Research on Outdoor Thermal Comfort Strategies for Residential Blocks in Hot-Summer and Cold-Winter Areas, Taking Wuhan as an Example by Yongkuan Li, Yuchen Zeng, Wenyu Tu, Guang Ao, Guiyuan Li

“…With the intensification of climate challenges driven by rapid urbanization, the microclimate and thermal comfort of residential blocks have attracted increasing attention. Current research predominantly focuses on isolated morphological factors—such as building orientation, layout patterns, and height-to-width ratios—while neglecting the synergistic effects of multifactorial spatial configurations on outdoor thermal comfort. …”
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Examining a teacher-led physically active mathematics intervention: teachers’ perceptions of the facilitators and barriers to implementation in UK primary schools by Nathan S. Wood, Simon B. Cooper, Karah J. Dring, Daniele Magistro, Ruth Boat

“…Key facilitators identified in this study included training, availability of ready-to-use resources, and increased teacher confidence. Furthermore, physically active lessons (PALs) were easier to implement in contexts where play-based learning approaches from the early years foundations stage could naturally extend into subsequent years. …”
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Presentation of Financial Assets in the Statistics of Foreign Economic Relations by V. N. Salin, L. Yu. Arhangelskaya, O. G. Tretyakova

“…Together with the financial account, account figures for other changes in financial assets and liabilities explain the total amount of changes: increases or decreases in the value of financial assets / liabilities, their occurrence or disposal, resulting from transactions, revaluation and other changes in volume.The issues of theory and practice of presenting indexes of financial assets in the considered sections of macrostatistics and their analysis are a relevant and promising direction for improving national statistical accounting, incl. due to the spread of remote work, the collection of information via the Internet, the emergence of a large number of new financial instruments and operations.The authors of the article have repeatedly referred to the problems of macroeconomic financial statistics in their studies, which gave them the opportunity to comprehensively consider the topical issues of representing financial assets in the statistics of foreign economic relations.…”
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Effect of ammonium/phosphate molar ratio on struvite production via electrolysis using a sacrificial magnesium anode by Aditya Kurnia Aji Pangestu, Arseto Yekti Bagastyo, Ervin Nurhayati, Jr-Lin Lin, Fahrudin Sidik

“…The current density was controlled at 10, 50, and 100 mA/cm2. …”
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A systematic review of serious games as tools for STEM education by Talia Tene, Diego Fabián Vique López, Paulina Elizabeth Valverde Aguirre, Nilo Israel Cabezas Oviedo, Cristian Vacacela Gomez, Stefano Bellucci

“…A total of 37 peer-reviewed journal articles met the inclusion criteria, guided by the PICOS framework, which focused on studies reporting the use of serious games in STEM education contexts. Data extraction included study characteristics, game types, participant demographics, educational contexts, and reported outcomes.AnalysisThe selected studies were analyzed to assess the effectiveness of serious games in enhancing learning outcomes, engagement, and performance in STEM education. …”
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Distribution of urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin and post-translationally modified fetuin-A in outpatients with acute kidney disease detected using a nationwide a... by Ya-Chi Lin, I-Wen Ting, David Ray Chang, Ya-Luan Hsiao, Yu-Ting Lin, Mei-Chuan Hsieh, Shu-Woei Ju, Jie-Sian Wang, Chang-Cheng Jiang, Hsuan-Jen Lin, Cheng-Ting Lu, Che-Chen Lin, Tzu-Ling Tseng, Hung-Chieh Yeh, Hsiu-Yin Chiang, Chin-Chi Kuo

“…Similarly, uPTM-FetA demonstrated comparable characteristics to uNGAL in reflecting kidney injury in the context of AKD.…”
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Hydrogen Loss on Venus Driven by Photochemistry by Hao Gu, Jun Cui, Xiaoshu Wu, Xu Huang, Shiqi Wu, Wenlong Li, Jinjin Zhao, Haoyu Lu, Lei Li

“…Venus has experienced substantial H loss through hydrodynamic outflow in its early history, transforming from a warm and wet state to the current arid and scorching state. While Venus continues to lose H today, no consensus has been reached regarding the present dominant escape mechanisms. …”
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Selective Dissolution of Clay Minerals in Tight Sandstone by Organic Acids by Fei YANG, Zhichao SHEN, Jiangmin DU, Fang WANG, Bo DONG

“…The standard curve solution contains a total of 8 ions: K, Ca, Na, Mg, Al, Si, P and Mn.RESULTS(1) With the increase of time (1-9 days), the increase of porosity dissolution increases first and then decreases, reaching its peak at 6 days; the increase of penetration rate shows a continuous growth trend. …”
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Advances and applications of empirical mode decomposition and its variants in hydrology: A review by CHEN Yunfei, LIU Zuyu, LIU Xiuhua, HE Junqi, ZHENG Ce, MA Yandong

“…Empirical Mode Decomposition (EMD) has garnered increasing attention due to its ability to analyze non-linear and non-stationary data. …”
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Using historical U.S. copper data to consider future copper recovery from post-consumer electronic waste by Andrea Hicks, Michelle Wagner, Colin Fitzpatrick

