Belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) create facial displays during social interactions by changing the shape of their melons by Justin T. Richard, Isabelle Pellegrini, Rachael Levine

“…Among the 2570 melon shapes observed from the primary study subjects, melon shapes occurred 34 × more frequently during social interactions (1.72 per minute) than outside of social interactions (0.05 per minute). …”
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Anti-oxidative Effect of Complex Prescription Pien Tze Huang Gan Bao on Chemical Liver Injury by Jinming HUANG

“…Objective:To explore the hepatic protection of Pien Tze Huang Gan Bao (GB) on chemical liver injury.Methods:Sixty SD rats were randomly divided into control group, model group, silymarin group, and GB-low dose group, GB-middle dose group, GB-high dose group with ten rats per group. The control group received olive oil (1 mL/kg) intraperitoneally, rest of the groups received CCl₄ (1 mL/kg) intraperitoneally, twice per week for 8 weeks. …”
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Assessing Africa's child survival gains and prospects for attaining SDG target on child mortality. by Sunday A Adedini, Seun Stephen Anjorin, Jacob Wale Mobolaji, Elvis Anyaehiechukwu Okolie, Sanni Yaya

“…Results showed that only 8 out of the 54 African countries have achieved substantial reductions in under-5 mortality with an under-five mortality rate (U5MR) of 25 deaths per 1,000 live births or less. Many countries are far from achieving this target. …”
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Effect of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles in Drinking Water on Growth Rate, Biochemical Parameters, and Intestinal Histology of Broilers by Arkan B. Mohammed, Oday K. Hamad, Thamer A. Khttab

“…A total 360 birds were randomly assigned into five groups (n = 72 birds per group; four replicates per group n = 18), the control group drink water without nano zinc, and ZnO NP groups added 6, 8, 10, and 12 mg/liter to drinking water. …”
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The Effects of Mother-Plant Irrigation Schedule on the Quality Of Tomato (<i>Lycopersicum esculentum</i>) Seed by H Ibrahim, AS Gudugi, JA Oladiran, AJ Odofiin, MKA Adeboye, GO Oyetunde

“…Seed samples were drawn and tested for germination, seedling emergence, seedling height and number of leaves per seedling, at 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16 weeks of storage. …”
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Changes in breast reconstruction over the COVID-19 pandemic: a single centre experience by Toby I Vinycomb, Amanda Y Shen, Courtney Hall, Daniel Keating, Lisa Ellis, Cheng H Lo, Beryl Tan

“…Breast reconstruction post-mastectomy increased from 39.7 per cent to 46.0 per cent (not statistically significant, p = 0.68). …”
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The Effects of Mother-Plant Irrigation Schedule on the Quality Of Tomato (<i>Lycopersicum esculentum</i>) Seed by H Ibrahim, AS Gudugi, JA Oladiran, AJ Odofiin, MKA Adeboye, GO Oyetunde

“…Seed samples were drawn and tested for germination, seedling emergence, seedling height and number of leaves per seedling, at 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16 weeks of storage. …”
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Physician demography in Lebanon 2024: identifying gaps and proposing solutions for sustainable healthcare system by Jana Doghman, Salim Saba, Joseph Bakhach

“…The ratio of residency trained primary care practitioners is 7.11 per 100,000 population, sharply below the recommended ratio; in contrast, the ratio of surgeons is 70 per 100,000 population exceeding recommended ratios. …”
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of romosozumab for severe postmenopausal osteoporosis at very high risk of fracture in Mexico. by Juan Pablo Diaz Martinez, Therese Aubry de Maraumont, Elly Natty Sánchez, Luis Miguel Camacho Cordero, Eric Yeh

“…<h4>Results</h4>Base case results showed that, compared with teriparatide/ denosumab, romosozumab/ denosumab reduced costs by $51,363 MXN per patient and yielded 0.03 additional QALYs and 0.01 LYs. …”
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Ekstrak Kelopak Rosella Merah (Hibiscus sabdariffa Linn.) Mampu Memperbaiki Histopatologi Hepar Tikus Wistar yang Diberi Paparan Asap Rokok by Arya Ulilalbab, Bambang Wirjadmadi, Merryana Adriani

