Aging With Strength: Functional Training to Support Independence and Quality of Life by Brian Brogno DHSc

“…Functional resistance training (FRT) has been among the most popular fitness trends worldwide for over a decade, driven by its emphasis on movement patterns essential for daily activities and maintaining functional independence. …”
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Green Synthesis of Nanocomposite of Ag/Ag2O Using Coelomic Liquid: Optical Absorption Analysis by Esmaeil Shahriari, Morteza Raeisi, Karim Aliakbari

“…The obtained nanoparticles crystal structure was analyzed by X-ray diffraction pattern and the Rietveld method. Results showed that with increasing the silver nitrate concentration, size and strain of silver oxide nanoparticles remained unchanged, but the silver nanoparticles size increased while strain decreased. …”
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The Estimating Parameter and Number of Knots for Nonparametric Regression Methods in Modelling Time Series Data by Autcha Araveeporn

“…Cross-validation techniques are used to control and specify the number of knots, ensuring the curve fits the data points accurately. The study applies nonparametric regression to forecast time series data with cyclic patterns and nonlinear forms in the dependent variable, treating the independent variable as sequential data. …”
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Is Clonal Integration a Buffer for the Stress of Resource Acquisition Depletion in <i>Eichhornia crassipes</i> (Pontederiaceae) Ramets? by Guilherme Ramos Demetrio, Dalton Serafim, Flávia de Freitas Coelho

“…We discuss trade-offs and clonal integration as evolutionary strategies that allow plant persistence and improve plants fitness. These findings may support aquatic plant management and control efforts while highlighting the evolutionary significance of clonal integration for plant life strategies.…”
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Classification of Diabetic Retinopathy Based on Efficient Computational Modeling by Jiao Xue, Jianyu Wu, Yingxu Bian, Shiyan Zhang, Qinsheng Du

“…This is a generalized visual skeleton model designed to reduce computational complexity to linear while retaining the advantageous features of ViTs. …”
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Spatial behavior of mesocarnivores living in seasonal ecosystems: A case study in arid landscapes in northern-central Chile by Darío Moreira-Arce, Pablo M. Vergara, Alex Oporto, Alberto J. Alaniz, Claudia Hidalgo-Corrotea, Alfredo H. Zúñiga, Alejo Gutiérrez, Sebastián Moreno, Daniela Araya, Simone Ciuti

“…Extreme microclimate conditions can directly shape the habitat use patterns but also indirectly through seasonally modifying plant productivity, while terrain morphology (topography and elevation) acts as a regulator of extreme climate. …”
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Landscape use by prey: Bottom‐up regulation prevails under reduced predation risk by Filipe Rocha, Milcíades Chicomo, Fernanda Lages, Pedro Monterroso

“…We fitted Royle–Nichols co‐abundance models to camera‐trapping data collected between 2017 and 2019 in Bicuar National Park (Angola), to assess spatial association/segregation across predator–prey dyads, while accounting for the effects of water and food availability during dry and wet seasons. …”
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Integration of smart insoles for gait assessment in exoskeleton assisted rehabilitation by Luigi D’Arco, Haiying Wang, Huiru Zheng

“…Abstract A robotic exoskeleton enables individuals with limited or no mobility to engage in moderate exercises, thereby promoting physical fitness and overall well-being. However, exoskeletons alone do not provide comprehensive insights into gait pattern monitoring and analysis over time. …”
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Association between albumin to globulin ratio and all-cause and cardiovascular mortality among individuals with cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome: results from NHANES 2003 t... by Guangyu Wang, Guangyu Li, Pengfei Wang, Minhua Zang, Jun Pu

“…Sensitivity analyses confirmed these findings.ConclusionHigher AGR is significantly associated with reduced risks of both all-cause and CVD mortality in the CKM syndrome population. Notably, while the relationship with all-cause mortality is nonlinear, the association with CVD mortality follows a linear pattern. …”
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A framework for modeling county-level COVID-19 transmission by Yida Bao, Iris Huang, Qi Li, Zheng Zhang, Yuan Xing, Dongfang Hou, Jiafeng Ye

