The Acceptability of Occupational Therapy Using Zones of Regulation™ Concepts in an Equine Environment to Autistic Children by Jacqueline M. Browne, Sarah Jean Reega, Ellen M. Rankins, Arlene A. Schmid, B. Caitlin Peters

“…Autistic children often have impaired self-regulation which can impact daily functioning and life outcomes. Occupational Therapy Using Zones of Regulation™ Concepts in an Equine Environment (OT-ZOR-Equine) is a standardized intervention that integrates both the Zones of Regulation™ curriculum and horses into occupational therapy to address self-regulation in autistic children. …”
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Physicians’ experiences of assessing and supporting fatigued patients in primary care: a focus group study by Conrad Samuelsson, Lisa Gunnarsson, Frank Svärdman, Christian Rück, Elin Lindsäter

“…This study aimed to explore physicians' experiences of managing patients with fatigue in Swedish primary care to inform development of evidence-based care procedures. Method Six semi-structured focus group interviews were conducted, including a total of 39 primary care physicians from three primary care centres in Stockholm. …”
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Enhancement of mechanochemical self-blocking and self-healing of early minor damages in polymers through hyperbranched architecture by M. X. Li, M. Z. Rong, M. Q. Zhang

“…By taking advantage of the cascading variation of the two types of metal-ligand complexations under the applied force, the growth of minor damages is firstly blocked, and then rehabilitation of the blocked damages takes place without manual intervention. Moreover, the experimental results indicate that the specific structure of hyperbranched macromolecules, which possess plenty of functional groups and great mobility, benefits to construct a stronger network with rapid response than that derived from the linear macromolecules. …”
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From Cellular to Metabolic: Advances in Imaging of Inherited Retinal Diseases by Deepika C. Parameswarappa, Ashwini Kulkarni, Niroj Kumar Sahoo, Srikanta Kumar Padhy, Sumit Randhir Singh, Elise Héon, Jay Chhablani

“…Traditional imaging methods help in structural assessments, but limitations exist in early functional cellular-level detection that are crucial for guiding new therapies. …”
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A Linkable, Polycarbonate Gut Microbiome‐Distal Tumor Chip Platform for Interrogating Cancer Promoting Mechanisms by Danielle S.K. Brasino, Sean D. Speese, Kevin Schilling, Carolyn E. Schutt, Michelle C. Barton

“…Organ‐on‐chip platforms, which model minimal functional units of tissues and can tightly control communication between them, are ideal platforms to study these relationships. …”
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The emotional surge: in-depth qualitative exploration of rumination and emotional turbulence in non-suicidal self-injurers by Soulat Khan, Soulat Khan, Tasnim Rehna, Tayyab Ali Butt

“…For this purpose, a qualitative study was conducted using in-depth, semi-structured interviews with N = 10 self-injurers (mean age: 22.2 years) recruited through purposive sampling. …”
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Muscular factor in the development of musculoskeletal pain. Treatment options by A. I. Isaikin, T. I. Nasonova

“…The MTP phenomenon is considered as an area of secondary hyperalgesia resulting from neurogenic inflammation in muscles that were not initially structurally and physiologically damaged. According to these ideas, MFPS is a complex form of neuromuscular dysfunction, which is represented by soft tissue damage with the development of peripheral and central sensitization as a result of neurogenic inflammation, changes in the functioning of limbic system structures. …”
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The Effects of Acute Physical Exercise on Memory, Peripheral BDNF, and Cortisol in Young Adults by Kirsten Hötting, Nadine Schickert, Jochen Kaiser, Brigitte Röder, Maren Schmidt-Kassow

“…In animals, physical activity has been shown to induce functional and structural changes especially in the hippocampus and to improve memory, probably by upregulating the release of neurotrophic factors. …”
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Outcomes of surgical treatment of thyroid disease in children by Olga S. Rogova, Lubov N. Samsonovа, Goar F. Okminyan, Elena V. Kiseleva, Oleg Yu. Latyshev, Elvira P. Kasatkina, Mikhail I. Pykov, Aleksey B. Okulov, Kirill K. Mirakov

