The RISES Model: A New Approach to Promoting Health Professionals’ Motivation to Engage in Research by D'Arrietta LM, Vangaveti VN, Crowe MJ, Malau-Aduli BS

“…Louisa M D’Arrietta,1,2 Venkat N Vangaveti,1,3 Melissa J Crowe,4 Bunmi S Malau-Aduli1,5 1College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia; 2Library Services, Townsville University Hospital, Townsville Hospital and Health Service, Townsville, Queensland, Australia; 3Townsville Institute of Health Research and Innovation, Townsville University Hospital, Townsville Hospital and Health Service, Townsville, Queensland, Australia; 4College of Healthcare Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia; 5School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, AustraliaCorrespondence: Louisa M D’Arrietta, College of Medicine and Dentistry, Division of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, 4811, Australia, Tel +61 7 4781 4060, Fax +61 7 4779 6371, Email louisa.darrietta@jcu.edu.auPurpose: A decline in the number of health professionals (HPs) engaging in clinical and healthcare research has spurred governments, educational and healthcare organisations to focus on developing strategies to promote a resurgence of clinical researchers. …”
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Design and development of a low-cost, eco-friendly forklift for sustainable logistics management by Asif Jalal, Muhammad Farooq, Izza Anwer, Nasir Hayat, Adeel Munir, Imran Zahid, Noreen Sher Akbar, M. Hamza, M. Nouman, Fahid Riaz

“…Additionally, structural analysis using Ansys confirmed that the design can safely withstand forces 60% greater than the intended design load of 50 N. Furthermore, the maximum stress experienced by the fork is 67% below the material yield strength, further demonstrating robustness and reliability. …”
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Biocementation Influence on Flexural Strength and Chloride Ingress by Lysinibacillus sphaericus and Bacillus megaterium in Mortar Structures by Daniel Karanja Mutitu, Jackson Muthengia Wachira, Romano Mwirichia, Joseph Karanja Thiong’o, Onesmus Mulwa Munyao, Muriithi Genson

“…Microbial solutions with a concentration of 1.0 × 107 cells/ml were mixed with ordinary Portland cement (OPC 42.5 N) to make mortar prisms at a water/cement ratio of 0.5. …”
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Assessing the Cause of Death for Men with Prostate Cancer Using Official Mortality Statistics or a Dedicated Cause of Death Committee: Results from 30-year ERSPC Rotterdam Data by Sebastiaan Remmers, Ivo I. de Vos, Frederique B. Denijs, Renée C.A. Leenen, Tycho M.T.W. Lock, Arjen Noordzij, Wim J. Kirkels, Chris H. Bangma, Monique J. Roobol

“…For the core age group (age 55–69 yr at randomization; n = 1732), the sensitivity was 86% (95% CI 83-89) and specificity was 93% (95% CI 91-94), with no statistical difference between the youngest ages and the oldest ages. …”
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The role of continuous monitoring in acute-care settings for predicting all-cause 30-day hospital readmission: A pilot study by Michael Joseph Pettinati, Kyriakos Vattis, Henry Mitchell, Nicole Alexis Rosario, David Michael Levine, Nandakumar Selvaraj

“…The influence of different data sources, including remotely monitored continuous vital signs and activity, on machine learning (ML) models’ performances is examined for predicting all-cause unplanned 30-day readmission. Methods: Patients (n = 354) recruited in the emergency department and admitted to acute care at either hospital or home hospital settings are analyzed. …”
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Polymorphisms of Vitamin D Signaling Pathway Genes and Calcium-Sensing Receptor Gene in respect to Survival of Hemodialysis Patients: A Prospective Observational Study by Alicja E. Grzegorzewska, Monika K. Świderska, Adrianna Mostowska, Wojciech Warchoł, Paweł P. Jagodziński

“…We evaluated in the 7-year prospective study whether variants in vitamin D pathway genes and calcium-sensing receptor gene (CASR) are determinants of mortality in hemodialysis (HD) patients (n=532). HRM analysis was used for GC rs2298849, GC rs1155563, RXRA rs10776909, RXRA rs10881578, and CASR rs7652589 genotyping. …”
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Cost‐Effective Synthesis of Fe5C2 Catalyst From Nanosized Zero‐Valent Iron to Achieve Efficient Photothermocatalytic CO Hydrogenation to Light Olefins by Yuqing Xu, Yuan Li, Ruizhe Li, Hua Xu, Shuxin Ouyang, Hong Yuan

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Environmental risk factors for self-harm during imprisonment: A pilot prospective cohort study. by Thomas Stephenson, Imogen Harris, Charlotte Armstrong, Seena Fazel, Roxanna Short, Nigel Blackwood

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A random sample of all prisoners (N = 149) starting a period of imprisonment at the study prison took part in a clinical research interview, which assessed a range of known risk factors for self-harm in prison. …”
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Cost-utility of behavioural activation for mitigating psychological impacts of COVID-19 on socially isolated older adults with depression and multiple long-term conditions compared... by Simon Gilbody, Caroline Fairhurst, Catherine Hewitt, Dean McMillan, Carolyn Chew-Graham, Della Bailey, David Ekers, Steve Parrott, Elizabeth Littlewood, Peter Coventry, Han-I Wang, Kalpita Baird

