Performance of Shear Connector in Composite Slab and Steel Beam with Reentrant and Open Trough Profiled Steel Sheeting by Alemu Feyissa, Goshu Kenea

“…The composite construction strategies realize an increasing number of sizeable applications in regions like bridges, ramps, homes, and different exceptional places. The component of composite structure considered in the study contains composite slab, profiled steel sheeting, steel beam, shear connector, and reinforcement cages. …”
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Loneliness, lack of support, and educational challenges: teachers’ experiences working with refugee children by Simona Lunina, Vaida Jurgilė

“…The education of refugee children and the opportunities to provide it globally became more important in 2022 when Ukrainian refugees were forced to flee their homes because of the war. This paper aims to reveal the experiences of Lithuanian teachers who, as soon as the war started, received refugee children in their classes without any prior information or adequate preparation. …”
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Analyzing Structural and Physical Changes and the Future of Tehran’s Urban Fringe (The Case: The Fringe of District 22 of Tehran Municipality) by Taher Parizadi, Ali Shamaei

“…The analysis of drivers also showed that in the future, out of a total of 25 possible land uses, forestry, eco- tourism, constructiing villas and secon homes, parks, malls, military spaces, stadiums and sports places, and roads and transportation terminals cause to main changes on the structural-physical of the studied fringe.…”
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When Race, Rape, and Religion Collide by Evelyn Parker

“…For almost two years, women and girls worldwide were sheltering in homes with abusive intimate partners and experiencing violent trauma and even death. …”
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Pilot of a team-based quality improvement strategy to improve cardiovascular risk factors care in community mental health centers by Karly A. Murphy, Karly A. Murphy, Joseph Gennusa, Arlene T. Dalcin, Arlene T. Dalcin, Courtney Cook, Courtney Cook, Stacy Goldsholl, Tyler Fink, Gail L. Daumit, Gail L. Daumit, Gail L. Daumit, Gail L. Daumit, Gail L. Daumit, Gail L. Daumit, Nae-Yuh Wang, Nae-Yuh Wang, Nae-Yuh Wang, Nae-Yuh Wang, Nae-Yuh Wang, David Thompson, David Thompson, Emma E. McGinty

“…We sought to characterize the implementation of an adapted team-based quality improvement strategy to improve mental health providers’ delivery of evidence-based CVD risk factor care.MethodsIn a 12-month, single arm pre/post pilot study in four behavioral health homes embedded within psychiatric rehabilitation programs, sites implemented an adapted Comprehensive Unit Safety Program (CUSP). …”
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Changes in sensor recorded activity patterns and neuropsychiatric symptoms after deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease: 5 case reports by Lena C. Bruhin, Michael Single, Aileen C. Naef, Katrin Petermann, Mario Sousa, Matilde Castelli, Ines Debove, Marie E. Maradan-Gachet, Andreia D. Magalhães, Andreas A. Diamantaras, M. Lenard Lachenmayer, Gerd Tinkhauser, Julia Waskönig, Christopher M. el Achkar, Alia Lemkaddem, Mathieu Lemay, Paul Krack, Tobias Nef, Deborah Amstutz

“…Steps taken per hour, nighttime spent in bed and time spent outside were monitored with a smartwatch and ambient sensors placed in patient homes for an average of 20 days pre- and postoperatively. …”
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Second Hand Tobacco Smoke Exposure among Adults in an Urbanized Village in Delhi by Yukti Bhandari, Jugal Kishore, Abhilasha Yadav, Aritrik Das

“…Conclusion: Though most participants knew that exposure to SHS can cause serious illness, further awareness sessions need to be conducted to improve knowledge and understanding and reduce exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke in homes. Strict adherence to no-smoking policies should be implemented as per law to reduce exposure to SHS in public areas.…”
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Modeling the determinants of cigarette consumption in Iranian households with children under 5 years of age using the Income and Expenditure Survey 2021 by Shakila Bagheri, Naser Kamyari, Saeed Hesam, Maryam Seyedtabib

“…Key predictors of smoking included older age, male gender, lower education, higher income, and larger homes. Homeownership was negatively associated with smoking. …”
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Factor analysis of women's low awareness in cervical cancer screening by Fitri Ayatul Azlina, Rieh Firdausi, Vena Marisa, Siti Hizratul Raudah, Rezkia Asma’ul Husna, Nabillah Fatiniah

“…The research questionnaire was filled out directly by research respondents at their homes. The results of the Chi Square test obtained a p value of 0.038, which means there is a relationship between knowledge and attitude and the Chi Square test obtained a p value of 0.013, which means there is a significant relationship between satisfaction with health workers and attitude. …”
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Cardiac Migration of Endogenous Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Patients with Inflammatory Cardiomyopathy by Caroline Schmidt-Lucke, Felicitas Escher, Sophie Van Linthout, Uwe Kühl, Kapka Miteva, Jochen Ringe, Thomas Zobel, Heinz-Peter Schultheiss, Carsten Tschöpe

