Fine‐Scale Genetic Structure of Small Fish Populations in Islands: The Case of Brook Charr Salvelinus fontinalis (Mitchill, 1814) in Saint‐Pierre and Miquelon (France) by Julie Viana, Guillaume Evanno, Céline Audet, Fabrice Teletchea

“…ABSTRACT Island ecosystems, particularly vulnerable to environmental challenges, host many endangered native species. Diadromous fish, in particular, are threatened throughout their marine and freshwater habitats. …”
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Practical Recommendations of Scientific Society for the Study of Human Microbiome and Russian Gastroenterological Association (RGA) for Probiotics in Treatment and Prevention of Ga... by V. T. Ivashkin, I. V. Mayev, D. I. Abdulganieva, S. A. Alekseenko, N. Yu. Ivashkina, N. V. Korochanskaya, S. N. Mammaev, E. A. Poluektova, A. S. Trukhmanov, Yu. P. Uspensky, V. V. Tsukanov, O. S. Shifrin, O. Yu. Zolnikova, K. V. Ivashkin, T. L. Lapina, R. V. Maslennikov, A. I. Ulyanin

“…Probiotics are living microorganisms that benefit the health of the host when administered in adequate amounts. The main functions of probiotics include the support for colonisation resistance, the metabolism of food substrates and utilisation of end metabolites, the production of substrates necessary for the macro-organism, as well as the regulation of local and adaptive immune responses. …”
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THE NEW WORLD INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION ORDER DEBATE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN NIGERIA by BECKY ADE ALIEGBA

“…UNESCO’s presence needs to be felt on the astronomical cost of production inputs and the massive technology disruptions, privacy violation by government or by powerful media houses, proscription of press freedom and the protection of the human rights of journalist. …”
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STRENGTHENING THE RESEARCH OF KEY ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES FOR NEW INNOVATIONS by Sanja Tišma, Karolina Horvatinčić, Iva Tolić, Anamarija Farkaš

“… The development of science and technology in recent times is hosting major changes with the emergence of new key concepts, e.g. nanotechnology, micro nanoelectronic, etc. …”
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Chikungunya intra-vector dynamics in Aedes albopictus from Lyon (France) upon exposure to a human viremia-like dose range reveals vector barrier’s permissiveness and supports local... by Viginier, Barbara, Cappuccio, Lucie, Garnier, Céline, Martin, Edwige, Maisse, Carine, Valiente Moro, Claire, Minard, Guillaume, Fontaine, Albin, Lequime, Sébastian, Ratinier, Maxime, Arnaud, Frédérick, Raquin, Vincent

“…Arbovirus emergence and epidemic potential, as approximated by the vectorial capacity formula, depends on host and vector parameters, including the vector’s intrinsic ability to replicate then transmit the pathogen known as vector competence. …”
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Defining Nocturnal Polyuria in Adolescents by Tasmia Promi, Anthony Brooks, Gulzhan Tologonova, Marie-Claire Roberts, Sarita Dhuper, Meseret Tena, Oluwatoyin Bamgbola, Monique Hanono, Jeffrey P. Weiss, Karel Everaert, Tine DeBacker, Thomas F. Monaghan, Louis Salciccioli, Stephen Wadowski, Elka Jacobson-Dickman, Jason M. Lazar

“…Accordingly, the present study aimed to determine an hourly nocturnal urine production (NUP) rate in adolescents most predictive of the presence of nocturia. …”
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Changes in Air Quality during the COVID-19 Lockdown in Singapore and Associations with Human Mobility Trends by Jiayu Li, Federico Tartarini

“…We obtained air quality and weather data from April 2016 to May 2020, satellite data for 2019 and 2020 and mobility data for 2020 from Apple, Google, and the Singaporean Housing & Development Board. We determined that outdoor air pollution during the lockdown significantly decreased when compared with the same period in the previous four years even if we included corrections for long time trends in the analysis. …”
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Restricting Diversity to Promote Democracy: Community Literacies and Playing Across Spaces by Owen Samantha

“…In 1965 a Nigerian mother commented that volunteering on a care rota in a playgroup in a housing estate in west London gave her the confidence to greet her neighbours when she saw them on the street. …”
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Dificuldades e concepções de licenciandos em Matemática a respeito dos conceitos de dependência e independência linear by Mariany Layne de Souza, Angela Marta Pereira das Dores Savioli

“…E conclui-se,  com  relação  às concepções,  de  acordo  com  o  aposte  teórico  APOS,  que  houve  a manifestação da concepção ação e da concepção processo, sendo que a concepção ação foi a mais evidenciada nos licenciandos. …”
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Understanding Sofia’s travel dynamics: Study of private traffic patterns and urban mobility by Lidia Lazarova Vitanova, Evgeny Shirinyan, Tereza Trendafilova, Dessislava Petrova-Antonova

