Acceptance and use of demand-responsive transport by older people in old new town: Evidence from Senboku new Town by Haruka Kato, Kento Yoh

“…This study applied the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology model, moderating for age differences between older people and adults. Participants were recruited using a web-based questionnaire via a local smartphone application in Senboku-NT. …”
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CLIL on the spot: migrant education in Greece by Marina Mattheoudakis, Georgia Fotiadou, Despina Papadopoulou

“…As there is not a clear methodological ‘blueprint’ for CLIL that teachers are required to follow, our study will investigate which of the principles framed for the CLIL approach are in fact applied by educators.MethodsTo this aim, we adopted a survey-based research methodology (web-based questionnaire) and a phenomenological approach (semi-structured interviews).ResultsResults include data from 125 respondents of the questionnaire, working in 21 different regional units of Greece, and the lived experiences of five educators. Most of the participants had no prior training in bilingual or intercultural education but were highly qualified (holders of at least an MA). …”
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Examination of Physicians’ Perception of the Indications of Colorectal Stents in the Management of Malignant Large Bowel Obstruction: A Provincial Survey by Jean-Frédéric LeBlanc, Myriam Martel, Alan N. Barkun

“…Advanced age and comorbidities motivated 56.3% (95% CI 47.1–65.5%) of participants to opt for SEMS placement. In palliative settings of patients undergoing chemotherapy including bevacizumab, a minority of respondents followed guidelines, 12.5% (95% CI 6.4–18.6%) for young patients and 25.0% for elderly patients (95% CI 17.0–33.0%). …”
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PISA 2022: The impact of school-environment predictors on the performance of Spanish students by Pablo Javier Ortega-Rodríguez

“…The sample comprises 28 781 Spanish students (14 459 male students, 50.24%; 14 322 female students, 49.76%) from 935 schools, who participated in PISA 2022. A two-level hierarchical linear model was used: students and schools. …”
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The effects of detraining period on female basketball team players aged 10-12 by Emrah Atay, Gülsev Kayalarlı

“…The purpose of the study is to find out the effect of break during the semester vacation on performance. 11women basketball players aged 11.45±0.82 years old, height 147.27±7.29 cm, weight 39.65±6.20 kg, sports age2.00±0.44 years participated in the study. Gülcü Primary School young women's basketball team, who trained 3times per week for about 6 months and came in first in the competition among Isparta primary schools, havetaken part in the study. …”
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Implementasi Problem Based Learning Pada Tema Selamatkan Makhluk Hidup Untuk Meningkatkan Prestasi Belajar dan Keaktifan Siswa Kelas VI SDN Ngepeh by Mariyono Mariyono

“…This is because the learning method applied does not involve active student participation because the method used is the question assignment method, without being given appropriate materials or media. …”
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SafeRespirator: Comprehensive Database for N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirator Leakage Detection Including Infrared, RGB Videos, and Quantitative Fit Testing by Geoffrey Marchais, Mohamed Arbane, Barthelemy Topilko, Jean Brousseau, Clothilde Brochot, Yacine Yaddaden, Ali Bahloul, Xavier Maldague

“…The database includes synchronized and calibrated IR and RGB video data, along with QNFT results, collected from 62 participants wearing four different N95 FFR models in four distinct positions. …”
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THE ROLE AND PLACE OF GERMAN SCIENCE AND RESEARCH ASSOCIATION IN GERMANY’S SCIENCE POLICY by E. A. Vodyanitskaya

“…The article describes the role and place of the German Science and Research Association (DFG) as one of the leading science support organizations in the science policy of Germany. …”
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Catastrophic Brain Aspergillosis after Liver Transplantation by Mohammadmahdi Abbasi, Shirin Shams Ardakani, Nasir Fakhar, Hamid Eshaghi, Hosein Alimadadi, Toktam Faghihi, Behdad Gharib, Meisam Sharifzadeh, Masoomeh Safaei

“…Aspergillosis could be prevented by environmental modification such as installing high-efficiency particulate air filters. Chemoprevention with triazoles, echinocandins, and polyenes is also effective. …”
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Deciphering Metabolic Responses in Traumatic Brain Injury Patients With Different Severity Using 1H NMR-Based Serum Metabolomics by Huan Zhou, Dongdong Sun, Dongmei Wang, Zirui Zhu, Xuelian Hong, Rui Fang, Hua Wang, Minghui Li

