Cross-sectional and longitudinal trajectory analyses of sleep duration and frailty among middle-aged and older Chinese adults by Wei Zheng, Yan Sun, Xianling Liu, Miao Lu, Di Xu

“…Conversely, the initial level of frailty significantly negatively predicted the initial level of sleep duration (β = − 0.36, P < 0.001), and the rate of change in frailty negatively predicted the rate of change in sleep duration (β = − 0.71, P < 0.001). …”
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Proactive and Reactive Response Inhibition across the Lifespan. by Peter Smittenaar, Robb B Rutledge, Peter Zeidman, Rick A Adams, Harriet Brown, Glyn Lewis, Raymond J Dolan

“…Both forms of control rely on overlapping frontostriatal pathways known to deteriorate in healthy aging, an age-related decline that occurs at an accelerated rate in men compared to women. Here we ask whether these patterns of age-related decline are reflected in similar changes in proactive and reactive inhibitory control across the lifespan. …”
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Role of arrowworm Sagitta elegans (Chaetognatha) in plankton communities of the western Bering Sea by E. P. Dulepova

“…The arrowworm production decreased in these warm years but production of non-predatory species (basically small- and medium-sized copepods) increased sharply because of their rapid response to temperature changes realized in high growth rate under higher temperature. Thus, the role of S. elegans in formation of the community production becomes lower in conditions favorable for high growth rate of non-predatory species.…”
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Numerical Simulation and Metal Fluidity Analysis of Refill Friction Stir Spot Welding Based on 6061 Aluminum Alloy by Di Jiang, Igor Kolupaev, Hongfeng Wang, Xiaole Ge

“…The results indicate that the metal flow rate in the center of the spot welding zone is slow and the pressure is low, while the flow rate on both sides is fast, and the temperature and pressure are high. …”
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Sex‐specific changes in vital signs and common blood tests on the day of influenza diagnosis by Kurt C. Showmaker, Brigitte E. Martin

“…While influenza is primarily a localized respiratory infection, previous studies showed significant changes in pulse rate and temperature on the day of diagnosis. This study expands these findings to further identify diagnostic patterns by analyzing standard blood panels, including complete blood count, metabolic panels, coagulation panels, and C‐reactive protein. …”
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Content-Based Brain Magnetic Resonance Image Retrieval and Classification With the Proposed Deep Learning and Tissue-Based System by Bedriye Dogan, Hursit Burak Mutlu, Muhammed Yildirim, Sercan Yalcin, Serpil Aslan, Niranjana Sampathila, Ozal Yildirim, Edward J. Ciaccio, Ru-San Tan, U. Rajendra Acharya

“…Notably, existing machine architectures already published in the literature have struggled to achieve comparable success rates in discerning such closely related yet distinct disease groups. …”
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A Long-Term Overview of Elasmobranch Fisheries in an Oceanic Archipelago: A Case Study of the Madeira Archipelago by Mafalda Freitas, Filipa Pinho-Duarte, Madalena Gaspar, Pedro Ideia, João Delgado, Sara C. Cerqueira, Ricardo Sousa

“…Management measures currently in place need to be updated and ought to be based on studies on the type and size of hooks for each fishery, to ultimately infer about species-specific survival rates, as well as the fishing gears’ soak time. Moreover, studies on the enhancement of food supply through fisheries discards are still missing, even though it is highly likely that this input may alter the dynamics of marine food webs.…”
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The large and central Caligo martia eyespot may reduce fatal attacks by birds: a case study supports the deflection hypothesis in nature by Iserhard, Cristiano Agra, Malta, Shimene, Penz, Carla, Fraga, Brenda Barbon, Costa, Camila Abel, Schwantz, Taiane, Bordin, Kauane Maiara

“…Eyespots did not appear to reduce attack rates, suggesting that local bird species were not intimidated. …”
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Mapping Antimicrobial Resistance in <i>Escherichia coli</i> and <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> from Complicated Urinary Tract Infections in Oman: Phenotypic and Genotypic Insights by Nawal AL Shizawi, Zaaima AL Jabri, Fatima Khan, Hiba Sami, Turkiya AL Siyabi, Zakariya AL Muharrmi, Srinivasa Rao Sirasanagandla, Meher Rizvi

“…In comparison, susceptibility rates of <i>K. pneumoniae</i> were far lower: nitrofurantoin (38%), fosfomycin (89%), aminoglycosides (82%), piperacillin-tazobactam (72%), and carbapenems (83%). …”
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Development of a Quadruplex RT-qPCR Assay for Rapid Detection and Differentiation of PRRSV-2 and Its Predominant Genetic Sublineages in China by Guishan Ye, Siyu Xiong, Zhipeng Su, Guosheng Chen, Siyuan Liu, Zixuan Wang, Huanchun Chen, Anding Zhang