“…The findings reveal notable traffic fluctuations, with peak congestion during weekday rush hours, particularly concentrated in central business districts and major arterial routes. …”
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STRENGTHENING THE RESEARCH OF KEY ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES FOR NEW INNOVATIONS by Sanja Tišma, Karolina Horvatinčić, Iva Tolić, Anamarija Farkaš

“… The development of science and technology in recent times is hosting major changes with the emergence of new key concepts, e.g. nanotechnology, micro nanoelectronic, etc. …”
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The potential of local orange peel-derived eco-enzymes in producing indole acetic acid by Siska Alicia Farma, Nurfa Dewiza Luzik, Salma Sakina, Irma Leilani Eka Putri, Linda Advinda, Azwir Anhar

“…One ml of ecoenzyme supernatant was then mixed with 2 ml of Salkowski reagent and incubated for 12 hours at room temperature in the dark to facilitate reaction. …”
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Danish mothers of young children adhere less to international physical activity guidelines compared with mothers of older children by Solvej Videbæk Bueno, Sebastian Deisting Skejø, Rasmus Oestergaard Nielsen, Knud Ryom, Per Kallestrup, Peter Elsborg, Christina Bjørk Petersen, Julie Sandell Jacobsen

“…The primary outcome was weekly hours of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, dichotomized into adherers or non-adherers to WHO guidelines. …”
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Determining factors affecting flood risk perception among local communities in Iran by Moslem Savari, Ahmad Jafari, Abbas Sheheytavi

“…Correlation coefficient results indicated significant relationships between age, frequency of flood occurrence, education, distance of water channels and rivers from properties, flood exposure, housing quality, risk information, flood coping information, and financial incentives for recovery with dimensions of risk perception, namely preparedness, worry, awareness, and experience. …”
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Cost-Optimal Fuel Utilization, Genset Configuration and Battery Sizing: A Case-Study of a Norwegian Trawler by Tor Hennum, Øyvind Kåre Kjerstad, Ann R. Nerheim

“…The tool is applied on a 24-hour data selection from an existing trawler, and the results point to the main fuel savings being enabled by splitting the installed power capacity into smaller gensets that can run independently from each other, and from utilizing a battery system to both reduce the total installed genset capacity to increase their relative loading and by delaying the startup of new gensets. …”
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Microbial flora surrounding orthodontic temporary skeletal anchorage devices: A systematic review by Navia Jose Paul, Haritha Pottipalli Sathyanarayana, Vignesh Kailasam

“…These microorganisms might trigger inflammatory reactions in the host, potentially leading to inflammation that can question the stability of temporary skeletal anchorage devices(TSADs). …”
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The Effects of COVID-19 Measures on Air Pollutant Concentrations at Urban and Traffic Sites in Istanbul by Ülkü Alver Şahin

“…The average concentrations of NO2, PM2.5, PM10 and CO during peak traffic hours were significantly (p < 0.01) decreased under COVID-19 measures. …”
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Interstellar Pickup Ion Observations to 60 au by D. J. McComas, B. L. Shrestha, G. Livadiotis, J. R. Szalay, E. J. Zirnstein, H. A. Elliott, P. C. Brandt, A. R. Poppe, K. N. Singer, A. Stern, A. Verbiscer, the New Horizons Heliophysics Team

“…We derive radial gradients for all of the PUI parameters, as well as ratios to their solar wind counterparts from these combined data and extrapolate them out to a nominal termination shock distance at ∼90 au. …”
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Erector Spinae Plane Block for Control of Postoperative Pain in Patients Undergoing Thoracolumbar Spinal Fracture Fixation by Sushruta Bhattacharya, Priti Banerjee, Sunit Hazra, Kiran Kumar Mukhopadhyay

“…Numerical rating scale (NRS) pain score was noted in postoperative period at 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, and 24 hours, respectively. Results: There was a statistically significant difference in NRS score for 1, 2, 4, 6, and 9 h and the ESB group had better pain control but at 24 h, there was no statistically significant difference was noted. …”
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The importance of transportation networks and urban services in assessing the functional balance of human settlements: The case of the Makkah region in Saudi Arabia by Amani Derbali, Salma Dwidar, Amal Abdelsattar, Donia Abdelgawad, Abdallah Farhi

“…Our investigation highlights the limitations of the region’s urban structure and suggests solutions for addressing their root causes by comparing the current state of the region’s population, which houses 132 urban centers, and an alternative model based on a gravitational urban law utilizing Reilly’s law of retail gravitation (1931), which manipulates data relevant to population and transportation networks. …”
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