Impact of Number and Placement of High-dose Vertices on Equivalent Uniform Dose and Peak-to-valley Ratio for Lattice Radiotherapy by A. T. Bhagyalakshmi, Velayudham Ramasubramanian

“…Eight lattices were systematically and optimally placed (by avoiding proximity to organs at risks [OARs]) to study the impact of vertex placement. …”
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Women’s empowerment as a determinant of neonatal mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa: a narrative review focused on Nigeria by Joel-Medewase Victor Idowu, Wada Zechariah Ojima, Sayomi Bukola Adetutu, Adetoye Mayowa Mary, Ashaolu Joseph Oluwakayode, Olowolafe Tubosun Alex

“…Information about trends, risk factors, and prevalent lapses was obtained from literature from renowned databases like PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar, and grey literature consisting of reports from relevant governmental and non-governmental organizations. Critical risk factors commonly identified include inadequate antenatal care (less than three visits), lack of access to skilled and clean birth practices, limited healthcare accessibility, financial barriers, substandard environmental conditions, and nutritional shortfalls. …”
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Economic Diplomacy of the Russian Federation: Prospects for the Development of an Eff ective Export Support System by A. A. Naryshkin

“…This research is based on both offi cial documents and modern academic literature on this issue and on the author’s personal experience gained while working in a number of relevant state institutions and development agencies, as well as commercial organizations. The first section provides an overview of the key forms and instruments of export support in general, as well as describes the history and the current state of the Russian export support system. …”
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Relationship between Serum Ferritin Levels and Sarcopenia in Transfusion-Dependent Thalassemia Patient by Rendra Prasetya Saefudin, Siprianus Ugroseno Yudho Bintoro, Sony Wibisono Mudjanarko, Merlyna Savitri, Lukita Pradhevi, Agustinus Vincent, Michael Austin Pradipta Lusida, Kartika Afrida Fauzia

“…One of the complications of repeated blood transfusions is iron overload, which occurs when iron accumulates in various organs and causes clinical complications. Recent studies have mentioned a correlation between increased ferritin and decreased skeletal muscle mass, but until now, no study has been conducted in thalassemia patients. …”
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Additional Education for Children with Special Needs and Disabilities in the Russian Federation: National Monitoring Concept by Z. V. Puzanova, M. A. Simonova, V. M. Filippov, T. I. Larina

“…The article presents the project of the toolkit for the national monitoring of entities engaged in additional educational activities for children with special needs and disabilities, which includes eight blocks: organizational structure of entities engaged in implementing additional educational programs for children in each constituent territory of the Russian Federation; implementation of additional educational programs for children with special needs and disabilities in entities with various subordination and organizational structures; material and technical support; staffing and professional training for specialists engaged in implementing additional educational programs for children with special needs and disabilities; information on ongoing additional educational programs for children with special needs and disabilities; typical obstacles which arise in the course of activities organized by entities engaged in implementing additional educational programs for children with special needs and disabilities; information resources and the system of inter-agency interaction in the course of the implementation of additional educational programs for children, including those with special needs and disabilities; financing of entities engaged in implementing additional educational programs for children. …”
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NON-FINANCIAL REPORTING IN THE CONTEXT OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION: TRANSFORMATION, CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS by Oksana Nesterenko, Alina Kyzym

“…The mechanism of joint use of GRI and SASB standards in the formation of sustainability reports is substantiated, which will allow obtaining a comprehensive characterization of corporate activities, which will disclose information on the achievement of sustainable development goals and organized financial information. Prospects for further research in the subject matter of this article are related to the development of a mechanism for improving the quality and international compa­rability of non-financial reporting to assess the contribution of the corporate sector to the achieve­ment of sustainable development goals.…”
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Efficient removal of lead (II) from paint factory wastewater using Noug stalk activated carbon: A sustainable adsorption approach by Getasew Yirdaw

“…Exposure to lead (II) poses serious health risks, including carcinogenic effects, neurological disorders, blood-related complications, and damage to vital organs such as the liver, kidneys, and lungs. While extensive research has focused on lead (II) removal from synthetic wastewater, limited studies have addressed the application of these methods to real industrial wastewater. …”
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Imaging the Ultrastructure of Isolated Peptidoglycan Sacculi from Rod-Shaped <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> J99 Cells by Atomic Force Microscopy by Daniel Amiteye, Jandirk Sendker, Fabian Herrmann

“…Apart from the model organism <i>Escherichia coli</i>, ultrastructural imaging data on the murein architecture of Gram-negative bacteria is mostly missing today. …”
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CORRELATION BETWEEN FEMALE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS KNOWLEDGE AND BREAST SELF EXAMINATION BEHAVIOR by Winda Ayu Juwita Karni, Dewi Rostianingsih, Lenny Irmawaty Sirait