“…Behavioural activation (BA) shows promise as a remote intervention for depression during isolation, but its cost-effectiveness for depressed, socially isolated older adults remains uncertain.Objective This study aimed to assess the cost-utility of BA versus usual care for older adults with depression and MLTCs during COVID-19 restrictions.Methods A randomised controlled trial recruited and randomised individuals aged 65 and over with depressive symptoms and MLTC (n=435) to either the BA intervention or usual care. …”
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Genetic Evidence of Killer Whale Predation on White Sharks in Australia by Isabella M. M. Reeves, Andrew R. Weeks, Alison V. Towner, Rachael Impey, Jessica J. Fish, Zach S. R. Clark, Paul A. Butcher, Lauren Meyer, David M. Donnelly, Charlie Huveneers, Nicky Hudson, Adam D. Miller

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The miRNA‐mRNA Regulatory Network in Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Transcriptomic Analysis From GEO by Razieh Heidari, Vahideh Assadollahi, Seyedeh Negar Marashi, Fatemeh Elahian, Seyed Abbas Mirzaei

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Mapping Nanoscale‐To‐Single‐Cell Phosphoproteomic Landscape by Chip‐DIA by Gul Muneer, Sofani Tafesse Gebreyesus, Ciao‐Syuan Chen, Tzu‐Tsung Lee, Fengchao Yu, Chih‐An Lin, Min‐Shu Hsieh, Alexey I. Nesvizhskii, Chao‐Chi Ho, Sung‐Liang Yu, Hsiung‐Lin Tu, Yu‐Ju Chen

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Germline Mutation in KIF1Bβ Gene Associated with Loss of Heterozygosity: Usefulness of Next-Generation Sequencing in the Genetic Screening of Patients with Pheochromocytoma by Giuseppina De Filpo, Elisa Contini, Viola Serio, Andrea Valeri, Massimiliano Chetta, Daniele Guasti, Daniele Bani, Massimo Mannelli, Elena Rapizzi, Michaela Luconi, Mario Maggi, Tonino Ercolino, Letizia Canu

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Evolutionary constrained genes associated with autism spectrum disorder across 2,054 nonhuman primate genomes by Yukiko Kikuchi, Mohammed Uddin, Joris A. Veltman, Sara Wells, Christopher Morris, Marc Woodbury-Smith

“…Residual variation intolerance scores (RVIS) were calculated for all annotated autosomal genes (N = 18,168) and Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA) was used to examine patterns of constraint across ASD genes and related neurodevelopmental genes. …”
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Analysis of the Clinicopathological Characteristics, Genetic Phenotypes, and Prognostics of Primary Pulmonary and Bronchial Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma by Zhengyang Hu, Xing Jin, Jian Wang, Qihai Sui, Yanjun Yi, Dejun Zeng, Zhencong Chen, Qun Wang, Jiacheng Yin, Lin Wang, Zongwu Lin

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Beneficial Effects of Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cells on Porcine Hepatocyte Viability and Albumin Secretion by Elisa Montanari, Joel Pimenta, Luca Szabó, François Noverraz, Solène Passemard, Raphael P. H. Meier, Jeremy Meyer, Jonathan Sidibe, Aurelien Thomas, Henk-Jan Schuurman, Sandrine Gerber-Lemaire, Carmen Gonelle-Gispert, Leo H. Buhler

“…Livers from 10 kg pigs (n=9) were harvested, and hepatocytes were isolated from liver suspensions for microencapsulation using alginate and poly(ethylene-glycol)- (PEG-) grafted alginate hydrogels, either alone or in combination with MSC. …”
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A Body‐Temperature‐Triggered In Situ Softening Peripheral Nerve Electrode for Chronic Robust Neuromodulation by Xueyang Ren, Wenjie Tang, Yuehui Yuan, Shisheng Chen, Fangzhou Lu, Jinyang Mao, Jidan Fan, Xufeng Wei, Ming Chu, Benhui Hu

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Multidimensional Plasma Lipids Affect Preeclampsia/Eclampsia: A Mendelian Randomization Study by Shaole Shi, Fangyuan Wu, Shanshan Zhao, Zilian Wang, Yongqiang Fan

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Antifungal Activity of Denture Base Resin Containing Nanozirconia: In Vitro Assessment of Candida albicans Biofilm by Reem Abualsaud, Doaa M. Aleraky, Sultan Akhtar, Soban Q. Khan, Mohammed M. Gad

“…Methods. 20 heat-polymerized acrylic resin discs were conventionally made and divided into 4 groups (n = 5) according to nano-ZrO2 concentration: control (0% filler) and 3 experimental groups (2.5% (Z2.5), 5.0% (Z5.0), and 7.5% (Z7.5)). …”
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Colorimetric and Naked-Eye Detection of Inorganic Arsenic in Water using BF2-Curcumin and Silica Nanoparticle-BF2-Curcumin Sheets by Farshid Ghorbani, Sheyda Mohammadi Isaabad

“…The synthesized materials were characterized by FESEM/EDX, XRD, FTIR, VSM, TEM and N2 sorption-desorption analysis. According to the results, during the arsenic detection process, the reagent color changed from orange to blue, and the absorbance intensity decreased at 509 nm, while increasing at 602 nm; 602 nm was selected for detection. …”
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