Horticultural activity in soil inoculated with Streptomyces rimosus improved depressive mood with altered electroencephalogram and serum metabolism in adults by Risu Kim, Sowon Yang, Choong Hwan Lee, Sin-Ae Park

“…Thirty participants met the specific depression and anxiety criteria and engaged in horticultural activities using soil inoculated with S. rimosus (experimental group) or medium (control group). …”
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Time-Series Analysis of Continuously Monitored Blood Glucose: The Impacts of Geographic and Daily Lifestyle Factors by Sean T. Doherty, Stephen P. Greaves

“…We would suggest that maps of BG spatial variation or an interactive messaging system could provide new tools to engage patients and highlight potential risk factors.…”
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Analisis Tantangan Moderasi Beragama di Era Digital melalui Perspektif Teori Filter Bubble dan Echo Chamber by Alfi Rohmatul Hidayah, Moh. Asaddin Nur

“…Filter bubbles expose users only to content aligning with their views, while echo chambers amplify these views without engaging alternative perspectives. These dynamics pose challenges to interfaith dialogue and threaten religious moderation in Indonesia, a nation characterized by its vast religious diversity. …”
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Use of Artemisinin- Combination Therapies in Port Harcourt by OA Shorinwa, OO Ebong

“…Of the 717 questionnaires that were returned and evaluated, 690 (96.2%) respondents claimed to have had malaria within the last one year; 244 (34%) received treatment from hospitals; 273 (38.1%) received treatment from pharmacies; 137 (19.1%) engaged in self medication and 17 (2.4%) received herbal treatment. …”
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Occupational Therapy for Parenting: Perspectives of Parents With Physical Disability by Anne Honey, Jessica Peterson, Veronica O’Mara, Margaret McGrath

“…Parents experienced challenges in engaging in a range of parenting tasks with children over a range of age groups. …”
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Unravelling the Role of Digital Partnering in Successful Construction Digitalisation – An Empirical Investigation by Aghimien Douglas, Aghimien Emmanuel, Aigbavboa Clinton, Oke Ayodeji, Zapata-Montalvo Luis

“…To gather quantitative data, a survey was conducted with construction professionals engaged in projects throughout South Africa. The data analysis employed a comprehensive six-step methodology, including mean item scoring, Kruskal- Wallis H-Test, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), and multiple linear regression (MLR). …”
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Patterns of object play behaviour and its functional implications in free-flying common ravens by Awani Bapat, Anna E. Kempf, Salomé Friry, Palmyre H. Boucherie, Thomas Bugnyar

“…For instance, ravens judge others’ competitiveness via play caching and engage in social play by exchanging objects. However, most raven studies were conducted on a restricted number of individuals and under controlled captive settings. …”
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Rancang Bangun Aplikasi Android Si-Raja sebagai Upaya Memantau Pertumbuhan Janin pada Ibu Hamil by Darwitri Darwitri, Ristina Rosauli Harianja, Metasari Sihaloho, Kartika Sri Dewi Batubara

“…The program is expected to go through significant enhancements, enabling pregnant women to effectively engage with midwives to transmit complaints, examination findings, and pregnancy-related information.…”
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Road Safety Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Ghana by Stephen T. Odonkor, Hugues Mitsotsou-Makanga, Emmanuel Nene Dei

“…The aim of this study is, therefore, to determine and analyse road safety issues in Ghana aimed at contributing to national policy development, stakeholder engagements, and public safety education campaigns on road traffic collision. …”
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Do past and present adverse experiences impact the mental health of children? A study among children in the Juvenile Justice System in India by Shiva Prakash Srinivasan, Chiranjeevi Arumugam, Ananya Anandan, Padmavati Ramachandran

“…Background: Children in the Juvenile Justice System (JJS) in India include children who may have engaged in criminal acts and children who cannot be cared for by their families of origin for various reasons. …”
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The Role of Social Capital in the Development of Native Chicken Enterprises: A Case Study at P4S Laskar Andalas by Meldy Eka Putra, Helmi, Hasnah

