Burden of Disease Attributed to Prenatal Methylmercury Exposure in the Yanomami Indigenous Land by Ana Claudia Santiago de Vasconcellos, Raiane Fontes de Oliveira, Marcos Wesley Oliveira, Paulo Cesar Basta

“…For broader estimates, data from the scientific literature were used. The average hair methylmercury concentrations in these investigated regions were 6.21 µg/g, 3.86 µg/g, 3.53 µg/g, and 2.96 µg/g, respectively. …”
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Streamflow changes and warming climate-induced flood risks for 1960–2016 in the Nenjiang River Basin, northeastern China by Mengyuan Wang, Suocheng Dong, Ping Wang, Zehong Li, Shiqi Liu, Shuwen Zhang, Jie Mei

“…These findings have crucial implications for water resource management, flood risk control, farming systems, and food security.…”
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Estimating the effect of tissue- and blood-derived cell reference matrices on deconvolving bulk transcriptomic datasets by Siqi Sun, Shweta Yadav, Mulini Pingili, Dan Chang, Jing Wang

“…In this study, we developed tissue- and blood-derived CRMs using single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Three publicly available blood-derived CRMs (IRIS, LM22, and ImmunoStates) were incorporated for benchmarking. …”
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Economic burden analysis of pediatric tracheobronchial foreign body by Wen-yuan Wang, Tao Zhang, Wan-Yi Li, Shu-Ying Wang, Qi-Jun Zhao, Yong-Jun Wang

“…ObjectivesTracheobronchial foreign body aspiration (TFBA) constitutes a life-threatening pediatric emergency with substantial clinical and public health implications. While current research prioritizes diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for TFBA, limited attention has been paid to its socioeconomic consequences. …”
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Burnout Among Hospital Nurses in Kazakhstan by Makhigul Maxudova, Dinara Ospanova, Areti Stavropoulou, Lyazzat Alibekova, Gulnar Sultanova, Galina Veklenko, Kundyzay Tobzhanova

“…The Maslach Burnout Inventory for Medical Personnel (MBI-HSS-MP) was used for collecting data. <b>Results:</b> The results demonstrated that burnout occurred among 61.97% of hospital nurses in the Republic of Kazakhstan. …”
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Enhancing environmental performance in the OECD nations through financial inclusion, digital innovation and effective governance by Muhammad Rizwan Ullah, Mohamad Alnafissa, Muhammad Nasrullah

“…Besides, voice and accountability increase the level of CO2 emission and strongly affect the environmental performance of OECD economies. Practical implications – Policymakers of the OECD countries can improve environmental performance by encouraging ICT investment, expanding financial inclusion and improving the governance frameworks. …”
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The Impact of Patient Age on Causes of Graft Loss After Renal Transplantation by Susanne Winkler, Min-Jeong Kim, Andrea Fisler, Stefan Farese, Felix Burkhalter, Seraina von Moos, Christian Forster, Caroline Wehmeier, Michael Dickenmann, Stefan Schaub, Stefan Schaub, Stefan Schaub

“…This might have significant implications for clinical study design and patient management.…”
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CAN MONEY BUY CONVENIENCE: A STUDY ON INCOME AS A MOTIVATOR OF ONLINE SHOPPING? by Pallabi Mishra

“…It investigates the influence of demographic factor income on shopping experiences of users of the major shopping websites of India. Data has been collected both from primary as well as secondary sources. …”
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Effects of two selected training methods on angiogenic and angiostatic regulating factors in elderly men’s blood circulation by Amir Delshad, Fereshteh Salimi

“…Forty-eight hours after the last training session, leucine-rich alpha-2-glycoprotein 1 (LRG-1) and thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1) were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and the data were analyzed by the analysis of covariance test, post hoc least significant difference, and intra-group changes using a paired t-test at a significance level of P≤ 0.05. …”
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The Effect of AI Gamification on Students&#x2019; Engagement and Academic Achievement in Malaysia: SEM Analysis Perspectives by Nisar Ahmed Dahri, Noraffandy Yahaya, Waleed Mugahed Al-Rahmi, Latifah Almuqren, Abeer S. Almgren, Abdulrahman Alshimai, Ahmad Samed Al-Adwan

“…However, the study is limited to a single country context (Malaysia), and relies on self-reported survey data, which may influence generalizability and introduce potential biases.…”
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Waste and well-being: Examining waste management challenges and disease burden among marginalized populations in Ghana by Kwame Anokye, Abigail Okyere Darko, Portia Agyemang, Luther Kwabi Adjei, Mary Wejaamo Ayeriga, Douti Nang Biyogue, Ebenezer Ebo Yahans Amuah, Bosompem Ahunoabobirim Agya, Stephen Sodoke, Awal Ahmed Mohammed

