Habitat Selection of the Smooth‐Coated Otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) in Shuklaphanta National Park, Nepal by Balram Awasthi, Suraj Baral, Babu Ram Banjade, Grace M. Yoxon, Purna Man Shrestha

“…The field survey was conducted using line transects with a length of 200 m in a 600 m long section along the bank of the Chaudhar River and the wetlands. …”
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Cost of an urban rail ride: A nation-level analysis of ridership, capital costs and cost-effectiveness performance of urban rail transit projects in China by Jinbao Zhao, Chaosu Li, Ruhua Zhang, Mathew Palmer

“…Findings indicate that land-use density, line length, number of transfer stations, operation time, and bus ridership significantly contribute to higher levels of URT ridership, while URT ridership decreases significantly with train headway and the station’s distance from the city center. …”
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A New Add‐On Flap for Performance Improvement of Small Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines by Nima Alizadeh, Alireza Jahangirian

“…The wind turbine of Berlin University (TU‐BERT) is used as the base turbine and the flaps' length, angle, and their locations on the blade are selected as geometric variables. …”
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Analogia Równań Coltriego i Guldana by A. Lisowski

“…In conclusion, examples are given, in which the application of electric analog systems should prove more advantageous, than that of traditional computation methods. The solution for variable parameters (length, rigidity and number of bars) should be mentioned, enabling rational design of a structure, the determination of influence lines, the verification of computations, etc. …”
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Trajectory Synthesis of Aircraft Cabin Door Lifting Mechanism Based on the Homotopy Continuation Method by Peng Jiyou, Hang Lubin, Liu Anxin, Wu Borui, Huang Xiaobo, Wu Yang

“…Based on the ordered single open chain method, the trajectory synthesis kinematic equations of two single open chain units of the lifting mechanism are established; the variables of the equations are grouped into homogeneous groups and the Bezout number is only 320, which reduce the homotopy tracking path; by constructing the initial equations and solving the homotopy equations, six sets of non-negative real number configuration solutions of rod length are obtained, and the corresponding configuration of single open chain element combination is drawn. …”
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Recruitment and engagement of a cohort of women living with HIV in Nigeria: Baseline characteristics from the Nigeria Implementation Science Alliance. by Nwamaka Alexandra Ezeonu, John Olajide Olawepo, Uche Okezie, Emmanuel Egbo, Ijeoma Uchenna Itanyi, Ahmad Aliyu, Tonia C Onyeka, Babayemi Oluwaseun Olakunde, Collins Imarhiagbe, Stephen Tersoo Orafa, Samuel Cheure, Uduak Akpan, Echezona Edozie Ezeanolue

“…Almost all women (94%) were on first-line antiretrovirals, with none on the third-line regimen. …”
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Development and optimization of Eva1 (MPZL2) targeting chimeric antigen receptor T cells by Masaki Sunagawa, Yuki Takeuchi, Tomoki Ebata, Seitaro Terakura, Yutaka Hatanaka, Hitoshi Kiyoi, Masahide Osaki, Shiho Hirano, Takuma Iwasa, Kanako C Hatanaka, Toshio Kokuryo, Yoshitaka Adachi, Ryo Hanajiri, Chie Sakanaka, Makoto Murata

“…We further optimized the length of the extracellular spacer domain and the choice of the intracellular domain in vitro and in two different xenograft mouse models.Results We confirmed Eva1 expression on various tumor cell lines by flow cytometry and analysis of public database, but we also observed that normal monocytes weakly expressed Eva1. …”
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Grain Truck Compartment Localization Method based on Point Cloud Projection by Ma Haoran, Peng Bei, Zhao Guochuan, Wang Shuang, Rong Yun, Li Yibo

“…Along the fitted line, the 2D corners of the rear and side panels are extracted to obtain the length and width dimensions of the compartment. …”
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Targeted correction of megabase-scale CNTN6 duplication in induced pluripotent stem cells and impacts on gene expression by Maria Gridina, Polina Orlova, Oleg Serov

“…However, duplication of the full-length human CNTN6 gene presents with variable penetrance, resulting in phenotypes that range from neurodevelopmental disorders to no visible pathologies, even within the same family. …”
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The relationship between the genetic status of the Vrn-1 locus and the size of the root system in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) by O. G. Smirnova, T. A. Pshenichnikova

“…Recently, with the use of introgression and isogenic lines of bread wheat, it was shown that this locus is involved in the genetic control of root length and weight both under irrigation and drought conditions. …”
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Genetic Analysis and Combining Ability Studies for Yield Related Characters in Rapeseed by Aamar Shehzad, Hafeez Ahmad Sadaqat, Muhammad Asif, Muhammad Furqan Ashraf

