Effect of the loss on ignition on the unconfined compressive strength of residual clays from Bogotá-Colombia stabilized with cement by Liliana Carolina Hernández García, Henry A. Colorado Lopera

“…This study compares the compressive strength of three clayey wastes sourced from Bogotá, Colombia, each with different organic matter contents measured by loss on ignition (LOI), mixed with varying cement contents. …”
Get full text

Beyond access: assessing WASH service delivery models in healthcare facilities of North Mecha, Dera, and Farta, Ethiopia by Abireham Misganaw Ayalew

“…The service providers (HCFs), however, are neither aware of them nor fully comprehend them. Common water sources for healthcare facilities (HCFs) included shallow wells equipped with solar power and utility connections. …”
Get full text

Insights into the Driving Factors of Methane Emission from Double-Season Rice Field Under Different Fertilization Practices in South China by Jin Zheng, Yusheng Lu, Peizhi Xu, Kaizhi Xie, Changmin Zhou, Yaying Li, Haoyang Geng, Qianyuan Wang, Wenjie Gu

“…Paddy fields are the main agricultural source of greenhouse gas methane (CH₄) emissions. …”
Get full text

Investigation of Mn²⁺-Doped Stearic-Acid Through XRD, Raman, and FT-IR, and Thermal Studies by Rodrigo M. Rocha, Marinaldo V. de Souza Junior, Luiz F. L. Silva, Paulo T. C. Freire, Gardênia S. Pinheiro, Waldomiro Paschoal, Francisco F. de Sousa, Sanclayton G. C. Moreira

“…The crystals investigated were obtained utilizing the slow evaporation methodology in a hexane solution under varying manganese (Mn) concentrations sourced from MnSO₄ 5H₂O (0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 4.0, and 6.0%). …”
Get full text

Isolation and characterization of Bacillus sp. HSY32 and its toxin gene for potential biological control of plant parasitic nematode by Peiyu Yan, Shakil Ahmad, Zhixia Xu, He Jia, Renyue Zhang, Jingwen Song, Nazia Manzar, Abhijeet Shankar Kashyap, Wenfei Zhang

“…Phylogenetic analysis, utilizing 16S rRNA sequences and average nucleotide identity (ANI), established that HSY32 is closely related to Bacillus mobilis, a known species within the Bacillus genus. …”
Get full text

Evaluating the use of eggshell powder and sawdust ash as cement replacements in sustainable concrete development by Ajoy Kumer, Md. Arif Arman Akash, Pritom Dey, Faysal Montasir, Kaysarul Islam Bhuiyan, Farhan Fahad

“…Concrete, the most widely utilized material in construction worldwide, contributes significantly tothe consumption of natural resources and energy. …”
Get full text

Toward a sustained recovery of the lodging sector: a management path to lessen the Corona Variants upshots by Ola Abdel Moneim Emara, Hazem Tawfik Halim, Mohamed Samy El-Deeb, Yasser Tawfik Halim

“…The paper’s scientific value is that it functionalizes a broad inductive method of qualitative research in which a merge of the interpretation of management enabling factors and health enabling trends in the lodging sector and luxury hotel managers’ responses obtained through exploratory qualitative research is utilized to cluster the managers’ responses and thus generalize the information in the setting of a Framework for Health Crisis Management in the lodging sector. …”
Get full text

Multiomic characterization, immunological and prognostic potential of SMAD3 in pan-cancer and validation in LIHC by Tao Zhou, Dan Dan Zhang, Jiejing jin, Jinyang Xie, Jianhua Yu, Chao Zhu, Rong Wan

“…We extensively harnessed data from authoritative sources, including The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx), cBioPortal, Human Protein Atlas (HPA), UALCAN, and various other databases. …”
Get full text

Designing accessible and independent living spaces for visually impaired individuals: a barrier-free approach to interior design by Anushka Patil, Smruti Raghani

“…Adaptive design offers solutions that utilize sensory input, spatial predictability, and barrier-free layouts to address these challenges. …”
Get full text

Life cycle assessment of paper products based on recycled and virgin fiber by J. Simamora, E.I. Wiloso, M. Yani

“…All impact magnitudes were measured in functional units per 1 ton of paper product.CONCLUSION: The study has revealed the environmental impact of paper products produced in Indonesia. …”
Get full text

Integrating voltammetry and substrate-enhanced luminescence for noninvasive glucose sensing by Gabriel López-Peña, Ana Pallarés Vilar, Aida Jaafar, Silvia Simón-Fuente, Antonio Arranz, Maria Ribagorda, Miguel Manso-Silván, Emma Martín Rodríguez

“…The sensor incorporates NaGdF4:20% Yb3+, 2% Er3+ nanoparticles (YbEr-NPs) immobilized on a PSi substrate functionalized with a phenylboronic ester molecule. The YbEr-NPs enable luminescence-based sensing, exploiting the sensitivity of Er3+ ions to the OH vibrational groups present in D-glucose. …”
Get full text

