Acceptability of COVID-19 Vaccination among Health Care Workers in Ghana by Martin Wiredu Agyekum, Grace Frempong Afrifa-Anane, Frank Kyei-Arthur, Bright Addo

“…Concerns about the safety of vaccines (n = 93, 65.5%) and the adverse side effects of the vaccines (n = 23, 14.8%) were identified as the main reasons why health care workers would decline uptake of COVID-19 vaccines in Ghana. …”
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Recognition of Petroleum Origin in the Northern Piedmont Belt of Turpan-Hami Basin and Its Significance by Bin Hao, Zhanlong Yang, Jing Zhang, Shuangwen Li, Lihua Wei, Jianglong Shi, Zaiguang Li, Jun Yao, Xiaopeng Huang, Qingpeng Wu

“…The oil sources varied in different regions. In the area near Bogeda, C19+20TT and C28 sterane content in oil are high, indicating that coal and Permian lacustrine mudstone are main contributors. …”
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« L’épopée » des clandestins by Zied Hadfi

“…This work builds on a qualitative survey on illegal migration, conducted with thirty Tunisian illegal immigrants in France, essentially in the Paris region. Here, we find real life stories of migrants recounted by their own words. …”
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KAPABILITAS DINAS TENAGA KERJA DALAM MENGATASI MASALAH KETENAGAKERJAAN DI KABUPATEN SIDOARJO by Betania Anggi Prafika, Arimurti Kriswibowo

“…Unemployment is one of the labour problems that occur in every country and region in it. Sidoarjo Regency is one of the districts that has had the highest Open Unemployment Rate in East Java Province for several consecutive periods. …”
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An Adaptive Finite Resolution Selection Scheme for RIS Assisted NOMA Networks by Shady M. Ibraheem, Mona Shokair, Mohamed E. Nasr, Nancy Alshaer

“…Non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) and reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) have recently been recognized as innovative technologies for future beyond fifth generation (B5G) wireless networks due to their ability to improve the spectral efficiency and the wireless propagation properties, respectively. …”
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Detection and subtyping of Blastocystis sp. in human and animal stool samples using high-resolution melting analysis by Ghodratollah Salehi Sangani, Ahmad Hosseini-Safa, Bibi Razieh Hosseini Farash, Pooria Salehi Sangani, Mehdi Zarean, Elham Moghaddas, Saeid Zoghdar Moghadam, Lida Jarahi, Ali Gholizadeh, Fariba Berenji

“…Transmission occurs via the fecal-oral route, with prevalence rates ranging from 20% in developed countries to over 60% in developing regions. Although the pathogenicity of Blastocystis remains debated, it has been detected in both symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals. …”
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How, why, where and when people feed birds?—Spatio‐temporal changes in bird‐feeding in Finland by Purabi Deshpande, Anna Haukka, Katja Rönkä, Tuomas Aivelo, Andrea Santangeli, Rose Thorogood, Aleksi Lehikoinen

“…Additionally, we conducted an online questionnaire in 2021 (over 14,000 respondents) to examine reasons for the changes that we detected. We find that, over 40 years, the annual amount of food provided has increased significantly in rural areas, while the number of bird‐feeding sites has decreased and especially so in urban areas. …”
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Sudden cardiac death after acute myocarditis with arrhythmic presentation: hunting for risk predictors − a systematic review and meta-analysis by Massimo Imazio, Valentino Collini, Maria Lucia Narducci, Federico Ballacci, Federica Giordano

“…Possible arrhythmic recurrences and the risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in this setting are reasons for concern, and limited data have been published to guide clinical management of these patients. …”
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Identification of highly expressed genes and efficient core promoters specific to buffalo skeletal muscles by J. Huang, J. Huang, D. Guo, R. Zhu, H. Wang, C. Yang, D. Shi, J. Shang

“…Then, the transcriptional activity of different truncated fragments of the upstream putative promoter region of<i> VGLL2</i> and <i>CACNG1</i> were evaluated by the dual luciferase reporter gene detection system in mouse C2C12 cells and buffalo skeletal muscle cells. …”
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Challenges in reducing grand multiparity rates in Ethiopia: an analysis of 2019 EDHS data using a multilevel model approach by Diriba Dibaba, Tesfaye Getachow Charkos

“…Additionally, the highest prevalence of grand multiparity was observed among illiterate women (79.7%), those from poor households (54.8%), non-family planning users (77.5%), and residents of the Oromia (15.8%) and SNNPR (15.4%) regional states. Significant individual-level factors associated with grand multiparity include wealth index, marital status, maternal education, non-use of family planning, use of short-acting family planning, age at first birth < 18 years, and short birth intervals. …”
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Intimate Partner Violence and Subsequent Depression in Women: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Longitudinal Studies by Christopher B. Watson, Vicki Bitsika

