Public infrastructure projects frequently experience schedule delays, cost escalation, rework, coordination failures, and performance uncertainty caused by fragmented construction planning, changing environmental conditions, and incomplete geotechnical information. This study proposes a risk-informed construction delivery model that integrates construction risk prediction, lifecycle performance governance, environmental exposure assessment, and subsurface uncertainty evaluation to improve the resilience of public infrastructure projects. The framework organizes project risk into four connected dimensions: construction execution risk, lifecycle infrastructure performance risk, environmental and drainage-related exposure risk, and geotechnical reliability risk. A weighted decision matrix evaluates project vulnerability using measurable indicators, including delay probability, coordination complexity, design revision frequency, soil variability, and environmental exposure. The study also introduces a Project Resilience Index to evaluate infrastructure delivery performance under changing environmental and geotechnical conditions during planning, design, and construction. The framework is suitable for conceptual, analytical, and simulation-based evaluation without requiring proprietary project datasets. Scenario-based evaluation indicates that increasing environmental exposure and subsurface uncertainty increase project vulnerability while reducing resilience throughout construction delivery. The proposed framework provides a unified project delivery approach connecting BIM-oriented coordination, engineering management, urban environmental systems, and foundation reliability for resilient public infrastructure management.

Objective: To evaluate the association and discriminatory performance of diffusion MRI-derived apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values for ¹⁸F-FDOPA PET-defined metabolic activity in newly diagnosed glioma. Methods: This was a retrospective study of 87 treatment-naïve adults, who were initially evaluated for newly diagnosed or radiologically suspected glioma at Baghdad Teaching Hospital, Medical City, Baghdad from January 2026 to July 2026. Pretreatment diffusion MRI and ¹⁸F-FDOPA PET/CT results were evaluated. PET activity was determined a priori as TBRmax ≥1.60 as an approximated operational application of PET RANO 1.0. The mean ADC was compared across PET groups, associated with SUVmax and TBRmax and assessed by ROC analysis. WHO grade analyses were done in 80 individuals with histological confirmation. Results: Forty-six tumors were PET-active and 41 were PET-inactive. Mean ADC was lower in PET-active tumors (1.04 ± 0.24 vs 1.16 ± 0.23 ×10⁻³ mm²/s; p=0.029), whereas SUVmax was higher (3.73 ± 0.98 vs 2.06 ± 0.45; p<0.001). ADC correlated inversely with TBRmax (Spearman rho=−0.32; p=0.003) and SUVmax (rho=−0.29; p=0.006). The AUC was 0.62 (95% CI, 0.50–0.74). At ADC ≤1.20 ×10⁻³ mm²/s, sensitivity was 84.8%, specificity 41.5%, and accuracy 64.4%. Conclusion: ADC was moderately inversely correlated with 18F-FDOPA uptake but was poor in discriminative ability alone. The lower bound of the AUC confidence interval was near chance performance. The cutoff from this cohort is experimental and should not be used for guiding clinical choices without external confirmation.

English is becoming an increasingly important communication language. In terms of language learning, children in Indian government schools acquire English as a second language in addition to their mother tongue. The issues teachers encounter when teaching English as a second language are the subject of the research conducted in West Bengal. In this instance, the survey was conducted among West Bengali government school students who speak Bengali. This study’s main goal is to pinpoint the issues English language instructors encounter when instructing Bengali-speaking pupils. A questionnaire was used to collect data for this investigation. According to research, the most common barriers to English learning include students’ fear of speaking English, overwhelming impact of their mother tongue, a lack of confidence, and curricular constraints. In most situations, students are unable to practise English because their social and cultural backgrounds, as well as their home environment, are unsuitable for utilising the English language, causing them to lose interest in learning English. This study recommends modifying the curriculum to allow kids to read with pleasure and utilising technology to teach English through peer groups and narrative. According to the study, when teachers treat students like friends and help them use the language, students find it more acceptable and their anxiety levels decrease. It also shows that language labs and audio-visual instruction greatly improve students’ comprehension in rural schools.

