High-performance UWB Vivaldi antenna on FR4: A cost-effective solution for wearable technologies by Sahar Saleh, Tale Saeidi, Nick Timmons, Bader Alali, Faroq Razzaz, Ayman A. Althuwayb

“…The key contributions of this work include the effective use of the affordable FR4 substrate to achieve high performance, improvements in antenna compactness and BW through innovative slot designs, and the enhancement of gain and radiation pattern stability through the addition of directors to the slots. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Meat Quality and Hindgut Microbiota of Cultured and Wild Bighead Carp (<i>Hypophthalmichthys nobilis</i>, Richardson 1845) from the Yangtze River Area by Abdullateef Mukhtar Muhammad, Chang Yang, Bo Liu, Cunxin Sun, Linghong Miao, Xiaochuan Zheng, Liangkun Pan, Dong Xia, Qun-Lan Zhou

“…Regarding the relationship between the hindgut microbiota and meat quality, <i>Mycobacterium</i> exhibited a positive correlation with the muscle n-6 PUFA content and a negative correlation with muscle n − 3 PUFAs, while <i>Clostridium_T</i> exhibited the opposite pattern. According to the ecological network, the abundance of <i>Actinobacteria</i> could serve as a significant indicator of variations in the abundance of <i>Mycobacterium</i> and <i>Clostridium_T</i>. …”
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Retinoic Acid Signal Negatively Regulates Osteo/Odontogenic Differentiation of Dental Pulp Stem Cells by Jiangyi Wang, Guoqing Li, Lei Hu, Fei Yan, Bin Zhao, Xiaoshan Wu, Chunmei Zhang, Jinsong Wang, Juan Du, Songlin Wang

“…Here, we investigated the expression pattern of RA in miniature pig tooth germ and intervened in the RA signal during osteo/odontogenic differentiation of human DPSCs. …”
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The Impact of the Urban Heat Island Effect on Ground-Level Ozone Pollution in the Sichuan Basin, China by Xingtao Song, Haoyuan Shi, Langchang Jin, Sijing Pang, Shenglan Zeng

“…Spatially, UHII is mainly distributed in a circular pattern. (3) Typical cities in the Sichuan Basin (Chengdu, Chongqing, Nanchong) show a positive correlation between UHII and O₃ concentration (0.071–0.499), though with an observed temporal lag. …”
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Tetrodotoxin, fungal pathogen infection, and bacterial microbiome associations are variable in the skin microecosystems of two Taricha newt species by Talon Jost, Talon Jost, Alysha Henderson, Brandon LaBumbard, Krisztian Magori, Amber Stokes, Danica Bergin, Autumn Holley, Autumn Holley, Molly Bletz, Molly Bletz, Obed Hernández-Gómez, Gary Bucciarelli, Douglas C. Woodhams, Jonah Piovia-Scott, Jenifer B. Walke

“…The interaction of tetrodotoxin with the skin microbiome, including pathogenic fungi, is not well understood, and here we describe these patterns across 12 populations of Taricha granulosa and T. torosa in Washington, Oregon, and California. …”
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Lowering light intensity while extending photoperiod at a constant daily light integral synergistically interacts with warm temperature to enhance leaf expansion and crop yield in... by Sang Jun Jeong, Sang Jun Jeong, Shuyang Zhen, Qianwen Zhang, Qianwen Zhang, Genhua Niu

“…Stem elongation exhibited an opposite response pattern to leaf expansion; lower light intensity and warm temperature had a synergistic enhancement on stem elongation under 20% FR light, but not under 0% FR light. …”
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Lethal necrotizing granulomatous vasculitis after bariatric surgery and bilateral mammaplasty by O. V. Blagova, D. Kh. Aynetdinova, A. V. Nedostup, N. A. Novikova, Ye. A. Kogan, Yu. V. Lerner, L. V. Kozlovskaya, V. V. Rameyev, N. A. Mukhin

“…At transthoracic biopsy of mediastinal lymph nodes demonstrated the pattern of Wegener-type ANCA-negative necrotizing granulomatous vasculitis of small arteries (PCR for mycobacteria and acid fast stain were negative). …”
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Retinal Protection of New Nutraceutical Formulation by Luca Rosario La Rosa, Veronica Pepe, Francesca Lazzara, Giovanni Luca Romano, Federica Conti, Erika Giuffrida, Claudio Bucolo, Santa Viola, Giuseppe De Pasquale, Maria Cristina Curatolo, Cristina Zappulla

“…The efficacy of Epicolin was also evaluated in DBA/2J glaucomatous mice through the use of a pattern electroretinogram (PERG), immunostaining, and real-time PCR. …”
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Seasonal Changes in Sleep Duration in African American and African College Students Living In Washington, D.C. by Janna Volkov, Kelly J. Rohan, Samina M. Yousufi, Minh-Chau Nguyen, Michael A. Jackson, Courtney M. Thrower, John W. Stiller, Teodor T. Postolache

“…In addition, based on our previous observation that Africans report more “problems” with change in seasons than African Americans, we expected that the seasonal changes in sleep duration would be greater in African students than in African American students. Based on Seasonal Pattern Assessment Questionnaire (SPAQ) responses, African American and African college students in Washington, D.C. …”
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High CXCR3 on Leukemic Cells Distinguishes IgHVmut from IgHVunmut in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Evidence from CD5high and CD5low Clones by Gayane Manukyan, Tomas Papajik, Zuzana Mikulkova, Renata Urbanova, Veronika Smotkova Kraiczova, Jakub Savara, Milos Kudelka, Peter Turcsanyi, Eva Kriegova

