Urban air pollution and spatial strategic response by Chuyi Fang, Yuqing Zhao

“…We first develop a theoretical model in which environmental standards function as strategic complements, predicting that a prefecture’s pollution control efforts are positively influenced by those of neighboring regions. …”
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The Significance of the Aponnwa (Blackened Stool) within the Bono (Akan) Sociopolitical and Religious Context by Isaac Boaheng

“…Across cultures, death does not signify the severance of an individual’s ties to their community but rather marks a transition to a revered ancestral presence. …”
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The subseafloor crustal biosphere: Ocean’s hidden biogeochemical reactor by Alberto Robador

“…These complexities introduce significant challenges in unraveling the factors that regulate microbial distribution and function within these dynamic ecosystems. Using synthesized data from previous studies, this work describes how the ocean crustal biosphere functions as a continuous-flow biogechemical reactor. …”
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Machine learning for Parkinson’s disease: a comprehensive review of datasets, algorithms, and challenges by Sahar Shokrpour, AmirMehdi MoghadamFarid, Sepideh Bazzaz Abkenar, Mostafa Haghi Kashani, Mohammad Akbari, Mostafa Sarvizadeh

“…Abstract Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a devastating neurological ailment affecting both mobility and cognitive function, posing considerable problems to the health of the elderly across the world. …”
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Tree networks of real-world data: Analysis of efficiency and spatiotemporal scales by Davide Cipollini, Lambert Schomaker

“…Within the class of hierarchical self-organized systems, we investigate the interplay of structure and function associated with the emergence of complex tree structures in disordered environments. …”
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Physics-informed neural operators for generalizable and label-free inference of temperature-dependent thermoelectric properties by Hyeonbin Moon, Songho Lee, Wabi Demeke, Byungki Ryu, Seunghwa Ryu

“…PINN enables field reconstruction and property inference by embedding governing equations into the loss function, while PINO generalizes across materials without retraining. …”
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Understanding molecular mechanisms and predicting phenotypic effects of pathogenic tubulin mutations. by Thomas J Attard, Julie P I Welburn, Joseph A Marsh

“…We suggest that this is likely due to their strong association with dominant-negative and gain-of-function mechanisms.…”
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Pioneer Venus Orbiter Observations of Solar Wind Driven Magnetosonic Waves Interacting With the Dayside Venusian Ionosphere by C. M. Fowler, S. Ledvina, C. C. Chaston, M. Persson, R. Ramstad, J. Luhmann

“…Estimates of ion heating rates show that 1%–5% of the O+ ion distribution function could be heated to escape energy in 10–40 s.…”
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Task-oriented training in stroke rehabilitation: Qualitative study on perspectives and challenges among Pakistani physiotherapists. by Ayesha Afridi, Arshad Nawaz Malik, Neha Raheel, Umme Aiman, Fajar Shahid, Aneeqa Iftikhar, Maryam Rehman

“…The aim of the study is to explore how Pakistani physiotherapists integrate Task Oriented Training (TOT) in stroke rehabilitation, categorizing its use across motor function, cognitive rehabilitation, and balance training, while identifying barriers and adaptation strategies. …”
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Efficient numerosity estimation under limited time. by Joseph A Heng, Michael Woodford, Rafael Polania

“…The ability to rapidly estimate non-symbolic numerical quantities is a well-conserved sense across species with clear evolutionary advantages. …”
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Age-related changes in diffuse optical tomography sensitivity profiles in infancy. by Xiaoxue Fu, John E Richards

“…The peak of the sensitivity function in the head was largest at the smallest separation distance and decreased as separation distance increased. …”
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Exploring patient values and perceptions with facial nerve palsy to help guide management: An Australian perspective by Shaheen Hasmat, Tsu-Hui (Hubert) Low, Joseph R Dusseldorp, Payal Mukherjee, Jonathan R Clark

“…**Background**: Facial nerve palsy (FNP) leads to a combination of aesthetic and functional deficits with profound psychosocial consequences. …”
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Mouse-derived Synaptosomes Trypsin Cleavage Assay to Characterize Synaptic Protein Sub-localization by Jasmeet Shergill, Domenico Azarnia Tehran

“…Upon the arrival of an action potential, neurotransmitters are released from the presynaptic site and diffuse across the synaptic cleft to bind specialized receptors at the postsynaptic terminal. …”
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Oil, stock, and foreign exchange markets in ASEAN countries: Evidence in Covid-19 pandemic and Russia - Ukraine war by Nhung Thi Hong Vu, Phuc Thien Nguyen

“…This study investigates the trilateral relationship among the stock, oil, and foreign exchange markets across nine ASEAN countries from January 2019 to February 2023. …”
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Cultural Differences in Back-channeling Contents between English and Kurdish Languages by Qani Nasih Najim, Kawa Qadir Muhammad

“…This study introduces back-channeling, conveys its importance, and discusses its implications across Kurdish and English cultures. The study aims at discovering most common Kurdish back-channels through analyzing authentic face-to-face interactions, and identifying their forms and function in conversation. …”
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Differential strengths of molecular determinants guide environment specific mutational fates. by Rohan Dandage, Rajesh Pandey, Gopal Jayaraj, Manish Rai, David Berger, Kausik Chakraborty

“…From this, we could infer how different biophysical parameters of the mutations constrain molecular function in different environments. We find ligand binding, and protein stability to be the best predictors of mutants' fitness, but their relative predictive power differs across environments. …”
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Precise surface patches on active particles of arbitrary shape through microstenciling by Kendra M. Kreienbrink, Zoe A. Cruse, Alisha Kumari, C. Wyatt Shields

“…Abstract Active particles, which locally dissipate energy from their environment to function, are useful across disciplines given their dynamic and programmable behaviors. …”
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Landscape Design Quality Evaluation of Abandoned Coal Mine Sites Using Single-Valued Triangular Neutrosophic Numbers by Ye Liang

“…The fundamental idea behind the REGIME technique is to use a preference function to capture the degree of dominance and rank alternatives by evaluating their pairwise performance across several criteria. …”
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A characterization of the Manduca sexta serotonin receptors in the context of olfactory neuromodulation. by Andrew M Dacks, Vincenzina Reale, Yeli Pi, Wujie Zhang, Joel B Dacks, Alan J Nighorn, Peter D Evans

“…Neuromodulation, the alteration of individual neuron response properties, has dramatic consequences for neural network function and is a phenomenon observed across all brain regions and taxa. …”
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Gut metagenomic features of frailty by Zharkyn Jarmukhanov, Nurislam Mukhanbetzhanov, Elizaveta Vinogradova, Samat Kozhakhmetov, Almagul Kushugulova

“…We analyzed 158 participants across four frailty severity (mild to very severe) using metagenomic sequencing of stool samples. …”
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