Cannabis use is not associated with altered levels of physical activity: evidence from the repeated cross-sectional Belgian Health Interview Survey by Brent Vernaillen, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Stijn Vansteelandt, Lydia Gisle, Sabine Drieskens, Elena Damian

“…Abstract Background Several studies have suggested a positive effect of occasional cannabis consumption on the frequency of leisure-time physical activity, possibly due to more motivation before, more enjoyment during, and better recovery after engaging in leisure-time physical exercise. …”
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Stability analysis of grid-connected hydropower plant considering turbine nonlinearity and parameter-varying penstock model by Chen Feng, Na sun, Chuang Zheng, Yongqi Zhu, Nan Zhang, Yahui Shan, Liping Shi, Xiaoming Xue

“…This work establishes a more precise nonlinear GCHTGS model and provides a better understanding of the influence of hydro-turbine nonlinearity on the stability and parameter sensitivity of GCHTGS.…”
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Focus on physiotherapy and manual therapy for infants in Norway, a cross-sectional study on referral practice, and planned interventions by Hege Handeland, Kari Anne Indredavik Evensen, Hilde Stendal Robinson

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Oppositional chaotic artificial hummingbird algorithm on engineering design optimization by Vidyasagar Bhattacharjee, Provas Kumar Roy, Ghanshyam G. Tejani, Ghanshyam G. Tejani, Seyed Jalaleddin Mousavirad

“…The proposed OCAHA methodology incorporates the oppositional learning (OBL) in the population-initialization and at the ending event of each iteration for a faster convergence, and the chaos-embedded sequences of Gauss/mouse map to replace the random sequences of the three population-updating iterative stages of AHA, viz. guided, territorial and migration foraging to employ more diverse population for more solutional accuracy. …”
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Anthropogenic noise can decrease tomato reproductive success by hindering bumblebee-mediated pollination by Zsófia Varga-Szilay, Gergely Szövényi, Gábor Pozsgai

“…Anthropogenic noise is a little-studied type of pollution that negatively affects the physiology, nervous function and development of insects. Thereby, it has the potential to disrupt even key ecological services such as pollination. …”
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A bibliometric study of global trends in diabetic nephropathy and intestinal flora research by Nuo Wang, Xinyu Li, Hanjun Weng, Yijun Zhang, Qiurui Li, Xiaoxiao Luo, Yu Chen, Yiyang Dong

“…At present, there is no drug to cure Diabetic Nephropathy. More and more evidence shows that the development of Diabetic Nephropathy is inseparable from the intestinal axis, and the disorder of intestinal flora is related to the progress of diabetes. …”
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Soil Microbiome Response to Reduced Nitrogen Supply in an Over-Fertilized Wheat-Maize System by Xing Liu, Yanan Cheng, Ying Zhang, Yonggang Li, Fei Wang, Changwei Shen

“…Excessive nitrogen (N) fertilization harms the diversity, structure, and function of the soil microbiome. Yet, whether such adverse effects can be repaired through reducing the subsequent N fertilization rate remains not completely clear so far. …”
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Pathophysiology of clinical benign prostatic hyperplasia by Keong Tatt Foo

“…A disease can be defined as an abnormal anatomy (pathology) and/or function (physiology) that may cause harm to the body. …”
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Examining park users' support for emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) control in urban parks by Mitchell A. Green, Brittany F. Barnes, Kamal J. K. Gandhi, Elizabeth F. Pienaar

“…Most respondents were not previously aware of EAB and ash trees, although they valued the ecosystem services provided by park trees. Respondents were more supportive of biological control than chemical control, perceiving greater ecological and human well‐being risks from chemical control. …”
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Living conditions and reproductive installation of women living in the cities of Irkutsk region by A. V. Boyeva, Ya. A. Leshchenko, M. V. Kuleshova

“…The girls have more developed focus on the educational function of children than women. …”
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Navigating novel resources: A field test of the effects of small mammal personality on dispersal of Quercus seeds by Ivy Yen, Alessio Mortelliti

