Enhanced STag Marker System: Materials and Methods for Flexible Robot Localisation by James R. Heselden, Dimitris Paparas, Robert L. Stevenson, Gautham P. Das

“…The Stable Fiducial Marker System (STag) was designed to address this limitation with the use of a two-stage homography detection. Through its combined square and circle detection phases, it can refine detection stability. …”
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Predicting the presence of tephra layers in lacustrine deposits using spectral gamma ray data: An example from Lake Chalco, Mexico City. by Mehrdad Sardar Abadi, Christian Zeeden, Arne Ulfers, Alex Susan Meyer, Thomas Wonik, Mexidrill team

“…The gamma-ray signature of tephra layers varies depending on the stage of the volcanic eruption. Additionally, there is a significant difference between the gamma-ray signature emitted by tephra layers and that of the background lake sediments. …”
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Research progress of MRI-based radiomics in hepatocellular carcinoma by Xiao-Yun Xie, Rong Chen

“…HCC presents a daunting clinical landscape characterized by nonspecific early symptoms and late-stage detection, contributing to its poor prognosis. …”
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Association of occupational dust exposure with combined chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pneumoconiosis: a cross-sectional study in China by Yali Fan, Qiao Ye, Wenjing Xu, Yuanying Wang, Yiran Wang, Shiwen Yu

“…COPD prevalence increased with smoking pack-years, dust exposure duration and pneumoconiosis stage. Patients with combined diseases had lower body mass index, higher smoking index and worse pulmonary function. …”
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International experience in mobilising mechanisms to combat organised crime by O. Kopan, V. Melnyk

“…For this, it is neces- sary to overcome departmental barriers, consolidate the efforts of state bodies and operational units to ensure the internal security of the state, i.e., to develop a model of management of the relevant entities based on the organisational and functional principle. …”
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Developing a method for root-zone soil moisture monitoring at the field scale using remote sensing and simulation modeling by Hamideh Noory, Morteza Khoshsima, Atsushi Tsunekawa, Mitsuru Tsubo, Nigussie Haregeweyn, Salar Pashapour

“…The proposed method showed promising results at all marked locations, study fields, study crops, crop growth stages, and monitored soil depths and layers. The root mean square errors (RMSEs) and coefficients of determination (R2 values) were < 0.032 cm3 cm−3 and 0.52–0.95, respectively. …”
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Calcium bridges built by mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum membranes: potential targets for neural repair in neurological diseases by Yichen Peng, Li Zhou, Yaju Jin, Danli Wu, Na Chen, Chengcai Zhang, Hongpeng Liu, Chunlan Li, Rong Ning, Xichen Yang, Qiuyue Mao, Jiaxin Liu, Pengyue Zhang

“…These functions can vary significantly across different neurological diseases—such as ischemic stroke, traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and Huntington’s disease—and their respective stages of progression. Targeted modulation of these disease-related pathways and functional proteins can enhance neurological function and promote the regeneration and repair of damaged neurons. …”
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Associations between health, productive performance and oral fluid biomarkers in commercial pig farms by Mario Andre S. Ornelas, Edgar Garcia Manzanilla, José J. Cerón, Alba Ortín-Bustillo, María José López-Martínez, Carla Correia-Gomes, Finola C. Leonard, Lorena Franco-Martínez

“…Further, high creatine kinase and low procalcitonin early after weaning were associated with low piglet mortality, whereas low daily gain was related to high alpha-amylase in late weaners and high creatine kinase in pigs at the start of the finisher stage. Conclusions Haptoglobin, procalcitonin, oxytocin, creatine kinase and alpha-amylase, measured in oral fluid, should be further studied as good candidates to assess pig herds and predict performance at a batch level, through a non-invasive approach. …”
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Short-term impact of low air pressure on plants' functional traits. by Silvia Lembo, Georg Niedrist, Bouchra El Omari, Paul Illmer, Nadine Praeg, Andreas Meul, Matteo Dainese

“…This study examined the effects of low air pressure, alone and combined with two water inputs, on different functional traits of three plant species transplanted from montane grasslands at 1,500 m a.s.l. during the first four weeks of their early phenological stage: Trifolium pratense, Hieracium pilosella, and Brachypodium rupestre. …”
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Spatial transcriptomics reveals unique metabolic profile and key oncogenic regulators of cervical squamous cell carcinoma by Limin Zhou, Jiejie Liu, Peipei Yao, Xing Liu, Fei Chen, Yu Chen, Li Zhou, Chao Shen, You Zhou, Xin Du, Junbo Hu

“…Abstract Background As a prevalent and deadly malignant tumor, the treatment outcomes for late-stage patients with cervical squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) are often suboptimal. …”
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Episcleral spread of ciliochoroidal melanoma following surgeries: a case report by E.E. Grishina, I.D. Kim, E.N. Izotova