“…Women are particularly vulnerable to both IPV victimization and depressive disorders, and both are recognized worldwide as priorities for women's health. …”
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The financial toxicity of cancer: unveiling global burden and risk factors – a systematic review and meta-analysis by Addisu Getie, Alemu Birara Zemariam, Befkad Derese Tilahun, Ribka Nigatu Haile, Tegene Atamenta Kitaw, Molla Azmeraw Bizuayehu

“…Despite its urgency, global insights remain fragmented, often limited to specific regions with inconsistent findings. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to provide a comprehensive overview of cancer-related financial toxicity and identify key risk factors contributing to this burden.Methods We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis, searching databases like Medline, Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, International Scientific Indexing and Google Scholar for peer-reviewed observational studies. …”
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Elliptical FRP-Concrete-Steel Double-Skin Tubular Columns under Monotonic Axial Compression by Bing Zhang, Gui-Sen Feng, Yan-Lei Wang, Cong-Cong Lai, Chen-Chen Wang, Xia-Min Hu

“…A simple stress-strain model of confined concrete was proposed for elliptical DSTCs to account for the effects of the elliptical aspect ratio, the inner void, and the shape of the inner steel tube, which can provide reasonably accurate but conservative predictions.…”
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Exploring barriers to rehabilitation for individuals with spinal cord injury: a qualitative study in Iran by Farhad Nosrati Nejad, Mehdi Basakha, Abdurrahman Charkazi, Abdullatif Esmaeili

“…However, access to adequate rehabilitation remains limited in many regions, including Iran. This study aims to explore the barriers faced by individuals with SCIs in accessing appropriate rehabilitation services within Golestan province, northern of Iran. …”
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Differences in soil Cd immobilization and blockage of rice Cd uptake by biochar derived from crop residue and bone − A 2-year field experiment by Zhongjun Xue, Fengfeng Sui, Yanjie Qi, Siyu Pan, Ning Wang, Rongjun Bian, Stephen Joseph, Xuhui Zhang, Lianqing Li, Genxing Pan

“…Biochar is widely recognized as an effective amendment for soils contaminated with cadmium (Cd). …”
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Calibración y validación de un modelo de crecimiento para la alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) by G. D. BERONE, E. DINUCCI, H. FERNANDEZ, L. GASTALDI, J. MATTERA, M. SPADA

“…Se trabajó con pasturas puras de alfalfa sin reposo invernal en la región central de Argentina (localidades de Manfredi, Rafaela, Susana, Marcos Juárez y Paraná). …”
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Narrow Dietary Niche With High Overlap Between Snow Leopards and Himalayan Wolves Indicates Potential for Resource Competition in Shey Phoksundo National Park, Nepal by Sandesh Lamichhane, Bikram Shrestha, Bhumi Prakash Chaudhary Tharu, Raj Kumar Koirala, Bishnu Prasad Bhattarai, Pratigyan Poudel, Binaya Adhikari, Gopal Khanal

“…However, a comprehensive understanding of resource competition will require further study on other axes of niche partitioning, including habitat and time. Nevertheless, the region's low prey richness means that, with increasing human influence, any reduction in wild prey or increase in livestock could intensify competition between snow leopards and wolves, which could have implications for livestock depredation.…”
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Preliminary characterization and evaluation of local concrete sludges for use as supplementary cementitious materials by Ashfaque Ahmed Jhatial, Iveta Nováková, Eirik Gjerløw, Christian John Engelsen

“…In this study, CS were collected from seven different concrete producers (designated as CS1 to CS7) in the Northern Norway region. This preliminary characterization aims to provide valuable insights into the feasibility of using CS in cement or concrete production. …”
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Characteristics and association mechanisms of the transition between dominant morphology and recessive morphology of rural settlements by ZHANG Bailin, ZHANG Xinyu, ZHAO Yining, LIU Hongwu

“…[Methods] This paper draws on the “conflict-coordination” theoretical model of regional land use, and introduces the coupling coordination model, Pearson correlation coefficient and grey correlation degree model to analyze the internal correlation mechanism of the transition of rural settlements in Tianjin from 1980 to 2020. …”
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Brazilian livestock extensionists attitudes toward different fates for male dairy calves by Karolini Tenffen De-Sousa, Juliana Bernardes Benetton, Luiz Carlos Pinheiro Machado Filho, Maria José Hötzel

“…Livestock extensionists from different regions of Brazil (n = 344) participated in an online survey and answered closed (multiple choice and Likert scale) and open questions. …”
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