“…The review identifies significant gaps in waste data, institutional accountability, and sustainable infrastructure. …”
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Digital technologies as enablers of universal design for learning: higher education students' perceptions in the context of SDG4 by María Guadalupe Veytia Bucheli, José Gómez-Galán, Maritza Librada Cáceres Mesa, Luis López Catalán

“…Using a quantitative methodology with a descriptive scope, data was collected through a specially designed Likert-scale questionnaire. …”
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Influence of social support on the social adaptive behaviors of children with acute leukemia in China: the mediating role of family functioning by Shen Yuqing, Mo Lin, Yu Lu, Chen ZeFang, Liu Tao, Zeng Yan, Sabika

“…Methods From August to December 2022, face-to-face data collection was conducted using convenience sampling in the Blood Department of a 3 A Children’s Hospital in Chongqing, China. …”
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Exploring students’ perceptions of the design and use of the Moodle learning management system by Dimah Al-Fraihat, Abdulaziz M. Alshahrani, Maram Alzaidi, Aijaz A. Shaikh, Mohammed Al-Obeidallah, Manaf Al-Okaily

“…An open-ended questionnaire was used to collect the opinions of 103 university students who were enrolled in several courses conducted online using Moodle as the primary LMS. Qualitative data analysis was conducted and seven major themes related to the factors influencing the success of the Moodle LMS were identified. …”
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Innovative improvements of silvopastoral systems applied to the Brachiaria decumbens yields in degraded areas – A case study in Orellana, Amazonian Ecuador by Armando Vinicio Paredes-Peralta, Santiago Alexander Guamán Rivera, Sandra Elizabeth Suárez Cedillo, Sandra Isabel Castañeda Caguana, Dina Maricela Veloz-Veloz, María Fernanda Baquero-Tapia, Myriam Valeria Ruiz Salgado, Diego Fabian Maldonado Arias

“…The corresponding changes have significant implications for natural ecosystems, agriculture, and livestock. …”
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Emmetropia deviation in autorefraction compared to subjective refraction result in patients after corneal refractive surgery by Yuexin Wang, Zesong Wang, Yu Zhang, Yifei Yuan, Yan Liu, Shuo Yu, Ziyuan Liu, Chen Yueguo

“…Previous research pooled the data from patients of different subgroups to calculate the difference between automatic and subjective refraction, which lacks clinical implications. …”
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Estratégia de marcas próprias no varejo supermercadista: um estudo comparativo entre Brasil e Inglaterra Private label strategy on food retailers: a comparative study between Brazi... by Verônica Angélica Freitas de Paula, Andrea Lago da Silva, Éderson Luiz Piato

“…After literature review, semi-structured interviews were conducted with six retailers in England and in Brazil. Secondary data were collected, followed by documental and content analysis. …”
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Progress and challenges in Nipah vaccine development and licensure for epidemic preparedness and response by Sol Kim, Hyolim Kang, Laura Skrip, Sushant Sahastrabuddhe, Ausraful Islam, Sung-Mok Jung, Juan F. Vesga, Akira Endo, W. John Edmunds, Kaja Abbas

“…Vaccine development against Nipah faces challenges due to its current epidemiology with limited outbreak sizes, which impedes the feasibility of conducting vaccine efficacy trials focused on disease endpoints.Areas covered We review the progress of Nipah vaccine candidates in human clinical trials and highlight the challenges in evaluating the vaccine efficacy due to the sporadic nature of Nipah outbreaks, given the epidemic potential of Nipah virus and its implications for pandemic preparedness. We examine the alternative regulatory pathways, including the US FDA’s Animal Rule and EMA’s conditional marketing authorization, which permit vaccine approval based on surrogate markers rather than efficacy data from the large-scale Phase-3 efficacy trials. …”
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METTL3-YTHDF1 axis drives BCL-3 m6A methylation to promote the ferroptosis of brain microvascular endothelial cells during intracerebral hemorrhage by Hao Yin, Zhongying Ran, Tao Luo, Zexin Jin, Ying Tan, Jun Ma

“…This study sought to comprehensively analyze aberrant m6A modification and its mechanistic implications following ICH. Differential expression of BCL-3 between Sprague-Dawley rat ICH models and control rats was identified through analysis of methylated RNA Immunoprecipitation and RNA sequencing data, revealing a close association with methyltransferase-like 3 (METTL3), an m6A methyltransferase. …”
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Psychometric properties and validity of inventory of symptoms of professional traumatic grief among nursing professionals by Ester Gilart, Anna Bocchino, Isabel Lepiani, Patricia Gilart, Ma José Cantizano Nuñez, María Dueñas

“…The scale’s psychometric properties were tested with 930 nursing professionals. The data were collected between September 2022 and January 2023. …”
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