Interval Colorectal Cancers following Guaiac Fecal Occult Blood Testing in the Ontario ColonCancerCheck Program by Lawrence Paszat, Rinku Sutradhar, Jill Tinmouth, Nancy Baxter, Linda Rabeneck

“…Persons aged 50–74 who completed a baseline CCC gFOBT kit in 2008 and 2009, without a prior history of CRC, or recent colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, or gFOBT, were identified. …”
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First molecules to reactivate RASG12V GTPase activity by Aneta Wlodarczyk, Cezary Treda, Marcin Pacholczyk, Adrianna Rutkowska, Marta Wegierska, Amelia Kierasinska-Kalka, Katarzyna Wasiak, Damian Ciunowicz, Dagmara Grot, Pawel Glowacki, Ewelina Stoczynska-Fidelus, Piotr Rieske

“…Methods The compounds were initially identified through virtual screening, and their optimal binding conformation in the RAS SW-II pocket was determined using the flexible docking technique. Efficacy was verified based on the IC50 determination, GTPase activity, as well as the AKT and ERK phospho WB assays. …”
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Urban fruit bats give birth earlier in the season compared to rural fruit bats by Maya Weinberg, Dean Zigdon, Mor Taub, Lee Harten, Ofri Eitan, Adi Rachum, Reut Assa, Omri Gal, Yossi Yovel

“…Egyptian fruit bats are highly flexible mammals that roost and forage in both urban and rural habitats. …”
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State-dependent inter-network functional connectivity development in neonatal brain from the developing human connectome project by Zhiyong Zhao, Ruolin Li, Yihan Wu, Mingyang Li, Dan Wu

“…These findings suggest a state-dependent development of dynamic FNC across brain networks in the early stages, gradually reconfiguring towards a more flexible and dynamic system with stronger connections.…”
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Enhancing the utility of polygenic scores in Alzheimer’s disease through systematic curation and annotation by Savannah Mwesigwa, Yulin Dai, Nitesh Enduru, Zhongming Zhao, Zhongming Zhao

“…By integrating multiple RA methods and automating the process, we provide a flexible tool that enhances PGS selection and genetic variant exploration. …”
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Physics-Based Self-Supervised Grasp Pose Detection by Jon Ander Ruiz, Ander Iriondo, Elena Lazkano, Ander Ansuategi, Iñaki Maurtua

“…Current industrial robotic manipulators have made their lack of flexibility evident. The systems must know beforehand the piece and its position. …”
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Real‐Time Lactate Detection in A Dynamic Environment Using Micrsensing Needles by Yuan‐Sin Tang, Ting‐Wei Huang, Tung‐Lin Yang, Huei‐Ying Cheng, Yu‐Ting Cheng, Hsiao‐En Tsai, Yung‐Chieh Lo, Y. S. Chen

“…The sensor maintains its performance at flow rates up to 500 mL min−1. Overall, this flexible and inkjet‐printed lactate sensor represents a significant advancement in real‐time clinical monitoring technology.…”
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An anti-parallelogram ring four-array rolling mechanism with multiple rolling gaits for mobile robots by Z. Xun, Z. Xun, G. Du, W. Zhu, W. Yu, C. Liu, J. Wang, Q. Guan, Q. Guan

“…Furthermore, in the initial state of the mechanism, the mechanism enables flexible switching between multiple rolling gaits.</p>…”
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Communications for Civil Applications: A Review by Mohammad Ghamari, Pablo Rangel, Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Girma S. Tewolde, R. Simon Sherratt

“…With their intrinsic attributes such as high mobility, rapid deployment and flexible altitude, UAVs have the potential to be utilized in many wireless system applications. …”
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Unveiling the Role of Hahani (Paternal Aunts) in the VaTsonga Culture of South Africa by Stewart Lee Kugara, Lucky Sethuthuthu Vuma, Tsetselelane Decide Mdhluli

“…She displayed unique flexibility and counseling dexterity to her nieces, nephews and the entire family. …”
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Deep gradient reinforcement learning for music improvisation in cloud computing framework by Fadwa Alrowais, Munya A. Arasi, Saud S. Alotaibi, Mohammed Alonazi, Radwa Marzouk, Ahmed S. Salama

