Turning Trash into Treasure: Silicon Carbide Nanoparticles from Coal Gangue and High-Carbon Waste Materials by Kaixing Gao, Yao Zhang, Binghan Wang, Zhuangzhuang Zhang, Sen Luo, Qian Wang, Yanzhong Zhen, Feng Fu, Yucang Liang

“…By optimizing the reaction temperature, time, and mass ratio, the purity of the as-made SiC products with nanofiber-like and nanosheet-like shapes can reach 98%. …”
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An interoperable and standardized protocol for reporting systematic conservation planning projects by Martin Jung, Vanessa M. Adams, Diogo Alagador, Jorge G. Álvarez‐Romero, Miguel B. Araujo, Anni Arponen, Maria Beger, Jutta Beher, Silvia B. Carvalho, Sylvaine Giakoumi, Jeffrey O. Hanson, Virgilio Hermoso, Kerstin Jantke, Heini Kujala, Jennifer McGowan, Anna Metaxas, Louise O'Connor, Jose Salgado‐Rojas, Richard Schuster, Bob Smith, Piero Visconti

“…There is a need to facilitate comparison of SCP studies to understand key criteria and assumptions made in the planning process. Here, we propose a standardized reporting protocol for SCP that is readily applicable across study aims, realms, and spatial scales. …”
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Factors Driving Soil Respiration Rate After Different Fertilizer Sources Addition by Yukun Zou, Ying Shan, Zhengfu Yue, Paola Gioacchini, Daniela Montecchio, Francesca Gaggia, Daniele Alberoni, Loredana Baffoni, Qiaoyan Zhang, Peng Xiong, Claudio Marzadori, Diana Di Gioia

“…Soil respiration is a critical process that regulates key ecosystem functions such as climate control, nutrient cycling, and plant productivity. …”
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Measurement techniques new progress of atmospheric fine particles by XIE Zhibo, GUI Huaqiao*, ZHANG Jiaoshi, YANG Bo, KANG Shipeng, WEI Xiuli, YU Tongzhu, YANG Yixin, LIU Jianguo, LIU Wenqing

“…In recent years, due to the continuous promotion of China's air pollution prevention and control plan, the problem of atmospheric fine particle pollution has been significantly improved, and the relevant measurement technology has also made considerable progress. In this paper, the development and application of atmospheric fine particle measurement technology in recent years are reviewed based on the information of physical and chemical parameters such as atmospheric fine particle number concentration, particle size distribution and chemical composition. …”
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Global research landscape and hotspots for ferroptosis in glioma: A comprehensive bibliometric and visual analysis by Xinyue Zheng, Mengyao Diao, Shan Tong, Shuo Yang, Jing Lin, Shenghua Zhuo, Ting Wang, Jian Dai, Shenbo Chen, Kai Wang

“…China, the United States, and Germany made the most substantial contributions to research in this field, collectively accounting for 76.2 % of the total research output. …”
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A Multiphysics Dataset Generation Procedure for the Data-Driven Modeling of Traction Electric Motors by Simone Ferrari, Luigi Solimene, Riccardo Torchio, Costanza Anerdi, Fabio Freschi, Luca Giaccone, Gianmarco Lorenti, Francesco Lucchini, Piergiorgio Alotto, Gianmario Pellegrino, Maurizio Repetto

“…Ultimately, the resulting database is made available as an open resource for other researchers in the field. …”
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When cancer patients encountered COVID-19: clinical characteristics and outcome in China by Guojing Wang, Xin Dong, Shengkai Huang, Xiaotian Xu, Xi Wu, Xueting Yu, Quanquan Gao, Kai Guo, Wenfeng Zhang, Baojun Wei, Wei Cui

“…However, the severity of COVID-19 was not made worse by the administration of systemic anticancer treatments prior to the outbreak. …”
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Development of the European Laparoscopic Intermediate Urological Skills LUSs2 Curriculum: A Delphi Consensus from the European School of Urology by Diego M. Carrion, Loic Baekelandt, Moises Rodriguez Socarras, Willem M. Brinkman, Tiago Ribeiro de Oliveira, Giovannalberto Pini, Anna H. de Vries, Cristina E. Bujoreanu, Tomasso Silvestri, Andreas Skolarikos, Bogdan Petrut, Domenico Veneziano, Francesco Greco, Mario Alvarez-Maestro, Rafael Sanchez-Salas, Rafael Rocha Tourinho-Barbosa, Evangelos Liatsikos, Bhaskar Somani, Juan Gomez Rivas, Paticia J. Zondervan

“…Background and objective: While programmes such as the European Basic Laparoscopic Urological Skills have made strides in foundational training, a significant gap exists for intermediate and advanced laparoscopy education. …”
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Acceptability and adherence to a Mediterranean diet in the postnatal period to prevent type 2 diabetes in women with gestational diabetes in the UK: a protocol for a single-arm fea... by Doris Lanz, Julie Dodds, Graham Hitman, Elena Pizzo, Shakila Thangaratinam, Angeliki Bolou, Zoe Drymoussi, Francisco Jose Gonzalez Carreras, Maria del Carmen Pardo Llorente, Amy Thomas, James Heighway, Anita Sanghi, Angela Harden, Teresa Pérez, Mohammed SB Huda, Anita Mehay, Frances Austin

