The influences of pulse exposure versus continuous exposure to cadmium are different: Mechanisms elucidated from motor behavior and brain in amphibian larvae by Minyi Huang, Jiawei Yin, Yuyue Wan, Renyan Duan

“…It is noteworthy that the CECd exerted a more pronounced influence on brain structure, metabolism, and movement behaviour than the PECd. …”
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Cluster of factors associated with physical frailty in community-dwelling elderly people by Saulo Vasconcelos Rocha, Manuela Alves dos Santos, Iasmim de Santana Meira Santos, Clarice Alves dos Santos, Mariana Alves dos Santos, Maria Luiza Oliveira Silva, Guilherme Eustáquio Furtado, Hector Luiz Rodrigues Munaro

“… Frailty is characterized as a set of factors related to the body structure that lead the subject to a process of physical vulnerability, increasing their dependence. …”
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MFPI-Net: A Multi-Scale Feature Perception and Interaction Network for Semantic Segmentation of Urban Remote Sensing Images by Xiaofei Song, Mingju Chen, Jie Rao, Yangming Luo, Zhihao Lin, Xingyue Zhang, Senyuan Li, Xiao Hu

“…The Swin Transformer efficiently extracts multi-level global semantic features through its hierarchical structure and window attention mechanism. The DDRASD’s diverse dilation rates attention (DDRA) block combines convolutions with diverse dilation rates and channel-coordinate attention to enhance multi-scale contextual awareness, while Shuffle Block improves resolution via pixel rearrangement and avoids checkerboard artifacts. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF MICROPLASTICS IN PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS BY MICROSCOPIC METHODS AND VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY by ANDREEA LAURA BANICA, RALUCA MARIA BUCUR POPA, IOANA DANIELA DULAMA, IOAN ALIN BUCURICA, RALUCA MARIA STIRBESCU, CRISTIANA RADULESCU

“…From visual (microscopy) and chemical (μ-FTIR spectroscopy) point of view the structure was mostly like polypropylene fibers, smaller and having glossy mate appearance.…”
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Advanced and Readily‐Available Wireless‐Powered Blue‐Light‐Implant for Non‐Invasive Peri‐Implant Disinfection by Ludan Zhang, Yamin Li, Lintian Yuan, Qianyi Zhang, Yuqing Yan, Fan Dong, Jun Tang, Yuguang Wang

“…In space, complete irradiation to complex peri‐implant structure is realized by the built‐in wireless‐powered light source, thus improving the efficacy. …”
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Optimized Distributed Control for Power Sharing and Voltage-Frequency Regulation in Islanded Microgrids by Neethu Sajeev, Stephen Arinze Obi, Jae-Jung Jung

“…A multiagent distributed control system, based on a hierarchical control structure, is implemented to facilitate the seamless integration of energy resources into the microgrid. …”
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Arsenic-induced circASXL1 regulates 16HBE cell proliferation through the P65 signaling axis by Xuefei Yang, Jingwen Tan, Ruihuan Zhao, Tingzhi Duan, Jingchao Yang, Bin Chen, Xinda Yang, Jinhua Wang, Chenglan Jiang, Guanghui Ni, Yanliang Zhang, Yuefeng He

“…Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are critical in various cellular processes and linked to disease due to their highly stable covalent closed-loop structure, making them potential therapeutic targets. …”
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Exploiting the Interplay between Liquid-Liquid Demixing and Crystallization of the PVDF Membrane for Membrane Distillation by N. I. M. Nawi, M. R. Bilad, N. A. H. M. Nordin, M. O. Mavukkandy, Z. A. Putra, M. D. H. Wirzal, J. Jaafar, Asim L. Khan

“…We explore the roles of dope solution temperature in dictating the phase separation mechanisms as well as the structure and the performance of semicrystalline PVDF membranes. …”
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Cultural attitudes toward sport psychology: insights from Italian athletes and coaches by Gabriele Simonti, Gabriele Simonti, Cindra Kamphoff, Michelle McAlarnen, Panagiotis Kratimenos, Alessandro Quartiroli, Alessandro Quartiroli

“…Using Brislin’s back-translation method, we adapted the SPA-R and SPARC-2 into Italian.ResultsConfirmatory factor analysis confirmed the internal structure of the instruments in the Italian sample. …”
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Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci in <i>Arabidopsis</i> MAGIC Lines Uncovers Hormone-Responsive Genes Controlling Adventitious Root Development by Brenda Anabel López-Ruiz, Joshua Banta, Perla Salazar-Hernández, Daniela Espinoza-Gutiérrez, Andrea Alfaro-Mendoza, Ulises Rosas

