Design of an Adaptive Fixed-Time Fast Terminal Sliding Mode Controller for Multi-Link Robots Actuated by Pneumatic Artificial Muscles by Hesam Khajehsaeid, Ali Soltani, Vahid Azimirad

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Deep learning reconstruction of zero-echo time sequences to improve visualization of osseous structures and associated pathologies in MRI of cervical spine by Malwina Kaniewska, Fabio Zecca, Carina Obermüller, Falko Ensle, Eva Deininger-Czermak, Maelene Lohezic, Roman Guggenberger

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A murine model of acute and prolonged abdominal sepsis, supported by intensive care, reveals time-dependent metabolic alterations in the heart by Bart Jacobs, Inge Derese, Sarah Derde, Sarah Vander Perre, Lies Pauwels, Greet Van den Berghe, Jan Gunst, Lies Langouche

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A Comparative Analysis of the Value of Information in a Continuous Time Market Model with Partial Information: The Cases of Log-Utility and CRRA by Zhaojun Yang, Christian-Oliver Ewald, Wen-Kai Wang

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Feeding Expressed Breast Milk Alters the Microbial Network of Breast Milk and Increases Breast Milk Microbiome Diversity over Time by Melissa A. Woortman, Emily S. Barrett, Thomas G. O’Connor, Steven R. Gill, Kristin Scheible, Jessica Brunner, Haipeng Sun, Maria G. Dominguez-Bello

“…Feeding expressed breast milk may result in de-phased milk production and feeding times, which distort the real-time circadian cues carried by breast milk. …”
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Self-Rated Attentiveness Interacts with Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Noise Stimulation in Reaction Time in a Go/No-Go Task by Sverker Sikström, Anna-Maria Jürgensen, Maryam Haghighi, Daniel Månsson, David Smidelik, Thomas Habekost

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A PD-Type Iterative Learning Control for a Class of Switched Discrete-Time Systems with Model Uncertainties and External Noises by Xuan Yang

“…A PD-type iterative learning control algorithm is applied to a class of linear discrete-time switched systems for tracking desired trajectories. …”
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Moments that matter: childhood pain treatment shapes pain for life—we can do better every time in every child by Rebeccah Slater, Suellen Walker, Christopher Eccleston, Carlo Bellieni, Tanvi Hirekodi, Ricardo Carbajal, Lucinda Smart, William Laughey, Maria M. Cobo, Stefan Friedrichsdorf

“…We argue that better informed and motivated healthcare professionals and families can advocate for appropriate pain relief in every child, every time. Observations Engaging communication campaigns are needed to educate our healthcare professionals. …”
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A Novel Real-Time Center of Gravity Estimation Method for Wheel Loaders with Front/Rear-Axle-Independent Electric Driving by Zhiyu Yang, Jixin Wang, Yunwu Han

“…This paper presents a novel real-time method for estimating the CG of FREWLs, which is suitable for driving and spading conditions on bumpy roads. …”
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Will things feel better in the morning? A time-of-day analysis of mental health and wellbeing from nearly 1 million observations by Daisy Fancourt, Feifei Bu, Jessica K Bone

“…But although broader mental health and well-being also vary over months and weeks, it is unclear whether there are diurnal changes in how people experience and report their mental health.Objective To assess time-of-day association with depression, anxiety, well-being and loneliness.Methods The study analysed data from 49 218 adults drawn from the University College London COVID-19 Social Study, which gathered detailed repeated measurements from the same participants across time over a 2-year period (March 2020–March 2022, 18.5 observation per person). …”
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Growth performance of pearl goldfish juvenile carassius auratus cultured in 3 ppt salinity with different exposure time of electric field by Kukuh Nirmala, Rizky Armansyah, Agus Priyadi

“…Test fish had an average body length of 4.11±0.05 cm and the average body weight of 2.89±0.05 g. Exposure time of electric field were zero, two, four, and six minutes before the fish are fed, performed every day as much as three times i.e. morning, afternoon, and evening. …”
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Robust Synchronization of Class Chaotic Systems Using Novel Time-Varying Gain Disturbance Observer-Based Sliding Mode Control by Yang Wang, Zhen Wang, Lingyun Kong

“…For synchronization of a class of chaotic systems in the presence of nonvanishing uncertainties, a novel time-varying gain observer-based sliding mode control is proposed. …”
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Multiple time points for detecting circulating tumor DNA to monitor the response to neoadjuvant therapy in breast cancer: a meta-analysis by Shuyi Niu, Tie Sun, Mozhi Wang, Litong Yao, Tianyi He, Yusong Wang, Hengjun Zhang, Xiang Li, Yingying Xu

“…Thus, to identify an effective predictor that can assess and predict patient response at early time points, we focused on circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), which is a vital noninvasive liquid biopsy biomarker. …”
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A novel approach of Consensus-based Finite-time Distributed Sliding Mode Control for Stewart platform manipulators motion tracking by Duc Cuong Vu, Tung Lam Nguyen, Danh Huy Nguyen

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Correction: Hybrid GNSS time-series prediction method based on ensemble empirical mode decomposition with long short-term memory by Yu Zhou, Xiaoxing He, Shengdao Wang, Shunqiang Hu, Xiwen Sun, Jiahui Huang

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Principle of Limiting Factors-Driven Piecewise Population Growth Model I: Qualitative Exploration and Study Cases on Continuous-Time Dynamics by Héctor A. Echavarria-Heras, Cecilia Leal-Ramírez, Guillermo Gómez, Elia Montiel-Arzate

“…Here, we also outline that the associating discrete-time piecewise model composes the logistic map applied over a particular region of the phase configuration. …”
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Solving the Problem of Time, Cost, and Quality Trade-Off in Project Scheduling under Fuzzy Conditions Using Meta-Heuristic Algorithms by Hojjatullah Ghadir, Seyed Ahmad Shayannia, Mehdi Amir Miandargh

“…Balancing the project’s time, cost, and quality involves deciding on different implementation methods for each project activity. …”
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Modeling and Solving Multi-Objective Path Planning Problem for Cooperative Cable-Suspended Load Transportation Considering the Time Variable Risk by Amir Arslan Haghrah, Sehraneh Ghaemi, Mohammad Ali Badamchizadeh

“…Using the proposed model, we can limit parameters such as the speed and acceleration of UAVs, flight altitude, task completion time, and safety distances between UAVs and obstacles, while minimizing the path length and risk. …”
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Tracing the change of the volatile compounds of soy sauce at different fermentation times by PTR-TOF-MS, E-nose and GC–MS by Qixin Kan, Longbipei Cao, Liping He, Peipei Wang, Guangdie Deng, Jun Li, Jiangyan Fu, Qingrong Huang, Chi-Tang Ho, Yunqi Li, Chunhui Xie, Yong Cao, Linfeng Wen

“…Proton-transfer reaction time-of-flight mass spectrometry (PTR-TOF-MS), combined with electronic nose (E-nose), was first used to track the change of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in soy sauce in this study. …”
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Prediction of Inadequate Bowel Preparation Using Total and Segmental Colon Transit Time in Patients with Chronic Constipation: Some Different Outcomes by Chunying Zhai, Qiyang Huang, Ningli Chai, Wengang Zhang, Enqiang Linghu

“…Here, we evaluate the relationship between the colon transit time (CTT) and the Boston Bowel Preparation Scale (BBPS) to determine whether CTT is a sufficient predictor of bowel preparation in patients with chronic functional constipation. …”
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