Safety Distance of Shotcrete Subjected to Blasting Vibration in Large-Span High-Speed Railway Tunnels by Ao Li, Dingli Zhang, Qian Fang, Jiwei Luo, Liqiang Cao, Zhenyu Sun

“…Evolution law considering different factors including blasting charge, rock mass class, and setting time of shotcrete was also obtained, which could be applied to determine blast charge shotcrete arrangements for tunnel constructions in future. The obtained results showed that the safety of shotcrete could be ensured and shotcrete falling off the rock could be prevented under current blast constructions.…”
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Giant Prolactinoma of Young Onset: A Clue to Diagnosis of MEN-1 Syndrome by Chandrika Jayakanthi Subasinghe, Noel Somasundaram, Pathmanathan Sivatharshya, Lalana Devi Ranasinghe, Márta Korbonits

“…This report emphasizes importance of screening young patients with giant prolactinoma for MEN-1 syndrome and arranging long-term follow-up for them expecting variable treatment outcomes. …”
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A Case of Isolated Primary Pleural Neurofibroma in a 39-Year-Old Woman by Kritika Krishnamurthy, John Alexis, Pukhraz Basra, Ana Maria Medina

“…Microscopic examination revealed the tumor to be composed of spindle cells with wavy nuclei arranged haphazardly in loose collagenous and pale myxoid stroma with rare interspersed mast cells. …”
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Association of burnout and working environment conditions in respiratory care professionals in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study by Saad Al-Anazi, Saad Al-Anazi, Syed Shahid Habib, Thamir Al-khlaiwi, Abdulaziz Alhomaidi Alodhayani, Abdulmueen Alotaibi, Abdulmueen Alotaibi, Saja Aldulejan, Sufana Al Safadi, Fahad Saad Alshammari, Aqeelah Marar, Afaf Alrashdi, Alhanouf G. Almutairi, Mohammed Alshahrani

“…Age, gender, living arrangements, education, employment status, and salary level were not significant predictors of severe burnout or personal achievement issues.Conclusion with discussionThe findings highlight that marital status and extended working hours are significantly associated with increased burnout among respiratory therapists in Saudi Arabia. …”
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Comparative Study on the Evolution of Airflow Temperature and Valid Ventilation Distance Under Different Cooling Strategies in High-Temperature Tunnels for Mining Thermal Energy by Fangchao Kang, Jinlong Men, Binbin Qin, Guoxi Sun, Ruzhen Chen, Weikang Zhang, Jiamei Chen, Zhenpeng Ye

“…Our findings indicate that (1) the TIL-HE strategy demonstrates superior cooling performance, resulting in significantly lower airflow temperatures and markedly higher VVD; (2) higher water velocity and more heat exchangers contribute to lower airflow temperature and prolonged VVD; (3) positioning the heat exchangers within the surrounding rock rather than inside the insulation layer leads to even lower airflow temperature and longer VVD. Longitudinal-arranged heat exchangers present fewer construction challenges compared to traditional radial-drilled ones, ultimately reducing tunnel construction costs. …”
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Integrated Bioinformatics-Based Identification of Potential Diagnostic Biomarkers Associated with Diabetic Foot Ulcer Development by Long Qian, Zhipeng Xia, Ming Zhang, Qiong Han, Die Hu, Sha Qi, Danmou Xing, Yan Chen, Xin Zhao

“…These DEGs were then arranged into a protein-protein interaction (PPI) network, and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway and Gene Ontology (GO) term enrichment analyses were performed to explore the functional roles of these genes. …”
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An Experimental Study on the Reinforcement of Silt with Permeable Polyurethane by Penetration Grouting by Chaojie Wang, Qi Liu, Chengchao Guo, Yangyang Xia, Yanjie Hao, Mingsheng Shi, Peng Zhao

