Australia's dengue risk driven by human adaptation to climate change. by Nigel W Beebe, Robert D Cooper, Pipi Mottram, Anthony W Sweeney

“…<h4>Conclusions/significance</h4>In the debate of the role climate change will play in the future range of dengue in Australia, we conclude that the increased risk of an Ae. aegypti range expansion in Australia would be due not directly to climate change but rather to human adaptation to the current and forecasted regional drying through the installation of large domestic water storing containers. …”
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Toward Privacy-Preserving Data Sharing&#x2014;An Australian Healthcare Perspective by Kimley Foster, Nectarios Costadopoulos, Arash Mahboubi, Sabih Ur Rehman, Md Zahidul Islam

“…The rise of big data has brought increased urgency to the importance of privacy-preserving data sharing in healthcare. …”
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An Experimental Study on the Geotechnical, Mineralogical, and Swelling Behavior of KPK Expansive Soils by Bakht Zamin, Hassan Nasir, Khalid Mehmood, Qaiser Iqbal, Asim Farooq, Mohammad Tufail

“…The swell characteristic of expansive soils increases with the increase in the percentage of the fine specifically the clay fraction. …”
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Conceptualization of Policies, Strategies and Programs for Poverty Alleviation in Iran: A Qualitative Study by Hassan Danaeefard, Morteza Nabavi, Faramarz Nasri, Seyed Mohammad Javad Sajjadi Nezhad

“…On the other hand, it provides a framework for practical guidance for managers and executives to understand the various contexts affecting poverty.Finally, in short, it should be said that in order to eliminate poverty in Iran, the three policies of monitoring, support and promotion should be considered simultaneously and along with the relevant strategies and programs.…”
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Safety, Immunogenicity, and Efficacy of COVID-19 Vaccines in Radiation–Oncology Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Paul Thöne, Margot Egger, Michael Stephan Gruber, Georg Gruber, Christina Kasassov, Dalma Nyiri, Eva Weis, Helene Werl, Leonhard Trinkl, Wolfgang Lilleby, Martin Clodi, Elisabeth Bräutigam, Benjamin Dieplinger, Annette Aigner, Hans Geinitz

“…<b>Methods</b>: PubMed, Livivo, Scopus, and Cochrane Library were systematically reviewed for relevant publications on COVID-19 vaccination in the context of radiation oncology, published by 19 April 2024. …”
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Presentation of Financial Assets in the Statistics of Foreign Economic Relations by V. N. Salin, L. Yu. Arhangelskaya, O. G. Tretyakova

“…Together with the financial account, account figures for other changes in financial assets and liabilities explain the total amount of changes: increases or decreases in the value of financial assets / liabilities, their occurrence or disposal, resulting from transactions, revaluation and other changes in volume.The issues of theory and practice of presenting indexes of financial assets in the considered sections of macrostatistics and their analysis are a relevant and promising direction for improving national statistical accounting, incl. due to the spread of remote work, the collection of information via the Internet, the emergence of a large number of new financial instruments and operations.The authors of the article have repeatedly referred to the problems of macroeconomic financial statistics in their studies, which gave them the opportunity to comprehensively consider the topical issues of representing financial assets in the statistics of foreign economic relations.…”
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Materials and Structures Used in Aeronautics: Present and Future Perspectives by Mihai FLOREA, Vlad-Stefan CONSTANTIN, Andrei-Christian BUCUR, Raluca FAUR, Denis PREDU, Alexandru CAZACU

“…Trial and error can be costly in this context, necessitating well-planned design and engineering to ensure resistance to aerodynamic forces during flight. …”
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Linking weather and climate information services (WCIS) to Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) practices by Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, Tinashe Lindel Dirwai, Cuthbert Taguta, Aidan Senzanje, Wuletawu Abera, Ajit Govid, Elliott Ronald Dossou-Yovo, Ermias Aynekulu, Vimbayi Grace Petrova Chimonyo

“…Specifically, it addresses the following questions: (1) What is the current status of knowledge on WCIS and CSA in the global south, specifically the African continent?…”
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Lipidomic analysis reveals metabolism alteration associated with subclinical carotid atherosclerosis in type 2 diabetes by Maria Barranco-Altirriba, Joana Rossell, Núria Alonso, Ralf J. M. Weber, Emilio Ortega, Gavin R. Lloyd, Marta Hernandez, Oscar Yanes, Jordi Capellades, Catherine Winder, Alexandra Junza, Mireia Falguera, Josep Franch-Nadal, Warwick B. Dunn, Alexandre Perera-Lluna, Esmeralda Castelblanco, Didac Mauricio

“…A total of 27 unique lipid species were associated with SCA in subjects with T2D, in former/current smokers with T2D, and in individuals with T2D without dyslipidaemia. …”
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Museums and Geoconservation by Michael J. Benton, Sarah King

“…Geoconservation focuses on the conservation of geological features, processes, and landscapes, and has gained recognition as an important area of environmental protection, particularly in the context of climate change and anthropogenic pressures on natural resources. …”
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Distribution Shifts of <i>Acanthaster solaris</i> Under Climate Change and the Impact on Coral Reef Habitats by Shangke Su, Jinquan Liu, Bin Chen, Wei Wang, Jiaguang Xiao, Yuan Li, Jianguo Du, Jianhua Kang, Wenjia Hu, Junpeng Zhang

