An Investigation of Pre-stimulus EEG for Prediction of Driver Reaction Time.

Driver drowsiness significantly contributes to road accidents worldwide, and timely prediction of driver reaction time is crucial for developing effective advanced driver assistance systems. In this paper, we present an EEG-based prediction framework that investigates the impact of different pre-stimulus time windows, frequency band combinations, and channel groups on driver reaction time estimation using data from a 90-minute sustained attention driving task. Our systematic evaluation using a publicly available dataset of 24 drivers reveals that a 2-second pre-stimulus window yields the lowest prediction error.

Estimation of the domestic water demand‒supply scenario and its key driving factors in the Islamabad-Rawalpindi Metropolitan Area, Pakistan.

Domestic water availability is intricately linked with a growing population, urbanization, and associated land use/land cover change (LULCC). Precise and periodic assessments of water supply and demand are imperative for the sustainability of urban ecosystems. The present study provides a situational analysis of the domestic water supply and demand and LULC to quantify their impacts on water resources in the rapidly growing water scarce metropolitan area of Islamabad-Rawalpindi.

Nanopore Sequencing Solves an Elusive Case of Sotos Syndrome.

Sotos syndrome is a rare genetic disorder characterized by distinctive facial features, including a broad and prominent forehead, dolichocephaly, and learning disabilities ranging from mild to severe intellectual impairment. Affected individuals often show overgrowth in height and head circumference over two standard deviations. The syndrome is caused by haploinsufficiency of the NSD1 gene, with no evidence of genetic heterogeneity to date.

The Efficacy of Biobrane in Managing Superficial Paediatric Burn Injuries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Burn injuries in the paediatric population are common and account for a substantial proportion of hospital attendances, leading to a growing focus on optimising wound care to enhance healing, reduce discomfort and minimise the need for frequent dressing changes. Traditional dressings for superficial burns in children have inherent limitations that may hinder these goals. Biobrane (Dow Hickman/Bertek Pharmaceuticals, Sugar Land, TX), a semi-permeable silicone device embedded with a nylon mesh and a porcine-derived collagen matrix, offers a promising alternative with advantages such as improved wound healing, reduced pain and fewer dressing changes.

Novel transfer learning based acoustic feature engineering for scene fake audio detection.

Audio forensics plays a major role in the investigation and analysis of audio recordings for legal and security purposes. The advent of audio fake attacks using speech combined with scene-manipulated audio represents a sophisticated challenge in fake audio detection. Fake audio detection, a critical technology in modern digital security, addresses the growing threat of manipulated audio content across various applications, including media, legal evidence, and cybersecurity.