The rheology of the geological medium of interblock seismically active faults in the continental lithosphere: a key to understanding the generation of the strongest earthquakes in... by S. I. Sherman, E. A. Gorbunova

“…A decrease in the viscosity is facilitated by an increase in the fault length and leads to weakening of the geological medium and decreases its strength properties. …”
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AI as a creative partner: a PRISMA review of AI’s role in supporting creativity in education by Alex Urmeneta, Margarida Romero, Margarida Romero

“…Creativity is considered an important competency for personal and professional development in the current society. With the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in education, there is increasing interest in understanding how AI can support the creative process and how its usage in various contexts might affect user agency. …”
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New Advances in Iberian Medieval Agriculture: Plant Remains from the Islamic Site of Castillo de Valtierra (Navarre, Northern Spain) by Antonio Peralta-Gómez, Leonor Peña-Chocarro, Jesús Lorenzo Jiménez

“…However, there has been a notable increase in interest in archaeobotanical studies in medieval contexts over the past decade. …”
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Understanding antimicrobial use in subsistence farmers in Chikwawa District Malawi, implications for public awareness campaigns. by Eleanor E MacPherson, Joanna Reynolds, Esnart Sanudi, Alexander Nkaombe, John Mankhomwa, Justin Dixon, Clare I R Chandler

“…Drug resistant infections are increasing across the world and urgent action is required to preserve current classes of antibiotics. …”
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Utilization of shrimp head powder to enhance color performance and growth of multicolor betta fish (Betta splendens) by Andri Iskandar, Fauzan Arya Maulana, Hendriana Andri, Kusumanti Ima, Permatasari Sheny, Wahyudi Imam Tri

“…One of the variants of hippopotamus, which is currently in great demand by ornamental fish enthusiasts, is the multicolor hippopotamus. …”
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Analyzing outcomes for peripheral versus central administration of vasopressors: A narrative review by Jack Dryden, Jose Navas-Blanco

“…There is an emerging body of evidence to suggest that the peripheral administration of vasopressors is safe and effective in many clinical contexts and often superior to central administration. …”
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The New Politics of Education and the Pursuit of a Diverse Democracy by Joseph Kahne, John Rogers, Alexander Kwako

“…The increasingly partisan politics of education make it vital to conceptualize why and to empirically assess how current partisan pressures threaten public schools’ efforts to educate toward a diverse democracy. …”
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Addressing High Nursing Turnover: Analysis of Theoretical Concepts and Case Study by Josuhe Neri

“…The article contains a systematic review of the scientific literature on the nurse turnover problem. …”
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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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Can public health reconcile profits and pandemics? An analysis of attitudes to commercial sector engagement in health policy and research. by Jeff Collin, Sarah E Hill, Mor Kandlik Eltanani, Evgeniya Plotnikova, Rob Ralston, Katherine E Smith

“…<h4>Background</h4>Public health's terms of engagement with unhealthy commodity industries (alcohol, tobacco and ultra-processed food and drinks) have become increasingly contested in policy and research. We sought to identify approaches that could attract consensus support within and across policy domains.…”
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Collaborative Housing in Chile by Valentina Augusta Cortés Urra

“…In Chile, there has been recent interest from resident groups, third sector organisations and the current government in promoting collective self-organised housing through specific programs. …”
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Exploring carbon emission drivers in G5 economies: the interplay of green technology, environmental performance, energy intensity, and economic growth by Qingdong Hao, Rimsha Arshad

“…In contrast, both energy intensity and environmental performance indicators show a positive association with emissions, suggesting that increased energy demand and limited effectiveness of current environmental measures hinder mitigation efforts. …”
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A predictive analysis of STEM vocation through students’ attitudes to school science classes by María-Antonia Manassero-Mas, Ángel Vázquez-Alonso

“…IntroductionThe increasing strategic, economic, social and personal value of scientific, technological, engineering and mathematical (STEM) knowledge in current societies highlights the need for STEM professionals. …”
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Healthcare workers’ perceptions of patient safety culture in emergency departments: a scoping review by Min Ji Kim, Ming Wei Jeffrey Woo

“…Objective This review aimed to map the concept of patient safety culture in emergency departments (EDs), describe the availability of evidence related to patient safety culture as assessed by healthcare workers, identify the key focus areas of existing studies and pinpoint gaps in the current literature.Design A scoping review followed a comprehensive methodological process that included five steps based on the framework developed by Arksey and O’Malley and updated by Peters et al.Eligibility criteria Studies encompassing original research and all pertinent published and grey literature within the last 15 years (2010–2024) that aligned with the population (healthcare workers), concept (patient safety culture) and context (emergency department) framework for this study were included.Data sources PubMed, CINAHL (EBSCOhost), WOS, Embase, MEDLINE (Ovid), and KISS databases were searched for original studies published between 2010 and 2024 that aligned with the topic of this study.Data extraction and synthesis Two researchers independently extracted data from 28 eligible articles using a predetermined data extraction tool. …”
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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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Impact of Electricity Price Reductions on the Profitability and Sizing of Photovoltaic Systems in Agri-Food Industries by Fernando R. Mazarrón, José Álvarez, Jorge Cervera-Gascó, Jesús López-Santiago

“…Under current low-price conditions, new PV installations face limited profitability, with extended payback periods ranging from 7 to 11 years for optimally sized systems. …”
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Spatiotemporal dynamics and driving factors of human resources for health in traditional Chinese medicine in China by Jiarui Zhang, Sheng Zhou, Yujie Feng, Huaijin Liu, Chengcheng Li

“…Enhancing the accessibility of TCM services not only addresses current regional imbalances but also strengthens the healthcare system’s capacity to respond to the needs of an aging population and future public health emergencies. …”
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Factors associated with variation in single-dose albendazole pharmacokinetics: A systematic review and modelling analysis. by Charles Whittaker, Cédric B Chesnais, Sébastien D S Pion, Joseph Kamgno, Martin Walker, Maria-Gloria Basáñez, Michel Boussinesq

“…This variation might have implications for the efficacy of albendazole treatment, but current understanding of the factors associated with this variation remains incomplete.…”
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Vyatka Merchants’ Trading Operations outside of the Vyatka Region (Late 18th — First Half of the 19th Centuries) by A. A. Belik

“…The article examines the specifics of communications of the Vyatka merchants in the geocultural and sociocultural contexts. This topic is analyzed within the framework of the synthesis of historical and cultural approaches. …”
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HEURISTIC MODEL OF “EFFECTIVE INTERPRETER” IN PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT IN HIGH-TECH COMPANIES by S. V. Ilkevich

“…Here it is more correct to assume some correlation between the rise of narrative decision contexts and the cognitive challenges of investment decision makers.As one of the possible directions for further research, the author notes the systematization of the main factors of cognitive biases, which seem to make switching to the “effective interpreter” model in portfolio investments in high-tech companies irreversible in the current conditions.…”
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