“…We analyzed the differences in the root structure of 139 MAGIC lines by measuring PRL, LRN, LRL, ARN, and ARL. …”
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Economic and mathematical modeling of innovative development of the agglomeration on the basis of information technologies by Mykhailo Oklander, Oksana Yashkina, Оlena Chukurna, Tatiana Oklander, Аnastasia Pandas, Larysa Radkevych, Viktoriia Sinkovska

“…This will accelerate the establishment of links between the players of the regional innovation market and contribute to a qualitative change in the spatial and functional structure of urban agglomerations. The development of information and communication technologies allows to create effective systems that will stimulate the agglomerations innovative development . …”
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Liver Semantic Segmentation Method Based on Multi-Channel Feature Extraction and Cross Fusion by Chenghao Zhang, Lingfei Wang, Chunyu Zhang, Yu Zhang, Peng Wang, Jin Li

“…However, due to the complex anatomical structure of the liver and significant inter-patient variability, the current methods exhibit notable limitations in feature extraction and fusion, which pose a major challenge to achieving accurate liver segmentation. …”
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Barriers in the control of schistosomiasis with mass distribution of praziquantel in Bauchi State, Nigeria: a phenomenological study by Sunday Charles Adeyemo, Obehi Oluwafemi Are-Daniel, Folasade Yetunde Adeleke, Eniola Dorcas Olabode, Abdulwaris Salisu Maleka, Odunlami Joseph Akintade, Ayodele Raphael Ajayi, Hussain Muhammad Abdulsalam, Rabiu Nafiu, Yunusa Usman

“…Low drug stocks, lack sufficient trained health workers, transportation challenges, weak organization structure, financial and incentive limitations were identified as organizational barriers to the mass distribution of praziquantel. …”
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Exploring Postharvest Metabolic Shifts and NOX2 Inhibitory Potential in Strawberry Fruits and Leaves via Untargeted LC-MS/MS and Chemometric Analysis by Georgia Ladika, Paris Christodoulou, Eftichia Kritsi, Thalia Tsiaka, Georgios Sotiroudis, Dionisis Cavouras, Vassilia J. Sinanoglou

“…Additionally, a machine learning-based predictive model was applied to evaluate the NOX2 inhibitory potential of 24 structurally characterized metabolites. <b>Results:</b> Storage induced significant and tissue-specific metabolic changes. …”
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Review of Molten Salt Corrosion in Stainless Steels and Superalloys by Ying Wei, Peiqing La, Yuehong Zheng, Faqi Zhan, Haicun Yu, Penghui Yang, Min Zhu, Zemin Bai, Yunteng Gao

“…In the context of the global energy structure transformation, concentrated solar power (CSP) technology has gained significant attention. …”
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Temperature‐Dependent Optical Properties of CsCu2I3 Perovskites by Giovanni Vescio, Joshua Diago Forero, Paolo Pellegrino, Sergio García de Mendoza, Robert Oliva, Jordi Ibáñez, Blas Garrido, Albert Cirera, Sergi Hernández

“…X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and X‐ray diffraction (XRD) confirm the stoichiometry and crystalline structure, with optimal synthesis conditions found at 80 °C and 0.8 mL of oleic acid. …”
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Spatiotemporal Analysis of Dust Devils in the Preselected Landing Area for Tianwen-3: A Case Study of Chryse Planitia by Yu Yang, Bo Li, Zhaojin Rong, Shaojie Qu, Xuan Cheng

“…Dust devils (DDs) play a crucial role in the thermal structure of the Martian atmospheric boundary layer. …”
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Challenges of genetic homogeneity in aquaculture of the kelp Saccharina japonica: Insights from China in ten year’s retrospect by Xiaodong Li, Lirong Chang, Feng Han, Xia Li, Luyang Xiao, Ershuai Huang, Yaning Yang, Li Su, Shaojun Pang

“…To assess decadal changes in farmed populations, we conducted a comprehensive investigation during the 2023–2024 cultivation cycle, combining microsatellite marker analysis of genetic composition/structure with open-sea cultivation trials to evaluate both genotypic and phenotypic characteristics. …”
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Bibliometric analysis of monoclonal antibodies for atherosclerosis by Jiqing Ma, Kaiwen Zhao, Yalin Zhu, Wen Xu, Jie Huang, Xiaolong Wei, Zhiqing Zhao

“…The purpose of this study is to examine the research structure and current trends of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) against AS from a bibliometric perspective, since the development of these drugs is currently booming. …”
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Lower limbs lengthening over the intramedullary nail versus lengthening by Ilizarov technique by E. A. Shchepkina, I. V. Lebedkov, L. N. Solomin, K. L. Korchagin, F. K. Sabirov, D. G. Parfeev

“…Lengthening over the nail (LON) combines the advantages of external and internal fixations.The objective was to compare the effectiveness of the application, to assess the structure and frequency of complications in patients treated with lengthening by Ilizarov technique and lengthening over the nail.Methods and materials. …”
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