Experiences and Expectations of Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Older Adults Regarding eHealth Services: Qualitative Interview Study by Maedeh Ghorbanian Zolbin, Sari Kujala, Isto Huvila

“… BackgroundThe emergence of eHealth services could contribute to improving individuals’ quality of life by optimizing effective and efficient care. However, various challenges might limit some older adults’ use of eHealth services. …”
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Developing an Operational Approach to Educational Quality Assurance in Colleges under the Office of the Vocational Education Commission in Thailand by Ch. Chianchana, S. Na Wichian

“…The research results show that the similar contexts of education at all courses are the standard of vocational management and the standard for creating a society of learning (cooperation in creating a society of learning). Meanwhile, the differences identified are related to the peculiarities of professional qualifications and various standards for creating a learning society (innovation, inventions, creative work and research). …”
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Detecting and identifying Schistosoma infections in snails and aquatic habitats: A systematic review. by Bishoy Kamel, Martina R Laidemitt, Lijun Lu, Caitlin Babbitt, Ola Liota Weinbaum, Gerald M Mkoji, Eric S Loker

“…We note a growing trend to use eDNA techniques to permit more efficient and replicable sampling. qPCR-based protocols for follow-up detection offer a versatile, mature, sensitive, and specific platform for diagnosis though centralized facilities will be required to favor standardization. …”
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Genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationship through the use of microsatellites in Gossypium hirsutum L. by Syeda Yashfeen Fatima, Tahira Luqman, Shabbir Hussain, Sahar Nadeem, Muhammad Kashif Riaz Khan, Allah Ditta, Muhammad Asif

“…Two principal components presented 53.83% of the cumulative variability in the raw data on biomass-related variables. Four different clusters were exposed by cluster analysis (D2): Cluster I included 20 genotypes, whereas clusters II, III, and IV had 6, 18, and 6 genotypes, respectively. …”
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Palliative radiotherapy in symptomatic pelvic soft tissue tumors (PallSoft)– protocol for a national, randomized, non-inferiority study by Kjersti Skipar, Maren S. Ørvik, Christoph Evers, Lise Balteskard, Christian Ekanger, Liv Ellen Giske, Kjersti Ødegaard, Elin H. Østrem, Cecilie S. Nordstrand, Hanne Tøndel, Carsten Nieder, Marianne G. Guren, Stein Kaasa, Harald B. Ragnum

“…Abstract Background Palliative radiotherapy is essential in the management of patients with symptomatic pelvic soft tissue tumors, often providing rapid and efficient symptom relief. No standard treatment recommendations currently exist, yielding large differences in patient management across cancer types and institutions. …”
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The role of education and ethnicity on amenable mortality due to five leading non-communicable diseases among Blacks and Whites in the United States, 1990-2015 by Alberto Barcelo, Fernando A B Colugnati, Maria Pastor-Valero

“…The least educated NHW men and women born in the 1980’s presented cancer amenable mortality rates almost 3 times higher than those NHW men and women born in 1955; however, among the most educated NHW individuals, no significant differences were found in amenable mortality across birth cohorts. …”
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A novel, low-cost clay ceramic membrane for the separation of oil-water emulsions by Dema Almasri, Yehia Manawi, Suhde Makki, Nafia Tasneem, Simjo Simson, Iman Abdel-Hadi, John Agcaoili, Jenny Lawler, Viktor Kochkodan

“…Abstract The development of a facile and efficient method for the fabrication of ceramic membranes fills a vital gap in the ceramic membrane manufacture research field. …”
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Aerosols in the Mixed Layer and Mid-Troposphere from Long-Term Data of the Italian Automated Lidar-Ceilometer Network (ALICENET) and Comparison with the ERA5 and CAMS Models by Annachiara Bellini, Henri Diémoz, Gian Paolo Gobbi, Luca Di Liberto, Alessandro Bracci, Francesca Barnaba

“…Aerosol vertical stratification significantly influences the Earth’s radiative balance and particulate-matter-related air quality. Continuous vertically resolved observations remain scarce compared to surface-level and column-integrated measurements. …”
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Research on Traction Speed Regulation and Braking Device of Pipeline Intelligent Plugging Robot by TANG Yang, PI Yunsen, LIU Xiang, WANG Guorong

“…Simulations of the crude oil pipeline plugging robot's motion mechanism are carried out under actual working conditions to identify performance-related factors. Proportional scaling test devices are fabricated for crude oil and refined oil pipeline conditions. …”
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Unlocking data: Decision-maker perspectives on cross-sectoral data sharing and linkage as part of a whole-systems approach to public health policy and practice by Emily Tweed, Kristina Cimova, Peter Craig, Mirjam Allik, Denise Brown, Mhairi Campbell, David Henderson, Charlie Mayor, Petra Meier, Nick Watson

“…However, the sharing and linkage of data between different sectors are still relatively rare. Previous research has documented the perspectives of researchers and members of the public on data sharing, especially healthcare data, but has not engaged with relevant policy and practice decision-makers. …”
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Sedimentary patterns and exploitation practices of tight-sand gas reservoirs in coal measure strata: A case study of the 3rd submember of the second member of the Permian Shanxi Fo... by Lei ZHANG, Li HUANG, Longmei ZHAO, Feng WANG, Yixin ZHANG, Shi SHI, Wen ZHANG, Haoyang ZHAO, Tong CHEN, Jiangnan TONG

