Decision-making under epistemic, strategic and institutional uncertainty during COVID-19: findings from a six-country empirical study by Clare Wenham, Alexandra L Phelan, Winifred Ukponu, Sumegha Asthana, Tahmina Shirin, Claire J Standley, Adachioma Chinonso Ihueze, Sanjana Mukherjee, Ibrahim B Gobir, Mohannad Al Nsour, JJ Woo, Mohammad Mushtuq Husain, Nevashan Govender, Roujia Lin, Sumit Asthana, Renee Vongai Mutare

“…We collected data through desk reviews, stakeholder interviews and focus group discussions with stakeholders from government, academia and civil society from six purposefully selected countries: Nigeria, Singapore, South Africa, Bangladesh, Jordan and the UK.Results Regardless of political, geographic and economic context, all six countries adopted common strategies to make decisions under three types of uncertainties. …”
Get full text

An Integrated Electricity–Gas–Heat Energy System Based on the Synergy of Long- and Short-Term Energy Storage by Min Zhang, Jinhao Wang, Huiqiang Zhi, Jun Zhao, Xiao Chang, Shifeng Zhang, Xiangyu Guo, Tengxin Wang

“…New energy sources, such as wind and solar energy, have been widely adopted; however, their volatility and instability have become the key issues restricting their utilization. …”
Get full text

Biglycan-driven risk stratification in ZFTA-RELA fusion supratentorial ependymomas through transcriptome profiling by Konstantin Okonechnikov, David R. Ghasemi, Daniel Schrimpf, Svenja Tonn, Martin Mynarek, Jan Koster, Till Milde, Tuyu Zheng, Philipp Sievers, Felix Sahm, David T.W. Jones, Andreas von Deimling, Stefan M. Pfister, Marcel Kool, Kristian W. Pajtler, Andrey Korshunov

“…Therefore, gene and/or protein expression analyses for this molecular marker could be adopted for ST-EPN ZFTA-RELA prognostication and may help assign patients to optimal therapies in prospective clinical trials.…”
Get full text

CAIL: Cross-Modal Vehicle Reidentification in Aerial Images Using the Centroid-Aligned Implicit Learning Network by Haoran Gao, Yiming Yan, Yanming He, Jianzheng Zhou, Zhengning Zhang, Yunchao Yang

“…MCA dynamically aggregates centroid features by taking modality differences into account, and adopts joint optimization to reduce anomalies in the metric learning process. …”
Get full text

Investigation on Mechanical Properties and Reaction Characteristics of Al-PTFE Composites with Different Al Particle Size by Jia-xiang Wu, Xiang Fang, Zhen-ru Gao, Huai-xi Wang, Jun-yi Huang, Shuang-zhang Wu, Yu-chun Li

“…The microstructure of selected specimens was anatomized through adopting a scanning electron microscope (SEM) to correlate the mesoscale structural characteristics to their macroproperties. …”
Get full text

The multifaceted power of biochar: A review on its role in pollution control, sustainable agriculture, and circular economy by Amreen Bano, Mohd Kashif Aziz, Bablu Prasad, Rajesh Ravi, Maulin P. Shah, Pollyanna Vanessa Dos Santos Lins, Lucas Meili, Kumar Suranjit Prasad

“…The key challenges of the 21st century include global warming, soil health management, wastewater treatment, and adopting sustainable green technologies. Biochar offers significant potential in addressing these issues, positioning itself as a vital tool in advancing sustainable development goals. …”
Get full text

Child undernutrition and its association with household environmental conditions in Bangladesh by Md Mostaured Ali Khan, Md Arif Billah, Kaniz Fatima, M Mofizul Islam, Bidhan Krishna Sarker, Shimlin Jahan Khanam, Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas, Md Nuruzzaman Khan

“…Conclusion: The high prevalence of stunting and underweight in Bangladesh is linked to poor HECs, therefore, integrated approaches should be adopted to address these environmental factors collectively. …”
Get full text

