ratio (SSNR) for intensity modulation direct detection (IM/DD) and phase...

Brewer spectroradiometers are robust, widely used instruments that have been monitoring global solar ultraviolet (UV) irradiance since the 1990s, playing a key role in solar UV research. Unfortunately, the uncertainties of these measurements are rarely evaluated due to the difficulties involved in the uncertainty propagation. This evaluation is ess...

Suitable bandgap, high solar‐blind light sensitivity, and high stability against harsh environments make Ga2O3 a promising candidate in the application of solar‐blind photodetectors. However, Ga2O3 photodetectors, particularly those dominated by the photoconductive effect, inevitably face a trade‐off between photoresponsivity and response speed. Co...

Some fishing vessels breach maritime laws by operating with their mandatory tracking systems (Automatic Identification System (AIS)) switched off. Marine insurers act as enablers of this practice since these vessels cannot operate without insurance. This article explores why insurers in England take on the risk of insuring them and assesses how the...

We propose a Rayleigh Scattering and adaptive color compensation method. It capitalizes on the brightness and color differentials between the regions where DCP has failed within images for effective regional segmentation. First, we added B-channel compensation to the atmospheric illumination, made a simple evaluation of the B channel through the at...

We propose a unique topological portal between quantum chromodynamics (QCD) and a dark sector characterized by a global symmetry breaking, which connects three QCD to two dark pions. When gauged, it serves as the leading portal between the two sectors, providing an elegant, self-consistent scenario of light thermal inelastic dark matter. The inhere...

Background A rare finding, the glomus tumor is made up of cells that resemble modified smooth muscle cells. It usually arises in the deep dermis of the palms and the wrists. However, it can still appear in atypical places such as the knee presenting with atypical symptoms. Case report This case report is about a 43-year-old previously healthy Midd...

This study presents a prototype of a no invasive system based on vision and tracking to training amblyopia for early, which demonstrates a good response for near and far localization, rotation and translation and white and dark skin tones. The system consists of a camera to identify the pupils, a microcontroller to send the data from camera to PC,...

Critical review of: Panoramas de las antropologías mundiales, Lins Ribeiro (ed. Gral.), Carmen Bueno Castellanos, Hilary Callan, Virginia García Acosta y Laura R. Valladares (eds.), México: CIESAS/UAM-I/ UAM-L/Universidad Iberoamericana, 2023.

Polarization‐sensitive perovskite photodetectors (PSPPDs) have demonstrated great potential for acquiring multidimensional data in remote sensing, security, and optical communication fields. However, requirements of external power supplies and polarization systems, slow response, and poor long‐term stability restrict PSPPDs’ further development. He...

The historiographical representation of Medieval India as a dark, stagnant and stationary has historically tarnished the image of an living civilization of being in the arms of Morpheus by creating a perception of legends and myths by its orientalist certitude. In spite of attempts to deconstruct such propositions in recent decades by scholars many...

Satander Earthquakes. Sisters protect their brothers and the King protects his entire family. Humans hide and find faith through them on dark times towards the end of this planet, on a war to free human kind from any moral responsability of having to help beasts any longer. 19 March 2025: Jorge reports as the biggest damage having trouble seeing hi...

Previous research examining the link between dishonesty and malevolent personality traits has focused on the dark triad of Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and narcissism (Jonason et al., 2014; Paulhus & Williams, 2002). Recent research has proposed a broader model of dark traits, the dark core of personality (Moshagen et al., 2018). This correlation...

This special issue aims to examine the dual impact of AI on business processes—its potential to drive efficiency, innovation, and competitive advantage, as well as its risks, including bias, job displacement, inequality, and ethical concerns. Key Topics: The benefits and risks of AI in business strategies AI's role in behavioral, psychological, an...

Soybean is a short-day crop and the long-duration variety takes 120 days for maturity. A protocol for rapid generation advancement in soybean breeding is worthwhile keeping in view its utility. The study emphasizes standardisation of physical conditions, especially using warm white and cool white light-emitting diodes to hasten flowering and pod se...

