Repair of aircraft engine parts made of heat-resistant nickel alloys using additive plasma technologies by Konstantin Balushok, Sergey Chigileychik

“…The article establishes that the use of additive technologies by the method of plasma surfacing in the repair of aircraft engine parts, such as turbine blades, sealing discs, NA parts, is very promising and will significantly increase the percentage of parts and assemblies restored after operation, which have a significant area of damage. …”
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Salmonella Vaccine Study in Oxford (SALVO) trial: protocol for an observer-participant blind randomised placebo-controlled trial of the iNTS-GMMA vaccine within a European cohort by Melita A Gordon, Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Florian Marks, Carsten Mantel, Andrew J Pollard, Brama Hanumunthadu, Rachel White, John A Crump, Hannah Robinson, Jan Jacobs, Samuel Kariuki, Bieke Tack, Stefano Malvolti, Nasir Kanji, Nelly Owino, Carla Ferreira Da Silva, Pietro Ferruzzi, Usman Nakakana, Rocio Canals, Maheshi Ramasamy, Francis Agyapong, Gianluca Breghi, Fabio Fiorino, Christian S. Marchello, Donata Medaglini, Esther M. Muthumbi, Chisomo L. Msefula, Tonney S. Nyirenda, Robert Onsare, Elena Pettini, Anthony G Scott J, Bassiahi Abdramane Soura, Tiziana Spadafina

“…Enteritidis Generalised Modules for Membrane Antigens (GMMA) outer membrane vesicles is presented.Method and analysis The Salmonella Vaccine Study in Oxford is a randomised placebo-controlled participant-observer blind phase I study of the iNTS-GMMA vaccine. …”
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Development and evaluation of a web-based diet quality screener for vegans (VEGANScreener): a cross-sectional, observational, multicenter, clinical study by Tooba Asif, Anna Ouřadová, Ainara Martínez Tabar, Vanessa Bullón-Vela, Sandra Müller, Joelina Dietrich, Vanessa Keller, Marina Heniková, Eliška Selinger, Isabelle Herter-Aeberli, Maria Wakolbinger, Willem De Keyzer, Willem De Keyzer, Wendy Van Lippevelde, Monika Cahová, Leonie H. Bogl, Leonie H. Bogl, Marek Kuzma, Maira Bes-Rastrollo, Maira Bes-Rastrollo, Stefaan De Henauw, Markus Keller, Selma Kronsteiner-Gicevic, Selma Kronsteiner-Gicevic, Eva Schernhammer, Eva Schernhammer, Jan Gojda

“…In total, 400 self-reported vegans (≥2 years on a vegan diet), and 170 self-reported omnivore controls will be examined, aged between 18 and 65 years, with males and females being equally represented in a 1:1 ratio for two age groups (18–35 and 36–65 years). …”
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Impact of stratiform liquid water clouds on vegetation albedo quantified by coupling an atmosphere and a vegetation radiative transfer model by K. Wolf, E. Jäkel, A. Ehrlich, M. Schäfer, H. Feilhauer, H. Feilhauer, H. Feilhauer, A. Huth, A. Huth, A. Huth, A. Weigelt, M. Wendisch

“…Changes in solar zenith angle and cloud optical thickness are found to be equally important for variations in vegetation albedo.…”
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Prevalence of malaria and Schistosoma mansoni coinfection in sub Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Wagaw Abebe, Birhanu Kassanew, Tadesse Misganaw, Agenagnew Ashagre, Getinet Kumie, Marye Nigatie, Yalewayker Gashaw, Ephrem Tamrat, Dagmawi Woldesenbet, Alembante Bazezew

“…Objective: This systemic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the prevalence of malaria and Schistosoma mansoni coinfection in sub-Saharan Africa. Method: Systematic search on PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, and Science Direct was used to identify relevant studies following reviews and meta-analysis guidelines. …”
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Effectiveness of a web-based educational program on climate change awareness, climate activism, and pro-environmental behavior among primary health care in rural areas: a randomize... by Mohamed Hussein Ramadan Atta, Eman Sameh AbdELhay, Islam Sameh AbdELhay, Shaimaa Mohamed Amin, Ahmed Hashem El-Monshed, Sally Mohammed Farghaly Abdelaliem, Amany Anwar Saeed Alabdullah, Rasha Salah Eweida

“…One hundred twenty-four nurses completed pre- and post-intervention assessments using the Climate Change/Global Warming Knowledge Questionnaire, Environmental Self-Efficacy Scale, and Pro-Environmental Behavior Scale. Then, they are equally divided into intervention and control groups. …”
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Brecha de género en la participación de tareas motrices de educación física (Gender gap in the participation of physical education motor tasks) by Javier Arturo Hall-López, Paulina Yesica Ochoa-Martínez

“…Results: The equality of the variance was calculated using the t-Student test for independent samples, resulting by sex less than α≤ 0.05; finding significant differences in participation in moderately vigorous physical activity lower in women than in men during physical education class (p<0.01) and a percentage difference of 30.5 (Δ%) between men and women. …”
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Modeling Whole-Plant Carbon Stock in <i>Olea europaea</i> L. Plantations Using Logarithmic Nonlinear Seemingly Unrelated Regression by Yungang He, Weili Kou, Ning Lu, Yi Yang, Chunqin Duan, Ziyi Yang, Yongjun Song, Jiayue Gao, Weiyu Zhuang

