Searching for Gravitational-Wave Bursts from Cosmic String Cusps with the Parkes Pulsar Timing Array’s Third Data Release by Yong Xia, Jingbo Wang, Sachiko Kuroyanagi, Wenming Yan, Yirong Wen, Agastya Kapur, Jing Zou, Yi Feng, Valentina Di Marco, Saurav Mishra, Christopher J. Russell, Shuangqiang Wang, De Zhao, Xingjiang Zhu

“…Since GWs are anticipated from cosmic strings, PTAs offer a viable approach to testing their existence. We present the results of the first Bayesian search for gravitational-wave bursts from cosmic string cusps (GWCSs) using the third PPTA data release for 30 ms pulsars. …”
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Understanding the research landscape of over-the-counter herbal products, dietary supplements, and medications evaluated for depressive symptoms in adults: a scoping review by Rachael Frost, Rachael Frost, Aiman Zamri, Silvy Mathew, Adriana Salame, Cini Bhanu, Sukvinder K. Bhamra, Juan Carlos Bazo-Alvarez, Juan Carlos Bazo-Alvarez, Michael Heinrich, Michael Heinrich, Kate Walters

“…There is a need for further evaluation of herbal medical products as adjuncts to antidepressants and for exploring their potential benefits when used adjunctively with psychological therapies to support a more integrative approach. Safety reporting in these trials needs to be further improved.Systematic Review Registration:https://osf.io/rkm57/.…”
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An integrated machine learning and fractional calculus approach to predicting diabetes risk in women by David Amilo, Khadijeh Sadri, Evren Hincal, Muhammad Farman, Kottakkaran Sooppy Nisar, Mohamed Hafez

“…This study presents a novel dual approach for diabetes risk prediction in women, combining machine learning classification with fractional-order physiological modeling. …”
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Which outcomes are key to the pre-intervention assessment profile of a child with developmental coordination disorder? A systematic review and meta-analysis by Bouwien Smits-Engelsman, Marisja Denysschen, Jessica Lust, Dané Coetzee, Ludvík Valtr, Marina Schoemaker, Evi Verbecque

“…Background: Purpose of this study was to determine what key aspects of function should be incorporated to make up a pre-intervention assessment profile of a child with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD); more specifically, what aspects of functioning are implicated in DCD and what is their relative impact? …”
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Classification of SERS spectra for agrochemical detection using a neural network with engineered features by Mateo Frausto-Avila, Monserrat Ochoa-Elias, Jose Pablo Manriquez-Amavizca, María del Carmen González-López, Gonzalo Ramírez-García, Mario Alan Quiroz-Juárez

“…This limitation highlights the need for continued innovation in both SERS technology and data analysis methods to fully realize its potential in real-world applications. In this context, we present a machine-learning model based on a feedforward neural network for the rapid and accurate classification of SERS spectra. …”
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Geographic Differences in the Quality of Life Associated With Chronic Pancreatitis: An International, Multicenter Study by Misbah Unnisa, Mahya Faghih, Asbjørn Mohr Drewes, Vikesh K. Singh, Dhiraj Yadav, Rupjyoti Talukdar, Søren Schou Olesen, Anna Evans Phillips

“…Background and Aims: Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a disease that is present in multiple different geographic populations and is treated similarly around the world. …”
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<i>Folliculin</i> (<i>FLCN</i>) in Thyroid Tumors: Incidence, Significance, and Role as a Driver Gene and Secondary Alteration by Faisal A. Hassan, Camryn Slone, Robert J. McDonald, Julie C. Dueber, Adeel M. Ashraf, Melina J. Windon, Oliver J. Fackelmayer, Cortney Y. Lee, Therese J. Bocklage, Derek B. Allison

“…Patient 1, with a germline <i>FLCN</i> mutation and a history of BHD syndrome, presented with a well-circumscribed oncocytic adenoma. …”
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Malaria vector diversity, transmission and insecticide resistance in Island communities along the Volta lake in Southern Ghana by Abena Ahema Ebuako, Christopher Mfum Owusu-Asenso, Anisa Abdulai, Abdul Rahim Mohammed Sabtiu, Isaac Kwame Sraku, Yaw Akuamoah-Boateng, Cornelia Appiah-Kwarteng, Akua Obeng Forson, Patrick Ferdinand Ayeh-Kumi, Yaw Asare Afrane

“…Abstract Introduction Island communities along the Volta Lake in southern Ghana present unique challenges for malaria control, characterized by high transmission rates, limited vector control measures and geographically isolated. …”
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Trispecific SEED antibodies engineered for neutrophil-mediated cell killing by Veronica Natale, Gergely Heves, Katharina Stadlbauer, Florian Rüker, Vanessa Siegmund, Lukas Pekar, Stefan Zielonka, Lars Toleikis, Stefan Becker, Gordana Wozniak-Knopp

“…Interestingly, HEK-expressed mutants featured a CH2-linked N-glycan pattern more similar to wild-type IgA, with reduced core fucosylation in comparison with IgA-SEED. …”
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Targeted chain-exchange-mediated reconstitution of a split type-I cytokine for conditional immunotherapy by Vedran Vasic, Can Buldun, Manfred Ritz, Steffen Dickopf, Guy J. Georges, Christian Spick, Alessa Peuker, Thomas Meier, Klaus Mayer, Ulrich Brinkmann