“…Post-consumer electronic waste is one potential source of copper to meet current demands as many electronics contain a higher mass percentage of copper than what is currently being mined. …”
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Safety, Immunogenicity, and Efficacy of COVID-19 Vaccines in Radiation–Oncology Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Paul Thöne, Margot Egger, Michael Stephan Gruber, Georg Gruber, Christina Kasassov, Dalma Nyiri, Eva Weis, Helene Werl, Leonhard Trinkl, Wolfgang Lilleby, Martin Clodi, Elisabeth Bräutigam, Benjamin Dieplinger, Annette Aigner, Hans Geinitz

“…This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluate the current evidence on COVID-19 vaccination in patients undergoing radiotherapy (RT). …”
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Dissimilar joining of aluminum alloy and low-alloy carbon steel by resistance spot welding by Yong Xu, Qianwei Chen, Bingxu Wang, Feng Qiu, Baixin Dong, Hongjun Li, Zude Feng, Gary C. Barber

“…The nugget diameters and the indentations rates of RSW joints increased when increasing either welding current or welding time, and decreased when increasing the electrode pressure. …”
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Materials and Structures Used in Aeronautics: Present and Future Perspectives by Mihai FLOREA, Vlad-Stefan CONSTANTIN, Andrei-Christian BUCUR, Raluca FAUR, Denis PREDU, Alexandru CAZACU

“…Trial and error can be costly in this context, necessitating well-planned design and engineering to ensure resistance to aerodynamic forces during flight. …”
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Linking weather and climate information services (WCIS) to Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) practices by Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, Tinashe Lindel Dirwai, Cuthbert Taguta, Aidan Senzanje, Wuletawu Abera, Ajit Govid, Elliott Ronald Dossou-Yovo, Ermias Aynekulu, Vimbayi Grace Petrova Chimonyo

“…Specifically, it addresses the following questions: (1) What is the current status of knowledge on WCIS and CSA in the global south, specifically the African continent?…”
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Impact of screen and social media use on mental health by Lefa S. Eddy Ives, Abigail Huertas Patón, María Azul Forti Buratti, Julio Álvarez Pitti, María Angustias Salmerón-Ruiz, Pedro Javier Rodríguez Hernández, Matias Real-López

“…The widespread use of digital media, especially in childhood and adolescence, raises significant concern about its impact on health, as it can affect physical, mental, and psychosocial health and development.Technology could be beneficial for specific areas, but current use and design carry significant risks. Several studies have linked the use of electronic devices with an increase in symptoms of anxiety and depression and self-injury, particularly in people with pre-existing risk factors. …”
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Reporting quality of systematic review protocols in environmental and occupational toxicology: a meta-epidemiology study protocol by Milica D. Pavlovic, Malgorzata Lagisz, Natália B. Videira, Julia M. L. Menon, Gunn E. Vist, Elma Omeragic, Rebecca L. Morgan, Sebastian Hoffmann, Evidence-Based Toxicology Collaboration

“…Background Systematic reviews (SR), an evidence-synthesis tool, have been increasingly used in toxicology, for regulatory decision-making and allocation of research funding resources. …”
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Vaccination as a Promising Approach in Cardiovascular Risk Mitigation: Are We Ready to Embrace a Vaccine Strategy? by Georgios Tsioulos, Natalia G. Vallianou, Alexandros Skourtis, Maria Dalamaga, Evangelia Kotsi, Sofia Kargioti, Nikolaos Adamidis, Irene Karampela, Iordanis Mourouzis, Dimitris Kounatidis

“…Consequently, immunomodulatory strategies have gained increasing attention, though none have yet reached widespread clinical adoption. …”
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Analysis of the demand for “Internet + nursing services” and its influencing factors among orthopaedic patients in Zhejiang, a developed area of China by Hui Li, Yuyu Chen, Jia Cao, Danlei Zheng, Bingbing Wu, Lifang Shao, Xiaoli Zhong, Chengli Yan

“…Abstract Background The “Internet + nursing services” model has been applied to various diseases and has been accepted by an increasing number of people, especially in the context of chronic disease management. …”
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Electrochemical Immunosensors on Laser-Induced Graphene Platforms for Monitoring of Anti-RBD Antibodies After SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Beatriz R. Martins, Cristhianne Molinero R. Andrade, Guilherme F. Simão, Rhéltheer de Paula Martins, Lucas V. de Faria, Tiago A. Matias, Virmondes Rodrigues Júnior, Rodrigo Alejandro Abarza Munoz, Renata Pereira Alves

“…The rGraphene-LIG electrodes presented a notable current increase for the redox probe in the aqueous solution of a mixture of 5 mmol L⁻¹ potassium ferricyanide/ferrocyanide ([Fe(CN)₆]³⁻/[Fe(CN)₆]⁴⁻) in 0.1 mol L⁻¹ KCl (pH set at 7.4). …”
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Boosting Blood Donations Through Facebook Engagement: Randomized Controlled Field Trial by Steven Ramondt, Peter Kerkhof, Eva-Maria Merz

“…Blood collection agencies increasingly rely on social media not only for donor recruitment and retention but also for promoting donation-related behaviors. …”
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