The development of high-efficiency silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells is primarily dependent on optimizing interface recombination losses (J0) and series resistance components (Rs), which critically influence the cell's fill factor (FF). The hole-selective p-a-Si:H/ITO contact is optimized by coupling the graded boron-doped a-Si:H and indium...

The nature of dark matter and dark energy remains one of the most profound mysteries in modern physics. While the Standard Model successfully describes visible matter, it does not account for the dark sector. This paper explores prospective gauge theories that could govern dark matter and dark energy interactions, considering extensions such as hid...

The active control of surface plasmonic waves (SPWs) through metasurfaces holds significant potential for advancing on-chip optical components. However, recent research has primarily concentrated on actively modulating the propagation and coupling of SPWs at a single frequency. Here, we propose a dual-band SPW excitation strategy in the terahertz r...

The first Euclid Quick Data Release, Q1, comprises 63.1 sq deg of the Euclid Deep Fields (EDFs) to nominal wide-survey depth. It encompasses visible and near-infrared space-based imaging and spectroscopic data, ground-based photometry in the u, g, r, i and z bands, as well as corresponding masks. Overall, Q1 contains about 30 million objects in thr...

We report the results of a spatially compete, high-sensitivity survey for Herbig-Haro (HH) outflows in the Western and Eastern Circinus molecular clouds. We have detected 28 new HH objects in Circinus West, doubling the number known in this dark nebula. We have also discovered 9 outflows in Circinus East, the first to be identified here. Although b...

In the course of antibody affinity maturation, germinal centre (GC) B cells mutate their immunoglobulin heavy- and light-chain genes in a process known as somatic hypermutation (SHM)1, 2, 3–4. Panels of mutant B cells with different binding affinities for antigens are then selected in a Darwinian manner, which leads to a progressive increase in aff...

1. Light and matter from the outside can enter a “black hole” through the “event horizon”, which confirms that the interior of a “black hole” is not completely dark but rather has light. 2. This study explores the idea that time inside a black hole is not completely stationary; rather, the rate of time dilation varies depending on the position. 3....

This paper investigates the recovery of optical soliton solutions for the concatenation model, incorporating fractional temporal evolution while excluding self-phase modulation effects. To achieve this, we employ the enhanced direct algebraic method and the new projective Riccati equation approach, both of which prove effective in extracting a comp...

Current data on ultra-high-energy (UHE) cosmic rays suggest they are predominantly made of heavy nuclei. This indicates that the flux of neutrinos produced from proton collisions on the cosmic microwave background is small and hard to observe. Motivated by the recent extremely-high-energy muon event reported by KM3NeT, we explore the possibility of...

Characterized by robust technical anonymity and a conspicuous absence of stringent regulations, the dark side of the Internet represent the less illuminated aspects of the digital world. This study analyzed a national survey conducted in the United States in November 2020 ( N = 702) to understand the relationship between using the dark side of the...

Anisotropy plays a crucial role in understanding and optimizing the properties of materials with directional dependencies. The hexagonal wurtzite structure, which is a typical crystal structure in compound semiconductors, demonstrates pronounced anisotropy, especially in its response to external stimuli. Recently, mechanical behavior under light il...

Silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) will be used to read out all calorimeters in the ePIC experiment at the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC). A thorough characterization of the radiation damage expected for SiPMs under anticipated EIC fluences is essential for accurate simulations, detector design, and effective operational strategies. In this study, we ev...

We present a new inelastic dark matter search: neutron stars in dark matter-rich environments capture inelastic dark matter which, for interstate mass splittings between about 45 - 285 MeV, will annihilate away before becoming fully trapped inside the object. This means a sizable fraction of the dark matter particles can annihilate while being outs...

Is empathy a “double-edged sword”? This study aimed to contribute to a more nuanced understanding of the multidimensional empathy construct in the statistical prediction of negative and positive mental health outcomes. More specifically, this research intended to reveal whether, what, and how four individual empathy dimensions (i.e., cognitive empa...

