Co-designing and testing the learn together guidance to support patient and family involvement in patient safety investigations: a mixed-methods study by Jane O’Hara, Lauren Ramsey, Siobhan McHugh, Joseph Langley, Justin Waring, Ruth Simms-Ellis, Gemma Louch, Jenni Murray, Carl Macrae, John Baker, Rebecca Lawton, Daisy Halligan, Olivia Rogerson, Penny Phillips, Debra Hazeldine, Sarah Seddon, Joanne Hughes, Rebecca Partridge, Katherine Ludwin, Laura Sheard

“…Meaningful involvement was complicated by a range of factors and should be decoupled from postvention support. …”
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Identifying and Validating Indicators of Ritualism in the Iranian Higher Education System: A Mixed-Methods Study by Seyed Hedayat Davarpanah, Reza Hoveida, Mostafa Bagherian Far

“…Each interview lasted between 25 and 75 minutes. Data analysis was performed concurrently with data collection, employing thematic analysis to interpret the findings. …”
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Native Fungi as a Nature-Based Solution to Mitigate Toxic Metal(loid) Accumulation in Rice by Laura Canonica, Michele Pesenti, Fabrizio Araniti, Jens Laurids Sørensen, Jens Muff, Grazia Cecchi, Simone Di Piazza, Fabio Francesco Nocito, Mirca Zotti

“…While AWD increased cadmium uptake across all cultivars, fungal inoculation led to a moderate reduction in cadmium accumulation—ranging from 15% to 25%—in some varieties. These effects were not observed under PF conditions. …”
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Real-time monitoring of water quality dynamics using low-cost sensor networks in Lagos lagoon by Idowu Ayisat Aneyo, Mumin Olatunji Oladipo, Funmilayo Victoria Doherty, Julius Osato Ehigie, Adebayo Fasasi Adebari, Abdulwakeel Oluwatobi Atoyebi, Peter Ozomata Balogun, Ambrose Obinna Ikpele

“…Results showed that temperature variations ranged from ~28.5 to 31.5 °C, with fluctuations influenced by partial and full submersion. …”
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Study on the mechanical behavior of corroded bridge steel based on the entire process of tensile failure by Yi Li, Dapeng Hu, Yangming Xu, Bo Wang, Yongjun Zhou, Zhonghong Dong

“…These findings provide some references for routine maintenance of steel structures of cross-sea bridges.…”
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Detection and Molecular Characterization of Gyrovirus Galga 1 in Chickens in Northern Vietnam Reveals Evidence of Recombination by Giang Thi Huong Tran, Le Thi My Huynh, Hieu Van Dong, Amonpun Rattanasrisomporn, Autchara Kayan, Dao Anh Tran Bui, Jatuporn Rattanasrisomporn

“…Among them, the nucleotide identical rates ranged from 94.01% to 100%. Phylogenetic analysis of the complete genomes revealed that the current five GyVg1 strains belonged to different branches at two levels: GyVg1 II (two of five strains) and GyVg1 III (three of five strains). …”
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Presenting a model for the establishment and maintenance of expert human resources in the government organizations of Sistan and Baluchestan province by Majid Reza Dahmardeh, Vahid pourshahabi, Amin Reza Kamalian, Habibollah Salaerzehi

“…The data of this research was collected through a researcher-made questionnaire.In order to analyze the data, the structural equation modeling method, the path analysis technique, and the Smartpls software were used to determine the factor load of the manifest and hidden variables. …”
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Polyadenylated versions of small non-coding RNAs in Saccharomyces cerevisiae are degraded by Rrp6p/Rrp47p independent of the core nuclear exosome by Anusha Chaudhuri, Soumita Paul, Mayukh Banerjea, Biswadip Das

“…Polyadenylation is catalyzed by both the canonical and non-canonical poly(A) polymerases, Pap1p and Trf4p. Analysis of the polyadenylation profiles in WT and rrp6-Δ strains revealed that the majority of the polyadenylation sites correspond to either one to three nucleotides upstream or downstream of their mature ends and their poly(A) tails ranges from 10-15 adenylate residues. …”
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Prevalence and Structure of the Malocclusions in Children from Boarding Schools by Smolyar N., Fuhr N.

