Childhood cancer and parental mental health: role of disease severity, socioeconomic status, and social dynamics by Hawkar Ibrahim, Azad Ali Ismail, Narin Ahmed Rahim, Benjamin Iffland, Frank Neuner

“…Social constraints on expressing feelings about the child’s illness further intensified parental stress, underscoring the cumulative impact of economic strain, disease severity, and limited social support on parental mental health. …”
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COVID-19 pandemic: mental health (distress as depression) in orthodontists by Eloisa Peixoto Soares Ueno, Liana Fattori, Edgard Michel-Crosato, Wilze Laura Bruscato, José Rino Neto, João Batista de Paiva

“…Objectives For health professionals, pandemic conditions impacted all societal aspects, including economic, wellness, and mental health. This study analysed sociodemographic factors, post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms (PTSD), and depression levels caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in orthodontists.Materials and Methods A sociodemographic questionnaire, the Impact of Event Scale (IES), and the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) were used. …”
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Sustainable closed-loop supply chain network design: heuristic hybrid approach with considering inflation and carbon emission policies by Saeid Kalantari, Hamed Kazemipoor, Farzad Movahedi Sobhani, Seyyed Mohammad Hadji Molana

“…Purpose: Establishing the structure and expansion of sustainable closed-loop supply chains is critical to meeting environmental, economic, and social standards to strengthen their position in competitive markets. …”
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Strategies for Activities to be Conducted in the First 72 Hours After a Disaster: Türkiye by Feyza Betül Yurtlu, Başak Öztürk, Emel Güven, Tamer Eren

“…Disasters are events that disrupt normal life and cause physical, economic, and social losses to people. Due to its location, Turkey is exposed to many disasters. …”
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Immune status improvement in piglets through the use of interferon-containing products during specific prevention of porcine pleuropneumonia by A. G. Shakhov, L. Yu. Sashnina, V. A. Prokulevich, Yu. Yu. Vladimirova, M. I. Adodina

“…Specific prevention is one of the most effective methods for the control of infectious diseases causing considerable economic damage to commercial pig farms, among which is porcine pleuropneumonia. …”
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Microplastic contamination and growth pattern of oyster; Crassostrea gigas in a coastline by L. Kasmini, A.S. Batubara

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Oysters (Crassostrea gigas) are one food source commonly consumed by the community and an important commodity with high economic value. Environmental issues, such as microplastics, have become a worldwide concern for its implications for aquatic organisms, especially oysters. …”
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Predictive method for poultry carcass visceral dimensions using 3D point cloud and Genetic Algorithm-based wavelet neural network by Zhengwei Zhu, Yan Chen, Lu Cai, Jinzhou Yang, Ke Wen, Jingjing Bao, Zhigang Hu, Dandan Fu

“…In order to avoid damaging viscera during poultry evisceration and enhance the economic value of poultry products, this paper proposes a predictive method for poultry carcass visceral dimensions based on 3D point cloud and a Genetic Algorithm-based Wavelet Neural Network (GA-WNN). …”
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Study on Air Quality Index, Atmospheric Pollutants and Dry Deposition of PCDD/Fs in the Ambient Air near Southwest China by Xueyan Liu, Kangping Cui, Yen-Kung Hsieh, Ya-Fen Wang, Ruoxin Wang

“…However, the air quality index increased again in 2021 as the economic activity was recovered. In February 2020, at the height of the epidemic, the monthly average PM2.5 and NO2 concentrations were estimated as 50.9 µg m–3 and 21.2 ppb, respectively in in Chengdu, and 48.9 µg m–3 and 22.9 ppb, respectively in Chongqing. …”
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The stability of soil aggregates in sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) orchards of different ages and varieties by Muhao Chen, Shu Feng, Jun Wang, Mingyu Gao, Min Liu, Kaibo Wang, Zhou-ping Shangguan, Yongwang Zhang

“…In conclusion, in addition to economic benefits, soil quality should also be protected. …”
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Location-specific heterogeneity in landslide resilience index: A household-based comparative study in Rangamati Hill District, Bangladesh by Raihan Riaz, Neegar Sultana, Raihan Riaz

“…Secondly, the research constructed a household-level Landslide Resilience Index (LRIH) based on four dimensions of resilience: social, economic capital, physical, and environmental systems. …”
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EFFECT OF COMPLIANCE COST AND TAX BURDEN ON TAX COMPLIANCE OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SCALE ENTERPRISES IN BENUE STATE, NIGERIA by Okpe Caleb John, Aliyu Nuraddeen Shehu, Bello A. Ahmad, Ahmed Aliyu Abdullahi, Mohammed Musa Abdulkarim

