Driving Factors of Urban–Rural Human Settlement Changes and a Multi-Scenario Simulation Based on SDGs by Yang Ye, Yantong Liu, Jingyi Liu, Zhiyi Weng, Ziyao Chang, Xiong Li

“…The ecosystem service value and SDG values gradually increased, displaying a clustering pattern of northern highs and southern lows. …”
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Why non-aureus Staphylococcus (NAS) isolated from bovine milk should be a concern for the rise of superbugs by Bruna Lourenço Crippa, Rafaela da Silva Rodrigues, Rafaela de Melo Tavares, Rafaela Martins Morasi, Jaqueline Milagres de Almeida, Ricardo Seiti Yamatogi, Nathália Cristina Cirone Silva

“…Non-aureus Staphylococci (NAS) are most often reported as a group, but there are currently over 70 recognized species. Some species are becoming increasingly antibiotic-resistant, mainly by acquiring resistance genes. …”
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Post-pandemic patient safety: have the characteristics of incidents with harm changed? Comparative observational study in primary care via review of medical records with a trigger... by Gerardo Garzón González, Tamara Alonso Safont, Oscar Aguado Arroyo, Cristina Villanueva Sanz, Arancha Luaces Gayán, Esther Zamarrón Fraile, Juan José Jurado Balbuena, Inmaculada Mediavilla Herrera, Research Team “TriggerPrim®”

“…Conclusions No differences were found in the avoidability, severity, place of occurrence, or contributory factors of PSIHs before the pandemic and currently. In terms of the nature of these incidents, the outcomes revealed an increase in diagnostic errors (excluding diagnostic tests), which could be attributed to a greater frequency of remote consultations and a decrease in the longitudinality of care resulting from the shortage of professionals.…”
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Evaluating Dietary Red Lentil Screenings on Performance, Antioxidant Status, Caecal Environment, and Intestinal Morphometric Features in Rabbits by Gianluca Pugliese, Caterina Losacco, Letizia Passantino, Giovanni Lentini, Maria M. Cavalluzzi, Michele Schiavitto, Simona Tarricone, Vito Laudadio, Vincenzo Tufarelli

“…However, significant differences were found in the meat fatty acid profile, where both RLS5 and RLS10 groups showed reduced C18:0 percentage and higher MUFA content owing to an increase in C18:1 n-9; moreover, RLS5 showed a significant increase in C16:1 trans. …”
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Monkeypox virus (MPXV) isolation from longitudinal samples of 11 patients to infer risk of onwards transmission by Dr Helen Callaby, Dr Janie Olver, Ms Kirsty Emery, Dr Kevin Richards, Dr Marian Killip, Dr Natalie Groves, Dr Jake Dunning, Professor Malcolm G Semple, Professor J Kenneth Baillie, Dr Tommy Rampling, Dr Catherine F Houlihan

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The Role of ctDNA for Diagnosis and Histological Prediction in Early Stage Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Narrative Review by Carolina Sassorossi, Jessica Evangelista, Alessio Stefani, Marco Chiappetta, Antonella Martino, Annalisa Campanella, Elisa De Paolis, Dania Nachira, Marzia Del Re, Francesco Guerrera, Luca Boldrini, Andrea Urbani, Stefano Margaritora, Angelo Minucci, Emilio Bria, Filippo Lococo

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> Possible applications of this analyte open up new fields of diagnosis, treatment, and follow up, which are less invasive and more precise than other approaches currently in use, especially in early stage NSCLC patients.…”
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“We’re all in it together”: uniting a diverse range of professionals and people with lived experience within the development of a complex, theory-based paediatric speech and langua... by Lucy Rodgers, Nicola Botting, Natalie Abdo, Meriem Amer-El-Khedoud, Emma Baker, Sophie Franks, Dave Harford, Patrycja Salimi-Tabar, Laura Temple, Ros Herman

“…Our structured reflection has implications for future intervention development research, by highlighting that the provision of a safe, supportive space and nurturing of shared values is key when involving a diverse range of parties. Such contexts promote sustained involvement and therefore have longer term implications for increasing the relevance of the research for those it is aiming to help.…”
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Internet and telephone intervention to support patients discontinuing long-term antidepressants in primary care: the REDUCE research programme including RCT by Tony Kendrick, Beth Stuart, Hannah Bowers, Mahboobeh Haji Sadeghi, Helen Page, Christopher Dowrick, Michael Moore, Mark Gabbay, Geraldine Leydon, Guiqing Lily Yao, Shihua Zhu, Paul Little, Gareth Griffiths, Glyn Lewis, Carl May, Joanna Moncrieff, Chris F Johnson, Una Macleod, Simon Gilbody, Rachel Dewar-Haggart, Samantha Williams, Wendy O’Brien, Riya Tiwari, Catherine Woods, Tasneem Patel, Naila Khan, Emma Maund, Nadja van Ginneken, Amy Din, Claire Reidy, Rebecca Lucier, Bryan Palmer, Taeko Becque, Yumna Masood, Natalie Thompson, Ellen van Leeuwen, Marta Glowacka, Adam WA Geraghty