“…Despite the shared pattern of surface antigens, neoplastic cells in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) are highly heterogeneous in CD5 expression, a marker linked to a proliferative pool of neoplastic cells. …”
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Intestinal Parasites Coinfection Does Not Alter Plasma Cytokines Profile Elicited in Acute Malaria in Subjects from Endemic Area of Brazil by Juan Camilo Sánchez-Arcila, Daiana de Souza Perce-da-Silva, Mariana Pinheiro Alves Vasconcelos, Rodrigo Nunes Rodrigues-da-Silva, Virginia Araujo Pereira, Cesarino Junior Lima Aprígio, Cleoni Alves Mendes Lima, Bruna de Paula Fonseca e Fonseca, Dalma Maria Banic, Josué da Costa Lima-Junior, Joseli Oliveira-Ferreira

“…In conclusion, our data suggest that, in our population, the infection with intestinal parasites (mainly protozoan) does not modify the pattern of cytokine production in individuals infected with P. falciparum and P. vivax.…”
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Increased Nuclear Transporter KPNA2 Contributes to Tumor Immune Evasion by Enhancing PD-L1 Expression in PDAC by Kai-Xia Zhou, Shan Huang, Li-Peng Hu, Xue-Li Zhang, Wei-Ting Qin, Yan-Li Zhang, Lin-Li Yao, Yanqiu Yu, Yao-Qi Zhou, Lei Zhu, Jianguang Ji, Zhi-Gang Zhang

“…Similar KPNA2 expression pattern was also found in both human patient samples and KPC mouse models through IHC staining. …”
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Structural and functional features of phytoene synthase isoforms PSY1 and PSY2 in pepper Capsicum annuum L. cultivars by E. A. Dyachenko, M. A. Filyushin, G. I. Efremov, E. A. Dzhos, A. V. Shchennikova, E. Z. Kochieva

“…It has been suggested that the absence of a typical pericarp pigmentation pattern in ‘Nesozrevayuschij’ may be associated with impaired chromoplast formation.…”
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The endoplasmic reticulum degradation-enhancing α-mannosidase-like protein 3 attenuates the unfolded protein response and has pro-survival and pro-viral roles in hepatoma cells and... by Alina-Veronica Ghionescu, Mihaela Uta, Andrei Sorop, Catalin Lazar, Petruta R. Flintoaca-Alexandru, Gabriela Chiritoiu, Livia Sima, Stefana-Maria Petrescu, Simona Olimpia Dima, Norica Branza-Nichita

“…However, the significance of this gene expression pattern in HBV-driven pathology is just beginning to be deciphered. …”
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Teknik Identifikasi Fitur Berdasarkan Kalimat Pernyataan Kebutuhan dalam Konteks Pengembangan Software Product Line by M Syauqi Haris, Tri Astoto Kurniawan

“…In this study, the identification of features represented by combined phrases of verbs and nouns is proposed because it is considered to better explain the capabilities and functionality of software. The pattern of writing a requirement sentence with boilerplate requirements is used as the basis for automatically identifying software features using natural language processing (NLP) tools. …”
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Predictors of the Short‐Term Outcomes of Guillain–Barré Syndrome: Exploring Electrodiagnostic and Clinical Features by Yi‐Hsiang Chen, Chia‐Lun Wu, Wei‐Chieh Weng, Yi‐Chia Wei

“…Poor outcomes are associated with older age, a more abrupt onset pattern, low CMAP, and slow nerve conduction, and abnormal tibial F responses can predict poor outcomes. …”
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Hybrid dung beetle optimization based dimensionality reduction with deep learning based cybersecurity solution on IoT environment by Amal K. Alkhalifa, Nuha Alruwais, Wahida Mansouri, Munya A. Arasi, Mohammed Alliheedi, Fouad Shoie Alallah, Alaa O. Khadidos, Abdulrhman Alshareef

“…Deep learning (DL) models have recently analyzed the network pattern for detecting and responding to possible intrusions, improving cybersecurity with advanced threat detection abilities. …”
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Multivariate Statistical Analysis Reveals the Heterogeneity of Lacustrine Tight Oil Accumulation in the Middle Permian Jimusar Sag, Junggar Basin, NW China by Yuce Wang, Jian Cao, Keyu Tao, Xiuwei Gao, Erting Li, Chunhua Shi

“…The heterogeneity is reflected by the complex relationship between the two reservoir sweet spots as well as the oil migration and accumulation vertically and spatially, rather than the previous thoughts that it is a closed system associated with proximal hydrocarbon accumulation patterns. Multiple biomarkers show that the source rocks and reservoirs have similar characteristics in the lower part of the formation, reflecting a proximal hydrocarbon accumulation pattern in the lower sweet spot (near-source accumulation, abbreviated as NA). …”
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Spatiotemporal heterogeneity of ecosystem service interactions and their determining thresholds across distinct climate zones in the temperate desert steppe of northern China by Xin Li, Xiangdong Li, Xiaoqian Li, Zhi Dong, Xinchuang Chen, Jianying Guo, Hongxiao Liu

“…The arid zone was affected by natural factors such as the proportion of barren land, temperature, precipitation, and vegetation index, while the semi-arid zone was affected by the landscape pattern index, population density, and GDP. The main determining indicators had an obvious threshold and the negative effect was strengthened beyond the threshold. …”
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Finding the Intersection of Neuroplasticity, Stroke Recovery, and Learning: Scope and Contributions to Stroke Rehabilitation by Leeanne Carey, Alistair Walsh, Achini Adikari, Peter Goodin, Damminda Alahakoon, Daswin De Silva, Kok-Leong Ong, Michael Nilsson, Lara Boyd

“…We identified 23 common themes (topics) and the top 30 articles that best represent the intersecting themes. A time-linked pattern emerged. Discussion and Conclusions. Our novel approach developed for this review allowed the identification of the common themes/topics that intersect the concepts of neuroplasticity, stroke recovery, and learning. …”
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