Time-dependent model for in-situ concrete carbonation depth under combined effects of temperature and relative humidity by Ting Du, Yongjia Cai, Yipu Guo, Jinghao Chen, Sen Chen, Mofang Yuan, Fulin Qu

“…The experimental results demonstrate an exponential relationship between carbonation depth and temperature at all ages of the concrete, showing a consistent increase, with rising temperature. …”
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SARS-CoV-2 Remained Airborne for a Prolonged Time in a Lockdown Confined Space by Xinyue Li, Xiao Qi, Jianxin Ma, Yang Pan, Tian Tian, Yue Zhang, Zhen Li, Wenjing Li, Lingli Sun, Lu Zhang, Zheng Zhang, Quanyi Wang, Maosheng Yao

“…Out of 25 positive environmental air and surface swab samples (N = 237) collected, SARS-CoV-2 was found to have remained airborne (5640–7840 RNA copies m−3) for more than 4 days in a female washroom. After aging for 5 days in the air, no viable virus was detected. …”
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Establishment of an animal model for monkeypox virus infection in dormice by Gaojie Song, Lingling Cheng, Jun Liu, Yu Zhou, Cuiling Zhang, Yuping Zong

“…Abstract This study aims to establish an animal model of monkeypox virus (MPXV) infection in dormice through intranasal inoculation. Male dormice aged 4–5 months were selected as experimental subjects and administered different titers of MPXV (103.5 PFU, 104.5 PFU, and 105.5 PFU, respectively) via nasal instillation. …”
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Preovulatory uterine flushing with saline as a treatment for unexplained infertility: a randomised controlled trial protocol by Lynne Moore, Jessica Lefebvre, Sarah Maheux-Lacroix, Marie-Ève Bergeron, Emmanuel Bujold, Sylvie Dodin

“…Our objective is to assess the efficacy of preovulatory uterine flushing with physiological saline for the treatment of unexplained infertility.Methods and analysis We will perform a randomised controlled trial based on consecutive women aged between 18 and 37 years consulting for unexplained infertility for at least 1 year. …”
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Parchment Glutamine Index (PQI): A novel method to estimate glutamine deamidation levels in parchment collagen obtained from low-quality MALDI-TOF data by Nair, Bharath, Palomo, Ismael Rodríguez, Markussen, Bo, Wiuf, Carsten, Fiddyment, Sarah, Collins, Matthew James

“…Parchment was used as a writing material in the Middle Ages and was made using animal skins by liming them with Ca(OH)2. …”
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Improving emotional availability in Australian mother-toddler dyads via the Tuning in to Toddlers parenting program by Zoe C. G. Cloud, Christiane E. Kehoe, Karli Treyvaud, Bradley Wright, Sophie S. Havighurst

“…Abstract This study examined whether an emotion socialisation parenting program, Tuning in to Toddlers (TOTS), contributed to observed improvements in mother-toddler emotional availability. Parents of toddlers aged 18–36 months were recruited through childcare centres and maternal child health centres in Melbourne, Australia and were allocated to either an intervention or a waitlist control condition in a cluster-randomised controlled design. …”
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Binaural auditory beats vs music of choice as audio distraction behaviour guidance technique among children: A randomized controlled trial by Bhuvanesh N. Bhusari, Shivayogi M. Hugar, Niraj Gokhale, Shweta Kajjari, Sanika Karmarkar, Varunika Sahai

“…Aim: To evaluate and compare anxiety level during restorative treatment using No Music, Music of choice and Binaural Auditory Beats as Audio distraction behaviour guidance technique in children aged 6–12 years. Methods: In-vivo, double-blind, three-arm, parallel-group randomized study was conducted in the department of pediatric and preventive dentistry where 75 participants were allocated into 3 groups. …”
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Neuromodulation: clinical advances and future perspectives by ZHANG Jian⁃guo, XIE Hu⁃tao, YANG An⁃chao

“…With the rapid development of society and economy and the acceleration of population aging, the global disease spectrum has undergone profound changes. …”
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A prospective cohort study of the association between mode of delivery and postpartum posttraumatic stress disorder by Baohong Xu, Yanfang Chen, Jiao Tang

“…We conducted a prospective cohort study in China between October 2019 and June 2021. Women aged 20–45 years who give birth at The Seventh Hospital of the Southern Medical University during the study period were enrolled. …”
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A Cross Sectional Study on Thrombocytopenia with Mean Platelet Volume and Platelet Distribution Width in Patient with Febrile Illness by Vidhya.G, J.Margaret Theresa, J.S. Sukanya, Santha Sandasivan, Gerard Rakesh. J

