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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
High-throughput single-fly LC–MS/MS for quantitative profiling of biogenic amines in <i>Drosophila</i>
by Aki Hori, Takahiro Nitta, Kei-ichiro Inamori, Hirotaka Kanoh, Takayuki Kuraishi
We present an LC–MS/MS method that enables reproducible, quantitative detection of multiple biogenic amines—including octopamine, dopamine, serotonin, and their pr...
Author: Aki Hori
Posted: January 23, 2026, 2:00 pm
Morning sleep inertia and its associated factors: Findings from a nationwide study
by Jae Rim Kim, Hyo Jin Park, Sang Min Paik, Sun-Kyu Han, Woo-Jin Lee, Jee-Eun Yoon, Daeyoung Kim, Kwang Ik Yang, Min Kyung Chu, Chang-Ho Yun
Objectives Sleep inertia, a transitional state of grogginess and impaired alertness upon awakening, varie...
Author: Jae Rim Kim
Posted: January 2, 2026, 2:00 pm
Circadian rhythm disruption as a potential contributor to BPPV: Evidence from a young rat model vestibular effects of circadian disruption
by Hüsniye Gül Otlu, Hanifi Korkmaz, Nilüfer Diller Bulut, Nurcan Göktürk
Circadian rhythm disturbances, increasingly common due to artificial lighting and modern lifestyle factors, may underlie vestibular dysfunction such as benign paroxysmal po...
Author: Hüsniye Gül Otlu
Posted: December 30, 2025, 2:00 pm
Lymphocytes and related inflammatory factors as predictors of metabolic syndrome risk in shift workers: A machine learning approach based on large-scale population data
by Yiren Bao, Rui Wang
Background Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is characterized by chronic inflammation and can be worsened by circadian disruption, which is common among shift work. Machine learning can predict the risk of MetS in shift workers usin...
Author: Yiren Bao
Posted: December 29, 2025, 2:00 pm