A CT-based deep learning model for preoperative prediction of spread through air spaces in clinical stage I lung adenocarcinoma by Xiaoling Ma, Weiheng He, Chong Chen, Fengmei Tan, Jun Chen, Lili Yang, Dazhi Chen, Liming Xia

“…The Swin Transformer architecture was adopted to develop a deep learning signature predictive of STAS. …”
Get full text

Antigenicity, Solubility and Digestibility of β-Lactoglobulin Combined with Different Plant Polyphenols by Liyan NONG, Xueming LIU, Jingrong CHENG, Jinhao ZOU, Wenhong CAO, Daobang TANG, Huaigu YANG

“…In this study, non-covalent, alkaline, and enzymatic methods, were adopted to construct the complex or conjugated compounds of β-lactoglobulin combined by plant phenolic extracts from tea residue, mulberry pomace, longan pericarp, longan seed, grape seed and grape pomace. …”
Get full text

An Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Late Islamic Cemeteries Within the Cathedral (15th–18th Century CE) and the Ruins of Adulis (Mid-19th–Early 20th Century CE), Massawa, Eritrea:... by Omar Larentis, Nelly Cattaneo, Paolo Lampugnani, Susanna Bortolotto, Emanuele Zappa, Andrea Gregorini, Yotam Gezae, Tsegai Medin, Ilaria Gorini, Serena Massa

“…The graves were categorized into various typologies based on their structural features, while evidence of funerary rituals was documented as indicative elements of the burial practices adopted. These findings were further enriched by ethnographic sources and collaborative work with local communities, who acted as custodians of the historical memory and traditions of the region. …”
Get full text

Comparative analysis of cancer statistics in China and the United States in 2024 by Yujie Wu, Siyi He, Mengdi Cao, Yi Teng, Qianru Li, Nuopei Tan, Jiachen Wang, Tingting Zuo, Tianyi Li, Yuanjie Zheng, Changfa Xia, Wanqing Chen, Jing Ni

“…Considering the transformation in China’s pattern of cancers epidemiology, it is imperative to develop stronger policies by adopting the cancer prevention and control strategies used in the US to address population aging and curb growing cancer trends.…”
Get full text

Research trends and prospects in global riverine carbon fluxes: A bibliometric analysis by Wei Fang, Mohd Remy Rozainy Mohd Arif Zainol, Xianbao Zha, Pingping Luo

“…To identify the major characteristics and evolution of the research on RCFs, this study adopts a bibliometric method to analyze the publications retrieved from Web of Science during 1997–2023. …”
Get full text

Characteristics of US hospitals using extraordinary collections actions against patients for unpaid medical bills: a cross-sectional study by Dominique Vervoort, Farah Hashim, Sanuri Hennayake, Christi M Walsh, Chen Dun, Joseph Giuseppe Paturzo, Indrani G Das, Emily A Stewart, Jonathan A Teinor, Morissa A Schochet, Allyson Keslar, Ge Bai, Martin Makary

“…Objective This study aims to characterise and evaluate the largest 100 hospitals in the USA that have adopted aggressive collection tactics to pursue patients with unpaid medical bills, such as lawsuits, wage garnishments and liens.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting We examined state and county court record systems to measure the magnitude and prevalence of these practices at the largest 100 hospitals in the UA between 1 January 2018 and 31 July 2020.Main outcomes measures The main outcome of this study was the number of lawsuits, wage garnishments and liens. …”
Get full text

Failure Mechanism and Control Technology of Thick and Soft Coal Fully Mechanized Caving Roadway under Double Gobs in Close Coal Seams by Shengrong Xie, Xiaoyu Wu, Dongdong Chen, Yaohui Sun, En Wang, Xiaowei Wu, Xiaobo Duan, Zaisheng Jiang, Pengyu Qi, Songhao Shi

“…From on-site measurement, the roadway was seen to be arranged in the lateral stress stabilization area of the stepped coal pillars, the combined support technology of the grouting anchor cable (bolt) + U type steel + a single prop was adopted, the roadway deformation was small, the gas influx was reduced, and the drawing force of the anchor bolt and the anchor cable was increased to approximately 160 kN and 350 kN, respectively. …”
Get full text

