Articular cartilage degeneration and aberrant osteocyte perilacunar/canalicular remodeling in subchondral bone of patients with developmental dysplasia of the hip by Teng Ye, Jiren Yan, Tianyou Kan, Guoming Xie, Zhichang Zhang, Wenjing Yin, Bizeng Zhao, Zhifeng Yu, Linyang Chu

“…Conclusions Our findings indicate that the abnormal osteocyte activity in subchondral bone might contribute to the deterioration of subchondral bone structure, which accelerates cartilage degeneration and DDH progression. …”
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BEEHIVES AND HONEY PRODUCTION - A BRIEF STATISTICS IN THE WORLD AND EUROPEAN UNION 2000-2022 AND HONEY BEES BETWEEN INTERLINKED CRISIS OF BIODIVERSITY, POLLUTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE by Agatha POPESCU, Toma Adrian DINU, Elena STOIAN, Valentin SERBAN

“…The statistical data for the period 2000-2022 provided by FAOStat, Knoema, Eurostat and other official data bases have been processed using fixed basis and structural indices, trend regression equations (linear and polynomial), R square, descriptive statistics, regression analysis, correlation coefficient, comparison method. …”
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Cardiac magnetic resonance markers of pre-clinical hypertrophic and dilated cardiomyopathy in genetic variant carriers by Philip M. Croon, Marion van Vugt, Cornelis P. Allaart, Bram Ruijsink, Perry M. Elliott, Folkert W. Asselbergs, Rohan Khera, Connie R. Bezzina, Michiel Winter, A. Floriaan Schmidt

“…Abstract Background Patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) exhibit structural and functional cardiac abnormalities. We aimed to identify imaging biomarkers for pre-clinical cardiomyopathy in healthy participants carrying cardiomyopathy-associated variants (G +). …”
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Characteristics and mechanism of overlying rock and surface damage in gently inclined thick coal seam mining by Xiaoshen XIE, Enke HOU, Bingchao ZHAO, Dong FENG, Pengfei HOU, Weiqiang GUO

“…The results show that the roof overburden of I020213 face extends forward with the repeatable structural evolution characteristics of “cantilever-fracture-hinged joint-collapse rotation-slip-stability”. …”
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The Mater Dolorosa: Spanish Diva Lola Flores as Spokesperson for Francoist Oppressive Ideology by Irene Mizrahi

“…Rather than acknowledging structural oppression, the narrative glorifies suffering as a path to resilience, aligning with both Catholic doctrine and Francoist propaganda. …”
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The Effect of the Virtual Reality–Based Biofeedback Intervention DEEP on Stress, Emotional Tension, and Anger in Forensic Psychiatric Inpatients: Mixed Methods Single-Case Experime... by Lisa Klein Haneveld, Tessa Dekkers, Yvonne H A Bouman, Hanneke Scholten, Joanneke Weerdmeester, Saskia M Kelders, Hanneke Kip

“…This highlights the importance for the structural integration of DEEP into current treatment protocols.…”
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Increased Brain Iron Deposition in the Putamen in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Detected by Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping by Jing Li, Qihao Zhang, Nan Zhang, Lingfei Guo

“…The underlying brain structural changes in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients have attracted increasing attention. …”
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Analysis of productive and biological parameters of age-1+ carp crossbreed obtained by synthetic selection method in the Polissya zone of Ukraine by H. Kurinenko, U. Kuts, М. Ostapchuk, S. Yurchak

“…The material for the study were crossbreed (♀LSC×♂AZFC; ♀AZSC×♂LSC; ♀AZFC×♂GFC) and purebred age-1+ (♀LSC×♂LSC) of different structural units of the Ukrainian scaly and framed carp breeds. …”
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Genomic regions of Solanum tuberosum L. associated with the tuber eye depth by I. V. Totsky, I. V. Rozanova, A. D. Safonova, A. S. Batov, Yu. A. Gureeva, A. V. Kochetov, E. K. Khlestkina

“…The 24 significant markers associated with the “eye depth” trait were identified using 15,214 SNP markers genotyped with the Illumina 22K SNP potato array chip and the general linear model (GLM) taking into account the population structure. …”
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Coffee Consumption Correlates With Better Cognitive Performance in Patients With a High Incidence for Stroke by Massimo Barbagallo, Anne Springer, Chiara Vanetta, Meret Allemann, Pratintip Lee, Soheil Saeedi, Stefanie Aeschbacher, Marco Luciani, Leo H. Bonati, Giorgio Moschovitis, Victor Scheu, Jonas Rutishauser, Richard Kobza, Marcello Di Valentino, Pascal B. Meyre, Nicolas Rodondi, David Conen, Michael Kühne, Stefan Osswald, Jürg H. Beer

