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Subject-specific modeling of response to physical stress via hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal and sympathoadrenal axes
by Helen A. Harris, David M. Chan, Laura Ellwein Fix, Benjamin D. Nicholson, Edmund O. Acevedo
The two main pathways for hormonal stress response are the hypothalamic-pituitary- adrenal (HPA) axis and the sympathoadrenal (SA) axis. The HPA axis p...
Author: Helen A. Harris
Posted: March 24, 2026, 2:00 pm
Exogenous estradiol does not regulate daily metabolic rhythms underlying diet-induced obesity in male mice
by W. Brad Osborne, Oliver Vöcking, Victoria M. Alvord, Oluwabukola B. Omotola, Yuriko Katsumata, Julie S. Pendergast
Male mice fed high-fat diet become obese, but female mice are resistant to diet-induced weight gain. We previously found that ci...
Author: W. Brad Osborne
Posted: March 17, 2026, 2:00 pm
Social media analysis reflects the negative sentiments experienced at both time changes with somewhat more depressive impact in early fall
by Ben Ellman, Michael L. Smith, Carson Reeling, Nicole J. Olynk Widmar
We quantify the effect of biannual time changes on sentiment using US online and social media posts from periods around changes to Daylight Saving Time (DST) in the spring an...
Author: Ben Ellman
Posted: March 4, 2026, 2:00 pm
Temporal dynamics and functional annotation of transcriptome rhythmicity in HEK293T cells
by Yuling Sun, Huiyu Dong, Fei Ge, Ying Zhao, Shuhan Yang, Yidong Ding, Min Dong, Liming Wang, Tao Zhang
The endogenous circadian clock drives rhythmic processes in nearly all human cells; however, the temporal organization of the transcriptome i...
Author: Yuling Sun
Posted: February 26, 2026, 2:00 pm
Coral spawning patterns in the Gulf of Thailand reveal synchronised annual daytime spawning, with a review of spawning patterns in <i>Pavona</i> corals across the Indo-Pacific
by Rahul Mehrotra, Suppakarn Jandang, Coline Monchanin, Matthias Desmolles, Lalita Putchim, Natchanon Kiatkajornphan, Supatcha Japakang, Anne Groenevelde, Morokot Long, Matthew Glue, Anchalee Chankong, Nitchanan Nilkerd, Laddawan Sangsawang, Vince...
Author: Rahul Mehrotra
Posted: February 20, 2026, 2:00 pm
Quantifying the honey bee dance floor: A data-driven method for defining and comparing waggle dance regions
by Byron N. Van Nest, Ashley E. Wagner, Michele L. Joyner, Edith Seier, Darrell Moore
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) foragers perform waggle dances inside the hive to communicate the location of profitable foraging sites to nestmates. These recruitme...
Author: Byron N. Van Nest
Posted: February 18, 2026, 2:00 pm
An overdispersed count regression model for analyzing road accident fatalities and injuries in Bangladesh
by Md Navid Newaz, Rownak Tabassum, Tonmoy Das, Armana Sabiha Huq, Md. Ershadul Haque
Road traffic accidents (RTAs) continue to be a major global public health issue, particularly in countries with developing road safety infrastructure like Bangl...
Author: Md Navid Newaz
Posted: February 6, 2026, 2:00 pm
Bioimpedance-assessed volume overload predicts interdialytic hypertension and disrupted circadian blood pressure rhythm in maintenance hemodialysis patients
by Qian Wang, Min Li, Shipeng Shen, Yao Hu, Yongzhe Chen, Changchang Liang, Ke Yu, Ying Li, Yanqing Chi, Lu Bai
Objective Hypertension and abnormal circadian blood pressure (BP) rhythm are prevalent in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients, and ...
Author: Qian Wang
Posted: January 29, 2026, 2:00 pm
