Investigation of the spatial and temporal long-term hydro-climatic trends in Upper Omo Gibe Basin, Ethiopia by Eyasu Tafese Mekuria, Tamene Adugna Demissie, Fekadu Fufa Feyessa

“…Human activities have changed hydroclimatic components worldwide, affecting agricultural productivity and water resources management. …”
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Vulnerability, Resilience and Adaptation of Lagos Coastal Communities to Flooding by Prince Emeka Ndimele, Akinloye Emmanuel Ojewole, Gabriel Olarinde Mekuleyi, Lateef Akorede Badmos, Christopher Monday Agosu, Emmanuel Sunday Olatunbosun, Oluseyi Olaide Lawal, Jamiu Adebayo Shittu, Olufemi Olabode Joseph, Kehinde Moyosola Ositimehin, Felix Chinsom Ndimele, Catherine Oluwalopeye Ojewole, Iman Olawunmi Abdulganiy, Odunayo Temitope Ayodele

“…Surviving in flood-prone cities like Lagos is a daunting task because flood affects livelihood, human health, and can even cause death. Specifically, the 2020 flood incidence in Nigeria affected about 40% of the local government areas, and 97% of the states, displacing over 120,000 persons and killing 68 persons aside from properties and farmlands destroyed. …”
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Double degree programs and education for sustainable development implementation: Experience of Ukrainian and UK universities cooperation in wartime by Iryna Skliar, Mykola Kostel’, Olena Melnyk, Kseniia Bliumska-Danko

“…Ukrainian HEIs have been significantly losing their capacity for development. Loss of human capital, including educational losses, becomes more relevant from the perspective of further sector development.This paper explores the intersection of DDP implementation and the implementation of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), focusing on faculty members’ experiences within the Twinning Initiative framework. …”
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Syrian refugee and diaspora healthcare professionals: Case studies from the eastern mediterranean and European regions by Aula Abbara, Munzer Alkhalil, Kinan Wihba, Omer Abdrabbuh, Diana Rayes, Andrew Ghobrial, Manar Marzouk, Fadi Halabi, Mahmoud Hariri, Abdulkarim Ekzayez

“…Initially, many stayed in the eastern mediterranean region; however, as the conflict became increasingly protracted and employment policies for Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) became increasingly restrictive, some moved elsewhere, particularly to Germany and the United Kingdom, both of which have aimed to capitalise on both refugee and diaspora HCPs to support human resources gaps in their health systems. Our aim is to explore the different policy practices towards Syrian refugee and diaspora HCPs in the eastern mediterranean and European regions. …”
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Evaluation of the resistome and gut microbiome composition of hospitalized patients in a health unit of southern Brazil coming from a high animal husbandry production region by Elisa Pires Coltro, Elisa Pires Coltro, Lucas Cafferati Beltrame, Lucas Cafferati Beltrame, Lucas Cafferati Beltrame, Caroline Ribeiro da Cunha, Caetana Paes Zamparette, Clarissa Feltrin, Vilmar Benetti Filho, Patrícia de Almeida Vanny, Sérgio Beduschi Filho, Taíse Costa Ribeiro Klein, Mara Cristina Scheffer, Jussara Kasuko Palmeiro, Jussara Kasuko Palmeiro, Glauber Wagner, Thaís Cristine Marques Sincero, Thaís Cristine Marques Sincero, Carlos Rodrigo Zárate-Bladés, Carlos Rodrigo Zárate-Bladés

“…The One Health approach, which integrates human, animal, and environmental health, highlights the roles of agricultural and hospital settings in the propagation of AMR. …”
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Direct and indirect effects of land use on microbiomes of trap-nesting solitary bee larvae and nests by Birte Peters, Birte Peters, Birte Peters, Sara Diana Leonhardt, Michael Schloter, Alexander Keller

