Education for sustainable development: new opportunities with the rce network by Mariya V. Yurina, Yuliya V. Lopukhova, Galina D. Kuznetsova

“…The key partners of RCEs, the leading regional Universities, combined on one platform, are acting as an educational consortium, which is mainstreaming ESD by its appropriate integration in the curricula of formal education, from early childhood rearing to primary, secondary, technical and vocational and higher education, and also nonformal education initiatives, particularly through sustainability-related intended learning outcomes. …”
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Developing a Label-Free Infrared Spectroscopic Analysis with Chemometrics and Computational Enhancement for Assessing Lupus Nephritis Activity by Mei-Ching Yu, Xiang-Di Huang, Chin-Wei Kuo, Kai-Fu Zhang, Ping-Chung Liang, U-Ser Jeng, Pei-Yu Huang, Frederick Wai Keung Tam, Yao-Chang Lee

“…The RAD gap (Ψ), defined as the difference in the RAD values between the initial and final stages of serum dehydration, enables the measurement of serum levels of IgG glycosylation (ν₁ (1030 cm⁻¹), ν₂ (1171 cm⁻¹)), serum lactate (ν₁ (1021 cm⁻¹), ν₂ (1171 cm⁻¹)), serum hydrophobicity (ν₁ (2930 cm⁻¹), ν₂ (2960 cm⁻¹)), serum hydrophilicity (ν₁ (1550 cm⁻¹), ν₂ (1650 cm⁻¹)), and albumin (ν₁ (1400 cm⁻¹), ν₂ (1450 cm⁻¹)). …”
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Revealing viral hepatitis epidemiology in the Democratic Republic of Congo: insights from yellow fever surveillance reanalysis by Patrick Mukadi-Kakoni, Yannick Munyeku-Bazitama, Gracia Kashitu-Mujinga, Marguerite Manwana-Pemba, Niclette Zenga-Bibi, Patient Okitale-Talunda, Christelle Mbelu-Kabongo, Fleurette Domai-Mbuyakala, Elisabeth Pukuta-Simbu, Pierre Mutantu-Nsele, Yoshinao Kubo, Sheila Makiala-Mandanda, Steve Ahuka-Mundeke, Koya Ariyoshi, Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum

“…This study investigates the seroepidemiology of viral hepatitis A (HAV), B (HBV), C (HCV), and E (HEV) among cases initially suspected to be yellow fever, aiming to elucidate the epidemiology of viral hepatitis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and provide insights for improving public health interventions. …”
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Creating a family health history interview protocol for use with undergraduate health professional students: A scoping review by Ronica N. Rooks, Cassandra D. Ford, Jenna Bennett, Tyrone Braxton

“…Background: Family health history can be used as a health promotion tool to assess health risk, improve data collection and disease prevention, initiate interventions, and motivate behavioral change, but its utility as a public health tool has not been fully explored. …”
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Leveraging machine learning for enhanced reservoir permeability estimation in geothermal hotspots: a case study of the Williston Basin by Abdul-Muaizz Koray, Emmanuel Gyimah, Mohamed Metwally, Hamid Rahnema, Olusegun Tomomewo

“…To enhance accuracy, we initially applied various clustering algorithms, including the density-based spatial clustering of applications with noise (DBSCAN), K-means, K-median, and hierarchical clustering methods, to delineate hydraulic flow units (HFU) within the reservoir using porosity, permeability and water saturation core data. …”
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Nerve Enlargement in Patients with INF2 Variants Causing Peripheral Neuropathy and Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis by Quynh Tran Thuy Huong, Linh Tran Nguyen Truc, Hiroko Ueda, Kenji Fukui, Koichiro Higasa, Yoshinori Sato, Shinichi Takeda, Motoshi Hattori, Hiroyasu Tsukaguchi

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: Peripheral neuropathy caused by INF2 variants may lead to the development of multifocal hypertrophy with age, likely due to the initial demyelination and subsequent Schwann cell proliferation. …”
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Research priorities for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: a UK priority setting partnership by Tess Harris, Albert Ong, Paul J D Winyard, Richard N Sandford, Maryrose Tarpey, Hannah R Bridges, Wendy D Brown, Natasha L O’Brien, Ann C Daly, Bharat K Jindal, Gillian S Mundy, Albert J Power, John Sayer, Roslyn J Simms, Patricia D Wilson

“…We used adapted JLA methodology. Initially, an independent information specialist collated uncertainties in ADPKD care from recent consensus conference proceedings and additional literature. …”
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Definition and classification for adverse events following spinal and peripheral joint manipulation and mobilization: A scoping review. by Martha Funabashi, Lindsay M Gorrell, Katherine A Pohlman, Andrea Bergna, Nicola R Heneghan

“…This impedes advances of patient safety initiatives and practice. This scoping review mapped the evidence of adverse event definitions and classification systems following spinal and peripheral joint manipulation and mobilization for musculoskeletal conditions in adults.…”
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‘Dynamic zero-COVID’ policy and viral clearance during an omicron wave in Tianjin, China: a city-wide retrospective observational study by Qi Wu, Yan Xie, Tao Cheng, Junping Wu, Wentao Jiang, Lixia Shi, Xiaolong Liu, Yu Hu, Yahui Feng, Hongxia Shao, Xiaowen Gong, Zhen Song, Saibing Qi, Xueou Liu, Qiujin Shen, Junren Chen