“…However, further exploitation reveals that the sandstones in the Shan 23 submember exhibit a reduced thickness, a decreased scale, and significant differences in the characteristics of sand bodies along different directions of provenance areas. …”
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Identifying comorbidity patterns of mental health disorders in community-dwelling older adults: a cluster analysis by Joshua Tobin, Michaela Black, James Ng, Debbie Rankin, Jonathan Wallace, Catherine Hughes, Leane Hoey, Adrian Moore, Jinling Wang, Geraldine Horigan, Paul Carlin, Helene McNulty, Anne M. Molloy, Mimi Zhang

“…Under the multi-view co-clustering framework, for each view data, the participants (rows) are partitioned into different row-clusters, and the features (columns) are partitioned into different column-clusters. …”
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SCIENCE TEACHERS’ ICT USE FREQUENCY AND THE BARRIERS THEY WERE EXPOSED by Fatma TAŞKIN EKİCİ, Seçil DEMİRHAN, İzzet KARA, Erhan EKİCİ

“…There are no statistical differences by these variables. Solely, the teachers already taken courses related to ICT and their use are stated that more frequent use than teachers didn’t take significant in statistical mean.…”
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Human saliva exerts strong type-dependent effects on adenovirus infectivity by Erwan Sallard, Wenli Zhang, Nikita Chilakamarri, Setareh Farzanehkari, Setareh Farzanehkari, Inga Marte Charlott Seuthe, Anja Ehrhardt, Malik Aydin, Malik Aydin

“…Loss-of-function experiments were conducted by immunoprecipitation or enzymatic digestion of specific saliva components to decipher related mechanisms.ResultsTemporal and inter-individual variability in saliva samples were observed, validating the use of a saliva pool to represent the population. …”
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On the Horizon: A Global Multidisciplinary Perspective on Delivering Emerging Therapies for Patients with BCG-Naïve High-Risk NMIBC by Bernadett E. Szabados, Félix Guerrero-Ramos, Enrique Grande, Petros Grivas, Viktor Grünwald, Marta Carpintero Miguel, Syed A. Hussain, Girish S. Kulkarni, Ana Lisa Wilson, Neal D. Shore, Srikala S. Sridhar, Mary Hoyt, Samantha Strumeier, Jennifer Sutton, Julia Brinkmann, Rosemary E. Teresi, Tilman Todenhöfer

“…We emphasize the need for multidisciplinary care, either through formalized multidisciplinary teams or cross-discipline collaborative workflows adapted to local needs, to ensure efficient coordination and sharing of responsibilities. …”
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Modeling the distribution of the invasive snail Physella acuta in China: Implications for ecological and economic impact by Yingxuan Yin, Anyuan Xu, Xiaowen Pan, Qing He, Aoxun Wu, Linya Huang, Yinjuan Wu, Xuerong Li

“…To mitigate its impact on China's ecosystem and the loss caused by P. acuta invasion, relevant departments should increase monitoring and prompt control, and implement efficient preventive and eradication measures.…”
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Development and Application of a Senolytic Predictor for Discovery of Novel Senolytic Compounds and Herbs by Jinjun Li, Kai Zhao, Guotai Yang, Haohao Lv, Renxin Zhang, Shuhan Li, Zhiyuan Chen, Min Xu, Naixue Yang, Shaoxing Dai

“…The accumulation of senescent cells is a major contributor to aging and various age-related diseases, making developing senolytic compounds that are capable of clearing these cells an important area of research. …”
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Mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles attenuate periductal fibrosis by inhibiting Th17 differentiation in human liver multilineage organoids and Mdr2−/− mice by Wenyi Chen, Xinyi Chen, Feiqiong Gao, Qigu Yao, Sheng Cheng, Qiaoling Pan, Jiong Yu, Jinfeng Yang, Guanghua Ma, Jintao Gong, Qian Li, Yunhua Chen, Lee Wei Lim, Ilia Stambler, Georgina M. Ellison-Hughes, Brun Ulfhake, Robert Chunhua Zhao, Hongcui Cao

“…Moreover, miR-7977-enriched EVMSC efficiently reduces IL-17A+ cell percentages in fibrotic areas and improves periductal fibrosis in Mdr2−/− mice. …”
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Variability in the use of pulse oximeters with children in Kenyan hospitals: A mixed-methods analysis. by Abigail J Enoch, Mike English, Clinical Information Network, Gerald McGivern, Sasha Shepperd

“…<h4>Background</h4>Pulse oximetry, a relatively inexpensive technology, has the potential to improve health outcomes by reducing incorrect diagnoses and supporting appropriate treatment decisions. …”
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Neural substrates of neuropsychological profiles in dystrophynopathies: A pilot study of diffusion tractography imaging. by Laura Biagi, Sara Lenzi, Emilio Cipriano, Simona Fiori, Paolo Bosco, Paola Cristofani, Guia Astrea, Antonella Pini, Giovanni Cioni, Eugenio Mercuri, Michela Tosetti, Roberta Battini

“…Our results suggest that altered WM connectivity and reduced fibre organization in cerebellar tracts, probably due to the lack of dystrophin in the brain, may render less efficient some neuropsychological functions in children affected by dystrophinopathies. …”
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