Sustainable authentication of molasses' botanical origin using infrared spectroscopy: Accuracy and greenness evaluation of spectral techniques by Macarena Rojas-Rioseco, Mecit Öztop, Cristian A. Fuentes, Martin Bravo, Ivan Smajlovic, Margarita Smajlovic, Karol Kołodziejski, Danuta Kruk, Víctor Muñoz, Rosario del P. Castillo

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The Role of Human Agency in Global Urban Health by Kai Michael Gensitz, Catherine Woods, Tadhg MacIntyre, Claudio R. Nigg

“…As rapid urbanization continues, pressures of current global health challenges increasingly threaten both human and nature health. …”
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Influence of Harvesting Stage on Phytochemical Composition, Antioxidant, and Antidiabetic Activity of Immature <i>Ceratonia siliqua</i> L. Pulp from Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region, Mo... by Salah Laaraj, Hanane Choubbane, Amal Elrherabi, Aziz Tikent, Ayoub Farihi, Meriem Laaroussi, Mohamed Bouhrim, Abdelaaty A. Shahat, Younes Noutfia, Rashed N. Herqash, Fatiha Chigr, Souad Salmaoui, Kaoutar Elfazazi

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Deciphering the effect of exercise timing on glucose metabolism: a randomised controlled trial by Fabienne Bruggisser, Denis Infanger, Henner Hanssen, Raphael Knaier

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Innovative membrane engineering: Polyphenylsulfone/silver-doped zinc oxide for high-efficiency protein rejection by H.R. Panchami, Arun M. Isloor, A.M. Vijesh, Ramin Farnood

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Alpha-lipoic acid: A promising pharmacotherapy seen through the lens of kidney diseases by George J. Dugbartey, Karl K. Alornyo, Christabel O. Dapaa-Addo, Emmanuel Botchway, Emmanuel K. Kwashie, Yvonne Harley

“…Kidney diseases have rapidly increased in prevalence over the past few decades, and have now become a major global public health concern. …”
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Exploratory actor mapping of social interactions within tick risk surveillance networks in France by Iyonna Zortman, Laurence Vial, Thomas Pollet, Aurélie Binot

“…With global changes, France currently faces risk for TBD emergence (e.g. Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever) and re-emergence (e.g. tick-borne encephalitis), in addition to increasing Lyme disease cases. …”
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Serological and molecular insights into tick-borne pathogens in wild donkeys from an unexplored Mediterranean nature reserve by Luca Villa, Alessandra Cafiso, Chiara Cialini, Emanuela Olivieri, Carolina Allievi, Elisabetta Pintore, Giovanni Garippa, Maria Teresa Manfredi, Chiara Bazzocchi

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The spatial heterogeneity of malaria transmission: An entomological investigation in a highly endemic setting of Burkina Faso by Eleonora Perugini, Cristiana Poggi, Martina Micocci, Verena Pichler, Luca Nelli, Alessandra della Torre, Wamdaogo M. Guelbeogo, Marco Pombi

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Analysis of Risk Factors for Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacterial Infections among Diabetic Foot Ulcer Patients by Andrew William, Yan Efrata Sembiring, Agung Dwi Wahyu Widodo, Hermina Novida

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Germany-wide citizen science study reveals spread of Babesia canis-infected Dermacentor reticulatus ticks by dogs travelling within the country by Andrea Springer, Alexander Lindau, Julia Probst, Katrin Fachet, Ingo Schäfer, Gerhard Dobler, Ute Mackenstedt, Christina Strube

“…The geographical distribution of the positive samples shows that B. canis is currently spreading in Germany, particularly via dogs travelling within the country, increasing the infection risk throughout the country. …”
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Plastics in the German building and infrastructure sector: A high-resolution dataset on historical flows, stocks, and legacy substance contaminationZenodo by Sarah Schmidt, Xavier-François Verni, Thomas Gibon, David Laner

“…The use of plastics in buildings and infrastructure has been steadily increasing in the past. Due to the longevity of building components, in the upcoming decades a dramatical growth in waste quantities is expected as a delayed response to the increased consumption, posing a major challenge for waste management and recycling. …”
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Streptomyces rimosus-rich soil exposure alleviates depression-like behaviors by modulating neuroinflammation and synaptic plasticity in mice with stress by Jin Hee Kim, Jin Se Kim, Hyeyoon Eo, Sowon Yang, Choong Hwan Lee, Sin-Ae Park, Myung Sook Oh

“…Among the soil microbes, Streptomyces rimosus is known to produce geosmin, which have a unique odor and positive effects on mental status. In this context, this study aimed to investigate the effects of direct exposure to soil containing S. rimosus on depression-like behavior and depression-related factors in the mouse. …”
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Objects of forensic documentary science by V. S. Sezonov

“…The scientific novelty lies in the establishment of promising areas for the development of an innovative methodology for conducting forensic document examination in the context of the use of special technical means and the methodology for the use of modern software products. …”
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Adapting to crisis and unveiling the digital shift: a systematic literature review of digital competence in education related to COVID-19 by Yu Zhao, María Cruz Sánchez-Gómez, Ana María Pinto-Llorente, Raúl Sánchez Prieto

“…The results indicate that most research on digital competence in educational contexts related to COVID-19 focused on the current state of the digital competence of teachers and students, especially those in higher education and formal learning context. …”
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The amendment of the legal regulation of the institution of tax incentative in the Russian Federation by B. A. Fedosimov

“…The scientific research contains author's proposals for improving the current tax legislation in order to effectively use the institution of tax incentives in Russian practice. …”
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Biological Motion Perception Is Affected by Age and Cognitive Style in Children Aged 8–15 by Parisa Ghanouni, Amir Hossein Memari, Monir Shayestehfar, Pouria Moshayedi, Shahriar Gharibzadeh, Vahid Ziaee

“…The current paper aims to address the question of how biological motion perception in different social contexts is influenced by age or also affected by cognitive styles. …”
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Maternal and paternal infant directed speech is modulated by the child’s age in two and three person interactions by Manuela Filippa, Hervé Tissot, Tiffany Mancinelli, Nicolas Favez, Didier Grandjean

“…Across contexts and parental roles, intensity, pitch, and their variability consistently increased from 3 to 9 months. …”
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Hamlet (Un-)Masked: SPAC’s Hamlet under COVID-19 Restrictions by Tomoka Tsukamoto, Ted Motohashi

“…More specifically, in the current context of the declining Western hegemony, symbolized by regional military conflicts and environmental degradation, among other crises, the urgency to freshly produce and interpret this play seems to be increasing. …”
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Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of Point-Of-Care CD4 Testing on the HIV Epidemic in South Africa. by Alastair Heffernan, Ella Barber, Ranjeeta Thomas, Christophe Fraser, Michael Pickles, Anne Cori

“…We estimated that POC CD4 testing introduced in the current South African care context can prevent 1.7% (95% CI: 0.4% - 4.3%) of new HIV infections over 1 year. …”
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