Conception of a compact flow boiling loop for the International Space Station- First results in parabolic flights by Chorin, Paul, Boned, Antoine, Sebilleau, Julien, Colin, Catherine, Schoele-Schulz, Olaf, Picchi, Nicola, Schwarz, Christian, Toth, Balazs, Mangini, Daniele

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Sexual dimorphism and ancestral variation in the pectoral and pelvic girdles of modern humans by Daphne R. Hudson, John H. Langdon

“…In addition to finding both absolute and relative differences in mean values for the pectoral and pelvic skeleton, females and males and blacks and whites differ in the scaling relationship of these traits, suggesting different allometric trajectories for these bones that may be explained by their distinct evolutionary functions, their adaptations to specific environments, or by changes in lengths due to age. …”
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Robotic pedicle screw placement for minimal invasive thoracolumbar spine surgery: a technical note by Luthfi Gatam, Luthfi Gatam, Luthfi Gatam, Phedy Phedy, Phedy Phedy, Syafruddin Husin, Harmantya Mahadhipta, Asrafi Rizki Gatam, Asrafi Rizki Gatam, Asrafi Rizki Gatam, Mitchel Mitchel, Karina Sylvana Gani, Erica Kholinne, Erica Kholinne

“…These advantages establish robotic assistance as a crucial innovation for enhancing surgical precision and patient safety, although it requires careful handling of technical challenges like alignment changes in highly flexible bones and ensuring accurate instrument trajectory during screw placement.ConclusionRobotic-assisted spine surgery improves pedicle screw accuracy with real-time planning and trajectory adjustments, reducing complications and radiation exposure. …”
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Ichthyoarchaeological perspectives on roles of fish and red meat during Indus Civilization in Gujarat, India by G. S. Abhayan, Pramod P. Joglekar, Pramod P. Joglekar, P. Ajithprasad, S. V. Rajesh, Pankaj Goyal, Brad Chase, Jeevan Kharakwal, Prabodh Shirvalkar

“…Evidence of anthropogenic activities such as cut marks, charring, and chewing on the bones suggests various aspects of fish consumption. …”
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Dynamic changes in the skin transcriptome for the melanin pigmentation in embryonic chickens by Dong Leng, Maosen Yang, Xiaomeng Miao, Zhiying Huang, Mengmeng Li, Jia Liu, Tao Wang, Diyan Li, Chungang Feng

“…Despite numerous black chicken breeds worldwide, only a select few exhibit comprehensive black pigmentation, which encompasses the skin, meat, flesh, and bones. The process of skin melanin pigmentation is intricate and develops successively. …”
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Detection and Characterization of Shiga Toxin Producing Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp., and Yersinia Strains from Human, Animal, and Food Samples in San Luis, Argentina by Gabriela Isabel Favier, Cecilia Lucero Estrada, Teresa Inés Cortiñas, María Esther Escudero

“…Y. enterocolitica and Y. intermedia were isolated from chicken carcasses (6/80, 7.5%, 95% CI, 1.5–13.5%) and porcine skin and bones (3/10, 30%, 95% CI, 0–65%). One STEC strain was recovered from human feces (1/70, 1.4%, 95% CI, 0–4.2%) and STEC stx1/stx2 genes were detected in bovine stools (3/129, 2.3%, 95% CI, 0–5.0%). …”
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Analyzing and Estimating Thermal Conductivity of Sedimentary Rocks from Mineral Composition and Pore Property by Boning Tang, Chuanqing Zhu, Nansheng Qiu, Yue Cui, Sasa Guo, Xin Luo, Baoshou Zhang, Kunyu Li, Wenzheng Li, Xiaodong Fu

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Comparison of the sociodemographic and clinical profiles of cancer patients admitted to a tertiary palliative care unit before and during the COVID-19 pandemic by Bruno Fernando da Silva Reis, Gisele O’Dwyer, Valeria Teresa Saraiva Lino, Lívia Costa de Oliveira, Karla Santos da Costa Rosa, Simone Garruth dos Santos Machado Sampaio

“…The final logistic regression model demonstrated that patients admitted during the pandemic had a greater chance of having white skin (OR: 1.66 [95% CI: 1.15–2.39]), having a gastrointestinal tract cancer (OR: 2.95 [95% CI: 1.55–5.62]) and in skin, bones, and soft tissue (OR: 2.40 [95% CI: 1.13–5.08]), having received prior radiotherapy (OR: 1.83 [95% CI: 1.26–2.55]), and having a higher global PG-SGA SF score (OR: 1.06 [95% CI: 1.02–1.09]). …”
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Heterozygous pathogenic STT3A variation leads to dominant congenital glycosylation disorders and functional validation in zebrafish by Linxue Meng, Zhixu Fang, Li Jiang, Yinglan Zheng, Siqi Hong, Yu Deng, Lingling Xie

“…Heterozygous knockdown zebrafish exhibit phenotypes similar to those of patients, including craniofacial dysmorphology (increased eye distance, increased Basihyal’s length, increased Ceratohyal’s angle), skeletal abnormalities (reduced number of mineralized bones), developmental delay (reduced adaptability under light‒dark stimuli suggesting abnormal locomotion, orientation, and social behavior), and electrophysiological abnormalities. …”
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Mechanism of sensor kinase CitA transmembrane signaling by Xizhou Cecily Zhang, Kai Xue, Michele Salvi, Benjamin Schomburg, Jonas Mehrens, Karin Giller, Marius Stopp, Siegfried Weisenburger, Daniel Böning, Vahid Sandoghdar, Gottfried Unden, Stefan Becker, Loren B. Andreas, Christian Griesinger

