Validating a digital depression prevention program for adolescents in Jordan: cultural adaptation and user testing in a randomized controlled trial by Latefa Ali Dardas, Obada Al-leimon, Tracy Gladstone, Abd Arrahman Dabbas, Insaf Alammouri, Benjamin Van Voorhees

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Centering community-based maternal and child nutrition services in Bangladesh’s rural primary healthcare: what has potential to scale by Safina Abdulloeva, Arti Bhanot, Mohd. Aziz Khan, Md. Mofijul Islam Bulbul, Mijanur Rahman, Kaosar Afsana, Thomas Forissier, Deepika Sharma, Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam

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Real-Time Pharmacovigilance: Transforming Population-Based Monitoring of Post-Approval Vaccine Safety Through Rapid Cycle Analysis (RCA)—A Review of the Published Literature by Sampada Gandhi, Michelle R. Iannacone, Andrea Leapley, Li Wang, Mwedusasa Mtenga, Muhammad Younus, Joanne Wu

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: Rapid cycle analysis (RCA) is an established and efficient methodology that has been traditionally utilized by United States health authorities to monitor post-approval vaccine safety. …”
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Advancements and trends in mangrove species mapping based on remote sensing: A comprehensive review and knowledge visualization by Yuqi Wu, Chunyan Lu, Kexin Wu, Wenna Gao, Nuocheng Yang, Jingwen Lin

“…Since the publication of the first remote sensing-based study on mangrove species classification in 2004, the number of publications in this field has exhibited a general upward trend up to 2023. China, the United States, and India lead in publishing research on mangrove species mapping, with researchers in the United States being particularly active in international collaborations. …”
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A Review of Bell Pepper Production and Price Trends from 2010 to 2022 by Tara Wade, Kelvin Amon, Zhengfei Guan, Craig Frey

“…In the United States, bell peppers are cultivated for both fresh and processed markets, with California, Florida, and Georgia producing most of the crop. …”
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Giant Resin Bee Megachile sculpturalis (Smith) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) by Kristen C. Stevens, Cameron Jack, James D Ellis

“… Originally from eastern Asia, the giant resin bee, Megachile sculpturalis (Smith), was accidentally introduced into the United States in the 1990s. It is considered an adventive (not native and usually not established) species and is present in most states in the eastern US. …”
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Cicadas (of Florida), Neocicada hieroglyphica (Say), Tibicen, Diceroprocta and Melampsalta spp. (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadidae) by Thomas J. Walker, Thomas Moore

“…In much of the eastern United States, they are also known for their appearance in colossal numbers (as many as 1.5 million per acre) every 13 or 17 years. …”
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Orphans in Mediterranean antiquity and early Christianity by J. T. Fitzgerald

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Black Scale Saissetia oleae (Olivier, 1791) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae) by Morgan A. Byron, Jennifer L. Gillett-Kaufman, Sandra A. Allan

“…It is likely that black scale, like many invasive pests, was imported to the United States on infested nursery plants. Based on their small size and the unique life history of scale insects, these insects are difficult to detect and control. …”
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Conehead Termite Nasutitermes corniger (Motschulsky) (Insecta: Blattodea: Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae) by Reina Tong, Katherine Tenn, Rudolf H Scheffrahn

“… The conehead termite, Nasutitermes corniger (Motschulsky) (Figure 1), is the first record of a non-endemic establishment from the family Termitidae in the United States (Scheffrahn et al. 2002). This widespread Neotropical species is unique among Florida termites due to the soldier’s nasus (an elongated frontal projection on the soldier’s head) and conspicuous nests (Scheffrahn et al. 2002). …”
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Reorientando a identidade nacional em Native speaker, de Chang-rae Lee, e O sol se põe em São Paulo, de Bernardo Carvalho by Rex P. Nielson

“…However, despite the similar anxieties over assimilation present in both novels, they both reveal significant differences regarding the ways in which the United States and Brazil have responded to cultural difference even as they challenge national myths of inclusi on and belonging.…”
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Covid-19, racism and the ‘state of exception’? A theological ethical engagement with identity and human rights in an age of ‘Corona’ and beyond by D. Forster

“…Religiously informed political actors capitalised on fears and prejudices to further science denialism, normalise nationalist ideologies, and curtail human rights. In the United States of America, Brazil, and South Africa, it took the form of problematic political theologies. …”
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Country or Brand: What Matters to Younger Millennials? by Sergio Garrido Moraes, Vivian Iara Strehlau

“…Our objective is to compare the effects of country of origin (COO) and brand on Younger Millennials’ (YM) willingness to buy global brands. We chose the United States, because it is the country of origin for the most valuable global brands. …”
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Uranium and Religion: Toward a Decolonial Temporality of Extraction by Amanda M. Nichols

“…Uranium mining for the production of nuclear technologies has left visible scars across the United States and perpetuated legacies of extraction that extend beyond material consumption to the exploitation of people and the environment. …”
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Important Things to Know about Medicare: Chapter Six--”Medigap” Policies by Amanda Terminello, Martie Gillen

“…As an older adult citizen of the United States, it is important to understand the structure of Medicare and how it affects you. …”
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Preventing Foodborne Illness: Listeriosis by Keith R. Schneider, Renée M. Goodrich-Schneider, Michael A. Hubbard, Susanna Richardson

“…Listeriosis is one of several foodborne diseases that are often reported in the scientific and popular press. In the United States, it affects about 1,600 people every year, with about 270 of those cases resulting in death. …”
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Multidrug-Resistant Bacteroides fragilis Bacteremia in a US Resident: An Emerging Challenge by Cristian Merchan, Sunita Parajuli, Justin Siegfried, Marco R. Scipione, Yanina Dubrovskaya, Joseph Rahimian

“…We describe a case of Bacteroides fragilis bacteremia associated with paraspinal and psoas abscesses in the United States. Resistance to b-lactam/b-lactamase inhibitors, carbapenems, and metronidazole was encountered despite having a recent travel history to India as the only possible risk factor for multidrug resistance. …”
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Slavery and Early Christianity - a reflection from a human rights perspective by P. G. Kirchschlaeger

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