Culture dependent and independent approaches reveal the role of specific bacteria in human skin aging by Jing‐jing Xia, Qian Zhong, Zhi‐ming Li, Qing‐zhen Wei, Liu‐yi‐qi Jiang, Cheng Duan, Hui‐jue Jia, Yi‐mei Tan, Lian‐yi Han, Jean Krutmann, Jiucun Wang, Xiao Liu

“…Therefore, 822 facial microbial samples and 14 skin phenotypes from corresponding areas were assessed in a Chinese cohort. …”
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A 1.2-V, 106.4-dB DR Discrete-Time Sigma-Delta Modulator With Feedback Adaptive Cascaded Integrator for Sensor Applications by Ghayur Hussain, Nguyen van Quang, Muhammad Basim, Chang Hyeon Kim, Nabeel Ahmad, Sung June Byun, Kang-Yoon Lee

“…These circuits minimize flicker noise, refine noise shaping, and ensure precision, linearity, and stability. They enhance signal integrity, eliminate the need for high-gain amplifiers, and provide optimal loop gain, enabling an efficient modulator design. …”
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Colorimetric assay of uric acid in serum based on DNA-Ag/Pt bimetallic nanoclusters with enzyme-like activity by Wanrong HONG, Xianghe PAN, Yingfeng QIN, Jinwen LIU

“…This method showed a linear detection range for uric acid from 0.3 to 75 μmol/L, with a detection limit of 0.15 μmol/ L. …”
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Study on mechanics and permeability evolution of sandy mudstone during full stress-strain loading by Zhaoyun CHAI, Xiaoling WU, Xiangyu LIU, Xu LIU, Yuxu SHEN, Zipeng XIN

“…The full stress-strain curve can be divided into five stages: crack compaction, linear elasticity, stable crack growth, unstable crack propagation and post-peak residual strength. …”
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Comparison of Arterial and Capillary Blood Glucose Measurement Accuracy Using a Glucometer in Diabetic Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery by Soolmaz Mousavi, Tara Alizadeh, Nazila Javadi Pashaki, Ehsan Kazemnejad Leili, Pooyan Ghorbani Vajargah, Zahra Majd Teymouri

“…Three types of blood glucose samples were taken from the patients: An arterial line sample sent to the laboratory, an arterial line sample monitored by a glucometer, and a capillary sample monitored by a glucometer. …”
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OH 89: A newly described ~1.8-million-year-old hominid clavicle from Olduvai Gorge by Taylor, Catherine E, Masao, Fidelis, Njau, Jackson K, Songita, Agustino Venance, Hlusko, Leslea J

“…A set of 9 linear measurements are taken from each individual. …”
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Systemic therapy informed self-help and paraprofessional training in a naturalistic setting: study protocol of a digital randomised trial by Pieter Erasmus, Moritz Borrmann, Ayesha Tariq Ali, Stefanie Herta, Jule Becker, Glen Moriarty, Gunther Meinlschmidt

“…Our sample size justification, based on previous feasibility studies and guidelines, suggests that a sample size of 50 per group, accounting for a 25% attrition rate, is sufficient to assess feasibility in online family, e-health, and mental health trials, while maintaining narrow margins of error for confidence intervals and primary outcome parameters. …”
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Examining links between daily stressor appraisals and C-reactive protein levels in Black and White women: The National Growth and Health Study by Sarah E. Ahmadi, Joanna Y. Guan, Meital Mashash, Elissa J. Hamlat, Mahasin S. Mujahid, A. Janet Tomiyama, Barbara A. Laraia, Elissa S. Epel, Stefanie E. Mayer

“…Given the scarcity of daily stress research with diverse samples, we need to better measure and understand these relationships in Black samples and other racial and ethnic groups.…”
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Colorimetry/smartphone dual-mode sensing of ascorbic acid by a Co-Fe Prussian blue analog-based peroxidase-like platform by Weiyan Shi, Xinning Zhang, Xin Yang, Long Bai, Jinsong Yu, Fei Xu, Tai Ye

“…As a result, the Co-Fe PBAs YSHCs sensing platform can sensitively and accurately determine AA in both colorimetric and smartphone sensing modes, the wide linear ranges for AA were 1–95 μM with a low limit of detection of 0.9 μM. …”
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Phased genome assemblies and pangenome graphs of human populations of Japan and Saudi Arabia by Maxat Kulmanov, Saeideh Ashouri, Yang Liu, Marwa Abdelhakim, Ebtehal Alsolme, Masao Nagasaki, Yasuyuki Ohkawa, Yutaka Suzuki, Rund Tawfiq, Katsushi Tokunaga, Toshiaki Katayama, Malak S. Abedalthagafi, Robert Hoehndorf, Yosuke Kawai

