Production of potassium hydroxide-activated biochar and its use as a filler in polylactic acid for food packaging by Serhat Balcı, Zeynep İrem Özyörü, Filiz Uğur Nigiz

“…Among various biopolymers, poly(lactide) (PLA) has found application in the food industry owing to its promising properties and is currently one of the most industrially produced bioplastics. …”
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Impacts of climatology error on evapotranspiration data merging over the intensively irrigated Haihe river basin, China by Yuxi Li, Xi Chen, Jianzhi Dong, Jianhong Zhou, Xin Tian, Man Gao

“…New hydrological insights for the region: Results demonstrate that current RS and reanalysis datasets of ERA5, PML, and ALEXI contain strong intra and inter-annual biases. …”
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Presenting a Quantum Leadership Model to Establish Organizational Civilization in the Iranian Higher Education System by reza heydari, hamidreza rezaeekelidbari, musa chaman zamin

“…Theoretical Framework of Quantum Leadership Quantum leadership is a style of leadership that seeks to increase trust, security, dynamic communication, and learning; and to reduce vertical communication and increase horizontal communication in the organization. …”
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Self-generated temperature gradient under uniform heating in p–i–n junction carbon nanotube thermoelectric generators by Oga Norimasa, Ryota Tamai, Hiroto Nakayama, Yoshiyuki Shinozaki, Masayuki Takashiri

“…The output voltage and current of the SWCNT-TEG increased with increasing temperature. …”
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Control Shift by Theodora Chatzi Rodopoulou

“…The aim of this dissertation is to explore the potential of enhancement of the Industrial Heritage Reuse through the identification and analysis of its influencing Aspects, under the light of the contemporary theoretical conservation concepts, the current demands of the field of practice and the rising challenges of the 21st century context. …”
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A Model of Human Resource Management System Suitable for the New Generation Z in Executive Organizations with Thematic Analysis Approach by Moein Pourahmadi, Saeed Jafarinia, Yusuf Vakili, Akbar Hasanpour

“…Without an appropriate organizational context for the activities and actions of Generation Z, human resource management programs are doomed to fail. …”
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The course and outcomes of COVID-19 in patients with ANCA-associated systemic vasculitis, receiving biological therapy (Rituximab, Mepolizumab): The results of the first 8 months o... by T. V. Beketova, V. V. Babak, M. D. Suprun

“…Objective. Currently, the issues of the effect of anti-B cell therapy or inhibitor of interleukin 5 on the risk of COVID-19 infecting and outcomes in patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) has not been completely studied. …”
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Installation Project for Water Purification from Suspended Particles by E.N. Neverov, A.K. Gorelkina, E.S. Mikhalova, P.S. Korotkih

“…Currently, the issue of recycling coal waste becomes quite relevant all over the world, which is associated with tightening environmental standards and increasing production rates in the coal industry. …”
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Indonesian Nursing Educators’ Experiences with Developing Student-Centered Learning Methods by Vigdis Abrahamsen Grøndahl, Kirsti Lauvli Andersen, Ann Karin Helgesen, Asniar Asniar, Randi Martinsen, Riza Septiani, Dharina Baharuddin, Signe Rasch Woersaa, Anna Willman, Liv Berit Olsen

“…A three-year educational program for nursing educators in Indonesia was developed. The current study used a qualitative, descriptive design with a questionnaire containing four open-ended questions focusing on the educators’ experiences with developing student-active methods and conditions affecting this process. …”
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Biofeedback games in education: A review with implications for teacher training by Savannah Olivia Mercer, Giorgia Rita De Franches

“…While biofeedback games have demonstrated substantial benefits in therapeutic contexts, their use in teacher training remains significantly underexplored. …”
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Coaching Patients to Understand and Use Patient-Reported Outcome Data: Intervention Design and Evaluation by Martha Burla, Brocha Z Stern, Andrew BL Berry, Sarah Pila, Patricia D Franklin

