Encouraging, empowering, and educating: Informal educators, caregivers, and children as partners in computational thinking activities by Kathleen Campana, J. Elizabeth Mills, Jeeyeon Chun, Jessica Ickes

“…Previous research by Ohland et al. offers an initial framework of parental roles in CT experiences that serves as a foundation for this study's analysis of interviews with 18 libraries and museums from across the United States. …”
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A Correlation Analysis of Knowledge, Experience, Religious Belief, and Behavior of Malaysian EPF Investors Towards Investing in Islamic and Conventional Unit Trusts by Md Abu Hasnat, Mohammed Monzurul Islam, Ziauddin Rahimi, Hüseyin Dağlı

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What’s in a name? Memory NK cells for cancer immunotherapy by William J Murphy, Robert J Canter, Sean J Judge, Megan C Purl

“…Recent work from Arellano-Ballestero et al highlights this evolving field and the current state of the art with memory NK cells. …”
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Hardware-Efficient Design of Real-Time Profile Shape Matching Stereo Vision Algorithm on FPGA by Beau Tippetts, Dah Jye Lee, Kirt Lillywhite, James K. Archibald

“…A comparison is given of accuracy, speed performance, and resource usage of a census transform-based stereo vision FPGA implementation by Jin et al. Results show that the profile shape matching algorithm is an efficient real-time stereo vision algorithm for hardware implementation for resource limited systems such as microunmanned vehicles.…”
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Victory Gardeners: Food and Gardening as part of a Healthy Lifestyle and Community by Maxine Hunter, William J. Lester, Hannah Wooten, Erin E. Harlow, Tiare Silvasy, LuAnn Duncan, Rebecca Elliott, Samantha DeForge, Danielle Treadwell

“…This is a holistic term which encompasses several dimensions of your life, including the spiritual, emotional, physical, intellectual, financial, social, and environmental dimensions (Lynch et al., 2021). This publication is a basic guide to incorporating gardening into your lifestyle including planning, planting, and harvesting considerations. …”
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Association Analysis of ULK1 with Crohn’s Disease in a New Zealand Population by Angharad R. Morgan, Wen-Jiun Lam, Dug-Yeo Han, Alan G. Fraser, Lynnette R. Ferguson

“…A recent study provided evidence for the involvement of ULK1 in the pathogenesis of CD (Henckaerts et al., 2011). We attempted to validate this association, using a candidate gene SNP study of ULK1 in CD. …”
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Creating a holistic excellence model adapted for technology-based companies by Ana Clara Pastor Tejedor, Jesús Pastor Tejedor, Luis Navarro Elola, Manbir Sodhi, Guillermo Pérez Sancho

“…HM proposes an overview of organisations – taking into account all value streams which companies generate – while the business excellence criteria of the EFQM define the structure platforms of Kotler et al. (2001), and the BSC guarantees implementation, monitoring and enforcement. …”
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Dimensions of Rational Decision-Making during the Demographic Transition; Aranjuez (Spain) Revisited by David Reher, Glenn Sandström

“…This paper builds on the existing literature and especially on the findings first shown in Reher & Sanz-Gimeno (2007) and in Van Poppel et al. (2012) where the links between childhood survival and reproductive decision-making were specified. …”
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Comparative analysis of diabetes risk in patients with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing different treatment approaches by Nai-Chen Shih, James Cheng-Chung Wei

“…Abstract The bidirectional relationship between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and diabetes mellitus (DM) has been explored in several studies. O’Connor-Reina et al., published a paper entitled: “Risk of diabetes in patients with sleep apnea: comparison of surgery versus CPAP in a long-term follow-up study” to examine a cohort study comparing the effects of surgery and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on the risk of diabetes in patients with OSA. …”
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Prise en charge et prévention des violences sexuelles à Abidjan : entre stigmatisation et inégalités by Nassoua Antoine Okpo, Michel Koudou Gbagbo, Baleta Lynda Carole Dalli

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Regional Climate Variability Responses to Future Land Surface Forcing in the Brazilian Amazon by Tao Zhang, Jinyan Zhan, Feng Wu, Jiao Luo, Juan Huang

