Exploring the association between depression and telomere length: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Ali Ismail, Karolina Jaalouk, Jana Koteish, Yara Tarhini, Najwane Said Sadier, Linda Abou-Abbas

“…We systematically included studies measuring telomere length in individuals meeting clinical or rating scale thresholds for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), employing a thorough search strategy across PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, and Google Scholar. Using a structured data abstraction form, studies were meticulously assessed for inclusion or exclusion based on predetermined criteria. …”
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AI-ready rectal cancer MR imaging: a workflow for tumor detection and segmentation by Heather M. Selby, Yewon A. Son, Vipul R. Sheth, Todd H. Wagner, Erqi L. Pollom, Arden M. Morris

“…Discrepancies in segmentations were attributed to over- or under-segmentation, often incorporating surrounding structures such as the rectal wall and lumen. Conclusion This study demonstrates the feasibility of generating high-quality labeled MR datasets through collaboration between a radiologist and two data scientists, which is essential for training AI models to automate tumor detection and segmentation in rectal cancer. …”
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The Virtual Client Experience Survey for Mental Health and Addictions: Revalidation of a Survey to Measure Client and Family Experiences of Virtual Care by Allison Crawford, Anne Kirvan, Marcos Sanches, Amanda Gambin, Denise Canso, Eva Serhal

“…A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted in MPlus and used to test the factorial structures of the VCES, with minor respecification of the model based on modification indices, factor loadings, reliability, and item-total correlation. …”
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“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

“…Transcripts were thematically analysed and mapped deductively against the adapted Andersen Model of Healthcare Service Utilisation. Results: Themes interpreted from interview analysis related to healthcare need, enabling factors, service provision and barriers to access. …”
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Increasing Youth Peer Workers' Impact Through Integration: Peer Worker Perspectives on Best Practice in Youth Mental Health by Rose Singh, Sarah Leung, Vilas Sawrikar, Catherine McHugh, Nan Hu, Oliver Ardill‐Young, Raghu Lingam, Valsamma Eapen, Michael Hodgins, Jackie Curtis

“…Conclusions The best practice framework has utility as a model for guiding implementation evaluation of youth peer workforce into mental health services. …”
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ETAFHrNet: A Transformer-Based Multi-Scale Network for Asymmetric Pavement Crack Segmentation by Chao Tan, Jiaqi Liu, Zhedong Zhao, Rufei Liu, Peng Tan, Aishu Yao, Shoudao Pan, Jingyi Dong

“…Accurate segmentation of pavement cracks from high-resolution remote sensing imagery plays a crucial role in automated road condition assessment and infrastructure maintenance. However, crack structures often exhibit asymmetry, irregular morphology, and multi-scale variations, posing significant challenges to conventional CNN-based methods in real-world environments. …”
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Eco-friendly pyridine-derivatives for corrosion inhibition of carbon steel during acidic treatments: mechanistic insights from electrochemical, surface, and computational studies by Rem Jalab, Alankaa Al-Harbi, Najam Us Sahar Riyaz, Mohanad Shkoor, Mazen Khaled, Abdulilah Dawoud, Mohammed Saad, Ibnelwaleed Hussein, Ming Wah Wong, Lulu Wang, Nooralhuda Alateyah, Haissam Abou-Saleh, Aymen S. Abu Hatab, Othman Charles S. Al-Hamouz

“…Abstract Pyridine and urea derivatives have emerged as valuable corrosion platforms ascribed to exceptional coordination potential, and environmental friendliness. Two novel structures of pyridine-carbamides (MS30 & MS31) were synthesized and used as green corrosion inhibitors for the carbon steel in 1M HCl. …”
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CORINOS. III. Outflow Shocked Regions of the Low-mass Protostellar Source IRAS 15398–3359 with JWST and ALMA by Yuki Okoda, Yao-Lun Yang, Neal J. Evans II, Jaeyeong Kim, Mihwa Jin, Robin T. Garrod, Logan Francis, Doug Johnstone, Cecilia Ceccarelli, Claudio Codella, Claire J. Chandler, Satoshi Yamamoto, Nami Sakai

“…At 2000 au scale, the southwestern outflow shows four shell structures in 5–10 μ m continuum, whereas the submillimeter H _2 CO emission traces two of the four shells closest to the protostar. …”
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Evaluating Factors Affecting Interior Architectural Space Quality to Enhance Spatial Resilience and Human Productivity: An Application of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs by Moharam Ghahremani Drvish, Farhang Mozafar, Ceyed bagher Hoseini, Fateme Mahdizadeye seraj

“…Data collection procedure in this study involved studying documents, conducting in-depth semi-structured interviews and forming a focus group of experts in related fields. …”
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Practice towards Hepatitis B Virus Infection Prevention and Its Associated Factors among Undergraduate Students at Hawassa University College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Hawas... by Amdehiwot Aynalem, Bedilu Deribe, Mohammed Ayalew, Abyalew Mamuye, Eskinder Israel, Andualem Mebratu, Dawit Getachew Assefa

“…Association between the dependent and independent variables was computed using the bivariate and multivariate logistic regression model. Odds ratio was calculated. Results were interpreted as significant if P value is <0.05 at 95% CI. …”
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Identifying common disease trajectories of Alzheimer’s disease with electronic health recordsResearch in context by Mingzhou Fu, Sriram Sankararaman, Bogdan Pasaniuc, Keith Vossel, Timothy S. Chang

