Gaps in climate health literacy: an analysis of Kosovo’s pre-university curricula and textbooks by Lira Ramadani, Lira Ramadani, Melanie Boeckmann, Carolin Klüsener, Giles B. Sioen, Giles B. Sioen

“…In 2024, a content analysis was applied to Kosovo’s Core Curricula for Pre-Primary, Primary, Lower Secondary, and Upper Secondary Education (grades 0–12), issued in 2016, along with the Subject Syllabi for each grade, issued in 2018. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with depression and anxiety among patients recovered from COVID-19: a cross-sectional study in a tertiary care hospital in Nepal by Biraj Man Karmacharya, Kamal Gautam, Kalpana Chaudhary, Prasanna Rai, Shalik Ram Dhital, Shrinkhala Shrestha, Bandana Paneru, Akina Shrestha

“…Participants receiving a higher level of social support and having a recovery duration of 3–6 months, 7 months and more reported lower odds of anxiety and depression symptoms, respectively.Conclusions The greater prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms among recovered COVID-19 patients highlights the need to design and implement appropriate mental health interventions. …”
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Neuroprotective Effect of Wharton’s Jelly-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Conditioned Medium (WJMSC-CM) on Diabetes-Associated Cognitive Impairment by Improving Oxidative Stress, Neu... by Zohre Aghaei, Narges Karbalaei, Mohammad Reza Namavar, Masoud Haghani, Mahboobeh Razmkhah, Mahdi Khorsand Ghaffari, Marzieh Nemati

“…In addition, WJMSC-CM treatment reduced oxidative stress by lowering MDA and elevating GSH and antioxidant enzyme activity. …”
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Association Between Nontraditional Lipid Profiles and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Chinese Adults With Hypertension: Findings From the China Hypertension Registry Study by Yu Tao, Tao Wang, Wei Zhou, Lingjuan Zhu, Chao Yu, Juxiang Li, Huihui Bao, Xiaoshu Cheng

“…In addition, the association of TC/HDL‐C with LDL‐C/HDL‐C with T2DM was stronger in the lower homocysteine level population. Among the southern Chinese population with hypertension, all nontraditional lipid indices positively correlated with the risk of T2DM. …”
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Effect of ISPAD Anaerobic Digestion on Ammonia Volatilization from Soil Applied Swine Manure by Susan King, Michael Schwalb, David Giard, Joann Whalen, Suzelle Barrington

“…For all soil types, the ISPAD manure consistently lost less NH3 as compared to the open tank manure, averaging 53% less. Lower volatile solids content improving manure infiltration into the soil and a more complex ionic solution explain the effect of the ISPAD manure advantages. …”
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Subsurface drip irrigation mitigated greenhouse gas emission and improved root growth and yield in apple in semi-arid region by Jiabin Liu, Xiaodong Gao, Juanjuan Song, Mingyi Wen, Jianjun Wang, Yaohui Cai, Xining Zhao

“…Moreover, in comparison to DI treatment, SDI could decrease the cumulative CO2 emission flux by 5.34–6.53 %, decrease the cumulative N2O emission flux by 14.41–18.51 %, enhance the cumulative CH4 absorption flux by 14.82–26.51 %, and considerably (p < 0.05) lower GHGI by 29.41–31.58 %. The correlation analysis results indicated a positive association between soil moisture and GHG emissions, with the most significant impact noted in the surface soil layer (0–20 cm). …”
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Ficus carica and Sizigium cumini Regulate Glucose and Lipid Parameters in High-Fat Diet and Streptozocin-Induced Rats by El-Shaimaa A. Arafa, Waseem Hassan, Ghulam Murtaza, Manal Ali Buabeid

“…Results showed that both FC.Cr. and SC.Cr. have the potential to control obesity-linked type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) by lowering the body weights, serum glucose, cholesterol, TG, LDL, and VLDL, while increasing the protective effects of HDL dose-dependently. …”
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Natural sampling and aliasing of marine geochemical signals by Andrew Curtis, Hugo Bloem, Rachel Wood, Fred Bowyer, Graham A. Shields, Ying Zhou, Mariana Yilales, Daniel Tetzlaff

“…Moreover, even in marine geochemical records that are essentially spatially continuous and complete, the signal is irreversibly disguised in time as lower frequency signals by an aliasing effect. We demonstrate that Nyquist’s theorem correctly predicts these biased signatures, proving that aliasing can be caused by cyclical and multiscale relative sea-level changes - a natural sampling effect. …”
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Influence of Plant Additives on Changes in the Composition of Fatty Acids, Lipid Quality Indices and Minerals of Fermented Dairy Products from Cow’s Milk by Beata Paszczyk, Elżbieta Tońska

“…Yogurts with these additives were also characterized by significantly (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.05) lower atherogenic (AI) and thrombogenic (TI) indices and a higher hypocholesterolemia-to-hypercholesterolemia ratio (H/H). …”
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Impact of PM2.5, relative humidity, and temperature on sleep quality: a cross-sectional study in Taipei by Nguyen Thanh Tung, Yueh-Lun Lee, Wen-Te Liu, Yuan-Chien Lin, Jer-Hwa Chang, Huynh Nguyen Xuan Thao, Hoang Ba Dung, Lam Viet Trung, Tran Phan Chung Thuy, Nguyen Thi Hien, Cheng-Yu Tsai, Chen-Chen Lo, Kang Lo, Kin Fai Ho, Kai-Jen Chuang, Hsiao-Chi Chuang

