Psychological dilemmas and distress among Chinese primiparas during the postpartum transition underlying implicit cultural norms: a phenomenological inquiry by Yiping Nan, Lei Yang, Anum Nisar, Jingjun Zhang, Yan Gao, Miao Zhang, Fang Liu, Xiaomei Li, Yongai Zhang

“…Colaizzi’s seven-step phenomenological approach was utilized for data analysis. Findings Six themes were identified, including (a) body weakness, pain, and sleep deprivation are highly prevalent during the “zuo yuezi” period; (b) struggling with considerable effort, sacrifice, and obstacles in breastfeeding; (c) helplessness in childcare due to insufficient or unreliable social support; (d) confusion and difficulty in accessing scientific maternal and child health knowledge; (e) frustrating and increasing family conflicts centered on mother and mother-in-law relations; and (f) sticking to work or not can bring significant entanglement to primiparas. …”
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Challenges prescribing and dispensing oral antibiotics with poor palatability for paediatric patients: A qualitative interview study with GPs and pharmacists by Ayat Elgammal, Joseph Ryan, Colin Bradley, Abina Crean, Margaret Bermingham

“…Methods: One-to-one semi-structured interviews with GPs and pharmacists were conducted via an online video-conferencing platform. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. Results: Twenty participants (7 GPs and 13 pharmacists) were interviewed. …”
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From the Hydroclimatic Disaster to the Forced (Re)construction: Case Study of the Akatani Watershed in Japan by Mélody Dumont, Gilles Arnaud-Fassetta, Christopher Gomez, Candide Lissak, Vincent Viel

“…The research relies on field surveys in 2019 and 2022, interviews of officials, and GIS analysis based on historical aerial photograph interpretation and geospatial data. …”
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Towards eco-metabolomics: NADES-guided extraction enables semi-quantitative metabolomics for Melissa officinalisThe MZmine batch files have been uploaded to Zenodo for accessibilit... by Chiara Spaggiari, Isa Sara Aimee Hiemstra, Antoinette Kazbar, Gabriele Costantino, Laura Righetti

“…In recent years, there has been a growing emphasis on the development of green extraction techniques that minimize environmental impact while maximizing yield of the extracted compounds. …”
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Predicting Outcomes of Rat Vascularized Composite Allotransplants through Quantitative Measurement of Chimerism with PCR-Amplified Short Tandem Repeat by Hui-Yun Cheng, Xiao-Ting Huang, Chih-Fan Lin, Nidal F. AL Deek, Ling-Yi Shih, Cheng-Hung Lin, Fu-Chan Wei

“…In summary, we have developed a reliable method to quantify the percentage of BN cells/DNA in BN-LEW chimeras. …”
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Historical Geographical Information System (HGIS): social trajectories of two Chinese historical figures Su Shi and Zuo Zongtang in spatial context by Jing Fu, Kangsheng Chen, Jianxin Qin, Liguo Yang, Peilin Liu, Wenwu Zheng

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Life cycle assessment of pulp-moulded and thermoformed oil palm fibre-based food tray by Campbell Skinner, M. Jawaid, Balbir Singh, Amir Alzahri, Rob Elias, Hassan Fouad, M. Hashem

“…Two production technologies were assessed, with one of the punnets being pulp-moulded (100% EFB fibre) and the others being thermoformed blends. Primary data for pulp-moulding was collected at factory-scale in Malaysia, while a novel fibre pretreatment step, necessary as a precursor to pulp-moulding this form of fibre, was only available at small-scale. …”
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Microbiosthma: a prospective study following respiratory microbiota in young children with severe preschool wheezing to better understand their respiratory future by Hortense Petat, Chervin Hassel, Alice Michel, Camille Charbonnier, Jean-Christophe Plantier, Christophe Marguet

“…Host sequencing data obtained by NGS sequencing will be analysed for transcriptomic signatures of inflammatory profiles. …”
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Determination of the Effective Factors in Predicting ART Outcome in Women With RIF (Recurrent Infertility Failure) by Shaghayegh Khatami, Farahnazsadat Ahmadi, Elham Shirali, Sina Mohajernoei, Roghaye Gharae, Mahboubeh Tajaldini, Valiollah Alishahi

“…Demographic, clinical, and laboratory data were collected, including age, body mass index (BMI), uterine abnormalities, sperm quality, and embryo formation. …”
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Perspectives of push-pull-mooring effects on a desire for switching to alternative crops among tobacco farmers in Thailand: A qualitative study by Chakkraphan Phetphum, Artittaya Wangwonsin, Atchara Prajongjeep, Saksin Simsin