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the migration and homing potential of endogenous circulating MSC in virus negative inflammatory cardiomyopathy (CMi). …”
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Are there also negative effects of social support? A qualitative study of patients with inflammatory bowel disease by Alexander Palant, Wolfgang Himmel

“…Most of the participants were interviewed in their homes, some in the Department of General Practice in Göttingen.Participants 42 patients with IBD.Results Two interrelated categories emerged: (1) unwanted confrontation and (2) undesirable reactions. …”
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High prevalence and co-occurrence of modifiable risk factors for non-communicable diseases among university students: a cross-sectional study by Ipek Cicekli, Ipek Cicekli, Serap Gokce Eskin, Serap Gokce Eskin

“…The co-occurrence of four or more lifestyle risk factors was significantly greater in students at private universities (aOR: 2.01 95% CI: 1.2; 3.35), those living in student homes (aOR: 3.57 95% CI: 1.96; 6.5), and those with fast food preferences when eating outside (a0R: 2.53 95% CI: 1.62; 3.96).ConclusionTargeted university-based interventions, such as promoting physical activity, providing affordable nutritious meals, and educating students on healthy lifestyles, are essential to reduce non-communicable disease (NCD) risk among students. …”
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The impact of economic, social and health crises on victims of domestic violence by Andrea Domokos

“…The crises caused by the fear of COVID, the lockdown, war conflicts, hunger, and the climate disaster spill over into family homes and make the victims of domestic violence and partner abuse even more vulnerable. …”
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REVOLUTIONIZING URBAN LAST-MILE DELIVERY WITH AUTOMATED PARCEL LOCKERS: AN OVERVIEW by Anca POPESCU, Adriana TULBURE

“…Because users prefer to have their purchases delivered to their homes, this is one of the biggest challenges facing e-commerce. …”
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Direct Intra-family Violence Perceived by Adolescents by Marioly Ruíz Hernández, Mario Alzuri Falcato, Laura Magda López Angulo, Yoan Hernández Cabrera, Yanara Calzada Urquiola

“…The perception of violence for both sexes was similar in figures for psychological and physical violence, was higher in adolescents living in single-parent homes with the mother, in large, extended and dysfunctional families. …”
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Strategies to Improve the Quality and Freshness of Human Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Neurological Diseases by Da Yeon Lee, Sung Eun Lee, Do Hyeon Kwon, Saraswathy Nithiyanandam, Mi Ha Lee, Ji Su Hwang, Shaherin Basith, Jung Hwan Ahn, Tae Hwan Shin, Gwang Lee

“…Human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hBM-MSCs) have been studied for their application to manage various neurological diseases, owing to their anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, paracrine, and antiapoptotic ability, as well as their homing capacity to specific regions of brain injury. …”
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Global Perspectives on Addressing Systemic Issues in Music Therapy Curricula and Healthcare by Amy Clements-Cortés, Melissa Mercadal-Brotons, Hakeem Leonard, Vivian Chan, Gro Trondalen, Tao-Deva Stingl, Thomas Stegemann, Claudia Zanini

“…Music  therapists work in a variety of environments including hospitals, community centres, regular or special education schools, speciality clinics, private practice, and long-term care homes, etc. Music therapists are tasked with navigating policies in their workplaces and balancing the needs of their clients/consumers/service users. …”
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Metodologi Sains dan Agama by Zainal Abidin, Kholili Hasib

“…Sejauh ini dalam tradisi sains modern (sains Barat), teori ilmu pengetahuan dan teologi tidak bisa bertemu. Kajian Homes ini sebenarnya masuk ke wilayah basis filsafat ilmu yang menjadi dasar tumbuh berkembangnya suatu teori. …”
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Myeloma cell-derived CXCL7 facilitates proliferation of tumor cells and occurrence of osteolytic lesions through JAK/STAT3 pathway by Yue Wang, Tianwei Lan, Qiongyan Zhang, Chi Zhou, Peng Liu

“…A mouse xenograft tumor model was established through intravenous injection of myeloma cell lines based on the homing ability of plasma cells. Moreover, the mechanism by which CXCL7 promotes the activation of osteoclast signaling pathways in MM was explored. …”
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Emotional and physical experiences of people with neovascular age-related macular degeneration during the injection process in Germany: a qualitative study by Oliver Zeitz, Martina Breuning, Christine Holmberg, Christian Wolfram, Anne Thier

“…We conducted narrative, semistructured, face-to-face interviews at the participants’ homes, which were audio-recorded. The interviews were thematically analysed.Results Twenty-two participants were included in this analysis. …”
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