“…Residential quarantine and serial PCR mass testing were dynamically adjusted according to the trends of new cases.Participants All the 417 consecutive PCR-positive cases identified through mass screening of the entire city’s 14 million residents. 45.3% of the cases were male, and the median age was 37 (range 0.3–90). 389 (93%) cases had complete data for analysing the correlation between clinical features and the timing of viral clearance.Main outcome and measure Time to viral clearance.Results Tianjin initiated the ‘dynamic zero-COVID’ policy very early, that is, when daily new case number was ≈0.4 cases per 1 000 000 residents. …”
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The Effectiveness of Interaction between Scientific Supervisors and Graduate Students at the University and at the Academy of Sciences by E. V. Biricheva, Z. A. Fattakhova

“…Empirical methods for collecting initial data were applied both at UrFU and at UB RAS and included interviewing scientific leaders and questioning graduate students. …”
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Effect of music therapy on behavioral and physiological neonatal outcomes: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis. by Fatemeh Shahbazi, Marzieh Fattahi-Darghlou, Samad Moslehi, Minoo Dabiri-Golchin, Marjan Shahbazi

“…Preterm infants were defined as those born between 27 and 37 weeks of gestation, as fetuses are known to respond to auditory stimuli starting at the 27th week of pregnancy. The initial search was performed on January 28, 2024, and there were no restrictions on the time frame for the search. …”
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Evidence for direct dopaminergic connections between substantia nigra pars compacta and thalamus in young healthy humans by Giovanni Cirillo, Giuseppina Caiazzo, Federica Franza, Mario Cirillo, Michele Papa, Fabrizio Esposito

“…Two MRI data sets were serially acquired using MS-HARDI schemes from ADNI and HCP neuroimaging initiatives in a group of 10 healthy human subjects (5 males, age range: 25–30 years). …”
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Influence of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation on atrial and ventricular functional mitral regurgitation by Masaharu Masuda, Kimiko Sekiya, Mitsutoshi Asai, Osamu Iida, Shin Okamoto, Takayuki Ishihara, Kiyonori Nanto, Takashi Kanda, Takuya Tsujimura, Yasuhiro Matsuda, Yosuke Hata, Hiroyuki Uematsu, Taku Toyoshima, Naoko Higashino, Toshiaki Mano

“…Methods and results The retrospective study included persistent AF patients who had AFMR (n = 136, left atrial (LA) volume index >30 mL/m2 and left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction ≥40%) or VFMR (n = 31, LV ejection fraction <40% or LV regional asynergy) and had undergone the initial AF ablation from April 2015 to December 2019. …”
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Why is it so difficult to understand why we don’t understand human systemic lupus erythematosus? Contemplating facts, conflicts, and impact of “the causality cascade paradigm”... by Ole Petter Rekvig, Ole Petter Rekvig

“…A precise and critically important question is if SLE itself is a response to a dominant unified cause that initiates a cascade of downstream effects (criteria) or if SLE represents combined responses to a random interplay of multiple cause-effect events. …”
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Farmers’ desire to make changes in their agricultural branches in the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions: The example of Türkiye by Yener Ataseven, Şule Coşkun Cevher, Celal Cevher

“…Our study revealed that the initial shock effect of the pandemic restrictions in Türkiye had a limited impact on the production of agricultural products. …”
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Mekong cooperation frameworks and geopolitical dynamics: a Cambodian perspective by Kin Phea

“…This paper delves into the strengths and weaknesses of various MCF frameworks, including the Mekong River Commission (MRC), Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC), Mekong-Japan Cooperation (MJC), Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI), Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC), and Mekong- Republic of Korea Cooperation (Mekong-ROK). …”
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SOCIALINĖS EPISTEMOLOGIJOS IDĖJA IR NATŪRALISTINĖ DILEMA by Audronė Rimkutė

“…Afterward his approach evolves to the more methodologically consistent naturalism, but in so doing it loses its normativity in the sense of classical epistemology. The initial idea of the sociological naturalism of Steve Fuller is epistemology as the "economy of text production". …”
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Characteristics of knowledge translation platforms and methods for evaluating them: a scoping review protocol by Taryn Young, Bey-Marrié Schmidt, Sara Cooper, Nasreen S Jessani

“…Introduction Knowledge translation platforms (KTPs) are intermediary organisations, initiatives or networks whose intent is to bridge the evidence into action divide. …”
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Potential Strategies Applied by <i>Metschnikowia bicuspidata</i> to Survive the Immunity of Its Crustacean Hosts by Ji Zhang, Bingyu Li, Bingnan Zuo, Xiaodong Li

“…This study not only provides insights into strategies facilitating <i>M. bicuspidata</i>’s survival within <i>E. sinensis</i>, initially elucidating the pathogenesis of this yeast, but also recommends a useful molecular tool regarding qRT-PCR assays in this pathogen.…”
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National and provincial prevalence of self-reported diabetes: results from the cross-sectional Demographic and Health Survey in Sri Lanka–2016 by Sobha Sivaprasad, Manjula D Nugawela, Harshana Munasinghe, Pansujee Dissanayaka, Mangalika Jayasundara

“…There is a need for risk stratifying adult Sri Lankan population to help target those at high risk of diabetes so that cost-effective approaches of screening, preventive and treatment options can be initiated.…”
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