“…We employed dynamic time warping and k-means clustering to group similar trajectories, and network analyses to characterize their common structures. Causal inferences were explored using the Greedy Equivalence Search algorithm. …”
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How do staff work in NHS hospital operations management meetings to support resilience in everyday service delivery? A qualitative study by L. Sutton, C. Tarrant, J. Willars, T. Coats, M. Simmonds, D. Mclean, A. Boyle, K. Dreesbeimdiek, S. Richter, A. Oyedijo, D. Roland

“…We also conducted 17 semi-structured interviews with divisional leads and meeting chairs. …”
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Algorithm reality – intentionality and instrumentality by  V. Е. Kukel

“…The study examines the dual role of algorithms: as operational tools organizing activity through functional predetermination and as structures defining the knowable boundaries of reality. …”
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Life-history traits, pace of life and dispersal among and within five species of Trichogramma wasps: a comparative analysis by Guicharnaud, Chloé, Groussier, Géraldine, Beranger, Erwan, Lamy, Laurent, Vercken, Elodie, Dahirel, Maxime

“…We can define a pace-of-life axis structuring reproduction and development time as a continuum from less-fecund, longer-developing ″slow″ types to more-fecund, shorter-developing ″fast″ types. …”
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Uncovering the hidden implications of water scarcity for maternal health: a photovoice study in rural Malawi (Thyolo district) by Chiara Pittalis, Elizabeth Kogoya, Antonio Jaén Osuna, Christabel Kambala

“…Despite women's central role in water management within their households, they are seldom included in discussions about water access and management at the community level or within formal governance structures, where decisions are often made without their input. …”
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High-Quality Short-Range Radar Imaging with Coprime Sampling by Yaping Wang, Tianjiao Zeng, Xu Zhan, Xiangdong Ma, Mou Wang, Jun Shi, Shunjun Wei, Xiaoling Zhang

“…Our approach is built upon three core perspectives: (1) physical sampling: we adopt a coprime pattern to form an extended sampling aperture with a structured layout, enabling effective utilization of limited channels and minimizing aperture loss; (2) signal measurement: we utilize the second-order statistics of the measured data to generate additional equivalent measurements, thus enhancing the system’s capability to capture diverse spatial information; and (3) scene reconstruction: we establish a novel forward measurement model, linking these equivalent measurements to the scene, and then formulate a sparsity-regularized optimization problem. …”
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Impact of contract farming on householders' income, intensification, and land productivity in Ethiopia: evidence from smallholder malt barley producers in the highlands of the Cent... by Tamrat Gebiso Challa, Ephrem Boka Dube, Ibsa Dawid, Eihab Fathelrahman

“…Household-level data from 248 randomly sampled households were collected by face-to-face interviews using a structured questionnaire. In addition, focus group discussions (FGDs), key informant interviews (KIIs), and secondary data were used to substantiate the household-level data. …”
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Application of machine learning in early childhood development research: a scoping review by Akbar K Waljee, Amina Abubakar, Patrick N Mwangala, Faith Neema Benson, Daisy Chelangat, Willie Brink, Cheryl A Moyer

“…Future work should focus on developing inclusive, interpretable and externally validated models that are integrated into real-world implementation.…”
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Identifying, categorizing and ranking performance indicators of schools using Q method by Seyed Mahmoud Jalilian, Shahnaz Naibzadeh, seyyed hasan hataminasab, seyed ali almodaresi

“…The research method is applicable in terms of purpose, mixed (qualitative-quantitative) in terms of implementation, and interpretive paradigm. This research was done in two steps; the research strategy in the first step is qualitative content analysis, and the statistical population of the research includes 24 people from four groups of parents, managers and employees of girls' high school, teachers and also the officials of the Yazd City Education Organization, by and targeted sampling; and the sample size continued up to theoretical saturation, and performance indicators were extracted from the semi-structured interview. …”
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MEANS OF IMAGE CREATION OF RUSSIAN MILITARY MEN IN ENGLISH TEXTS ABOUT THE CRIMEAN WAR (1853-1856): LINGUOIMAGOLOGICAL ASPECT by Andriy A. Moroz

“…Key Linguistic Devices Identified: lexical tools [use of evaluative adjectives (e.g., “insignificant,” “de- cayed”) and emotionally loaded epithets (e.g., “fanaticism,” “ostentatious”); semantic fields involving mil- itary valor, religious fervor, and political symbolism; metaphorical framing to convey irony or exaggera- tion (e.g., “a wave of superstition”)]; syntactic tools (impersonal constructions and passive voice that ob- scure agency (e.g., “it was said that…”); complex sentence structures with embedded commentary (e.g., “Although the officer appeared dignified, his medals seemed exaggerated”); use of metadiscourse markers (e.g., “of course,” “as expected”) to frame reader interpretation); stylistic tools (strategic irony and juxta- position (e.g., sacred ritual vs. personal piety); tone modulation ranging from respect to sarcasm; onomas- tic transformations such as “Menchikoff” for “Menshikov” to reflect rhetorical distancing); narrative strate- gies (authorial detachment and implied superiority; cultural distancing through frequent references to Rus- sian “otherness”; construction of national identity via contrastive framing with British norms). …”
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