Comparing the Effectiveness of Child-Centered Play Therapy and Story Therapy on Social Skills and Shyness in Preschool Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Teh... by Azin Soroushvala, Alireza Merati, Mehdi Yousefvand

“…In the first stage, 80 children were examined with a research checklist, and in the second stage, 45 children with a primary diagnosis of attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder were selected, who were normal in terms of motor function and free of other psychological disorders, and to differentiate normal children and children with Attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder, they were evaluated with behavioral inventory and clinical interview for more certainty. …”
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Influence of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic on Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction in Taiwan by Yuan-Heng Su, Kuan-Han Wu, Chih-Min Su, Chi-Yung Cheng, Cheng-I Cheng, Chia-Te Kung, Fu-Cheng Chen

“…The outbreak of the new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has notably affected the medical system worldwide and influenced the health-seeking behavior of people while depleting medical resources, causing a delay in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) management. …”
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Attitudes, Awareness, and Willingness of Iranians Toward Using Telemedicine in Post‐COVID Era: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Marsa Gholamzadeh, Hamidreza Abtahi, Reza Safdari, Elham Haghshenas, Mehrnaz Asadi Gharabaghi, Besharat Rahimi

“…This study investigates the attitudes, willingness, and usage behaviors of Iranian patients toward telemedicine. …”
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Migraine in men by Mira P. Fitzek, Deirdre M. Boucherie, Tessa de Vries, Cleo Handtmann, Haniyeh Fathi, Bianca Raffaelli, Antoinette MaassenVanDenBrink

“…The reasons for these sex disparities are complex, involving biological, psychosocial, and cultural factors, such as brain structural differences, differences in functional responses to painful stimuli, hormonal effects, and behavioral influences like adherence to masculine norms and stigma. …”
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Coculture with Eastern oysters is unlikely to reduce OsHV-1 impacts to farmed Pacific oysters: A modelling approach by Familusi Oluwatosin Adekunle, Gorka Bidegain, Tal Ben-Horin

“…Additionally, the co-culture model was validated for mathematical accuracy and behavior across varying species proportions of M. gigas/C. virginica (90/10, 60/40, 50/50, 40/60, 10/90). …”
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Towards a net-zero healthcare system in Kenya: Stakeholder perspectives on opportunities, challenges and priorities by Iris Martine Blom, Melvine Anyango Otieno, Susannah Mayhew, Neil Spicer, Andy Haines, Sarah Whitmee

“…Results: Stakeholders identified and validated 14 process components crucial for this transformation, ranging from leadership and financing to behavioral change and monitoring. Critical barriers, such as infrastructure limitations, competing health priorities, financial constraints, and gaps in strategy coordination, were highlighted. …”
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Research on the related between microstructures and impact toughness of Ti80 alloy by Bin Hu, Jinyang Ge, Junyang He, Bin Kong, Xiaoyong Zhang, Kechao Zhou

“…By investigating the microstructure deformation mechanisms and crack deflection behaviors, we found that equiaxed αp and colony αl in FE or ECL possess superior abilities of plastic deformation and crack deflection, promoting severe deformation of them, tortuous crack paths as well as high energy dissipation. …”
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Experimental and Modeling Study for the Solar-Driven CO₂ Electrochemical Reduction to CO by Matteo Agliuzza, Roberto Speranza, Andrea Lamberti, Candido Fabrizio Pirri, Adriano Sacco

“…Integration with the fundamental equations of the DSSCs was simulated to analyze the solar-driven CO₂ reduction behavior under solar irradiance variations, offering a valuable tool for optimizing operating conditions and predicting the device performance under different environmental conditions. …”
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Modification of blend reverse osmosis membranes using ZrO2 for desalination process purposes by Saleh O. Alaswad, Eman S. Mansor, Heba Abdallah, Ahmed M. Shaban

“…Also, there is a decrease in the NaCl removal tendency was observed with the excessive dosages of ZrO2 with 0.7 wt%, which was due to the concentration polarization, which blocks the pores on the surfaces of the membranes. The antifouling behavior of the prepared membranes was tested using bovine serum albumin (BSA), the results indicate the low irreversible resistance, total fouling resistance, and high flux recovery ratio compared to the neat membrane. …”
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Natural pozzolan as a sustainable cement replacement in high-performance concrete: Effects on mechanical properties, durability, and microstructural development by Yakoub Derrouiche, Djamel Achoura, Jacqueline Saliba, Franck Cassagnabère

“…Our objective is to assess how partially substituting cement with NP with a replacement rate ranging from 0 % to 50 % affects the physical, mechanical behavior, and durability of Eco-HPC made with ternary binders. …”
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Particle-bound Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (pPAHs) in Merida, Mexico by Harry Alvarez-Ospina, Sofia Giordano, Luis A. Ladino, Graciela B. Raga, Joshua I. Muñoz-Salazar, Martha Leyte-Lugo, Daniel Rosas, Giovanni Carabali

