Management of non-traumatic abdominal pain in the emergency department: a multicentre, stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised trialResearch in context by Anna Slagman, Liane Schenk, Dörte Huscher, Lisa Arnold, Harald Dormann, Johannes Drepper, Larissa Eienbröker, Antje Fischer-Rosinský, Johann Frick, Lukas Helbig, Dirk Horenkamp-Sonntag, Freddy Irorutola, Tim Klinge, Thomas Reinhold, Peter Schily, Britta Stier, Katharina Verleger, Andreas Wagenknecht, Yves Noel Wu, Martin Möckel

“…Methods: In a prospective mixed-methods, multicentre, cluster-randomised, controlled stepped wedge trial, adult patients with non-traumatic abdominal pain were enrolled in ten emergency departments across Germany. …”
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Behavioral Biases in Investor Decision-Making: A Comparative Meta-Analysis of Behavioral Finance Research by Seyed Amir Sabet, Saeed Aibaghi esfahani, Abdolmajid Abdolbaghi Ataabadi

“…Anchoring bias showed mixed results, with one dissenting study. Herding and representativeness biases received unanimous support. …”
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Integration of Coke and CNMs with Bitumen: Synthesis, Methods, and Characterization by Muhammad Hashami, Yerdos Ongarbayev, Yerbol Tileuberdi, Yerzhan Imanbayev, Ainur Zhambolova, Aliya Kenzhegaliyeva, Zulkhair Mansurov

“…Petroleum coke enhances bitumen softening points by 10–15 °C and causes up to 30% improvement in rutting resistance while simultaneously prolonging material fatigue life and aging resistance. …”
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Shifting baseline syndrome in the fishing community of Barcelona: insights from scientific and local ecological knowledge by Edoardo Zelli, Océane Legatelois, Laura Calvet-Mir, Irene Iniesta-Arandia, Sara Miñarro

“…However, variations in how fishers perceive these changes were identified, pointing to potential future challenges. This research provides novel evidence of fishers’ ability to offer consistent quantitative insights into the status of commercial marine species within Barcelona’s fishing sector.…”
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Standardized evaluation of hand‐off documentation of ICU boarders in the emergency department by Joshua Kolikof, Daniel Shaw, Bryan Stenson, Anne Grossestreuer, Leon Sanchez, David Chiu

“…Methods We performed a mixed methods design to develop a scoring rubric to evaluate written hand‐off communication of medical ICU boarders between ED teams during the COVID‐19 pandemic. …”
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Fostering Pre-Service Primary Teachers’ Capacity to Employ an Interactive Learning Tool by Nurgul Alpysbayeva, Gulnar Zholtaeva, Gulnar Tazhinova, Gulnara Syrlybayeva, Raushan Assylova

“…The findings foreground the potential of incorporating natural conversation assistants into primary teacher education programs while also pointing to the necessity of addressing the hurdles identified herein. …”
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Vertical urban growth monitoring through PSInSAR Stack On-Off model approach: A case study of Wuhan (2015–2024) by Z. Afzal, T. Balz, S. Ousaha, C. S. Boyoğlu

“…Three distinct district typologies were identified: High-Intensity Vertical, Mixed-Development, and Horizontal Expansion, reflecting differentiated urban development strategies. …”
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The Fabrication of Superhydrophobic Coatings Using Food‐Grade Wax Dispersions by Brenda Resendiz‐Diaz, Emma Sadler, Sianne Schwikkard, Joseph C. Bear, Colin.R. Crick

“…The coating formulations are mixed at room temperature and elevated temperatures (above the melting point of the waxes). …”
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Effective NSGA-II Algorithm for a Limited AGV Scheduling Problem in Matrix Manufacturing Workshops with Undirected Material Flow by Xuewu Wang, Jianing Zhang, Yi Hua, Rui Yu

“…Multiple local search operators based on ideal point are proposed to find a better local solution. …”
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Simulation of Thermal Nonequilibrium Cycles in the Solar Wind by Roger B. Scott, Jeffrey W. Reep, Mark G. Linton, Stephen J. Bradshaw

