Foraging and mating behaviors of Hypsignathus monstrosus at the bat‐human interface in a central African rainforest by Elodie Schloesing, Alexandre Caron, Rémi Chambon, Nicolas Courbin, Morgane Labadie, Roch Nina, Frida Mouiti Mbadinga, Wilfrid Ngoubili, Danficy Sandiala, N’Kaya Tobi, Mathieu Bourgarel, Hélène M. De Nys, Julien Cappelle

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Sexing the sternal rib end in modern Greeks: A virtual osteometric approach using high-resolution 3D surface models by Ioanna Karagiorgou, Ioanna Anastopoulou, Fotios Alexandros Karakostis, Elena Kranioti, Konstantinos Moraitis

“…The results demonstrated that SIH is more sexually dimorphic than APB (alpha value of .05) while the application of İşcan’s (1985) formula on the contemporary Greek sample, provided results of low accuracy, ranging from 48.6–52.4%. …”
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LPFFNet: Lightweight Prior Feature Fusion Network for SAR Ship Detection by Xiaozhen Ren, Peiyuan Zhou, Xiaqiong Fan, Chengguo Feng, Peng Li

“…In addition, the enhanced ghost convolution (EGConv) is used to generate more reliable gradient information. And finally, the detection performance is improved by focusing on difficult samples through a smooth weighted focus loss function (SWF Loss). …”
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Laying the foundation for an International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Core Set for community-dwelling elderly adults in primary care: the clinical perspec... by Thomas Kuehlein, Johanna Tomandl, Stephanie Book, Gudrun Ulbrecht, Susann Gotthardt, Ellen Freiberger, Elmar Graessel

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Residue-Specific Structural and Dynamical Coupling of Protein and Hydration Water Revealed by Molecular Dynamics Simulations by Shuai Wang, Jun Gao, Xiakun Chu

“…To further uncover their coupling mechanism, we elucidate residue-specific coupled fluctuations between protein residues and hydration water by generating scatter plots. These findings provide a comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms underlying protein–water interactions, offering valuable insights into the role of hydration water in protein stability, dynamics, and function.…”
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The Effect of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Muscle Proteolysis, Muscle Mass and Strength, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Functional Activity, and Quality of Life in Post-Card... by Nazir A, Clementius B, Rafa HA, Sakalia C, Nurhalizah HA

“…Consequently, CS is now more frequently performed on older patients undergoing complex procedures, which results in higher rates of postoperative complications (POC) such as muscle proteolysis, prolonged hospital stays and worsened clinical and functional outcomes. …”
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Vitamin D deficiency, impaired lung function and total and respiratory mortality in a cohort of older men: cross-sectional and prospective findings from The British Regional Heart... by Olia Papacosta, Peter Whincup, S Goya Wannamethee, Lucy Lennon

“…We examined the cross-sectional association between 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) and lung function impairment and assessed whether vitamin D deficiency is related to long-term mortality in those with impaired lung function.Design Prospective studySetting General practices in the UK.Participants 3575 men aged 60–79 years with no prevalent heart failure.Outcome measures Airway obstruction and mortality. …”
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qTrustNet Virtual Private Network (VPN): Enhancing Security in the Quantum Era by Hyoungsub Shim, Bongho Kang, Haejung Im, Duhyun Jeon, Seok-Min Kim

“…This paper introduces qTrustNet VPN, a next-generation Virtual Private Network (VPN) designed to enhance security in the quantum era. …”
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Effects of straw amendment on the bioavailability of selenite in soil and its mechanisms by Mingxing Qi, Dan Wang, Hui Zhai, Fei Zhou, Hao Wu, Wanchen Zhao, Rongxin Ren, Jingyi Shi, Dongli Liang

“…Therefore, the composition and functional group reaction sequences of DOM in different soils manipulated selenite bioavailability in soil. …”
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Super-Resolution Reconstruction From Multiple Defocused Infrared Images of Stationary Scene by Yuxing Mao, Benjiang Zhao, Dongmei Yan, Haiwei Jia

