More than just a number: the gut microbiota and brain function across the extremes of life by Nathan D. Nuzum, Clara Deady, Sarah Kittel-Schneider, John F. Cryan, Siobhain M. O'Mahony, Gerard Clarke

“…Neurodevelopmental research has also seen a boon in microbiome-related clinical research including in autism, Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and schizophrenia, which is confirming prior animal model work regarding the key time-windows in the gut microbiome important for infant cognition. …”
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A Dual-Polarized Printed Antenna Based on a Tapered Slot SICL Balun for Airborne Radar Application by Xiaochun Liu, Li Wang, Mingxi Zhang, Shaobin Liu, Guiqiang Du

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Achieving near-zero energy in hot climates: Retrofitting building envelopes for existing homes by Mohammed A Aloshan

“…The subsequent phase involved analysing 128 cases to determine the optimal configuration of the building's outer shell, considering key design variables like windows glazing, local shading devices and thermal insulation. …”
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Assessing the development of health technology assessment in Iran: a policy analysis using Kingdon’s Multiple streams framework: a qualitative study by Meysam Behzadifar, Saeed Shahabi, Ahad Bakhtiari, Samad Azari, Seyed Jafar Ehsanzadeh, Mohammad Yarahmadi, Masoud Behzadifar

“…The participants included individuals in key leadership roles within public and private institutions, such as the Ministry of Health and Medical Education, hospital managers, policymakers, and senior academics. …”
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Two-Echelon Multidepot Logistics Network Design with Resource Sharing by Siyu Luo, Yong Wang, Jinjun Tang, Xiangyang Guan, Maozeng Xu

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Hameaux et villages paysans de la période romaine en plaine d’Alsace by Antonin Nüsslein, Pascal Flotté, Mathias Higelin, Muriel Roth-Zehner

“…In this respect they are the key to the detection and analysis of these sites. …”
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Container Relocation and Retrieval Tradeoffs Minimizing Schedule Deviations and Relocations by Robert Klar, Anders Andersson, Anna Fredriksson, Vangelis Angelakis

“…In this context, port terminal storage yard operation is key, since complexity and poor coordination lead to containers stacked without consideration of retrieval schedules, resulting in time- and energy-consuming reshuffling operations. …”
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Awareness and knowledge of halitosis among students at two different dental universities in Turkey: a cross-sectional survey by Emine Nur Kahraman, Şehrazat Erensoy, Ahu Dikilitaş, Ayşe Gülşahı, Esra Özge Aydın, Funda Seher Özalp Ateş

“…Abstract Background Halitosis, or bad breath, significantly affects social and psychological well-being and is often caused by intraoral factors. Dentists play a key role in the diagnosis and treatment of halitosis, but inadequate education may lead to ineffective patient care. …”
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Burnout among Nurses Working in Ethiopia by Abrha Hailay, Woldu Aberhe, Guesh Mebrahtom, Kidane Zereabruk, Guesh Gebreayezgi, Teklehaimanot Haile

“…Studies which were included in this review were written in the English language because writing articles in other languages in Ethiopia is uncommon. The combination of key terms including “burnout”, “nurse” and “Ethiopia”, “systematic review” and protocols was used. …”
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Microplastics: A threat to Fetoplacental unit and Reproductive systems by Abass Toba Anifowoshe, Md Noor Akhtar, Abisola Majeed, Asem Sanjit Singh, Toyyibah Funmilayo Ismail, Upendra Nongthomba

“…Identifying critical windows of susceptibility during pregnancy is germane, as exposure to plastic particles during these periods could have heightened effects on fetal development. …”
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Multimessenger Probes of Supermassive Black Hole Spin Evolution by Angelo Ricarte, Priyamvada Natarajan, Ramesh Narayan, Daniel C. M. Palumbo

“…We show that the observed spin distribution is in agreement with a model that includes jet-driven spin-down, a key mechanism that acts to modulate spins across cosmic time at both high and very low specific accretion rates. …”
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Extracellular vimentin is a damage-associated molecular pattern protein serving as an agonist of TLR4 in human neutrophils by Łukasz Suprewicz, Krzysztof Fiedoruk, Karol Skłodowski, Evan Hutt, Magdalena Zakrzewska, Alicja Walewska, Piotr Deptuła, Agata Lesiak, Sławomir Okła, Peter A. Galie, Alison E. Patteson, Paul A. Janmey, Robert Bucki

