The mediating role of biological age in the association between dietary index for gut microbiota and sarcopenia by Jingyuan Zhang, Jun Guo, Jing Zhang, Jing Zhang, Heng Liu, Lin Zhou, Chi Cheng, Hong Cao

“…Alterations in muscle structure are closely linked to DNA methylation-based biological age assessments and individual dietary patterns. …”
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Distribution Characteristics of Nutrients and Eutrophication Assessment in Yueqing Bay by YAO Kaixue, YIN Rui, WANG Yang, CHEN Feng, LI Zhenhua

“…Based on the Marine environment monitoring data of Yueqing Bay in spring, summer, autumn and winter from 2018 to 2019, the spatial and temporal distribution characteristics of nutrient salts (dissolved inorganic nitrogen, DIN) and active phosphate (DIP) in the sea were analyzed, and the pollution degree, eutrophication degree and nutrient structure of the sea area were evaluated by single factor index method, eutrophication index method and potential eutrophication model. …”
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Advancing soil biology research: Empowering European databases with ontological frameworks for enhanced data integration of soil biodiversity data by José F. Aldana-Martín, David J. Russell, Carlos A. Martínez-Muñoz, Christine Driller, Stephan Lesch, Ismael Navas-Delgado

“…This integration, primarily reliant on taxonomic characteristics, will be critical in evaluating the spatio-temporal distribution of functional soil biodiversity across diverse habitats, soil types, climate zones, and land-use patterns.…”
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One-Pot Synthesis of Novel Pyrimidine Derivatives with Potential Antidiabetic Activity Through Dual α-Glucosidase and α-Amylase Inhibitors by Ohood Al-Shehri, Samar Abubshait, Muhammad Nawaz, Mohamed S. Gomaa, Haya A. Abubshait

“…Furthermore, we evaluated the synthesized pyrimidine derivatives’ biological activities in relation to their potential roles as novel anti-diabetic agents by testing their activity profiles against the enzymes α-glucosidase and α-amylase. …”
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Association between exposure to air pollutants and cardiovascular mortality in Iran: a case-crossover study by Nadia Mohammadi Dashtaki, Mohammad Fararouei, Alireza Mirahmadizadeh, Mohammad Hoseini

“…Finally, we conducted a stratified analysis based on gender, age, and season to evaluate possible effect modification in the study. …”
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A Hybrid Regression–Kriging–Machine Learning Framework for Imputing Missing TROPOMI NO₂ Data over Taiwan by Alyssa Valerio, Yi-Chun Chen, Chian-Yi Liu, Yi-Ying Chen, Chuan-Yao Lin

“…These results demonstrate the model’s robustness in capturing intra-seasonal patterns and nonlinear trends in NO₂ distribution. …”
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Small spheroids for head and neck cartilage tissue engineering by Sven Reutter, Johann Kern, Yvonne Jakob, Nicole Rotter, David Gvaramia

“…Differences were seen in auricular and nasal spheroids with respect to growth patterns and response to cytokine composition. Auricular spheroids were larger and showed size increase in culture, whereas nasal aggregates tended to shrink. …”
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Bounce back from adversity: a narrative review and perspective on the formation and consequences of athlete resilience by Zhengyang Mei, Chenyi Cai, Tingfeng Wang, Chifong Lam, Ranran He, Shi Luo

“…As a complex multifactorial structure, athlete resilience primarily covers five structural dimensions: sports motivation, self-efficacy, coping strategy, optimism, and hope. …”
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Microbial diversity of soils under different land use and chemical conditions by Jung-Hwan Yoon, Mahesh Adhikari, Seok Soon Jeong, Sang Phil Lee, Hyuck Soo Kim, Geon Seung Lee, Duck Hwan Park, Heejung Kim, Jae E. Yang

“…Alpha diversity, assessed using Chao1 and Shannon indices, and beta diversity, evaluated through Bray-Curtis dissimilarity and Principal Coordinates Analysis (PCoA), were used to characterize microbial diversity. …”
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Analysis of Entrance Hierarchy in Qajar Houses of Qom Using Space Syntax Approach with Emphasis on Privacy by Elham Aram, Leila Aram

“…&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">This research aims to analyze and quantitatively evaluate the role of privacy in the spatial organization of Qom's historical houses during the Qajar period.…”
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AI usage among medical students in Palestine: a cross-sectional study and demonstration of AI-assisted research workflows by Mahmoud Yousef, Salahaldeen Deeb, Khaled Alhashlamon

“…Data were collected using a validated electronic questionnaire, covering demographics, AI usage patterns, and perceived impacts across academic, clinical, and research domains. …”
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A Single Centre Cross-Sectional Observational Study on Dermatoscopy of Oral Mucosal Disorders and Histopathological Correlation in Tertiary Care Centre from Central India by K Shreya, Hemlata Panwar, Dinesh P. Asati, Amulya M Lakshman, Priyanka Verma, Young Denla

“…Background: A dermatoscope is a non-invasive diagnostic imaging tool that enables to visualise superficial, deeper structures, pigmentary and vascular patterns of skin, nails, hair and mucosa. …”
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A computational framework to characterize and compare the tonal repertoires of toothed whales by Maia Austin, Julie N. Oswald, Manali Rege‐Colt, Emma Gagne, Eric Angel Ramos, Joëlle De Weerdt, Nicola Ransome, Laura J. May‐Collado

