Impact of β-defensin 103 (DEFB103) copy number variation on bull sperm parameters and post-insemination uterine gene expression. by Ozge Sidekli, Edward J Hollox, Sean Fair, Kieran G Meade

“…Pregnancy rates for elite bulls used in artificial insemination (AI) can vary significantly and therefore the identification of molecular markers for fertility and targets to improve bull selection is important. β-defensin peptides have diverse regulatory roles in sperm function across multiple species but the role of copy number variation (CNV) on fertility parameters has not been previously evaluated. …”
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Prefrontal meta-control incorporating mental simulation enhances the adaptivity of reinforcement learning agents in dynamic environments by JiHun Kim, Jee Hang Lee, Jee Hang Lee, Jee Hang Lee

“…In addition, hippocampal function, particularly mental simulation capacity, proves essential in this adaptive process. …”
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Community- and trophic-level responses of soil nematodes to removal of a non-native tree at different stages of invasion. by Guadalupe Peralta, Ian A Dickie, Gregor W Yeates, Duane A Peltzer

“…Therefore, the effectiveness of invasive species management for restoring community structure and function across trophic levels remains poorly understood. …”
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Reinforcement Learning-Based Control for Robotic Flexible Element Disassembly by Benjamín Tapia Sal Paz, Gorka Sorrosal, Aitziber Mancisidor, Carlos Calleja, Itziar Cabanes

“…The adaptive reward function further enhances the ability of the robotic system to generalize across a range of flexible element disassembly tasks, making it a promising solution for real-world applications.…”
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High volume-rate echocardiography for simultaneous imaging of electromechanical activation and cardiac strain of the whole heart in a single heartbeat in humans. by Julien Grondin, Hannah J Schleifer, Rachel Weber, Changhee Lee, Melina Tourni, Elisa E Konofagou

“…<h4>Background</h4>Imaging both electrical and mechanical cardiac function can better characterize cardiac disease and improve patient care. …”
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Uniform response theory of non-Hermitian systems: Non-Hermitian physics beyond the exceptional point by Subhajyoti Bid, Henning Schomerus

“…Second, in the context of the Green's function, we formulate a hierarchy of spectral response strengths that varies continuously across all parameter space, and thereby also reliably determines the response strength of exceptional points. …”
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Late maturation of adult-born neurons in the temporal dentate gyrus. by Jason S Snyder, Sarah C Ferrante, Heather A Cameron

“…Hippocampal function varies along its septotemporal axis, with the septal (dorsal) pole more frequently involved in spatial learning and memory and the temporal (ventral) pole playing a greater role in emotional behaviors. …”
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A Simple Predictive Enhancer Syntax for Hindbrain Patterning Is Conserved in Vertebrate Genomes. by Joseph Grice, Boris Noyvert, Laura Doglio, Greg Elgar

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>Our findings support the theory that hundreds of CNEs, and perhaps thousands of regions across the human genome, function to coordinate gene expression in the developing hindbrain. …”
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Impact of dietary astaxanthin sources on growth performance, antioxidant status, immune response, and intestinal morphology in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) by Xiaoxue Meng, Fumei Yang, Lingli Zhan, Toru Numasawa, Junming Deng

“…In conclusion, dietary astaxanthin, particularly from WBHPA, positively influenced intestinal digestion and absorption capacities as well as intestinal mucosal barrier function in rainbow trout, suggesting its applicability as a functional feed additive in aquaculture.…”
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Widespread mortality of trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides) throughout interior Alaskan boreal forests resulting from a novel canker disease. by Roger W Ruess, Loretta M Winton, Gerard C Adams

“…Stand-level infection rates among 88 study sites distributed across 6 Alaska ecoregions ranged from <1 to 69%, with the proportion of trees with canker that were dead averaging 70% across all sites. …”
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Identifying key genes in COPD risk via multiple population data integration and gene prioritization. by Afeefa Zainab, Hayato Anzawa, Kengo Kinoshita

“…However, different ancestral genetic compositions for the same disease across various populations present challenges in studies involving multi-population data. …”
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Impact of an Early Invasive Strategy versus Conservative Strategy for Unstable Angina and Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: A System... by Catriona Shaw, Dorothea Nitsch, Jasmine Lee, Damian Fogarty, Claire C Sharpe

“…Meta-analysis of the observational studies demonstrated a large degree of heterogeneity (I2 79%) driven in part by study size and heterogeneity across various kidney function levels.<h4>Conclusions</h4>The observational data support that an early invasive approach after NSTE-ACS confers a survival benefit in those with early-moderate CKD. …”
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Genetic polymorphisms of muscular fitness in young healthy men. by Tomas Venckunas, Hans Degens

“…The effects of genetic polymorphisms on muscle structure and function remain elusive. The present study tested for possible associations of 16 polymorphisms (across ten candidate genes) with fittness and skeletal muscle phenotypes in 17- to 37-year-old healthy Caucasian male endurance (n = 86), power/strength (n = 75) and team athletes (n = 60), and non-athletes (n = 218). …”
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A simple model considering spiking probability during extracellular axon stimulation. by Frank Rattay, Thomas Tanzer

“…The spiking probability of an electrically stimulated axon as a function of stimulus amplitude increases in a sigmoidal dependency from 0 to 1. …”
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A Neural Operator Unifying Graph Neural Networks and Point Transformers by Junseung Ryu, Namkyeong Cho, Hyung Ju Hwang

“…Neural operators have emerged as a powerful tool for learning mappings between function spaces, particularly for solving partial differential equations (PDEs). …”
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Polarization and Shared Attention among Influential Amplifiers of 2018 U.S. Primary Candidates by Daniel Montez, Yotam Shmargad

“…We thus find that shared attention exists across these partisan amplifiers – far more than their promotion of candidate messages suggests – and that media accounts serve a central bridging function. …”
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Getting "just deserts" or seeing the "silver lining": the relation between judgments of immanent and ultimate justice. by Annelie J Harvey, Mitchell J Callan

“…Across both studies, perceived deservingness of bad breaks or perceived deservingness of ultimate compensation mediated immanent and ultimate justice reasoning respectively.…”
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Conceptualizing River Floodplains by Ellen Wohl

“…These challenges involve: integrating thinking, data collection, modeling, and prediction across disciplines in a manner that facilitates the work of practitioners and regulators; scaling across time and space; measuring and predicting feedbacks and nonlinear interactions; measuring and predicting resilience and resistance of floodplains and river corridors to natural and human‐induced disturbances; and effectively communicating social and technical uncertainties in river management.…”
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Multifractal Characterization of Pore Structure of Coals Using Gas Adsorption Experiment and Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry (MIP) by Shuaidong Wang, Fengyin Chen, Shenghui Yue, Jing Hu, Hongrui Ding, Anhuai Lu

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Organ-system-based subclassification of preeclampsia using machine learning predicts pregnancy outcomes by Yanhong Xu, Yizheng Zu, Xiaosi Lu, Yiping Wang, Jiaying Zheng, Xia Xu, Jianying Yan

“…Functional indicators and pregnancy outcomes were compared across subclasses. …”
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