“…The results obtained demonstrate the heterogeneity of surgical treatment outcomes structure which depends on the surgical intervention volume.…”
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The Photo- and Phonosensitivity Avoidance Behavior Scales: Evaluating Clinical Utility in Pediatric Primary Chronic Headache by Allison M. Smith, Megan N. Silvia, Hannah Rogan, Alyssa A. Lebel

“…This study aimed to confirm each of their factor structures in a new sample and enhance their clinical utility. …”
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The Adoption and Scaling of Climate-Smart Agriculture Innovation by Smallholder Farmers in South Africa: A Review of Institutional Mechanisms, Policy Frameworks and Market Dynamics by Mary Funke Olabanji, Munyaradzi Chitakira

“…The analysis highlights the importance of secure land rights, functional farmer cooperatives, effective NGO involvement, and inclusive governance structures in facilitating CSA adoption. …”
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Assessing the school food environment and its role on healthy eating behaviours among school age children in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. by Nyabasi Makori, Dyness Kejo, Hoyce Mshida, Beatrice Bachwenkizi, Devotha Mushumbusi, Zahara Daudi, Monica Chipungahelo, Ai Zhao, Anselm P Moshi

“…A cross-sectional survey was conducted across four schools, with food vendors (N = 20) and teachers (N = 8) interviewed using structured questionnaires. The study aimed to assess food offerings, school oversight, and vendors' knowledge of food quality. …”
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Stakeholders’ perspectives on community reintegration after spinal cord injury in South Africa by Eugene Nizeyimana, Quinette A. Louw, Joliana Phillips, Conran Joseph

“…Methods: A qualitative exploratory descriptive design was used. Semi-structured face-to-face interviews were conducted and audio-recorded. …”
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Fractional-order SIR model for ADHD as a neurobiological and genetic disorder by Zeeshan Afzal, Mansoor Alshehri

“…Future extensions may incorporate stochastic effects, age-structured populations, and adaptive control mechanisms to enhance predictive accuracy and policy planning.…”
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It is harder for me: A thematic analysis of lived experience of self-care, and its relationship with self-injurious behaviors in psychiatric patients by Jonas Bjärehed, Hanna Grenner, Sara Pavlovic, Magnus Nilsson

“… Self-injury is associated with significant psychological distress and functional impairments, including difficulties with self-care. …”
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Measuring enablers and indicators of employee engagement: Internal validity of the Flow@Work engagement survey by Melinde Coetzee, Dieter Veldsman, Ingrid L. Potgieter, Nadia Ferreira

“…We further employed structural equation modelling and relative weight analysis to assess the extent to which the proposed FWES engagement enabling working conditions functioned as predictors of the measure's employee engagement indicators on a randomly selected data subset of (n = 3000) clients. …”
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Regulatory culture and architectural project by Mario Losasso

“…One notable aspect is the adoption of the regulating principle of ‘do no significant harm’ (DNHS), along with the choice to link together the numerous intervention proposals aimed at implementing structural and lasting changes in the built environment, both in terms of implementation and methodology. …”
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Impact of the gut microbiota-Th17 cell axis on inflammatory depression by Xiuzhi Jia, Xiuzhi Jia, Jiayi Wang, Dan Ren, Kaibo Zhang, Hongliang Zhang, Tengchuan Jin, Tengchuan Jin, Songquan Wu, Songquan Wu

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Relating Ken Wilbers Consciousness Development Model With Psychotherapy by Hanna Rasel Scherler

“…These functions are to be found throughout consciousness development in the persons contact with physical, emotional and cognitive structures respectively. …”
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“I dream of an island”: Black joy, storytelling and the art of refusal. Creative methodologies and decolonial praxis in higher education by Naomi Alormele

“…This paper advances a decolonial and Black feminist intervention into higher education research by positioning emotive storytelling, creative methodologies, and Black joy as transformative tools for epistemic resistance and institutional critique. …”
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