Experience of Contraceptive Denial, Perceived Ease of Future Access to Contraception, and Adverse Mental Health Outcomes in Polish Women by Jade M, Mijas ME, Jasienska G, Galbarczyk A

“…However, women who had experienced contraceptive denial within the last six months, had higher depression scores. In addition, women who perceived future access as very easy had the lowest stress, anxiety and depression scores.Conclusion: These results suggest that experiences and attitudes related to contraceptive access are related to perceived stress, anxiety, and depression. …”
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The Effect of Human Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes on Cartilage Repair in Rabbits by Hongwei Yang, Meng Cong, Weixiao Huang, Jin Chen, Min Zhang, Xiaosong Gu, Cheng Sun, Huilin Yang

“…In rabbits with articular cartilage defects, local administration with hBMSC-EXOs facilitates cartilage regeneration as evidenced by gross view and hematoxylin-eosin (H&E) and Saf-O/Fast Green staining. In addition, the International Cartilage Repair Society (ICRS) score was increased by the application of hBMSC-EXOs. …”
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Optimizing Bioaugmentation for Pharmaceutical Stabilization of Sewage Sludge: A Study on Short-Term Composting Under Real Conditions by Gabriela Angeles-De Paz, Juan Cubero-Cardoso, Clementina Pozo, Concepción Calvo, Elisabet Aranda, Tatiana Robledo-Mahón

“…All the piles were subjected to frequent inoculation, windrow turning, and monitoring of the physicochemical and biological parameters. Additionally, both the bioaugmentation stability and pharmaceuticals degradation were evaluated through different analysis and removal rates calculations. …”
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Citrus genetic resources in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus: conservation and management by R. V. Kulyan, L. S. Samarina, R. S. Rakhmangulov, I. V. Kikavskii, A. I. Alehna

“…The main problems of the successful conservation and use of citrus genetic resources are insufficient use of modern tools of germplasm characterization, the absence of a unified web-database containing all available biodiversity, the lack of consensus regarding the taxonomic position of certain genotypes. Additionally, there is a need for disease control in collections, it is necessary to develop advanced test systems for rapid diagnosis of diseases. …”
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Muon (g − 2) and thermal WIMP DM in U 1 L μ − L τ $$ \textrm{U}{(1)}_{L_{\mu }-{L}_{\tau }} $$ models by Seungwon Baek, Jongkuk Kim, P. Ko

“…The dark Higgs boson plays an important role, not only because it gives mass to the dark photon but also because it introduces additional DM annihilation channels, including new final states such as H 1 H 1, Z′Z′, and Z′H 1. …”
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Metallothionein II treatment mitigates rotenone-induced neurodegeneration in zebrafish models of Parkinson’s disease by Yong Hui Nies, Wei Ling Lim, Norwahidah Abd Karim, Mohamad Fairuz Yahaya, Seong Lin Teoh

“…PD model was established by exposing zebrafish to 5 µg/L rotenone water for 28 days. hMT2 (0.2 µg) was administered intracranially either one day before or seven days after rotenone exposure.ResultsThe novel tank test demonstrated that rotenone exposure significantly impaired locomotor activity (p < 0.05) and increased anxiety-like behavior (p < 0.001). Additionally, PD model zebrafish exhibited reduced dopamine levels, decreased dopaminergic neuron population, elevated oxidative stress, heightened inflammatory response and mitochondrial dysfunction. …”
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Maternal Parvovirus B19 Infection Causing First-Trimester Increased Nuchal Translucency and Fetal Hydrops by Olivia Grubman, Farrah Naz Hussain, Zoe Nelson, Lois Brustman

“…This fetus had an increased NT of 3.2 mm at 11 weeks’ gestation with a normal male karyotype and microarray analysis on chorionic villi sampling, in addition to a normal fetal echocardiogram at 15 weeks’ gestation. …”
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Concurrent Mode-Division Multiplexed Half-Mode Substrate-Integrated Waveguide Link With Three Independent Data Channels by Mohamed Elsawaf, Constantine Sideris

“…Furthermore, real-time eye-diagram measurements of the link using a pseudo-random binary sequence (PRBS) and on-off keying (OOK) modulation are presented in addition to a full MATLAB simulation model of the link showing its performance under quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM). …”
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Formulation and Characterization of Sodium Caseinate/Phloretin Complexes as Antioxidant Stabilizers in Oil-in-Water Emulsions by Najme Kheynoor, Jean-Christophe Jacquier, Mohammadreza Khalesi, Amir Mohammad Mortazavian, Mohammad-Taghi Golmakani

“…Measuring the apparent viscosity demonstrated a reduction in viscosity with the addition of phloretin. These findings demonstrate that incorporating phloretin into sodium caseinate-stabilized emulsions as a novel antioxidant emulsifier can be an effective strategy to extend the shelf life of emulsified food products prone to oxidative deterioration.…”
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Greening negative factors in the activities of enterprises and organizations by Ye. E. Smirnova, M. Yu. Slesarev

