Optimal design of acoustic metamaterials for noise suppression by the frequency division in military equipment by Shaohua Bi, Fei Yang, Xinmin Shen, Wenqiang Peng, Xiaocui Yang, Qin Yin, Xiaonan Zhang, Heng Zhang, Dong Wang, Jingguo Chen, Zhiming Li

“…This paper presents a multi-Helmholtz unit series–parallel acoustic metamaterial with a segmented noise control effect designed by taking advantage of the adjustable frequency band of an acoustic metamaterial, aiming to change the main noise spectrum characteristics under different driving conditions of military equipment such as tanks. …”
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Murder in the dark: Can parasites bring jellyfish blooms to fall? by Nicole Aberle, Torkild Bakken, Luis Martell, Pedro R. De La Torre, Kay Arne Skarpnes, Erling Svensen, Sanna Majaneva

“…In Trondheimsfjorden, central Norway, P. periphylla has established large populations over the last decades. However, population estimates with a high spatiotemporal resolution are scarce and the regulating mechanisms affecting P. periphylla dynamics remain largely unknown. …”
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Comparative genomics of Leishmania donovani progeny from genetic crosses in two sand fly species and impact on the diversity of diagnostic and vaccine candidates. by Jovana Sádlová, Matthew Yeo, David S Mateus, Jody Phelan, Le Anh Hai, Tapan Bhattacharyya, Stefan Kurtev, Ondrej Sebesta, Jitka Myskova, Veronika Seblova, Björn Andersson, Paola Florez de Sessions, Petr Volf, Michael A Miles

“…Genetic exchange can occur among natural Leishmania populations and hybrids can now be produced experimentally, with limitations. …”
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Expression of ovine herpesvirus -2 encoded microRNAs in an immortalised bovine - cell line. by Katie Nightingale, Claire S Levy, John Hopkins, Finn Grey, Suzanne Esper, Robert G Dalziel

“…Analysis of massively parallel sequencing data from an OvHV-2 persistently-infected bovine lymphoid cell line (BJ1035) identified forty-five possible virus-encoded miRNAs. …”
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The impact of secondary school students’ perceptions of parental academic involvement and academic stress on internalizing problem behaviors: the mediating roles of psychological r... by Li Xue

“…Hayes’ PROCESS macro 4.0 (Model 4) with bootstrapping (5,000 samples, 95% CI) was used to examine the parallel mediation effects. This population was selected due to the unique cultural and academic stressors faced by international school students, such as cross-cultural adjustment and elevated academic demands.Results and discussionPerceived parental academic involvement negatively predicted internalizing problem behaviors, while perceived parental academic stress was positively associated with them. …”
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Setting the table for rural food access by Abigail Darwin, Nicole Nunoo, Jung Lee, Abigail Borron, Jennifer Thompson

“…Food insecurity leads to higher rates of diet-related chronic disease in rural populations compared to their urban counterparts, further compounded by limited access to healthcare. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening under different scenarios of colonoscopy adherence: a microsimulation study by Juan Yang, Chen Yang, Wanghong Xu, Yongbing Xiang, Min Hu, Yuting Tan, Weimiao Wu, Kai Gu, Qiuming Shen

“…The current method had a probability of 35.5%, 34.5%, 35.5%, 40.0%, 32.0% and 38.0% for being the optimal strategy at observed level, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80% and 90% adherence, respectively, all within a willingness-to-pay threshold of 1 to 3 times the gross domestic product per capita.Conclusions The parallel use of risk assessment and two-specimen FIT is a cost-effective method for CRC screening in Chinese populations. …”
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Reduced dengue incidence following city-wide wMel Wolbachia mosquito releases throughout three Colombian cities: Interrupted time series analysis and a prospective case-control stu... by Ivan Dario Velez, Stephanie K Tanamas, Maria Patricia Arbelaez, Simon C Kutcher, Sandra L Duque, Alexander Uribe, Lina Zuluaga, Luis Martínez, Ana Cristina Patiño, Jovany Barajas, Estefanía Muñoz, Maria Camila Mejia Torres, Sandra Uribe, Sandra Porras, Rita Almanza, Henry Pulido, Scott L O'Neill, Eduardo Santacruz-Sanmartin, Sandra Gonzalez, Peter A Ryan, Jai A Denton, Nicholas P Jewell, Suzanne M Dufault, Cameron P Simmons, Katherine L Anders

“…<h4>Conclusions/significance</h4>Stable introduction of wMel into local Ae. aegypti populations was associated with a significant and sustained reduction in dengue incidence across three Colombian cities. …”
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Confirmatory validation of the transgender health care humanization scale by Liliane Lins-Kusterer, Nicolle Melo Vieira, Carlos Brites