“…In order to elucidate the underlying pathophysiologic mechanisms and identify serum biomarkers associated with TBI, we conducted a comprehensive investigation utilizing a 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)–based metabolomics approach and ELISA analysis of serum samples obtained within 24 h postinjury from a cohort of participants with varying degrees of TBI severity. Our findings revealed that the decrease of isoleucine, valine, tryptophan, and histidine, as well as the increase of lactate, were proportional to the severity of TBI. …”
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“Dissociating Form and Meaning in Bilingual Creative Writing and Creative Translation Workshops” by Sara GREAVES, Marie-Laure SCHULTZE

“…This article considers the various ways in which the principle of a disjunction between form and meaning can be applied to creative language teaching, as practised in our bilingual creative writing and creative translation workshops. …”
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The brain structure underlying the nonlinear association between early-life tobacco smoke exposure and the risk for cognitive decline and dementia in adulthood: a large prospective... by Changfu Lin, Fabin Lin, Kaitai Yang, Yuxuan Zhong, Yan Luo, Hanchen Chen, Wenjing Zhang, Xuanjie Chen, Qinyong Ye, Yuqi Zeng, Guoen Cai

“…Results This study of 291,113 UKB participants and 4,836 new dementia cases over a median 13.26-year follow-up found that in utero tobacco exposure led to significant cognitive decline in adulthood, but not a higher dementia risk. …”
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How individual scores affect the final expert-based assessments of ecosystem services: Range and mean scores analysis of natural heritage supply maps by Hristina Prodanova, Desislava Varadzhakova

“…On that spatial base, we conducted an expert-based assessment and mapping of their potential to provide ecosystem services (ES) for recreational purposes in Bulgaria. Twelve experts participated in the expert-based assessment by filling individual matrices for the potential of the NH to provide ES. …”
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Étude croisée du rapport aux savoirs à l’égard des sciences naturelles et des sciences humaines et sociales : portraits d’élèves de la fin du secondaire au Québec by Geneviève Therriault, Agnieszka Jeziorski, Barbara Bader, Émilie Morin

“…This article offers a cross study of the relationship to knowledge regarding the natural sciences and the humanities and social sciences, from the point of view of secondary school students in Quebec. …”
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Exosomes Regulate the Transformation of Cancer Cells in Cancer Stem Cell Homeostasis by Jiasheng Xu, Kaili Liao, Weimin Zhou

“…Exosomes, as extracellular vesicles, participate in physiological and pathological processes by transmitting signaling molecules such as proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids. …”
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A worldwide look into long COVID-19 management: an END-COVID survey by Mattia Nigro, Claudia Valenzuela, Francisco Arancibia, Mark Cohen, David C.L. Lam, Ryan C. Maves, Barbara Rath, Steven Q. Simpson, Yuanlin Song, Sotirios Tsiodras, James D. Chalmers, Stefano Aliberti

“…Findings 1015 healthcare professionals from 110 different countries worldwide participated in this study, the majority of them being respiratory physicians (60.6%). …”
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Key components in the professional ethics of sign language interpreters in healthcare contexts: a qualitative study in Colombia by Nora Ellen Groce, Samia Hurst, Laura Catalina Izquierdo Martínez, Angela Martínez-R, Jessica Cuculick, Minerva C Rivas Velarde

“…Transcriptional coding was performed line by line, and the data results were organised into themes and subthemes.Setting The research was conducted in Colombia.Participants A total of 17 CSL interpreters were included.Results We identified key themes (confidentiality, privacy, professionalism, business practices and professional development). …”
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What Influences the Historical Memory of Modern Students? by N. D. Sorokina

“…It can be replaced by a mechanism for preserving memory, such as memoir literature of war participants, which is not yet popular among students. …”
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Perspectives on delivering sexual and reproductive health and rights information and services to young people: focus group discussions with civil society organizations in the Democ... by Landry Egbende, Viviane Mayala, Branly Mbunga, Nina Viberg, Mala Ali Mapatano, Tobias Alfvén, Eva Åkerman

“…Two focus groups comprising women and two comprising men, with approximately 10 participants in each group, were held. The interview transcripts were subjected to an inductive thematic analysis. …”
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A quantitative study of virtual energy storage for rural heat pump heating system based on vehicle-to-home technology by Xinjia Gao, Ran Li, Siqi Chen, Yalun Li

“…VES can effectively participate in energy management in rural electric heating through rational design and scheduling. …”
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