Technology-enabled CONTACT tracing in care homes in the COVID-19 pandemic: the CONTACT non-randomised mixed-methods feasibility study by Carl A Thompson, Thomas A Willis, Amanda Farrin, Adam Gordon, Amrit Daffu-O’Reilly, Catherine Noakes, Kishwer Khaliq, Andrew Kemp, Tom Hall, Chris Bojke, Karen Spilsbury

“…Homes variably understood structured and reactive feedback but were unlikely to act on it. …”
Get full text

Understanding the interests of academics from diverse disciplines to identify the prospective focus for a UK-based transdisciplinary network involving farm-to-fork stakeholders on... by K. Marie McIntyre, Maha Khan, Martha Betson, Lucy Brunton, Hernan Botero Degiovanni, Andrew P. Desbois, Mahmoud Eltholth, Paul Hurley, Lisa Morgans, John E. Pearl, Ruben Sakrabani, Orla Shortall, Katharina Watson, Jennifer Cole

Get full text

A comprehensive assessment of health indicators among tribal populations in Odisha, India (Odisha Tribal Family Health Survey): a community-based, cross-sectional studyResearch in... by Jaya Singh Kshatri, Kavitha AK, Tanveer Rehman, Haimanti Bhattacharya, Dinesh Bhuyan, Asit Mansingh, Uttam Kumar Sahoo, Moushumi Nayak, Swagatika Kanungo, Debdutta Bhattacharya, Sanghamitra Pati

Get full text

Validation of Judicial Acts of the Islamic Ruler: A Comparative Study of the "Writing [Ketabat] of the Islamic Ruler over the Judge" in Shia and Sunni Jurisprudence by Seyyed Mahdi Mirdadashi, Siamak Qiasi, Ali Keshavarz

“…Firstly, the study revealed that both Shia and Sunni traditions recognize the hierarchical structure of judicial authority, where a higher authority, such as a city judge, can influence the decisions of a lower authority, such as a village judge. …”
Get full text

The lifetimes and potential change in planetary albedo owing to the oxidation of thin surfactant organic films extracted from atmospheric aerosol by hydroxyl (OH) radicals at the a... by R. H. Shepherd, R. H. Shepherd, M. D. King, A. D. Ward, E. J. Stuckey, E. J. Stuckey, R. J. L. Welbourn, N. Brough, N. Brough, A. Milsom, C. Pfrang, C. Pfrang, T. Arnold, T. Arnold

“…The X-ray reflectivity measurements additionally indicate that the film may be consistent with having a structure with increased electron density of film molecules towards the water, suggesting amphiphilic behaviour. …”
Get full text

Optimizing Sustainable Rural Tourism: Key Factors for Development in Semi-Arid Regions (A Case Study of Abadeh County) by Omid Khademhosseini, Bijan Rahmani, Shahriar Khaledi, Ali Osanlu

“…Data analysis was conducted by utilizing the SWOT model, AHP model, and VIKOR method. Research FindingsDevelopment of sustainable rural tourism is influenced by a variety of promoting and hindering factors. …”
Get full text

Re-use of Building Products in the Netherlands by Loriane Icibaci

“…Accordingly, the data collection and most findings from the qualitative analysis departed from clustering information structured by the preconceived theoretical framework. …”
Get full text

Energy renovation rates in the Netherlands – comparing long and short term prediction methods by Faidra Filippidou, Nina Holck Sandberg, Igor Sartori, Nico Nieboer, Magnus Inderberg Vestrum, Jan Sandstad Næss, Helge Brattebø

“…First we apply the dynamic dwelling stock model which has been developed and validated in NTNU, Norway (Sartori et al. 2016). …”
Get full text

Research Progress on Ambient Visual Information Analysis and Perception Measurement Methods for Motion Vision by Haipeng ZHU, Yuhang KONG, (JPN) OHNO Ryuzo

“…Future research directions include improving multimodal fusion techniques, developing personalized perception models, and enhancing the interpretability and transparency of machine learning models, all while ensuring privacy protection.…”
Get full text

Global Feature Focusing and Information Enhancement Network for Occluded Pedestrian Detection by ZHENG Kaikui, JI Kangyou, LI Jun, LI Qiming

“…This method can reduce the dependence on large scale labeled datasets, improve the model's generalization ability, and further enhance the method's applicability and accuracy in different scenarios.…”
Get full text

A 3D reconstruction platform for complex plants using OB-NeRF by Sixiao Wu, Changhao Hu, Boyuan Tian, Yuan Huang, Shuo Yang, Shanjun Li, Shengyong Xu

“…After that, Zhang Zhengyou's calibration method and Structure from Motion(SfM)are utilized to estimate the camera parameters. …”
Get full text

The impact and efficiency of medical screening exams in forward treatment areas at New York City public hospitals during the initial COVID‐19 surge by Joshua B. Moskovitz, Timothy Tan, Monisha Dilip, Kaushal Khambhati, Colleen Smith, Joshua Sapadin, Morgan Dauer, Robert Chin, Regina Hammock, Richard Leno, Stuart Kessler, Eric Wei, David Silvestri, Shaw Natsui

