Domestic Violence, Mental Health, and COVID-19: A Community-based Study of Women in Delhi by Ajit Kumar Lenka, Neha Sharawat, Smritima Diksha Lama, Sanghmitra S Acharya

“…Several factors led to an increase in the number of domestic violence cases including loss of livelihoods, restriction of social contact within informal and informal networks, and limited access to services and community support. …”
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Adolescent and parental proxy online record access: analysis of the empirical evidence based on four bioethical principles by Josefin Hagström, Maria Hägglund, Charlotte Blease

“…Methods In this paper, we apply biomedical ethical principles to explore key questions about adolescents’ and parents’ access to adolescents’ EHRs, with the aim of informing future discussions about the development of ethical and policy practice guidelines. Results Drawing on current empirical research, we find preliminary evidence that in some contexts, patient online record access (ORA) could help to facilitate autonomy for adolescents and parents as well as offering support in managing appointments and medications. …”
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Designing multi-epitope vaccines against Echinococcus granulosus: an in-silico study using immuno-informatics by Jadoon Khan, Asma Sadiq, May M. Alrashed, Nosheen Basharat, Syed Nadeem Ul Hassan Mohani, Tawaf Ali Shah, Kotb A. Attia, Aamer Ali Shah, Hayat Khan, Ijaz Ali, Arif Ahmed Mohammed

“…The aim of the current study is to develop a multiepitope vaccine against CE by in-silico identification and using different Antigen B subunits. …”
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Wear and Corrosion Resistance of Thermally Formed Decorative Oxide Layers on Austenitic Steel by Tomasz Borowski, Hubert Wójcik, Maciej Spychalski, Bogusława Adamczyk-Cieślak

“…Oxidation at 400 °C did not cause a significant decrease in pitting corrosion resistance, while an increase in polarization resistance and a decrease in corrosion current density were observed. …”
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Reducing mine water contamination at the local drainage facility of a kimberlite mine by N. P. Ovchinnikov

“…As Russian kimberlite mines reach their design capacity, the interval between cleaning cycles of the local drainage system’s water collectors has significantly decreased. Currently, at kimberlite mines, the cleaning of silted water collectors is routinely carried out using all available load–haul–dump (LHD) machines operated by the mine’s Mechanical and Power Service. …”
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EVALUATION OF APPLE ORCHARDS VIA THE EXPERT SYSTEM CROM by Daniela DANA, Irina-Adriana CHIURCIU, Valentina VOICU, Aurelia-Ioana CHEREJI, Ioan Jr. CHEREJI, Andreea-Roxana FIRATOIU

“…Although the cultivation of fruit trees is a traditional activity in Romania and our country has natural potential in this regard, both the cultivated area and the fruit production have decreased lately. That is why the NRDP 2014- 2020 included a sub-programme for this sector, with sub-measures to redress the field and successfully respond to current challenges, including the impact on the environment. …”
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Corrosion Performance of Chemically Passivated and Ion Beam-Treated Austenitic–Martensitic Steel in the Marine Environment by Viktor Semin, Alexander Cherkasov, Konstantin Savkin, Maxim Shandrikov, Evgeniya Khabibova

“…Immersion for 140 h in a solution containing 0.05 M potassium dichromate and 10% phosphoric acid promotes formation of chromium hydroxides in the outer surface layer. …”
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Strategies for adaptation of Russian commercial banks to innovative technologies by O. S. Solenaya

“…The article discusses the strategies of the bank in the innovation sphere, which are important components of general development strategies, their content and the order of choice in the context of digitalization of the economy and global changes in the world banking system. …”
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Quantifying environmental drivers of vegetation condition in a temperate ecosystem can improve detection of management impacts by Johanna G. Kuhne, Patrick J. O’Connor, Jasmin G. Packer, Thomas A.A. Prowse

“…Disentangling the effects of environmental variation and management actions on vegetation condition is increasingly important given increasing efforts to tackle biodiversity loss and the advent of environmental accounting programs. …”
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Plasma-electrolyte discharges in a gas-liquid medium for the production of hydrogen by A. F. Gaysin, F. M. Gaysin, L. N. Bagautdinova, A. A. Khafizov, R. I. Valiev, E. V. Gazeeva