“…Some companies focus on formal criteria without taking into account real environmental problems. In addition, environmental indicators can take the form of coefficients and can be improved with unchanged or even worsened environmental impact. …”
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Optimizing the Micropropagation of Red-Stalked Rhubarb Selections: A Strategy for Mass Production of High-Quality Planting Material by Agnieszka Wojtania, Piotr Waligórski

“…This study aimed to develop an in vitro propagation method for six rhubarb selections from the Raspberry (R1, R2, R3), Leader (L1, L2), and Karpow Lipskiego (KL) groups. In addition, the planting material of six rhubarb selections was subjected to phytochemical analysis using the HPLC method to assess the content of bioactive compounds. …”
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How much does government’s short-term response matter for explaining cross-country variation in COVID-19 infection outcomes? A regression-based relative importance analysis of 84 c... by Gordon G Liu, Junjian Yi, Hanmo Yang, Xiaoyun Peng

“…Objective We study the predetermined characteristics of countries in addition to their government non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to shed light on the correlates of the variation in COVID-19 infection outcomes across countries.Methods and analysis We conduct a systematic investigation of the validity of government responses in 84 countries by gradually adding the predetermined cultural, natural and socioeconomic factors of each country using a fixed-effect model and daily panel data. …”
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Secondary School Teachers’ Conceptions of Teaching Science Practical Work through Inquiry-Based Instruction by Tomas Shivolo, Hamza Omari Mokiwa

“…However, a subset of teachers who embraced inquiry-based methods reported increased learner engagement, critical thinking, and in-depth understanding of scientific concepts. Additionally, the findings underscored the importance of aligning teacher conceptions with contemporary pedagogical approaches for effective secondary science education in Namibia. …”
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Evaluating urban intersections: a comparative study of roundabouts versus protected U-turns—which is better? by Nawaf Alnawmasi, Hisham Jashami, Qiuqi Cai

“…The simulation settings are adjusted to reflect different traffic densities and patterns, thus ensuring a thorough understanding of the performance of each intersection type under varied conditions. Additionally, various statistical analysis techniques were used to better understand the relationship between the independent and dependent variables. …”
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Primary multiple synchronous tumors: soft tissue sarcoma of the retroperitoneal space and metastatic prostate cancer by O. A. Mailyan, K. Yu. Kanukoev, P. G. Berezin, K. M. Nyushko, V. A. Gorbach

“…In the past three decades, the development of screening tests that prevent and detect some cancers at an early, more treatable stage, and treatment advances have increased the 5‑year relative survival rate for all cancers to 66%. In addition to concerns about cancer recurrence, survivors also worry about their risk of developing a new cancer. …”
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OPTIMIZATION OF INVARIANT TRAINING OF TEACHERS OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION ON THE BASIS OF SYNERGETIC EFFECT HOLISTICHNY INFORMATION AND EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT by Alla L. Busygina, Vladimir N. Aniskin

“…And the generalized labor functions of graduates of postgraduate study include along with independent research activities and specialized functionality for a concrete profile, scientific and pedagogical work in the highest and average professional educational organizations of various forms of ownership. Additional possibility of optimization of invariant training of teachers of higher education institution due to synergetic effect of the holistichny information and education environment is proved.…”
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Molecular Signatures of Human Chronic Atrial Fibrillation in Primary Mitral Regurgitation by Günseli Çubukçuoğlu Deniz, Serkan Durdu, Yeşim Doğan, Esra Erdemli, Hilal Özdağ, Ahmet Ruchan Akar

“…After transcriptomic analysis and bioinformatics (n=59), differentially expressed genes were defined using 1.5-fold change as the threshold. Additionally, independent datasets from GEO were included as meta-analyses. …”
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Moderating Effects of Park Accessibility and External Environment on Park Satisfaction in a Mountainous City by Hong Wu, Cong Gong, Rui Wang, Xiaoyue Niu, Yu Cao, Changhao Cao, Changjuan Hu

“…Future research should explore additional external factors in diverse urban contexts.…”
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Choroidal Thickness and Urinary Albumin Excretion in Type 2 Diabetic Patients without Retinopathy by Cláudia Oliveira-Ferreira, Mariana Leuzinger-Dias, João Tavares-Ferreira, F. Falcão-Reis, Amândio Rocha-Sousa

“…The purpose of this study was to compare choroidal thickness (CT) in nondiabetic patients and in type 2 diabetic patients without retinopathy, using EDI SD-OCT. Additionally, considering the diabetic patient group, compare CT in patients with and without microalbuminuria. …”
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Antiviral activity of natural compounds extracted from Mediterranean medicinal plants against SARS-CoV-2 by Stephanie Ghio, Jean-Pierre Brincat, Yuksel Cetin, Frederick Lia

“…In silico studies have confirmed the in vitro results, while providing additional mechanistic insights. Phytocompounds can serve as a foundation for designing new antiviral therapies.…”
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