“…Background : Breast cancer is a painless lump, can develop and invade surrounding breast tissue then spread to nearby lymph nodes or to other organs in the body. The high mortality rate of breast cancer is due to a lack of knowledge about breast cancer and early detection so that it comes to health services at late stage. …”
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English Law Terms: Optimizing Education Process by A. G. Anisimova, M. A. Arkhipova

“…Legal terms have a number of specific characteristics, such as: abstract nature of legal notions; introduction of new terms by regulatory organizations; an important role of judicial interpretation in constituting shades of meaning of a legal terminological unit; and the fact that a legal term may belong to a particular area of Law, which makes it possible to refer it to the category of general legal, branch-wise, or inter-branch vocabulary. …”
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A Literature Review on Schema Evolution in Databases by Zouhaier Brahmia, Fabio Grandi, Barbara Oliboni

“…For that, first we collected and summarized the contributions of research papers dealing with database schema evolution. Then we organized their presentation in a chronological order, also giving a historical perspective on the topic development. …”
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Establishment Methods and Application Evaluation of Animal Models in Reproductive Toxicology Research by HUANG Dongyan, WU Jianhui

“…In the study of reproductive system diseases, numerous animal models have been developed to investigate key reproductive organs, such as testicles and ovaries. Each model involves the selection of animals, the establishment of methods, and the quantification of evaluation indicators, and all have advantages and limitations. …”
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PSYCHOLOGICAL GUIDING OF STUDENTS’ INDIVIDUAL EDUCATIONAL TRAJECTORIES IN VOCATIONAL SCHOOL by Evald F. Zeer, Oksana S. Popova

“…The choice of educational trajectory is determined by socio-professional orientation of students, their value-sense orientation, the availability of alternative educational programs, opportunities for educational organizations. The structurally functional model of psychological guiding of working out and realisation of individually-educational trajectories is proposed. …”
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Nuclear Factor I-C Regulates Stemness Genes and Proliferation of Stem Cells in Various Mineralized Tissue through Epithelial-Mesenchymal Interactions in Dental Epithelial Stem Cell... by Dong-Seol Lee, Yeo Joon Song, Hye Ri Gug, Ji-Hyun Lee, Hyun Sook Bae, Joo-Cheol Park

“…Nuclear factor I (NFI) transcription factors are known as crucial regulators in various organ development and stem cell biology. Among its members, nuclear factor I-C (NFI-C) has been reported to play an essential role in odontogenesis. …”
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Freeze-Thaw Performance of Silt Sand Treated with Lignin by Fu Zhu, Jiayu Li, Wenhao Jiang, Shuang Zhang, Weizhi Dong

“…In order to avoid the adverse effects of inorganic materials on soil modification, we applied lignin, which is an environmentally friendly and organic polymer, to improve the silt sand from cold regions. …”
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Use of building wastes and red mud as CO2 sorbent and catalyst for the production of hydrogen by Despina Vamvuka, Stavroula Panagiotidou, Agapi Orfanoudaki

“…For the same proportions of sorbent and catalyst at 850°C, 64.3–77.8% of CO2 was captured, the hydrogen concentration in product gas was 76.6–79.8% mol, the yield was 1.5–2.35 m3/kg, the HHV of gas was 12.4–13.2 MJ/m3, and the conversion of organic matter was 88.1–100%.…”
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A privacy-enhanced framework with deep learning for botnet detection by Guangli Wu, Xingyue Wang

“…Abstract A botnet is a group of hijacked devices that conduct various cyberattacks, which is one of the most dangerous threats on the internet. Organizations or individuals use network traffic to mine botnet communication behavior features. …”
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A scoping review of substance use brief interventions in Africa. by Florence Jaguga, Sarah Kanana Kiburi, Eunice Temet, Matthew C Aalsma, Mary A Ott, Rachel W Maina, Juddy Wachira, Cyprian Mostert, Gilliane Kosgei, Angeline Tenge, Lukoye Atwoli

“…Results of the review have been summarized descriptively and organized by three broad outcomes: BI effect and feasibility; feasibility and effectiveness of training providers to deliver BIs; Other outcomes i.e. cost-effectiveness, BI adaptation and development, and knowledge attitude and practice of BIs by providers.…”
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Tabu Search Algorithm for Optimization of Blood Distribution Routes by Agus Mulyadi, St. Nova Meirizha, Ari Andriyas, Irsan Pratama

“…PMI Blood Transfusion Unit (UTD PMI) is an agency that provides or a health service agency that organizes blood donation and blood supply. The observations and interviews showed that some existing cases were not carried out immediately and accurately, and there was no distance to align the duration with blood cells. …”
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High performance of a low input, mixed western Australian farming system: public policy implications from the case of Tolga farm by Bradley Plunkett, Daniel Roberts, Sudarshan Kharel, Kevin Foster, Tim Overheu, Brendon Savage

“…Emissions (T/CO2e/ha) are estimated to be low compared to industry benchmarks and evidence exists that the farm’s total organic carbon pool is either reflective of or is as much as 40% higher than the surrounding area.…”
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