“…Thermal nonequilibrium (TNE) is a condition of the plasma in the solar corona in which the local rate of energy loss due to radiation increases to the point that it cannot be sustained by the various heating terms acting on the plasma, precluding the existence of a steady state. …”
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Artificial intelligence tools and literary translation: a comparative investigation of ChatGPT and Google Translate from novice and advanced EFL student translators’ perspectives by Safaa M. Abdelhalim, Asma A. Alsahil, Zainab A. Alsuhaibani

“…It compares their evaluations in terms of accuracy, fluency, and cultural understanding. This mixed-methods study collected quantitative and qualitative data utilizing a pre-survey, a questionnaire, and reflection sheets. …”
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Branding of Sports Tourism Destination in Mashhad City by Ahmad Nazari Torshizi, Zahra Hemmat Yar, Javad Gholamian, Ahmad Mahmoudi, Sahar Pirjamadi

“…Method: This study was of applied research, from the view point of purpose, and also, in terms of its nature, it was in the field of exploratory research, furthermore, in terms of data collection, it was of a descriptive-survey type. …”
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Electromagnetic time reversal for online partial discharge location in power cables: Influence of interfering reflections from grid components by Antonella Ragusa, Peter A. A. F. Wouters, Hugh Sasse, Alistair Duffy, Farhad Rachidi, Marcos Rubinstein

“…The topology analysed is formed from a ring main unit (RMU) in a medium voltage grid with mixed cross‐linked polyethylene and paper‐insulated lead‐covered (PILC) cable sections. …”
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A Distributional Robust Distribution Network Reconfiguration Method Based on Compressed Switch Candidate Set by Haocheng DU, Shilong LI, Yuntao JU, Jinqi ZHANG

“…It transformed the model into a mixed-integer second-order conic planning problem by deterministically transforming the worst-case expectation and chance constraints in the objective function by using a dual transformation method. …”
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Structural Modeling of Behavioral Predictors and Stakeholder-Prioritized Strategies for Green Consumption Among Indonesian Youth by Maya Maria, Anisa Zahwa Akbara, Ginta Ginting

“…Interestingly, perceived behavioral control also exerts a negative effect (? = –0.58), pointing to possible psychological or systemic constraints. …”
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Energy Management of Fast Charging and Ultra-Fast Charging Stations With Distributed Energy Resources by Sony Susan Varghese, Syed Qaseem Ali, Geza Joos

“…Similarly for an ultrafast -charging station a peak reduction factor of 9.11 compared to unmanaged charging is achieved at the interconnection point. The methodology is developed, and results are compared against a rule-based system for multiple scenarios. …”
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Research and application of high gas coal seam air leakage control technology based on polymer material cross-linking mechanism by Hongbao Zhao, Zuoquan Li, Hongwei Zhang

“…The engineering test shows that: (1) 1.5% sodium alginate solution and 7.5% calcium chloride solution can be sprayed in turn to quickly form a plugging film and stick to the corner wall; (2) 2.5% polyvinyl alcohol, 0.6% borax and 0.5% thickener were mixed into water and stirred to obtain polymer plugging slurry. (3) According to the monitoring results, the gas concentration of each monitoring point decreased by more than 62% after using the plugging material, and the gas concentration in the upper corner decreased by 67%. …”
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Integrating Characterization of Smallholders’ Feeding Practices with On-Farm Feeding Trials to Improve Utilization of Crop Residues on Smallholder Farms by B. O. Kashongwe, B. O. Bebe, P. A. Ooro, P. K. Migwi, T. A. Onyango

“…Yeast culture (15 g/day) was mixed with commercial dairy meal at the point of feeding. …”
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Designing an Optimal Model Regarding Early Warning System of Bankruptcy of Banks in Iran Application of Grounded Theory and Econometric Models by Hojjatollah Keshavarz Haddadha, Hamidreza Alipour, Sina Kheradyar

“…Also, according to the optimization criteria, the optimal model was chosen. The methodology is mixed. In the qualitative part, information is obtained through in-depth interviews by guiding generalities and in a semi-structured way. …”
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MHD darcy-forchheimer flow of SWCNT-H2O nanofluid over a porous stretching sheet by Suresh Kumar, Sushila Choudhary, Kiran Kumari, Anil Sharma, Prasun Choudhary

“…Both fluid velocity and temperature profiles increase with rising mixed convection parameter and nanotube volume fraction due to enhanced buoyancy and convective effects.…”
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