BACKGROUND Pain in the back or pelvis or fear of back pain may affect the timing or cocontraction of the core muscles.In both static and dynamic movements,the Sahrmann core stability test provides an assessment of cor...
funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32301295 to J.W.,32101242 to L.M.and 32260253 to L.W.);High-Level Talents Research Start-Up Project of Hebei University (521100222044 to J.W.)。
Nest predation is the leading cause of reproductive failure in birds and a major driving force in the evolution of anti-predation strategies.Current studies on the anti-predation strategies of birds driven by predatio...
supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(61976123,61601427);Taishan Young Scholars Program of Shandong Province;Key Development Program for Basic Research of Shandong Province(ZR2020ZD44);Royal Society-K.C.Wong International Fellowship(NIF\R1\180909).
In the process of image understanding,the human visual system(HVS)performs multiscale analysis on various objects.HVS primarily focuses on marginally conspicuous image patches located within or around distinct objects...
supported in part by the National Nature Science Foundation of China(92268206,81830064);the CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences(CIFMS,2019-I2M-5-059);the Military Medical Research Projects(145AKJ260015000X,2022-JCJQ-ZB-09600);the Military Key Basic Research of Foundational Strengthening Program(2020-JCJQ-ZD-256-021);the Science Foundation of National Defense Science and Technology for Excellent Young(2022-JCJQ-ZQ-017);the Military Medical Research and Development Projects(AWS17J005,2019-126);the Specific Research Fund of The Innovation Platform for Academicians of Hainan Province(YSPTZX202317).
Scar formation resulting from burns or severe trauma can significantly compromise the structural integrity of skin and lead to permanent loss of skin appendages,ultimately impairing its normal physiological function.A...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(12174118).
Previous physical analysis and experiments with real sound source indicated that loudness and near-field head-related transfer functions(HRTFs,including interaural level difference ILD and pressure spectra at ears)are...
supported by the Russian Science Foundation(grant number 23-24-00042).
Many bird species use social information to guide territory selection.Different species in different habitats may use both pre-breeding and post-breeding conspecific cues.Abandoned agricultural fields are of particula...
jointly funded by Accelerating Higher Education Expansion and Development Project(AHEAD)launched by the Sri Lankan Government under the funds of the World Bank;Massey University,New Zealand.
Selection of a suitable habitat by animals before settlement is critical for their survival and reproduction.In silk-spinning arthropods like spider mites,denser webs offer protection from predation and serve as a dis...
support from New York University Abu Dhabi(NYUAD)Faculty Research.Fund(AD266)。
Dendritic cells(DCs)play a pivotal role in bridging the innate and adaptive immune systems.From their immature state,scavenging tissue for foreign antigens to uptake,then maturation,to their trafficking to lymph nodes...
supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2023YFF1000500);the Sanya Science and Technology Innovation Program(2022KJCX48).
Long non-coding RNAs(lncRNAs)have emerged as integral gene-expression regulators underlying plant growth,development,and adaptation.To adapt to the heterogeneous and dynamic rhizosphere,plants use interconnected regul...