“…Lastly, individual antagonism–mutualism scores for voles were influenced by personality, where shy individuals were more antagonistic to acorns and bold individuals were more mutualistic. …”
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Flip-chip package solder-underfill reliability using finite element analysis by Niño Rigo Emil G. Lim, Aristotle T. Ubando, Jeremias A. Gonzaga

“…Moreover, the method was able to account for nonlinear effects, especially on the impact of solder content on die stress. This provides a more precise control over the thermo-mechanical behavior of the package which would lead to more informed decisions in designing packages. …”
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Investigating surgical risk in coronary artery disease: Utilizing ordinal regression for predictive modeling by Hewir Abdulqadir Khidir, Azhin Mohammed Khudhur, Dler Hussein Kadir, Nozad H. Mahmood, Dlshad Mahmood Saleh

“…In this study, an ordinal regression model with a Negative Log-log link function was used to predict the likelihood of having multiple blocked arteries based on various clinical and lifestyle factors. …”
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Preparation of Agricultural Jiaosu from vegetable waste: multi-dimensional effects of microbial inoculants on the properties of Agricultural Jiaosu and fertilizer efficiency by Zhuo Chen, Xiaocui Liu, Tiantian Ban, Chao Ma

“…Adding different bacterial agents before fermentation leads to differences in the composition and function of the finished Agricultural Jiaosu products. …”
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Improvement in the Recycled Aggregate Replacement Ratio in Concrete Pavement Bricks by Incorporating Nano-Calcium Carbonate and Basalt Fibre: Model Experiment Investigation by Biao Zhang, Xueyuan Zhang, Mengyao Wang, Daoming Zhang, Dandan Wang, Xinwu Ma

“…According to the sensitivity analysis, RAC’s compressive strength is significantly impacted by the replacement ratio of RCA, with NC having a more considerable effect on RAC’s 7-day compressive strength than BF, while BF affects the 28-day compressive strength more than NC does. …”
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Comprehensive review on Alzheimer's disease: From the posttranslational modifications of Tau to corresponding treatments by Xin Li, Zhisheng Ba, Juan Huang, Jianhua Chen, Jinyu Jiang, Nanqu Huang, Yong Luo

“…Since Tau aggregation is more closely associated with synaptic loss, neurodegeneration, and cognitive decline than Aβ, the correlation between Tau and cognitive function in AD has gradually gained attention. …”
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Spectral feature modeling with graph signal processing for brain connectivity in autism spectrum disorder by Ayesha Jabbar, Huang Jianjun, Muhammad Kashif Jabbar, Khalil ur Rehman, Anas Bilal

“…To overcome these limitations, we propose a Graph Signal Processing (GSP)-based framework that integrates spectral-domain features with topological descriptors to model brain connectivity more comprehensively. Using publicly available fMRI and EEG datasets, we construct subject-specific connectivity graphs where nodes represent brain regions and edges encode functional interactions. …”
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Towards a community engagement turn? Historians debate forms of engagement in 21st century-higher education by Elize S. van Eeden

“…In the second part I argue for a 21st- century approach to historical research that requires that historians associate more widely with communities close to their particular institutions/universities which will then function as spaces to allow students to learn from and to give back to the communities concerned. …”
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Modeling Ice and Dust in Comet C/2017 K2 (Pan-STARRS)’s Coma by Megan Firgard, Theodore Kareta

“…Modeling the SpeX data showed two classes of solutions, one with redder dust and more ice and one with less red dust and less ice, with significant differences in the derived properties of interest like the typical size of the ice grains. …”
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Variant filters using segregation information improve mapping of nectar‐production genes in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) by Ashley C. Barstow, James P. McNellie, Brian C. Smart, Kyle G. Keepers, Jarrad R. Prasifka, Nolan C. Kane, Brent S. Hulke

“…We demonstrate that biologically relevant filtering retains more significant QTL and candidate genes, including HaCWINV2, while removing variants due to technical errors more effectively, and accounted for 48.55% of nectar production phenotypic variation. …”
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