Young researchers’ reflections on workshops with youth to develop research recruitment materials by Zeba Khan, Hajar Seiyad, Kaiya Jacob, Ayla Arhinson, Aleyah Williams, Sarah Munro

“…Our purposeful steps to involve embedded youth research assistants, acknowledge the differences and redistribution of power among researchers and youth advisors, use technology to promote collaboration and confidentiality and emphasize reciprocal knowledge sharing led to a meaningful co-design experience for us as youth research assistants. …”
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Contact-dependent growth inhibition (CDI) systems deploy a large family of polymorphic ionophoric toxins for inter-bacterial competition. by Tiffany M Halvorsen, Kaitlin A Schroeder, Allison M Jones, Disa Hammarlöf, David A Low, Sanna Koskiniemi, Christopher S Hayes

“…Accordingly, the corresponding immunity proteins are also highly polymorphic, typically sharing only ~30% sequence identity with members of the same group. …”
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Australian general practice registrars’ experiences of training, well-being and support during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study by Lucie Walters, Jill Benson, Isabella White, Taryn Elliott

“…Particularly significant aspects of support include connection to educational mentors such as supervisors and medical educators; connection and culture within practices; opportunities to share clinical experiences; and connection to personal social supports. …”
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Integration of field data and application of machine learning methods to assess the condition of the near-wellbore zone of carbonate reservoirs by Andrey V. Soromotin, Dmitriy A. Martyushev

“… Relevance. Increase in the share of hard-to-recover reserves. Often, for the effective development of complex reservoirs, methods of enhanced oil recovery and production intensification are used. …”
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Health Benefits in a Cohort of Children 6 Months After Tonsil Surgery in Relation to the Perioperative Period: An Observational Prospective Cohort Study by Lundeberg Stefan, Elisabeth Ericsson

“…The information that the children considered essential to share with others covered details of the day of surgery, including the anesthesia, nutrition, pain and pain relief, and well‐being after surgery. …”
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Utilizing the Ethereum blockchain for retrieving and archiving augmented reality surgical navigation data by Sai Batchu, Michael J. Diaz, Lauren Ladehoff, Kevin Root, Brandon Lucke-Wold

“…Aim: Conventional techniques to share and archive spinal imaging data raise issues with trust and security, with novel approaches being more greatly considered. …”
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Img2Vocab: Explore Words Tied to Your Life With LLMs and Social Media Images by Kanta Yamaoka, Ko Watanabe, Koichi Kise, Andreas Dengel, Shoya Ishimaru

“…With the prevalence of visual social media, such as Instagram, people share their photos from favorite moments, providing rich contexts, and emerging generative AI would create learning material in an effortless fashion. …”
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Interventions that prevent or reduce perinatal loneliness and its proximal determinants: a restricted scoping review by Ruth Naughton-Doe, Rebecca Nowland, Stephanie Tierney, Martin Webber, Anja Wittkowski

“…Results Fifty papers were included in the review, from which the following categorisation of interventions was developed: 1) synthetic social support, 2) shared-identity social support groups, 3) parent and baby groups, 4) creative health approaches (arts, nature or exercise based), 5) holistic, place-based and multidisciplinary support that worked with parents to overcome a range of barriers to connection, and 6) awareness campaigns. …”
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Exploring the genetic correlation and causal relationships between breast cancer and meningioma using bidirectional Mendelian randomization by Lu Ding, Bo Chen, Zhou Zhou, Zhaojun Mei, Kan Cao, Xinyu Lu, Wei Chen

“…FUMA analysis identified PITPNB, TTC28, and CHEK2 as shared risk genes between overall BC, ER + BC, and intracranial meningioma. …”
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Community engagement initiatives in primary health care to achieve universal health coverage: A realist synthesis of scoping review. by Daniel Erku, Resham Khatri, Aklilu Endalamaw, Eskinder Wolka, Frehiwot Nigatu, Anteneh Zewdie, Yibeltal Assefa

“…Process aspects of CE initiatives discussed in the literature included: i) the role of the community in defining priorities and setting objectives for CE, ii) types and dynamics of the broad range of engagement approaches and activities, and iii) presence of an on-going communication and two-way information sharing. Key CE components and contextual factors that affected the impact of CE initiatives included the wider socio-economic context, power dynamics and representation of communities and their voices, and cultural and organisational issues.…”
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A Digital-based Talent Acquisition Framework for Start-ups: A Qualitative Multiple Case Study by Mohammad Hosein Kenarroodi, Hasan Boudlaie