“…Secondly, in the CS compatibility model system, the total CS model of <i>Olea europaea</i> L. was constructed by the Logarithmic Nonlinear Seemingly Unrelated Regression (LNSUR) method with <i>D</i> and <i>D</i>²<i>H</i> as independent variables. …”
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Food safety practices of individuals before and after the emergence of COVID-19: A pre- and post-comparative analysis. by Daniel Teshome Gebeyehu, Leah East, Stuart Wark, Md Shahidul Islam

“…As this study aimed to assess the impact of COVID-19 on individuals' food safety practices in both metropolitan and regional contexts, an equal number of participants were allocated and surveyed from both location types. …”
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Calculation of mass discharge of the Greenland ice sheet in the Earth System Model by O. O. Rybak, E. M. Volodin, A. P. Nevecherya, P. A. Morozova, M. M. Кaminskaya

“…In Greenland, ablation is the major source of fresh water runoff. It is approximately equal to the dynamical discharge (iceberg calving). …”
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Trends and factors associated with intimate partner sexual violence among married women in Zambia: A multilevel analysis. by Simona Simona, Nakena Likando

“…These findings imply that there is need for targeted policy interventions and strategies to address underlying determinants of intimate partner sexual violence and promoting gender equality and empowerment among women in Zambia.…”
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Keabsahan Akta Hibah Yang Digunakan Wajib Pajak Untuk Penghindaran Pajak by Mentari Rizkika Maharani, Vira Wijaya, Carolina Isabela Sinawan, Aurynanda Salsabila, Zenza Ayu Alvina

“…The urgency of this writing lies in the importance of ensuring that the gift deed made by the Notary does not violate the law, considering that the Notary is a public official who is responsible for compiling and making authentic deeds. The research method used is normative juridical, with an analytical approach to applicable legal regulations. …”
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Investigating the relationship between simulation parameters and flow variables in simulating atmospheric gravity waves for wind energy applications by M. A. Khan, D. Allaerts, S. J. Watson, M. J. Churchfield

“…For instance, the widely used Rayleigh damping method requires ad hoc tuning to produce a setup that may only produce satisfactory results for a particular case. …”
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Relation between bank erosion and bed incision in the braided reach of the Lower Yellow River undergoing channel degradation by Junqiang Xia, Yifei Cheng, Meirong Zhou, Xin Yu, Xiangzhou Xu, Koen Blanckaert, Zhengbing Wang

“…Quite high accuracy was achieved in this analysis, with the coefficient of determination being equal to 0.96.…”
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Consistency of the orbital chronologies derived for Vostok and EPICA DC ice cores based on the dependence of ice air content on local insolation by V. A. Khomyakova, N. A. Tebenkova, V. Ya. Lipenkov, D. Raynaud

“…Comparison of the TAC timescales with the optimized chronologies AICC2012 and AICC2023 for the Vostok and EDC cores showed that their discrepancy, as a rule, does not exceed 2 ka, which is consistent with both the standard error of the TAC­based dating method (±2.1 ka) and the standard errors of the AICC2012 (±1.9…4.8 ka) and AICC2023 (±0.8…2.6 ka) reference chronologies themselves. …”
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Explanation of Good Governance Factors in Shiraz by Ehsan Heidarzadeh, Mojtaba Arasteh, Elnaz Rafiee

“…Based on statistical principles and concepts, the number of samples is considered equal to 200 people. In the following, the data obtained from the questionnaires have been entered into the SPSS software. …”
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Fitness profile and training of Special Operation Forces: a comparison with sports athletes by Alain Dössegger, Alain Dössegger, Thomas Gsponer, Martin Flück, Martin Flück, Christian Protte, Christian Protte, Thomas Wyss, Eric Häusler, Markus Gerber, Oliver Faude

“…Evidence for a group effect was quantified by the Bayes Factor and Probability of direction, where &gt;90% is considered equal to an alpha level of 0.05, thus a non-negligible effect.ResultsWeekly training volume averaged 8.5 h for operators, 6.9 h for candidates, and 9.5 h for athletes. …”
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Trichoscopic evaluation in oral tofacitinib and oral betamethasone in the treatment of moderate to severe alopecia areata by Soumi Biswas, Arun Achar

“…Sample size was calculated based on the formula calculating equivalence of two proportions in a parallel group design with equal allocation. Patients aged over 18 years with Severeity of Alopecia Tool (SALT) score 21–100% attending the dermatology outpatient department of our hospital, were included in this study. …”
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Modeling the relationship between the moral charter derived from Islamic teachings and performance with the mediating variable of employees' perception by leila jahantigh, Abbas Babaeenezhad, Mohsen Zayandehroudi, saeed sayadi

“…The collection tool in the current research includes the organizational equality perception questionnaire by Astron (2015). …”
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The Effectiveness of Positive Psychotherapy on Physical and Emotional Dimensions of Girls with Persistent Depression by Froogh Abiri Bonab, Marziyeh Alivandi Vafa, Ali Khademi, Gholam Hossein Javanmard

“…A sample of 45 girls were selected through convenience sampling and were assigned to three groups (two experimental groups and one control group) with equal numbers of participants. The experimental groups received positive interventions, while the control group did not receive any intervention. …”
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