Shared decision making embedded in the undergraduate medical curriculum: A scoping review. by Marie-Anne Durand, Peter R DiMilia, Julia Song, Renata W Yen, Paul J Barr

“…<h4>Objective</h4>Shared decision making (SDM) training is shown to be effective and is increasingly embedded in continuing medical education. …”
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Nanomembranes as Eco-Friendly Instruments for Modern Food Processing, from Filtration to Packaging by Simona Gavrilaș

“…With the increasing demand for safe, high-quality, and sustainable food, nanomembranes have attracted significant interest as innovative solutions in food processing. …”
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Associations among circulating sphingolipids, β-cell function, and risk of developing type 2 diabetes: A population-based cohort study in China. by Huan Yun, Liang Sun, Qingqing Wu, Geng Zong, Qibin Qi, Huaixing Li, He Zheng, Rong Zeng, Liming Liang, Xu Lin

“…Network analysis further identified 5 modules, and 2 modules containing saturated sphingomyelins showed the strongest associations with increased T2D risk (RRQ4 versus Q1 = 1.59 and 1.43; both Ptrend < 0.001). …”
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Enhancing Acanthamoeba diagnostics: rapid detection of viable Acanthamoeba trophozoites and cysts using viability PCR assay by J. M. J. Veugen, P. H. M. Savelkoul, R. M. M. A. Nuijts, M. M. Dickman, P. F. G. Wolffs

“…Mixtures with decreasing concentrations of viable Acanthamoeba trophozoites and cysts showed increasingly lower delta Ct values as the percentage of viable Acanthamoeba decreased, as expected. …”
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Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Carbon Emission of Garden Pavement by Peiyong WANG, Ruixing LU

“…In the field of landscape architecture, a large amount of practical research has been carried out in the two aspects of enhancing urban resilience and reducing emissions and increasing sinks, both of which mainly focus on the qualitative research on study of the carbon footprints of landscape plants, soils, water bodies, green infrastructures, and green spaces over their entire life cycle. …”
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The Adaptability of Salicornia bigelovii to Salinity and Nutrient Levels in Aquaculture Effluent by Saisai CHI, Qiufen LI, Zijun LUO, Bo SUN, Wenjie TIAN, Ying MA, Zhiguo DONG, Zhengguo CUI

“…Therefore, the effective treatment and resource utilization of aquaculture effluents have become urgent considerations. The current methods for treating aquaculture effluents include physical, chemical, and biological approaches. …”
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Factors associated with the lethality of human leptospirosis in Brazil by Alice Nardoni Marteli, Laurindo Antonio Guasselli, Décio Diament, Daniel Savignon Marinho, Geraldo Marcelo da Cunha, Federico Costa

“…Among the sociodemographic factors associated with death from leptospirosis, notable ones included contact with trash/rubble, work-related infection, male gender, non-white skin color, and increased risk with age. …”
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Illuminating Bilateral Breast Cancer: A Multicenter Experience and Clinical Observations by Berkan Karabuğa, Mustafa Büyükkör, Ekin Konca Karabuğa, Sedat Yıldız, Mirmehdi Mehtiyev, Havva Yeşil Çınkır, Sıla Soylu Koçoğlu, Hacer Demir, Ozan Yazıcı, Doğan Uncu, Ömür Berna Öksüzoğlu, Ülkü Yalçıntaş Arslan

“…In multivariate regression analysis, hormone receptor negativity was identified as an independent risk factor for decreased DFS among all BBC patients. Our study is noteworthy for shedding light on the clinical features of BBC in the context of current knowledge and for its multicenter design.…”
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Detection the Expression of two Genes ZmWRKY86 and PMP3 responsible for tolerance to salt stress in maize by Hiba H. Taha, Najwa I. Khaleel, Amjad A. Mohammed

“…The current study measured the expression of certain genes responsible for the tolerance of the maize (Zea mays L.) to salt stress when it was grown in soil containing (0.0,25, 50,75,100 mmol) sodium chloride (NaCl) for 30 days. …”
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Adsorption Study of Rhodamine –B Dye on Plant (Citrus Leaves) by Ahlam M. Farhan, Ahlam M. Zaghair, Hussein I. Abdullah