“…This study provides critical insights into the ecological dynamics of <i>A. solaris</i> in the context of climate change, and the results have important implications for coral reef management. …”
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Distribution of urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin and post-translationally modified fetuin-A in outpatients with acute kidney disease detected using a nationwide a... by Ya-Chi Lin, I-Wen Ting, David Ray Chang, Ya-Luan Hsiao, Yu-Ting Lin, Mei-Chuan Hsieh, Shu-Woei Ju, Jie-Sian Wang, Chang-Cheng Jiang, Hsuan-Jen Lin, Cheng-Ting Lu, Che-Chen Lin, Tzu-Ling Tseng, Hung-Chieh Yeh, Hsiu-Yin Chiang, Chin-Chi Kuo

“…Similarly, uPTM-FetA demonstrated comparable characteristics to uNGAL in reflecting kidney injury in the context of AKD.…”
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RETRACTED: Gyrotactic Motile Microorganisms Impact on Pseudoplastic Nanofluid Flow over a Moving Riga Surface with Exponential Heat Flux by Hassan Waqas, Mowffaq Oreijah, Kamel Guedri, Sami Ullah Khan, Song Yang, Sumeira Yasmin, Muhammad Ijaz Khan, Omar T. Bafakeeh, El Sayed Mohamed Tag-ElDin, Ahmed M. Galal

“…From the results, it was noted that the velocity field was increased via a larger mixed convection parameter. …”
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Impact of screen and social media use on mental health by Lefa S. Eddy Ives, Abigail Huertas Patón, María Azul Forti Buratti, Julio Álvarez Pitti, María Angustias Salmerón-Ruiz, Pedro Javier Rodríguez Hernández, Matias Real-López

“…The widespread use of digital media, especially in childhood and adolescence, raises significant concern about its impact on health, as it can affect physical, mental, and psychosocial health and development.Technology could be beneficial for specific areas, but current use and design carry significant risks. Several studies have linked the use of electronic devices with an increase in symptoms of anxiety and depression and self-injury, particularly in people with pre-existing risk factors. …”
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Vaccination as a Promising Approach in Cardiovascular Risk Mitigation: Are We Ready to Embrace a Vaccine Strategy? by Georgios Tsioulos, Natalia G. Vallianou, Alexandros Skourtis, Maria Dalamaga, Evangelia Kotsi, Sofia Kargioti, Nikolaos Adamidis, Irene Karampela, Iordanis Mourouzis, Dimitris Kounatidis

“…Consequently, immunomodulatory strategies have gained increasing attention, though none have yet reached widespread clinical adoption. …”
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Electrochemical Immunosensors on Laser-Induced Graphene Platforms for Monitoring of Anti-RBD Antibodies After SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Beatriz R. Martins, Cristhianne Molinero R. Andrade, Guilherme F. Simão, Rhéltheer de Paula Martins, Lucas V. de Faria, Tiago A. Matias, Virmondes Rodrigues Júnior, Rodrigo Alejandro Abarza Munoz, Renata Pereira Alves

“…The rGraphene-LIG electrodes presented a notable current increase for the redox probe in the aqueous solution of a mixture of 5 mmol L⁻¹ potassium ferricyanide/ferrocyanide ([Fe(CN)₆]³⁻/[Fe(CN)₆]⁴⁻) in 0.1 mol L⁻¹ KCl (pH set at 7.4). …”
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Reporting quality of systematic review protocols in environmental and occupational toxicology: a meta-epidemiology study protocol by Milica D. Pavlovic, Malgorzata Lagisz, Natália B. Videira, Julia M. L. Menon, Gunn E. Vist, Elma Omeragic, Rebecca L. Morgan, Sebastian Hoffmann, Evidence-Based Toxicology Collaboration

“…Background Systematic reviews (SR), an evidence-synthesis tool, have been increasingly used in toxicology, for regulatory decision-making and allocation of research funding resources. …”
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Analysis of the demand for “Internet + nursing services” and its influencing factors among orthopaedic patients in Zhejiang, a developed area of China by Hui Li, Yuyu Chen, Jia Cao, Danlei Zheng, Bingbing Wu, Lifang Shao, Xiaoli Zhong, Chengli Yan

“…Abstract Background The “Internet + nursing services” model has been applied to various diseases and has been accepted by an increasing number of people, especially in the context of chronic disease management. …”
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Boosting Blood Donations Through Facebook Engagement: Randomized Controlled Field Trial by Steven Ramondt, Peter Kerkhof, Eva-Maria Merz

“…ObjectiveDespite social media’s promise as a tool for behavior change, evidence supporting the persuasive effects of routine day-to-day status updates remains limited—not only within the context of blood donation but also across broader health domains. …”
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Integrating CEN ISO/TS 82304-2 in the Catalan Health App Assessment Framework: Comparative Case Study by Berta Llebot Casajuana, Petra Hoogendoorn, Maria Villalobos-Quesada, Carme Pratdepàdua Bufill

“… Abstract BackgroundHealth apps are increasingly being used to promote health, manage diseases, and deliver health care services. …”
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