An Efficient and Accurate Adaptive Time-Stepping Method for the Landau–Lifshitz Equation by Hyundong Kim, Soobin Kwak, Moumni Mohammed, Seungyoon Kang, Seokjun Ham, Junseok Kim

“…Overall, our adaptive time-stepping FDM offers a promising solution for accurately and efficiently solving the LL equation and contributes to advancements in the understanding and analysis of magnetic phenomena.…”
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A study on the production of extracellular vesicles derived from novel immortalized human placental mesenchymal stromal cells by Yingying Tong, Jie Sun, Xin Jiang, Xu Jia, Huimin Xiao, Hua Wang, Guanghua Yang

“…We investigated immortalized placental chorionic mesenchymal stromal cells (imCMSCs), a stromal cell line that surpasses the growth limitations of primary passage cells while retaining phenotypic characteristics and differentiation potential. This development offers the prospect of a consistent, uniform source of EVs, which is essential for regenerative medicine. …”
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Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation in Early Stage Parkinson’s Disease Is Not Associated with Increased Body Mass Index by Sarah H. Millan, Mallory L. Hacker, Maxim Turchan, Anna L. Molinari, Amanda D. Currie, David Charles

“…This study analyzes changes in body mass index (BMI) in 29 subjects from a prospective, single-blind trial of DBS in early stage PD (age 50–75, Hoehn & Yahr stage II off medication, treated with antiparkinsonian medications for ≥6 months but <4 years, and without a history of motor fluctuations, dyskinesias, or dementia). …”
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Young researchers’ reflections on workshops with youth to develop research recruitment materials by Zeba Khan, Hajar Seiyad, Kaiya Jacob, Ayla Arhinson, Aleyah Williams, Sarah Munro

“…Main Text We engaged in a co-design process to involve youth in the generation of research recruitment materials. In this article, we offer a rich description of the experiences of youth as embedded researchers and contribute to the methodology of co-design research by highlighting specific characteristics in our approach that facilitated youth engagement. …”
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Social Robots in Education: Current Trends and Future Perspectives by Georgios Lampropoulos

“…Social robots are intelligent tutoring systems that can improve students’ learning, affective, and cognitive outcomes when used as tutors or peer learners offering affective and personalized learning. As the field of social robots and their use in education is rapidly advancing, this study aims to provide a review regarding the integration of social robots in education through the analysis of the existing literature to present the state of the art and to identify future research directions. …”
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Entre peste et famine : caractérisation d’une crise de mortalité par l’étude de trois sépultures multiples du site de Kutná Hora – Sedlec (République tchèque, XIVe siècle)... by Auxane de Lépinau, Dominique Castex, Hana Brzobohatá, Jan Frolík, Filip Velímský, Jaroslav Brůžek, Petr Velemínský, Sacha Kacki

“…Although a definite diagnosis will require further analysis, this study offers the first evidence of features that might distinguish between these two types of crisis, paving the way for future research on past epidemics and famines.…”
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PTEN Gene: A Model for Genetic Diseases in Dermatology by Corrado Romano, Carmelo Schepis

“…The involvement of PTEN function in melanoma and multistage skin carcinogenesis, with its implication in cancer treatment, and the role of front office in diagnosing PHTS are the main reasons why the dermatologist should know about PTEN.…”
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New Bifurcation Critical Criterion of Flip-Neimark-Sacker Bifurcations for Two-Parameterized Family of n-Dimensional Discrete Systems by Shengji Yao

“…The inequality conditions enable us to easily pick off the fake parameter domain whereas the equality conditions are used to accurately locate the critical bifurcation point. …”
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Structural integrity of hierarchical composites by Marco Paggi

“…Interface mechanical problems are of paramount importance in engineering and materials science.Traditionally, due to the complexity of modelling their mechanical behaviour, interfaces are often treated asdefects and their features are not explored. …”
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Advances in water splitting and lithium-ion batteries: pioneering sustainable energy storage and conversion technologies by Syeda Maria Hashmi, Shah Noor, Warda Parveen

“…Concurrently, Water splitting offers a pathway for hydrogen generation a clean fuel with high energy density, through electrolysis process. …”
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Hygienic complementary feeding practice and its associated factors among mothers having children aged 6–23 months in Antsokia Gemza district, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional survey by Eyob Ketema Bogale, Tefera Chane, Getachew Tadegew

“…Hence, the district health office, education office, communication office and water and energy office should work hard jointly on maternal education, pipe water supply, awareness creation and information dissemination.…”
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Computer Simulation Tests of Feedback Error Learning Controller with IDM and ISM for Functional Electrical Stimulation in Wrist Joint Control by Takashi Watanabe, Yoshihiro Sugi

“…For FES application, the ISM was tested in learning off line using training data obtained by PID control of very slow movements. …”
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Pulsed vector atomic magnetometer using an alternating fast-rotating field by Tao Wang, Wonjae Lee, Mark Limes, Thomas Kornack, Elizabeth Foley, Michael Romalis

“…This high-dynamic-range, ultrahigh-resolution magnetometer offers exceptional versatility for diverse applications.…”
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Differentiating Gender and Sex in Dental Research: A Narrative Review by Alice Alberti, Benedetta Morandi, Luca Francetti, Silvio Taschieri, Stefano Corbella

“…However, in dental research, the influence of gender has not gained enough consideration and it is often used indiscriminately as a synonym for sex. …”
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How Many Brackets Should We Ask for to Derive Adequate Metric Information for Income and Wealth? by Maximilian Longmuir, Markus Grabka

“…The literature currently lacks a definition of what should be considered too few brackets or too-low cut-offs. Using German survey data, we show that more than six (eight) brackets and an upper cut-off at the 95th (97th) percentile are sufficient to provide an adequate approximation of the income (wealth) distribution. …”
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A Rare Case of an Irreducible Patella Dislocation by Dimitri E. Delagrammaticas, Scott D. Cordes

“…Obvious radiographic or physical exam findings including fracture or inversion of the patella are often present to explain the block to reduction. …”
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Popular Song Composition Based on Deep Learning and Neural Network by Jun Kuang, Tingfeng Yang

“…Finally, the ideal popular piano music scores are divided into online music lover scores and offline professional ratings. The score index is obtained, and each index is weighted by the entropy weight method.…”
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Predictors of Successful Clinical and Laboratory Outcomes in Patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Undergoing Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography by R Enns, MA Eloubeidi, K Mergener, PS Jowell, MS Branch, J Baillie

“…Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) can be a challenging and sometimes gratifying opportunity for therapeutic intervention. Although there often appears to be initial radiological improvement after ERCP, the benefit as measured by serial estimations of subsequent liver enzymes is questionable. …”
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Argentine ant, Linepithema humile (Mayr) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae) by Katherine Carroll, Adam Dale

“…Linepithema humile is considered a pest species, primarily due to its feeding habits of tending and protecting honeydew producing insects, such as scale insects, which are often damaging to crops and ornamental plants. This aggressive, populous ant species also has a negative effect on native ant species. …”
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Defect-assisted reversible phase transition in mono- and few-layer ReS2 by George Zograf, Andrew B. Yankovich, Betül Küçüköz, Abhay V. Agrawal, Alexander Yu. Polyakov, Joachim Ciers, Fredrik Eriksson, Åsa Haglund, Paul Erhart, Tomasz J. Antosiewicz, Eva Olsson, Timur O. Shegai

“…While various phase-switching TMD materials are available, their transitions are often irreversible. Here, we investigate the mechanism of a light-induced reversible phase transition in mono- and bilayer rhenium disulfide (ReS2). …”
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