The Discursive Strategies in the Spoken Narratives of Multilingual Sepitori and Sesotho Speakers by Ramona Kunene Nicolas, Nonhlanhla Ntuli

“…Sesotho speakers produced a more sequential oral narrative in line with story schema with fewer interjections to the researcher. In an increasingly linguistically heterogeneous South Africa, more research is required to gain insights into how multilingual individuals develop and refine their narrative skills, emphasising the much-needed focus on NSLV from a psycholinguistic perspective, which may ultimately inform tools of assessment for multilingual children and adults in social, clinical and academic contexts.…”
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How to improve the transferability of a 12-week home-space sedentary behaviour intervention for ethnically diverse older adults: a qualitative study protocol of key stakeholder per... by Gareth Stratton, Naureen Akber Ali Meghani, Joanne Hudson, Jane Mullins

“…However, there is still limited research that implements stakeholders’ perceptions in translating the interventions into real-life settings, particularly for ethnically diverse OAs. Therefore, the current study aims to explore stakeholders’ perceptions of the transferability of a 12-week home space intervention for ethnically diverse sedentary OAs, that is, aimed at reducing their SB and increasing their PA.Methods Exploratory qualitative research using in-depth interviews (IDIs) and a purposive sampling technique will be employed to recruit stakeholders. …”
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The Impact of AI-Generated Instructional Videos on Problem-Based Learning in Science Teacher Education by Nikolaos Pellas

“…AI-generated instructional videos are increasingly recognized as powerful tools for enhancing educational experiences. …”
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AI depictions of psychiatric diagnoses: a preliminary study of generative image outputs in Midjourney V.6 and DALL-E 3 by John Torous, Ellen Wagner, Matthew Flathers, Griffin Smith, Carl Erik Fisher

“…Addressing these challenges requires a collaborative effort among clinicians, AI developers and policymakers to ensure the responsible use of these technologies in mental health contexts.Clinical implications As these technologies become increasingly accessible, it is crucial for mental health professionals to understand AI’s capabilities, limitations and potential impacts. …”
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Physiological demands and player characteristics in women’s futsal: a systematic review by Júlia Barreira, Karin Wunderlich, Ana Beatriz Chaves Vasconcelos Batista, João Eduardo Pereira da Silva Junior

“…This systematic review aimed to synthesize the current scientific literature on match demands and player characteristics in women’s futsal. …”
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Spatiotemporal dynamics and driving factors of human resources for health in traditional Chinese medicine in China by Jiarui Zhang, Sheng Zhou, Yujie Feng, Huaijin Liu, Chengcheng Li

“…Enhancing the accessibility of TCM services not only addresses current regional imbalances but also strengthens the healthcare system’s capacity to respond to the needs of an aging population and future public health emergencies. …”
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Preserving the Past: A Dynamic Analysis of Heritage Tourism and Land Conservation in Mamluk Cairo by Amany E. Salem, Ahmed Tawhid Eissa, Thowayeb H. Hassan, Mahmoud I. Saleh

“…Historic urban cities face increasing pressure from tourism, necessitating sophisticated approaches to visitor management that protect both heritage values and local communities. …”
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Natural phytochemical-based strategies for antibiofilm applications by Kangyu Zhou, Mengyao Shi, Ruyi Chen, Yang Zhang, Yunjie Sheng, Chaoying Tong, Gang Cao, Dan Shou

“…By synthesizing current progress and identifying future directions, phytochemical-based strategies may inspire innovative solutions and promote translational efforts in combating biofilm-associated challenges in clinical and environmental contexts. …”
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Factors associated with variation in single-dose albendazole pharmacokinetics: A systematic review and modelling analysis. by Charles Whittaker, Cédric B Chesnais, Sébastien D S Pion, Joseph Kamgno, Martin Walker, Maria-Gloria Basáñez, Michel Boussinesq

“…This variation might have implications for the efficacy of albendazole treatment, but current understanding of the factors associated with this variation remains incomplete.…”
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Developing the Digital Health Communication Maturity Model: Systematic Review by Grace Jeonghyun Kim, Kang Namkoong

“…Health organizations increasingly assess their digital health maturity to leverage these innovations fully. …”
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Vyatka Merchants’ Trading Operations outside of the Vyatka Region (Late 18th — First Half of the 19th Centuries) by A. A. Belik

“…The article examines the specifics of communications of the Vyatka merchants in the geocultural and sociocultural contexts. This topic is analyzed within the framework of the synthesis of historical and cultural approaches. …”
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Information transparency as paradigm of the economic systems sustaina ble development by L. Orlova