“…The article presents a clinical report of ciliochoroidal melanoma with a large episcleral nodule and orbital extension through the optic nerve, stage T4N0M0. The initial diagnosis was wrong, and, as a result, the patient received inadequate treatment for a long period of time. …”
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High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) Focal Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer with MRI-US Fusion Platform by Chi-Hang Yee, Peter Ka-Fung Chiu, Jeremy Yuen-Chun Teoh, Chi-Fai Ng, Chi-Kwok Chan, See-Ming Hou

“…The inclusion criteria include clinical tumor stage ≤T2, visible index lesion on multiparametric MRI less than 20 mm in diameter, absence of Gleason 5 pattern on prostate biopsy, and PSA ≤ 20 ng/ml. …”
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Cancer incidence and the influence of immunosuppressive agents in Korean patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a retrospective cohort study by Soo-Kyung Cho, Jung-Yong Han, Yena Jeon, Seung-Hun You, Sun-Young Jung, Eun Jin Jang, Yoon-Kyoung Sung

“…Approximately half (50.8%) of SLE patients with cancer were diagnosed at the localized Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) stage. No statistically significant association was found between immunosuppressive agents and cancer development (Odds Ratio 1.03, 95% CI 0.80–1.34). …”
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Severe Guillain-Barré syndrome with concurrent optic neuritis in a pediatric patient: a case report by Xin Xue, Yingcun Bao, Yakun Yu, Qun Li, Mei Liu, Xiaoling Li

“…However, these features may not appear in the early stages, leading to potential misdiagnosis. The central nervous system (CNS) is generally not affected due to differences in antigen expression, optic neuritis (ON), a demyelinating inflammation of the optic nerve, occasionally co-occurs with GBS as a rare variant. …”
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Maternal transfer and sex-differences in brain bioaccumulation for Northern bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) exposed to per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances by Kenneth N. Kikanme, Adcharee Karnjanapiboonwong, Rameshkumar Angappan, Nicole M. Dennis, Farzana Hossain, Jamie G. Suski, Christopher J. Salice, Todd A. Anderson

“…Further, PFAS can be passed down from parents to offspring, posing a threat to sensitive life stages. PFAS may enter the brain by disrupting tight junctions or binding to transporters, but our overall understanding of the interactions and accumulation of PFAS in the avian brain is limited due to the lack of data. …”
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Numerical modeling of land subsidence induced by groundwater extraction considering unsaturated effects and using element-free Galerkin (EFG) method by A. Tourei, A. Pak, M. A. Iranmanesh

“…Although hydraulic conductivity controls the hydraulic decrement and land subsidence increase time, it slightly affects the ultimate hydraulic head and land subsidence at the steady-state stage. These results highlight the importance of in-situ measurement of elastic modulus and Poisson's ratio paraeters with acceptable accuracy for groundwater extraction projects, as these parameters play a significant role in the feasibility studies.…”
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Analysis of the Renal Protection and Antioxidative Stress Effects of Panax notoginseng Saponins in Diabetic Nephropathy Mice by Wei Mi, Min Yu, Shuying Yin, Yuhan Ji, Tala Shi, Ning Li

“…Diabetic nephropathy (DN), a diabetes-induced chronic complication, is the major trigger of end-stage renal disease. As the main active ingredient of Panax notoginseng (PNG), Panax notoginseng saponins (PNS) are crucial in treating renal diseases. …”
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Obesity phenotypes and dyslipidemia in adults from four African countries: An H3Africa AWI-Gen study. by Engelbert A Nonterah, Godfred Agongo, Nigel J Crowther, Shukri F Mohamed, Lisa K Micklesfield, Palwendé Romuald Boua, Alisha N Wade, Solomon S R Choma, Hermann Sorgho, Isaac Kissiangani, Gershim Asiki, Patrick Ansah, Abraham R Oduro, Shane A Norris, Stephen M Tollman, Frederick J Raal, Marianne Alberts, Michele Ramsay, as members of AWI-Gen and the H3Africa Consortium

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>The contribution of obesity phenotypes to dyslipidaemia in middle-aged adults from four sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries at different stages of the epidemiological transition has not been reported. …”
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POSSIBILITIES OF DIAGNOSIS OF RADIATION INJURIES AND REHABILITATION OF PATIENTS AFTER COMBINED TREATMENT OF MALIGNANT TUMORS OF THE BREAST by A. V. Kondakov, M. E. Borodina, O. V. Andrianov, N. I. Rozhkova

“…In individual cases, to assess the developmental stages of lymphedema using lymphoscintigraphy and MRI.Results. …”
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Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Smoking Attitudes and Behaviors Among Adolescents in the Gaza Strip: Findings From the 2019 Global Youth Tobacco Survey by Beesan Maraqa, Mahmoud Abu Mayaleh, Seya Arafeh, Kenana Altell, Ahmad Khleif, Abdallah Najjar, Bayyena Abu-Radwan

“…The study employed a two-stage cluster sampling design to ensure a representative sample. …”
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