12 weeks OPT method for enhanching anearobic and aerobic capacity in elite Indonesian female beach volleyball athletes by Vivi Novia Eka Putri, Yunyun Yudiana, Dikdik Zafar Sidik, Tutur Jatmiko, Septyaningrum Putri Purwoto, Zulrafli Zulrafli

“…Methodology: The research employed a pre-test and post-test format, including six elite female players from the Indonesian National Beach Volleyball Team. An all-inclusive sampling method was utilized with participants N=6, aged between 19 and 27, weighing 52 to 77 kg, standing between 168 and 180 cm tall, and having BMIs ranging from 18.40 to 24.60. …”
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Diversity, distribution and threat status of Fabaceae plants in Costa Rica: a 135-year herbarium record by Donifer Campos Parra, Andres Blanco Picado, Keilor Rojas Jimenez

“…Methods: We cleaned databases from 1887 to 2022 at the University of Costa Rica (USJ) and the National Herbarium (CR). Results: We documented the presence of 154 genera of Fabaceae, with Inga being the most abundant and diverse. …”
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Trends in novel antiandrogen receptor signal inhibitor use and medical costs in prostate cancer by Hikari Miura, Hayato Yamamoto, Yoshiharu Okuyama, Noritaka Ishi, Ryuma Tanaka, Takuya Oishi, Fumiya Yoneyama, Tomoko Hamaya, Kyo Togashi, Naoki Fujita, Teppei Okamoto, Chikara Ohyama, Shingo Hatakeyama

“…Abstract Objective We aimed to examine trends in novel antiandrogen receptor signal inhibitor (ARSI) usage and medical costs by collecting real‐world big data included in The National Database of Health Insurance Claims and Specific Health Checkups of Japan (NDB) Open Data, covering most of the clinical practices throughout Japan. …”
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Pandemic mitigation: Bringing it home by Tom Reichert

“…In the US, national, regional and even institutional plans for ameliorating the effects of pandemic influenza focus on stockpiling antiviral medications, early production and distribution of vaccine, mass and personal social distancing, and a number of personal hygiene activities. …”
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An Investigation of The Reasons For and Expectations From Boxing Participation of Male Athletes Who Participated in The School Sports Young Adults B Category Boxing Turkey Champion... by Hüseyin Çiçek, Metin Yaman

“…A majority (52%) of the participants planned to be national athletes in the future and received sufficient support from their social circles. 47% of the participants received rewards or bonuses from their clubs whereas 53% received no awards or bonuses.   …”
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Schools and New Learning Spaces in Milan. An Educational Experience by António Carvalho, Szymon Ruszczewski, Filippo Piscioli

“…It starts by framing the present-day situation of the existing schools in Milan, built under legal requirements from the 1970s, resulting today in a great number of obsolete educational facilities.Recent programs and educational policies, both at national and local levels, are presented to frame the new programme “Inventing Schools,” a collaborative partnership between the Municipality and the Politecnico di Milano. …”
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Migración haitiana de tránsito: la ruta migratoria por Santiago de Chile y la aspiración de llegar hacia el norte global by Lissette Madriaga-Parra, Nicolás Gissi-Barbieri

“…It incorporates in-depth interviews with Haitian residents in these areas, alongside an analysis of national and international digital media and other documentary sources. …”
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ANALYSIS OF METHODOLOGY AND MODELS OF STRATEGIC PLANNING OF LOCAL DEVELOPMENT IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA by Amra Abadžić, Bahrija Umihanić, Mirela Ćebić

“…By applying the centralized administrative model in managing society and economy, Bosnia and Herzegovina is not capable of handling efficient development at national, regional and local level. We believe that there is a need to change the model of social and economic development, taking into consideration that so far negative effects of the erroneously applied strategies and development policies have reached unexpected limits. …”
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Public trust to institutions as a resource of interethnic consolidation in the regional community by V. V. Krivopuskov

“…With the help of the array of secondary data analysis presented on the websites of domestic sociological centres, it is shown how in the Russian society the importance of national consolidation is clearly increasing. It is based on the increased trust at all levels of relationships: interpersonal, intergroup, institutional, and regional. …”
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A linear tessellation model for the identification of "food desert": A case study of Shanghai, China. by Lu Wang, Yakun He, Zhonghai Yu, Hongrui Wang, Wenjuan Ye, Xin Li, Yingping Liu, Junxiao Zhang

“…The "food desert" problem has been treated under a national strategy in the United States and other countries. …”
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A network analysis of the propagation of evidence regarding the effectiveness of fat-controlled diets in the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD): Selective citatio... by Rhodri Ivor Leng