“…Patient-reported outcomes (PROs), measures of health status, are regularly collected in clinical contexts and scores can be returned to patients in personalized decision aids. …”
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Kidnapping-Induced Trauma and secondary stress in armed conflicts: a comparative study among women in hostage families, volunteers, and the General Population by Shahar Livne, Ilana Feldblum, Sara Kivity, Naama Shamir-Stein, Einat Brand, Shir Cohen, Eran Rotman, Hagai Levine, Mor Saban

“…Fair/poor physical health status increased significantly in all groups during the war, with hostages’ families reporting the highest rate (61.6%). …”
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Development and Validation of a Depression Scale for Online Assessment: Cross-Sectional Observational Study by Minjeong Jeon, Hae-In Park, Yoorianna Son, Ji Won Hyun, Jin Young Park

“… BackgroundDespite increased awareness and improved access to care, depression remains underrecognized and undertreated, in part due to limitations in how current assessment tools capture emotional distress. …”
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Size-dependent effects of oxo-degradable plastic contamination on soil quality and the growth of Zea mays by Do Thi Kim THANH, Robert W. BROWN, Martine GRAF, Michaela K. REAY, Charlotte E. M. LLOYD, Gupeng LI, David R. CHADWICK, Davey L. JONES

“…Oxo-degradable plastics (ODPs) have emerged as a potentially more sustainable alternative to current plastic mulch films, however, uncertainty remains around the degradation rate of ODPs in soil and their impacts on soil quality and crop health. …”
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Pilot Clinical Safety and Efficacy Evaluation of a Topical 3% Tranexamic Acid Cream and Serum Protocol for Managing Facial Hyperpigmentation in Caucasian Patients by Sarah Hsin, Kelly Lourenço, Alexandre Porcello, Cíntia Marques, Clara Rodriguez, Wassim Raffoul, Corinne Scaletta, Philippe Abdel-Sayed, Basste Hadjab, Lee Ann Applegate, Alexis Laurent

“…Hyperpigmentation significantly impacts patients’ quality of life and self-esteem. Current treatments often present disadvantages linked to poor product tolerability. …”
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The neurobiological basis of emotions and their connection to facial expressions in non-human mammals: insights in nonverbal communication by Daniel Mota-Rojas, Alexandra L. Whittaker, Cécile Bienboire-Frosini, Jhon Buenhombre, Patricia Mora-Medina, Adriana Domínguez-Oliva, Julio Martínez-Burnes, Ismael Hernández-Avalos, Adriana Olmos-Hernández, Antonio Verduzco-Mendoza, Alejandro Casas-Alvarado, Karina Lezama-García, Temple Grandin

“…Considering these coded facial movements, current research aims to associate certain facial expressions with the animals’ emotional states and affective contexts. …”
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Investigating Digital Storytelling as a Tool of Improving/ Developing Information Literacy Skills by Maryam Khodabin, Mohammad Zerehsaz, Somaye Sadat Akhshik, Ghasem Azadi Ahmadabadi

“…Digital stories usually contain various information and knowledge conveyed to people through storytelling. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Various Intravenous Thrombolytics for Acute Ischemic Stroke (AIS) at Various Dosages: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis by Yibin Hu, Shengxian Wu, Haixuan Zhang, Kangfeng Wang, Lijuan Zhang, Yizheng Ma, He Li

“…Abstract Background Currently, there is limited evidence on the efficacy and safety of various thrombolytic drugs at different dosages for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke (AIS). …”
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Green tea dye ligands to transfer toxic lead metal ions to precipitated metal complexes for polymer composite applications by Dana S. Muhammad, Dara M. Aziz, Shujahadeen B. Aziz

“…Abstract The synthesis of metal complexes (MCs) by green tea dye ligands improves environmental impact and reduces costs. The result of the current work establishes the production of metal complexes with huge amount and is an attempt from laboratory scales into commercial extent. …”
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Improving the Incident Management Process Based on a Use Case Approach by A. A. Mikryukov, A. V. Kuular

“…This approach allows you to increase the efficiency of finding similar scenarios for responding to incidents. …”
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