Social support sources for people with palliative care needs at home: a scoping review by Trudy Schutter, Ian Koper, Kris Vissers, Jeroen Hasselaar

“…Social support by the wider community and by professionals from the welfare domain can enhance, complement and/or substitute this support. Within the 27 included articles, nine studies provide results of social support interventions, which show that volunteer or professional services aimed at enhancing and mobilizing the informal social network of the patient are an important way of building supportive and sustainable social support networks. …”
Get full text

Land conversions not climate effects are the dominant indirect consequence of sun-driven CO2 capture, conversion, and sequestration by Moritz Adam, Thomas Kleinen, Matthias M May, Kira Rehfeld

“…Mitigating historical emission burdens within individual countries in this high-removal scenario requires converting an area equivalent to 40% of the European Union’s agricultural land. …”
Get full text

Functional analysis of a novel homozygous missense IVD gene variant: a case report with dual genetic diagnoses by Yuying Zhu, Ke Wu, Hanying Wen

“…The assays of relative IVD gene mRNA expression, IVD protein expression, and enzymatic activity were used.ResultsWhole-exome sequencing identified a novel homozygous missense variant in the IVD gene (NM_002225.5) c.1006T>C (p.Cys336Arg) within a region of homozygosity of 15q11.2-q21.3. …”
Get full text

Recruitment and retention of participants in randomised controlled trials: a review of trials funded and published by the United Kingdom Health Technology Assessment Programme by Stephen J Walters, Daniel Hind, Richard M Jacques, Steven A Julious, Joanne Rothwell, Oscar Bortolami, Laura Flight, Inês Bonacho dos Anjos Henriques-Cadby, Christopher Knox, Ben Nadin, Michael Surtees

“…Many trials fail to reach their planned sample size within the envisaged trial timescale and trial funding envelope.Objectives To review the consent, recruitment and retention rates for single and multicentre randomised control trials funded and published by the UK's National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme.Data sources and study selection HTA reports of individually randomised single or multicentre RCTs published from the start of 2004 to the end of April 2016 were reviewed.Data extraction Information was extracted, relating to the trial characteristics, sample size, recruitment and retention by two independent reviewers.Main outcome measures Target sample size and whether it was achieved; recruitment rates (number of participants recruited per centre per month) and retention rates (randomised participants retained and assessed with valid primary outcome data).Results This review identified 151 individually RCTs from 787 NIHR HTA reports. …”
Get full text

Biomimic models for in vitro glycemic index: Scope of sensor integration and artificial intelligence by Mohammed Salman C K, Muskan Beura, Archana Singh, Anil Dahuja, Vinayak B. Kamble, Rajendra P. Shukla, Sijo Joseph Thandapilly, Veda Krishnan

“…Machine learning algorithms, both supervised and unsupervised, enhance predictive accuracy by elucidating complex relationships within digestion data. This technological convergence represents a paradigm shift in food science analytics, promising improved throughput and precision in GI assessment. …”
Get full text

Sensitivity analysis of fractional order SVEIR Lumpy Skin Disease model by Savita Rathee, Yogeeta Narwal, Komal Bansal, Homan Emadifar

“…A fractional SVEIR model is proposed to predict the transmission dynamics within affected cattle populations. The model’s feasibility is verified using the Laplace transformation, demonstrating both local stability, using the Matignon criterion, and global stability, employing Lyapunov functions and LaSalle’s invariance principle. …”
Get full text

The gastric microbiome altered by A4GNT deficiency in mice by Dawei Gong, Dawei Gong, Yuqiang Gao, Rui Shi, Xiaona Xu, Mengchao Yu, Shumin Zhang, Lili Wang, Quanjiang Dong

“…The aim of this study was to characterize the gastric microbiome in mice deficient for the production of α1,4-linked N-acetylglucosamine.MethodsThe gastric microbiome within A4gnt−/− mice and wild-type mice was analyzed using high-throughput sequencing of bacterial 16S rRNA.ResultsIn A4gnt−/− mice, which spontaneously develop gastric cancer, the community structure of the gastric microbiome was altered. …”
Get full text

Effect of the overhead height and tilt angle on comprehensive performance of photovoltaic roof based on simulation and experimental methods by Wenheng Zheng, Huihui He, Fuyu Qin, Yuncheng Lan, Yingde Yin

“…Meanwhile, an experimental system was constructed to validate the model's accuracy, with the RMSE below 3.0 and the MAPE within 10 %. The results indicate that adjusting the overhead height slightly affects the daily cooling load difference between conventional and photovoltaic roofs, with negligible impact on overall energy-saving efficiency (less than 0.2 %). …”
Get full text

Analysis of fermentation characteristics in fermented grains across seven rounds of sauce-flavored Baijiu: Microbial communities structure, physicochemical parameters, volatile and... by Xiaomin Liu, Yingchun Mu, Xiangxiang Lv, Nuo Chen, Lei Chen, Tangzheng Wen, Wei Su

“…Additionally, the VFC and N-VFC contents consistently increased from EP to OP within each round. Correlation analysis revealed Issatchenkia, Kroppenstedtia, Monascus, Virgibacillus, and Pichia significantly contributed to flavor compound. …”
Get full text

