Unusual Sperm Morphology in Two Sedentary Songbird Species by Emily R. A. Cramer, Gaute Grønstøl, Phred M. Benham, Carla Cicero, Rauri C. K. Bowie, Daniel J. Tobiansky, Jan T. Lifjeld

“…These five species with tadpole‐like sperm share several ecological characteristics that can inform hypotheses for the evolution of this unusual phenotype: They are largely non‐migratory, form long‐lasting pair bonds, and have high paternal investment, small testes (no data for wrentit), and short and highly variable sperm lengths. …”
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Factors That Determine the Likelihood of Giving Birth to the First Child within 10 Months after Marriage by Abdul-Karim Iddrisu, Francis Kwame Bukari, Kwaku Opoku-Ameyaw, Gabriel Oppong Afriyie, Kassim Tawiah

“…It is against this background that we conducted this study to identify factors that determine childbirth within 10 months or after 10 months of marriage (birth length) among women in Ghana. This was achieved by using a logistic regression model for the dichotomous birth length variable, adjusting for risk factors/predictors of birth length. …”
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Delay Patterns and Associated Factors Among Gastric Cancer Patients Visiting Tertiary Hospital in Ethiopia by Tsegab Alemayehu, Semira Abdelmenan, Hailu Wondimu, Segni Kejela, Firaol Dandena, Tesfahun Ali, Zewdu Abadi, Zekarias Seifu

“…The main outcome measures are the mean length of total delay, patient delay, diagnosis delay, and treatment delay. …”
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A Simulation of the Biomechanical Behavior of Orthodontic Miniscrews for Infrazygomatic Anchorage: An In Vitro Study by Mario Palone, Davide Tucci, Marta Calza, Niki Arveda, Francesca Cremonini, Filippo Pepe, Luca Lombardo

“…Methods: This study analyzed the Zygomatic Spider Screw (HDC, Thiene, Italy), considering four variables: length, insertion angle, insertion depth, support thickness. …”
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Global and Local Interpretable Machine Learning Allow Early Prediction of Unscheduled Hospital Readmission by Rafael Ruiz de San Martín, Catalina Morales-Hernández, Carmen Barberá, Carlos Martínez-Cortés, Antonio Jesús Banegas-Luna, Francisco José Segura-Méndez, Horacio Pérez-Sánchez, Isabel Morales-Moreno, Juan José Hernández-Morante

“…Interestingly, other variables like allergies and adverse drug reaction antecedents were relevant. …”
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Comparative chloroplast genomics of wild-type Panicum miliaceum cv. ATL1 and its M4 mutant line: insights for molecular breeding applications by Ayushi Kumar, Ravikesavan Rajasekaran, Iyanar Krishnamoorthy, Senthil Alagarswamy, K. Chandrakumar, Sowmya Pulapet, Kesavan Markkandan, Selvaraju Kanagarajan, Manikanda Boopathi Narayanan

“…While they shared identical total lengths (139 837 bp), small single-copy (SSC: 12 795 bp), large single-copy (LSC: 84 522 bp), and inverted repeat (IR: 20 560 bp) regions, these metrics diverged from the reference genome, which displayed a total length of 139 826 bp, with distinct SSC (12 574 bp), LSC (81 682 bp), and IR (22 785 bp) regions. …”
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Effects of a community-driven water, sanitation, and hygiene intervention on diarrhea, child growth, and local institutions: A cluster-randomized controlled trial in rural Democrat... by John P Quattrochi, Kevin Croke, Caleb Dohou, Luca Stanus Ghib, Yannick Lokaya, Aidan Coville, Eric Mvukiyehe

“…The intervention had no effect on length-for-age Z-scores in children (adjusted mean difference -0.01 [95% CI -0.15 to 0.12]). …”
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Muscle Activity and Biomechanics of Sprinting: A Meta-Analysis Review by Przemysław Pietraszewski, Adam Maszczyk, Adam Zając, Artur Gołaś

“…., biceps femoris, semitendinosus, gluteus maximus) and biomechanical variables like step length, stride frequency, and ground reaction forces. …”
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Effect Of Nutritional Status On The Surgical Patients Using Subjective Global Assessment by Tahir Ali Mabroor Malik, Fahad Akhtar, Kanza Farrukh, Muhammad Arslan, Fahim Sakhizada, S.H. Waqar

“…Descriptive statistics like mean with standard deviation (SD) and frequency (percentages) were used to analyze the collected data. …”
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Reconciling Inter- and Intra-Individual Variation in L2 Socio-Pragmatic Development: Intensifier Variation in Spoken German by Mason A. Wirtz

