Bats of a feather: Range characteristics and wing morphology predict phylogeographic breaks in volant vertebrates by Sydney K. Decker, Kaiya L. Provost, Bryan C. Carstens

“…We estimate phylogeographic breaks using Monmonier’s maximum difference barrier algorithm and conduct a random forests analysis using the presence of a phylogeographic break as a response variable. In bats, phylogeographic breaks are concentrated in biodiversity hotspots while breaks estimated in bird species are more widespread across temperate and tropical zones. …”
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The impact of transient air pollution exposure on worker performance in Chinese soccer players by Ning Zhang, Xiahai Wei, Xuhui Huang, Pan He, Yunxiao Liu, Hongyou Liu, Tao Lin, Xin Shi, Zhu Liu, Richard B. Freeman

“…We found that players’ performance indicators, especially those more related to cognitive factors, are more strongly influenced by air pollution. …”
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TikTok use versus TikTok self-control failure: Investigating relationships with well-being, academic performance, bedtime procrastination, and sleep quality by Ewa Miedzobrodzka, Jie Du, Guido M. van Koningsbruggen

“…We argue that this might be because bedtime procrastination could be a more ‘proximal’ outcome variable compared to the other tested variables. …”
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Current strategy of squamous cell carcinoma diagnosis and treatment by A. P. Polyakov, A. R. Gevorkov, A. A. Stepanova

“…Tumors in areas that weren»t subjected to solar radiation and tumors in the areas of pervious irradiation, thermal damage, scarring or chronic ulcers are more prone to recurrences and metastasis. Poorly differentiated and anaplastic SCC is more likely to metastasize compared to well differentiated tumors. …”
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Association between functional dentition and ultra-processed food consumption in Brazilian adults: A cross-sectional study. by Orlando Luiz do Amaral Junior, Maria Laura Braccini Fagundes, Augusto Bacelo Bidinotto, Matheus Neves, Fernando Neves Hugo, Jessye Melgarejo do Amaral Giordani

“…The main predictor used was the variable 'functional dentition', categorized into individuals with less than 20 teeth and individuals with 20 or more teeth (functional dentition). …”
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Impact of Turbidity on Satellite-Derived Bathymetry: Comparative Analysis Across Seven Ports in the South China Sea by Chunzhu Wei, Yaqi Xiao, Dongjie Fu, Tingting Zhou

“…Sentinel-2 outperformed Landsat 8 in moderate to high turbidity environments (36–203), delivering higher R² values and more consistent SDB estimates, making it a more reliable tool for areas with variable turbidity. …”
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Efficient sampling designs to assess biodiversity spatial autocorrelation: should we go fractal? by Laroche, Fabien

“…Fractal designs outperformed hybrid designs when studying the effect of a monotonic environmental gradient across space, while grid design was more efficient for other types of question. Beyond the niche identified in our analysis, fractal designs may also appear interesting when studying response variables with more heterogeneous spatial structure across scales, and when considering more practical criteria of performance such as the distance needed to cover the design.…”
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Factors associated with visceral leishmaniasis in the americas: a systematic review and meta-analysis. by Vinícius Silva Belo, Guilherme Loureiro Werneck, David Soeiro Barbosa, Taynãna César Simões, Bruno Warlley Leandro Nascimento, Eduardo Sérgio da Silva, Claudio José Struchiner

“…<h4>Background</h4>Still today, more than 30 years after the beginning of the process of visceral leishmaniasis' urbanization, there is little knowledge about the risk factors for its occurrence, despite their relevance to the control and understanding of disease dynamics. …”
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A systematic in vitro study of the effect of normoglycaemic and hyperglycaemic conditions on the biochemical and cellular interactions of clinically-available wound dressings with... by Shirin Saberianpour, Gianluca Melotto, Rachel Forss, Lucy Redhead, Susan Sandeman, Nadia Terrazzini, Dipak Sarker, Matteo Santin