“…Background There is significant concern about increasing long-term antidepressant use in Western countries, much of which is not evidence-based. …”
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Evaluating the impact of floating spheres on evaporation reduction and water salinity control in reservoirs by Guo-chen Hao, Ke-Bin Shi, Ke-wu Han

“…Studies suggest that reducing water evaporation over extended periods can effectively lower the salt concentration in the water. Currently, there is limited research on salt migration in reservoir water when covered with anti-evaporation materials. …”
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Determining Priority Areas for the Technological Development of Oil Companies in Mexico by Tatyana Semenova, Juan Yair Martínez Santoyo

“…This article provides a calculation for the choice of planning directions for the development of the oil sector in Mexico and related studies. Currently, the most promising technologies are offshore drilling and production. …”
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Community effectiveness of pyriproxyfen as a dengue vector control method: A systematic review. by Dorit Maoz, Tara Ward, Moody Samuel, Pie Müller, Silvia Runge-Ranzinger, Joao Toledo, Ross Boyce, Raman Velayudhan, Olaf Horstick

“…Area-wide ultra-low volume treatment with pyriproxyfen currently lacks evidence and cannot be recommended. …”
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Short-term responses of small mammal diversity to varying stand-scale patterns of retention tree patches. by Sean M Sultaire, Andrew J Kroll, Jake Verschuyl, Gary J Roloff

“…Our results indicated that at retention densities currently required in Oregon and Washington, the location of retention patches had a small influence on stand-scale measures of small mammal diversity, but local increases in species richness may be obtained by retaining trees adjacent to riparian buffers.…”
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Investigating The Possibility of Extracting Phenolic Compounds from Raisin Waste with The Aim of Waste Management from Raisin Processing Units by Amir Abbas Matin, Bahar Azimi, Hosein Hashempoor

“…Introduction: Grapes are one of the most important and most productive agricultural harvests in the world. Iran is currently the seventh largest producer of grapes in the world, with over 252,000 hectares of vineyards. …”
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Optimizing appliance scheduling for utility and budget in smart energy systems under inclining block rate tariffs by Ahmed Shaban, Mohamed Salhen, Mohamed A. Shalaby, Tamer F. Abdelmaguid

“…The model offers a scalable, budget-aware framework to support smart energy management and PV adoption across Egyptian households and similar emerging-economy contexts.…”
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Analyzing the effects of a Maxwell nanofluid with graphene oxide on rectangular, triangular, and chamfered baffles on the surface of a stretched surface by Mohammed Ali, Rassol Hamed Rasheed, Hasan A. Al-Asadi, Saif Ali Kadhim, Dhuha Radhi Nayyef, Farhan Lafta Rashid, Karrar A. Hammoodi, Pooya Pasha

“…As the temperature difference within the fluid increases, energy is transferred between the nanofluid particles in contact with the surface. …”
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Study of the biostimulating effect of a decoction of Michurin's chokerenia leaves <i>in vitro</i> using the <i>Parameсium caudatum</i> cilia test system by O. V. Pugacheva, A. V. Buzlama, A. Yu. Kuznetsov, O. V. Trineeva

“…The fruits of this plant have long been used in folk and traditional medicine, being, first of all, a source of anthocyanin compounds. The leaves are currently only a by-product in the preparation of fruits, however, they can be used as a promising source of such groups of biologically active substances as flavonoids, tannins, leucoanthocyanins, which makes it possible to use this raw material to obtain herbal medicinal products (HMP). …”
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Prevention of tumors in treating fibrocystic breast diseases using <i>Vitex agnus-castus</i>-based herbal remedy by N. A. Omarbayeva, D. R. Kaidarova, D. Kh. Omarov, A. Askandirova, Kh. Keskin, A. Zh. Abdrakhmanova, S. A. Yessenkulova, T. G. Goncharova, A. K. Jakipbayeva

“…Oncologists notice an increasing prevalence of female reproductive system pathological conditions that lead to benign and malignant diseases of mammary glands. …”
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Pharmacological correction of hepatotoxicity induced by anti-tuberculosis drugs by D. S. Sukhanov, E. V. Timofeev, Y. S. Alekseeva, K. A. Nagornova

“…Hepatoprotective drugs of various origin and chemical composition are used for the correction and prevention of drug-induced liver injury. Currently, preparations of plant origin (from milk thistle, licorice, soy), animal origin, preparations of bile acids, and some others are isolated. …”
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Innovation activity in European Union service sector: Similarities or differences? by Kamil Decyk

“…On the other hand, it could contain instruments and tools specific to a given industry. …”
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Evaluation of urban energy transition and identification of barrier factors under the “dual carbon” goals: an empirical study of the Yangtze River economic belt by Haoran Yan, Jingke Gao, Shixiang Li, Jun Bai, Ziyuan Liu, Chen Mai

“…The results show: (1) The overall level of urban energy transition increased by 35.86%, with persistent inter-city disparities, though their intensity has been alleviated. …”
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