Possibilities and scope of environmental protection through criminal law: The new environmental crime directive by Stojanović Zoran, Bodrožić Ivana

“…The second is dedicated to the structure, aims and goals of the new Environmental Crime Directive in fighting environmental crime, as a part of fulfilling processes of the European Green Deal. All common methods of researching process in the field of law are used, starting from the dogmatic method, normative and comparative method. …”
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Stress and Coping Strategies among Nurses and Midwives during Assisted Vaginal Delivery in Pregnant Women with COVID-19: A Cross-sectional Study by R Bagavathi, Binu Mathew, Shivangi Mudgal, Ranjana Kumari, Sapna Chopra

“…Background: COVID-19 pandemic was the most challenging issue which has induced unprecedented ramifications all over the world. During the pandemic, nurses and midwives were the pillars of health-care sector where they provide care to the patients, assist vaginal delivery, and provide emotional support too. …”
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Biology of selective caries removal: a systematic scoping review protocol by Helge Knüttel, Matthias Widbiller, Rita Weiler, Kerstin M Galler, Wolfgang Buchalla, Konstantin J Scholz

“…Whereas the conventional approach of complete caries removal aims at the elimination of all affected substances without regard to losses of hard tissue or pulp vitality, the innovative concept of selective caries removal (SCR) is characterised by a targeted and non-invasive excavation. …”
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Biocompatibility of new cement based capping material prepared from eggshell and biopolymer (chitosan). by Hemn M. Sarmamy, Dara H. Saeed

“…Conclusions: The implantation of the experimental material in the subcutaneous tissue of the rabbit’s back demonstrated very limited inflammatory reaction that didn’t differ from MTA and Biodentine group in all time intervals. …”
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Amniotic Membrane as a Main Component in Treatments Supporting Healing and Patch Grafts in Corneal Melting and Perforations by Katarzyna Krysik, Dariusz Dobrowolski, Edward Wylegala, Anita Lyssek-Boron

“…For corneal patch grafts, the size-fitting technique of graft trephination was applied, and the donor-recipient junctions were sewn with interrupted sutures. All the procedures were evaluated, noting outcomes and complications of surgery, preoperative and postoperative visual acuities, postoperative intraocular pressures, graft rejection, and other late comorbidities and complications. …”
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Adsorption of Ammonium Ions onto a Natural Zeolite: Transcarpathian Clinoptilolite by Mariya Lebedynets, Myroslav Sprynskyy, Iryna Sakhnyuk, Radoslaw Zbytniewski, Roman Golembiewski, Boguslaw Buszewski

“…Ammonium ion sorption by the zeolite appeared to be complete within 24 h for all fraction sizes, initial NH 4 + ion concentration and adsorbate volumes. …”
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Comparison of Diagnostic Performance of PI-RADS V2 and V2.1 and Interobserver Agreement in Both Versions by Mustafa Koplay, Ali Furkan Batur, Serdar Göktaş, Mehmet Kaynar, Halil Özer, Ahmet Baytok, Ömer Faruk Topaloğlu

“…Conclusion: The diagnostic performance of PI-RADS v2 and v2.1 were found similar in detecting clinically significant cancers and all cancers in both zones. The clinically significant cancer detection rate in category 2+1 lesions in the transition zone was higher than in category 2 lesions but it wasn’t statistically significant. …”
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Analysis of the Renal Protection and Antioxidative Stress Effects of Panax notoginseng Saponins in Diabetic Nephropathy Mice by Wei Mi, Min Yu, Shuying Yin, Yuhan Ji, Tala Shi, Ning Li

“…Besides, DN mice presented elevated urine volume, UPro, and UAlb, all of which were reversed by PNS intervention. …”
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Damage Evolution and Failure Precursor of Rock-like Material Under Uniaxial Compression Based on Strain Rate Field Statistics by Jin Jin, Ping Cao, Jun Zhang, Yanchao Wang, Chenxi Miao, Jie Li, Xiaohong Bai

“…The results indicate that (1) all types of statistical data are positively correlated with the increment of microcracks; (2) corresponding to the fluctuation patterns of statistical data, the damage evolution of BPMs in the pre-peak stage can be divided into three parts; (3) the pre-existing flaw would accelerate the damage evolution; (4) the location and evolution rate of damage could be determined by comprehensively analyzing the average deviation curve, the coefficient of variation, and the contour maps of the strain rate field. …”
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Leveraging LLMs and wearables to provide personalized recommendations for enhancing student well-being and academic performance through a proof of concept by Arfan Ahmed, Sarah Aziz, Alaa Abd-alrazaq, Rawan AlSaad, Javaid Sheikh

“…Abstract Traditional one-size-fits-all recommendations for student well-being and academic success may not be optimal. …”
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Practice and Perception of Radiographers on the Positioning Techniques of Erect Lateral Cervical Spine Radiography in Non-trauma Adult Patients by B.S. Weerakoon, I.G.N.N.K. Karunaratne, .M.W.S. Jayasundara