“…The fuzzy approach used the frequency and temporal features extracted from the traced contours in Luscinia to evaluate repertoire similarity in acoustic structure using the package's built‐in multivariate tools. …”
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A Novel Framework for Saraiki Script Recognition Using Advanced Machine Learning Models (YOLOv8 and CNN) by Hafiz Muhammad Raza Ur Rehman, Syed Arfan Haider, Hiba Faisal, Kook-Yeol Yoo, M. Z. Jhandir, Gyu Sang Choi

“…With an emphasis on language&#x2019;s structure, usage, and social dimensions, linguistics examines these systems holistically. …”
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Classification of maize seed hyperspectral images based on variable-depth convolutional kernels by Yating Hu, Hongchen Zhang, Hongchen Zhang, Changming Li, Qianfu Su, Wei Wang

“…However, conventional hyperspectral data processing approaches often fail to simultaneously capture both spectral and textural features effectively.MethodsTo overcome this limitation, we propose a novel convolutional neural network architecture with a variable-depth convolutional kernel structure (VD-CNN). This design enables the network to adaptively extract continuous spectral features by modulating kernel depth, while simultaneously capturing fine-grained textural patterns through hierarchical convolutional operations. …”
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Weed Seedbank Changes Associated with Temporary Tillage After Long Periods of No-Till by Fernando Oreja, Marianne Torcat Fuentes, Antonio Barrio, Dario Javier Schiavinato, Virginia Rosso, Elba de la Fuente

“…Occasional tillage is proposed as an alternative strategy to disrupt weed emergence patterns by redistributing seeds within the soil profile. …”
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Spatial heterogeneity and interacting intensity of drivers for trade-offs and synergies between carbon sequestration and biodiversity by Shuaiqi Yang, Shuangyun Peng, Xiaona Li, Xiaoyan Wei, Yingying Pan, Yuanmei Jiao

“…The results showed that: (1) From 2012–2035, the total values of carbon sequestration and biodiversity exhibited an overall increasing trend, with 58.49 % of the area showing trade-off effects, 23.86 % showing positive synergy, and 17.65 % showing negative synergy. (2) Elevation, slope, topographic relief, temperature, and land use intensity were identified as key factors influencing trade-off and synergy, and these factors displayed significant spatial heterogeneity. (3) When multiple drivers interacted, their explanatory power for trade-off and synergy increased significantly. The interaction patterns among drivers presented a “topography➙climate↔human activity↔distance➙soil” structure, where human activity interacted bidirectionally with other factors, with the strongest interaction occurring between climate factors and human activity. …”
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A Phenomenological Study of the Semantic Representation of Leisure Experience among Adolescent Girls of Different Social Classes by parvaneh alaie, Fahimeh Vajde

“…FindingsThe 5 main categories and 13 sub-categories were identified to understand the concept of leisure from the perspective of female students of the second period of high school in different social classes:  Table 1: Main and sub categories The 5 main categories and 13 sub-categories were identified to understand the concept of leisure from the perspective of female students of the second period of high school in different social classes:   Table 1: Main and sub categories main components Subcategory Axial codes Educational factors Attitudes -   Management attitude -   Attitude of students School facilities   Entrance Exam   Family factors Family education patterns (parenting styles) -   Perception of parental control (authoritarian parenting style) -   Perception of filial piety (permissive parenting style) Family communication pattern -   Interpersonal relationships (the centrality of the mother's role) -   Gratitude towards parents Social status of the family   Family lifestyle -    Extracurricular activities (sports, art, recreation and entertainment) -    Friends and relationships outside the family Financial issues and conditions   Structural factors (infrastructures) Society structure -   Community facilities -   Social attitudes Family structure -    Financial and economic -    Culture and attitude School structure   Religious affiliation   Socio-cultural factors Social factors and expectations -    Social strictures -    Social dependencies   Cultural factors -   Appearance and cover -    Cultural restrictions -   Migration    ResultsThe results of this study show that social class factor has a direct and indirect effect on different aspects of leisure time of adolescent girls; So that each of the five main categories with respect to the social class of individuals has different effects on their leisure time. …”
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Role of contrast-free MR-perfusion in the diagnosis of potential epileptogenic foci in children with focal epilepsia by M. V. Polyanskaya, A. A. Demushkina, I. G. Vasiliev, H. Sh. Gazdieva, A. A. Kholin, N. N. Zavadenko, A. A. Alikhanov

“…The main pattern of the interictal period was characterized by a focal decrease in  perfusion located around a structural focus identified on MRI scans. …”
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A Novel Radiology-Adapted Logistic Model for Non-Invasive Risk Stratification of Pigmented Superficial Skin Lesions: A Methodological Pilot Study by Betül Tiryaki Baştuğ, Hatice Gencer Başol, Buket Dursun Çoban, Sinan Topuz, Özlem Türelik

“…To develop and preliminarily evaluate a new logistic model integrating both structural (lesion size, depth) and vascular (Doppler patterns) ultrasonographic features for non-invasive risk stratification of pigmented superficial skin lesions. …”
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