Older adults looking at dog pictures - psychobiological effects by Catia Correia-Caeiro, Teresa Romero, Kun Guo, Daniel S. Mills

“…Therefore, in this study we tested if looking at static dog images could have physiological and/or psychological effects in older adults, by collecting salivary oxytocin, heart rate, optimism scores, testing cooperativeness/competitiveness, and examining gaze patterns when looking at dog pictures in three conditions: dogs facing the observer, dogs facing sideways, or control pixelated pictures. …”
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Classification of Individuals With COVID-19 and Post–COVID-19 Condition and Healthy Controls Using Heart Rate Variability: Machine Learning Study With a Near–Real-Time Monitoring C... by Carlos Alberto Sanches, Andre Felipe Henriques Librantz, Luciana Maria Malosá Sampaio, Peterson Adriano Belan

“… BackgroundHeart rate variability (HRV) is a validated biomarker of autonomic and inflammatory regulation and has been associated with both acute COVID-19 and post–COVID-19 condition. …”
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Geomorphic constraints on differential surface uplift across the Dien Bien Phu Fault, northwestern Vietnam, and its implications on crustal dynamics in the southeastern Tibetan Pla... by Thi-Hue Dinh, Chih-Tung Chen, Yu-Chang Chan

“…This study offers, for the first time, new constraints on surface uplift pattern across the fault based on quantitative tectonic geomorphology analyses (normalized steepness index, and erosion rate from fluvial shear stress) combined with mapping of river terraces. …”
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Reduced periprosthetic fracture rate for a cemented anatomical versus a tapered polished stem in hip arthroplasty: A 6‐year follow‐up of a prospective observational cohort study... by Anna Josefsson, Michael Axenhus, Raéd Itayem, Sebastian Mukka, Martin Magnéli

“…Outcomes included the PFF rate, periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) and prosthetic dislocation. …”
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Integrated commercial and low-fishmeal fermented feed boosts survival and modulates intestinal microbiota in pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) by Yanbo Cheng, Lanfen Fan, Yifei Liu, Kuiying Su, Guohuan Xu

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Global, regional, and national burden of female infertility and trends from 1990 to 2021 with projections to 2050 based on the GBD 2021 analysis by Jie Liu, Yi Qin, Hui Liu, Yonglin Liu, Yi Yang, Yumei Ning, Huijun Ye

“…Abstract Female infertility represents a significant reproductive health issue that critically affects global fertility rates. In this study, we utilized the most recent data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study 2021. …”
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Evaluation of GLOCK 9 mm Firing Pin Aperture Shear Mark Individuality Based on 3,156 Different Pistols (Manufactured Over a 30 Year Period in Two Countries) Using Additional Patter... by James E. Hamby, Eric Warren, Stephen Norris, Nicholas D.K. Petraco

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Longitudinal effects of stress in an academic context on psychological well-being, physiological markers, health behaviors, and academic performance in university students by Juan Camilo Benítez-Agudelo, Dayana Restrepo, Eduardo Navarro-Jimenez, Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez

“…Heart rate variability (HRV), a widely used physiological marker of autonomic nervous system function and stress regulation, was assessed. …”
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Family institution and change of reproductive behaviour patterns of Russians in the formation of a new socio-gender order and country demographic environment by G. G. Sillaste

“…These changes require an in-depth study and understanding in order to develop effective measures to support the family institution and increase the birth rate in Russia. The paper examines in detail the peculiarities of the Russian demographic situation, including analysis of the birth rate and problems of interethnic marriages. …”
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Zoonotic diseases in China: epidemiological trends, incidence forecasting, and comparative analysis between real-world surveillance data and Global Burden of Disease 2021 estimates by Yun-Fei Zhang, Shi-Zhu Li, Shi-Wen Wang, Di Mu, Xi Chen, Sheng Zhou, Hai-Jian Zhou, Tian Qin, Qin Liu, Shan Lv, Yan Lu, Ji-Chun Wang, Yu Qin, Guo-Bing Yang, Yong-Jun Li, Jian-Yun Sun, Xiao-Nong Zhou, Mai-Geng Zhou, Can-Jun Zheng, Biao Kan, Shun-Xian Zhang

“…For most diseases, incidence rates were consistently higher in males than females. …”
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Association between different types and characteristics of fetal deceleration during labour and neonatal acidemia at delivery: A case-control study by Maria Fogelberg, Charlotte Dahlbäck, Frida Ekengård, Gisela Rickle, Andreas Herbst

“…Objective: Classification of fetal heart rate (FHR) decelerations as suspicious or pathological differs between current interpretation templates for intrapartum cardiotocography. …”
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Analysis of the results of Structural Surveys of russian Business for 2017–2022 by L. Yu. Arkhangel’skaya, O. Yu. Sitnikova

“…The authors studied the structure of the totality of Russian business organizations, their distribution by federal districts according to such criteria as the birth rate (economic birth rate), official liquidation (mortality), structural shifts in their demography in 2022 compared to 2017. …”
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BEYOND TRADITIONAL METRICS: ESG AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE IN INNOVATION-DRIVEN SECTORS by ANNALISA FERRARI, FEDERICO CINI, ROSELLA CASTELLANO

“…This study explores the relationship between Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) ratings and financial performance within technology-intensive sectors. …”
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Research on Diffusion Patterns of Gas Produced by Energy Storage Lithium Batteries due to Thermal Runaway by LIU Li, SHI Mengzhao, XU Dongyang, TANG Wenbing, HU Yue, JIANG Fengbing

“…The subsequent modeling of cell combustion, combined with experimental data, allows for the accurate correction of the heat release rate curve using a modified dichotomy method. In the numerical simulation stage, the corrected heat release rate curve, along with the large eddy simulation (LES) method, is used to simulate the thermal runaway combustion process of battery modules within containers. …”
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New Technology and Development Trend of Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors by ZHANG Jinping, ZHAO Qian, GAO Wei, LI Zehong, REN Min, ZHANG Bo

“…IGBT with fine-pattern trench gate, thin drift region, field stop as well as enhanced carrier doping concentration in emitter side is the mainstream device structure at present. …”
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Reliability Analysis of Improved Type-II Adaptive Progressively Inverse XLindley Censored Data by Refah Alotaibi, Mazen Nassar, Ahmed Elshahhat

“…On the other hand, from the Markovian chains, two patterns of credible interval estimates are also constructed. …”
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Spatiotemporal dynamics and associated drivers of COVID-19 incidence in Nepal by Bipin Kumar Acharya, Shristi Sharma, Laxman Khanal, Pramod Joshi, Meghnath Dhimal

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Response Mechanism of Extracellular Laccase Activity of Lyophyllum decastes to Cultivation Substrates and Subculture by Xue Xiong, Peng Li, Wei Li, Gui-he Zhang

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Variations in gamma radiation and alpha-emitting radionuclides in correlation with weather and location conditions by D. E. Tchorz-Trzeciakiewicz, J. A. Kamińska

“…Hourly variations of gamma radiation showed no consistent pattern. Statistical analysis indicated a positive correlation between gamma radiation and temperature at most locations, except near the sea where sea breezes influenced gamma dose rates. …”
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Local Polynomial Estimator in The Nonparametric Model of Inflation in Indonesia by Abdul Aziz, Nur Chamidah, Toha Saifudin

“…Nonparametric regression analysis can be used to model inflation data that does not form a particular pattern. This study applies a local polynomial nonparametric method to model the rate of change rate in the inflation over a period considering two factors influencing inflation: the rate of change in the BI interest rate and the rate of change rate in the money supply from the previous period. …”
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