“…Study findings will be disseminated via publication in peer-reviewed journals, as well as via newsletters made available to participants and members of Katie’s Team (a women’s health patient and public advisory group).Trial registration number ISRCTN40582975.…”
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Limits on reliable information flows through stochastic populations. by Lucas Boczkowski, Emanuele Natale, Ofer Feinerman, Amos Korman

“…Biological systems can share and collectively process information to yield emergent effects, despite inherent noise in communication. …”
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Qualitative evaluation of a molecular point-of-care testing study for influenza in UK primary care by Charis Xuan Xie, Uy Hoang, Jessica Smylie, Carole Aspden, Elizabeth Button, Cecilia Okusi, Rachel Byford, Filipa Ferreira, Sneha Anand, Utkarsh Agrawal, Matthew Inada-Kim, Tristan Clark, Simon de Lusignan

“…Method: Using the Non-adoption, Abandonment, Scale-up, Spread, and Sustainability (NASSS) framework, data collection and analysis were conducted across 10 practices. We made ethnographic observations of the POCT workflow and surveyed the practice staff for their perspectives on POCT implementation. …”
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Effect of probiotics on C-reactive protein levels in schizophrenia: Evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis by Verónica Romero-Ferreiro, Lorena García-Fernández, José Miguel Biscaia, Carmen Romero, Rocío González-Soltero, Mónica De la Fuente, Miguel A. Álvarez-Mon, Rolf Wynn, Roberto Rodriguez-Jimenez

“…Background: Inflammatory markers play a pivotal role in schizophrenia, as they provide insight into the neuroinflammatory processes occurring in the context of the disorder. …”
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Changes in the prevalence of hepatitis B virus and its related factors in Inner Mongolia between 2006 and 2020 by Xuejie Ding, Zhongbing Zhang, Cheng Li, Hui Song, Shuna Ding, Yu Zhou, Xianyun Ren, Fei Hou, Xia Wen, Chunyan Li, Libo Wang, Junqing Ma, Liwei Zhang, Yan Wang, Shuling Wang, Chunmei Geng, Shan Wu, Junmei Gu, Xiaoling Tian, Qingbin Lu

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to compare the prevalence of serum hepatitis B virus (HBV) markers in Inner Mongolia between 2006 and 2020.MethodsThe same sampling process was used in investigations conducted in 2006 and 2020. …”
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The pattem of the conquest of the Polabian Slavs and Western Baltic lands from the point of view of Christianization of the Baltic tribes by Marius Ščavinskas

“…This, by the way, is applicable to the process of Christianization of Lithuania, the efforts to prove this have already been made. …”
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The influence of the El Niño phenomenon on appearance of large-scale forest fires and their ecological consequences by L. F. Chernogor, A. N. Nekos, G. V. Titenko, L. L. Chornohor

“…Analytical review of the research problem, systems analysis of a number of accompanying processes, mathematical modeling and theoretical calculations. …”
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Investigation of Dynamic Characteristics of an Automated Position Long-Stroke Pneumatic Actuator of Fabrication System by D. A. Korotych, V. S. Sidorenko, S. P. Prikhodko

“…This will increase the productivity of processes  while  providing  the  declared  accuracy.  …”
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Screening of the Alcohol Fraction of <i>Ferula akitschkensis</i> B. Fedtsch. ex Koso-Pol. by GC/MS Method by A. M. Jumabayeva, A. S. Kozhamzharova, L. N. Ibragimova, I. I. Terninko, E. S. Surbeeva, Z. B. Sakipova

“…Fedtsch. ex Koso-Pol. by GC-MS made it possible to establish the presence of o-cymene and p-cymene derivatives – thymol and 2,2'-methylenebis[6-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-4-methylphenol. …”
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Evaluating the accuracy of artificial intelligence-powered chest X-ray diagnosis for paediatric pulmonary tuberculosis (EVAL-PAEDTBAID): Study protocol for a multi-centre diagnosti... by Heather J Zar, Savvas Andronikou, Lesley Workman, Tehmina Mustafa, Dennis Robert, Brekhna Aurangzeb, Cynthia Baard, Abid Ali Qureshi, Aneela Shaheen, Atiqa Ambreen, David McFarlane, Humera Javed, Iqbal Bano, Justy Antony Chiramal, Tanyia Pillay, Zoe Franckling-Smith

“…Results will be published in academic journals and presented at conferences. Data will be made available as an open-source database.Study registration number PACTR202502517486411…”
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Improving health and housing outcomes through a simulation and economic model: an evidence-based protocol of a group model building approach to develop an agent-based model by Danielle M. Kline, Pranav Padmanabhan, Pranav Padmanabhan, Sarah E. Brewer, Sarah E. Brewer, Magdalena Cerdá, Elysia Versen, Katherine M. Keyes, Margot Kushel, Margot Kushel, Margot Kushel, Erin C. Wilson, Paul Wesson, Paul Wesson, Ayaz Hyder, Alaina Boyer, Alia Al-Tayyib, Joshua A. Barocas, Joshua A. Barocas

“…The data generated by this protocol, the methodologies used, and the findings will be made available in a timely manner to other researchers. iHOUSE code and parameter values will be published in Git Hub, such that all model analyses can be reproduced by independent investigators. …”
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Attentional bias for alcohol cues in visual search-Increased engagement, difficulty to disengage or both? by Janika Heitmann, Nienke C Jonker, Brian D Ostafin, Peter J de Jong

“…Future efforts should be made to improve the psychometric qualities of both tasks and to administer them in a clinical sample.…”
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