“…Methods and Results Daily coffee consumption was assessed using a structured nutrition questionnaire, and cognitive function was evaluated by a detailed neurocognitive‐test‐battery, including the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, Trail‐Making Test, semantic fluency, and Digit‐Symbol‐Substitution Test. …”
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Spatio-temporal dynamics of Isoberlinia-dominated woodlands in disturbance-prone landscapes over 15 years by Shègoun Eudes Idjigbèrou, Eméline Sêssi Pélagie Assédé, Séverin Biaou, Gérard Nounagnon Gouwakinnou, Armand Kuyema Natta, Samadori Sorotori Honoré Biaou

“…Productivity and disturbance influence species richness and structure, enhancing our understanding of vegetation dynamics and species coexistence over time. …”
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Optimizing XGBoost Hyperparameters for Credit Scoring Classification Using Weighted Cognitive Avoidance Particle Swarm by Atul Vikas Lakra, Sudarson Jena, Kaushik Mishra

“…Weighted cognitive avoidance particle swarm optimization for the XGBoost (WCAPSO-XGB) model has been proposed for credit score classification. The structure of the XGBoost (XGB) model is determined by the hyperparameters, which must be initialized prior to model evaluation. …”
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Some New Optimal Skew Cyclic Codes With Derivation by Asia Noor, Atif Hasan Soori, Muhammad Shoaib Arif, Kamaleldin Abodayeh

“…These codes are modules over the ring <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mathcal {R}{[x,\alpha,\delta _{\alpha,\zeta }]}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> with automorphism <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\alpha $ </tex-math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\alpha $ </tex-math></inline-formula>-derivation <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\delta _{\alpha,\zeta }$ </tex-math></inline-formula>(where <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\zeta \in \mathcal {R}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>). The structure of ring <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mathcal {R}{[x,\alpha,\delta _{\alpha,\zeta }]}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> is presented to develop linear codes over the ring. …”
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Uric Acid Metabolism and Its Relationship with Glucose and Lipid Metabolism in Overweight and Obese Children and Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study in South China by Tang B, Li Y, Lin J, Zhu Y, Chen D, Mou Y, Zhu S

“…A dendrogram was generated to visualize the cluster structure.Results: Among 172 participants (96 males, 76 females), the mean age was 10.88± 2.70 years. …”
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Antibacterial Effect of Solenocera crassicornis Processing By-products Fermentation on Specific Spoilage Organisms of Squid Refrigeration by Ting SHU, Lin WANG, Xiaoyu ZOU, Ru SONG

“…However, the membrane structure of SR-SSOs did not undergo complete lysis. …”
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PREDICTION OF VERTICAL IMPACTION OF LOWER WISDOM TOOTH ACCORDING ORTHOPANTOMOGRAPHY OF LOWER JAW by A.M. Hohol, A.I. Pankevych, I.A. Kolisnyk, D.S. Machulenko, Ya.A. Hohol

“…To predict the nature of the impaction of the third lower molars, the authors provide indicators of the angle of the tooth, the structure of their roots, the degree of impact and age of the patient. …”
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Predicting OSA Using Radiographs of the Airway Anatomy by Du M, Gui Y, Guo Y, Liu J, Deng W, Huang J, Liu T, Zhang X, Pang F

“…The correlation between the Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI) and these upper airway anatomical factors was analyzed using both univariate and multivariate analyses to develop a predictive model for OSA.Results: The anatomical structure of the upper airway in patients with OSA is narrower compared to non-OSA individuals, and these patients exhibit a longer and thicker tongue. …”
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Breast cancer is a threatening scenario resulting from the development of endometriosis and benign breast disease overlap syndrome: literature review by T.A. Lunko, O.O. Lytvynenko, A.S. Lunko, S.V. Konovalenko, A.V. Khmel

“…According to the National Cancer Registry of Ukraine, mortality from breast cancer (BC) continues to be at the first places in the structure of oncological pathology among the female population. …”
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Development of a formative index for precarious employment in Denmark by Per Høgh Poulsen, Jesper Medom Vestergaard, Trine Nøhr Winding, Karin Biering, Johan Hviid Andersen, Rasmus Juul Møberg

“…Exploratory factor analysis was conducted to explore factor structure of the PE Index. To assess reliability and inter-item correlation of the individual dimensions, Cronbach's Alpha and Kendall's Tau were applied. …”
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Ultra-processed food intake and brain health in middle-aged and older adults by Jiawei Gu, Linli Chen, Yujia Bao, Xueer Yang, Xuhua Chen, Zheshen Han, Yibin Zhou, Xiaobei Deng, Yuhua Li, Jinjun Ran

“…Given the increasing prevalence of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) in modern diets and their links to various chronic diseases, this study investigates their associations with neurodegeneration and alterations in brain structure. Design: A prospective cohort study. Setting and participants: 58,423 participants aged 40–70 years from the UK Biobank cohort (enrolled from 2006 to 2010) were included to examine the associations between UPF intake and neurodegenerative diseases, with a subsample of 5,462 participants with neuroimaging data used to investigate associations with regional gray matter morphology, including volume, thickness, and surface area. …”
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