“…In addition, 88% of the radiographers believed that the weight-bearing position could increase the visibility of the C-spine. Almost all the radiographers (100%) stated that correct positioning instruction could improve the visibility of the C-spine. …”
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A Machine-Learning-Based Classification Method for Meteorological Conditions of Ozone Pollution by Yang Cao, Xiaoli Zhao, Debin Su, Xiang Cheng, Hong Ren

“…With 12 individual BP classifiers, the classification accuracy of all 21 cities was more than 60%, of which 18 cities were more than 70%, and 9 cities were more than 80%. …”
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Mapping the extent of unhealthy food advertising around schools in Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland by Karolina Kneller, Kelly Garton, Daniel J. Exeter, Victoria Egli

“…Using a combination of datasets from separate studies, this research seeks to describe the extent of children’s unhealthy food/drink advertising exposure in all primary and intermediate school food zones (n = 381) in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland, and assess whether this exposure correlates with indicators of neighbourhood deprivation. …”
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The method of calculating the lobe wall thickness of cuff cylinder piston seal by S. S. Busarov, R. E. Kobylsky, A. Yu. Gromov

“…Antifriction materials of the Flubon and Fluvis groups containing up to 20 % carbon fibers have the smallest wall thickness in all pressure ranges considered. At the same time, the results obtained allow us to speak about the low efficiency of cuff seals with a maximum wall thickness at pressures below 1 MPa.…”
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Correlation between the upper airway volume and Ricketts’ facial biotypes: a cone-beam computed tomography study by Ana Rita Carvalho, Maria Cristina Figueiredo Pollmann, Eugénio Joaquim Pereira Martins

“…Regarding the comparison by sex, male patients had significantly higher mean values for upper airway volumes and all the dentoskeletal features analyzed, except for maxillary width. …”
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Laboratory and field efficacy of natural products against the invasive pest Halyomorpha halys and side effects on the biocontrol agent Trissolcus japonicus by Elena Chierici, Elisa Marchetti, Adriana Poccia, Antonio Russo, Vito Antonio Giannuzzi, Lorenzo Governatori, Luca Zucchi, Gabriele Rondoni, Eric Conti

“…Calcium polysulfide, azadirachtin and sulphur achieved more than 50% mortality. All treatments except azadirachtin and kaolin had negative effects on T. japonicus, with mortality exceeding 80% for calcium polysulfide and sulphur. …”
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Modified AlexNet Convolution Neural Network For Covid-19 Detection Using Chest X-ray Images by Shadman Q. Salih, Hawre Kh. Abdulla, Zanear Sh. Ahmed, Nigar M. Shafiq Surameery, Rasper Dh. Rashid

“…First outbreak of COVID-19 was in the city of Wuhan in China in Dec.2019 and then it becomes a pandemic disease all around the world. World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed more than 5.5 million cases and 341,155 deaths from the disease till the time of writing this paper. …”
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Differences in medial temporal network intrinsic connectivity after a single bout of exercise relate to fitness, memory, and affect by Anastasia Cherednichenko, María Baena-Pérez, Anna Miró-Padilla, Maria Reyes Beltrán-Valls, Diego Moliner-Urdiales, César Ávila

“…Results: Whole-brain Independent Component Analysis revealed that only the medialtemporal network—including the bilateral hippocampus, amygdala, anterior temporal lobe, and parahippocampus—exhibited a reduction in intrinsic functional connectivity.All other brain networks remained unchanged. This reduction occurred specifically during the period following exercise and became less pronounced as more time elapsed since its completion. …”
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Probiotic Characterization of Lactic Acid Bacteria from Donkey Feces in China by Yanqiu Wu, Shousong Yue, Jinhui Yu, Fei Bian, Gao Chen, Yan Zhang

“…Thirteen LAB isolates showed different degrees of antimicrobial activity against four indicator bacteria: three common pathogens (<i>Escherichia coli</i>, <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>, and <i>Salmonella typhimurium</i>) and one pathogen restricted to equines (<i>Salmonella. abortus equi</i>), eight of which could inhibit all four pathogens. Seven isolates showed higher tolerance to low pH and bile salts, with >50% and >60% survival rates, respectively. …”
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Severe Disfiguring Scalp and Facial Oedema due to Henoch–Schönlein Purpura in a Child by Visvalingam Arunath, Arjuna Salinda Athapathu, Thabitha Jebaseeli Hoole, Heshan Aruppala, Asanka Rathnasri, Randula Ranawaka, Sachith Mettananda

“…His blood pressure was above the 99th percentile, and he had exaggerated deep tendon reflexes and extensor plantar responses. All biochemical investigations including renal function tests were normal. …”
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