Pupil responses to social stimuli are associated with adaptive behaviors across the first 24 months of life by Rebecca Grzadzinski, Raymond S. Carpenter, Josh Rutsohn, Alapika Jatkar, Kattia Mata, Ambika Bhatt, Maria M. Ortiz-Juza, Madison R. Dennehey, Donna Gilleskie, Jed T. Elison, Nicolas Pégard, Jose Rodriguez-Romaguera

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Shifted Hexpo activation function: An improved vanishing gradient mitigation activation function for disease classification by Joseph Otoo, Suleman Nasiru, Irene Dekomwine Angbing

“…Activation functions (AFs) in deep learning significantly impacts model performance. …”
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Cross-Dataset Head-Related Transfer Function Harmonization Based on Perceptually Relevant Loss Function by Jiale Zhao, Dingding Yao, Junfeng Li

“…Head-Related Transfer Functions (HRTFs) play a vital role in binaural spatial audio rendering. …”
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Assessment of Brain Function After 240 Days Confinement Using Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy by Fares Al-Shargie, Usman Tariq, Saleh Al-Ameri, Abdalla Al-Hammadi, Schastlivtseva Daria Vladimirovna, Hasan Al-Nashash

“…Our study proposes using functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) combined with multiple machine learning models to assess the level of mental stress. …”
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Is functional training functional? a systematic review of its effects in community-dwelling older adults by Chiung-ju Liu, Wen-Pin Chang, Yun Chan Shin, Yi-Ling Hu, Jane Morgan-Daniel

“…With a growing number of studies in this area, systematically studying the effect of functional training is needed. The purpose of this systematic review was to examine the effects of functional training on the outcomes of activities of daily living, physical functioning, and cognitive function in community-dwelling older adults. …”
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Comparison of metagenomic analysis of fecal and gastrointestinal tract samples for identifying beneficial gut microorganisms by Ji-Seon Ahn, Eui-Jeong Han, Hea-Jong Chung, Hea-Jong Chung, Hea-Jong Chung

“…Studies have shown that microbial communities across the gastrointestinal (GI) tract are more diverse than those in feces, suggesting that microbial composition may vary depending on the sampling method. …”
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Evaluating the role of vitamin D metabolites and intact parathyroid hormone across chronic kidney disease stages by Hussain Rafal Haider, Haddad Nazar S., Alsultani Ali Jasim

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Mapping cerebral blood perfusion and its links to multi-scale brain organization across the human lifespan. by Asa Farahani, Zhen-Qi Liu, Eric G Ceballos, Justine Y Hansen, Karl Wennberg, Yashar Zeighami, Mahsa Dadar, Claudine J Gauthier, Alain Dagher, Bratislav Misic

“…At the regional level, blood perfusion aligns with cortical arealization and is greatest in regions with high metabolic demand and resting-state functional hubs. Looking across individuals, blood perfusion is dynamic throughout the lifespan, follows micro-architectural changes in development, and maps onto individual differences in physiological changes in aging. …”
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Gas Transfer Across Air‐Water Interfaces in Inland Waters: From Micro‐Eddies to Super‐Statistics by Gabriel Katul, Andrew Bragg, Ivan Mammarella, Heping Liu, Qi Li, Elie Bou‐Zeid

“…While αo=0.39−0.46 has been reported across a number of data sets, others report large scatter or variability around this value range. …”
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Spontaneous blinking and brain health in aging: Large-scale evaluation of blink-related oscillations across the lifespan by Sujoy Ghosh Hajra, Jed A. Meltzer, Prerana Keerthi, Chloe Pappas, Allison B. Sekuler, Cam-CAN Group, Careesa Chang Liu

“…BRO responses have been demonstrated in healthy young adults across multiple task states and are modulated by both task and environmental factors, but little is known about this phenomenon in aging. …”
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Size matters: Anaerobic granules exhibit distinct ecological and physico-chemical gradients across biofilm size by Anna Trego, Cristina Morabito, Isabelle Bourven, Giles Guibaud, Vincent O'Flaherty, Gavin Collins, Umer Zeeshan Ijaz

