Wildfire indicators modeling for reserved forest of Vellore district (Tamil Nadu, India) by Yara EzAl Deen Sultan, Kanni Raj Arumugam Pillai, Archana Sharma

“…The geographical scope of this research encompasses the entire Vellore district of Tamil Nadu, India. Real-time maps were photographed by MODIS and Landsat nine satellites to obtain a normalized difference in vegetation and moisture index. …”
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Using Statistical Analysis to Assess Urban Groundwater in Beni Mellal City (Morocco) by Mohamed El Baghdadi, Radouane Medah, Amal Jouider

“…C1 samples show the lowest ion content, resulting probably from the minimal time of residence within the aquifer with low rock interactions. …”
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Genomic regions of Solanum tuberosum L. associated with the tuber eye depth by I. V. Totsky, I. V. Rozanova, A. D. Safonova, A. S. Batov, Yu. A. Gureeva, A. V. Kochetov, E. K. Khlestkina

“…The results of localization in the region 48.1–48.9 Mb of chromosome 10 correspond to previously published studies, the remaining three regions were detected for the first time. DNA sections containing SNPs linked to the tuber’s eye depth were studied in the SolTub_3.0 potato genome assembly (https:// plants.ensembl.org/). …”
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Occupational outcomes of people with multiple sclerosis: a scoping review by Guglielmo Dini, Alfredo Montecucco, Nicoletta Debarbieri, Paolo Durando, Giuliana Buresti, Benedetta Persechino, Matilde Inglese, Bruno Kusznir Vitturi, Alborz Rahmani, Elvira Sbragia, Paolo Bandiera, Michela Ponzio, Mario Alberto Battaglia, Tommaso Manacorda

“…Objectives To update the knowledge on the occupational outcomes associated with multiple sclerosis (MS), systematically examine the extent, scope and nature of the pre-existing literature and identify research gaps in the existing literature.Design Scoping review.Data sources A comprehensive database search of PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, SciVerse ScienceDirect and Web of Science was performed. There were no time limits.Eligibility criteria We included any peer-reviewed original article reporting the occupational outcomes of people with MS between the ages of 18 and 65 years. …”
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Protocol for the economic evaluation of metacognitive therapy for cardiac rehabilitation participants with symptoms of anxiety and/or depression by Patrick Doherty, David Reeves, Gemma E Shields, Adrian Wells, Lora Capobianco, Anthony Heagerty, Deborah Buck, Linda M Davies

“…A decision analytical economic model will be developed to synthesise trial data with the published literature over a longer time frame. Sensitivity analysis will explore uncertainty. …”
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Mitochondrial Gene Expression of Three Different Dragonflies Under the Stress of Chlorpyrifos by Yuxin Chen, Ziwen Yang, Zhiqiang Guo, Lemei Zhan, Kenneth B. Storey, Danna Yu, Jiayong Zhang

“…The present study quantified the transcript levels of mitochondria protein-coding genes (mtPCGs) using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (<i>RT-qPCR</i>) in samples of larvae of three dragonfly species (<i>A. parthenope</i>, <i>E. elegans</i>, and <i>G. confluens</i>) under different levels of CPF stress. …”
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TRANSFORMASI HUNIAN PADA RUMAH BANTUAN PASCA TSUNAMI DI KUALA MEURAKSA by Yenny Novianti, Saiful Adli Simanullang, Adi Safyan

“…In 2006, this settlement received rehabilitation assistance in the form of housing for the community without being relocated and received support from four NGOs national and international, such as IOM, Save The Children, Oxfam, and BRR. Over time, after 16 years, from 2006 to 2022, the aid houses are still there but are undergoing transformation, which has become a phenomenon in post-occupational settlements. …”
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Reverse Osmosis Coupled with Ozonation for Clean Water Recovery from an Industrial Effluent: Technical and Economic Analyses by Ivette Montero-Guadarrama, Claudia Muro Urista, Gabriela Roa-Morales, Edith Erialia Gutiérrez Segura, Vianney Díaz-Blancas, Germán Eduardo Dévora-Isiordia, Jesús Álvarez-Sánchez

“…The treatment evaluation included the following: (1) effluent characteristic determination; (2) selection and evaluation of the effluent treatment at lab scale, establishing operating conditions and process efficiency; (3) scaling up the treatment process to the industrial level; (4) treatment plant design and commercial availability analysis of the required equipment; and (5) the costs of the inversion and operation of the plant treatment, cost/m³ for water recovery, and time of investment recovery. The physicochemical characteristics of the effluent exposed the polluted wastewater with sodium chloride salts and colourants, predominating a mixture of tartrazine, Red 40, and brilliant blue from the synthesis of food additives. …”
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Whey Protein Hydrogels and Emulsion Gels with Anthocyanins and/or Goji Oil: Formation, Characterization and In Vitro Digestion Behavior by Abdullah S. Seddiek, Kaiwen Chen, Fanlin Zhou, Muhindo Mwizerwa Esther, Abdelaziz Elbarbary, Hazem Golshany, Angelo Uriho, Li Liang

“…Syneresis, rheological, and morphological characteristics were also analyzed. The gelation time of hWPI particles and emulsions was shortened from 24 h to 12 h when incorporating blueberry extract to form a dense network. …”
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Dosimetry of automatic non-coplanar volumetric-modulated arc therapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma by Kaiqiang Chen, Jihong Chen, Yanming Cheng, Danni Hong, Cairong Hu, Penggang Bai, Jinyong Lin, Yang Yang, Xiuchun Zhang