“…Moreover, the results revealed from a microscopic perspective that the grouting altered the pore structure of the soil structure through the seepage-erosion-splitting coupling effect, but when the grouting pressure exceeded 0.4 MPa, the soil particle and grout would be partially remixed and arranged closely, showing a phenomenon of jet grouting. …”
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Effect of the co-application of olive waste-based compost and biochar on soil fertility and Zea mays agrophysiological traits by Youness Bouhia, Mohamed Hafidi, Yedir Ouhdouch, Mohammed El Mehdi El Boukhari, Youssef Zeroual, Karim Lyamlouli

“…Method  Zea mays was grown under greenhouse conditions for 3 months in pots filled with alkaline soil collected from 0-30 cm depth. The experiment was arranged in a completely randomized design with 5 replicates and 3 treatments: compost-soil [1:10 (v/v)], biochar-soil [1:20 (v/v)] and (1:2)-ratio biochar-compost combination (BCC). …”
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Effect of Spent Button Mushroom Substrate on Yield and Quality of Baby Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) by Forbes B. Muchena, Charity Pisa, Moses Mutetwa, Chido Govera, Wonder Ngezimana

“…The experiment was conducted in Mazowe, Zimbabwe, with 5 treatments (10 t ha−1, 20 t ha−1, 30 t ha−1 of SMS, and two controls) arranged in a CRBD and replicated 3 times. Biomass production (fresh mass, dry mass, root length, fresh root mass, and dry root mass) and sensory evaluation were determined 35 days after planting. …”
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Synergistic Effects of Salicylic Acid, Hydrogel, and Sulphur Sources for Boosting the Yield of Rapeseed under Limited Irrigation by Palvi Dogra, Ankita Thakur, Sarvjeet Kukreja, Alanoud T. Alfagham, Rajeev Kumar Gupta, Meraj Ahmad, Yogesh Dahiya, Manzer H. Siddiqui, Saud Alamri

“…A field experiment was conducted at the Agricultural Research Farm of Lovely Professional University during the 2021–2022 and 2022–2023 rabi seasons. The experiment, arranged in a split-plot design with 24 treatments, involved gypsum, bentonite sulphur, and elemental sulphur as various sulphur sources in main plots and hydrogel (2.5 kg/ha) and salicylic acid (150 ppm) applications at flowering and pod formation stages in subplots treatments. …”
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Nephrogenic Adenoma of the Urinary Bladder after Kidney Transplantation: Long-Term Follow-Up by Iftikhar Khan, Mahmoud Obeid, Nasreen Hasan, Fayyad Jaradat, Bodhisatwa Sengupta, Mahmoud Tabbal, Abdullah Alsaif, Mansour Tawfeeq, Mohammad Al Qahtani

“…Nephrogenic adenoma is a rare lesion that consists of epithelial cells arranged in tubular form, resembling tubules in the renal medulla, and is found usually in the urinary bladder although it can occur anywhere in the transitional epithelium of the lower urinary tract. …”
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Intraventricular Neurilemmoma (Schwannoma): Shall GFAP Immunostaining Be Regarded as a Histogenetical Tag or as a Mere Histomimetical Trait? by Miguel Fdo. Salazar, Martha Lilia Tena Suck, Daniel Rembao Bojórquez, Citlaltepetl Salinas Lara

“…Microscopically, the lesion put on view the classical schwannian histology: spindle cells arranged in both compact and loosely textured areas. …”
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Dietary Diversity and Meal Frequency Practices among Infant and Young Children Aged 6–23 Months in Ethiopia: A Secondary Analysis of Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey 2011 by Melkam Aemro, Molla Mesele, Zelalem Birhanu, Azeb Atenafu

“…Data collected were extracted, arranged, recoded, and analyzed by using SPSS version 17. …”
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Short-term effects of olive-mill-wastes-derived biochars amendment and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inoculation on growth of maize (Zea mays) and mycorrhizal colonization by Minkosse, Christiane, Langenfeld, Aude, Azzaz, Ahmed Amine, Jeguirim, Mejdi, El-Bassi, Leila, Akrout, Hanene, Jellali, Salah, Ghimbeu, Camélia Matei, Nassr, Najat