“… The current research includes the adsorption of Rhodmine-B Dye on the surface of Citrus Leaves using the technique of UV. …”
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Aminoquinazolin-4(3H)-one derivatives as multitargeting therapeutics in Alzheimer's disease by Tajamul Hussain, Salman Alrokayan, Dilawar Hussain, Khurram Shoaib, Syeda Abida Ejaz, Steven Ford, Jamshed Iqbal

“…Conclusively, the findings of the current study suggest hydrazineylquinazolinones as valuable scaffolds for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease by targeting BACE1.…”
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Structural and electrical changes in multilayer graphene induced by negative oxygen ion bombardment by Shalu Gupta, Rakesh Kumar, Ashish Kumar, Kshetrimayum Devarani Devi

“…The roughness of graphene layer decreases at lower fluence of O− ions bombardment and then again increases at higher fluence, have been probed through AFM in contact mode. …”
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The effect of laser ablation on the corrosion behavior, morphology and wettability of TiAlCrSiZr coating deposited by PVD by Esmaeil Khorasani-javadi, Hassan Elmkhah, Erfan Lotfi-khojasteh, Ensiye Shabanlou, Babak Jaleh, Arash Fattah-alhosseini

“…Moreover, the water contact angle of laser irradiated samples increased with days passing owing to the absorption of carbon complexes. …”
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Spraying macro and micro fertilizers affects positively fruit yield and quality of ‘Page’ mandarin by Mohsen MOHAMMAEI, Babak VALIZADEHKAJI

“…In the current work, the effects of foliar application of two commercial fertilizers [CalfalB (containing calcium and boron) and Rice (containing macro- and micronutrients)] on leaf minerals, chlorophyll content, yield, and fruit quality, as well as some phytochemical characteristics of mandarins ‘Page’ was investigated for two consecutive years. …”
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Sargassum Enrichment in Mesoscale Eddies of the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt by Yingjun Zhang, Brian B. Barnes, Dennis J. McGillicuddy Jr., Chuanmin Hu

“…Abstract Pelagic Sargassum has increased dramatically in the past decade, primarily in the annually recurrent Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt (GASB) that extends from the coast of West Africa to the Gulf of Mexico. …”
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Removal of Cr(VI) ions from waste water by electrocoagulation using iron electrode by Yehia A. El-Taweel, Ehssan M. Nassef, Iman Elkheriany, Doaa Sayed

“…The performance of electrocoagulation using iron electrodes for the treatment of aqueous solutions containing chromium hexavalent ions using fixed bed electrochemical batch reactor was studied. …”
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Sense of agency in gesture-based interactions: modulated by sensory modality but not feedback meaning by George Evangelou, Orestis Georgiou, Eddie Brown, James W. Moore

“…IntroductionGesture-based interactions provide control over a system without the need for physical contact. Mid-air haptic technology allows a user to not visually engage with the interface while receiving system information and is readily manipulable, which has positive implications for automotive environments. …”
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Structural Identification Using Digital Image Correlation Technology by Samira Azizi, Kaveh Karami, Stefano Mariani

“…Structural health monitoring has gained increasing research interest, particularly due to the societal concerns tied to the aging of current civil structures and infrastructures. …”
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Effects of a short-term removal of the dominant male on vocalization in captive groups of large-billed crows (Corvus macrorynchos) by Illia Aota, Mayu Takano, Ei-Ichi Izawa

“…Dominance signals are well-known mechanisms that allow individuals to assess their opponent’s fighting ability without physical contact, thereby maintaining dominance relationships. …”
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Standardized Loads Acting in Hip Implants. by Georg Bergmann, Alwina Bender, Jörn Dymke, Georg Duda, Philipp Damm

“…With the increasing success of hip joint replacements, the average age of patients has decreased, patients have become more active and their expectations of the implant durability have risen. …”
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