“…The underlying land surface changes between 2005 and 2100 are first projected based on the respectable output produced by Hurtt et al. Then the weather research and forecasting (WRF) model is applied to assess the impacts of future deforestation on regional climate during 2090–2100. …”
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Effect of environmental conditions and preventive behaviors on cutaneous leishmaniasis from the earthquake that hit cities in Western Iran in 2021: A cross-sectional study by Fakhreddin CHABOKSAVAR, Arash ZIAPOUR, Mozhgan IRANDOST, Behzad MAHAKI, Francesco CHIRICO, Murat YILDIRIM, Gabriella NUCERA, Lukasz SZARPAK, Nicola BRAGAZZI, Anvar ASADI

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C-V Calculations in CdS/CdTe Thin Films Solar Cells with a CdSxTe1-x Interlayer by A. Gonzalez-Cisneros, F. L. Castillo-Alvarado, J. Ortiz-Lopez, G. Contreras-Puente

“…We extended our previous theoretical methodology developed on the basis of three cardinal equations (Castillo-Alvarado et al., 2010). The present results provide a better fit to experimental data obtained from CdS/CdTe solar cells grown in our laboratory by the chemical bath deposition (for CdS film) and the close-spaced vapor transport (for CdTe film) techniques.…”
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Employee development managament: An imperative for Industy 5.0 by Marković Mirko, Tomašević-Nešić Ana, Gardašević Jovana

“…The first questionnaire measured developmental experiences using the Developmental Experiences Description Scale (Wayne et al., 1997), while the management style was assessed using the Supportive and Non-Controlling Supervision Scale (Oldham & Cummings, 1996). …”
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Detecting Cross-Site Scripting in Web Applications Using Fuzzy Inference System by Bakare K. Ayeni, Junaidu B. Sahalu, Kolawole R. Adeyanju

“…Our detection framework recorded 15% improvement in accuracy and 0.01% reduction in the false-positive rate which is considerably lower than that found in the existing work by Koli et al. Our approach also serves as a decision-making tool for the users.…”
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Protocol for the intracerebral injection of AAV-α-synuclein plus poly(ADP-ribose) to generate a Parkinson’s disease monkey model by Shuyi Liu, Wei Si, Zhengbo Wang

“…We then detail a technique for the intracerebral administration of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-mediated overexpression of α-synuclein into the substantia nigra plus the injection of poly(ADP-ribose) (PAR) into the striatum.For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Liu et al.1 : Publisher’s note: Undertaking any experimental protocol requires adherence to local institutional guidelines for laboratory safety and ethics.…”
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Estrés laboral y contrato psicológico como elementos relaciónales del cambio organizacional by Mónica García-Rubiano, Carlos Forero-Aponte

“…El estudio se llevó a cabo mediante la aplicación del cuestionario de roles ocupacionales adaptado a la población colombiana por García-Neira, et al., (2012), el inventario de contrato psicológico versión 2 y el de medición de cambio organizacional. …”
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Theoretical investigation on models of circadian rhythms based on dimerization and proteolysis of PER and TIM by Jifa Jiang, Qiang Liu, Lei Niu

“…In 1999, based on stabilization of PER upon dimerization, Tyson et al. [J. J. Tyson, C. I. Hong, C. D. Thron, B. …”
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Psychological Support for Individuals Experiencing Acute Trauma (Based on Experience Working with Victims of a Terrorist Attack at Crocus City Hall) by I.V. Vachkov, E.I. Viryasova, O.S. Melenteva, M.A. Panfilova

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Protocol for isolation of human bone marrow stromal cells and characterization of cellular metabolism by Martina Dzubanova, Michaela Ferencakova, Andrea Benova, Dalia Ali, Michaela Tencerova

“…These assays provide information on hBMSC metabolic status valuable to regenerative medicine and therapeutic applications.For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Tencerova et al.1 : Publisher’s note: Undertaking any experimental protocol requires adherence to local institutional guidelines for laboratory safety and ethics.…”
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