“…Nine treatments, combining one biochar (ROP or IROP) at a level of 2.5 g/kg of soil and inoculation or not with Funneliformis mosseae at two concentrations (30 and 125 spores/kg of soil), were arranged in an entirely randomized block design. The results of the formulation trial showed that arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) spores had short-term viability and are sensitive to the presence of biochar. …”
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Productive and monetary efficiency of radish and coriander intercropping under organic management by Gerlani Alves Silva, Francisco Bezerra Neto, Jailma Suerda Silva de Lima, Elizangela Cabral dos Santos, Vitor Abel da Silva Lino, Francisca Karla Kelly da Silva Lino, Jéssica Paloma Pinheiro da Silva, Erivan Alves da Silva

“…The experimental design used was randomized blocks, with treatments arranged in a 4 × 4 factorial scheme with four replications. …”
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Comparing apples with apples: A proposed taxonomy for "Community Health Workers" and other front-line health workers for international comparisons. by Stephen Hodgins, Uta Lehmann, Henry Perry, Nicholas Leydon, Kerry Scott, Smisha Agarwal, Hannah Marcus, Rajani Ved, Elijah Olivas, Madeleine Ballard, Dickson Mbewe, Margaret Odera, Sherlie Petit Homme, Benard Otieno, Pasipano Wutete, Angeline Chikumba, Prossy Muyingo, John Kyakuha, Emmanuel Harcourt, Morseda Chowdhury, David Musoke, Thadee Niyoyitungira, Abimbola Olaniran, John Koku-Awoonor Williams, Lívia Milena Barbosa de Deus E Méllo, Romário Correia Dos Santos, Isabela Cardoso de Matos Pinto, Ram Shrestha, Salim Sadruddin, Melanie Morrow, Eric Sarriot, Maryse Kok, Bhanu Pratap

“…It also leads to a failure to consider occupational groups not commonly thought of as CHWs-but engaged in PHC service delivery at the most peripheral level-in community-based-PHC planning and management arrangements. Building on ILO and WHO classifications and standards, a further clarification of terms and a taxonomy is proposed, with the intention of contributing to clearer communication and shared understanding and, ultimately, sounder community health policy, program planning, and implementation; and more substantial progress towards Universal Health Coverage.…”
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A new indicator for assessing fishing ecological pressure using multi-source data: A case study of the South China Sea by Yanan Guan, Xi Zhang, Gui Gao, Chenghui Cao, Zhongwei Li, Shihao Fu, Genwang Liu

“…The assessment of fisheries resources development is an important basis for formulating marine fisheries management regulations and arranging fisheries production activities reasonably, which is of great significance for improving the economic benefits of the ocean. …”
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Potential Use of Essential Oil Isolated from Cleistocalyx operculatus Leaves as a Topical Dermatological Agent for Treatment of Burn Wound by Gia-Buu Tran, Nghia-Thu Tram Le, Sao-Mai Dam

“…Histological studies revealed that burn wounds treated with essential oil formed a complete epidermal structure, thick and neatly arranged fibers, and scattered immune cells in burn wound. …”
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Graft success and seedling growth responses of cashew (Anacardium occidentalis) to three concentrations of Indole Butyric Acid (IBA) and scion types by Bright Osei Poku, Ben Kwaku Branoh Banful, Irene Akua Idun, Paul Kweku Tandoh, Michael Osei

“…The experimental design for the study was 4 x 3 factorial arrangements in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. …”
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Fatigue failure mechanisms and life prediction of additive manufactured metallic lattices: a comprehensive review by Hao Xin, Dingcheng Tang, Linwei Dang, Lei Gao, Zhenyu Yang, Bin Wu, Xiaofan He, Zhixin Zhan

“…Metallic lattice materials, known for their periodic structural arrangements, offer lightweight solutions ideal for high-strength applications like aerospace. …”
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