Investigating the relationship between the monetary policy shock through the exchange rate channel on the management quality index in the banking system: by examining the productiv... by Farhad Sharifi Bagha, Jafar Haqiqat, Zahra Karimi Takanloo

“…In the present study, we show that replacing ECB balance sheet size with random numbers leads to statistically indistinguishable shock response functions and time series of abnormal monetary policy shocks. …”
Get full text

medAL-suite: A software solution for creating and deploying complex clinical decision support algorithms by Ludovico Gennaro Cobuccio, Vincent Faivre, Rainer Tan, Alan Vonlanthen, Fenella Beynon, Emmanuel Barchichat, Alain Fresco, Quentin Girard, Sinan Ucak, Sylvain Schaufelberger, Ibrahim Evans Mtebene, Peter Agrea, Emmanuel Kalisa, Gillian A. Levine, Martin Norris, Sabine Renggli, Alix Miauton, Lisa Cleveley, Kristina Keitel, Julien Thabard, Valérie D’Acremont, Alexandra V. Kulinkina

“…Discussion The medAL-suite focused on democratized development, process-centric design, point-of-care utility, touch-screen interface, low cost, and low power consumption to contribute to sustainable digital systems in low-resource settings. …”
Get full text

Dietary supplementation with L-carnitine elevates intracellular carnitine levels and affects gene expression of SLC25A20 and COX4I1, as well as non-mitochondrial respiration of bov... by Leonie Seemann, Susanne Kersten, Susanne Bühler, Fabian Billenkamp, Ulrich Meyer, Christian Visscher, Korinna Huber, Erika Most, Klaus Eder, Sven Dänicke, Jana Frahm

“…Fatty acids, among other substrates, are utilized by immune cells as an energy source. Therefore, L-carnitine, which is authorized as a feed additive in cattle, may influence the metabolism of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) during an immune challenge. …”
Get full text

Effects of low-intensity pulsed focal ultrasound-mediated delivery of endothelial progenitor-derived exosomes in tMCAo stroke by Ahmet Alptekin, Mohammad B. Khan, Mahrima Parvin, Hasanul Chowdhury, Sawaiz Kashif, Fowzia A. Selina, Anika Bushra, Justin Kelleher, Santu Ghosh, Dylan Williams, Emily Blumling, Roxan Ara, Asamoah Bosomtwi, Joseph A. Frank, Krishnan M. Dhandapani, Ali S. Arbab

“…The objectives of the proposed studies were to determine whether LIPFUS-mediated increased delivery of EPC-derived exosomes enhances stroke recovery and functional improvement in mice with transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAo) stroke.MethodsTo enhance exosome delivery to the stroke area, we utilized LIPFUS. …”
Get full text

社群媒體使用與憂鬱： 社會比較與社會排斥的中介效果 Social Media Use and Depression: The Mediating Effects of Social Comparison and Social Exclusion by 江文慈 Wen-Tzu Chiang

“…Second, while this study focused on Instagram, different social media platforms (e.g., Threads) may function differently, warranting further investigation. …”
Get full text

Enhanced recovery pathway for older people with hip fracture and cognitive impairment in acute hospitals: the PERFECTED research programme including an RCT by Chris Fox, Simon P Hammond, Lee Shepstone, Fiona Poland, Catherine Henderson, Tamara Backhouse, Bridget Penhale, Simon Donell, Martin Knapp, Douglas Lewins, Alasdair MacLullich, Martyn Patel, Opinder Sahota, Toby O Smith, Justin Waring, Jane L Cross

“…In the 12 months after fracture, patients are at increased risk of cognitive and functional decline, admission to long-term care institutions and higher mortality. …”
Get full text

ANATOMICAL AND GENETIC PREDISPOSITION FOR CARIES IN PERMANENT DENTITION. REVIEW by K.A. Udaltsova, E.O. Pisarenko

“…Database PubMed Central® (PMC) was used as a source for literature review because of analogues studying lack among Ukrainian population. …”
Get full text

Leveraging artificial intelligence for photo identification to aid CITES enforcement in combating illegal trade of the endangered humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) by C. Y. Hau, W. K. Ngan, Y. Sadovy de Mitcheson, Y. Sadovy de Mitcheson, Y. Sadovy de Mitcheson

“…A Licence to Possess system for CITES is implemented in the city to regulate the quota of live wild-sourced CITES specimens, including humphead wrasse, held at each registered trading premise and ensure traceability through documentation. …”
Get full text

Environmental impact assessment of rapeseed production using the LCA method: Part two: Life cycle impact assessment by Kiš Ferenc, Đurišić-Mladenović Nataša, Marjanović-Jeromela Ana

“…The paper presents the results of the life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) phase of the LCA. The functional unit (FU) is one hectare of agricultural land used for winter rapeseed cultivation, with a reference flow of 3,000 kg of seeds, representing the average yield per hectare. …”
Get full text