“…This integrated sequence of methods provides a comprehensive lens for studying epidemiological phenomena. While certain findings align with established research, other variables reveal unexpected patterns. …”
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Exploring Rehabilitation Patients’ Perspectives on What Matters for the Adoption of Home-Based Rehabilitation Technology: Q-Methodology Study by Karlijn E te Boekhorst, Sanne J Kuipers, Gerard M Ribbers, Jane M Cramm

“…By-person factor analysis identified common patterns in how participants ranked the statements. …”
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Evaluating domestication and ploidy effects on the assembly of the wheat bacterial microbiome. by Heidi M L Wipf, Devin Coleman-Derr

“…While numerous studies implicate the microbiome in host fitness, contributions of host evolution to microbial recruitment remain largely uncharacterized. …”
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Experimental validation of a performance curve using a Tetris game by Charelle Bottenheft, Eric L. Groen, Jan B.F. van Erp

“…Results The results show that a sigmoid model is successful in fitting the performance decline pattern at high task load levels. …”
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SCS-Net: Stratified Compressive Sensing Network for Large-Scale Crowd Flow Prediction by Xiaoyong Tan, Kaiqi Chen, Min Deng, Baoju Liu, Zhiyuan Zhao, Youjun Tu, Sheng Wu

“…Most existing models overlook spatial heterogeneity, employing unified parameters to fit diverse crowd flow patterns across different spatial units, which limits their accuracy. …”
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A Data-Driven Approach to Mitigate Evolving Volumetric Attacks in Programmable Networks by Muhammad Saqib, Halima Elbiaze, Roch H. Glitho

“…Existing methods often rely on one-size-fits-all ML models that fail to adapt to evolving attack traffic patterns, leading to a time-consuming and labor-intensive process for updating ML model from the control to the data plane. …”
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Buoyancy Distribution Model and Cumulative Buoyancy of Shield Tunnel Considering Time-Varying Properties of Slurry by CAO Yang, ZHANG Chaoyu, LIU Yang, LI Guozheng

“…The particle meso-contact parameters in the numerical model were calibrated according to the test results, which were utilized to establish a numerical simulation model for synchronous grouting of the shield tail with continuous-discrete coupling, so as to observe the diffusion law of slurry in the shield excavation gap and the surrounding strata, and clarify the dynamic buoyancy distribution pattern of the shield tunnel while considering the impacts of slurry solidification and grouting pressure. …”
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The role of selection in shaping diversity of natural M. tuberculosis populations. by Caitlin S Pepperell, Amanda M Casto, Andrew Kitchen, Julie M Granka, Omar E Cornejo, Edward C Holmes, Bruce Birren, James Galagan, Marcus W Feldman

“…Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb), the cause of tuberculosis (TB), is estimated to infect a new host every second. While analyses of genetic data from natural populations of M.tb have emphasized the role of genetic drift in shaping patterns of diversity, the influence of natural selection on this successful pathogen is less well understood. …”
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Study on spatial variability and profile distribution characteristics of soil salinity by Kriging with an electromagnetic induction by YAO Rong-jiang, YANG Jing-song, JIANG Long

“…Exponential model was fitted to the semi-variograms of soil salinity at different soil layers, and both showed the strong spatial autocorrelation. …”
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Predictors of depression among Chinese college students: a machine learning approach by Lin Luo, Junfeng Yuan, Chenghan Wu, Yanling Wang, Rui Zhu, Huilin Xu, Luqin Zhang, Zhongge Zhang

“…Gender-stratified analysis suggested different patterns: physical fitness indicators showed stronger associations with depression risk among male students, while BMI was more strongly associated with depression risk among female students. …”
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KRSA: An R package and R Shiny web application for an end-to-end upstream kinase analysis of kinome array data. by Erica A K DePasquale, Khaled Alganem, Eduard Bentea, Nawshaba Nawreen, Jennifer L McGuire, Tushar Tomar, Faris Naji, Riet Hilhorst, Jaroslaw Meller, Robert E McCullumsmith

“…KRSA is an All-In-One tool that reads, formats, fits models, analyzes, and visualizes PamStation12 kinome data. …”
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