The aim of the study was to assess morbidity and mortality among low birth weight newborns in the Markala Health District. Patients and Methods : This was a cross-sectional, descriptive and quantitative study conducted in the Markala Health District. Inclusion Criteria: Newborns with a birth weight of less than 2,500 g who were born and/or received care at a healthcare facility in the Markala Health District during the data collection period were included. Exclusion Criteria: Newborns with a birth weight of less than 2,500 g who came from another health district were excluded. Results: The average weight of low birth weight newborns was 1,964.58 grammes, with a mode of 2,000. The standard deviation was 402.972. The sex ratio favoured females, at 1.07. Factors associated with morbidity and mortality included, amongst others: Infection (60 per cent), respiratory distress (30 per cent) and hypothermia (10 per cent). It should also be noted that 90 per cent of deaths among low birth weight (LBW) infants occurred in pregnancies with a CPN rate of less than three (03). One third (70 per cent) of these LBW infants were delivered vaginally. The mortality rate was 8.8 per cent. Conclusion: This study identified the factors associated with morbidity and mortality in low birth weight newborns, with the main determinants identified including infections, respiratory distress, low birth weight, low rates of antenatal care, and obstetric history (e.g. hypertension).

The cataracts which is the major cause of blindness in the world has been largely attributed to genetic mutations especially in high consanguinity regions. Particularly, mutation in the FOXE3 genes is found in the congenital cataracts particularly in those families that have had consanguinity marriages. The topic that will be discussed in this paper will be a consanguinity family of Pakistanis and how the FOXE3 gene mutations are used in the pathogenesis of congenital cataracts. Whole-exome sequencing (WES) and DNA analysis identified that two individuals with the disease in the family contained a mutation in the FOXE3 gene (c.720C>A), which produced a premature stop codon at codon 240. The mutation leads to production of a truncated FOXE3 protein that disrupts the lens formation and cataracts are developed. The research will contribute to the knowledge of genetic causes of cataracts and consequent implications early diagnosis, genetic counseling and treatment of the affected patients in consanguineous groups. The findings demonstrate the importance of genetic testing and early intervention in the treatment of congenital cataracts particularly in high-consanguinity areas.

School verbal bullying is highly insidious yet rarely examined from linguistic perspectives. Adopting Bousfield’s impoliteness framework, this paper conducts quantitative and qualitative analysis on bullying dialogues extracted from the film Better Days. Positive impoliteness ranks first at 39 percent, followed by bald on-record impoliteness at 36.6 percent and negative impoliteness at 19.5 percent. Sarcastic mock politeness accounts for the smallest proportion of 4.9 percent despite its strong concealment. In this film, bullies choose different strategies due to distorted class perceptions and group power dynamics, and victims mostly cope with harm via silence. This study verifies the applicability of impoliteness theory in interpreting school verbal bullying and provides linguistic references for bullying prevention.

This work is about finding probable new anti-Ebola drugs. A formula [1] is used for that purpose- (Log A/Log B) =64.5/C-H-N-O. Where, C-H-N-O is molecular weight of the Ebola virus antigens. This formula was used to identify probable new anti-HIV drugs [2] and the cause of dementia [3]. Use of the formula [1] -(Log A/Log B) =64.5/C-H-N-O, to identify the constitution of probable anti Ebola drugs. “Log A is Logarithm of molecular weight (elemental atomic weight multiplied by number of molecules of that element) of individual element(s) of drug. Log B is Logarithm of molecular weight of similar element(s) of Deoxy Ribose Nucleic Acid (DNA). C-H-N-O is basic effector. 64.5 Kda is the molecular weight of a complex effector molecule-Haemoglobin. Atomic weight of the element x number of molecules of the same molecule = Molecular weight of that element in either DNA or Drug” [1].