“…The SME sector is pivotal to the economic growth and development of any nation and Nigeria is no exception. …”
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Green and High Throughput Assay Using 96-Microwell Base to Determine Metformin Hydrochloride in the Tablet Dosage Form by Mohammed Alqarni, Atheer Alshehri, Bayan Almalki, Refah Althumali, Maram Alghamdi, Rawan Alqahtani, Safia G. Alotibi, Ali Alqarni, Adel H. Awad, Ibrahim A. Naguib

“…The use of the 96-microwell-plate method is superior to the existing method in terms of simplicity of the procedure, the low economic cost, and its consumption of low amounts of reagents and organic ethanol solvent, making it an environmentally friendly method. …”
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Sodium dichloroisocyanurate: a promising candidate for the disinfection of resilient drain biofilm by Abbie Martin, Natasha Doyle, Tom F. O'Mahony

“…Biofilms can cause a range of human diseases and are responsible for 1.7 million hospital-acquired infections in the US annually, providing an economic burden of $11.5 billion in treatment costs. …”
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Cytogenetic impact of gamma radiation and its effects on growth, yield and drought tolerance of maize (Zea mays L.) by Walaa M. Al-Sayed, Hanaa H. El-Shazly, Awatif I. El-Nahas, Ahmed A. A. Omran

“…Abstract Maize is the third most important grain crop worldwide after wheat and rice; it is a vital global crop, serving as a key source of food, animal feed, and industrial products, making it essential for food security and economic stability in many countries. Drought stress adversely affects water uptake and can stunt growth, reducing the overall productivity of maize. …”
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The Effect of Excavation Disturbance on the Stability of Bedding Cataclastic Rock Mass High Slope Containing Multimuddy Interlayers by Fei Liu, Jiaming Zhang, Pengzheng Guo, Wenlian Liu, Zhiqiang Wang, Jipu Chen

“…These incidents lead to considerable human casualties and substantial economic losses. However, existing studies predominantly concentrate on the excavation-induced impacts on the stability of rocky slopes characterized by single-layered soft and weak interlayers. …”
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Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals potential regulatory mechanisms in response to changes in physiological functions in Oreochromis aureus under salinity stress by Chang Yuan, Kangqi Zhou, Xianhui Pan, Yong Lin, Junqi Qin, Dapeng Wang, Zhong Chen, Xuesong Du, Yin Huang

“…Oreochromis aureus is an economically valuable fish species, but its domestication in saline environments remains unexplored, with limited reports on how salinity stress affects its physiological functions and acclimation-related mechanisms. …”
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EVALUATION OF GRADUATES OF RESIDENCY IN DIGESTIVE SURGERY AND COLOPROCTOLOGY IN A SINGLE CENTER: A 43 YEARS PORTRAIT by Gilton Marques FONSECA, Luiz Henrique DA COSTA, José Donizeti MEIRA JUNIOR, Nelson Fausto DELL’AQUILLA JUNIOR, Ulysses RIBEIRO JUNIOR, Paulo HERMAN, Luiz Augusto Carneiro D’ALBUQUERQUE

“…CONCLUSIONS: The majority of graduates considered medical residency fundamental for career development. Social and economic changes influenced residents’ profiles and post-program activities.…”
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A Comparative Analysis of Blockchain in Enhancing the Drug Traceability in Edible Foods Using Multiple Regression Analysis by K. Suresh Kumar, Vinay Kumar Nassa, Dipesh Uike, Ashima kalra, Ajay Kumar Sahu, Vijay Anant Athavale, V. Saravanan

“…They create an adverse impact on the health of the individuals and cause higher economic loss to the health-care industry. The existing studies tend to focus on laying emphasis of the need for an enhanced, effective, and end tracking systems in the industry. …”
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From Waste to Resource: Use of <i>Lemna minor</i> L. as Unconventional Fertilizer for Lettuce (<i>Lactuca sativa</i> L.) by Ada Baldi, Leonardo Verdi, Lorenzo Piacenti, Anna Lenzi

“…Therefore, its use as an alternative to commercial fertilizers can allow farmers to profitably exploit a waste product and, at the same time, reduce the costs for fertilization, thus achieving environmental and economic benefits.…”
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Transcriptome Analysis of the Effect of Acute Ammonia Stress on <i>Pseudobagrus ussuriensis</i> Liver Tissue by Shun Shi, Xiaohui Sun, Chunnuan Zhang, Chenran Lv, Yajuan Liu, Juan Du, Qian Qi

“…<i>Pseudobagrus ussuriensis</i> is a scaleless fish with important economic value that is more sensitive to ammonia stress. …”
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