Editorial by Ann-Kristin Kölln, Antony Mason, Maria Lenk, Jörg Tremmel, Markus Rutsche

“…Quotas that require parties and trade unions to enrol a certain share of young members, Tozer argues, might be an option but not ideal because people choose to become members of such organisations. As an alternative, he proposes the creation of incentives for young people to join parties and trade unions, such as free membership. …”
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Regulatory Effect of Pyroptosis Related Genes Expression in Adipose Tissue of Aging Rats by Long-Time Weight-Bearing Running by GONG Lijing, TANG Shuning, YANG Luyao, SU Hao, NI Zhen, FU Pengyu

“…After the intervention, the body weight, body composition, perirenal and subcutaneous adipose tissue (p/sWAT) wet weight and blood lipids were measured; the morphology of adipocytes were observed by HE staining, and the cross-sectional area (CSA) of adipocyte was calculated; the relative expression level of ASC, NF-κB, IL-1β, GSDMD, NLRP3 and Caspase1 mRNA were tested by RT-PCR; the immunopositive expression of ASC, IL-1β, GSDMD, NLRP3 and Caspase1 were observed by Immunofluorescence, and the integral optical density (IOD) value was calculated.Results(1) After the intervention, the body weight of rats in the control group was higher than that in the baseline group, and the body weight of rats in the resistance training group was lower than that in the control group (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05); the body fat percentage of the resistance training group was lower than those in the control and baseline groups (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05), respectively; the muscle content percentage of rats in the control group was lower than that in the baseline group, and the muscle content percentage of rats in the resistance training group was higher than that in the control group (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). (2) After 32 weeks of intervention, the plasma levels of TG, TC, HDL-C, LDL-C and FFA of rats in the control group were higher than those in the baseline group, and the levels of TG and FFA of rats in the resistance training group were lower than those in the control group (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). (3) After 32 weeks of intervention, the wet weight percentages of pWAT and sWAT of rats in the control group were higher than those in the baseline group; the wet weight percentage of pWAT of rats in the resistance training group was lower than those in both the control and baseline groups, and the wet weight percentage of sWAT of rats was lower than that in the control group (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05); the CSA of adipocyte of sWAT and pWAT of rats in the resistance training group was smaller than those in the control and baseline groups (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05), respectively. (4) After 32 weeks of intervention, the relative expression levels of ASC, NF-κB, IL-1β, NLRP3 and Caspase1 mRNA in pWAT of rats in the control group were higher than those in the baseline group, and the relative expression levels of NF-κB and IL-1β mRNA in sWAT were higher than those in the baseline group (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). …”
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MSH-YOLOv8: Mushroom Small Object Detection Method with Scale Reconstruction and Fusion by YE Dapeng, JING Jun, ZHANG Zhide, LI Huihuang, WU Haoyu, XIE Limin

“…This indicated that the MSH-YOLOv8 method possesses strong cross-dataset generalization capability and effectively recognizes small-scale targets. …”
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The 7 Rights: an active reflection tool to develop risk awareness for outdoor first aid education

“…Central to the risk assessment for many outdoor programs is the domain of “prevent and prepare” -the first link in the Chain of Survival Behavior outlined by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC, 2016). The Certificate in Outdoor Education (COE) requires all teachers to take Advanced Wilderness and Remote First Aid (AWRFA) as a part of a college course offering in an effort to best prepare teachers to keep students safe and active outdoors. …”
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Le nivellement des aqueducs de Lyon et leurs aménagements de régulation et de ralentissement : analyse et mise en perspective by Laetitia Borau

“…There is therefore a kind of contradiction between the quality of the Lyon conduits and the limited number of cleaning and control devices on the network as a whole.Secondly, in order to cross very steep slopes, Roman architects resorted to smooth chutes, stepped channels and dropshafts. …”
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Julius Kruopis – the pioneer of applied statistics in Lithuania by Vilijandas Bagdonavičius, Vydas Čekanavičius, Rūta Levulienė, Pranas Vaitkus

“…For example, the problem of making an optimal decision when choosing a distribution from several possible alternative distributions was examined. …”
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Key Drivers Affecting the Future of Power Relations in Tehran Metropolis with a Scenario-Writing Approach by Afshin Mottaghi, Arash Ghorbani Sepehr, Joseph Saloukadz

“…Structural analysis of the research question was conducted using the MICMAC software and Scenario Wizard, employing the Cross-Impact Balance (CIB) method. The resulting futures presented were exploratory in nature. …”
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Cow Hoof Slippage Detecting Method Based on Enhanced DeepLabCut Model by NIAN Yue, ZHAO Kaixuan, JI Jiangtao

“…In the verification of the cow slippery hoof detection classification model, a 10-fold cross-validation was conducted to evaluate the performance of the cow slippery hoof classification model, resulting in average values of accuracy, precision, recall, and F1-Score at 90.42%, 0.943, 0.949, and 0.941, respectively. …”
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Medical Assistance in Dying for Persons Suffering Solely from Mental Illness in Canada by Chloe Eunice Panganiban, Srushhti Trivedi