“…Additionally, the average beam-on time for the HA plans (252 ​s) was shorter than that of the TOMO plans (326 ​s, P ​< ​0.05). …”
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The Battle of Žalgiris / Grunwald: Unanswered Questions by Alfredas Bumblauskas

“…Today it is recognized that critical studies of the battle of Grunwald started in the seventh decade of the 20th century only, because until that time images coming from national mythologies prevailed in the studies of the battle of Grunwald, which dictated conditions to the historians of the "scissors and glue" method who cut patterns from the Chronicle of Jan Długosz. …”
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Photo-Fenton Degradation of RB5 Dye in Aqueous Solution Using Fe Supported on Mexican Natural Zeolite by José Domenzain-Gonzalez, José J. Castro-Arellano, Luis A. Galicia-Luna, Luis Lartundo-Rojas

“…The best results on the photo-Fenton degradation was 91% discoloration and 68.5% chemical oxygen demand removal based on an initial concentration RB50=100 mg/L and 10 mg MNZ/Fe (700°C of calcined temperature) at MNZ/Fe=0.05 g/L catalyst dose in aqueous solution, H2O2=3 g/L, pH=2.5, and 180 minutes of reaction time. Subsequently, variations on (RB5)0, pH, (H2O2), and (MNZ/Fe) were assessed in order to optimize the process by keeping 10 MNZ/Fe. …”
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Selective light olefin synthesis with high ethylene abundance via CO2 hydrogenation over (Ga-In)2O3/SSZ-13 catalysts by Yasemen Kuddusi, Laura Piveteau, Mounir Mensi, Daniel C. Cano-Blanco, Andreas Züttel

“…In particular, a sevenfold increase in C2H4 space-time yield compared to pure metal oxides on SSZ-13 was observed, along with the gradual suppression of C3H8 formation. …”
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Association between childhood immunisation coverage and proximity to health facilities in rural settings: a cross-sectional analysis of Service Provision Assessment 2013–2014 facil... by Ahmad Reza Hosseinpoor, Nicole E Johns, Mike Chisema, M Carolina Danovaro-Holliday, Katherine Kirkby, Anne Schlotheuber, Messeret Shibeshi, Samir V Sodha, Boston Zimba

“…We examined associations between proximity to health facilities and vaccination receipt via bivariate comparisons and logistic regression models.Participants 2740 children aged 12–23 months living in rural areas.Outcome measures Immunisation coverage for the six vaccines included in the Malawi Expanded Programme on Immunization schedule for children under 1 year at time of study, as well as two composite vaccination indicators (receipt of basic vaccines and receipt of all recommended vaccines), zero-dose pentavalent coverage, and pentavalent dropout.Findings 72% (706/977) of facilities offered childhood vaccination services. …”
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Beating-Heart Coronary Artery Bypass grafting (BH-CABG) in patients with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD): comparison of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) predicted risk with ac... by Louis Samuels, Anastasia Arce, Samiat Agunbiade, Suzanne Raws, Afshin Parsikia

“…The mean number of grafts was 2.4 (1–4) and CPB time was 78 min (34–128 min) for the PAD-CAB group. …”
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Exploring Health Educational Interventions for Children With Congenital Heart Disease: Scoping Review by Neda Barbazi, Ji Youn Shin, Gurumurthy Hiremath, Carlye Anne Lauff

“…There was no predefined time limit due to the limited number of relevant studies. …”
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Comparison of the effect of ranibizumab in retinal vein occlusion and macular edema with different optical coherence tomographic patterns by Yue Xu, Yue-Cong Yin, Ze-Yu Song, Xiao-Yu Zhou, Jia-Ju Zhang, Juan Liang

“…Baseline parameters including clinical course, CMT, and RVO position are also useful in predicting the BCVA at different time points after treatment.…”
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Self-Reported COVID-19 Vaccine Status and Barriers for Pediatric Emergency Patients and Caregivers by Amanda M. Szarzanowicz, Kendra Fabian, Maya Alexandri, Carly A. Robinson, Sonia Singh, Michael Wallace, Michelle D. Penque, Nan Nan, Changxing Ma, Bradford Z. Reynolds, Bethany W. Harvey, Heidi Suffoletto, E. Brooke Lerner

“…There was variation across sites, but overall, 15% of caregivers of unvaccinated children wanted the child tobe vaccinated with the most common barriers to vaccination identified as safety data (25%), time availability (20%), and ability to obtain an appointment (13%). …”
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Psychoeducation of higher education seekers with using of the resource-oriented model of stress resiliency in war conditions by V.V. Ogorenko, A.E. Nikolenko, T.Y. Shusterman, V.O. Kokashynskyi, A.B. Khotimska, M.H. Koren

“…Study results should be taken into account in psychological support efforts for higher education seekers in war and post-war time.…”
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Analysis of the cardiotoxic and myorelaxant effects of camphor on fish of the Nile tilapia species (Oreochromis niloticus) (Linnaeus 1758) by Clarissa Araújo da Paz, Suzane Maia de Oliveira, Maria Klara Otake Hamoy, Murilo Farias dos Santos, Anthony Lucas Gurgel do Amaral, Anara de Sousa Barbosa, Luciana Eiró-Quirino, Daércio José de Macedo Ribeiro Paixão, Luis André Luz Barbas, Dielly Catrina Favacho Lopes, Marcelo Ferreira Torres, Moisés Hamoy

“…Four concentrations of CPR (150, 200, 250 and 300 mg L−1) were used in immersion baths to evaluate behavioral, EMG, ECG changes and recordings of opercular beats during the short-term treatment (5 min of exposure). The latency time for loss of the postural reflex was dependent on the CPR concentration. …”
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