The Population Health Impacts of Changes to the National Health Service Health Check Programme: A System Dynamics Modelling Approach in a Local Authority in England by Abraham George, Padmanabhan Badrinath, Stephanie Newton, Amy Hooper, Aaron Bhavsar, Mark Chambers, Peter Lacey, Rutuja Kulkarni-Johnston, Harry Whitlow

“…In contrast, improving attendance in the most deprived quintile of the population made very little change to the health of the population overall, although a larger effect was observed in the most deprived areas. …”
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What is a healthy dating relationship and what helps it get there? Perceptions of Chilean adolescents from a gender and inclusivity perspective by Christianne Zulic-Agramunt, Christianne Zulic-Agramunt, Ana Poo-Figueroa, Gabriel Gatica-Bahamonde, Gabriel Gatica-Bahamonde, Nicolás Salazar, Andrea Saldana, Bastian Carter-Thuillier, Bastian Carter-Thuillier, Bastian Carter-Thuillier, Carles Pérez-Testor

“…The adolescents were not more consumers of information; they required commitment and support in their development processes.DiscussionListening to their own voice could help generate solutions that made more sense to them. …”
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Nanotechnology-Based Cardiac Targeting and Direct Cardiac Reprogramming: The Betrothed by Fabiana Passaro, Gianluca Testa, Luigi Ambrosone, Ciro Costagliola, Carlo Gabriele Tocchetti, Francesca di Nezza, Michele Russo, Flora Pirozzi, Pasquale Abete, Tommaso Russo, Domenico Bonaduce

“…Potentially, all the mediators and structural molecules involved in the fibrotic process could be selectively targeted by nanocarriers, but to date, only few experiences have been made in cardiac research. …”
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AP-PointRend: An Improved Network for Building Extraction via High-Resolution Remote Sensing Images by Bowen Zhu, Ding Yu, Xiongwu Xiao, Jian Shen, Zhigao Cui, Yanzhao Su, Aihua Li, Deren Li

“…In recent years, deep learning (DL) methods have made significant progress in this field. However, due to the complex and diverse structures of buildings and their interconnections, the accuracy of extracted buildings remains insufficient for high-precision applications such as maps and navigation. …”
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HISTORY OF THE PALEOBOTANICAL COLLECTIONS OF THE MUSEO DE LA PLATA DURING THE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES by Josefina Bodnar, Eduardo M. Morel, Eliana P. Coturel, Patricio A. Knight, Maricel Centi Ferrei

“…In this way, the institution’s relationship with university education functioned as a positive feedback process that made the collections grow significantly and continuously into the early 21st century. …”
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Enabling Advanced Land Cover Analytics: An Integrated Data Extraction Pipeline for Predictive Modeling With the Dynamic World Dataset by Victor Radermecker, Andrea Zanon, Nancy Thomas, Annita Vapsi, Saba Rahimi, Rama Ramakrishnan, Daniel Borrajo

“…To facilitate further research and validation, all code and data used in this study are made available online.…”
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Oxidative Stress: A Possible Trigger for Pelvic Organ Prolapse by Radu Dragos Marcu, Dan Liviu Dorel Mischianu, Lucian Iorga, Camelia Cristina Diaconu, Mihaela Surcel, Adriana Narcisa Munteanu, Carolina Constantin, Gheorghita Isvoranu, Ovidiu Gabriel Bratu

“…Oxidative stress hinders normal cellular signaling pathways, as well as different important cellular components like proteins, lipids, and cellular DNA, therefore significantly interfering with the process of collagen and elastin synthesis.…”
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Carbon monoxide oxidation by oxygen in water-acetonitrile solutions of palladium(II) bromide complexes in the presence of Co(II), Fe(II) and Mn(III) phthalocyaninates by I. V. Oshanina, S. I. Goloborod’ko, E. A. Robinova, I. N. Rusnak, S. A. Nikiforov, S. A. Prokhorov, O. N. Temkin, O. L. Kaliya

“…A satisfactory correlation was observed between reaction rates and PcM concentration, as well as the nature of metal, in both processes. The IR measurements of concentrations of Pd(II) and Pd(I) intermediate carbonyl complexes, and CO2 concentrations, have made it possible to hypothesize the mechanism of CO2 generation. …”
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Fighting tuberculosis hand in hand: A call to engage communities affected by TB as essential partners in research. by N Venkatesan, L Faust, R Lobo, H Enkh-Amgalan, T Kunor, Z Sifumba, S Rane, K O'Brien, B Kumar, C N Maimbolwa, M Mayta, H Patel, L M Huong, P Heitkamp, S Huddart, K Romanowski, M Hiebert, A J Zimmer, E L MacLean, G Caceres-Cardenas, L Villa Castillo, J Black, M Batchu, C A Tschampl, E Rea, T Campbell, C Heffernan, R Long, L Raithby, A Daftary, Y Chorna, A Zheng, L Martinez, S Kulkarni, C M Denkinger, M D M Castro, G Sulis, J Furin, L McKenna, M Frick, R R Nathavitharana, C Oga-Omenka, R Ananthakrishnan, J Malar, C Ugarte-Gil, W Vandevelde, A D Kerkhoff, P Winarni, G Fox, T A Nguyen, A K J Teo, H M Yapa, N Y Pham, A Ratnasingham, S Bernays, H D Trinh, U Khan, G G Alvarez, A Deluca, M Nash, O Rucsineanu, A Vasiliu, J Stillo, P Nahid, M Pai, J Johnston, A D Harries, J E Golub

