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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Risk Factors for Financial Toxicity in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer by Jing Wang, Jialu Cui, Xiaoyuan Wang, Zhihua Li, Yang Liu, Baoxin Shi

“…Financial toxicity (FT), as a concept describing the economic burden on patients, is crucial to comprehend the extent and determinants within specific contexts. Objective To understand the current status of FT among Chinese pancreatic cancer (PC) patients, identify risk factors for FT, and summarize the characteristics of high‐risk groups. …”
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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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Debunking the myth: Can the university develop resilience in graduates? by Gloria Castrillon, Kirti Menon

“…It will be argued that tensions inherent in the South African system are brought to the fore, particularly in the context of current debates on the relevance of resilience for the complexity and change anticipated in the 21st century. …”
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The Essence and Content of Product Distribution as an Economic Category by Viktoriia Bozhkova, Mykhailo Bilukha

“…Thus, the study made it possible to systematize current approaches to defining distribution in terms of chronology and three-component structure (essence, content and result of the phenomenon), which served as the basis for the author's definition. …”
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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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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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A Review on The Trend of Medical Laboratory Scientists Training in Africa by Muhibi Musa Abidemi1*, Olaniyan Mathew Foloranmi1, Muhibi Mutmainah Opeyemi2

“…This analysis highlights the historical context, current state, and ongoing challenges in Medical Laboratory education across the continent. …”
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Coordinated regulation of timing and strength of synaptic outputs by adrenergic receptors through control of action potentials in Purkinje cells by Kei Furukawa, Kei Furukawa, Shin-ya Kawaguchi

“…We demonstrate that Purkinje cell axons exhibit negative control of action potentials in amplitude and conduction velocity by β-adrenergic receptors in a manner dependent on the axonal length through specific reduction of axonal Na+ currents. On the other hand, β-adrenergic receptors increased presynaptic release probability without changing the amount of readily releasable vesicles in axon terminals of Purkinje cells. …”
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Le réseau hydraulique à Pompéi (Italie) de l’époque des Samnites à Auguste (fin ive-fin ier s. av. J.-C.) by Federico Giletti

“…While the latter type appears equally in both private and public contexts, the burrow cistern by contrast differs in that it is excavated entirely into the lava stratum and has been demonstrated, as far as we currently know, only on the main outcrops of the lava plateau, such as on the rocky crest of the southern drop in height below insula 2 of Regio VIII.While the type of cistern with a burrow or bainhole seems to have been inspired by models already widespread in Punic-Carthaginian sites in Africa and on the islands and in the Magna-Greek area, cases of cisterns with a burrow collected to several arms primarily bear strong similarities to Etruscan-Latian examples, as does the technique of drainage tunnels entirely excavated in the geological bank and the custom of digging deep artesian wells. …”
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Reassessing immediate coal phase-out: Dual imperatives of capacity control and renewables expansion in China’s net-zero strategy by Jiaxing Wang, Xi Lu, Hao Wang, Yang Ou, Jianxiao Wang, Dan Tong, Yan Li, Ziwen Ruan, Zihua Yin, Wenlong Zhou, Benjamin McLellan, Emily Xing, Anna M. MacLennan, Jingli Fan, Xian Zhang, Michael B. McElroy, Kebin He

“…Broader context: Reducing CO2 emissions in power systems is crucial for China in achieving its net-zero emission target. …”
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SoK: Delegated Security in the Internet of Things by Emiliia Geloczi, Felix Klement, Patrick Struck, Stefan Katzenbeisser

“…In this paper, we give an overview of current approaches for security delegation in the context of IoT, formalise security notions, discuss the security of existing approaches, and identify further research questions. …”
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Driving Factors of Urban–Rural Human Settlement Changes and a Multi-Scenario Simulation Based on SDGs by Yang Ye, Yantong Liu, Jingyi Liu, Zhiyi Weng, Ziyao Chang, Xiong Li

“…The ecosystem service value and SDG values gradually increased, displaying a clustering pattern of northern highs and southern lows. …”
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Nouveaux appels à compétences et enjeux de qualification chez les professionnels de la fabrication de la ville by Véronique Biau

“…As their practices diversify, specialize, confront more and more categories of actors, the urban planners seek to define themselves as a professional group, to organize around a shared definition of professionalism, to react to increased competition on markets.This text looks back at the analyzes that have been made of the city's manufacturing trades and organizations over the last 10 to 15 years, in order to put into context the current questions about the standards (of trades, skills, teaching) and professional qualification in urban planning.…”
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