Daily time series of 12 human thermal stress indices in Greece, aggregated at commune level (1998–2022)Zenodo by Georgios Charvalis, Michalis Koureas, Chloe Brimicombe, Chara Bogogiannidou, Fani Kalala, Varbara Mouchtouri, Christos Hadjichristodoulou

“…The attribution of heat stress indices at the commune level (also referred as municipalities or municipal units), which is the lowest level of government within the organizational structure in Greece, enhances the usefulness of the data for statistical analysis against other parameters, such as epidemiological or socio-economic data, which are often available at this level. …”
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Valorization of nano additives effects on the physical, mechanical and radiation shielding properties of high strength concrete by Mohamed A. Abouelnour, Islam N. Fathy, Alaa A. Mahmoud, Mansour Alturki, Mohamed M. Abdelaziz, Sahar A. Mostafa, K. A. Mahmoud, Hany A. Dahish, Islam M. Nabil, Mohy S. Fattouh

“…The results showed NS and NMK reduced slump in HSC, primarily due to increased water demand and a denser structure. Combined use led to a more significant reduction than individual. …”
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Assessment of stress and health conditions among students in the context of the war in Ukraine by Vladimir Potop, Igor Vypasniak, Iryna Ivanyshyn, Vasyl Lutskyi, Iryna Kryventsova, Lyudmila Shesterova, Katarzyna Prusik

“…Factor analysis (PCA) was employed to test the validity and reliability of the PSS-10 questionnaire structure, with the number of factors determined using the Kaiser criterion. …”
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Fabrication of MPI-traceable alginate magnetic millirobots with multimodal selective-locomotion and heating capabilities by Armando Ramos-Sebastian, Ja-Sung Lee, Won-Il Song, Dong-Min Ji, So-Jung Gwak, Sung Hoon Kim

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Discovery of Streptomyces marinisediminis sp. nov., a new thiolutin producing actinomycete isolated from Thai marine sediment by Rawirat Pansomsuay, Poowadon Fukasem, Pattama Pittayakhajonwut, Chakapong Intaraudom, Chanwit Suriyachadkun, Montri Yasawong, Ya-Wen He, Somboon Tanasupawat, Yang Qian, Chitti Thawai

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Dynamics and Trends in the Incidence of Rabies in the Russian Federation and some Adjacent Regions of Eurasia in 2013–2021 by O. N. Zaykova, M. A. Losich, E. V. Rusakova, O. A. Verkhovsky, A. A. Shabeykin, T. V. Grebennikova

“…As a result, the proportion of dogs and cats in the morbidity structure has significantly increased, which, given their proximity to humans, ensures the maintenance of a high level of epidemiological risk. …”
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Psychometric properties of the Persian version of the training needs assessment for critical care nurses by Amir Jalali, Mostafa Bafandeh Zendeh, Azam Sharifi, Amirhossein Naghibzadeh, Leila Moradi, Jalal Karimi, Nazanin Mardani Taghvostani, Khalil Moradi

“…Results The results of the EFA and CFA confirmed the thirteen-factor structure with 66 items, explaining 62.337% of the total variance. …”
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Storytelling in family-provided care - developing diversity-sensitive stories for family caregivers of Turkish individuals living with dementia by Kübra Annac, Ela Rana Örs, Sümeyra Öztürk, Mualla Basyigit, Tugba Aksakal, Christina Kuhn, Anja Rutenkröger, Hürrem Tezcan-Güntekin, Yüce Yilmaz-Aslan, Patrick Brzoska

“…Feedback led to refinements in language style and narrative structure, ensuring greater clarity and identification with the protagonists. …”
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Integrated frailty and intrinsic capacity care model for community-dwelling older adults in Singapore: a rapid qualitative study of anticipated implementation barriers and enablers... by Mimaika Luluina Ginting, Grace Sum, Sinead Zhen Wang, Yew Yoong Ding, Yew Yoong Ding, Yew Yoong Ding, Laura Tay, Laura Tay

“…The framework approach was applied to structure and explore the qualitative data for triangulation across FGDs.ResultsFive FGDs were conducted with 22 potential implementers (doctors, nurses, physio/occupational therapists, and community partners) between July and August 2023. …”
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The impact of sports and nutrition interventions on the bodyfat and BMI of primary school children (compared to the effects of a lockdown period while Covid19-pandemic) by Paula Moliterno, Magdalena Heindl, Hanna Rosenauer, Emma Malina-Altzinger, Tamara Konrad, Kurt Widhalm

“…The additional challenges of the COVID-19 lockdown were evident in fat mass and BMI, illustrating the dramatic consequences of a lack of daily structure and the important influence of the family environment. …”
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Association between socio-demographic and injury factors, and physical activity behaviour in people with spinal cord injury: a theory-informed systematic review and meta-analysis by Martins Nweke, Megan van Vuuren, Kobus Bester, Andrea Maritz, Lané van Vuuren, Yolanda Vilakazi, Ayanda Dlamini, Andiswa Ncedani, Karien Mostert