Numerical investigation of heat and mass transfer for unsteady multiphase flow in a vented cavity filled with hybrid nanofluid by Muhammad Ashhad Shahid, Mojtaba Dayer, Muhammad Adil Sadiq, Haris Ali, Ishak Hashim

“…The current study investigates the effect of novel combination of unsteady condition and multiphase flow effect on hybrid nanofluid (HNF) convective heat and mass transfer (CHMT) within a vented cavity. The investigation employs a novel dimensionless mathematical model to explore these dynamics using Buongiorno’s approach, which considers Brownian motion and thermophoresis in nanofluids. …”
Get full text

The NIN transcription factor coordinates CEP and CLE signaling peptides that regulate nodulation antagonistically by Carole Laffont, Ariel Ivanovici, Pierre Gautrat, Mathias Brault, Michael Anthony Djordjevic, Florian Frugier

“…MtNIN binds and transactivates Mt CEP7 and MtCLE13, and a NIN Binding Site (NBS) identified within the proximal MtCEP7 promoter is required for its symbiotic activation. …”
Get full text

Divergence of alpine plant populations of three Gentianaceae species in the Qinling sky Island by Peng-Cheng Fu, Bing-Jie Mo, He-Xin Wan, Shu-Wen Yang, Rui Xing, Shan-Shan Sun

“…Results Genetic clustering analysis according to around 33,317 to 185,133 SNPs showed that the Qinling population was a separate lineage within each species. A high level of genetic differentiation was observed among the Qinling populations and the other populations of each species. …”
Get full text

Perinatal intimate partner violence and breastfeeding practices: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. by Zelalem Nigussie Azene, Catherine MacPhail, Lisa Gaye Smithers

“…<h4>Methods and analysis</h4>This systematic review and meta-analysis will investigate the association between perinatal intimate partner violence and breastfeeding outcomes, including early initiation within 1 hour after giving birth, exclusive breastfeeding under six months, and continued breastfeeding at two years or beyond. …”
Get full text

The process and logical mechanism of agricultural production space contraction in mountainous areas based on actor-network theory：A case study of Lishi Village in Longde County, Ni... by CHEN Kunqiu, CHEN Yunya, LIANG Yajia, ZHENG Yuhan

“…[Results] The study found that: (1) The translation of actor networks at different stages, the entry and exit of heterogeneous actors within the networks, and the transformation of the actor networks goals comprehensively contributed to the contraction of agricultural production space through the combined effects of human and non-human actors. (2) During the transformation of the actor network in Lishi Village, the key actor changed from the local government to the young labor force, and the obligatory point of passage (OPP) changed from “returning farmland to forest and grassland” to “developing specialty farming to maximize economic income”. (3) The agricultural production space in Lishi Village has gone through two stages: explicit contraction under the ecological objective and implicit contraction under the economic objective. (4) The contraction of agricultural production space in mountainous areas follows the mechanisms of environmental logic, policy-driven logic, and multi-subject logic. …”
Get full text

Multi-parameter control of photodetection in van der Waals magnet CrSBr by Shiqi Yang, Zhigang Song, Yuchen Gao, Leyan Huang, Xinyue Huang, Pingfan Gu, Wenjing Liu, Zuxin Chen, Yu Ye

“…Nevertheless, the integration of such capabilities within a single device is challenging due to the necessity of harmonizing multiple materials with varying degrees of freedom. …”
Get full text

Electro-optic cavities for in-situ measurement of cavity fields by Michael S. Spencer, Joanna M. Urban, Maximilian Frenzel, Niclas S. Mueller, Olga Minakova, Martin Wolf, Alexander Paarmann, Sebastian F. Maehrlein

“…Our theoretical models reveal the origin of the avoided crossings embedded in the intricate mode dispersion, and will enable fully-switchable polaritonic effects within arbitrary materials hosted by the hybrid cavity. …”
Get full text

Cost Effectiveness Analysis of Eribulin Mesylate as a Treatment for Metastatic Breast Cancer in Spain: Management in the Later Line of Therapy by Gabriel Tremblay, Unnati Majethia, Ilias Kontoudis, Jesús De Rosendo

“…This difference may fall within the margin of error for the model and could potentially be addressed by a minor reduction in the eribulin price.…”
Get full text

Revealing the differences in bicycle theft and motorcycle theft: spatial patterns and contributing factors by Lin Liu, Heng Liu, Dongping Long, Xinhua Huang

“…The proportion of migrant population and residential land area within communities have a significant positive impact on both bicycle theft and motorcycle theft. (4) Surveillance cameras have a significant positive impact on motorcycle theft, but ambient population density has a significant deterring effect on motorcycle thefts. …”
Get full text

A systematic review on concentration of residential indoor air metals and health risk assessment by Ali Momen, Arezo Rezaie, Roohollah Rostami

“… This review evaluates metal concentrations in indoor air within residential buildings, focusing on original research published in English from 2010 to 2022. …”
Get full text

Artificial intelligence artificial muscle of dielectric elastomers by Dongyang Huang, Jiaxuan Ma, Yubing Han, Chang Xue, Mengying Zhang, Weijia Wen, Sheng Sun, Jinbo Wu

“…This article focuses on dielectric responsive elastomers, which are key materials within the field of AMs, highlighting advancements in theory, materials, and devices. …”
Get full text