“…Comprehensive study of the effect of direct current electric discharge plasma in a gas-liquid medium of inorganic mixtures in order to obtain gaseous hydrogen. …”
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Investigating the Relationship between Types of Deprivation and Social Tolerance among Citizens of Tehran by Negar Firouzeh, Khadijeh Safiri

“…This positive and significant relationship between political deprivation and social tolerance could be understood in the context of societal bipolarity and the widening gap between the state and its citizens. …”
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Impact of a Saline Soil Improvement Project on the Spatiotemporal Evolution of Groundwater Dynamic Field and Hydrodynamic Process Simulation in the Hetao Irrigation District by Yule Sun, Liping Wang, Zuting Liu, Yonglin Jia, Zhongyi Qu

“…This work investigated the spatiotemporal evolution patterns and influencing factors of the groundwater environment in the context of soil salinity–alkalinity improvement, as well as the impact of irrigation on the ionic characteristics of groundwater. …”
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Cyclic voltammetric studies of carbon steel corrosion in chloride-formation water solution and effect of some inorganic salts by M.A. Deyab, S.T. Keera

“…The anodic response exhibits a well-defined anodic peak A, followed by a passive region. A pronounced increase in the anodic current density is observed in the passive region at pitting potential (Epit). …”
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Seasonal Variation of Testosterone Levels in a Large Cohort of Men by Taiba Zornitzki, Sagi Tshori, Galit Shefer, Shira Mingelgrin, Carmit Levy, Hilla Knobler

“…Total and bioavailable testosterone levels gradually decreased with age and BMI (P<0.001) and were significantly lower in men with diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and known CVD, but were higher in current smokers compared with nonsmokers (P<0.001). …”
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Fungal Δ9-fatty acid desaturase: a unique enzyme at the core of lipid metabolism in Aspergillus fumigatus and a promising target for the search for antifungal strategies by Jonatas Erick Maimoni Campanella, Leonardo Talachia Rosa, Iran Malavazi

“…A notable group of UFA found in these molecules contains a cis double bond located at the C9 position of the carbon chain. …”
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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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E-Waste Plastics in the Environment: Assessment, Characterisation, and Bioprocessing by Diogo A. Ferreira-Filipe, Andrew Hursthouse, Armando C. Duarte, Teresa Rocha-Santos, Ana L. Patrício Silva

“…The accelerated growth of the electrical and electronic equipment market is a major driver behind increasing e-waste volumes worldwide. Although e-waste contains valuable resources, most remain unrecycled or improperly managed. …”
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Studying the Electrochemical Behavior and Corrosive Properties of Bodroon Meat Can by Ali Mohammed Kamel, Jamal M. Ali, Sami I. Al-Rubaiey

“…The inner coated layer contains a food-grade polymer containing 0.03% tin. …”
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Research Advances of Prevention and Control of Hydrogen Sulfide in Coal Mines by Qigen Deng, Jingping Yin, Xifa Wu, Tao Zhang, Hao Wang, Mingju Liu

“…The methods used mainly include neutralization by injecting alkalizer through drilling in coal seams with high pressure, spraying alkalizer in tunnel, attenuation by increasing wind amount, changing the ventilation method, pumping, dredging, and blocking the water that contains H2S as well as comprehensive prevention and control method. …”
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Development and quality assessment of Coalho cheese using indigenous Pakistani milk sources: Nili-Ravi buffalo and Kamori goat by Wahab Ali Khan, Iqra Yasmin, Syed Abdul Wadood, Abbas Khan, Aiza Qamar, Maryam Hameeda, Fatima Farooq Ali, Khunsha Qamar Khan

“…Cheese FAME showed that source of milk is the major contributor to variation; however, during storage, the value of short-chain fatty acids increases. The current study enlightens the potential of blending buffalo and goat milk for the manufacturing of high-quality Coalho cheese, which not only addresses the need for improving the milk utilization but is also vital for value addition prospects. …”
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