“…Factors were identified using parallel analysis with an oblique Promax rotation to allow for inter-factor correlations. …”
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Mindfulness meditation and improvement in depressive symptoms among Spanish- and English speaking adults: A randomized, controlled, comparative efficacy trial. by Eric Lopez-Maya, Richard Olmstead, Michael R Irwin

“…Mindfulness meditation improves depressive symptoms, yet the vast majority of research has focused on English speaking populations.<h4>Methods</h4>In this randomized clinical trial with 2 parallel treatment groups, adults with moderate levels of perceived stress (n = 76) were recruited from the Los Angeles community from October 2015 to March 2016, stratified into Spanish- (n = 36) and English speaking (n = 40) language groups, and randomized for 6 weeks of treatment with standardized mindful awareness practices (MAPs) or health education (HE). …”
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FROM CLOUD TO BEDSIDE

“…Therapeutic protocols have traditionally been defined using a purely statistical approach, measuring treatment effectiveness on large populations of patients ostensibly suffering from the same type of disease. …”
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Dynamics of Phyto- and Bacterioplankton in Southern Baikal and Irkutsk Reservoir During the Open Water Period of 2023 According to Metabarcoding Data by Yuri Galachyants, Darya Petrova, Artem Marchenkov, Maria Nalimova, Yelena Likhoshway

“…Artificial reservoirs formed by hydroelectric dams are young ecosystems requiring water quality monitoring, as they often serve local populations. Traditionally, this is performed through hydrochemical and sanitary assessments, alongside phytoplankton composition analysis. …”
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Ocular immune privilege in action: The living eye imposes unique regulatory and anergic gene signatures on uveitogenic T cells by Zixuan Peng, Vijayaraj Nagarajan, Reiko Horai, Yingyos Jittayasothorn, Mary J. Mattapallil, Rachel R. Caspi

“…Trajectory analyses suggested that Tregs and anergic cells arise from a common proliferative precursor in parallel, rather than sequentially. Our data indicate a key checkpoint governing the divergence of anergic and regulatory fates. …”
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Folding wings like a cockroach: a review of transverse wing folding ensign wasps (Hymenoptera: Evaniidae: Afrevania and Trissevania). by István Mikó, Robert S Copeland, James P Balhoff, Matthew J Yoder, Andrew R Deans

“…The way that semantic statements are formulated can evolve in parallel, alongside improvements to the ontologies themselves.…”
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Fluoride mouthrinses for prevention of initial caries in orthodontic patients - a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mikael Sonesson, Svante Twetman

“…We included trials with parallel groups (intervention vs. control) and a minimum duration of six months. …”
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Genetic Relationship in Cicer Sp. Expose Evidence for Geneflow between the Cultigen and Its Wild Progenitor. by Ruth van Oss, Shahal Abbo, Ravit Eshed, Amir Sherman, Clarice J Coyne, George J Vandemark, Hong-Bin Zhang, Zvi Peleg

“…There is a debate concerning mono- or poly-phyletic origins of the Near Eastern crops. In parallel, some authors claim that domestication was not possible within the natural range of the wild progenitors due to wild alleles flow into the nascent crops. …”
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Peering Into the Past Century of Mountain Diversity Change by Uniting Two Modes of Remote Sensing by Julie A. Fortin, Jason T. Fisher, Eric S. Higgs

“…However, most records of bird populations go back only a few decades, affecting baselines. …”
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Militarization of Anti-peasant Forest Conservation: The Case of the Amazon Forest Reserve Zone (AFRZ) after the Colombian 2016 Peace Agreement by Angie L. Durán, Luz A. Rodríguez

“… In 2016, the Colombian government signed a peace agreement with the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) that included the implementation of a Comprehensive Rural Reform (CRR) with the purpose to allocate and formalize land for peasant populations. In parallel, Colombia was committed to implement the global environmental agendas, including efforts to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by reducing deforestation in the Amazon. …”
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Global Burden of Leptospirosis: Estimated in Terms of Disability Adjusted Life Years. by Paul R Torgerson, José E Hagan, Federico Costa, Juan Calcagno, Michael Kane, Martha S Martinez-Silveira, Marga G A Goris, Claudia Stein, Albert I Ko, Bernadette Abela-Ridder

“…<h4>Background</h4>Leptospirosis, a spirochaetal zoonosis, occurs in diverse epidemiological settings and affects vulnerable populations, such as rural subsistence farmers and urban slum dwellers. …”
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Cutting-edge assessment techniques for B cell immune memory: an overview by Martina Bozhkova, Petya Gardzheva, Vanya Rangelova, Hristo Taskov, Marianna Murdjeva

“…After antigens are processed and presented to naive B cells, these B cells differentiate into either surface immunoglobulin-expressing memory B cells (MBCs) or antibody-secreting plasma cells (PC) and long-lived plasma cells (LLPC). In parallel with the detection of antibodies, the detection of MBCs and LLPC is important to assess the strength and duration of the humoral immune response. …”
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