Expectation Confirmation and Technology Acceptance: A Study of the Public's Attention to Accept the Government's Digital Human Avatar by Jinghao CHEN, Feng JIA, Qianxi LIU

“…Future research should look more closely at different occupational groups to gain a fuller understanding. …”
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Comparison of Childbirth Experience and Related Factors in Primiparous Women With Normal Vaginal Delivery and Cesarean Section From Northern Iran by Fatemeh Afshar, Sedigheh Pakseresht, Fatemeh Jafarzadeh-Kenarsari, Saman Maroufizadeh

“…Introduction: Women’s experience of the childbirth process is an important outcome of childbirth. A negative childbirth experience can affect a woman’s well-being and the development of her newborn after delivery. …”
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Which novel teaching strategy is most recommended in medical education? A systematic review and network meta-analysis by Shuai-Long Zhang, Si-Jing Ren, Dong-Mei Zhu, Tian-Yao Liu, Lian Wang, Jing-Hui Zhao, Xiao-Tang Fan, Hong Gong

“…Conclusions Among the six novel teaching strategies evaluated, CBL and PBL are more effective in enhancing the quality and efficacy of learning for medical students; SBL was determined to offer a superior learning experience throughout the educational process. …”
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The Effect of Polyethylene Terephthalate Nanoplastics on Amyloid-β Peptide Fibrillation by Narmin Bashirova, Franziska Schölzel, Dominik Hornig, Holger A. Scheidt, Martin Krueger, Georgeta Salvan, Daniel Huster, Joerg Matysik, A. Alia

“…These changes indicate that higher concentrations (100 ppm) of PET_50nm promote more rigid and uniform peptide aggregates. Although PET_50nm NPs influence the kinetics of aggregation and secondary structure, the overall morphology of the resulting fibrils remains largely unaltered, as seen using transmission electron microscopy. …”
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Minor actinides transmutation in pressurized water reactors. 2. Using uranium and thorium fuel to burn minor actinides in a system with several VVER reactors by Gleb W. Karpovich, Yuri A. Kazansky, Nikita D. Vasechkin, Kirill A. Bakhantsov

“…There is currently a consensus among the scientific and engineering community regarding the solution to the problem of minor actinides (MAs) formed in the process of nuclear power operation: MAs need to be converted to fission products during burnup in power reactors. …”
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Development of a Comprehensive Decision Support Tool for Chemotherapy-Cycle Prescribing: Initial Usability Study by Sanna Iivanainen, Reetta Arokoski, Santeri Mentu, Laura Lang, Jussi Ekström, Henri Virtanen, Vesa Kataja, Jussi Pekka Koivunen

“…ObjectiveWe hypothesized that a knowledge-based, patient-derived, evidence-directed decision support tool consisting of multiple modules focusing on the core duties preceding chemotherapy-cycle prescription could result in a more cost-effective and error-free approach and streamline the workflow. …”
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Resistance training as a modulator of inflammation and cognition by Jacqueline Goodrich, Jamie L. Tartar, Jonathan Banks, Francesca Leon, Jose Antonio

“…These findings align with previous research indicating that physical exercise can be beneficial for cognitive processes. Furthermore, the observed negative correlation between body fat percentage and cognitive performance highlights the potential role and impact of body composition on cognitive health. …”
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Evaluating the use of eggshell powder and sawdust ash as cement replacements in sustainable concrete development by Ajoy Kumer, Md. Arif Arman Akash, Pritom Dey, Faysal Montasir, Kaysarul Islam Bhuiyan, Farhan Fahad

“…These results highlight the potential ofESP and SDA as sustainable alternatives for improving concrete's mechanical properties and environ-mental performance, supporting the development of more sustainable construction practices.…”
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Global environmental governance system: challenges and solutions by Farhad Jam, Janet Blake

“…Results and discussion: In the global environmental governance system (GEG), through a process of producing documents and institutions, a structure consisting of necessary soft law and hard law documents has been developed for implementation of such documents and their obligations and requirements (Saunier and Meganck, 2007). …”
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Adaptive Thermogenesis and Lipid Metabolism Modulation in Inguinal and Perirenal Adipose Tissues of <i>Hezuo Pigs</i> in Response to Low-Temperature Exposure by Yao Li, Hai-Xia Shi, Jie Li, Hong Du, Rui Jia, Yu-Hao Liang, Xiao-Yu Huang, Xiao-Li Gao, Shuang-Bao Gun, Qiao-Li Yang

“…Moreover, lipid droplets and mitochondria were more abundant, and the mRNA expression levels of thermogenic genes <i>UCP3</i> and <i>PGC-1α</i> were significantly higher compared to the control group during the 24 h-10 d cold exposure period. …”
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A view on recent ice-nucleating particle intercomparison studies: why the uncertainty of the activation temperature matters by J. Schrod, H. G. Bingemer