“…We found PM2.5 levels mediated relationships between RH, temperature, and various sleep stages, particularly in cold season.Conclusions Lower RH and temperature, contributing to deep sleep reduction and increased arousal, were influenced by elevated PM2.5 exposure, especially during colder months. …”
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Baseline assessment of knowledge, attitude, practice, and adherence toward antimicrobials among women living in two urban municipalities in Lalitpur district, Nepal. by Nisha Jha, Sajala Kafle, Mili Joshi, Aakriti Pandey, Prakriti Koirala, Shital Bhandary, Pathiyil Ravi Shankar

“…There was higher knowledge and lower adherence in Mahalaxmi municipality. An educational intervention to improve KAP and adherence is required and will be conducted.…”
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Minimizing Seam Lines in UAV Multispectral Image Mosaics Utilizing Irradiance, Vignette, and BRDF by Hoyong Ahn, Chansol Kim, Seungchan Lim, Cheonggil Jin, Jinsu Kim, Chuluong Choi

“…Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) imaging provides the ability to obtain high-resolution images at a lower cost than satellite imagery and aerial photography. …”
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Comparison between sevoflurane and propofol induction in I-gel insertion in pediatric patients undergoing inguinal herniotomy by Harshita Singh, Harpreet Kaur, Shirin Parveen, Narendra Singh Bafila, Kirtika Yadav, Anam Rizwan, Dhruvraj Singh

“…Mean arterial pressure was significantly lower in Group 2 at 5- and 10-min post-induction. …”
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Identification of clinical subgroups in anti-SRP positive immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy patients using cluster analysis by Beibei Cui, Hongjiang Liu, Ruiting Liu, Geng Yin, Qibing Xie

“…Cluster 2 patients were younger (mean age 45.83 years), had a longer disease course (median 6.5 months), milder muscle damage, and lower autoantibody titers. Cluster 1 patients were older (mean age 58.10 years), predominantly male (70.97%), and had higher incidences of interstitial lung disease (70.97%) and cardiac injury (45.16%). …”
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Assessment of potentially toxic elements pollution in soils and plant leaves along the high-traffic highway zones in Tehran, Iran by Mahdieh Hosseinzadeh, Hamid Toranjzar, bbas Ahmadi, Nourollah Abdi, Javad Varvani

“…Bioaccumulation Factor (BCF) calculations indicated Pine and Cypress species had higher potential for metal uptake, with BCF values exceeding 1 for zinc and lead in high-traffic areas, whereas Mulberry demonstrated relatively lower accumulation. Despite a normalized NIPI index value of 1, the enrichment factor (EF) for zinc (EF = 98.04) underscores significant anthropogenic contributions, particularly from non-exhaust vehicular emissions. …”
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Western disturbances and climate variability: a review of recent developments by K. M. R. Hunt, K. M. R. Hunt, J.-P. Baudouin, A. G. Turner, A. G. Turner, A. P. Dimri, A. P. Dimri, G. Jeelani, Pooja, R. Chattopadhyay, R. Chattopadhyay, F. Cannon, T. Arulalan, T. Arulalan, M. S. Shekhar, T. P. Sabin, E. Palazzi

“…Manifesting as upper-level troughs often associated with a lower-tropospheric low over western or northern India, they share some dynamical features with extratropical cyclones. …”
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Factors related to the progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a retrospective case-control study by Fang Ding, Wenjing Liu, Xiaoying Hu, Chunyan Gao

“…Results In comparison with the non-progression group, the progression group had significantly higher age, smoking behavior, COPD history, hemoptysis history, CRP levels, IL-6 levels, and Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI) scores, exhibiting significantly lower FEV1, FEV1% predicted, PaO2, and PaCO2. More frequent use of antibiotics, corticosteroids, oxygen therapy, and mechanical ventilation were observed in the progression group than that in the non-progression group (P < 0.05). …”
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Surgical trends, outcomes and disparities in minimal invasive surgery for patients with endometrial cancer in England: a retrospective cohort study by Thomas Ind, Esther L. Moss, George Morgan, Antony P. Martin, Panos Sarhanis

“…MIS rates were significantly lower in patients from the lowest socioeconomic group (LSEG) compared with patients from the highest group (HSEG) (55.4% vs 59.9%, p&lt;0.01), and in the black population as compared with white and Asian populations (40.4% vs 58.6% and 56.0%, p&lt;0.0001). …”
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Effect of caffeine ingestion on anaerobic capacity quantified by different methods. by Lucyana Arcoverde, Rodrigo Silveira, Fabiano Tomazini, André Sansonio, Romulo Bertuzzi, Adriano Eduardo Lima-Silva, Victor Amorim Andrade-Souza

“…The AC estimated by gross efficiency was also similar between caffeine and placebo (21.80 ± 3.09 and 20.94 ± 2.67 kJ, P = 0.15), but was lower in caffeine when estimated by critical power method (16.2 ± 2.6 vs. 19.3 ± 3.5 kJ, P = 0.03). …”
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A Study on Diagnostic Accuracy of Dipsi Method Over Traditional Oral Glucose Tolerance Test Among Antenatal Women by Vijayadevi Shanmugam, Dharani Sudha Gopalraj, Shruthi Nanjudappan, Rajeswari Ravindran

“…Results: The study demonstrated a lower sensitivity, and a high specificity compared to OGTT (WHO criteria). …”
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