“…<h4>Objective</h4>To examine how the first randomised controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the efficacy of cholesterol-lowering diets in the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease were interpreted in reviews of the literature prior to the National Institutes of Health consensus conference in 1984.…”
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A Roadmap Draft for the Development of Marine Regenerative Medicine in I.R. Iran by Mahdi Mahmoudpour, Iraj Nabipour

“…Educating and training the next generation of human resources to provide a critical national mass of workforce for MRM; 5. The development of biological models, tools and techniques of MRM. …”
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A twinning initiative between midwife associations in Ghana and Sweden -A process evaluation study by Hanna Fjellström, Emelie Sandberg, Johanna Blomgren, Malin Grahn, Fredrica Hanson, Netta Ackon, Gifty Baidoo, Louise Nordström, Malin Bogren

“…Recognising the importance of midwives being supported by a national midwife association, the initiative was to strengthen the professional association in Ghana as a labour union and to inspire Swedish midwives to involve themselves in international work. …”
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Predicting changes in agricultural yields under climate change scenarios and their implications for global food security by Christine Li, James Camac, Andrew Robinson, Tom Kompas

“…Without mitigation and adaptation, countries in South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, North America, and Oceania could become at risk of being unable to meet national calorie demand by the end of the century under the most severe emissions scenario.…”
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Delegitimizing, corruptive crises by Ángel R. Oquendo

“…If properly reinterpreted, it enables one to grasp corruption as an endemic threat to the normative identity of the national communities. The concept may describe a situation in which these collectivities must, at the outset, transition from an instrumental to a reflexive construction of legitimacy norms, such as autonomy, legality, and equality, in order effectively to regenerate a corrupt bureaucracy and, thereafter, struggle to recognize themselves after the changeover. …”
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Quantifying Urban Sprawl and Its Driving Forces in China by Jintao Wang, Shiyou Qu, Ke Peng, Yanchao Feng

“…Against the background that urbanization has proceeded quickly in China over the last two decades, a limited number of empirical researches have been performed for analyzing the measurement and driving forces of urban sprawl at the national and regional level. The article aims at using remote sensing derived data and administrative data (for statistical purposes) to investigate the development status of urban sprawl together with its driving forces. …”
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Energy Management for Energy Harvesting-Based Embedded Systems: A Systematic Mapping Study by Xingyu Miao, Yongqi Ge

“…We have completed the system mapping research from five aspects, namely, (1) research type (validation research, evaluation research, solution proposal, philosophical paper, opinion, and experience), (2) research goals (application or theory), (3) application scenarios, (4) tools or methods, and (5) paper distribution, such as publication year and authors’ nationality. The results showed that the major research type of the EHES papers is validation research, accounting for 65%, which indicated research is still in the theoretical stage and many researchers focus on how to improve the efficiency of harvesting energy, develop a reasonable energy supply plan, and adapt EHES for real-world requirements. …”
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Meteorological Analysis of Floods in Ghana by S. O. Ansah, M. A. Ahiataku, C. K. Yorke, F. Otu-Larbi, Bashiru Yahaya, P. N. L. Lamptey, M. Tanu

“…We applied the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model to investigate and examine the meteorological dynamics, which resulted in the extreme rainfall and floods that caused 14 deaths, 34076 people being displaced with damaged properties, and economic loss estimated at $168,289 for the two cities according to the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO). …”
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Emission Characteristics of Volatile Organic Compounds from Typical Coal Utilization Sources: A Case Study in Shanxi of Northern China by Yang Xu, Hualong Yu, Yulong Yan, Lin Peng, Rumei Li, Cheng Wang, Zhiyong Li

“…As a major source of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), coal utilization also led to high national emissions of these pollutants. In this study, we investigated the profiles; benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX) ratios; ozone formation potential (OFP); and secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation potential of VOCs generated by coal-utilizing steel plants, power plants, coking plants, and residential stoves in northern China. …”
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Implications of Implementing Promulgated and Prospective Emission Regulations on Air Quality and Health in India during 2030 by Sreyashi Debnath, Rama Krishna Karumuri, Gaurav Govardhan, Rajmal Jat, Himadri Saini, Akash Vispute, Santosh H. Kulkarni, Chinmay Jena, Rajesh Kumar, D. M. Chate, Sachin D. Ghude

“…Throughout India, under the S2 and S3 scenarios, 38% and 62% of states would meet the annual National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) of 40 µg m−3, respectively. …”
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