“…This, in turn, opens new windows of therapeutic intervention in inflammatory and immunological diseases characterized by immune system dysfunction, in which eVim and CitVim play a key role.…”
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Medical Students’ Tobacco Consumption Status and Experiences with Smoke-free Law Violations in Enclosed Spaces in Türkiye and Northern Cyprus by Dilek Aslan, Pınar Ay, Kervin Raymond, Özen Aşut, Gulifeiya Abuduxike, Meltem Şengelen, Duygu Çekici, Füsun Yıldız, Emine Ünal Evren, Ali Fuat Kalyoncu, Elif Dağlı

“…OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the frequency of tobacco smoking among medical students and assess their exposure to violations of smoke-free laws in enclosed spaces 30 days before the study. It also identifies key locations where such infractions occur and explores associated factors. …”
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A process-based evaluation of biases in extratropical stratosphere–troposphere coupling in subseasonal forecast systems by C. I. Garfinkel, Z. D. Lawrence, Z. D. Lawrence, A. H. Butler, E. Dunn-Sigouin, E. Dunn-Sigouin, I. Statnaia, A. Y. Karpechko, G. Koren, M. Abalos, B. Ayarzagüena, D. Barriopedro, N. Calvo, A. de la Cámara, A. Charlton-Perez, J. Cohen, D. I. V. Domeisen, D. I. V. Domeisen, J. García-Serrano, N. P. Hindley, M. Jucker, H. Kim, R. W. Lee, S. H. Lee, M. Osman, M. Osman, F. M. Palmeiro, I. Polichtchouk, J. Rao, J. H. Richter, C. Schwartz, S.-W. Son, M. Taguchi, N. L. Tyrrell, C. J. Wright, R. W.-Y. Wu

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Zn(TFSI)2-Mediated Ring-Opening Polymerization for Electrolyte Engineering Toward Stable Aqueous Zinc Metal Batteries by Zhenjie Liu, Murong Xi, Rui Sheng, Yudai Huang, Juan Ding, Zhouliang Tan, Jiapei Li, Wenjun Zhang, Yonggang Wang

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NIR‐II emissive biohybrid nanovesicles as mild‐temperature photothermal antibiofilm agents against acute bacterial skin and skin‐structure infections by Ji Wang, Zhihao Wu, Xiaoxi Ma, Zhihui Huang, Haorong Dong, Jinxin Zhang, Xiaoming Liu, Pengfei Zhang, Shuhuai Yao

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Assessing nighttime artificial light pollution from the perspective of an unmanned aerial vehicle tilt by Jiejie Wu, Liang Zhou, Deping Li, Daoquan Zhang, Tingting Jiang, Chengzhi Zong

“…By integrating deep learning methods, ALAN information is efficiently extracted and statistically analyzed. Key findings include: (1) With the drone camera set to f2.8, the best correlation between image RGB color channel brightness and measured illuminance occurs at ISO 200 and 1/4s, achieving R2 reaches 0.83 and MAE reaches 7.89 lx. (2) Mask R-CNN and Deeplabv3 achieve over 0.91 in extraction accuracy, with Mask R-CNN excelling in window, street, and neon lights, while Deeplabv3 better handles building sides and road surfaces. (3) Vertical light pollution from typical residential buildings shows a gradual attenuation trend with increasing height. …”
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Research on smoke diffusion and evacuation routes of mine fires with complex roadway networks by Menghui Xiao, Cuifeng Du, Yuan Wang, Jiuzhu Wang, Baomeng Chang

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High Spatiotemporal Near‐Infrared II Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging for Quantitative Detection of Clinical Tumor Margins by Zhen Chen, Linjian Huang, Duyang Gao, Zhouzhou Bao, Dehong Hu, Wei Zheng, Jing Chen, Jiuling Liao, Hairong Zheng, Zonghai Sheng

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Effect of Praziquantel on Preventing Delayed Infection of <i>Schistosoma japonicum</i> in Buffaloes and Goats by Xiang Gui, Bing Shao, Haoran Zhong, Rongxue Lv, Hao Li, Ke Lu, Yang Hong, Zhiqiang Fu, Zhenjie Lu, Mengge Xu, Yamei Jin, Jinming Liu

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