MMA-induced LOXL2+ PSCs promote linear ECM alignment in the aging pancreas leading to pancreatic cancer progression by Wenyuan Shi, Haodong Tang, Siyuan Tan, Lishan Wang, Zeqian Yu, Shan Gao, Jiahua Zhou

“…Functionally, MMA promotes LOXL2 expression in pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs), increases linear ECM alignment in normal pancreatic tissues, and facilitates tumor progression. …”
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Intraarticular osteotomy for adult Madelung deformity: Case report by Pedro C. Cavadas, Juan Ramón Sanz Gimenez-Rico, Ana Ruo Lan Cavadas

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Full-Length Transcriptome Analysis of <i>Sesbania cannabina</i> Stem Response to Waterlogging Stress by Tingting He, Guoli Sun, Sunan He, Zhenhua Zhang, Jing Dong, Xiaomei Zhu, Jinying Dai, Kai Wang, Jincheng Xing

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The Interplay Between Visual Traits and Forest in Bumblebee Communities Across Sweden by Pierre Tichit, Liam Kendall, Peter Olsson, Gavin Taylor, Christoph Rau, Paul Caplat, Henrik G. Smith, Emily Baird

“…Despite widespread attention to interactions between functional traits and community responses to environmental changes, the importance of sensory traits has received little attention. …”
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Evaluation and comparison of functional and esthetic outcomes of pectoralis major myocutaneous flap with or without removal of sternocleidomastoid muscle following neck dissection... by Dhrumil Nitish Sarkar, Nitin Bhola, Anchal Agrawal

“…The quality of life reported by participants was generally favorable, with composite scores, social-emotional sub-scores, and average physical function aligning with acceptable standards. It's important to note that achieving a more substantial sample size is imperative to obtain results of greater significance and reliability.…”
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A Pipelined Architecture for Interatomic Interactions Computation Considering Atomic Distribution by Chengyang Han, Jifeng Luo, Yan Pei, Qianjian Xing, Feng Yu

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Collision Attacks on Reduced RIPEMD-128 by Zhengrong Lu, Hongbo Yu, Xiaoen Lin, Sitong Yuan

“… RIPEMD-128 is an ISO/IEC standard hash function based on a doublebranch Merkle-Damgård structure. …”
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Do aerobic and anaerobic exercises differently affect muscle and liver biomarkers in young adult males? by Ika Yustisia, Novi Silvia Hardiany, Eddy Purnomo, Syarifah Dewi

“…Objective: This study investigated the effects of aerobic and anaerobic exercise on serum biomarkers of muscle injury (lactate, LDH, CK) and liver function (ALT, AST). Methodology: Eighteen healthy young male adults were randomized to a 4-week aerobic (n=9) or anaerobic (n=9) exercise program. …”
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A spatio-temporal infection epidemic model with fractional order, general incidence, and vaccination analysis by Sara Soulaimani, Abdelilah Kaddar, Fathalla A. Rihan

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Weak-Lensing Shear-Selected Galaxy Clusters from the Hyper Suprime-Cam Subaru Strategic Program: I. Cluster Catalog, Selection Function and Mass--Observable Relation by Kai-Feng Chen, I-Non Chiu, Masamune Oguri, Yen-Ting Lin, Hironao Miyatake, Satoshi Miyazaki, Surhud More, Takashi Hamana, Markus M. Rau, Tomomi Sunayama, Sunao Sugiyama, Masahiro Takada

“…We use semi-analytical injection simulations to derive the selection function and the mass--observable relation of our sample. …”
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Coronal plane alignment changes do not affect outcome for total knee implant design with 3 degree varus joint line by Joshua Yeuk-Shun Tran, Esther Oi-Ching Chan, Cham-Kit Wong, Gloria Yan-Ting Lam, Tsz-Lung Choi, Rex Wang-Fung Mak, Jonathan Patrick Ng, Kevin Ki-Wai Ho, Patrick Shu-Hang Yung, Michael Tim-Yun Ong

“…This implies that alignment strategy may be less critical to patient satisfaction and functional recovery than previously assumed. …”
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A Linguistic-stylistic Analysis of Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq’s Inaugural Speech (2019) by Samuel Akinmusuyi, Hadiza Zakari

“…Halliday and Matthiessen’s (2014) Systemic Functional Grammar (SFG) serves as the theoretical framework. …”
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Valorization of Olive Oil and Wine Industry Byproducts: Challenges and Opportunities in Sustainable Food Applications by María Rodríguez-Pérez, Beatriz García-Béjar, Emma Burgos-Ramos, Paula Silva

“…These byproducts contain bioactive compounds, including polyphenols, such as hydroxytyrosol, resveratrol, and flavonoids, which possess antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, making them valuable for the development of functional foods and nutraceuticals. A combined waste valorization strategy can enhance bioactive compound recovery and align it with circular economic principles. …”
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Exploring alkylpyrazine stability across aggregation states: a DFT perspective by Manjeet Bhatia

“…Abstract Determining the structure and properties of analytes and their ions, such as proton-bound clusters, is crucial for both the theoretical understanding and practical applications of mass spectrometry, ion mobility spectrometry, and other related chemical ionization methods. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations were utilized to investigate the conformational constraints governing the formation of stable proton-bound clusters of alkylpyrazines, encompassing monomers, dimers, and trimers. …”
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Natural movement: Measuring optimal pathway configuration of museum layout and pedestrian accessibility through visibility graph analysis and intelligent agent simulation by Xiang Wang, Mengsi Yang, Weicong Li, Lin Yuan, Qimeng Ren, Qian Xie, Runze Liu

“…By integrating visibility graph analysis (VGA), intelligent agent simulation (IAS), topological analysis, and field observation, the research examines functional layout and accessibility across four museums. …”
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The Digital Media Use Effects Scales for adolescents (d-MUsE Scales): Conceptualization and validation of a screening tool by Stephanie Antons, Anke Heyder, Lena-Marie Precht, Elisa Wegmann, Magnus Liebherr, Julia Brailovskaia

“…Considering dual-factor models of mental health, a functional digital media usage pattern is characterized by low negative effects and high positive effects. …”
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Assessment of Bucharest Metro Expansion and Its Correlation with the Territorial System by Vasile Dragu, Floriana Cristina Oprea, Eugenia Alina Roman

“…The objective of this paper is to determine how the Bucharest metro network has developed from a topological and functional perspective. The research methodology consisted of conducting a topological analysis of the graph representing the metro network, along with a functional analysis. …”
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Superfoods: exploring sustainability perspectives between nutrient synthesizers and accumulators by G. Santunione, G. Montevecchi, G. Montevecchi

“…Recently, the need for healthy diets has led to increased demand for these functional foods, which have become popular among middle- and high-income groups in developed regions of the earth. …”
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Regioselective Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution: Theoretical and Experimental Insights into 4-Aminoquinazoline Synthesis as a Privileged Structure in Medicinal Chemistry by Maria Letícia de Castro Barbosa, Pedro de Sena Murteira Pinheiro, Raissa Alves da Conceição, José Ricardo Pires, Lucas Silva Franco, Carlos Mauricio R. Sant’Anna, Eliezer J. Barreiro, Lídia Moreira Lima

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Integrating PROSPECT-D physics and adversarial domain adaptation resnet for robust cross-ecosystem plant traits estimation by Hui Zhang, Haoxuan Su, Tie Shen, Guangyao Sun, Qi Wang

“…Plant functional traits, including chlorophyll content (CHL), equivalent water thickness (EWT), and leaf mass per area (LMA), are critical indicators for assessing ecosystem functioning, functional diversity, and their roles in the Earth system. …”
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