Ageing well in the urban environment: meeting the health and social needs of older Adults - study protocol for a prospective, longitudinal mixed-methods study by Marie Bolster, Abhijit Visaria, David Matchar, Denis Gerstorf, Tillman Schmitz, Benjamin Labohm, Raphael Kohl, Dagmar Haase, Paul Gellert, Angelique Chan, Wolfram J. Herrmann

“…Additionally, three functional tests (cognitive functioning, hand grip strength, and walking speed) are carried out with participants. …”
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Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Cutlassfish Head Peptone in RAW 264.7 Macrophages by Su-Jin Lee, Jeonghyeon Im, Svini Dileepa Marasinghe, Eunyoung Jo, Minthari Sakethanika Bandara, Youngdeuk Lee, Jaewon Lee, Gun-Hoo Park, Chulhong Oh

“…CP suppressed the expression of inflammatory mediators, including inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygen-ase-2, and selectively inhibited the pro-inflammatory cytokines interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-6. …”
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Senegalin-2: A Novel Hexadecapeptide from <i>Kassina senegalensis</i> with Antibacterial and Muscle Relaxant Activities, and Its Derivative Senegalin-2BK as a Bradykinin Antagonist by Yueyang Lu, Yanguo Zhu, Chengbang Ma, Lei Wang, Mei Zhou, Tianbao Chen, Xiaonan Ma, Xu Zhang, Zhimin Fan

“…The amphibian skin secretions are excellent sources of bioactive peptides, some of which and their derivatives exhibit multiple properties, including antibacterial and antagonism against bradykinin. …”
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Detection of power theft in sensitive stations based on generalized robust distance metric and multi-classification support vector machine by Wei Zhang, Qiong Cao, Shuai Yang, Hao Guo

“…Abstract As a phenomenon of illegal occupation of power resources, power stealing has seriously damaged the fairness and normal order of the power market. …”
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Analyzing Hospital Services Quality Using a Hybrid Approach: Evidence from Information Technology by Farshid Jahanshahee Nezhad, Ali Zamani Babgohari, Mohammadreza Taghizadeh-Yazdi

“…The statistical population of the study consisted of patients of the hospital and due to the difficulty of access to the patient, a limited sample of 50 patients was selected. After collecting data, the identified needs were classified into three categories called basic, functional, and motivational using the Kano model, and 7 needs were set as basic needs. …”
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Current Status and Analysis of Key Technologies in Automatic Transplanters for Vegetables in China by Bo Cheng, Huarui Wu, Huaji Zhu, Jie Liang, Yisheng Miao, Youlin Cui, Weitang Song

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ANALYSIS OF ECOTOURISM AND DISASTER MITIGATION DATA AT THE KUALA LANGSA MANGROVE FOREST BY USING THE ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS by Salmawaty Arif, Nanda Akmalia

“…The role of the local government has resulted: developed the programs according to the existing mangrove management law that reached 67% among other law related indicators; budget allocation priority by self-generating which get priority of 59% among budget indicators; oriented on the increasing of fishermen, obtained 49% of economical function elements; encouraged the involvement and partnership of the local resources around the mangrove forest which reached 31% among other programs offered and sustainability approach by considering ecological functions aspect. …”
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ORGANIZING THE WORK OF THE DONOR BREAST MILK BANK AT THE LVIV PERINATAL CENTER IS AN EXPERIENCE THAT MOTIVATES FURTHER DEVELOPMENT by М. Малачинська, М. Кісельова, О. Шлемкевич, Н. Вереснюк, Г. Коваленко

“… Human milk is considered the primary source of nutrition for breastfed infants and is justifiably regarded as the “gold standard.” …”
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Multi-Step Prediction of TBM Tunneling Speed Based on Advanced Hybrid Model by Defu Liu, Yaohong Yang, Shuwen Yang, Zhixiao Zhang, Xiaohu Sun

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Fe foam supported FeVO4 nanoparticles for electrochemical nitrogen fixation at ambient conditions by Abdulmalik Aminu, Bilal Masood Pirzada, Shamraiz Hussain Talib, Janah Shaya, Ibrahim Yildiz, Sharmarke Mohamed, Ahsanulhaq Qurashi