“…Objective Talent acquisition for start-up businesses is a crucial concept that can lead to several significant problems such as market share decline if overlooked. The situation worsens when start-up businesses decide to keep pace with digital developments and start incorporating digitalization into their talent acquisition strategies. …”
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Surgical resection, radiotherapy and percutaneous thermal ablation for treatment of stage 1 non-small cell lung cancer: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis by Arun Chockalingam, Menelaos Konstantinidis, Brandon Koo, John Timothy Moon, Andrew Tran, Sahar Nourouzpour, Emily Lawson, Kathleen Fox, Peiman Habibollahi, Bruno Odisio, Mohammed Loya, Ali Bassir, Nariman Nezami

“…Finally, we will use the Confidence in Network Meta-Analysis tool to assess quality of the evidence for each of the primary outcomes.Ethics and dissemination We aim to share our findings through high-impact peer review. …”
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Aspects of Growth Hormone and Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Related to Neuroprotection, Regeneration, and Functional Plasticity in the Adult Brain by N. David Åberg, Katarina Gustafson Brywe, Jörgen Isgaard

“…Some of the effects of GH are attributable to circulating IGF-I, while others may be due to IGF-I produced locally within the brain. Some of the shared effects in common to GH and IGF-I may also be explained by cross-talk between the GH and IGF-I transduction pathways, as indicated by recent data from other cell systems. …”
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Comparative Study of Vitamin C Concentration in Boiled and Roasted Gonja. by Birungi, Alido

“…Fruits in the third group were peeled and then left raw (control experiment) 1 00g of prepared Gonja fingers from each group were then chopped using a sharp knife after which they were ground in separate motors using pestles to form pastes. 500ml of distilled water was added to each of the pasted Gonja followed by stirring and filtering. …”
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Linkages with Practice for Higher-Education Curriculum Innovation. by Nampala, Paul, Kalule, Stephen W., Mshenga, Patience M., Okello, Daniel M., Egeru, Anthony, Ekwamu, Adipala

“…The graduate curriculum at the two universities in East Africa integrated the approaches of roundtable engagement and research as well as value chain cluster mapping and development through interactive sharing with agribusiness development facilitators. …”
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Land Use and its Impact on Agricultural Productivity in Mutara Sub-County Mitooma District. by Tusingwire, Pamellah

“…The study concluded that collaborative farming initiatives within communities positively impact productivity by pooling resources for better input access and shared knowledge on best practices. It also emphasized that traditional farming methods and cultural beliefs significantly influence land management decisions, with some farmers reluctant to adopt new technologies due to adherence to generational practices. …”
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Lessons learned from implementation of the Workload Indicator of Staffing Need (WISN) methodology: An international Delphi study of expert users. by Grace , Nyendwoha Namaganda, Audrey, Whitright, Everd, Bikaitwoha Maniple

“…This study gathered, synthesized, and now shares the key adaptations, innovations, and lessons learned. …”
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Nurses’ Knowledge, Perceived Practice, and their Associated Factors regarding Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) Prevention in Amhara Region Comprehensive Specialized Hospitals, Northwes... by Senay Yohannes, Tarkie Abebe, Kidist Endalkachew, Destaw Endeshaw

“…Therefore, providing training, creating a conducive environment for sharing of experience, and upgrading the academic status of nurses are measures to scale up the knowledge and practice of nurses regarding deep venous thrombosis prevention.…”
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From consumers to pioneers: insights from thermal energy communities in Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands by Sara Herreras Martínez, Justus Mesman, Daniel Møller Sneum, Lars Holstenkamp, Robert Harmsen, Marijke Menkveld, Sanne Akerboom, André Faaij

“…Conversely, Dutch and German TECs face challenges because of the early stage of their heat transition, dealing with financial obstacles, underdeveloped policies, unfamiliarity with DH technology and with TECs, as well as the need for expensive infrastructure changes. Shared challenges across regions include capacity limitations in small projects and implementing cost-effective, local, and sustainable heat sources. …”
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Climate change and its impacts on hydrological regimes over the Bengal delta by M.H. Ali, P. Biswas, S.M.Q. Hassan, M.A. Islam

“…Future climatic data projected by the CMIP6 GCM (ACCESS) under two shared socioeconomic pathways (SSPs) SSP2–4.5 (moderate emission scenario) and SSP5–8.5 (high emission scenario) were used. …”
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