“…The difficulty of writing dynamic, flexible musical compositions in real time is discussed in this article. …”
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Reconstruction of Extreme Geomagnetic Storms: Breaking the Data Paucity Curse by M. I. Sitnov, G. K. Stephens, N. A. Tsyganenko, H. Korth, E. C. Roelof, P. C. Brandt, V. G. Merkin, A. Y. Ukhorskiy

“…This allows one to fit with observations a very flexible magnetic field model using basis function expansions for equatorial and field‐aligned currents, and at the same time, to keep the model sensitive to storm variability. …”
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Factors influencing adherence to home based pulmonary rehabilitation programme by high risk patients awaiting lung surgery: mixed methods study by Lian Xu, Xiaoyi Yang, Ailian Chen, Wenfeng Tang, Fanshu Zeng

“…Qualitative interviews identified poor health, lack of family and social support, adverse weather condition, arduous preoperative examination and unfit exercise intensity as barriers to adherence, and perceived health benefits, family support, and flexibility and convenience in exercise time and space as factors encouraging adherence.Conclusions High risk patients awaiting lung surgery adhered to preoperative HPR at a moderate level. …”
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Imaging Shallow Velocity Structure of an Inactive Fault by Airgun Seismic Source: A Case Study of Xiliushui Fault in Qiliang Mountain by Manzhong Qin, Baichen Wu, Yi Wang, Xueyi Shang, Yuansheng Zhang, Xuzhou Liu, Xiao Guo, Rui Zou, Yahong Wang, Dianfeng Sun

“…We used Snell’s law of seismic ray propagation to determine a simplified ambient velocity model. Based on the flexible and precise spectral element method, we computed broadband synthetic seismograms for a shallow low-velocity fault zone (FZ) to model the direct P-wave travel time delay and incident angle of the wavefield near the FZ. …”
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Fitobentos in kakovost vode v mrtvicah reke Mure by Aleksandra Krivograd Klemenčič, Damjan Balabanič

“…Po številu identificiranih taksonov so prevladovale kremenaste alge s 117 (80 %) taksoni, sledile so Chlorophyceae z 11 (7 %), cianobakterije z 10 (7 %), Xanthophyceae s sedmimi (5 %) in Euglenophyceae z dvema (1 %) taksonoma. …”
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Positive and negative aspects of remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in the view of Brazilian university students who received university assistance by Vera Lucia Messias Fialho Capellini, Jie Zhang, Luciana Marolla Garcia, Marcelo Setsuo Hashimoto, Eduardo Pimentel da Rocha

“…The snowball technique was used to collect data.ResultsBeing close to family, reduced expenses on campus, flexible schedules, and the ability to review lessons and related materials outside of class were the positive factors listed by the students. …”
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Impact of physical activity on cardiovascular health in firefighters: Scoping review by Ghaleelullah Achmat, Charlene Erasmus, Jill Kanaley, Rucia November, Lloyd Leach

“…These interventions recommend 150 minutes per week of aerobic, flexibility and strength activities. Firefighters should be guided to initiate and maintain 150 minutes of PA weekly to promote health strategies. …”
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Comprehensive Analysis of DDoS Anomaly Detection in Software-Defined Networks by Abdinasir Hirsi, Mohammed A. Alhartomi, Lukman Audah, Adeb Salh, Nan Mad Sahar, Salman Ahmed, Godwin Okon Ansa, Abdullahi Farah

“…Software-Defined Networking (SDN) offers significant advantages for modern networks, including flexibility, centralized control, and reduced dependency on vendor-specific hardware. …”
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Contributions to the Virtualization of the BNG by Jorge Proenca, Ricardo Figueiredo, Vasco Pereira, Tiago Cruz, Paulo Simoes

“…As a single point of failure for subscriber-operator access, it becomes crucial to enhance management flexibility, simplify the device, and improve overall resilience. …”
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Chronic effects of school physical activity on cognitive performance in youngs: a systematic review protocol by Fernando William Flores Silva, Ricardo Martins, Rochelle Rocha Costa, Carlos Cristi-Montero, Júlio Brugnara Mello

“…Studies that meet the following predefined criteria (PICOS criteria) will be included: 1) studies conducted with healthy children and adolescents (6-18 years-old), 2) studies with physical activity interventions in school, 3) studies conducted with a control group, and 4) studies with cognitive flexibility, working memory, inhibitory control and attention outcomes. …”
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