“…Using a case study approach, key informants such as P4S Laskar Andalas, KUB PM Koto Parik, native chicken breeders, and local restaurants were engaged. Findings reveal P4S Laskar Andalas' diverse role in native chicken husbandry, including enterprise operation, advisory services, and business partnerships. …”
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Machine Learning with Tunicate Swarm Optimization for Improved Disc Herniation Prediction by Theofilos Gofas, Argyros Maris

“…To ensure impartiality, unbiased performance assessors are engaged to objectively evaluate the model outcomes. …”
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How an e-Learning Course Was Created to Support Primary Teachers’ Facilitation of Student Reflective Practice through Educational Vlogging by Molloy Ken, Crotty Yvonne

“…Vlogging is a short duration video recording that engages the learner in critical self-reflection. The widespread accessibility of digital devices in Irish schools offer primary teachers opportunities to use vlogging as a tool to enable students to reflect on their learning, and gather learning analytics that provide insight into the learning process. …”
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Exploring teachers' experiences in teaching learners with Dissociative identity disorder at rural schools in the Amajuba district KwaZulu-Natal by Nelly Mokoena

“…This study aims to investigate how Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) affects learners’ academic achievements, engagements, and overall school experience. The objectives were to identify the prevalence of DID among learners in rural KwaZulu-Natal schools, examine the impact of DID on their academic performance, and explore interventions that could support affected learners. …”
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Acute psychological and physiological benefits of exercising with virtual reality. by Bradley Barbour, Lucy Sefton, Richard M Bruce, Lucia Valmaggia, Oliver R Runswick

“…In the immersive VR participants chose to engage in more intense exercise (%VO2max; p = 0.044), showed higher levels of all enjoyment subscales (p<0.05) and reported higher positive affect (p = 0.003) and lower negative affect (p = 0.045) following exercise compared to the screen-based equivalent. …”
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Ethical Analysis of the Responsibility Gap in Artificial Intelligence by Eva Schur, Anna Brouns, Peter Lee

“…In summary, the three principles of routing, tracking, and engaging public opinion and attention to public emotions in policymaking can be useful as three effective strategies for the responsible development of AI technologies.…”
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Affect in Literary Translations: What is at Stake for the Author and the Translator by Klaarika Kaldjärv

“…Through examples, it demonstrates how authors can actively engage in the translation process to safeguard their narrative nuances. …”
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Indigenization of Pakistani English in Kanza Javed’s Ashes, Wine and Dust by Maryam Arshad, Humaira Irfan Irfan, Rashid Hussain, Nurah Saleh Alfares

“…The novel shows the use of code-switching and compounding, two prominent features of Pakistani English that highlight the engaging language use between Urdu and English, blending them to create a distinct linguistic identity. …”
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Distinct cortico-striatal compartments drive competition between adaptive and automatized behavior. by William H Barnett, Alexey Kuznetsov, Christopher C Lapish

“…In summary, this model describes how circuits of the dorsal striatum are dynamically engaged to control behavior and how the impairment of executive control by the PFC enhances inflexible behavior.…”
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“A New Ruling Class”. The mayors of Buenos Aires Province during the National Reorganization Process in Argentina by Paula Vera Canelo, Juan Pablo Kryskowski

“…The inquiry led to the following findings: i) this political elite had distinctive features, linked to the wider political and repressive goals of the dictatorship; ii) In a first period a majority of military mayors were appointed in towns considered as a “priority” for repression( densely populated, industrial, seat of important educational institutions or military facilities); iii) the profile of most of these officials was similar to that of other contemporary elites: male, professional, engaged in occupations typical of local public figures and with party affiliations characteristic of “compatible civilian leadership”; iv) the stability of their political careers was favored by traits such as a civilian background, landownership, previous experience in provincial civil service and prior political experience; and v) although the creation of a new ruling class was among the primary goals of the dictatorship, only a few of the Buenos Aires province mayors were able to secure their political survival upon the return of democratic rule.…”
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