“…Materials and Methods: Study was conducted on 85 individuals, both male and female, aged between 18 and 65 years, who presented with thrombocytopenia and acute febrile infections. …”
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Knowledge, Practice and Attitude of Women Regarding Breastfeeding in Thi-Qar Governorate-Iraq by Fatima K. Naeam, Amer Abdullah Sachit, Hayfaa M. Mones

“…Of the 200 women, 26% were between the ages of 20 and 25, with a mean and SD of 29.24±7.829 and 24.5% having completed elementary school. …”
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வா. மு. கோமு சிறுகதைகள் காட்டும் பண்பாட்டு மீறல்கள் / Cultural Violation shown in the Short Stories of Vaa. Mu. Komu... by அ. சதிஸ்குமார் / A. Sathishkumar

“…In Tamil culture, customs, rituals, caste, gender relations, worship and festivals have been closely associated with life and they are followed by the people since ages. The short stories of Va.Mu.Komu are not just a collection of information but express the factors of human life, culture and social setting in his works. …”
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Optical time-lapsed in situ mechanochemical studies on metal halide perovskite systems by Yonghao Xiao, David G. Bradley, Wei Xin Chan, Xinwen Hu, Lian Xiao, Zhenpeng Liu, Zi Yang Tan, Xin Zhao, Chenfei Li, Mansour Sadek, Vikash Kumar Ravi, Ying Hern Tam, Xiaotao Wang, Felipe García, Handong Sun, Seow Chin Low, Poh Boon Phua, Tze Chien Sum, Xiuwen Zhou, Yee-Fun Lim, John V. Hanna, Han Sen Soo

“…Intriguingly, halide ion migration was deduced in lead-free double perovskites Cs2Na y Ag1-y BiCl6 (y = 0 to 1.0) at room temperature during aging after mechanochemical activation. Our work provides insights into the mechanochemistry of compounds with low thermodynamic barriers.…”
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Contribution of Agricultural Cooperatives to Smallholder Potato Farmers’ Livelihood: A Case Study of Mubuga Cooperative in Nyarusizasub-County Kisoro District. by Niringiyimana, Steven

“…The results that revealed the majority of respondents were aged between 35 and 65 years old and female respondents dominated in cooperatives. …”
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MO-GCN: A multi-omics graph convolutional network for discriminative analysis of schizophrenia by Haiyuan Wang, Runlin Peng, Yuanyuan Huang, Liqin Liang, Wei Wang, Baoyuan Zhu, Chenyang Gao, Minxin Guo, Jing Zhou, Hehua Li, Xiaobo Li, Yuping Ning, Fengchun Wu, Kai Wu

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Clinical observation of VR virtual reality rehabilitation training combined with acupuncture in the treatment of mild cognitive impairment by Ying Fu, Hui Wang

“…Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is an intermediate state between normal aging and dementia, and its symptoms include easy forgetting, distraction, and mental deterioration. …”
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Mechanical behavior of synthetic fiber ropes for mooring floating offshore wind turbines. by Ji Zeng, He Zhang, Bowen Jin, Hailei Dong, Chiate Chou, Hangyu Li

“…To study the tensile properties and static stiffness characteristics of polyester and nylon ropes, the cables were divided into three stages: preloading, initial installation, and ageing. The strain and reversible elongation of the cables at each stage were analysed, and an empirical formula for quasi-static stiffness considering the creep coefficient of the ropes was established. …”
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Effect of Metadoxine on Chronic Primary Hepatopathies in Canines:  Number of Cases by Paula María Bermúdez-Duarte, José Alfredo Rivera-Rojas

“…Materials and Methods. Seven dogs aged 2 to 14 years with mild to moderate clinical signs of primary hepatopathy, abnormal bile acids, increased ALT or ALP values three times above the upper range for 4 weeks, underwent ultrasound evaluation and ultrasound-guided Tru-Cut liver biopsy to confirm hepatopathy according to the histological classification of the WSAVA. …”
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Misuse of prescription medicines is as prevalent as the use of recreational drugs and novel psychoactive substances in Singapore: an unrecognised public health issue? by Wui Ling Chan, Paul Ivor Dargan, Colleen Michelle Haynes, Jody Lynn Green, Joshua Curtis Black, Richard Charles Dart, David Michael Wood

“…Methods: An online survey, limited to 1,000 individuals (aged 21 years and over) who were residents in Singapore, was administered through a survey panel company in September 2015. …”
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The enigma of cancer polyploidy as deciphered by evolutionary cancer cell biology (ECCB) by Vladimir F. Niculescu, Eugenia R. Niculescu

“…Additionally, we explore dysfunction in aging stem cells, hepatocytes, and cardiomyocytes.…”
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