“…Despite its attractive potential, the activity and efficiency of conventional e-NRR catalysts are still a major concern due to low selectivity and poor ammonia yields. Inspired by the FeFe and FeV cofactors present in nitrogenases, this study reports the synthesis and electrocatalytic evaluation of FeVO4 catalyst for N2 reduction. …”
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Feedback of patient-reported outcomes to healthcare professionals for comparing health service performance: a scoping review by Dominique A Cadilhac, Shaun L Hancock, Olivia F Ryan, Violet Marion, Sharon Kramer, Paulette Kelly, Sibilah Breen

“…Therefore, the aim of this scoping review was to summarise the emerging approaches to PROs data for ‘service-level’ feedback to healthcare professionals.Setting Healthcare professionals receiving PROs data feedback at the health-service level.Data sources Databases selected for the search were Embase, Ovid Medline, Scopus, Web of Science and targeted web searching. …”
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From drivers to technology empowerment: Decoding the influencing factors of Yellow River tourists' pro-environmental behaviors by Dai Ruirui, Yue Guiling, Zhu He

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System Optimization of Talent Life Cycle Management Platform Based on Decision Tree Model by Jiaonan Han

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Mapping Landslide Sensitivity Based on Machine Learning: A Case Study in Ankang City, Shaanxi Province, China by Baoxin Zhao, Jingzhong Zhu, Youbiao Hu, Qimeng Liu, Yu Liu

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Risk factors for fear of falling in stroke patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Li Ma, Qi Xie, Juhong Pei, Ling Gou, Yabin Zhang, Juanping Zhong, Yujie Su, Xinglei Wang, Xinman Dou

“…Therefore, we systematically reviewed the literature on risk factors for FoF in patients with stroke.Design A systematic review and meta-analysisData sources PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library database, Web of Science, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Grey literature and other relevant databases for related publications were searched (from inception to 17 July 2021).Results Eight studies involving 1597 participants were selected to analyse risk factors for patients with stroke with FoF. …”
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Creation of Souvenir Products as a Means of Promotion of Historical and Cultural Heritage of the City by Uliana P. Efremova, Olga A. Tsesevichene, Anastasia A. Seldusheva

“…The methodological basis of the project was theoretical research methods, such as: analysis used to identify and clarify the target audience of the project, and select similar examples, as well as the souvenir market to highlight competitive advantages; synthesis - to identify optimal design solutions and formulate conclusions; comparison - to work with information sources when determining the functionality of the souvenir and its application. …”
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Effect of discontinuing antipsychotic medications on the risk of hospitalization in long-term care: a machine learning-based analysis by Mikko Nuutinen, Riikka-Leena Leskelä, Daniela Fialova, Ira Haavisto, Harriet Finne-Soveri, Jokke Häsä, Johanna Edgren, Hein van Hout, Daniel E. da Cunha Leme, John P. Hirdes, Graziano Onder, Rosa Liperoti

“…The use of restraints, age, and functional impairment were relevant variables in all ITE models in influencing the predicted ITE. …”
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Evaluation of meningitis surveillance system in rural area, Rwanda by Solange Nyinawabeza, Jean Claude Niyoyita, Emmanuel Nshimiyimana, Jerome Ndayisenga, Angela Umutoni, Caroline Stamatakis

“…The study was cross-sectional, using purposive sampling to select healthcare providers participating in the meningitis surveillance. …”
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GEANT4 Simulation of Proton Beam Properties from a Cyclotron Accelerator at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital by Piyanud Thongjerm, Ekkachai Kongmon, Khwanjira Tangpong, Phalakorn Khwansungnoen, Sarinrat Wonglee, Weerawat Pornroongruengchok, Nantanat Chailanggar

“…The 80%–20% distal fall-off obtained from the simulation was used to determine the energy spread for each selected energy by matching the depth-dose peak with the measurement data. …”
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Water crisis in hospitals: challenges, and recommendations– a qualitative study in Iran by Ahmad Kameli, Kazem Naddafi, Reza Saeedi, Mohammad Javad Hosseinzadeh-Attar, Abbas Ostadtaghizadeh

“…Abstract Introduction Reliable access to water is essential for hospitals to function effectively. Water shortage can disrupt critical hospital operations. …”
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