“…IntroductionThe global decline in biodiversity and insect populations highlights the urgent need to conserve ecosystem functions, such as plant pollination by solitary bees. Human activities, particularly agricultural intensification, pose significant threats to these essential services. …”
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Evaluation of the Level of Salivary sHLA-G in Children Aged 3–5 Years with or without Dental Caries by Mansoureh Bijani, Amrollah Mostafazadeh, Mina Motallebnejad, Ali Bijani, Roghiyeh Pourbagher, Samaneh Gharekhani

“…As dental caries is a bacterial infectious disease, the host immune system parameters including soluble human leukocyte antigen-G (sHLA-G) are essential factors in estimating dental caries. …”
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Space-time Characteristics of 16 PM2.5-bound Phthalates (PAEs) in Ambient Air from Shanghai: Profiles, Sources, Meteorological Effects, and Exposure Risks by Janvier Munyaneza, Md Faysal Hossain, Qilong Jia, Yusen Duan, Guangli Xiu

“…They occur in both particle and gas phases in the air causing threats to human health. In the study in hands, LC-MS/MS was employed for the analysis of PM2.5-PAEs in 128 ambient PM2.5 samples from nine locations (urban, sub-urban and coastal) in Shanghai between February 2015 and September 2021. …”
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Open-label dose-extending placebos for opioid use disorder: a protocol for a randomised controlled clinical trial with methadone treatment by Annabelle M Belcher, Thomas O Cole, Aaron D Greenblatt, Stephen W Hoag, David H Epstein, Michael Wagner, Amy S Billing, Ebonie Massey, Kristen R Hamilton, Zofia K Kozak, Christopher J Welsh, Eric Weintraub, Emerson M Wickwire, Eric D Wish, Ted J Kaptchuk, Luana Colloca

“…Exploratory outcomes include several environmental as well as personality factors associated with OUD and with propensity to demonstrate a placebo effect.Ethics and dissemination Human subjects oversight for this study is provided by the University of Maryland, Baltimore and University of Maryland, College Park Institutional Review Boards. …”
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Detection of Invasive Species (Siam Weed) Using Drone-Based Imaging and YOLO Deep Learning Model by Deepak Gautam, Zulfadli Mawardi, Louis Elliott, David Loewensteiner, Timothy Whiteside, Simon Brooks

“…The study demonstrates the feasibility of using YOLO models to detect invasive species in natural landscapes, providing a safe alternative to the current method involving human spotters in helicopters. Future research will focus on developing tools to merge duplicates, gather georeference data, and report detections from large image datasets more efficiently, providing valuable insights for practical applications in environmental management at the catchment scale.…”
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Phenolic Content and Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Malva sylvestris L., Malva oxyloba Boiss., Malva parviflora L., and Malva aegyptia L. Leaves Extract by Khalid A. Shadid, Ashok K. Shakya, Rajashri R. Naik, Nidal Jaradat, Husni S. Farah, Naeem Shalan, Nooman A. Khalaf, Ghaleb A. Oriquat

“…As such, it is emerging as a promising therapeutic agent for the treatment of various neurodegenerative diseases and many types of human infectious diseases.…”
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-Tyrosine Confers Residualizing Properties to a -Amino Acid-Rich Residualizing Peptide for Radioiodination of Internalizing Antibodies by Fook T. Lee PhD, Ingrid J. G. Burvenich PhD, Nancy Guo MBBS, MSc, Pece Kocovski BSc (Honors), Henri Tochon-Danguy PhD, Uwe Ackermann PhD, Graeme J. O’Keefe PhD, Sylvia Gong PhD, Angela Rigopoulos BSc, MSc, Zhanqi Liu MBBS, PhD, Hui K. Gan MBBS, FRACP, PhD, Andrew M. Scott MBBS, FRACP, MD

“…The radiochemical purities, antigen-expressing U87MG.de2-7 human glioblastoma cell-binding properties, and targeting of xenografts at 72 hours post injection of all radioconjugates were compared. …”
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Analysis of DNA cox1 barcoding revealed novel haplotype in Schistosoma haematobium isolated from Western Sudan by Ishraga Adam Elzain, Abeer Babiker Idris, Abdul Aziz Karim, Nagla Mohamed Ahmed, Salaheldein G. Elzaki, Semih Yılmaz, Mohamed A. Hassan, Hamid Suliman Abdalla