“…Despite the global dimension of this clinical problem, limited progress has been made in developing more efficacious wound dressings, the design of which currently focusses on wound protection and control of its exudate volume. …”
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Limitations of Separating Athletes into High or Low-Risk Groups based on a Cut-Off. A Clinical Commentary by Justin M. Losciale, Linda K. Truong, Patrick Ward, Gary S. Collins, Garrett S. Bullock

“…Injury risk can be predicted more accurately when using continuous variables in their natural form. …”
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Technological Progress Toward Peanut Disease Management: A Review by Muhammad Asif, Aleena Rayamajhi, Md Sultan Mahmud

“…However, advances in computer technologies have enabled the development of precision or variable-rate sprayers, both ground-based and drone-based, that apply agrochemicals more accurately. …”
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Advances in Research on High-Mach-Number Electromagnetic Flow Control Effectiveness by Yang DU, Jun LIU

“…For the magnetic separation zone, a control effect of 20% or more can also be achieved under typical operating conditions. …”
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Investigating the Performance of Microbial Fuel Cells in Wastewater Treatment Containing Azo Dyes Using Meta-Analysis by Sina Parsayan, Shabnam Sadri Moghaddam

“…Glucose is a better COD source than acetate due to producing more electrons and hydrogen ions during substrate decomposition. …”
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Influence of Changing Porosity and Height of Fins on Thermal Performance of The Metal Foam Heat Sink: Numerical Investigation by Abbas J. Jubear, Aqeel Mtasher Uglah

“… Abstract— With the major advances in technology, the extreme need for more powerful and efficient electronic devices and equipment has increased, that is requiring more heat generation as a result. …”
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How much does government’s short-term response matter for explaining cross-country variation in COVID-19 infection outcomes? A regression-based relative importance analysis of 84 c... by Gordon G Liu, Junjian Yi, Hanmo Yang, Xiaoyun Peng

“…COVID-19 is more prevalent in countries that are more individual-oriented or with a higher gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, while a country’s government expenditure on health as a proportion of GDP and median age are negatively associated with the infection outcome. …”
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Comparison of herbal products with antifungal drugs in cure of oral candidiasis: A systematic review by Faezeh Khozeimeh, Negar Ghadiri, Behzad Zolfaghari, Bahareh Tahani

“…In terms of clinical improvement and laboratory findings, herbal compound mouthwashes and ointment did not have a significant difference from conventional antifungal drugs, but the articles related to compound gels reported variable effects (better, similar, and weaker). Furthermore, herbal compounds generally had more patient satisfaction than antifungal drugs. …”
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Study of Gender in Sudden Cardiovascular Death by Rafael Emilio Araujo González, Luis Alberto Ochoa Montes, Rubén Herrera Masó, Mileidys González Lugo, Nidia Doris Tamayo Vicente, Daisy Ferrer Marrero

“…Women were characterized by more physical inactivity and were more affected by diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, and elevated hematocrit values. …”
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Predictive modelling of burnout among Kazakhstani English teacher candidates by A. B. Zhetpisbayeva, A. Ye. Seilkhanova, G. B. Sarzhanova, E. Cem, B. R. Ospanova

“…The selection of the above tools provides to predict the probability of work intention in a Kazakhstani public school for more than five years. This period acts as a proxy variable for predicting future teachers’ burnout rates. …”
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EYE-TRACKING IN ADVERTISING RESEARCH: AN INVESTIGATION AMONG GENERATION Z AND Y OF SHOCK TACTICS’ EFFECTIVENESS by Tatiana GAUGAȘ

“…The results indicate that generation Z is more tolerant of shock tactics, having a more positive reaction than generation Y. …”
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Exploring energy resilience: households’ perspectives on a changing power system by Hanna Björner Brauer, Maria Håkansson, Sara Willermark

“…Conclusions Our results show that there is potential for more active and engaged electricity end-users, beyond, for example, flexibility programs. …”
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