“…A deductive content analysis applied the Push-Pull-Mooring (PPM) framework, contextualizing factors for the transition among tobacco farmers. …”
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Cobalt exposure was associated with the risk of hepatic steatosis and advanced liver fibrosis based on a cross-sectional study from NHANES by Ling Zhang, Shijie Ma, Rui Sun, Rui Xie, Peng Shen

“…Methods: This study analyzed data from 3193 individuals participating in the 2017–2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys. …”
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Experience of extended transtriceps approach in osteosynthesis of complex fractures of the distal metaepiphysis of the humerus by A. Yu. Sergyeev, A. M. Fain, A. Yu. Vasa, S. F. Gnetetsky, V. B. Bondarev

“…The need to obtain a better visualization of the fracture geometry made it necessary to develop a large number of new approaches and their modifications.Material and methods. …”
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Seismic Behavior of Active Faults Through Multisource Optical Imagery: From Satellite to Drone Resolution (case study: The North Zanjan fault) by F. Abedi, Z. Masoumi, Z. Masoumi, E. Shabanian, S. Salvi, S. Pucci

“…Drone surveys at five locations provide high-resolution data (1:500 scale), revealing an average single-event oblique displacement of 1.10 m. …”
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Phytotoxic and antifungal compounds for agriculture are interestingly produced by the endophytic fungus Fusarium sp. (Ascomycota) isolated from Piper sp. (Piperaceae) by DEBORA LUIZA C. BARRETO, CHARLES L. CANTRELL, SEONG J. KIM, CAMILA R. DE CARVALHO, SÔNIA CLAUDIA N. DE QUEIROZ, JOANNA BAJSA-HIRSCHEL, PRABIN TAMANG, STEPHEN OSCAR DUKE, LUIZ HENRIQUE ROSA

“…The structures of the isolated compounds were determined by high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) analysis and direct comparison of 13C NMR data with that reported in the literature. …”
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Simulation and validation of underwater scenes for two-media optical 3D reconstruction by F. Schulte, M. Brezovsky, A. Günthner, B. Jutzi, G. Mandlburger, L. Winiwarter

“…Furthermore, NeRFs proved to be particularly well suited for 3D analysis of photo-bathymetric surveys, achieving a completeness that was 21 % higher than conventional MVS methods. …”
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Understanding user acceptance of mobility-as-a-service in Jakarta Metropolitan Area (JMA): Influencing factors and behavioural insights by Yos Sunitiyoso, Prawira Fajarindra Belgiawan, Muhamad Rizki, Valid Hasyimi

“…Driven by theoretical constructs of the technology acceptance model, a set of motivational factors and choice scenarios, a behavioural model is conceptualised to explore individuals’ willingness to adopt MaaS in the JMA. Using data from 1,005 respondents collected in a survey, structural equation modelling (SEM), cluster analysis and choice modelling were conducted. …”
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The Attitude of Healthcare Workers to Safe use of Medical Instruments in a Training and Research Hospital by Filiz Özyiğit, Ayşegül Küçük, Özlem Altuntaş, İnci Arıkan, Hayat Kumbasar, Sibel Fener, Birgül Kahraman

“…Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 21.0 and data were analyzed using the t-test and ANOVA. …”
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Machine Learning-Enhanced 3D GIS Urban Noise Mapping with Multi-Modal Factors by Jianping Pan, Yuzhe He, Wei Ma, Shengwang An, Lu Li, Dan Huang, Dunxin Jia

“…Furthermore, there is a lack of a system that can effectively integrate noise data with three-dimensional scenes for simulation. …”
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Human Metapneumovirus Infection is Associated with Severe Respiratory Disease in Preschool Children with History of Prematurity by Krishna Pancham, Iman Sami, Geovanny F. Perez, Shehlanoor Huseni, Bassem Kurdi, Mary C. Rose, Carlos E. Rodriguez-Martinez, Gustavo Nino

“…Respiratory distress scores were developed to examine the clinical severity of HMPV infections. …”
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Studying the temporal bias of the steady-state approximation of 234Th-derived carbon export during phytoplankton blooms by Mingxian Guo, Mingxian Guo, Peng Xiu, Peng Xiu, Kuanbo Zhou, Kuanbo Zhou

“…Applying this term to the data obtained at the Bermuda Atlantic time series and SEATS reduced the bias by up to 67% and 34%, respectively. …”
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