The temporal scale of energy maximization explains allometric variations in movement decisions of large herbivores by Daniel Fortin, Christopher F. Brooke, Hervé Fritz, Jan A. Venter

“…Unlike the other species, eland avoided grasslands; when they ventured into grasslands, they selected patches offering high short‐term energy gains at the expense of daily gains. …”
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Detection of <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> Infection in Histopathological Gastric Biopsies Using Deep Learning Models by Rafael Parra-Medina, Carlos Zambrano-Betancourt, Sergio Peña-Rojas, Lina Quintero-Ortiz, Maria Victoria Caro, Ivan Romero, Javier Hernan Gil-Gómez, John Jaime Sprockel, Sandra Cancino, Andres Mosquera-Zamudio

“…HP infection was confirmed previously using immunohistochemical confirmation. A total of 45,795 patches were selected for model development. InceptionV3, Resnet50, and VGG16 achieved AUC (area under the curve) values of 1. …”
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Effects of habitat configuration on biodiversity along gradients of forest cover on the Swiss Plateau by Yiwen Pan, Anna M. Hersperger, Gang Ge, Michael P. Nobis

“…., multiple regression and path analysis), we modeled the effects of habitat amount and configuration (measured as number of forest patches, total edge length, and proximity index) across all the plots and separately for three habitat amount classes: <10%, 10%–30%, and >30% forest cover. …”
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Transfer learning of species co-occurrence patterns between plant communities by Johannes Hirn, Verónica Sanz, José Enrique García, Marta Goberna, Alicia Montesinos-Navarro, José Antonio Navarro-Cano, Ricardo Sánchez-Martín, Alfonso Valiente-Banuet, Miguel Verdú

“…Methods: Based on a large sample of plant species co-occurrence in vegetation patches in a semi-arid area of eastern Spain, we fit a generative artificial intelligence (AI) model that correctly reproduces which species live with which in these patches. …”
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The Animated Turn by Ilana Gershon, John J. McGlothlin

“…What if animation is now the trope in ascendance – spread by the cartoon figures gracing lunch boxes, patched onto people’s backpacks, filling people’s informal digital conversations as emoticons?  …”
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Food hygiene: sanitary and epidemiological expertize of foods. Part 2. Peculiarities of providing sanitary and epidemiological expertise under performing functions of federal state... by B. P. Sukhanov, M. G. Kerimova, E. V. Elizarova

“…The importance of the sanitary and epidemiologic expertise is considered to evaluate batches of foods; to substantiate the shelf life and terms of storage of foods; manufacturing control; to set other directions to improve sanitary and epidemiological expertise of foods. …”
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Determination of the composition of pharmaceutical substances used in drugs with antiarrhythmic activity by A. V. Rogov, G. V. Mokrov

“…In addition, an assessment was made of the quantitative ratios of alkaloids in several samples of pharmaceutical substances isolated from different batches of medicinal plant raw materials.…”
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A Fractional SEIR Epidemic Model for Spatial and Temporal Spread of Measles in Metapopulations by Emile Franc Doungmo Goufo, Suares Clovis Oukouomi Noutchie, Stella Mugisha

“…We restrict ourselves to the dynamics between four distinct cities (patches). We prove that the fractional metapopulation model is well posed (nonnegative solutions) and we provide the condition for the stability of the disease-free equilibrium. …”
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Large plaque parapsoriasis in a child: A rare entity in pediatric oncology by Bahareh Abtahi-Naeini, Farahnaz Fatemi Naeini, Mohammad Faranoush, Najmeh Bolandnazar

“…The erythematous scaly patches were situated on the trunk and flank. On skin biopsy, the lymphocytic infiltrate was composed mainly of CD4+ and CD45RO+ lymphocytes. …”
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Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis induced by iodinated contrast media: a case report by Maisa Alfalah, Yara Alotaibi, Atheer Alotaibi, Raghad Alharthi