“…This study aimed to investigate the risk factors associated with urogenital schistosomiasis among school pupils in El-Fasher, Western Sudan, as well as the mtcox1 genetic diversity of human S. haematobium in this region. A cross-sectional study was conducted among school pupils aged 4 to 19 years. …”
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The multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of paediatric chronic pain: a qualitative analysis through focus groups by Aldana Paola Ercolano, Sabrina Galvan, Tessa Louise Marchesan, Alessia Gavioli, Gerardo Papa, Mariarita Todaro, Lidia Berforini D’Aquino, Alessia Zanatta, Andrea Vianello

“… Background: Access to pain care is recognized as a fundamental human right, ratified by Law 38/2010 and supported by the professional codes of conduct for healthcare practitioners. …”
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The influence of e-trust on a job performance model based on employees’ dynamic capabilities during a crisis caused by a Black Swan event by Katarzyna Tworek, Guangyan Luo, Marcin Paska, Anna Sałamacha

“…IMPLICATIONS: This study contributes to the current knowledge of management, in particular human resource management. In the theoretical area, the relationships between the factors influencing job performance in the difficult conditions of the crisis caused by the Black Swan event were described. …”
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Predicting the risk of high-grade precancerous cervical lesions based on high-risk HPV typing in Changsha China by Yaling Xiao, Rangjiao Liu, Shaobo Wang, Yuxiang Wang, Weimin Miao, Meiwei Chen, Xiaowen Liu, Yan Chen, Yongchun Wen, Zhongping Deng, Lizhong Dai, Zenghui Mao, Jun He

“…Abstract Background Persistent infection with high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) is a significant risk factor for cervical cancer. …”
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Elucidating the effects of manganese on the growth and cadmium accumulation of OsNRAMP5 mutant rice by Xian’an Yu, Qiuqin Zhou, Xin-Yuan Huang, Mingxue Chen, Jiawen Zhou, Tong Zhou, Pengjie Hu, Xia Pan, Miaomiao Cheng, Yongming Luo, Peter Christie, Longhua Wu

“…Low-cadmium (Cd)-accumulating rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivated by OsNRAMP5 mutation is a promising approach for ensuring food safety and human health. However, the impacts of reduced manganese (Mn) uptake caused by OsNRAMP5 mutation on rice growth and Cd accumulation under varying Mn levels remains unknown. …”
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Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor-Activated Neutrophils Express B7-H4 That Correlates with Gastric Cancer Progression and Poor Patient Survival by Zhi-guo Shan, Zong-bao Yan, Liu-sheng Peng, Ping Cheng, Yong-sheng Teng, Fang-yuan Mao, Kun Fan, Yuan Zhuang, Yong-liang Zhao

“…However, the phenotype, regulation, and clinical relevance of neutrophils in human GC are presently unknown. Here, immunohistochemistry, real-time PCR, and flow cytometry analyses were performed to examine levels and phenotype of neutrophils in samples from 41 patients with GC, and also isolated, stimulated, and/or cultured neutrophils for in vitro regulation assays. …”
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In vitro study reveals antimicrobial activity of essential oils against Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from Nile tilapia by D. Vaneci-Silva, R. Nakamura-Silva, M. Oliveira-Silva, A. Pitondo-Silva, I. M. Assane, F. Pilarski

“…This bacterium is commonly associated with urinary tract infections, pneumonia, and septicemia in humans. Controlling bacterial infectious diseases in fish is a significant challenge in aquaculture. …”
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Telaprevir: options of application in separate patient groups by M. V. Mayevskaya, I. N. Tikhonov, V. T. Ivashkin

“…To discuss potential of telaprevir application in patients with the 1-st genotype of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) representing certain difficulties in treatment, in patients having antiviral therapy experience, patients with liver cirrhosis, including, those, enrolled to liver transplantation waiting list, and after liver transplantation, in patients with human immunodeficiency virus coinfection, as well as nephrologic patients receiving renal substitution therapy.Key points. …”
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