Due to non-zero neutrino rest masses we expect the energy density today in non-relativistic matter, $\omega_{\rm m}$, to be greater than the sum of baryon and cold dark matter densities, $\omega_{\rm cb}$. We also expect the amplitude of deflections of CMB photons due to gravitational lensing to be suppressed relative to expectations assuming massl...

The recent developments in France, Italy and Romania during what has been labeled as "corona crisis" is much telling about the state of the democracy in three European states. By using a strict control over the available information, by focusing all the public attention towards an officially designated target and by using widespread fear in a scien...

The quest to understand the nature of dark matter has driven extensive theoretical and experimental investigations. While many traditional models propose a scalar mediator to connect the dark sector with Standard Model (SM) particles, a compelling alternative involves a vector boson mediator. This study explores the feasibility of such a vector-med...

The powdered products industry demands certain parameters for the transport of these products, such as flowability. This has a direct impact on actions within the industry and in machinery development. For Coffea canephora, this information is absent in the relevant literature. Thus, the present study aimed to analyze alterations in the flow proper...

A comprehensive study of excitonic properties of 2D layered perovskites is provided, with an emphasis on understanding and controlling the exciton fine structure. First, an overview of the optical properties is presented, discussing the challenges in determining the bandgap and exciton binding energies. Through magneto-optical spectroscopic measure...

Zusammenfassung Gamification ist eine auf Informationstechnologie beruhende Zusatzdienstleistung, die aus Spiel-Design-Elementen besteht und darauf zielt, die Motivation, Produktivität und Verhaltensweisen von Nutzern positiv zu beeinflussen. Public Health ist die Wissenschaft und Praxis der Verhinderung von Krankheiten und Verlängerung des Lebens,...

This article investigates the third-order dimensionless nonlinear Schrödinger equation with a parabolic law media term, while deliberately excluding the group velocity dispersion term, which typically governs the propagation of ultrashort pulses. The Generalized Kudryashov approach, a powerful and novel technique, is applied for the first time to o...

In this study, polyols have been prepared via liquefaction of wastes of four types of bamboo, namely, Dendrocalamus asper (Betong), Gigantochloa levis (Beting), Bambusa vulgaris (Minyak), and G. scortechinii (Semantan). The effects of reaction temperatures and times on the yield percentage, hydroxyl number and viscosity were investigated. The study...

The detection of exceptionally high-energy γ-photons (up to 18 TeV) from GRB 221009A by the LHAASO Collaboration challenges conventional physics. Photon-axion-like particle (ALP) oscillations have been proposed to explain this anomaly, but they rely on specific parameter tuning. We present an alternative explanation involving superluminal dark phot...

In this study, Al/PbO/p-Si thin films were produced using two highly economical and practical methods: chemical bath deposition (CBD) and successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR). The structural and optical properties of the produced thin films were examined in detail and the results were compared according to the production methods....

The neutrinophilic dark sector hypothesizes that dark matter or other hidden sector particles interact primarily with neutrinos rather than standard model (SM) particles. This study explores possible Lagrangian formulations, gauge symmetries, and experimental signatures. We examine how such interactions could affect cosmology, neutrino oscillations...

Silicon (Si) photonics has been widely explored for many various applications, including optical communication, optoelectronic computing, spectroscopy, and image sensing. As a key component for optoelectronic signal conversion in these applications, Si‐based infrared photodetectors have attracted extensive attention. However, achieving all‐Si on‐ch...

Azobenzene‐based chiral photoswitches are widely used as photoresponsive dopants in cholesteric liquid crystals (CLCs) due to their ability to dynamically tune supramolecular helices and have attracted considerable attention in recent years. However, a challenge for their application is the thermal instability of Z‐isomers, causing photoaddressed i...