“…As the instrument of management an information transparency index can be used when monitoring the current situation, forming strategy of development, control for key problems of the sustainable development strategy.…”
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Evaluating the impact of mine tailings wastes on the development of sustainable Ultra High Performance Fiber Reinforced concrete by Osama Zaid, Mohd Ahmed, Ahmed. M. Yosri, Talal. O. Alshammari

“…The workability tests show a decrease in flow spread from 274 mm in the control mix to 221 mm in the mix with 25% MTP and 100% MTS. …”
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Mixed-methods assessment of health and mental health characteristics and barriers to healthcare for Ebola survivors in Beni, Butembo and Katwa health zones of the Democratic Republ... by Lynn Lieberman Lawry, Nancy Stroupe Kannappan, Covadonga Canteli, William Clemmer

“…Trouble sleeping and anger were the strongest predictors of post-traumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder (MDD), anxiety and suicide attempts with 3-fold to 16-fold increases in the odds of these disorders. There was a 71% decrease in the odds of MDD if current substance abuse (aOR 0.29; 95% CI 0.13 to 0.67; p<0.01) was reported.Conclusions Specialised mental health services were limited. …”
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Mixture toxicity of tebuconazole and fluopyram to honeybee (Apis mellifera L.): Effects on survival, feeding and antioxidant defenses by Neama S. Saeed, Sayed A. Ahmed, Zeinab H. Ahmed, Abdulraouf M. Amro, Ibrahim A. Mohamed

“…However, there is a lack of information about their toxicological effects on honeybees (Apis mellifera L.). In the current study, the lethal and sub-lethal toxic effects of mixture tebuconazole + fluopyram were examined on A. mellifera workers. …”
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Development and characterization of in‐situ nickel aluminide reinforced Al‐Si matrix composites by stir casting by A. Saiyathibrahim, Vijaykumar S. Jatti, P. Dhanapal, Dhanesh G. Mohan

“…Abstract Aluminium matrix composites (AMCs) exhibit promising mechanical properties that are required for the aeronautical and automotive industries. In the current research, A413 (eutectic AlSi) alloy is employed as matrix material, and nickel based trialuminide (Al3Ni) with primary Si particles as reinforcements to manufacture aluminium matrix composites through the stir casting process. …”
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The impact of dropouts in scRNAseq dense neighborhood analysis by Alisa Pavel, Manja Gersholm Grønberg, Line H. Clemmensen

“…., cell pairs consistently being in the same cluster) decreases. This implies that sub-populations within cell types are increasingly difficult to identify under increasing dropout rates because observations are not consistently close.Our results challenge the current practice of using default clustering pipelines and the general assumption of identifiable local neighborhoods on high dropout data. …”
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Application of mobile health (mHealth) in the field of eye care: A scoping review of interventions used by individuals and health services to communicate by Priya Morjaria, Jessica Massie, Alex-Anne Harvey, Covadonga Bascaran, Iris Gordon, Stuart Keel, Andrew Bastawrous

“…The results highlight the extensive areas in eye health where mHealth is currently being applied, including a range of settings, modalities and intervention types. …”
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Interleukin-35 impairs human NK cell effector functions and induces their ILC1-like conversion with tissue residency features by Valentin Picant, Lara Revol-Bauz, Laurie Tonon, Timothée Casini, Aurélien Voissière, Dominique Poujol, Emilie Picard, Céline Rodriguez, Cyril Degletagne, Emily Sible, Uzma Hasan, Anthony Ferrari, Christophe Caux, Nathalie Bendriss-Vermare

“…Abstract Natural Killer (NK) cells play pivotal immunological roles including direct cytotoxic effector function and secretion of inflammatory and immunomodulating cytokines. In the context of chronic inflammation, NK cell fitness decreases during disease progression through currently unknown mechanisms. …”
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NEW APPROACHES TO THERAPY OF CLASSICAL PH-NEGATIVE MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASES: THE EXPERIENCE OF EARLY THERAPY WITH CEPEGINTERFERON ALPHA-2B by A. S. Polyakov, Y. A. Noskov, V. V. Tyrenko, A. S. Lapshova, A. V. Kovalev

“…The limitations of classical cytoreduction and current targeted therapy, as well as the conviction of most specialists in the impossibility of adequately containment of disease progression, continue to be the main factors that keep physicians from the early start of pathogenetic therapy.Objective: to study the efficacy and safety of cepeginterferon alpha-2b (cePEG-IFN alpha-2b) in early (non-risk-adjusted) therapy of classical Ph-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms in initial use and after therapy with other pegylated interferons (PEG-IFN).Materials and methods. …”
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