“…The patient developed characteristic erythematous patches with pustules on the body after initial CT imaging with ICM for a prostate abscess. …”
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EXPERIENCE OF RITUXIMAB TREATMENT IN A PATIENT WITH JUVENILE SCLERODERMA by E. I. Alexeeva, S. I. Valieva, T. M. Bzarova, K. B. Isaeva, R. V. Denisova, T. V. Sleptsova, E. V. Mitenko

“…By the 4th week of the treatment the signs of intoxication and local manifestations of the disease (density and area of scleroderma patches) have diminished. By the 24th week the immunological markers of activity have become normal. …”
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The consequences of pasture abandonment for the Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) in the mountains of Slovakia by Bureš Stanislav, Brecelj Samuel, Jašková Paulína

“…The most suitable breeding sites were characterized by short green vegetation, patches of easily penetrable bare soil, and moss in green grass. …”
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Traditional ecological knowledge on flora and fauna of el Zapotal Natural Protected Area, México by Jesús Yaxkin Zenteno-Méndez, Tamara Mila Rioja-Paradela, Arturo Carrillo-Reyes, Jorge Antonio Paz-Tenorio, Segundo Jordán Orantes-Alborez

“… El Zapotal is a Natural-Protected Area (NPA) that preserves the last patches of the sub-evergreen forest of the central valleys of Chiapas, México; there are species of native flora and fauna. …”
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Transcatheter Device Closure of Muscular Ventricular Septal Defect by Yun-Ching Fu

“…It is a self-expandable double-disc device made from a nitinol wire mesh. Dacron polyester patches are sewn into each disc and the connecting waist to increase the thrombogenicity of the device. …”
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Lichen Planus Pigmentosus with Atypical Presentation- A Case Report by Akshay Patankar, Akshata A Mane, Manjaree Morgaonkar

“… Lichen planus pigmentosus (LPP) is a chronic pigmentary disorder that shows diffuse or reticulated hyperpigmented, dark brown macules and patches on the sun-exposed areas such as the face, neck and other flexural folds. …”
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Lichen Planus Pigmentosus with Atypical Presentation- A Case Report by Akshay Patankar, Akshata A Mane, Manjaree Morgaonkar

“… Lichen planus pigmentosus (LPP) is a chronic pigmentary disorder that shows diffuse or reticulated hyperpigmented, dark brown macules and patches on the sun-exposed areas such as the face, neck and other flexural folds. …”
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A new barracudina (Aulopiformes, Paralepididae, Stemonosudis) from Somalia, with additional records of S. siliquiventer from the Caribbean Sea by Hsuan-Ching Ho, Tsung-Yu Yang

“…The new species differs from its congeners by having a uniformly brown body, without distinct black patches; nostrils slightly before the posterior end of the maxilla; anus above the tip of the appressed pelvic fin; lateral-line scales: prepelvic 39, predorsal 48, preanal 59, total 81; vertebrae: prepelvic 38, prehaemal 42, predorsal 46, preanal 59, caudal 53, and total 95; and total gill rakers 68. …”
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The Evolution of Sensory Placodes by Francoise Mazet

“…The vertebrate cranial sensory placodes are ectodermal embryonic patches that give rise to sensory receptor cells of the peripheral paired sense organs and to neurons in the cranial sensory ganglia. …”
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Urrets-Zavalia syndrome after deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty by Jovanović Vesna, Nikolić Ljubiša

“…The graft remained clear, but the surgery was complicated by a fixed, dilated pupil, patches of iris atrophy, ectropium of the iris pigment layer and glaukomflecken in the lens. …”
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Different Textile Materials as Light Shaping Attachments in Studio Photography and Their Influence on Colour Reproduction by Veronika Štampfl, Klemen Možina, Jure Ahtik

“…This was evaluated by analysing the colour differences which were calculated from the colorimetric values of the colour patches of the X-Rite ColorChecker Passport test chart. …”
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