“…Consequently, microphysical processes involving INPs strongly affect the radiative properties of clouds. …”
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Simulated Gastrointestinal Fluids Impact the Stability of Polymer-Functionalized Selenium Nanoparticles: Physicochemical Aspects by Selmani A, Matijaković Mlinarić N, Falsone SF, Vidaković I, Leitinger G, Delač I, Radatović B, Nemet I, Rončević S, Bernkop-Schnürch A, Vuletić T, Kornmueller K, Roblegg E, Prassl R

“…Based on the values of the apparent equilibrium dissociation constant this affinity was more pronounced for positively charged thiolated chitosan coated SeNPs compared to those coated with negatively charged hyaluronic acid. …”
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Development and Characterization of a Cationic Polyurethane Carrier for Enhanced Topical DNA Delivery by Borcan F, Len A, Vlase T, Vlase G, Dudas ZI, Popescu R, Albulescu RC, Dehelean CA, Szuhanek CA

“…Thermal analyses demonstrated that the samples remained stable at temperatures up to 200 °C, and the results of the spectroscopy, cell assay, and evaluations on mouse skin suggest that the obtained particles are safe for use as DNA carriers.Conclusion: Cationic polyurethane carriers present a potential alternative to the more established polyethylenimine. However, additional studies are necessary to fully assess the therapeutic effectiveness of these formulations.Keywords: cell cultures, FT-IR, mice skin, Raman, thermal analysis, Zetasizer…”
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Evolution Mechanism of Heavy Components in Bio-Oil During Oxidative Pyrolysis Based on Component Interaction Analysis by Yimin XIONG, Qian LIU, Chuqian ZHANG, Wei DENG, Jun XU, Long JIANG, Yi WANG, Sheng SU, Song HU, Jun XIANG

“…It also promotes homogeneous oxidation reactions of hemicellulose-derived products, resulting in the generation of more small molecules, water, and gases. Furthermore, interactions among the three components significantly inhibit bio-oil formation. …”
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Use of nicotine replacement therapy to create a smoke-free home: study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial of a smoke-free home intervention in Scotland by Sean Semple, Rachel O’Donnell, Nicola McMeekin, Rebecca Howell, Tracy Henderson, Laura Sinclair, Karen Mather

“…Parents/carers who are at least 18 years old, smoke in the home and care for one or more children aged 0–16 years are eligible to take part. …”
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Percepción del alumnado sobre una Unidad Didáctica de enseñanza comprensiva de los juegos deportivos de invasión en Educación Física (Students’ perception of a Teaching Games for U... by Joan Úbeda-Colomer, Javier Monforte, José Devís Devís

“…Furthermore, girls find the DU more enjoyable, interesting and understandable than boys. …”
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Daily time-use compositions of physical behaviours and its association with evaluative and experienced wellbeing: a multilevel compositional analysis by Anantha Narayanan, Scott Duncan, Conal Smith, Flora Le, Lisa Mackay, Julia McPhee, Basile Chaix, Tom Stewart

“…Participants also completed a survey to assess demographics and life satisfaction, before using a custom smartphone app to report their real-time happiness, anxiousness, and tiredness levels over seven days (at three random times each day). Time-use data were processed using UK Biobank machine learning algorithms. …”
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CONSORT 2025声明解读：患者及公众参与说明 Interpretation of the CONSORT 2025 Statement: Explanation of Patient and Public Involvement by 李辉1，2，谢雪微1，3 (LI Hui1,2, XIE Xuewei1,3 )

“…The statement is aiming to enhance the transparency, completeness, and scientific rigor of randomised trial reports, thereby making research findings more reproducible and practically significant. Compared to the 2010 version, CONSORT 2025 not only optimizes existing items and their wording, but also introduces seven new items. …”
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Digital Health Portals for Individuals Living With or Beyond Cancer: Patient-Driven Scoping Review by Steven Ouellet, Florian Naye, Wilfried Supper, Chloé Cachinho, Marie-Pierre Gagnon, Annie LeBlanc, Marie-Claude Laferrière, Simon Décary, Maxime Sasseville

“…While digital health portals have been associated with improved health outcomes and more streamlined health care processes, their impact on individuals living with or beyond cancer remains underexplored. …”
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Probability-Based Early Warning for Seasonal Influenza in China: Model Development Study by Jinzhao Cui, Ting Zhang, Yifeng Shen, Xiaoli Wang, Liuyang Yang, Xuefeng Huang, Qiang Huang, Yu Yang, Weizhong Yang, Zhongjie Li

“…Based on probabilistic prediction, public health experts can make more flexible decisions in combination with the actual situation, significantly reducing the uncertainty and pressure in the decision-making process and reducing the waste of public health resources and the risk of social panic. …”
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