“…Kelompok perlakuan diberi pakan standar + ekstrak rosella dipagi hari dan setelah itu dipapar 2 rokok per hari. Kontrol positif diberi pakan standar + dipapar 2 rokok per hari. …”
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Bridging the gap: aligning physical work capacity testing with actual endurance performance in military settings by Jan Drozd, Jiří Neubauer, Jiří Sekanina, Marek Sedlačík

“…In many armed forces, including the Czech Republic’s, the Physical Working Capacity at a heart rate of 170 beats per minute (PWC 170) test is used to predict performance on the 12-min Cooper run, a widely accepted measure of endurance. …”
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Nuclear energy consumption, low-carbon transition and factor productivity in South Korea by Muhammad Yousaf Raza, Yingchao Chen

“…The study objective is to examine energy-economic-related factors, including fuel energy structure, non-renewable structure, gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, energy intensity, and population using the decomposition and decupling approaches from 1979 to 2023. …”
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Energy Evolution Law of Ore-Bearing Rock during Unloading under High Static Stress and Frequent Disturbance by Chun Wang, Mei-zhi Xie, Zu-qiang Xiong, Cheng Wang, Lu-ping Cheng

“…The plastic energy, the ratio of reflected energy to incident energy, and the energy consumption per unit volume of rock increase during impact. …”
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The effect of large-sided games with HIIT protocol on the anaerobic ability of student futsal players by I Dewa Made Aryananda Wijaya Kusuma, M. Fu’ad Fahrudin, Bayu Agung Pramono, Adi Pranoto, I Wayan Artanayasa, I Made Satyawan, Ketut Chandra Adinata Kusuma, Agus Himawan

“…Results: with regard to Peak Power (p = .012), Mean Power (p = .001), Peak Power per Weight (p = .012), Mean Power per Weight (p = .001), Fatigue Index (p = .002), and Total Effort Time (p = .000), on the other hand, the CG did not show any discernible changes for any of the variables. …”
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Dynamics of differentiation of rural North-West of Russia: main trends and features by Alexander I. Kostyaev, Galina N. Nikonova

“…Spatial differentiation in terms of resident per settlement ratio is shown to largely coincide with areas experiencing the most dynamic rural population change. …”
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THE INFLUENCE OF PRACTICE REGIME ON TACTILE PERCEPTUAL DISCRIMINATIVE ABILITY IN VOLEYBALL, BASKETBALL, AND HANDBALL PLAYERS by Arián Ramón Aladro Gonzalvo, Gerardo Araya Vargas

“…The mean contribution to the explained variance percentage of DT corresponds to frequency (days) of practicing per week (<em>β</em> = -0.42, <em>t</em> = -2.60; <em>p</em> = .016) and the time (hours) of practicing per day (<em>β</em> = -0.59, <em>t</em> = -2.99, <em>p</em> = .006), the only ones significant DT predictors. …”
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Entendendo a Pegada da VBR nos Estudos em Negócios Internacionais: os Últimos Vinte Anos de Pesquisa by Manuel Aníbal Silva Portugal Vasconcelos Ferreira, Nuno Rosa Reis, Fernando A. Ribeiro Serra, Benny Kramer Costa

“…Além de entender a pesquisa existente, também contribuímos para identificar per spectivas para pesquisa futura.…”
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Epidemiology and Incidence of Orthopedic Fractures in the Military of the Republic of Korea by Sung Jin An, Sang Hyun Lee, Gi-Ho Moon

“…The incidence of fractures in men and women was 12.96 per 1,000 person-years and 0.19 per 1,000 person-years, respectively. …”
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El comercio minorista en el norte de México: agentes de Sonora y Chihuahua by Carmen O. Bocanegra Gastélum, Miguel Ángel Vázquez Ruiz

“…Una de las actividades econÛmicas que actualmente se desarrolla con mayor intensidad en los estados de la frontera norte de MÈxico es el co- mercio de bienes de consumo per- sonal. El tamaÒo del mercado que integra una poblaciÛn con niveles de ingreso per c·pita superiores a la media nacional, adem·s de ser territorio de cruce de mercancÌas en dos direcciones, lo hacen un espa- cio atractivo para el consumo y los agentes que se dedican al giro eco- nÛmico de ese tipo de comercio. …”
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Cognitive mapping concept of resource management for the viability of local communities by K. Trostianska, I. Semencha, M. Yerina

“…As a result of the simulation, there were proposed some strategies for the growth of ‘own income per inhabitant’ and some recommendations were given for building management scenarios within these strategies.…”
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