“…We demonstrate that targeted on-cell prodrug conversion is more efficient than nonspecific activation in-solution. …”
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Ecological thresholds and transformations due to climate change: The role of abiotic stress by Michael J. Osland, John B. Bradford, Lauren T. Toth, Matthew J. Germino, James B. Grace, Judith Z. Drexler, Camille L. Stagg, Eric R. Grossman, Karen M. Thorne, Stephanie S. Romañach, Davina L. Passeri, Gregory B. Noe, Jessica R. Lacy, Ken W. Krauss, Kurt P. Kowalski, Glenn R. Guntenspergen, Neil K. Ganju, Nicholas M. Enwright, Joel A. Carr, Kristin B. Byrd, Kevin J. Buffington

“…In the face of accelerating climate change, there is concern that abrupt ecosystem transformations will become more widespread as critical ecological thresholds are crossed. …”
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High-dose vitamin C as a targeted treatment for KRAS-driven cancers? by Elisabeth Mack, Christian Rau, Cornelia Otet, Jonas Aaron Schäfer, Cornelia Brendel, Albert Grass, Peer Bredow, Christian Hohl, Carsten Denkert, Frank Willeke, Andreas Neubauer

“…As up to now two randomized clinical trials showed a beneficial effect of the addition of high-dose vitamin C (pancreatic cancer: Bodeker et al., colorectal cancer: Vitality trial), and, in the case of Vitality, the benefit was restricted to KRAS mutated tumors only, more clinical trials addressing this topic are needed. …”
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Tras los pasos de los grandes escritores áureos en la enseñanza universitaria: de las biografías canónicas a la visión del cine, la televisión y la publicidad / Following in the fo... by Alberto Gutiérrez Gil

“…Many of the most interesting resources of Spanish cinema, television and advertising, which could be used as materials for teaching such representative contexts for Lope’s, Cervantes’s or Quevedo’s drama and poetic works as their vital and social ones, are presented on it. By means of citation and analysis we will be able to present their strengths and weaknesses and, furthermore, the benefits of a multidimensional methodology.…”
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Manifestations of Semantic Evolution in Ibn Faris's Language Metrics (d. 395 AH) by Leila RAHMANI

“…Regardless of its richness, a language cannot flourish without active utilization and dissemination among its speakers, thereby linking its present to its historical roots. As societies progress and as discoveries and innovations emerge, the necessity to coin new terms for previously undefined concepts becomes a pivotal driver of semantic evolution. …”
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Uso do rejeito da dessalinização de água salobra para irrigação da erva-sal (Atriplex nummularia) The use of the brine from desalting brackish water to irrigate saltbush (Atriplex... by Everaldo R. Porto, Míriam C.C. de Amorim, Luis G. de A. Silva Júnior

“…This implies that, for sustainable water management, it is necessary to generate more information about soil and water relationships for saltbush plants in the arid zones of Brazil.…”
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Antibodies to cyclic citrullinated peptide and angiopoietin-like protein type 4 as markers of immune inflammation and osteoporotic processes in rheumatoid arthritis patients by G. Ya. Osmanova, V. A. Aleksandrov, A. V. Aleksandrov, L. N. Shilova, E. G. Cherkesova, N. V. Aleksandrova, I. A. Zborovskaya

“…Low-energy fractures in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are more common in patients with high activity and long duration of disease, and with high titers of anti-citrullinated antibodies (ACPA). …”
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ChatGPT-o1 Preview Outperforms ChatGPT-4 as a Diagnostic Support Tool for Ankle Pain Triage in Emergency Settings by Pooya Hosseini-Monfared, Shayan Amiri, Alireza Mirahmadi, Amirhossein Shahbazi, Aliasghar Alamian, Mohammad Azizi, Seyed Morteza Kazemi

“…ChatGPT-o1 preview outperformed ChatGPT-4, offering clearer and more precise responses. While both models show potential as supportive tools, their role should remain supervised and strictly supplementary to clinical expertise. …”
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Non-Diffractive Wavefront-Shaping Intraocular Lens with Extended Depth of Focus: First Implantation Experience by K. B. Pershin, N. F. Pashinova, A. Yu. Tsygankov, E. A. Antonov, I. V. Kosova, E. A. Korneeva

“…The presented data testify to the high efficacy of this IOL for medium distance and far distance vision correction and to the possibility of providing functional near vision. …”
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The Effect of high intensity interval training with nigella sativa supplementation on lipid profile, fasting blood sugar and body composition of overweight young women by Soheyla Alamdar, Seyed Mohsen Avandi

“…However, in this study, HIIT and Nigella Sativa supplementation did not have a significant effect on lipid profile and fasting blood sugar, so it is suggested that more research should be done.…”
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The Effects of a Smartphone App (Feelee) to Enhance Adolescents’ Emotion Regulation Skills in a Forensic Outpatient Setting: Protocol for a Multiple Single-Case Experimental Design... by Merel M L Leijse, Levi van Dam, Thimo M van der Pol, René Breuk, Arne Popma

“…The use of Feelee, an app that collects and displays active and passive data, is promising to support adolescents in obtaining more insight into their emotion regulation abilities. …”
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