“…We additionally attend to the issue concerning whether sociodemographic variables (i.e., length of residence, age, and gender) and individual learner differences (i.e., L2 proficiency, intensity of exposure to the L2, and L2 socioaffect) can predict (a) the <i>inter</i>-individual variation in syntactic adjective intensification, and (b) the observed <i>intra</i>-individual variation based on a weighted measure of intensifier lexical diversity. …”
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How do red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) explore their environment? Characteristics of movement patterns in time and space by Felicitas Oehler, Robert Hagen, Klaus Hackländer, Zea Walton, Kumar Ashish, Janosch Arnold

“…Results According to the classification model, the movement patterns in the different phases were characterized most strongly by the variables persistence velocity, season, step length and distance to linear structures. …”
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Fine‐Scale Geothermal Heat Flow in Antarctica Can Increase Simulated Subglacial Melt Estimates by Felicity S. McCormack, Jason L. Roberts, Christine F. Dow, Tobias Stål, Jacqueline A. Halpin, Anya M. Reading, Martin J. Siegert

“…We determine the minimum basal heating required to bring the basal ice temperature to the pressure melting point, which should be taken together with the scale‐length of likely local variability in targeting in‐situ GHF field campaigns.…”
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Morphological analysis of the filum terminale and detailed description of the distal filum terminale externum: a cadaveric study by Edgar Buloz-Osorio, Edgar Buloz-Osorio, Edgar Buloz-Osorio, Marisa Ortega-Sánchez, Marisa Ortega-Sánchez, Miguel B. Royo-Salvador, Alfonso Rodríguez-Baeza

“…The CM-FTI junction was observed at the L1-L2 disk space (32.1%), DS-FTE fusion in the upper third of S2 (39.3%), and FTI-DS fusion in the DS midline (46.4%). FT length and FTI, FTE lengths were directly correlated, as were all FTI diameters. …”
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Endocarp Morphology of <i>Premna</i> (Lamiaceae) in Thailand and Its Taxonomic Significance by Jiratthi Satthaphorn, Alan J. Paton, Pornsawan Sutthinon, Charan Leeratiwong

“…Fruit size ranged from 1.52 to 7.48 mm in length and 0.98 to 7.71 mm in width. In LM investigations, the endocarps were classified into three types based on the presence and shape of the protruding structure: saccate-like (protrusion type I), thorn-like (protrusion type II), and no protrusion (protrusion type III). …”
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Anatomical characterization of oblique popliteal ligament and its clinical significance on knee joint stability by Mamatha Hosapatna, Shreya Saha, Muralimanju B V, Soumyalatha Naveen, Rohini Punja

“…Methods: Twenty cadaveric knee specimens were dissected and examined. The length and width of the OPL were measured using digital calipers. …”
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The Effects of TMR® Fab 6 on Hamstring Flexibility in Healthy Subjects; An Exploratory Observational Investigation by Richard D. Patterson, Alexander Zettlemoyer, Mary Plackowski, Russell Baker, Scott W. Cheatham, Alan Nasypany

“…# Background Stretching programs are designed to improve hamstring flexibility by attempting to mechanically increase the length of the target tissue. However, other manual treatment approaches such as those utilized in Total Motion Release (TMR®), could be beneficial by identifying body asymmetries to assess and treat soft tissue impairments leading to diminished extensibility…”
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The effectiveness of the educational package of happiness skills based on Islamic approach and comparison with Fordyce's happiness package on happiness, life satisfaction and anger... by Tayebe Vahdani Khorram, Fatemeh Fayyaz, j avad Eynypour

“…In other words, there were significant changes in the mean scores of these variables from the pre-test to the follow-up. In the Islamic happiness group, the mean of the happiness variable changed from 110.9 in the pre-test to 119.1 in the post-test and 124.1 in the follow-up, while the mean of the anger control variable changed from 109.6 in the pre-test to 115.7 in the post-test. and 121.5 in the follow-up. …”
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Mandibular cephalometric characteristics of a Saudi sample of patients having impacted third molars by Ali H. Hassan

“…The Y-axis was significantly increased in the impaction group.The significance of these measurements was variable between males and females. Conclusions: Third-molar impactions in the Saudis living in the Western region of Saudi Arabia were more likely to occur when inadequate retromolar space is present. …”
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A morphological and functional basis for maximum prey size in piscivorous fishes. by Michalis Mihalitsis, David R Bellwood

“…Despite examining all known potential morphological constraints on prey size, horizontal maxillary oral gape in a mechanically stretched position appears to be the main morphological variable that is likely to affect maximum prey size and resource use by these predatory species.…”
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The Genus <i>Petunia</i> (Solanaceae): Evolutionary Synthesis and Taxonomic Review by Luana S. Soares, João R. Stehmann, Loreta B. Freitas

“…Phylogenetic analyses based on SNPs were largely congruent, revealing two well-supported clades divided by corolla tube length, consistent with previous studies. These clades likely originated and diversified during the Pleistocene. …”
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