“…The diurnal cycle showed a bimodal behavior similar to those found for carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and black carbon (BC) (estimated from absorption coefficient), indicating that burning of fossil fuels from vehicular traffic is the likely source of the pPAHs emitted in Merida. …”
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Burden of type 2 diabetes and its relationship with human development index in Asian countries: Global Burden of Disease Study in 2019 by Seyed Ahmadreza Alinaghian, Shokoufeh Hamidzadeh, Afsaneh Badrizadeh, Zaher Khazaei, Amirhossein Souri, Victoria Momenabadi, Elham Goodarzi

“…The highest share of DALY risk factors in men (12093.2 per 100000) and in women (7122.4 per 100000) was related to behavioral factors. According to the results, air pollution, high fasting plasma glucose, and dietary risks are the main risk factors associated with the burden of type 2 diabetes in women and men, respectively. …”
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Analysis of Arc Re-Ignition in Vacuum Interrupter-Based HVdc Circuit Breakers by Tamer Eliyan, Ali Saeed Almuflih, Z. M. S. Elbarbary, Fady Wadie

“…This work provides novel insights into the arc-reignition behavior of VI-HVdc-CBs and offers practical guidelines for optimizing HVdc circuit breaker performance, aiming to minimize arc reignitions, TRV, and arcing time for more reliable HVdc system protection.…”
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Effects of repetitive thermal loads on microstructure and mechanical properties of potassium-doped tungsten alloy as plasma facing material by Hui Wang, Zhuo-Ming Xie, Da-Huan Zhu, Mu-Lan Yu, Yin-Juan Fu, Rui Liu, Xian-Ping Wang, Qian-Feng Fang, Chang-Song Liu, Xue-Bang Wu

“…However, unlike conventional second-phase particles, the K bubbles within W alloys do not form distinct phase interfaces with the W matrix, leaving their behavior poorly understood under transient thermal loads. …”
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Experimental Study of H-Shaped Honeycombed Stub Columns with Rectangular Concrete-Filled Steel Tube Flanges Subjected to Axial Load by Jing Ji, Maomao Yang, Zhichao Xu, Liangqin Jiang, Huayu Song

“…The behavior of H-shaped honeycombed stub columns with rectangular concrete-filled steel tube flanges (STHCCs) subjected to axial load was investigated experimentally. …”
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Investigation into the monitoring and control of mechanical dynamics in inclined mining equipment utilizing digital twin technology by Panshi XIE, Hang YANG, Yongping WU, Baofa HUANG, Weidian LIN, Leilei YI

“…Large-scale physical simulations leveraging digital twin technology are pivotal in addressing the intricate mechanical behaviors of coal and rock, as well as the intelligent control challenges posed by gravity and inclination effects. …”
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Akt/p27kip1 Pathway Is Not Involved in Human Insulinoma Tumorigenesis by Adriana Graciela Díaz, Andrea Paes de Lima, Paula Garibaldi, Maria de los Milagros Rubio, Florencia García, Marta Kral, Oscar D. Bruno

“…The low expression of Akt seen in insulinomas might explain the usual benign behavior of this type of pNET. Cytoplasmic p27kip1 in both insulinomas and normal islet cells could reflect the low rate of replication of beta cells, while nuclear p27kip1 would seem to indicate stabilization and nuclear anchoring of the cyclin D-Cdk4 complex. …”
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Rearing in a Physically Enriched Environment Affects Shoaling and Stress Responses of Zebrafish (<i>Danio rerio</i>) Exposed to Novel Conditions by Valentina Gazzano, Martina Di Filippo, Rosario Licitra, Asahi Ogi, Baldassare Fronte, Maria Claudia Curadi, Angelo Gazzano

“…Subsequently, fish were moved to a new tank for a shoaling test, and behavior was evaluated over periods of 0′–5′ and 5′–10′. …”
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LINC01355 Contributes to Malignant Phenotype of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Cytotoxic T Cell Infiltration via Activating Notch Signaling Pathway by Chen Zou, Siyuan Wu, Haigang Wei, Hailing Luo, Zhe Tang, Xia Li, Xiaozhi Lv, Yilong Ai

“…In our present study, we displayed that lack of LINC01355 suppressed OSCC malignant behaviors and enhanced the antitumor activity of CD8+ T cells via inactivating Notch signaling. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Lyophilized Chitosan-Based Hydrogels Cross-Linked with Benzaldehyde for Controlled Drug Release by Fouad Damiri, Yahya Bachra, Chaimaa Bounacir, Asmae Laaraibi, Mohammed Berrada

“…Firstly, the three drugs (caffeine, ascorbic acid, and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)) were selected as model drugs to test the in vitro release behavior of the hydrogel. The drugs were solubilized in chitosan salt, lyophilized, and cross-linked with benzaldehyde involving the formation of a Schiff base with (–C=N-) linkage to produce a physical hydrogel. …”
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