“…Patients discharged from the FTA were contacted by phone, and a structured interview captured additional data regarding subsequent clinical courses. …”
Get full text

Dionysus or apollo, skeletal muscle mass changes in type 2 diabetes with sarcopenia receiving GLP-1 receptor agonist: systematic review and meta-analysis by Yanying Wang, Boya Lan, Shuo Zhang, Yue Mu, Jia Mi, Jing Yu, Qun Zhan, Baoling Luo, Fuyang Lin, Jia Teng, Xiuge Wang, Guanchi Yan

“…Conclusion GLP-1 receptor agonists, regardless of structure, have beneficial effects on body weight and fat content in type 2 diabetes with sarcopenia, but have no effect on reducing muscle mass. …”
Get full text

Cinnamaldehyde Alleviates Salmonellosis in Chicks by Regulating Gut Health by Lizi Yin, Luxin Li, Xue Lv, Fengsheng Sun, Yuyun Dai, Yingzi Guo, Shihao Peng, Chenyu Ye, Xiaoxia Liang, Changliang He, Gang Shu, Ping Ouyang

“…H&E staining showed that the intestinal structure was partially restored after treatment. ISH results showed that the fluorescence intensity indicating gene expression status was low in the S.P group and high in the CA group, indicating reduced intestinal permeability. …”
Get full text

The Klebsiella pneumoniae tellurium resistance gene terC contributes to both tellurite and zinc resistance by Ruixiang Yang, Shuang Han, Yanshuang Yu, Hongru Li, John D. Helmann, Katharina Schaufler, Michael D. L. Johnson, Qiu E. Yang, Christopher Rensing

“…TerC, a central component of the tellurium resistance determinant, was previously shown to interact with outer membrane proteins OmpA and KpsD in Escherichia coli, suggesting potential changes in outer membrane structure and properties. Here, we report that TerC confers resistance to Zn(II), Mn(II), and phage infection, and Zn(II) was shown to be a strong inducer of the ter operon. …”
Get full text

“They look you up and down like you are nothing”: A qualitative exploration of sex workers’ health needs and interactions with UK healthcare services by E. Molloy, R. Tiwana, B.c French, C. Christie, H. Smailes, J. Taylor, C. Bradbury-Jones

“…Methods: We undertook semi-structured interviews which explored healthcare needs and access for sex workers. …”
Get full text

Aloe vera-derived extracellular vesicle-like particles suppress pancreatic carcinoma progression through triggering pyroptosis via ROS-GSDMD/E signaling pathway by Jieyu Shen, Tianfu Wei, Mingchen Li, Yuankuan Jiang, Jiahui Zhang, Yueyi Qi, Cai Chen, Xiaojie Li, Peng Huang, Jialin Qu

“…Methods Two kinds of AV-EVLPs (EV-U and EV-P) were isolated from Aloe vera using comparative purification techniques. Their structure and composition characterization were performed using TEM, NTA and UHPLC-QTOFMS. …”
Get full text

An opportunity for using artificial intelligence in modern gynecology by Sh. L. Shailieva, D. Kh. Mamchueva, A. P. Vishnevskaya, Kh. Sh. Dzhalaeva, E. G. Ramazanova, Y. R. Kokaeva, Z. M. Eloeva, D. R. Aisanova, A. S. Vinogradova, R. R. Tuko, A. V. Sineva, L. A. Valiullina, A. A. Kutseva

“…AI, in turn, has the potential to overcome these limitations while increasing diagnostic accuracy.Aim: to structure and analyze current published data on AI use in gynecology.Materials and Methods. …”
Get full text

Cardiac myosin binding protein C correlate with cardiac troponin I during an exercise training program in patients with HFrEF by E. Riveland, A. Ushakova, T. Valborgland, T. Karlsen, H. Dalen, E. Prescott, T. Omland, A. Linke, M. Halle, M. Marber, Ø. Ellingsen, A.I. Larsen, the SMARTEX‐HF Study Group

“…Conclusions Changes in levels of the novel biomarker cMyC were significantly associated with hs‐cTnI serum levels in patients with symptomatic chronic HFrEF during a structured 12‐week exercise training programme. This may indicate that cMyC has a role as a future marker of subclinical myocardial damage.…”
Get full text

Anticoagulation therapy and related outcomes among Asian patients after bioprosthetic valve replacement by Tang-Yu Liu, Yi‐Hsin Chan, Victor Chien-Chia Wu, Dong-Yi Chen, Kuo-Chun Hung, Fu-Chih Hsiao, Ying-Chang Tung, Chia-Pin Lin, Pao-Hsien Chu, Shao-Wei Chen

“…Data were sourced from the Chang Gung Research Database, an electronic structured medical database covering 4 regional hospitals and 3 medical centers. …”
Get full text