“…To estimate the combining ability effects for yield controlling traits in rapeseed, three testers and five lines were crossed using line × tester design in randomized complete block design with three replications. …”
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Comparison of an AI-driven planning tool and manual radiographic measurements in total knee arthroplasty by Marie Theres Heller, Guenther Maderbacher, Marie Farina Schuster, Lina Forchhammer, Markus Scharf, Tobias Renkawitz, Stefano Pagano

“…The following parameters were measured: leg length, mechanical axis deviation (MAD), mechanical lateral proximal femoral angle (mLPFA), anatomical mechanical angle (AMA), mechanical lateral distal femoral angle (mLDFA), joint line convergence angle (JLCA), mechanical medial proximal tibial angle (mMPTA), and mechanical tibiofemoral angle (mTFA).Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) were calculated to assess measurement reliability, and the time required for each method was recorded. …”
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Radiographic acceptable zone of endobutton placement in ACL reconstruction: A prospective study by Arash Sharafatvaziri, Mohammad Tahami, Maryam Salimi, Hamid Rabie, Fardis Vosoughi, Morad Karimpour, Ghazaleh Moradkhani, Mosayeb Soleymani

“…The statistical analysis of the measured variables showed that the mean ratios were 21.79 ± 0.87 for D1, 65.65 ± 0.63 for D2 and 51.90 ± 0.73 for D4. …”
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Growth and gastrointestinal tolerance of healthy formula-fed infants: a multicentre, prospective observational study by Luis Blesa-Baviera, Ana Albors, Pedro Samblas, Úrsula Maraguat, Cristóbal Coronel-Rodríguez, Beatriz Abad, Elena Viciano, Francisco Javier Pérez-Sádaba, Cecilia Martínez-Costa

“…In the first, second and fourth month of life visits sociodemographic, clinical, and anthropometric variables (weight, length, head circumference), stool consistency (Brussels Infant and Toddler Stool Scale [BITSS]), gastrointestinal symptoms, infections incidence and associated healthcare resource utilisation, and caregivers’ satisfaction with formula were collected. …”
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Feasibility of using circumferential space for railway bridges by Alexey A. Loktev, Irina V. Shishkina

“…The most popular design solutions for bridge crossings on railways are either girder structures with a suffciently high cross-sections located below the train load application level, or trusses whose height depends on the span length and more often than not far exceeds the height of the railway clearance. …”
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Meteorological Temperature and Humidity Prediction from Fourier-Statistical Analysis of Hourly Data by Alejandro Castañeda-Miranda, M. de Icaza-Herrera, Víctor M. Castaño

“…This work introduces several new variables which happen to be stochastically connected.…”
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STUDY ON THE MORPH-PRODUCTIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF FRENCH ALPINE BREEDS EXPLOITED IN SOUTH-EAST PART OF ROMANIA by Iulian VLAD, Marius MAFTEI, Elena POGURSCHI, Mirela CĂRĂTUȘ STANCIU

“…., Height at the crupper 71.46±0.38cm, Oblique body lengt 77.60±0.28 cm, head length 20.50±0.014 cm, head width 13.47±0.18 cm, chest width 20.82±0.25 cm, croup width 19.89±0.14 cm, thoracical perimeter 92.21cm±0.32 cm and cane perimeter 9.42±0.053 cm, conformations corresponding to a typical characteristic of milk with a slight skin dual skeleton developed a strong profile with rectangular top line upward anterior-posterior head fine and confirmed data also found in corporeal indices determined. …”
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Initial Meropenem Plasma Concentration and Its Correlation with Sepsis Mortality: A Real-World Retrospective Study by Deng ZW, Fu W, Chen F, Wang HQ, Deng YH, Yan Y

“…Patients were grouped by the quartiles of meropenem plasma concentration (Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4) to facilitate analysis of dose-response relationships and control for variability in plasma concentration distributions. Mortality rates at 7, 14, and 28 days, as well as the detection rates of resistant bacteria and ICU length of stay, were compared among groups.Results: Prolonged intravenous infusion yielded higher meropenem plasma concentrations compared to intermittent infusion (P=0.024), aligning with expected therapeutic targets for optimal antimicrobial efficacy. …”
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Development of Sub-channel Program and Multi-objective Optimization Method Research for Printed Circuit Heat Exchanger by CHEN Liqin, HUO Honglei, XIE Renyao, YANG Yi

“…The regenerator used in the small Brayton cycle system is subject to multiple constraints, such as total mass, total pressure drop, and flow channel length, which must be lower than a certain limit. …”
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Development of strain specific simple sequence repeats and assessment of genetic diversity in Erwinia amylovora from marker selection to phylogenetic analysis by Hyeonheui Ham, Yong Hwan Lee, Sang Hyun Moh, Won Kyong Cho

“…Phylogenetic analysis of 114 E. amylovora strains revealed three distinct groups: widely prevalent, Western NA, and Eastern NA clades, in line with previous findings. A comparative analysis with clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR) analysis and multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) highlighted differences in marker selection strategies and underscored the need to validate findings using multiple genotyping approaches. …”
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