Temporal and Spatial Foraging Behavior of the Larvae of the Fall Webworm Hyphantria cunea by Terrence D. Fitzgerald

“…Colonies maintained in the laboratory showed that same pattern of foraging. In Y-choice laboratory experiments, caterpillars were slow to abandon old, exhausted feeding sites in favor of new food finds. …”
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The Relationship Between Stiff Knee Gait Runner’s Dystonia and Musculoskeletal Knee Pathology: A Case Series by Jared A. Stowers, Derek S. Day, Steven Jow, Sarah Heins, Euan Forrest, Yonathan M. Assefa, Paige M. Lind, Afreen Mushtaheed, Frances T. Sheehan, Katharine E. Alter

“…One patient with isolated foot dystonia displayed different biomechanical patterns without knee pathology. Conclusions: RD patients with stiff knee gait often exhibit knee pathology, most likely due to altered biomechanics and running history. …”
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Antioxidant therapy for infertile couples: a comprehensive review of the current status and consideration of future prospects by Ramadan Saleh, Ramadan Saleh, Hassan Sallam, Hassan Sallam, Mohamad AlaaEldein Elsuity, Mohamad AlaaEldein Elsuity, Sulagna Dutta, Sulagna Dutta, Pallav Sengupta, Ahmed Nasr

“…Additionally, we highlight the current practice patterns and recommendations for AOX supplementation during the course of infertility treatment. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Frost Heave and Thaw Settlement Characteristics in a Complex Pipe–Soil System in the Seasonally Frozen Ground by Qinglin Li, Pengrui Feng, Rui Wang, Ni An, Ruiguang Bai, Guang Yang, Xinlin He, Ping Lin, Zixu Hu

“…This paper investigates the frost heave and thaw settlement characteristics of the pipe–soil system during the freeze–thaw cycle, along with the underlying mechanisms. …”
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Predicting the Implications of Climatic Alterations on the Distribution of Endangered Species: A Case Study of Saxifragaceae on the Qinghai‐Xizang Plateau by Yang Lv, Zhaxi Cairang, Chenglin Sun, Xu Su, Yuping Liu, Yonghui Zhou, Kaiyue Wei, Xu Feng, Jieqiong Lei, Yinghui Zheng, Xuanlin Gao, Mir Muhammad Nizamani

“…Our findings reveal that key environmental factors, including elevation, slope, mean annual temperature, isothermality, precipitation seasonality, and precipitation during the wettest quarter, significantly influence species distribution patterns. …”
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Factors associated with engagement and adherence to a low-energy diet to promote 10% weight loss in patients with clinically significant non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by Laura Haigh, Stuart McPherson, Kate Hallsworth, Sophie Cassidy, Leah Avery, Quentin Anstee, Marie Boyle, Jadine Scragg, Guy Taylor

“…Practical and emotional support from friends and family members was critically important outside of the clinical setting. Irregular working patterns preventing attendance at appointments was a barrier to adherence and completion of the intervention.Conclusions Engagement and adherence to a LED in patients with NAFLD were encouraged by early and rapid weight loss, personalised feedback and positive reinforcement in the clinical setting combined with ongoing support from friends and family members. …”
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Investigation of Spectroscopic Parameters and Trap Parameters of Eu³⁺-Activated Y₂SiO₅ Phosphors for Display and Dosimetry Applications by Neeraj Verma, Marta Michalska-Domańska, Vikas Dubey, Tirath Ram, Jagjeet Kaur, Neha Dubey, Shireen Aman, Ovica Manners, Janita Saji

“…Photoluminescence emission and excitation patterns were measured using varying concentrations of Eu³⁺ ions. …”
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The aftermath of trauma on resting state source-level MEG microstate dynamics by Massimo Bertoli, Pierpaolo Croce, Filippo Zappasodi, Rosalia Di Matteo, Federica Vellante, Mauro Pettorruso, Giovanni Martinotti, Marcella Brunetti

“…Resilience may arise from successful integration of cognitive and sensorimotor processes, detectable as distinct patterns of brain dynamics during rest.…”
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Urban Expansion and Land Use Transformations in Midnapore City (2003–2024): Implications for Sustainable Development by Rakesh Ranjan Thakur, Debabrata Nandi, Anoop Kumar Shukla, Subhasmita Das, Sasmita Chand, Pankaj Singha, Roshan Beuria, Chetan Sharma

“…Amidst global shifts in land use patterns due to urbanization, this study focuses on the rapid land use and land cover (LULC) changes in Midnapore City during the periods 2003–2014 and 2014–2024. …”
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Aligning the principles and practice of research integrity and research fairness in global health: a mixed-methods study by Sandra Alba, Rutuja Patil, Martijn Wienia, Masja Straetemans, Francis Kombe, Gowri Gopalakrishna, Harry Coleman, Nima Yaghmaei, Joseph Bukulu Sempa, Jake D Mathewson, Hannah Kabelka, Preeti Sohoni

“…The study identified structural, institutional and individual factors influencing these patterns, including donor landscape rigidity, institutional investments in relationship building, guidelines, mentoring and power differentials among researchers.Conclusion This research highlights that, despite some variations, there is a substantial alignment between research integrity and fairness, with both sharing similar determinants and the overarching goal of enhancing research quality and societal benefits. …”
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Indoor positioning systems provide insight into emergency department systems enabling proposal of designs to improve workflow by Marius Huguet, Canan Pehlivan, François Ballereau, Antoine Dodane-Loyenet, Franck Fontanili, Thierry Garaix, Youri Yordanov, Vincent Augusto, Karim Tazarourte, Abdesslam Redjaline

