The PROCAN-B study protocol: Early diagnosis of PROstate CANcer for Black men-a community-centred participatory approach in Scotland and the North-East of England. by Floor Christie-de Jong, Judith Eberhardt, Jonathan Ling, Marie Kotzur, Olugbenga Samuel Oyeniyi, Lawrence Nnyanzi, John Kabuye, Martin Kalemba, Kathryn A Robb

“…Drawing on principles of the Integrated Screening Action model (I-SAM), the study has 8 objectives: 1) to explore barriers to early diagnosis of prostate cancer among Black men (45+) through focus groups (n = 12); 2) to co-design a culturally acceptable peer-led intervention to tackle barriers to early diagnosis of prostate cancer in Black men; 3) to train members of the community as 'peer-facilitators' (n = 8); 4) to deliver the intervention in each location, facilitated by peer-facilitators, with a purposive sample (n = 20) of Black men (45+); 5) to qualitatively evaluate the intervention through focus groups; 6) to refine the intervention based on qualitative feedback; 7) to pilot the refined intervention with another purposive sample (n = 40) through a cross-sectional survey pre- and post-intervention; 8) to qualitatively evaluate the refined intervention through focus groups to further refine the intervention.…”
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Differences in utilisation of digestible macronutrients between two different size classes of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) by Ruben Groot, Philip Lyons, Johan W. Schrama

“…Four different diets ranging in protein, fat and Carb were fed to two size classes of rainbow trout, 30 to 75 g and 92 to 214 g, at three different feeding levels (12, 8 and 4 g/kg0.8 per day). This led to 24 treatments with 2 replictes (tanks). Tanks contained 36 fish for the 30 to 75 g fish and 24 fish for the 92 to 214 g fish. …”
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'Sanctifying Sex': Exploring 'Indecent' Sexual Imagery in Pentecostal Liturgical Practices by Sarojini Nadar, Johnathan Jodamus

“…These conservative sexual norms have led to the policing of bodies and sexual practices. …”
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Effect of Sun-exposure before Moisture-yellowing on the Aroma of Yellow Tea by Xinying CHEN, Junran QI, Lixia ZHANG

“…Meanwhile, the content of sulfur-containing components with green fragrance was reduced by 26.72%. The results led to the enhancement of the aroma concentration of 'Jin Xuan' yellow tea and promoted the transformation of its fragrance type. …”
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Effectiveness of Systematic Health Education Model for Type 2 Diabetes Patients by Yongwen Zhang, Lanfang Chu

“…The systematic health education model led to a favorable variation in HbA1c, LDL cholesterol, and systolic blood pressure (SBP) (P<0.05). …”
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Thermogravimetric analysis of rice husk and low-density polyethylene co-pyrolysis: kinetic and thermodynamic parameters by Divya Bisen, Ashish Pratap Singh Chouhan, Anil Kumar Sarma, Sakthivel Rajamohan, P. V. Elumalai, Dhinesh Balasubramanian, Aschalew Cherie

“…Moreover, it can be said that the assessment of low-density polyethylene in conjunction with rice husk led to noteworthy changes in thermos kinetic behaviors. …”
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From humanism to neohumanism, posthumanism and transhumanism: pedagogical reading by Ольга Сухомлинська

“…It was found that they led to an expanded and modified understanding of it, which was called neohumanism (new humanism). …”
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Classifying IoT Botnet Attacks With Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks: A Comparative Analysis of Architectural Variations by Phuc Hao do, Tran Duc Le, Truong Duy Dinh, van Dai Pham

“…The rapid expansion of devices on the Internet of Things (IoTs) has led to a significant rise in IoT botnet attacks, creating an urgent need for advanced detection and classification methods. …”
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Financial Performance Evaluation Between Traditional Bank and Digital Bank During Digital Transformation: Evidence From Indonesia by Ahmad Jihan Tamami, Tony Irawan, Dikky Indrawan

“…Background: The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the transformation of the financial sector by significantly altering consumer behavior. This shift led to the rise of digital banks as replacements for traditional banks. …”
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An in silico analysis of heart rate impact on wall shear stress hemodynamic parameters in aortic coarctation by Jie Wang, Emily Manchester, Alex Skillen, Malebogo Ngoepe, Bernard Keavney, Alistair Revell

“…Specifically, a 60% reduction in HR led to a reduction in maximum velocity by 45%, and a 57% decrease in pressure drop. …”
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Effects of postoperative physical exercise rehabilitation on cardiorespiratory fitness, functional capacity and quality of life in patients with colorectal, breast, and prostate ca... by Mailin Beyer, Christian Bischoff, Johannes Lässing, Ines Gockel, Roberto Falz