In the past two decades, research on the motivational underpinnings of the Dark Triad has burgeoned. However, it is unclear how each Dark Triad trait may map onto the values circumplex, and whether the research conducted thus far indicates consistent effects. In this multi-level meta-analysis, we examined the relationship between Dark Triad persona...

A search for cascade decays of charged sleptons and sneutrinos using final states characterized by three leptons (electrons or muons) and missing transverse momentum is presented. The analysis is based on a dataset with 140 fb$^{-1}$ of proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of $\sqrt{s}$=13 TeV recorded by the ATLAS detector at the La...

Solar flare above-the-loop-top (ALT) regions are vital for understanding solar eruptions and fundamental processes in plasma physics. Recent advances in 3D MHD simulations have revealed unprecedented details on turbulent flows and MHD instabilities in flare ALT regions. Here, for the first time, we examine the observable anisotropic properties of t...

Quantum chromodynamics (QCD)-like theories in which the dark matter (DM) of the Universe is hypothesized to be a thermal relic in the form of a dark pion has been extensively investigated, with most studies neglecting the C P -violating θ -angle associated with the topological vacuum. We point out that a nonvanishing θ could potentially trigger res...

People Call Me Narcissist is an exploration of the psychology behind influence, manipulation, and power dynamics. This book delves into the hidden mechanisms that govern human behavior, revealing how individuals can control, deceive, and shape others’ perceptions—either for personal gain or self-defense. Divided into multiple parts, the book cover...

We investigate a beyond Standard Model (SM) featuring five new fields. Four fields encompassing three distinct spin states—scalar ( S ), spinor ( ψ 1 , 2 ), and vector ( V μ )—together form the multicomponent dark matter (DM), while the fifth (scalar) field ( ϕ ) carries a unit charge under a dark U D ( 1 ) gauge symmetry, enabling SM-DM interactio...

We investigate the influence of the reheating temperature of the visible sector on the freeze-in dark matter (DM) benchmark model for direct detection experiments, where DM production is mediated by an ultralight dark photon. Here, we consider a new regime for this benchmark: we take the initial temperature of the thermal Standard Model (SM) bath t...

Featuring exceptional photoelectronic properties and scalability, hot‐pressing processed all‐inorganic (i. e., CsPbBr3) perovskite wafers have emerged as promising candidates for direct X‐ray imaging. Nonetheless, severe ion migration in CsPbBr3 wafers results in a large and drifting dark current, thereby compromising the bias‐resistant stability o...

We search for evidence of rotational support by analyzing the thermodynamic profiles of the intracluster medium (ICM) in a sample of nearby, massive galaxy clusters. For each object of the XMM-Newton Cluster Outskirts Project (X-COP) sample, we present axisymmetric models of rotating ICM with composite polytropic distributions, in equilibrium in sp...

Objective: This study aims to analyze the effect of the source (true versus false) of news on the intention to disseminate fake news of a brand, considering the mediation of news credibility in the relationship between source credibility and intention to disseminate fake news. Originality/value: This study’s relevance and originality revolve around...

The nature of dark matter and dark energy, collectively referred to as the "dark sector," remains one of the greatest mysteries in modern physics. While dark matter interacts gravitationally, its particle nature is unknown, and dark energy drives cosmic acceleration without a clear microphysical explanation. This paper investigates the possible dyn...

The presence of antimatter in the universe remains one of the most profound mysteries in modern physics. While the Standard Model predicts equal amounts of matter and antimatter production, observations indicate a significant baryon asymmetry. The discovery of the dark sector-comprising dark matter and dark energy-raises questions about whether ant...

The nature of dark matter (DM) and dark energy (DE) remains one of the most profound mysteries in modern physics. In this paper, we propose a fuzzy dark sector model wherein dark matter is modelled as an ultra-light scalar field (ULSF) with a mass m∼10 −22 eV, leading to macroscopic quantum effects on astrophysical scales. The interplay between thi...

Pushing the main ideas about darkness and light.