Breast cancers with neuroendocrine differentiation: Retrospective case studies series from a single institution based on the 2019 WHO classification by Youngkyung Jeon, Ji-Yeon Kim, Jin Seok Ahn, Young-Hyuck Im, Kyuehee Choi, Sun Young Jeong, Yeji Jung, Jaeyeon Jang, Dae-Ho Choi, Joohyun Hong, Hyo Jung Kim, Soo Youn Cho, Yeon Hee Park

“…Background: The World Health Organization's fifth edition of tumor series classification was published in 2019 and adopted the term ‘Neuroendocrine neoplasm (NEN)’ to encompass all tumor classes with predominant neuroendocrine differentiation (NED). …”
Get full text

Sustainability in Reconstructive Breast Surgery: An Eco-audit of the Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Pathway by Zahra Ahmed, BSc (Hons), Alexander Zargaran, MRCS, David Zargaran, MRCS, Sara Sousi, MRes, Keiron Hakimnia, Sevasti Panagiota Glynou, BSc (Hons), Julie Davies, PhD, Stephen Hamilton, FRCS (Plast), Afshin Mosahebi, FRCS (Plast)

“…A bottom-up approach was adopted to calculate carbon dioxide equivalent estimates for the initial consultation, preoperative, intraoperative, and immediate postoperative periods. …”
Get full text

The effects of psychosocial and economic factors on the quality of life of patients with end-stage renal disease and their caregivers in Klang Valley, Malaysia: protocol for a mixe... by Norhayati Ibrahim, Sin Yee Chu, Ching Sin Siau, Noh Amit, Rozmi Ismail, Abdul Halim Abdul Gafor

“…Hence, more individuals will be expected to adopt the role of caregivers in the future. The upward trend of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and caregiving for dialysis patients has detrimental consequences for both patients and caregivers in terms of their psychological well-being and quality of life. …”
Get full text

Cryptic transmission of a SARS-CoV-2 variant detected by wastewater surveillance in Panama by Melissa Gaitán, Yamitzel Zaldivar, Michelle Hernandez, Jessica Góndola, Oris Chavarría, Brechla Moreno, Danilo Franco, Rodrigo DeAntonio, Santiago Mirazo, Florencia Cancela, Maria Eugenia Barnett, Alexander A. Martinez, Juan Miguel Pascale, Sandra López-Vergès

“…In response, many countries swiftly adopted wastewater surveillance, which allowed the early detection of SARS-CoV-2 variants before they were identified through molecular characterization from confirmed clinical cases. …”
Get full text

Quercetin Alleviates Hyperglycemic-Generated Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Contacted Apoptosis of Rat Nucleus Pulposus Cells by Zhen Yu, Xianfeng Wang, Yusen Hu, Xinfa Wang, Zhenghuan Zhu, Xu Xu, Yiming Wang, Ailiang Zhang

“…Methods: To investigate the influence of quercetin in a high-glucose-generated NP cell apoptosis model, control, glucose, and glucose + quercetin groups adopted with Sprague-Dawley rats primary NP cells. …”
Get full text

Cost-Effectiveness of a New Outpatient Pulmonology Care Model Based on Physician-to-Physician Electronic Consultation by José Manuel Álvarez-Dobaño, Malena Toubes, José Ángel Novo-Platas, Francisco Reyes-Santías, Gerardo Atienza, Manuel Portela, Carlos Rábade, Tamara Lourido, Ana Casal, Carlota Rodríguez-García, Vanessa Riveiro, Romina Abelleira, Jorge Ricoy, Nuria Rodríguez-Núñez, Carlos Zamarrón, Felipe Calle, Francisco Gude, Luis Valdés

“…A prepost intervention study was conducted after a new ambulatory pulmonary care protocol was implemented and the capacity of the unit was adopted. In the new model, physicians at all levels of healthcare send electronic consultations to specialists. …”
Get full text