“…Patients’ decision to choose MAID noted their ability to make choices about their own care, reflecting the value of autonomy.[20] Although it is difficult to determine what is good for families in individual cases, MAiD presents an option that is both beneficent and non-maleficent. …”
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Une cave à amphores, une statue en pierre et une tête coupée de la fin de l’âge du Fer à Châteaumeillant (Cher) by Sophie Krausz, Caroline Millereux, Marion Bouchet, Fabienne Olmer

“…In addition to this type of bust, another category of statues are seated figures, recognizable by virtue of their crossed legs (Coulon, Krausz 2013). Sitting busts present one or both hands resting on the chest and often wear a torque around the neck. …”
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A randomized trial of blended first aid education for the public

“…This study seeks to validate the effectiveness of using e-learning followed by face-to-face learning in first aid education to improve laypersons’ knowledge, confidence, and willingness, compared to face-to-face only learning.Method: 128 non-healthcare adult volunteers (laypeople) were randomly assigned to either a face-to-face (control, n=58) or a blended (experimental, n=70) British Red Cross Everyday First Aid course. The effectiveness of learning was measured through pre- and post-learning evaluation forms using 0-10 Likert scales and questions on first aid knowledge for both face-to-face and blended groups, and additionally, post-online (blended learners only).Results: We found comparable results between face-to-face and blended learning for improving learner knowledge of first aid. …”
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概念為本跨領域課程發展之研究—以國際文憑組織中學階段課程為例 Concept-Based Interdisciplinary Curriculum Development in International Baccalaureate Schools in Taiwan– The International Baccalaureate Middle Years... by 洪麗卿 Li-Ching Hung, 劉美慧 Meihui Liu, 王俐蘋 Li-Ping Wang

“…However, because the IBMYP curriculum emphasizes assessment performance and the “application” assessment dimension in both subjects, changes were still observed in how teachers assessed students’ ability to apply learned concepts in real-life contexts. (5) Regarding interdisciplinary collaboration within the teacher community, time and experience were required for disciplinary boundaries to be crossed. During the process of transforming the curriculum development model, which involved changes in curriculum content, teaching methods, and assessments, changes had to be achieved through collaborative discussions, consensus-building, and opinion integration within the teacher community. …”
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Mineralogy, alteration, fluid inclusions microthermometry and genesis of the Cu-Au Kalateh Dasht deposit, south of Shahrood, NE Iran by Mohadeseh Eskandari, Fardin Mousivand, Maryam Sheibi, Bernd Lehmann

“…To investigate the physicochemical properties of the mineralized fluid, two double-polished cross-section samples of barite-calcite veins were prepared and analyzed. …”
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2024 update of the AGIHO guideline on diagnosis and empirical treatment of fever of unknown origin (FUO) in adult neutropenic patients with solid tumours and hematological malignan... by Michael Sandherr, Jannik Stemler, Enrico Schalk, Tessa Hattenhauer, Marcus Hentrich, Bernd Hertenstein, Christian Hohmann, Sibylle C. Mellinghoff, Rebekka Mispelbaum, Christina Rieger, Martin Schmidt-Hieber, Rosanne Sprute, Guenter Weiss, Oliver A. Cornely, Larissa Henze, Cornelia Lass-Floerl, Gernot Beutel, Annika Y. Classen, Noemi F. Freise, Meinolf Karthaus, Philipp Koehler, Robert Krause, Julia Neuhann, Hans Martin Orth, Olaf Penack, Markus Schaich, Karsten Spiekermann, Sebastian Voigt, Florian Weissinger, Elena Busch

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A randomized trial of blended first aid education for the public

“…This study seeks to validate the effectiveness of using e-learning followed by face-to-face learning in first aid education to improve laypersons’ knowledge, confidence, and willingness, compared to face-to-face only learning.Method: 128 non-healthcare adult volunteers (laypeople) were randomly assigned to either a face-to-face (control, n=58) or a blended (experimental, n=70) British Red Cross Everyday First Aid course. The effectiveness of learning was measured through pre-and post-learning evaluation forms using 0-10 Likert scales and questions on first aid knowledge for both face-to-face and blended groups, and additionally, post-online (blended learners only).Results: We found comparable results between face-to-face and blended learning for improving learner knowledge of first aid. …”
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Therapeutic depletion of CCR8+ tumor-infiltrating regulatory T cells elicits antitumor immunity and synergizes with anti-PD-1 therapy by James Dooley, Bart Neyns, Elizabeth Allen, Frank Tacke, Louis Boon, Damya Laoui, Julia Katharina Schwarze, Helena Van Damme, Bruno Dombrecht, Máté Kiss, Heleen Roose, Eva Van Overmeire, Daliya Kancheva, Liesbet Martens, Aleksandar Murgaski, Pauline Madeleine Rachel Bardet, Gillian Blancke, Maude Jans, Evangelia Bolli, Maria Solange Martins, Yvon Elkrim, Kiavash Movahedi, Niels Vandamme, Sebahat Ocak, Isabelle Scheyltjens, Lars Vereecke, Frank Aboubakar Nana, Pascal Merchiers, Jo Agnes Van Ginderachter