“…No child with maloccluions from boarding schools, was under orthodontic treatment. The analysis of the malocclusions structure of surveyed children according to the age showed that the incidence of abnormalities of the dental arches was at a high level, ranging from 70.68 ± 3.95 % to 80.65 ± 3.55 %. …”
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EMS Potentials in MENA region by Haytham Qosa, Mohamed Rashad Abdelaziz

“…EMS Operation and Quality The service coverage of the four EMS in urban areas ranges between 80 – 100% while coverage decreases in rural areas to reach under 50% in some regions. …”
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Detection and quantification of pathogens in saliva of adolescents with cerebral palsy: a cross-sectional study by Rosemeire Arai Yoshida, Tiago Bertola Lobato, Renata Gorjão, Lucas Santiago França, Lívia Araujo Alves, Maria Teresa Botti Rodrigues Santos

“…Data were analyzed by Mann–Whitney and Kruskal–Wallis tests, analysis of variance t-test (ANOVA) with Tukey–Kramer post-hoc tests (p < 0.05).ResultsThe quantification of DNA of periodontopathogens in saliva samples showed that adolescents with CP present a variability (22.93–39.56) in the detection of P. gingivalis and that some subjects with CP and gingivitis (n = 4) present high quantification of P. gingivalis (ranging 39.56–37.65), although no significant difference was found between the groups (p > 0.05). …”
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Current Status of Acid Soils Under Different Landform Types in an Expanding Equatorial Agricultural Region by Juan David Mahecha-Pulido, Juan Manuel Trujillo-González, Marco Aurelio Torres-Mora, Francisco J. García-Navarro, Raimundo Jiménez-Ballesta

“…The findings indicate high acidity, low fertility, and deficient exchangeable bases. Indeed, pH ranges from extremely acid to slightly acid (3.5–6.4), and exchangeable acidity saturation percentage (%SAI) values reach 100% in some areas. …”
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Putting one health to the test: Operational challenges and critical reflections from the global South by Mridula Mary Paul, Sunita Pradhan, Aarti Chettri, Sarala Khaling, Abi T. Vanak

“…One Health as a policy framework to tackle zoonoses has gained wide-ranging validation with multiple international organizations throwing their collective might behind it. …”
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Numerical investigation of different transverse Rib shapes on thermal convection in a channel filled with nanofluid by Fatima-Zahra Barhdadi, Ikrame Jamal, Kamal Amghar, Salah Daoudi, Réda Yahiaoui, Kamal Ghoumid

“…This paper does a detailed numerical analysis of how different factors affect the forced convection heat transfer in a two-dimensional ribed channel. …”
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Reexamining the Evidence-Based Practice Attitude Scale-36 (EBPAS-36) in a U.S. sample of trauma-focused treatment providers by Joshua P. Mersky, ChienTi Plummer Lee, Edwin Bacalso, Xiyao Liu

“…Results A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) verified that the EBPAS-36 fits a 12-factor model representing each of its subscales. …”
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Light absorbing carbonaceous aerosols: Concentrations and sources in an under-monitored setting by Saloni Vijay, Hope Kelvin Chilunga, Lars Schöbitz, Elizabeth Tilley

“…The dominant eBC source between fossil fuel and biomass remained consistent across AAE values 1.21–1.37 for fossil fuel and 1.55–1.71 for biomass in sensitivity analysis, except in one settlement. Blantyre’s eBC concentrations were comparable to some large and more populated urban cities in SSA, highlighting air quality challenges as the city urbanizes. …”
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A reflection on formal and non-formal educational activities in the in penitentiary of Malta, Italy, Cyprus and Hungary by Maria Koutroumpi, Giulia Marchese, Szilvia Hogea-László, Betsy Zuidema Agius, Kylie Mallia

“…The adopted approach aims at highlighting best practices and suggesting some ideas for improving educational policies and support structures in prisons. …”
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Comprehensive assessment of trace element pollution and its distribution in surface and groundwater around the Ishwardi export processing zone, Bangladesh by Nitu Islam, A. H. M. Selim Reza, Md. Abdur Rahman, Md. Shazzadur Rahman

“…Results and discussion: Levels of Pb, Cu, and Ni exceeded World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines in some samples, with Pb ranging from 4.3 to 34.3 µg l-1, indicating potential health risks. …”
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Characterization of landuse and landcover dynamics and their impact on runoff generation patterns in dam catchments of Northern Ghana by Etienne Umukiza, Felix K. Abagale, Thomas Apusiga Adongo

“…With regards to LULC, the results from the overall analysis gave an insight into the rampant conversion, where grassland/mix vegetation witnessed significant declines, with decreases ranging from 150 to 395.25% in different catchments. …”
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Awareness and involvement of Nigerian Family Physicians in WHO’s Mental Health Gap Action Programme: a qualitative study by Olumide Thomas Adeleke, Wulaimat Abimbolanle Adekunle, Oludaisi Adeshina Oduniyi, Akeem Opeyemi Akinbode, Alarape Naomi Oluwasanya, Omorovbiye Aibangbee, Eloho Joy Orji, Temitayo Olabode Aderemi, Adekunle Joseph Ariba

“…Conclusions This study reveals the varying levels of mhGAP awareness and involvement among Nigerian family physicians. While some are proactive, many show limited engagement. …”
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