Candlelight reflects off the ceramic of my coffee cup in the early morning darkness. Outside the window, all remains cloaked in darkness, the glass reflecting the candlelight within against the opaque black on the other side of the clear pane. Little white lights string across my bookshelves and frame the window, casting all in a soft glow. My jour...

Soluble sulfide is toxic to many plants and animals and is especially problematic in brackish environments of the coastal zone (e.g., marshes and benthic environments). In addition to traditional techniques for measuring porewater sulfide in marsh and subaqueous systems (peepers, sippers, and centrifugal extraction), over the last decade or so, Ind...

The present study examines the relationship between the dark triad traits and peer influence on mental well-being among university students. A purposive sampling technique will be used, and data will be collected from different universities the sample (N=300) comprised of students (male and female) with an age range of 20-30 i.e. 20-25 years (young...

On April 8th 2024, a total solar eclipse disrupted light-dark cycles for North American birds during the lead-up to spring reproduction. Compiling over 10,000 community observations and AI analyses of nearly 100,000 vocalizations, we found that bird behavior was significantly affected by these few minutes of unexpected afternoon darkness. More than...

This work studies the bifurcation analysis, phase portrait, and dynamics behavior of exact traveling wave solutions for the time M-fractional (3 + 1)-dimensional Painlevé integrable model. This model is used to describe some complex phenomena in nonlinear science and is crucial for addressing various practical challenges, including key models in ar...

Strong light-matter interactions are gaining importance in controlling the photoswitching behavior of molecules exhibiting bistability. Here, we used the strategy of electronic strong coupling of both the E and Z-isomers of azopyrrole photoswitches to a single cavity mode, thereby tuning the conditions from strong to weak coupling in an on-the-go p...

In this paper, a graphene-dielectric metasurface is proposed for effective optical biosensing. The structure is composed of a periodic array of double-slit split-ring resonators (SRRs) adjacent to silicon bars over a sheet of graphene and silicon dioxide substrate. Interactions between electric dipoles (bright modes) in silicon bars and magnetic di...

Control of bubble motion is essential for improving efficiency and creating new functionalities in electrochemistry, heat transfer, and biomedical systems. Photoresponsive surfactants enable bubble manipulation by creating surface tension gradients, inducing a photo-Marangoni flow under illumination, without needing any engineered substrates, by le...

We use high-tech observations of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) class objects to evaluate their characteristics. We present data in five cases. (1) Bright UAPs over Kyiv and San Diego. (2) Dark objects over Kyiv and New York. (3) Space UAPs. (4) Analysis of objects near the Moon. (5) Analysis of the object recorded in the combat zone. Two-side...

Determining human behavior in organizations, explaining it with basic variables, and revealing the underlying causes of these behaviors provide significant advantages to managers. In this study, a literature research was conducted on the behaviors expressed as the dark side of organizational behavior. The dark side of organizational behavior is a c...

Your mind is like the sky—vast, open, and limitless. But just like the sky, it sometimes gathers dark clouds of doubt, fear, and negativity. Clear Sky Thinking is your guide to dissolving these mental storms and restoring a sense of clarity, confidence, and peace. Dr. Tarun Pal combines science, psychology, and timeless wisdom to help you recogniz...

Multi-head latent attention (MLA) is designed to optimize KV cache memory through low-rank key-value joint compression. Rather than caching keys and values separately, MLA stores their compressed latent representations, reducing memory overhead while maintaining the performance. While MLA improves memory efficiency without compromising language mod...

In recent years, the complementary nature of multi-contrast imaging has increased the popularity of x-ray phase contrast imaging, including edge illumination. However, edge illumination system optimization most often relies on phase and transmission contrast only, without considering dark field contrast. Computer simulations are a widespread approa...

Interacting electrons can form metallic states beyond the Fermi liquid paradigm, a conceptual frontier of many-body physics mainly explored via bulk thermodynamics and transport. In contrast, the microscopics of anomalous single-particle excitations underlying non-Fermi liquid properties have largely remained in the dark. Here we spectroscopically...