The convergence of climate, recreation and health: La Niña, crab catching and necrotising fasciitis, a case series by Daniel Bermingham, Bruno De Vidal Chaves, Anamika Ganju, Arifuzzaman Khan, Angela Ratsch

“… Context: Necrotising fasciitis is a rapidly progressing, life-threatening soft tissue infection that carries a high morbidity and mortality, especially in susceptible populations. …”
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The impact of acid activation on manganese ion extraction from natural water and industrial wastewater by L. A. Pimneva, A. A. Zagorskaya, E. V. Zherebchuk

“…Increased manganese concentration is characteristic not only of fresh water, but also of wastewater. …”
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Noninvasive Self-Powered Iontophoresis Mask Based on a Water-Driven Fiber Battery by Yiwen Wang, Yalin Tang, Ming Li, Tong Xu, Xuyan Lu, Deteng Zhang, Ning Yu, Mingwei Tian

“…However, most microcurrent stimulation masks contain a direct current power supply and require external power sources, resulting in inconvenient portability and use. …”
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Federated Deep Learning for Scalable and Privacy-Preserving Distributed Denial-of-Service Attack Detection in Internet of Things Networks by Abdulrahman A. Alshdadi, Abdulwahab Ali Almazroi, Nasir Ayub, Miltiadis D. Lytras, Eesa Alsolami, Faisal S. Alsubaei, Riad Alharbey

“…Industry-wide IoT networks have altered operations and increased vulnerabilities, notably DDoS attacks. IoT systems are decentralised. …”
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Citizens’ Perceptions of Public Administration Ethics, Public Service Quality and Politicization of Public Organizations: A Study in Diyarbakır by Müslüm Kayacı

“…Field studies in different contexts can provide evidence for new public management scholars to expand theory and for governments to improve current policies and operations in the bureaucracy. …”
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How STEM content is presented in mathematics textbooks from the U.S. and China: a comparative study by Shuhui Li, Lianghuo Fan, Jietong Luo

“…The enriched-level STEM content (i.e., full integration of in-depth and a wide range of content knowledge) was very limited. The PEP series contained more from engineering and agriculture, and presented more in the main text; the BIM series presented more in statistics and probability, placed more in chapter previews, had more moderate-level content (i.e., partial integration of content knowledge) and a balanced distribution of authentic and non-authentic contexts in enriched-level content. …”
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The Significance of Team Dynamics in Students’ Entrepreneurial Decision-Making by Quynh Duong Phuong

“…Among various factors, reasons are rooted in the team membership decreasing uncertainty, students’ decision dependencies on team members and the increased importance placed on the team relative to the idea. …”
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Invasive alien plant species, riverbank instability and hydraulic risk: what do we know about <i>Amorpha fruticosa</i>, <i>Arundo donax</i> and <i>Reynoutria japonica</i>? by Fabrizio Buldrini, Sara Landi, Giacomo Titti, Stefano Parodi, Massimo Valente, Lisa Borgatti, Rossano Bolpagni

“…Nevertheless, the reasons for the implications of increasing presence of IAPs on the stability and effectiveness of flood defences are still unclear. …”
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Primary methods of internationalisation of higher legal education by A. I. Gorylev, E. V. Kalinina

“…To date, an understanding has been reached of the need to internationalise higher education in the context of globalization to increase the competitiveness of the Russian higher education system, as evidenced by the Federal project to maximise the competitive position of Russian universities among the world’s leading scientific and educational centres (The Russian Academic Excellence Project 5-100). …”
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Memory-Based Navigation in Elephants: Implications for Survival Strategies and Conservation by Margot Morel, Robert Guldemond, Melissa A. de la Garza, Jaco Bakker

“…This review synthesises current literature on elephant navigation and decision-making, exploring how their behavioural strategies contribute to resilience amid increasing anthropogenic pressures. …”
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Biochemical and Histological Study of Rat Liver Injury Induced by carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) by Ansam Awad Ali