“…These biofilms are crucial to the operational success of a range of widely applied engineered-ecosystems designed for wastewater treatment. The structure and function of granule microbiomes underpin their utility. …”
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Gene content of seawater microbes is a strong predictor of water chemistry across the Great Barrier Reef by Marko Terzin, Steven J. Robbins, Sara C. Bell, Kim-Anh Lê Cao, Renee K. Gruber, Pedro R. Frade, Nicole S. Webster, Yun Kit Yeoh, David G. Bourne, Patrick W. Laffy

“…Using a metagenomics study framework, we establish a functional baseline of seawater microbiomes across offshore Great Barrier Reef (GBR) sites to compare the diagnostic value between taxonomic and functional information in inferring continuous physico-chemical metrics in the surrounding reef. …”
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Electrochemical Study of the Influence of Bisphenol A on Prometryn Transport Across the Water/1, 2-Dichloroethane Interface by E. Martínez Hernández, J. Amador-Hernández, M. A. García-Lobato, R. Antaño López, M. Velázquez-Manzanares

“…EIS studies showed changes in resistance and mass-transport processes across the interface as a function of bisphenol A concentration. …”
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A Novel method for quantifying fluctuations in wearable derived daily cardiovascular parameters across the menstrual cycle by Summer R. Jasinski, David M. Presby, Gregory J. Grosicki, Emily R. Capodilupo, Victoria H. Lee

“…Abstract Currently, knowledge of changes in cardiovascular function across the menstrual cycle and how these changes may inform upon underlying health is limited. …”
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Managing Risk Across Time: An Intertemporal Spectral Risk Measures Framework for Multi-Period Portfolio Optimization by Chengneng Jin, Jianjun Gao

“…The model dynamically manages risk by considering both tail risk, through spectral risk measures, and overall portfolio volatility, through variance, across multiple time periods. This approach allows investors to specify time-varying risk preferences via a spectral function, making it particularly suitable for investors with evolving risk management needs. …”
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Profile of Cardiopulmonary Fitness Across Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Confinement in a Cohort of Young Adults by Ruchi Kothari, Rakshith Kumaraswamy, Ashay Gomashe, S. Sushmitha, Maitri Gopani, Naveenkumar Nallathambi

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The porphyran degradation system is complete, phylogenetically and geographically diverse across the gut microbiota of East Asian populations. by Laure Ségurel, Thirumalai Selvi Ulaganathan, Sophie Mathieu, Mélanie Loiodice, Laurent Poulet, Sophie Drouillard, Miroslaw Cygler, William Helbert

“…The human gut microbiota can acquire new catabolic functions by integrating genetic material coming from the environment, for example from food-associated bacteria. …”
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Cucurbit Crops Acquired Silencing: Virus-Induced Post-Transcriptional Silencing Is Transmitted Across the Graft Union by Mei Ai, Wen Han, Zheng Wang, Xinyang Xu, Yanjun He, Weisong Shou, Xuepeng Sun, Huasen Wang, Jia Shen

“…The approach established in this study can provide a valuable research tool for future transfer RNA function studies and rootstock breeding.…”
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Characterization and predictive modelling of quasi-saturated hydraulic conductivity across land use systems in the Northwest Himalayas by Deepak Singh, Nisha Singh, Harendra Singh, Sadikul Islam, Anuj Kumar Dwivedi, C. S. P. Ojha, Anupam Barh

“…Abstract This study investigated the variation in soil hydrological properties—saturated water-holding capacity (SWHC), field capacity (FC), total porosity (TP), and saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ks)—across different land use systems in the Semalta watershed of the north Himalayan foothills. …”
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Advanced dynamic ensemble framework with explainability driven insights for precision brain tumor classification across datasets by Retinderdeep Singh, Sheifali Gupta, Ashraf Osman Ibrahim, Lubna A. Gabralla, Salil Bharany, Ateeq Ur Rehman, Seada Hussen

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