A predictive analysis of STEM vocation through students’ attitudes to school science classes by María-Antonia Manassero-Mas, Ángel Vázquez-Alonso

“…Six school science class items significantly predicted the students’ degree of STEM vocation by sharing 46.1% of their common variance. In decreasing order of prediction power, the six significant predictors are “liking school science better than most other subjects,” “helping to understand sustainability solutions,” “becoming more critical and skeptical,” “importance of science for our way of life,” “difficulty of school science,” and “opening my eyes to new and exciting jobs.”DiscusionThe implications of this study for promoting STEM vocations suggest that teachers carefully cultivate those relevant characteristics of school science classes through appropriate pedagogies and inclusive and equitable contexts for all, especially for girls.…”
Get full text

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. …”
Get full text

The role of anifrolumab in reshaping the treatment landscape of extra-renal systemic lupus erythematosus by Fulvia Ceccarelli, Matteo Piga, Alessandra Bortoluzzi, Laura Coladonato, Micaela Fredi, Daniele Mauro, Chiara Tani, Luca Iaccarino

“…The 2023 guidelines of the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology now recommend lowering maintenance glucocorticoid doses to ≤5 mg/day to reduce long-term health risks, a decrease from the previous 7.5 mg/day threshold set in 2019. …”
Get full text

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). …”
Get full text

The comparative study of the corrosion stability of Zn-Ni-Co alloy coatings deposited from chloride and sulphate baths by Marija G. Riđošić, Jelena B. Bajat

“…On the other hand, [Co2+]/Ni2+] ion ratio showed a significant influence on corrosion behaviour of ternary alloy coatings, and this influence was more pronounced with alloys deposited from chloride baths. It was shown that increased corrosion protection of steel can be achieved by electrochemical deposition of ternary alloys that contained lower amount off the alloying elements, while the composition of the ternary alloy can be optimized by proper choice of the type and composition of the deposition bath.…”
Get full text

Transformation of trading patterns in global agricultural markets by V. V. Stroev, E. N. Smirnov

“…The analysis of international trade is conducted in the context of the need to ensure food security and counteract various exogenous shocks (decreasing crop yields, escalating geopolitical conflicts, food crises). …”
Get full text

Comprehensive review on the potential of ultrasound for blue food protein extraction, modification and impact on bioactive properties by Ghumika Pandita, Savvy Sharma, Irin Elsa Oommen, Nishchhal Madaan, Yuvraj Bhosale, Vivien Nagy, Ayaz Mukarram Shaikh, Béla Kovács

“…Food security for the increasing global population is a significant challenge of the current times particularly highlighting the protein deficiencies. …”
Get full text

Towards the New World Order: Theoretical Interpretations and Practical Implementations by K. A. Efremova

“…Followers of the fatalist approach (neo-realists, globalists) believe that world order is a zero-sum game, where interstate interactions are mostly confrontational, and their pattern depends on the current balance of power. Mitigators (neo-liberals, functionalists, constructivists, etc.) insist that the emerging world order is a win-win game, where nations opt for investing some of their sovereignty into newly created international institutions (regimes and organizations), hoping that conventional rules adopted by them would help to decrease international uncertainty, which otherwise might lead to confrontation. …”
Get full text

Spatial Decision Support System for Efficient School Location-Allocation by Marios Batsaris, Dimitris Kavroudakis, Euripides Hatjiparaskevas, Panagiotis Agourogiannis

“…The results indicate a decrease of 8% in total distance whereas proximity and capacity constraints were respected accordingly. …”
Get full text

Land surveying and geodetic sectors of Ukraine during wartime: transformations and challenges by A. Martyn, N. Bavrovska

“…This article is dedicated to the current state of the land surveying and geodetic sectors in Ukraine, particularly in the context of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russian military aggression. …”
Get full text

Du nomadisme à la sédentarisation by Aimé Landry Dongmo, Patrice Djamen, Éric Vall, Koussou Mian-Oudanang, Doubangolo Coulibaly, Jean Lossouarn

“…In addition to the difficulty to access or use pastoral resources, their decrease does not – unless exceptionally – lead to collective actions or individual innovations to restore them. …”
Get full text

Simulation Analysis of Arc-Quenching Performance of Eco-Friendly Insulating Gas Mixture of CF3I and CO2 under Impulse Arc by Dong Wu, Wengui Chen, Zelin Ji

“…As a result, these factors significantly decrease the duration of the arc-extinguishing time.…”
Get full text

Genetic diversity analysis of the SARS-CoV-2 virus: a literature review by Svetlana COLAC, Mariana ULINICI, Olga BURDUNIUC

“…The genome of the Omicron variant contains more than 30 mutations in the conserved domain of the Spike protein. …”
Get full text

Acellular Pertussis Vaccine from Antigens of Freshly Isolated and Vaccine Strains of Bordetella pertussis with Different Genotypic Characteristics by E. M. Zaitsev, I. G. Bazhanova, M. V. Britsina, N. U. Mertsalova, M. N. Ozeretskovskaya

“…The most promising for further preclinical and clinical studies is AcPV3, which contains 2/3 of the antigens of the dominant «non-vaccine» genotype and 1/3 of the «vaccine» genotype, corresponding to the genes of PT, pertactin and fimbria to the currently circulating B. pertussis strains.…”
Get full text

Rice plants response to modulation of the ERECTA signaling by Yasmin Vasques Berchembrock, Flávia Barbosa Silva Botelho, Bhuvan Pathak, Shan Zhao, Vibha Srivastava

“…However, there is limited information currently available on their expression pattern during the plant developmental stages. …”
Get full text

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. …”
Get full text

Post-Processing Kalman Filter Application for Improving Cooperative Awareness Messages’ Position Data Accuracy by Maximilian Bauder, Robin Langer, Tibor Kubjatko, Hans-Georg Schweiger

“…Each CAM contains the current position of the vehicle based on GPS accuracy, which can have inaccuracies in the meter range. …”
Get full text

Medical triage as an AI ethics benchmark by Nathalie Maria Kirch, Konstantin Hebenstreit, Matthias Samwald

“…Adversarial prompts significantly decreased accuracy. By demonstrating the influence of context and ethical framing on the performance of LLMs, we provide critical insights into the current capabilities and limitations of AI in high-stakes ethical decision making in medicine.…”
Get full text

ANALYSIS OF THE DYNAMICS AND TRENDS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN INTERNATIONAL TOURIST MARKET by J. A. Pshenichnyh

“…Based on the statistical data of international organizations, the author studied indicators of international tourist flows, identified the main trends in the development of international tourism at the current stage, assessed the impact on the tourism sector of the COVID-19 pandemic and determined possibilities for its development in the context of the economic crisis, showed prospects for the development of the industry.…”
Get full text

An open-label phase I comparator-controlled clinical trial to assess tolerability and pharmacokinetics of IHL-675 A a fixed dose combination of cannabidiol plus hydroxychloroquine... by George Williams Mbogo, Pia Kroner, Rosemarie Walsh, Jonathan Newchurch, Mark Robert Bleackley

“…IHL-675 A is Incannex Healthcare Pty Ltd.’s proprietary product formulated using UniGel™ technology consisting of a solid, film coated HCQ tablet contained within a CBD-oil solution gel cap. Each IHL-675 A gel cap contains 75 mg of CBD and 100 mg HCQ. …”
Get full text