“…Field application using 938 samples from Guangxi A and B farms revealed NADC30-like PRRSV wild-type strains at positivity rates of 13.44% and 3.53%, respectively. Positive samples selected for sequencing were further confirmed using ORF5-based phylogenetic analysis and NSP2 deletion pattern comparison, which aligned with RT-qPCR detection results. …”
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Time Course of Changes in the Level of Procalcitonin in the Development of Nosocomial Pneumonia in Victims with Severe Concomitant Injury in an Intensive Care Unit by A. K. Shabanov, M. Sh. Khubutia, G. V. Bulava, N. V., Beloborodova, A. N. Kuzovlev, O. A. Grebenchikov, D. A. Kosolapov, M. I. Shpitonkov

“…The posttraumatic period in victims with severe concomitant injury is frequently complicated by nosocomial pneumonia, resulting in high mortality rates and longer time and increased cost of treatment in intensive care unit unit patients. …”
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Volumetric evolution of supraglacial lakes in southwestern Greenland using ICESat-2 and Sentinel-2 by T. Feng, T. Feng, X. Ma, X. Ma, X. Liu, X. Liu, X. Liu

“…Additionally, according to the evolution characteristics of SGLs at different elevations, SGLs above 800 m exhibit a similar evolution pattern. A temporal discrepancy in maximum values for both mean area and mean depth implies differential rates of SGL development in the horizontal and vertical dimensions. …”
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Does Seasonality Affect Peptic Ulcer Perforation? A Single-Center Retrospective Study by Iva Krajnović, Zenon Pogorelić, Iva Perić, Marija Ćavar, Matija Borić

“…Previous studies have suggested a seasonal pattern in the occurrence of symptomatic perforated peptic ulcers. …”
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HTLV-1 antibodies in serum and cerebrospinal fluid in tropical spastic paraparesis in Brazil by A. Spina-França, J. A. Livramento, L. R. Machado, H. R. Gomes, L. S. Vianna, L. H. M. Castro, J. P. S. Nobrega, L. A. Baciheschi

“…CSF patterns considered (cytology, protein content and gamma-globulins rate) were different between TSP group with HTLV-l antibodies in CSF and SP group with no HTLV-l antibodies detection either in serum or in CSF. …”
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Genome-Wide identification and salt stress-responsive expression dynamics of the HMGR gene family in Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa. by Xiaohan Tang, Xiaojun Ma, Jun Cao, Xinhong Wang, Xuexiang Li, Xiaozhou Yang, Jing Shu

“…They also exhibit significant therapeutic potential in herbal medicine. 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase (HMGR), a pivotal rate-limiting enzyme governing the initial stage of the mevalonate (MVA) pathway in triterpene saponin biosynthesis, remains uncharacterized in Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa. …”
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Improving phenological event identification in trees using manually measured dendrometer data: conventional approaches vs. the novel two-stage threshold approach by Przemysław A. Jankowski, Przemysław A. Jankowski, Rafael Calama, Jorge Aldea, Matías García, Guillermo Madrigal, Marta Pardos

“…The method’s reliance on direct growth rate transitions, rather than smoothed curves or arbitrary percentiles, reduced errors associated with hydration-related stem fluctuations. …”
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Preoperative informed consent for mandibular third molar surgeries: A survey analysis in a subset of dentists and oral surgeons in Saudi Arabia by Mohammed Alkindi

“…Descriptive analysis of the obtained data and statistical comparisons using cross tabulation and Pearson Chi-Square test with a 95% significance level (P < 0.05) were done between the independents demographic variables and dependent variables pertaining to patterns of preoperative consenting. Results: The survey response rate was 81.3% (n = 83), with 59.04% general dentists and 40.96% oral surgeons. …”
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Repeated evolution on oceanic islands: comparative genomics reveals species-specific processes in birds by María Recuerda, Julio César Hernández Montoya, Guillermo Blanco, Borja Milá

“…We estimated the relative (F st ) and absolute (d xy ) differentiation, nucleotide diversity (π), Tajima’s D, gene density and recombination rate. We also searched for selective sweeps and chromosomal inversions along the genome. …”
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Ultra-long-term subcutaneous EEG recordings in ten epilepsy patients: Experiences and circadian rhythms in epileptiform discharges by S.J. van Norden, K.H. Kho, A.M. Meppelink, J.J. Ardesch, M.C. Tjepkema-Cloostermans, M.J.A.M. van Putten

“…We used these annotations to evaluate circadian rhythms in ED rate and duration and to compare seizure diaries with annotated ictal patterns. …”
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Dynamic allocation of regional shared parking spaces based on assignment problem model by Shuo Zheng, Ruijun Guo

“…The results demonstrate that the model not only ensures a higher utilization rate of parking spaces but also effectively reduces overall parking costs and the idle rate of parking time compared to the current parking methods. …”
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