“…Existing SRR algorithms use well-focused images and ignore the value of defocused images generated by the infrared imaging system during focusing. …”
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UFBP1 Ameliorates Heat Stress-Induced Apoptosis via Mitochondria-Mediated Pathway in Bovine Mammary Epithelial Cells by Yuan Li, Ran Yu, Shujing Tan, Yunlong Jiang, Longwei Sun, Manman Shen, Chuanjian Zhang, Kunlin Chen, Chengmin Li

“…Heat stress in dairy cows is aggravated by Global warming, which negatively affects their performance and health, especially high yielding cows are more susceptible to high temperature and humidity in summer. …”
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Seasonal Characteristics of Long-Range Transport and Potential Associated Sources of Particulate Matter (Pm₁₀) Pollution at the Station Elk, Poland, on 2021-2022 Data by S. Abdo, Y. Koroleva

“…The seasonal variation in PM10 was generally characterized by a peak in winter and minimum values in summer. …”
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Evaluation of the respiratory function in myasthenia gravis: an important tool for clinical feature and diagnosis of the disease Avaliação da função respiratória na miastenia gravi... by Paulo A. P. Saraiva, José Lamartine de Assis, Paulo E. Marchiori

“…Male patients with "ocular" form only presented the "myasthenic pattern" with lung impairment and had, from the lung function point of view, a more benign behaviour. Female patients with the "ocular" form exhibited a behaviour of respiratory variables similar to that of the generalized form. …”
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The benefits of early palliative care on psychological well-being, functional status, and health-related quality of life among cancer patients and their caregivers: a systematic re... by Hartiah Haroen, Sidik Maulana, Hasniatisari Harun, Ristina Mirwanti, Citra Windani Mambang Sari, Hesti Platini, Novita Intan Arovah, Padila Padila, Shakira Amirah, Jerico Franciscus Pardosi

“…Therefore, EPC should be more broadly introduced into cancer care earlier to address patient’s psychological burdens.…”
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CONVERGENCE OF SOLUTIONS OF BILATERAL PROBLEMS IN VARIABLE DOMAINS AND RELATED QUESTIONS by Alexander A. Kovalevsky

“…We discuss some results on the convergence of minimizers and minimum values of integral and more general functionals on sets of functions defined by bilateral constraints in variable domains. …”
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RESTORE—Cognitive functional therapy with or without movement sensor biofeedback versus usual care for chronic, disabling low back pain: study protocol for a randomised controlled... by Alison H McGregor, Mark Hancock, Peter Kent, P O'Sullivan, Anne Smith, Terry Haines, Amity Campbell, Jan Hartvigsen, Kieran O'Sullivan, Alistair Vickery, JP Caneiro, Robert Schütze, Robert A Laird, Stephanie Attwell

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Impact of concurrent aerobic and resistance training on body composition, lipid metabolism and physical function in patients with type 2 diabetes and overweight/obesity: a systemat... by Sameer Badri AL-Mhanna, Abdullah F. Alghannam, Nouf H. Alkhamees, Bodor Bin Sheeha, Norsuhana Omar, Hani Albalawi, Mehmet Gülü, Umut Canli, Hafeez Abiola Afolabi, Bishir Daku Abubakar, Georgian Badicu, Rozaziana Ahmad, Gerasimos V. Grivas, Alexios Batrakoulis

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A Class of Potentials in Weighted Hardy-Type Inequalities with a Finite Number of Poles by Anna Canale, Ciro Tarantino

“…The weighted estimates are more general than those stated in previous papers. …”
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The “guild” concept in riparian ecology: Use, limitations and prospects for improving the reproducibility and transferability of results by Philippe Janssen

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Violation of reserve filtration capacity of kidneys in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis by G. V. Prytkova

“…Among the general population of patients with eRA, the preserved FRR was noted in a third of cases (32%), in other cases, a certain degree of its decrease was recorded. …”
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