“…Methods The Preferred Items for Reporting Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis Protocols (PRISMA-P) provided the structure for this review. The epidemiological triangle and Bradford criteria further informed the review, as well as Rothman's causality model and Nweke's viewpoints. …”
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Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and validation of the Spanish Evidence-Based Practice Confidence (EPIC) scale in occupational therapy students and professionals by Daniel Prieto-Botella, Alicia Fernández-Álvarez, Raquel Ferrándiz-Tecles, Marta Valiente-Cantero, Paula Peral-Gómez, Cristina Espinosa-Sempere, Verónica Company-Devesa, José-Ángel Pastor-Zaplana, Alicia Sánchez-Pérez, Paula Fernández-Pires

“…Finally, an exploratory factor analysis with oblique Promax rotation was conducted to examine the EPIC factor structure. Results Cronbach’s alpha for the total EPIC score was excellent in both OT professionals (α = 0.91) and students (α = 0.90). …”
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CFD Simulation of Thermal and Thermally Stressed State of the DKVR-10-13 Boiler Drum by Olha Yu. Chernousenko, Artur Yu. Rachynskyi, Oleksandr V. Baraniuk

“…The subject of the study is the processes of thermal strength of the shell structure, which is inherent in the boiler drum, as a result of the influence of pressure, temperature and heat flow from the heated gases moving into the fuel chamber of the boiler equipped with jet-niche burners both at nominal and 60% heat load. …”

Urban stormwater management under various runoff conditions for Arba Minch town of southern Ethiopia by Bereket Ayele Ayda, Demelash Wondimagegnehu Goshime, Mekuanent Muluneh Finsa, Abebe Temesgen Ayalew

“…This depicts sub-catchments in the area are flooded, hence resizing of canals and other drainage structures are necessary to mitigate the stormwater. …”
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Allelic composition of puroindolinium genes and confectionery properties of flour of soft winter wheat samples by О. Ю. Леонов, Я. Ю. Шарипіна, З. В. Усова, К. Ю. Суворова, Т. В. Сахно

“…The studies allowed to differentiate the breeding material  and transfer a soft winter wheat cultivar of a confectionery use 'L137-26-0-3' ('Mazurok') which has an allelic structure of puroindolins genes (Pina-D1a and Pinb-D1a) characteristic for soft-grained varieties and high confectionery flour properties for qualification examination.…”
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Extracellular Vesicles Present in Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stromal/Stem Cell Conditioned Media Restore Spermatogenesis in Azoospermic Mice by Rano Zhankina, Afshin Zare, Alireza Afshar, Arezoo Khoradmehr, Mohammad Reza Dorvash, Farhad Rahmanifar, Nader Tanideh, Omid Koohi Hosseinabadi, Ali Arabi Monfared, Shahrokh Zare, Nadiar Mussin, Asset Askerovich Kaliyev, Ulanbek Zhanbyrbekuly, Amin Tamadon

“…Additionally, protein structure extraction, protein-protein docking analysis, and data visualization were conducted.Results: Histomorphometry and flow cytometry showed that most seminiferous tubules in the therapy groups exhibit­ed normal morphology and restored spermatogenesis, unlike the azoospermia group. …”
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Deciphering maize resistance to late wilt disease caused by Magnaporthiopsis maydis: agronomic, anatomical, molecular, and genotypic insights by Walaa R. Abdelghany, Mohsen M. Elsharkawy, Ramy N. F. Abdelkawy, Reda I. Omara, Khaled Abdelaal, Abeer H. Abbas, Wael N. Hozzein, Tarek Essa, Dalal Hussain ALkhalifah, Ayman H. Abou Tabl

“…Anatomical examination showed superior root structure in resistant genotypes, particularly SC2031. …”
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Automatic identification of Parkinsonism using clinical multi-contrast brain MRI: a large self-supervised vision foundation model strategyResearch in context by Xueling Suo, Mengyao Chen, Li Chen, Chunyan Luo, Graham J. Kemp, Su Lui, Huaiqiang Sun

“…Funding: National Key Research and Development Program of China.…”
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Discovery and clinical translation of ceperognastat, an O‐GlcNAcase (OGA) inhibitor, for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease by William Kielbasa, Paul Goldsmith, Kevin B. Donnelly, Hugh N. Nuthall, Sergey Shcherbinin, Adam S. Fleisher, Jörg Hendle, Susan L. DuBois, Stephen L. Lowe, Feiyu Fred Zhang, Eric M. Woerly, Nicolas J.‐F. Dreyfus, David Evans, Jeremy Gilmore, Michele Mancini, Cristian C. Constantinescu, Roger N. Gunn, David S. Russell, Emily C. Collins, Miroslaw Brys, Michael L. Hutton, Dustin J. Mergott

“…METHODS A multidisciplinary approach was used to identify ceperognastat (LY3372689) as a potent OGA inhibitor, including an extensive discovery effort with synthetic chemistry, structure‐based drug design, and in vivo OGA enzyme occupancy studies. …”
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Assessing the context within academic health institutions toward improving equity-based, community and patient-engaged research by Prajakta Adsul, Shannon Sanchez-Youngman, Elizabeth Dickson, Belkis Jacquez, Alena Kuhlemeier, Michael Muhammad, Katherine J. Briant, Bridgette Hempstead, Jason A. Mendoza, Lisa G. Rosas, Anisha Patel, Patricia Rodriguez Espinosa, Tabia Akintobi, Paige Castro-Reyes, Lori Carter-Edwards, Nina Wallerstein

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