“…Postoperative exercise interventions led to improvements in CRF and functional capacity (VO2max: MD 1.46 ml/kg/min; 95%-CI 0.33, 2.58; p  = 0.01; 6MWD: MD 63.47 m; 95%-CI 28.18, 98.76; p = 0.0004, respectively) as well as QoL (0.91; 95%-CI 0.06, 1.76; p = 0.04). …”
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Acute Invasive Fungal Rhinosinusitis-Related Orbital Infection: A Single Medical Center Experience by Yu-Fang Huang, Kai-Li Liang, Chiao-Ying Liang, Po-Chin Yang, Jun-Peng Chen, Li-Chen Wei

“…Poor consciousness at initial presentation revealed highest possibility of rhino-orbital-cerebral fungal infection and led to death.…”
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Risk assessment of look‒alike, sound‒alike (LASA) medication errors in an Italian hospital pharmacy: A model based on the ‘Failure Mode and Effect Analysis’ by Nestor Ciociano, Lucilla Grisi, Lucia Bagnasco, Maria Giovanna Elberti, Marcello Mazzarella

“…Methods: We used the ‘Failure Mode and Effect Analysis’ (FMEA) technique in combination with the Recommendations released by the Italian Ministry of Health in 2010. Our analysis led to the identification of the potential failure modes, together with their causes and effects, using the risk priority number (RPN) scoring system. …”
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Mapping indefinite causal order processes to composable quantum protocols in a spacetime by Matthias Salzger, V Vilasini

“…Formalisms for higher order quantum processes provide a theoretical formalisation of quantum processes where the order of agents’ operations need not be definite and acyclic, but may be subject to quantum superpositions. This has led to the concept of indefinite causal structures (ICS) which have garnered much interest. …”
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Strategies to improve interpersonal communication along the continuum of maternal and newborn care: A scoping review and narrative synthesis. by Klaartje M Olde Loohuis, Bregje C de Kok, Winter Bruner, Annemoon Jonker, Emmanuella Salia, Özge Tunçalp, Anayda Portela, Hedieh Mehrtash, Diederick E Grobbee, Emmanuel Srofeneyoh, Kwame Adu-Bonsaffoh, Hannah Brown Amoakoh, Mary Amoakoh-Coleman, Joyce L Browne

“…Narrative analysis of these interventions led to an update of an existing communication framework. …”
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Method comparison and overview of refractive measurements in children: implications for myopia management by Lihua Li, Arne Ohlendorf, Siegfried Wahl, Jonas Müller, Xiaoqin Chen

“…Both astigmatic components showed no clinically relevant bias.Conclusion The spherical equivalent, measured without cycloplegic agents, led to more myopic measurements when wavefront-based refraction was used. …”
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Effects of growth factors during in vitro culture of mouse and rat embryos by E. Yu. Brusentsev, T. N. Igonina, I. N. Rozhkova, D. S. Ragaeva, S. Ya. Amstislavsky

“…Co-culture of four-cell embryos of HT1AN/ Icgn strain mice with more advanced embryonic stages (morulas) of a different strain ICR led to the facilitation preimplantation embryo development. …”
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Broiler farming and antibiotic use through an agency theory lens. A case study from West Bengal, India. by Mathew Hennessey, Indranil Samanta, Guillaume Fournié, Matthew Quaife, Meenakshi Gautham, Haidaruliman Paleja, Kumaravel Papaiyan, Ripan Biswas, Pablo Alarcon

“…Positioning contract companies as principals seeking labour from agents, we see how out-sourcing of production to distal farms led to antibiotics being used as a risk mitigation strategy. …”
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Combined application of vermicompost and mineral K fertilizer improves root yield of sweet potato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam] in Southern Ethiopia by Alemu Degwale, Geletaw Kebede, Ashenafi Woldeselassie, Fanuel Laekemariam

“…Farmers apply little or no fertilizer to sweet potatoes leading to lower root yield (8 t ha−1) compared with 60 t ha−1 in research fields. Eventually, this has led to a decline in food security. Although the rate depends on many factors, organic inputs such as vermicomposts are suggested as alternatives or combined with mineral fertilizers. …”
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Learning-induced sensory plasticity of mouse olfactory epithelium by A. V. Romashchenko, Р. Е. Kireeva, M. В. Sharapova, Т. A. Zapara, A. S. Ratushnyak

“…In our experiment, associative learning led to changes in the patterns of OE cell activation in response to orange oil in comparison with the control group and animals that were given odor without reinforcement. …”
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