Editorial Note by Suvi Rautio

“… Happy 2025, readers! It gives me great pleasure to present this year’s Winter Issue of Suomen antropologi: Journal of the Finnish Anthropological Society. …”
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Use of Continuous Negative Pressure Around the Chest Increases Exercise Performance in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients: A Pilot Study by Rakesh K Chaturvedi, Arnold Zidulka

“…Continuous positive airway pressure has been shown to decrease the inspiratory work of breathing and increases exercise capacity in these patients.…”
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Comprehensive health assessment of retired martial arts athletes: bone density, dietary intake, physical activity, and wellbeing by Tasneem Alshaer, Nihad Battikhi, Adam Tawfiq Amawi, Khalid Trabelsi, Khalid Trabelsi, Haitham Jahrami, Haitham Jahrami, Philippe Bouedo, Hadeel Ali Ghazzawi

“…Additional assessments included anthropometric measurements, a 3-day dietary recall, physical activity (International Physical Activity Questionnaire), quality of life (WHOQOL), happiness (Subjective Happiness Scale), stress (Perceived Stress Scale), and insomnia (Insomnia Severity Index).ResultsRetired athletes showed significantly higher Z-scores for the left femur (neck and total) and the AP spine, with p-values <0.05. …”
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Naphthalene sorption on red clay and halloysite modified by quaternary ammonium salts by Agnieszka Gładysz-Płaska, Agnieszka Lipke, Bogdan Tarasiuk, Magdalena Makarska-Białokoz, Marek Majdan

“…The maximum sorption capacities were 9.23 mg/g and 112.79 mg/g for red clay and halloysite, respectively.…”
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USE OF ROTATIONAL FURNACES FOR RECYCLING OF IRON-CONTAINING WASTE by S. L. Rovin

“…Modeling of processes of heat-mass exchange in rotary furnaces is carried out, original constructions of high-capacity furnaces are developed.…”
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Tooth Shape Research and Contour Machining of Hirth Coupling by Shao Guangjun, Li Gang, Ruan Wenhao

“…The hirth coupling is widely used in the centrifugal air compressor unit due to its characteristic of high torque capacity and self centering etc.It is aimed at deriving the accurate calculating formulas of hirth tooth shape,to provide accurate parameters for the hirth forming grinding.…”
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Adsorption of Vanillin Using Macroporous Resin H103 by Rozaimi Abu Samah, Norazwina Zainol, Phang Lai Yee, Christine Michael Pawing, Suraini Abd-Aziz

“…The regression shows that the adsorption of vanillin onto resin H103 followed Langmuir model (R 2 = 0.9984) with a maximum capacity of 73.015 mg/g.…”
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The Peripherin Gene Regulates the Migration of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Wuzhishan Mini Pigs by Zheng Feng, Wentong Li, Ying Xia, Hui Yu, Hua Li, Kui Li, Yulian Mu

“…Increasing the migratory capacity of the implanted mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) is a major challenge in developing successful cell transplantation therapies. …”
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Advanced Online State-of-Health Prediction and Monitoring of Na-Ion Battery for Electric Vehicles Application by D. Pelosi, L. Trombetti, F. Gallorini, P. A. Ottaviano, L. Barelli

“…During all the test battery capacity measurements are carried out. Root mean square error (RMSE) between assessed and measured values equals 1.18%. …”
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Optimal robust sizing of distributed energy storage considering power quality management by Ying Zhu, Juan Wei, Bozhong Wang, Shiyu Hong, Yutong Liu, Liang Lu

“…The power conversion systems (PCSs) of DESSs with four‐quadrant operation characteristics can provide power quality management services to customers. To improve capacity utilization of the DESS, power quality management services are quantified and integrated into an optimal bi‐level sizing model, where the upper level addresses the sizing problem concerning battery and PCS capacities, while the lower level focuses on coordinating active/reactive power control of the DESS. …”
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BLOOD PARAMETERS, NONSPECIFIC RESISTANCE, AND PRODUCTIVITY OF FINE-WOOL SHEEP OF DIFFERENT GENOTYPES by E. A. Lakota, O. A. Vorontsova, I. A. Polnikov, Yu. I. Galtsev