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Evaluation of Radiological and Anatomical Features of Cervical Vertebrae in Adult Persian Cat by Peghah Derakhshi, Siamak Alizadeh, Mohammadreza Hosseinchi

“…Objectives The present study aimed to investigate the anatomical and radiological features of cervical vertebrae in Persian cats to create a comprehensive and accurate reference for the normal range of cervical bones and joints that can be used for clinical decision‐making and interpretation of radiographic findings in these cats. …”
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Pulmonary Nuclear protein in Testis (NUT) carcinoma: clinical, molecular characteristics, and treatment strategies by Jingjing Qu, Zhen Chen, Yanping Zhu, JinYan Huang, Qian Shen

“…Distant metastases to bones, pleura, and lungs were confirmed in 60% of cases. …”
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Out-of-phase relationship of Holocene moisture variations between the northeastern and southeastern Tibetan plateau and its societal impacts by Duo Wu, Minmin Ma, Yongxiu Lu, Shilong Guo, Tao Wang, Xuyi Ma, Guanghui Dong

“…In the present study, well-dated sedimentary records with unambiguous indicators of humidity variations from the NETP and YNP were integrated, along with radiocarbon dates from human and animal bones and the remains of crop plants from archaeological sites in this region. …”
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A Rare Case of Metachronous Clear Cell Ovarian Carcinoma and Thyroid Carcinoma: Clinical and Pathological Insights by Ridwan S, Harsono AB, Suardi D, Kurniadi A, Mantilidewi KI, Hidayat YM

“…Distant metastasis often occurs decades after the primary tumor, with the most common metastatic sites being the lungs and bones. This raises an important clinical question concerning the etiology of the ovarian carcinoma: whether it represents a metastasis from the pre-existing thyroid carcinoma or a distinct primary neoplasm. …”
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Lymphoadenopathies caused by Bartonella henselae by V.S. Zhukovskiy, O.V. Prokopiv, I.R. Trutyak, M.V. Pankiv

“…Often the disease is undiagnosed, mimicking lymphadenopathies caused by tumors of soft tissues and bones or other bacterial pathogens. The purpose of the work was to analyze clinical cases of cat scratch disease by the results of inpatient records data based on the leading clinical symptom – lymphadenitis, to summarize literature data related to morbidity, features of the clinical course and treatment of this disease. …”
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Apps para enfrentamento à pandemia de covid-19 no brasil: uma revisão sistemática by Rodrigo de Oliveira Machado, Rodrigo Falcão Chaise, Paula Monmany Jobim, Kátia Bones Rocha, Adolfo Pizzinato, Elder Cerqueira-Santos

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Assessment of vitamin D status in obese and non-obese patients: A case-control study by Salma Derbel, Lamiae Zarraa, Imane Assarrar, Nisrine Bouichrat, Siham Rouf, Hanane Latrech

“…Background: Vitamin D is an essential component of healthy bones and its deficiency is widespread in obese patients. …”
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Low-cost male urogenital simulator for penile implant surgery training: a 3D printing approach by Zixi Wang, Carlo Saija, Nicholas Raison, Abdullatif Aydin, Zhouyang Xu, Katie Zuo, Kawal Rhode, Antonia Pontiki

“…The simulator incorporates an innovative double-layer structural design encompassing the corpus spongiosum and glans, corpora cavernosa, testes, epididymides, and pelvic bones. Additionally, it utilizes a two-stage skin manufacturing process tailored for different skin regions. …”
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Complex Study of Settlements Dating from the Paleolithic to Medieval Period in the Ural Mountains on the Border of Europe and Asia by Valentina Prikhodko, Nikita Savelev, Vyacheslav Kotov, Sergey Nikolaev, Evgeny Ruslanov, Mikhail Rumyantsev, Elena Manakhova

“…Cultural layers (<b>CLs</b>) are marked by finds of ceramics fragments, animal bones, stone, and metal tools. The properties of CLs include close-to-neutral pH, being well structured, the absence of salinity, enrichment with exchangeable calcium, and anthropogenic phosphorus (0.2–0.4%). …”
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Spinal pain prevalence and associated determinants: A population‐based study using the National Survey for Wales by David C. Byfield, Benjamin S. Stacey, Hywel T. Evans, Ian W. Farr, Leon Yandle, Lora Roberts, Teresa Filipponi, Damian M. Bailey

“…For various comorbidities included in the NSWD, significant associations with SP were confirmed for: mental illness (aOR = 1.42, p = <0.001), migraine (aOR = 2.73, p = <0.001), nervous system issues (aOR = 1.61, p = <0.001), arthritis (aOR = 1.30, p = <0.001) and issues with bones/joints/muscles (aOR = 1.93, p = <0.001). For lifestyle factors, associations were confirmed for current smokers (aOR = 1.41, p = <0.001) and ex‐smokers (aOR = 1.23, p = 0.003). …”
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