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IGJR issue 1/2018 by IF and FRFG

“…Vanhuysse, Pieter (2013): Intergenerational justice in aging societies: A cross-national comparison of 29 OECD countries, Gütersloh: Bertelsmann-Stiftung. https://ssrn.com/abstract=2309278. …”
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Genetic Stability and Inbreeding in a Synthetic Maize Variety Based on a Finite Model by Juan Enrique Rodríguez-Pérez, Jaime Sahagún-Castellanos, Aureliano Peña-Lomelí, Clemente Villanueva-Verduzco, Denise Arellano-Suarez

“…The ICs of the selfings and those of the intragroup and intergroup crosses were calculated to derive the formula for <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>F</mi><mi>S</mi><mi>y</mi><msub><mrow><mi>n</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>L</mi></mrow></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> in terms of <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>m</mi><mo>,</mo><mi>g</mi><mo>,</mo><mi>e</mi><mo>,</mo><mi mathvariant="script">l</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>F</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>. …”
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Ethics of Procuring and Using Organs or Tissue from Infants and Newborns for Transplantation, Research, or Commercial Purposes: Protocol for a Bioethics Scoping Review [version 1;... by Sebastian Porsdam Mann, Joe Brierley, Jerry Menikoff, Trung Nguyen, Brian D. Earp, Dominic Wilkinson, Julian Savulescu, Xiu Lim, Maide Barış, David Shaw, Melanie T Almonte

“…A comprehensive search of disciplinary and cross-disciplinary databases will be undertaken to ensure coverage of all possible sources that meet the inclusion criteria for the review. …”
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Mesothelioma and Radical Surgery 2 (MARS 2): protocol for a multicentre randomised trial comparing (extended) pleurectomy decortication versus no (extended) pleurectomy decorticati... by Liz Darlison, John Edwards, Apostolos Nakas, Nick A Maskell, Wendy Underwood, Chris Rogers, Matthew Callister, David Waller, Richard Milton, Victoria Ashford-Turner, Paul Taylor, Claire Matthews, Victoria Hughes, Kelvin Lau, Alan Kirk, Robert C Rintoul, Elizabeth A Stokes, Kate Ashton, Daisy Elliott, Rosie Harris, Marie Kirwan, Juliette Novasio, Sara Waplington, Eric Lim, Holly Mckeon, Charlotte Jacobs, Laura White, Mary O’Brien, Judith Moore, Louise Li, Nicola Mills, Sanjay Popat, Suzanne Miller, Nadia Yousaf, D A Fennell, Clinton Ali, Andrea Bille, Liz Fuller, Andreea Ionescu, Manjusha Keni, Pek Koh, Talal Mansy, Dakshinamoorthy Muthukumar, Tony Pope, Amy Roy, Riyaz Shah, Jonathan Shamash, Zacharias Tasigiannopoulos, Sarah Treece, Katherine Joyce, Barbara Warnes, Athanasia Gravani, Rachel Brophy, Nicola Farrar, Jane Elliott, Philip Noyes, Louise Nelson, Sara Tenconi, Laura Socci, Hilary Wood, Helena Hanratty, Helena Stanley, Robert Rintoul, Amy Gladwell, Jenny Castedo, Amanda Stone, Charlotte Ingle, Hayley Hewer, Eleanor Aynsley, Andrea Watson, Alison Hassall, Masuma Begum, Christopher Worth, Ellie Piggott, Elizabeth Nadin, Yvonne Summers, Raffaele Califano, Laura Cove-Smith, Matt Evison, Maria Blinston, Amal Ismail, Rachel Chant, Asmita Desai, Ian Morgan, Victoria Lake, Nichola Harris, Simon Hodge, Nadza Tokaca, Adam Januszewski, Avani Athauda, Anisha Ramessur, Emily Grist, Niamh Colman, Michael Flynn, Joan Joyce, Sarah Vaughan, Maria Piga, Derya Sahin, Agnieszka Yongue, Emma Turay, Jaishree Bhosle, Rajiv Kumar, Charlotte Milner-Watts, Jessica Brown, David Walder, Alexandros Georgiou, Xiaorong Wu, Naila Kaudeer, Kroopa Joshi, Michael Davidson, Shelize Khakoo, Bee Ayite, Kathryn Priest, James Dobbyn, Vasanthi Prathapan, Deborah McCrimmon, Natalie Ash, Alison Norton, Bianca Peet, Libby Hennessy, Rosemary Johnson

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