“…We acknowledge the important progress that has been made to date regarding community engagement in TB, but emphasize persisting barriers to meaningful engagement, and the urgent need for updated and comprehensive TB-specific standards for such engagement in research. …”
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Power sharing in community-engaged research with Syrian refugees in Lebanon: Using community engagement to shape intervention fit to context by R. Nakkash, M. Fares, M. Tleis, S. Mugharbil, M. Antaby, H. Al Masri, L. Ghandour, F. Al Halabi, Y. Najjar, B. Louis, R. Afifi

“…Findings demonstrate that community-engaged research increases rigor and relevance of the intervention and influenced outcomes, process, and context measures. Suggested modifications made by the CAC members enhanced the social and cultural relevance of the intervention, the measurement tools, and the study's approach. …”
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A Survey on Privacy and Security in Distributed Cloud Computing: Exploring Federated Learning and Beyond by Ahmad Rahdari, Elham Keshavarz, Ehsan Nowroozi, Rahim Taheri, Mehrdad Hajizadeh, Mohammadreza Mohammadi, Sima Sinaei, Thomas Bauschert

“…The increasing need to process large, high-dimensional datasets and the substantial computational power required have made the use of distributed cloud servers essential. …”
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Application of diagnostic methods in the verification of Lyme carditis (clinical case) by K.V. Myndziv, N.I. Yarema, N.Ya. Vereshchahina, V.I. Bondarchuk, U.P. Hevko, O.V. Vayda

“…The application of the modern technologies in patients with myocarditis made it possible to determine the etiological factor of the disease with the establishment of genotypes, which caused Lyme carditis.…”
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Unusual Composition of the Sarezzano Reliquary Busts by Maria Labate, Carmela Sirello, Maurizio Aceto, Fulvio Cervini, Simonetta Castronovo, Lorenza Operti, Angelo Agostino

“…According to the results, the busts were found to be made of a tin–lead alloy, a rather unusual material for mediaeval reliquary busts. …”
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An Application of SEMAR IoT Application Server Platform to Drone-Based Wall Inspection System Using AI Model by Yohanes Yohanie Fridelin Panduman, Radhiatul Husna, Noprianto, Nobuo Funabiki, Shunya Sakamaki, Sritrusta Sukaridhoto, Yan Watequlis Syaifudin, Alfiandi Aulia Rahmadani

“…We have developed a ready-made server with rich built-in functions to collect, process, display, analyze, and store data from various IoT devices, the <i>SEMAR (Smart Environmental Monitoring and Analytics in Real-Time)</i> IoT application server platform, in which various AI techniques have been implemented to enhance its capabilities. …”
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Comprehensive investigation of the mechanical performance and evaluate the environmental impact of epoxy and polyester polymer concrete by Ahmed D. Almutairi, Abdulrahman I. Alateyah, Muneer K. Saeed, Hany A. Dahish, Waleed H. El-Garaihy, Majed O. Alawad, Amal BaQais

“…The study specifically focuses on PC made with epoxy and polyester resins, aiming to understand how these materials perform in terms of their mechanical strength and behaviour. …”
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Exploring the impact of elevated pH and short maceration on the deterioration of red wines: physical and chemical perspectives by Carlos Artur Nascimento Alves, Aline Camarão Telles Camarão Telles Biasoto, Grace da Silva Nunes, Hélio Oliveira do Nascimento, Ronaldo Ferreira do Nascimento, Inglides Gomes Oliveira, Patrícia Coelho de Souza Leão, Lucicléia Barros de Vasconcelos

“…To improve the stability of wines made from high-pH grapes, extended maceration times or increased SO₂ dosages may be required. …”
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Insights into the preparation, properties, application in food of polysaccharide-based edible films and coatings: An updated overview by Hongkun Xue, Junyao Feng, Kaixuan Zhang, Yu Wang, Xiaojun Liao, Jiaqi Tan

“…The results indicate that bio-packaging materials made from polysaccharides provide great potential for enhancing food quality and safety, and reducing the environmental pollution.…”
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Ecological and biological role of lighting in the development and seasonal dynamics of northern white-cedar (Thuja occidentalis L.) needles and its ornamental forms in Lviv by Kycheryavyj Volodymyr P., Henyk Yaroslav V., Kycheryavyj Volodymyr S., Popovych Vasyl V., Bosak Pavlo V., Shuplat Taras I.

“…The role of lighting in changing the colour of coloured cultivars and the place of chlorophylls a and b, as well as carotenoids in this process were studied. In the shaded crowns of Th.o. …”
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Cultural adaptation of an evidence-based intervention to address mental health among youth affected by armed conflict in Colombia: An application of the ADAPT-ITT approach and FRAM... by María Pineros-Leano, Alethea Desrosiers, Natalia Piñeros-Leaño, Andrés Moya, Catalina Canizares-Escobar, Lyann Tam, Theresa S. Betancourt

“…The Framework for Reporting Adaptations and Modifications to Evidence-based Implementation Strategies (FRAME-IS) was used to track the adaptations made. Qualitative and quantitative data were gathered and analyzed throughout the adaptation process. …”
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Development of a System and Method for Automated Isolation of Stromal Vascular Fraction from Adipose Tissue Lipoaspirate by Swathi SundarRaj, Abhijeet Deshmukh, Nancy Priya, Vidya S. Krishnan, Murali Cherat, Anish Sen Majumdar

“…Since SVF cells do not require culture expansion, attempts are being made to develop automated devices to isolate SVF at the point of care. …”
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