Mountain sentinels in a changing world: Review and conservation implications of weather and climate effects on mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus) by Kevin S. White, Becky Cadsand, Steeve D. Côté, Tabitha Graves, Sandra Hamel, Richard B. Harris, Forest P. Hayes, Eran Hood, Kevin Hurley, Tyler Jessen, Bill Jex, Erich Peitzsch, Wesley Sarmento, Helen Schwantje, Joel Berger

“…As sentinels of change in alpine ecosystems, the study of mountain goats offers insight into the ecological effects and conservation challenges associated with climate change in these sensitive and biodiverse environments. …”
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Temporal segmentation method for 30-meter long-term mapping of abandoned and reclaimed croplands in Inner Mongolia, China by Deji Wuyun, Liang Sun, Zhongxin Chen, Luís Guilherme Teixeira Crusiol, Jinwei Dong, Nitu Wu, Junwei Bao, Ruiqing Chen, Zheng Sun, Hasituya, Hongwei Zhao

“…The proposed remote sensing methodology reveals spatiotemporal trends in abandonment rates across arid and semi-humid regions, offering valuable insights for agricultural and environmental management in Inner Mongolia. …”
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Black Soldier Fly Larvae’s Optimal Feed Intake and Rearing Density: A Welfare Perspective (Part II) by Arianna Cattaneo, Simona Belperio, Luca Sardi, Giovanna Martelli, Eleonora Nannoni, Sihem Dabbou, Marco Meneguz

“…Our results show that a feeding rate of approximately 90 mg feed/larva/day in the Omnivorous diet and 175 mg feed/larva/day in the Control diet, along with a rearing density of 5 and 7.57 larvae/cm², respectively, in the Omnivorous and Control diets, produced optimal growth performances ensuring larval well-being. This outcome offers valuable insights for implementing good welfare practices in the insect farming sector and optimizing rearing management and efficiency.…”
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Phenylbutyric Acid Modulates Apoptosis and ER Stress‐Related Gene Expression in Glycogen Storage Disease Type Ib In Vitro Model by Marina Parezanovic, Nina Stevanovic, Marina Andjelkovic, Milena Ugrin, Sonja Pavlovic, Maja Stojiljkovic, Anita Skakic

“…Conclusion This cost‐effective in vitro model screens the therapeutic potential of SMs affecting ER stress and apoptosis in G6PT‐deficient kidney cells, offering a first‐line screening assay for promising compounds. 4‐PBA's potential repurposing for GSD Ib patients opens new research directions.…”
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Integration of HIV Care with Primary Health Care Services: Effect on Patient Satisfaction and Stigma in Rural Kenya by Thomas A. Odeny, Jeremy Penner, Jayne Lewis-Kulzer, Hannah H. Leslie, Starley B. Shade, Walter Adero, Jackson Kioko, Craig R. Cohen, Elizabeth A. Bukusi

“…HIV departments within Kenyan health facilities are usually better staffed and equipped than departments offering non-HIV services. Integration of HIV services into primary care may address this issue of skewed resource allocation. …”
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Estrategia deportiva recreativa para la inclusión de estudiantes con síndrome de Down by Cesar Coello Rosero, Noel Batista Hernández

“…La práctica deportiva ofrece beneficios como mejoras en la salud cardiovascular, coordinación motora y habilidades sociales. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of metacognitive therapy for cardiac rehabilitation participants with symptoms of anxiety and/or depression: analysis of a randomised controlled trial by David Reeves, Calvin Heal, Patrick Joseph Doherty, Gemma E Shields, Adrian Wells, Lora Capobianco, Anthony Heagerty, Deborah Buck, Linda M Davies, Elizabeth Camacho

“…Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a complex intervention offered to patients with CVD, following a heart event, diagnosis or intervention, and it aims to reduce mortality and morbidity. …”
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Phytomining Potential of Jatropha curcas and Sansevieria trifasciata for Chromium (Cr) and Vanadium (V) Uptake from Red Mud Amended with Sludge-Manure Mixture by Adjie Praja Ardin, Voijant Tangahu Bieby, Yulikasari Andriyan, Arliyani Isni, Mashudi, Titah Harmin Sulistyaning, Ramadhani Muhammad Alif, Fauziah Natasya Febriani, Lam Yeng Ming, Wang Yamin, In Hurun, Soesilo Mery Maryanawati

“…Phytomining, a bioremediation strategy utilizing hyperaccumulator plants, offers a promising method for extracting economically valuable metals from red mud. …”
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Making stereopsis related to the ability of ocular deviation: a new paradigm for assessment of intermittent exotropia by Jian-Bing Li, Wan-Ting Kong, Tao Shen, Yong-Guang Yuan, Chong-Lin Chen, Dan-Min Peng, Min-Tong Liang, Xuan He, Dan Luo, Jia-Yi Su, Wei Wang, Rui-Xin Wang, Xin-Ping Yu

“…This expands our understanding of current tests and offers a potentially sensitive method for assessing IXT severity.…”
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X-Ray/Radio Quasiperiodic Pulsations Associated with Plasmoids in Solar Flare Current Sheets by Pankaj Kumar, Judith T. Karpen, Joel T. Dahlin

