“My Polish is dying, and I'm really upset about it”: First language experiences of the 1.5 generation of immigrants in Ireland by Patricia Toth, Emma Riordan

“…The findings of this study can contribute to the emerging field of research in first language attrition and may have implications for the development and implementation of language maintenance policy such as those outlined in Ireland’s Strategy for Foreign Languages in Education 2017-2026: Languages Connect (Department of Education and Skills, 2017). …”
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Heterogeneous occurrence of evergreen broad-leaved forests in East Asia: Evidence from plant fossils by Jiagang Zhao, Shufeng Li, Jian Huang, Wenna Ding, Mengxiao Wu, Tao Su, Alexander Farnsworth, Paul J. Valdes, Linlin Chen, Yaowu Xing, Zhekun Zhou

“…The earliest occurrence of EBLFs in southern China can be traced back to the middle Eocene, followed by southwestern China during the late Eocene–early Oligocene. Subsequently, EBLFs emerged in Japan during the early Oligocene and eventually appeared in central-eastern China around the Miocene. …”
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Islamic Sosialisme According to Mustafa al-Siba‘i by Mohd Hatib Ismail, Ahmad Sunawari Long, Siti Rohani Jasni

“…The ideology of socialism has emerged among Western thinkers to create a society based on social justice. …”
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Rachel Carson’s enduring call: a 60-year echo for harmony with nature by Olcay Ünver, Gavrielle Orman, Kiril Hristovski

“…While the ongoing use of pesticides is far from the international goal of minimizing their impact, a beacon of hope emerges in the growing movement toward ecosystem-based solutions supported by science and international organizations. …”
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Treating drug-resistant tuberculosis in an era of shorter regimens: Insights from rural South Africa by J-D K Lotz, J Porter, H Conradie, T Boyles, B Gaunt, S Dimanda, D Cort

“…Besides other previously described correlates of outcomes, HIV viraemia emerged as a novel marker for reliably predicting poor outcomes in DR-TB with HIV co-infection, and a pragmatic target for intervention. …”
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Associations between Children’s Exposure to PM2.5 and their Serum Inflammatory Responses in Taiwan by Wei-Jung Tseng, Jian-He Lu, How-Ran Chao, Ming-Hsien Tsai, Yu-Ting Chang, Liang-Jen Wang, Chih-Cheng Chen, Wan-Nurdiyana-Wan Mansor, Juliana Jalaludin, Chih-Lung Wang, Ying-I Tsai

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Effects of hydrogen water and psychological treatment in a sample of women with panic disorder: a randomized and controlled clinical trial by Ana Belén Fernández-Serrano, Francisco José Moya-Faz, Cesar Augusto Giner Alegría, Juan Carlos Fernández Rodríguez, Jose Francisco Soriano Guilabert, Martín del Toro Mellado

“…In recent years, hydrogen-rich water has emerged as a promising therapeutic strategy to prevent and intervene in stress-related disorders, due to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. …”
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Phages as potential life-saving therapeutic option in the treatment of multidrug-resistant urinary tract infections by Beata Zalewska-Piątek, Michalina Nagórka

“…Phage therapy (PT) has emerged as a promising alternative due to its specificity, safety and efficacy against multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens causing infectious diseases. …”
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Impact of Driver Age and Behavior on the Effectiveness of ADAS in Cyclist Safety on Rural Roads: A Simulator Study by Nouman Usama, Ahmed M. Al-Wathinani, Krzysztof Goniewicz, Sami Babar

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Enhancing Disaster Diplomacy between Indonesia and Turkey: A Study on the Roles of Non-State Actors in Collaborative Governance during the 2023 Earthquake by Siti Malaiha Dewi, Umi Qodarsasi

“…Disaster diplomacy, the strategic use of humanitarian aid and disaster relief to strengthen diplomatic relations, emerged as a crucial element in international politics, particularly in the aftermath of natural disasters. …”
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The Usefulness of Intrapartum Transperineal Ultrasonography for the Prediction of Mode of Delivery by Erdinc Saridogan, Ozlem Moraloglu Tekin

“…The receiver operating characteristics curve showed that measurement of angle of progression with <110.5 degrees (p=0.001) and measurement of head-perineum distance with >52.5 millimeters (p=0.001) were associated with emergent cesarean delivery. For the prediction of delivery mode, both angle of progression and head-perineum distance had high sensitivity and specificity. …”
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Overturning and cracking of stellar objects in modified $$f(R, \varphi )$$ f ( R , φ ) gravity by Adnan Malik, Attiya Shafaq, Fatemah Mofarreh, M. Farasat Shamir, Wedad Albalawi

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The instrumental value of advance directives: lesson learned from the COVID-19 pandemic for policymaking by Elisabeth Stock, Christian H. Nickel, Bernice S. Elger, Andrea Martani

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Species abundance, urn models, and neutrality by Chave, Jerome

“…When the parameter θ is taken as an index or regional diversity, the Amazonia and Southeast Asia emerge with similar regional diversities (θ = 654 for Amazonia, versus θ = 726 for Southeast Asia), with a less diverse tropical African tree flora (θ = 219). …”
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ENHANCING PROJECT QUALITY THROUGH EFFECTIVE REQUIREMENTS MANAGEMENT by Sławomir Wawak

“…Legal compliance, usability, and safety of use emerged as significant parameters for evaluating project outcomes. …”
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Espaço vivido e espaço mental: Dalton Trevisan e a dicotomia social do urbanismo curitibano by Nelson H. Vieira

“…However, in the midst of the city’s vampiresque evocation emanating from the author himself, there always emerges a dose of compassion and nostalgia which in the final analysis challenges Dalton Trevisan’s image as a mordant and insensitive critic of his Curitiba.…”
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Desarrollo de las organizaciones complejas bajo una perspectiva sinérgica del talento humano by José Luis Márquez

“…Este trabajo surge de la problemática que presentan algunas organizaciones merideñas, que funcionan conforme a principios y lineamientos gerenciales basados en los modelos administrativos tradicionales, sin tomar en cuenta el pensamiento paradigmático actual, que emerge en el contexto de la postmodernidad y sus complejas relaciones dentro de la organización y el entorno. …”
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Early, integrated palliative care for people with chronic respiratory disease: lessons learnt from lung cancer by Anne M. Walker, Donald R. Sullivan, Phan Nguyen, Anne E. Holland, Natasha Smallwood

“…An established evidence base exists that has demonstrated the essential role of specialist palliative care for people with lung cancer. Emerging evidence supports similar benefits among people with chronic respiratory disease. …”
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Perceptions of Physical Therapy and The Role of Physical Therapists  In Injury Prevention Among Professional Basketball Players: A Qualitative Study by Alison Marks, Carol A. Courtney, William E. Healey

“…Data saturation was reached when no new information emerged. # Results Over half (62.9%) stated that PT mainly addressed post-injury and return-to-sport rehabilitation. …”
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A narrative review of proactive palliative care models for people with COPD by Amy Pascoe, Xinye Chen, Natasha Smallwood

“…Symptom palliation, advance care planning, and support for caregivers emerged as the common components underpinning both generalist and specialist models of palliative care. …”
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