“…Assays of biochemical and hematological indices, humoral factors have shown that the hybrids, as compared to purebred peers, are more productive and have a higher adaptive capacity, which is a significant economic indicator in the modern sheep industry.…”
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Multi-protective effects of wheat embryo globulin on D-gal-induced aging mice by Aimei Liaoa, Xing Lyu, Jiarui Ma, Yinchen Hou, Ming Hui, Na Liu, Yi Zhao, Yixiang Cui, Jihong Huang

“…Aged mouse model were established by subcutaneous injection of D-galactose (D-gal), and the effects of WEG on learning, memory, and antioxidant capacity in aging mice were explored through behavioural tests and antioxidant enzyme activities determination. …”
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Effect of floodplain trees on apparent friction coefficient in straight compound channels by A. P. Kozioł, A. Kiczko, M. Krukowski, E. Kubrak, J. Kubrak, G. Majewski, A. Brandyk

“…As a result, the water velocity and the discharge capacity of both parts of the channel decrease and, at the same time, affect the flow conditions in the main channel. …”
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Climate Change and its Impacts on Social Structures in Marginalized Communities by Sabira Zitouni, Salima Abdeslam, Amar Boussakra

“…The study suggests that climate change exacerbates poverty and social discrimination, which negatively impacts the capacity of marginalized communities to adapt to environmental changes. …”
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Sorption of La3+ cations by zeolites from aqueous solutions by Yu.V. Rekh, S.A. Bibanaeva, M.S. Valova, V.M. Skachkov, O.V. Fedorova, N.A. Sabirzyanov

“… It is shown that the sorption of lanthanum cations by synthetic aluminosilicate zeolite, unlike natural ones, increases both in acidic and neutral conditions by 4 times (from 8 to 26%) and 8 times (from 4 to 33%), and the sorption capacity increases by 3-8 times to 145 and 184 mg/g, respectively. …”
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Biosorption of Phenolic Compounds by Fungus by Nadavala Siva Kumar, Veera M. Boddu, Abburi Krishnaiah

“…The maximum monolayer adsorption capacity of Trametes versicolor polyporus fungus for phenol, 2-CP and 4-CP was found to be 50 mg/g, 86 mg/g and 112 mg/g, respectively. …”
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Towards combining self-organizing maps (SOM) and convolutional neural network (CNN) for improving model accuracy: Application to malaria vectors phenotypic resistance by Komi Mensah Agboka, Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman, Daisy Salifu, Brian Kanji, Frank T. Ndjomatchoua, Ritter A.Y. Guimapi, Sunday Ekesi, Landmann Tobias

“…Our results show that the combined SOM/CNN approach is more robust than a standalone CNN model, achieving higher overall accuracy and Kappa scores among others. This confirms the potential of the SOM/CNN hybrid as an effective and reliable tool for improving model accuracy in public health applications. • The hybrid model, combining SOM and CNN, was implemented to predict IR status in malaria vectors, providing enhanced accuracy across various validation metrics. • Results indicate a notable improvement in robustness and predictive accuracy over traditional CNN models. • The combined SOM/CNN approach demonstrated higher Kappa scores and overall model accuracy.…”
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Impact of different dehydration methods on physicochemical and functional properties of guava (Psidium guajava L.) powder prepared from white and pink pomaces by Kanyasiri Rakariyatham, Kongsak Boonyapranai, Thunnop Laokuldilok, Niramon Utama-ang, Atitiya Nutprem, Kalyanee Kaewprasit, Kessinee Tatongjai

“…The highly preserved compounds and unique texture of freeze dried materials led to increased properties such as water absorption capacity, antioxidant capacities and anti-diabetic activities. …”
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Structural and functional properties of hydrolyzed/glycosylated ovalbumin under spray drying and microwave freeze drying by Lili Liu, Xiaoning Dai, Huaibin Kang, Yunfeng Xu, Weiming Hao

“…SD-HGOVA exhibited higher protein solubility, emulsifying activity, foaming capacities, and gel hardness than MFD-HGOVA. However, MFD-HGOVA was better than the SD-HGOVA in terms of color, emulsion stability, foam stability, water/oil absorption capacity, and thermal stability. …”
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Effects of UV-C Light Exposure and Refrigeration on Phenolic and Antioxidant Profiles of Subtropical Fruits (Litchi, Longan, and Rambutan) in Different Fruit Forms by Peilong Li, Xiaoming Yu, Baojun Xu

“…After processing, deterioration rate, phenolics compounds, and antioxidant capacity were quantified. The deterioration rate was recorded as decay index. …”
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