“…A section of the liver of group (T4) rats treated with carbon tetrachloride, showed the pathological anatomical shapes of the hepatic lobules showed severe congestion in the portal vein, and a noticeable disorder in the hepatic cord characterized by severe fatty degeneration of the liver cells with Atrophy, congestion and congestion of central veins, portal vessels and normal liver cells. The current study concluded the relationship between the increase in liver enzyme in the case of treatment with CCl4 and its decrease in treatment with the amino acid BABA. …”
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Prediction models of iron level in beef muscle tissue toward ecological well-being by K. Narozhnykh

“…The level of iron in muscle tissue affects beef quality. Current methods used to assess iron content in cattle muscles are laborious and complex. …”
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Updated clinical and economic analysis of using follitropin alfa in combination with assisted reproductive technologies in 2022 by D. G. Shchurov, D. V. Blinov, N. V. Bashmakova, M. A. Polzikov, A. S. Semikhin

“…Savings in direct medical costs in the current study compared to 2021 increased by 117%.Conclusion. …”
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In Vitro and In Vivo Comparison of Changes in Antibiotics Susceptibility of E. coli and Chicken’s Intestinal Flora after Exposure to Amoxicillin or Thymol by Soukayna Hriouech, Ahmed A. Akhmouch, Mariam Tanghort, Hanane Chefchaou, Aouatef Mzabi, Najat Chami, Adnane Remmal

“…E. coli strain was subcultured on agar plates containing increasing concentrations of either amoxicillin or thymol. …”
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Assessment of The Potential Interference and Conflict of Artificial Intelligence With Human Rights and Citizenship: Challenges and Solutions by Hossein Khazaei, Mojtaba Hemmati

“…However, it should not be forgotten that no matter how advanced AI becomes, it must adhere to certain limitations in its personhood status, similar to legal entities. In the context of the legal status of artificial intelligence in Iran, there are currently no definitive regulations. …”
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Absorbable hemostatic hydrogels comprising composites of sacrificial templates and honeycomb-like nanofibrous mats of chitosan by Eric E. Leonhardt, Nari Kang, Mostafa A. Hamad, Karen L. Wooley, Mahmoud Elsabahy

“…The CDPE template enables the assembly of imprinted chitosan honeycomb-like monolithic mats, containing highly entangled nanofibers with diameters of 9.2 ± 3.7 nm, thereby achieving an increase in the surface area of chitosan to improve hemostatic efficiency. …”
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Development of a clinical decision support tool for Primary care Management of lower Urinary tract Symptoms in men: the PriMUS study by Adrian Edwards, Ridhi Agarwal, Janine Bates, Alison Bray, Sarah Milosevic, Emma Thomas-Jones, Michael Drinnan, Marcus Drake, Peter Michell, Bethan Pell, Haroon Ahmed, Natalie Joseph-Williams, Kerenza Hood, Yemisi Takwoingi, Chris Harding

“…Following this project, it would be valuable to estimate the cost, benefits and practicalities of implementing the tool, aided by data from the study, and trial its effectiveness compared with current care. Scientific summary This summary contains text reproduced with permission from Pell et al. …”
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OPTIMIZATION OF THE AMOUNT OF COKE FILLING USAGE IN CATHODIC PROTECTION SYSTEMS FOR AN ANODE GROUNDING MODEL IN THE FORM OF A HEMISPHERE by V. G. Kiselev, E. N. Ruzich, C. V. Chung

“…As a result of these calculations, we proposed a modernized anode ground with a normalized amount of coke filling, that has increased safety in comparison with the traditional product, since it allows to reduce  risks, caused by generation of positive DС stray currents of cathodic protection system, to other underground metal constructions. …”
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Patterns of childhood trauma co-occurrence and its predictivity for suicidality: A machine learning approach by Wenbang Niu, Yi Feng, Shicun Xu, Xin Cui, Zhihao Ma, Yuanyuan Wang

“…The relationship between different CT patterns and suicidality remains largely undiscovered. The current study aims to identify distinct CT overlapping patterns and to explore their association with suicidality in a comprehensive multivariable context. …”
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Value added medicines: what value repurposed medicines might bring to society? by Mondher Toumi, Cécile Rémuzat

“…Discussion & conclusions: There is currently a gap between increasing regulatory authority interest in capturing value added medicines’ benefits and the resistance of HTA bodies/payers, who tend to ignore this important segment of the pharmaceutical field. …”
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