“…Quality evaluation of the pangenome graph by variant calling showed that our pangenome outperformed earlier linear reference genomes (GRCh38 and T2T-CHM13) and showed comparable performance to the pangenome graph provided by the Human Pangenome Reference Consortium (HPRC), with more variants found in Japanese and Saudi samples using their population-specific pangenomes. …”
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Physicochemical properties of honey and honey-like foods and their impact on E. coli survival: A comparative study by Saleh Al-Ghamdi, Tawfiq Alsulami, Ghedeir Alshamri, Mohammed Ahmed, Mansour Ibrahim, Fohad M. Husain, Ahmed A. Alameen, Ronnel Fulleros, Wael Elamin

“…Consequently, these samples exhibited low aw and pH values, resulting in the lowest E. coli survival rates among the samples tested. …”
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Effect of environmental exposure on long-term tensile strength of tin slag polymer concrete by Muhamad Soffi Bin Manda, Mohd Ruzaimi Mat Rejab, Shukur Abu Hassan, Mat Uzir Bin Wahit, Joseph Selvi Binoj, Brailson Mansingh Bright, Siti Safarah Binti Amirnuddin, Alamry Ali, Kheng Lim Goh

“…Analysis of the stress-strain data revealed that all TSPC specimens exhibited linear behavior up to the peak load. Beyond this point, the specimens continued to fissure without additional strain. …”
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Cross-sectional study on the association between 24-hour urinary potassium excretion and the risk of H-type hypertension and non-H-type hypertension in Chinese adults by Qingfang He, Xiaofu Du, Xiangyu Chen, Lixin Wang, Yujia Fang, Jieming Zhong

“…Restricted cubic spline (RCS) curves showed that with the increase of 24-h urinary potassium excretion, the risk of both H-type hypertension (P= 0.008) and non-H-type hypertension (P=0.027) decreased, while there were no nonlinear dose-response relationships between 24-h urinary potassium excretion with both H-type hypertension (P for non-linearity = 0.881) and non-H-type hypertension (P for non-linearity = 0.101). …”
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Immunological Avalanches in Renal Immune Diseases by Davide Viggiano, Pietro Iulianiello, Antonio Mancini, Candida Iacuzzo, Luca Apicella, Renata Angela Di Pietro, Sarah Hamzeh, Giovanna Cacciola, Eugenio Lippiello, Andrea Gigliotti, Carmine Secondulfo, Giancarlo Bilancio, Giuseppe Gigliotti

“…Proteinuria exhibited precise log–log linearity in power law analysis, confirming near-critical-point system behavior. …”
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DEVELOPMENT OF SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF LISINOPRIL IN TABLET DOSAGE FORM by Nataliya Shulyak, Kateryna Budzivula, Lubomyr Kryskiw, Tetiana Kucher

“…It was established that the maximum contribution to the uncertainty of sample preparation for operations of the quantification of lisinopril in tablets, make the operations of lisinopril CRS sampling and aliquots pipetting. …”
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Regulation of magnetocaloric properties and critical behavior of La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 by high-pressure heat treatment by Xiang Jin, Huaijin Ma, Qi Li, Jiawei Xu, Jianjun Zhao, Tegus O, Jiaohong Huang

“…The magnetocaloric properties of the samples exhibited a significant dependence on pressure. …”
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Simple and Sensitive Analysis of Blonanserin and Blonanserin C in Human Plasma by Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry and Its Application by Yunliang Zheng, Xingjiang Hu, Jian Liu, Guolan Wu, Huili Zhou, Meixiang Zhu, You Zhai, Lihua Wu, Jianzhong ShenTu

“…The calibration curve was linear in the concentration range of 0.012–5.78 ng·mL−1 for blonanserin and 0.023–11.57 ng·mL−1 for blonanserin C (r2>0.9990). …”
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Rapid On-site Detection of Microleakage of Lithium Battery Electrolytes by Vacuum-Assisted Volatilization-Portable Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry by Xin-xin LU, Shuo ZHANG, Kai XU, Jun-wei QIU, Hui-jun ZHU, Yu-lin CHEN, Xiao-xu LI

“…The results show a good linearity in the concentration range of 7.85-5270 μg/m3 and 5078-89167 μg/m3 with the coefficient (R2) greater than 0.997, and the recovery of standard addition is between 84.21% and 103.21%. …”
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Genotypic Effect on Olive (<i>Olea europaea</i>) Fruit Phenolic Profile by Hande Yılmaz-Düzyaman, Lorenzo León, Raúl de la Rosa, Araceli Sánchez-Ortiz, Alicia Serrano, Francisco Luque, Carlos Sanz, Ana G. Perez

“…Broad-sense heritability was generally high for most compounds, although some, such as ligstroside and ligstroside aglycone, showed greater environmental sensitivity. Best linear unbiased predictions (BLUPs) were highly correlated with average relative phenotypic values. …”
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Novel Viral Sequences in a Patient with Cryptogenic Liver Cirrhosis Revealed by Serum Virome Sequencing by Xiaoan Zhang, Ida X. Fan, Yanjuan Xu, Jody Rule, Long Ping Victor Tse, Mahmoud Reza Pourkarim, William M. Lee, Adrian M. Di Bisceglie, Xiaofeng Fan

“…These sequences are likely from a novel human virus with a negative-sense, linear single-stranded DNA genome.…”
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