“…Direct imaging of flare current sheets and the formation/ejection of multiple plasmoids in extreme-ultraviolet images, along with simultaneous X-ray and radio observations, offers significant insights into the mechanisms driving particle acceleration in solar flares. …”
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Unlocking the Potential of RNA Sequencing in COVID-19: Toward Accurate Diagnosis and Personalized Medicine by Heba M. Saad Eldien, Abdulrahman H. Almaeen, Ahmed Abo El Fath, Ahmed E. Taha, Rehab Ahmed, Hassabelrasoul Elfadil, Helal F. Hetta

“…Additionally, RNAseq has helped in understanding the persistence of viral RNA after recovery, offering new insights into the management of post-acute sequelae, including long COVID. …”
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Bioactive Compounds from Propolis on Bone Homeostasis: A Narrative Review by Vanessa Bertolucci, André Felipe Ninomiya, Giovanna Barbarini Longato, Luisa Oliveira Kaneko, Nilson Nonose, Pedro Paulo Menezes Scariot, Leonardo Henrique Dalcheco Messias

“…Firstly, it explores the techniques for characterizing bioactive compounds presented in propolis, the chemogeographic variations in its composition, and the effects of both crude extracts and isolated compounds on bone tissue, offering a comprehensive analysis of recent findings across different experimental models. …”
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Towards fiscal sustainable practices in Mexico: The quality of municipal tax regulation and tiered tariffs improve income from solid waste management services by Sergio López-Olvera, Juan Carlos Olivo-Escudero, Mauricio Hernández-Marroquín, Fausto Rafael López-Olvera, Yessica Lourdes Vallejo-Rivera, Marco Antonio Rodríguez-Gómez, Pedro Hipólito Rodríguez-Herrero

“…It provides valuable information about the impact of tax regulation quality and sustainable fiscal practices on municipal income generation, offering insights for policymakers aiming to achieve fiscal sustainability and equitable access to SWM services.…”
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Rational design of a triple-type HPV53/56/66 vaccine with one preferable base particle incorporating two identified immunodominant sites by Ciying Qian, Jie Chen, Yurou Yang, Yihan Lu, Tianyu Ren, Yanan Jiang, Yang Huang, Xin Chi, Shuyue Zhang, Chengzong Zhang, Kewei Li, Jingjia Shen, Sibo Zhang, Daning Wang, Lizhi Zhou, Tingting Li, Qingbing Zheng, Hai Yu, Ying Gu, Ningshao Xia, Shaowei Li

“…This research outlines an amenable way to simultaneously identify immunodominant sites and their preferable particle base context for cross-type vaccine design, thereby offering a paradigm as extending antigenic variety in single particle to broaden vaccine protection coverage. …”
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Gross and applied anatomy pedagogical approaches in occupational therapy education: protocol for a scoping review by Emily S Ho, Anne Agur, Andrea Duncan, Erica Dove, Kelly Hennessy, Athena Kirou-Mauro, Lorna Aitkens

“…The findings of this review will be disseminated to occupational therapy instructors, occupational therapists, researchers and organisations offering occupational therapy programmes (eg, Universities).…”
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Age-Stage, Two-Sex Life Table of <i>Leptinotarsa decemlineata</i> (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Experiencing Cadmium Stress by Bingyu He, Jiebo Zhang, Yang Hu, Yi Zhang, Jianan Wang, Chao Li

“…This study holds valuable implications for more effective implementation of pest control strategies in the future, offering robust scientific evidence to support the safeguarding of food security.…”
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Phytoreduced gold nanoparticles from vitalmelon promote white adipocyte browning in murine cells by targeting phospholipase D2 by Sun Young Park, He mi Kang, Kangmin Park, Lu Guo, Jin-Woo Oh, Geuntae Park, Nam Jun Kang, Young-Whan Choi

“…Recent advancements in green nanotechnology have enabled the synthesis of nanoparticles using natural resources, thereby offering ecofriendly alternatives for various biomedical applications. …”
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Integrated analysis of chromatin and transcriptomic profiling of the striatum after cerebral hypoperfusion in mice by Shijia Le, Fengyiyang Xu, Zhi Luo, Weihao Shi, Shuangshuang Lu, Zengyu Zhang, Zimin Guo, Wenshi Xu, Mingqi Yang, Tianyi Li, Xu Li, Kun Liang, Lei Zhu

“…Additionally, PU.1 plays a critical role in mediating immune responses, offering a potential target for therapeutic intervention.…”
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RAPID: real-time automated plankton identification dashboard using Edge AI at sea by Sophie G. Pitois, Robert E. Blackwell, Hayden Close, Noushin Eftekhari, Sarah L. C. Giering, Mojtaba Masoudi, Eric Payne, Joseph Ribeiro, James Scott

“…Nevertheless, we found similar variability in the counts of the three classes in the output of the dashboard (after data loss) with that of the post-survey processing of the entire dataset. This concept offers a rapid and cost-effective method for the monitoring of trends and events at fine temporal and spatial scales, thus making the most of the continuous data collection in real time and allowing for adaptive sampling to be deployed. …”
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Genetic and neurochemical profiles underlying cortical morphometric vulnerability to Parkinson’s disease by Su Yan, Jun Lu, Bingfang Duan, Hongquan Zhu, Tian Tian, Yuanyuan Qin, Yuanhao Li, Wenzhen Zhu

“…Conclusions: Collectively, the present study offered interpretation of cortical morphological alterations and the cortical pathogenic theory in PD from genetic and neurochemical perspectives, which inspire further research on new pharmacotherapeutic approaches.…”
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