“…We analyzed a substantial amount of quasi-real-time data to objectively assess physicians’ time allocation and movement patterns and their correlation with the emergency department’s occupancy. …”
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Prenatal screening educational interventions for U.S. pregnant women: a scoping review by Yasmine Zerrouki, Sara Burgoa, Goodness Okwaraji, Jennifer Mendonca, Vama Jhumkhawala, Sophie Kelly, Esin Bulut, Shaima Arshad, Elisheva Knopf, Tiffany Follin, Panagiota Kitsantas, Maria C. Mejia, Lea Sacca

“…Major limitations reported in intervention design and delivery included limited generalizability due to small sample size and the lack of data on socioeconomic status and financial vulnerability of patients, high staff turnover and its impact on patterns of practice and intervention implementation such as the application of technological tools, equipment management, and patient orientation, as well as concerns regarding privacy during group-setting discussions. …”
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Biomechanical simulations of crystalline lens oscillations resulting from the changes in the gaze in an accommodated eye by Ali Dahaghin, Milad Salimibani, Agnieszka Boszczyk, Agnieszka Jóźwik, Jorge Grasa, Jorge Grasa, Joanna Przeździecka-Dołyk, Joanna Przeździecka-Dołyk, Joanna Przeździecka-Dołyk, Damian Siedlecki

“…PurposeThe goal of the study is to introduce a generic, versatile biomechanical model that aims to reproduce the dynamic wobbling phenomenon.MethodsA systematic strategy is used, which includes a) capturing the in vivo data on a group of healthy volunteers, b) analyzing the changes in Purkinje images over time, and c) performing the combined biomechanical and optical simulations to develop the model that might be useful for understanding the mechanical behavior of the lens during wobbling and its influence on ocular dynamics.ResultsExamples of lens wobbling patterns for six measured eyes were presented, and parameters characterizing the oscillatory motion were determined, including frequency of oscillations, Q-factor, damping factor and time constant. …”
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Pregnancy-associated asymptomatic bacteriuria and antibiotic resistance in the Maternity and Children’s Hospital, Arar, Saudi Arabia by Amjad M Alenazi, Ibrahim A Taher, Ahmed E Taha, Waleed E Elawamy, Ahmed S Alshlash, Eman A El-masry, Amany A Ghazy

“…This is the first study to evaluate the prevalence of ASB among pregnant females, identify the causative organisms and determine their antibiotic susceptibility patterns in the Maternity and Children’s Hospital, Arar, Saudi Arabia. …”
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Evolution of Stratigraphic Sequence and Sedimentary Environment in Northern Yellow River Delta Since MIS5 by Haonan Li, Guangxue Li, Jian Zhang, Jiejun Yang, Lvyang Xing, Wenyu Ji, Siyu Liu

“…Furthermore, correlation with representative cores across the Yellow–Bohai Sea coastal system elucidates a unified model of shoreline migration patterns driven by post-MIS5 sea-level oscillations. …”
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Empathy and resting-state functional connectivity in children by Katherine O. Bray, Elena Pozzi, Nandita Vijayakumar, Sally Richmond, Marc Seal, Christos Pantelis, Vicki Anderson, Sarah Whittle

“…While interpretations should be made cautiously, findings suggest wide-ranging and diffuse connectivity patterns may be related to several components of empathy in children. …”
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Whole transcriptome analysis of unmutated sporadic ALS patients' peripheral blood reveals phenotype-specific gene expression signature by Francesca Dragoni, Maria Garofalo, Rosalinda Di Gerlando, Bartolo Rizzo, Matteo Bordoni, Eveljn Scarian, Camilla Viola, Veronica Bettoni, Giuseppe Fiamingo, Danilo Tornabene, Lucia Scanu, Orietta Pansarasa, Luca Diamanti, Stella Gagliardi

“…Classification based on clinical phenotypes could be associated with peculiar gene expression patterns shaped during lifespan, allowing the identification of specific sporadic ALS (sALS) subtypes with less heterogeneous clinical and biological features. …”
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Structural mechanisms for centrosomal recruitment and organization of the microtubule nucleator γ-TuRC by Qi Gao, Florian W. Hofer, Sebastian Filbeck, Bram J. A. Vermeulen, Martin Würtz, Annett Neuner, Charlotte Kaplan, Maja Zezlina, Cornelia Sala, Hyesu Shin, Oliver J. Gruss, Elmar Schiebel, Stefan Pfeffer

“…NEDD1 forms a tetrameric structure at the γ-TuRC base through interactions with four GCP3/MZT1 modules and GCP5/6-specific extensions, while multiple copies of CDK5RAP2 engage the γ-TuRC in two distinct binding patterns to promote γ-TuRC closure and activation. …”
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The Swimming Performance and Transcriptomic Insights Into Diverse Gene Regulation in Grass Carp Brain Under Water Velocity Stress by Mian Adnan Kakakhel, Nishita Narwal, Alam Khan, Majid Rasta, Liming Liu, Ihsan Ali, Yujiao Wu, Shi Xiaotao

“…Moreover, some genes were identified and found significantly different for enzymes and hormones, which could play a potential role during swimming performance such as gene‐ca7 (p < 0.005***). …”
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Assessing the impact of fixed speed cameras on speeding behavior and crashes: A longitudinal study in New York City by Jingqin Gao, Di Yang, Chuan Xu, Kaan Ozbay, Smrithi Sharma

“…Long-term analysis revealed a substantial 75 % reduction in speeding tickets by the end of 2021, despite a temporary surge during the pandemic. Four different long-term patterns were identified. …”
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