Contradictions of students’ motivation for participation in the activities of voluntary organisations by A. V. Starshinova

“…The formal approach to volunteering fails to meet either the public interest or the needs and expectations of young people. …”
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Designing multivalent NiMn-based layered nanosheets with high specific surface area and abundant active sites for solid-state hydrogen storage in magnesium hydride by Tao Zhong, Tian Xu, Liuting Zhang, Fuying Wu, Yiqun Jiang, Xuebin Yu

“…Our work indicates that the application of 2D metal-based catalysts is a feasible and promising approach towards MgH2 for solid-state hydrogen storage to meet technical and scientific requirements.…”
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Barriers to healthcare professionals screening, recognizing, and managing delirium in the adult patients receiving specialist palliative care: a mixed-methods systematic review by Fang Qian, Danyang Yao, Huanhuan Shi, Tao-Hsin Tung, Dongjun Bi

“…Results 21 articles that meet the selection criteria have been identified, with 11 quantitative, 8 qualitative and 2 mixed-methods, collectively involving 857 patients and 649 healthcare professionals. …”
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The Utah Population Database. A Model for Linking Medical and Genealogical Records for Population Health Research by Ken R. Smith, Alison Fraser, Diana Lane Reed, Jahn Barlow, Heidi A. Hanson, Jennifer West, Stacey Knight, Navina Forsythe, Geraldine P. Mineau

“…In this paper we describe a successful example of a database that meets these needs. The Utah Population Database (UPDB) is a unique and powerful database rarely found in the world that has been addressing these data requirements for over 40 years. …”
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Evaluation of selected agricultural by-products as potential feeds for rearing edible grasshopper, Ruspolia differens (Serville) (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) by Amos Acur, Geoffrey Maxwell Malinga, Philip Nyeko

“…Abstract Background Crop residues and agro-industrial by-products constitute an enormous pool of unused and often neglected resources that could be productively utilized for rearing edible insects to meet the global demand for animal-based protein. …”
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The assessment of the use of vehicles with different types of drive in car-sharing systems by Ewelina Sendek-Matysiak

“…The proposed method serves as a decision-making guide for implementing or modernizing fleets in car-sharing systems, which can be used by car-sharing operators to organize their vehicle fleets, as well as by city authorities in selecting car-sharing service providers whose fleet meets their expectations. …”
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Engaging Community Pharmacies in Promoting Outpatient Medication Safety – Identifying and Prioritizing Research Needs by Modified Nominal Group Technique by Mäkinen E, Taimi AK, Sandler C, Schoultz AM, Holmström AR

“…Data collection was conducted through electronic surveys and facilitated online group meetings. The collected data were analyzed using qualitative inductive thematic analysis and quantitative descriptive analysis by the van Breda technique.Results: The final data comprised 83 research needs organized under five main themes with 22 subthemes. …”
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The Back Mutation in Amitav Ghosh’s The Hungry Tide by Fırat Yıldız

“…She seems lost in the setting until she meets the deuteragonist, Kanai Dutt. As the two characters start a dialogue it becomes clear that Piya is ignorant of her mother tongue. …”
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Gendered impact of COVID-19 containment measures on unpaid care work and mental health in Europe: a scoping review protocol by Kathleen Pöge, Hande Gencer, Regina Brunnett, Maria A Marchwacka, Petra Rattay, Tobias Staiger, Hürrem Tezcan-Güntekin

“…We will conduct a grey literature search using Google Scholar and targeted hand-search on known international and European websites and include reports, working papers, policy briefs and book chapters that meet the inclusion criteria. Studies that report gender-segregated findings for mental health outcomes associated with unpaid care work in the context of COVID-19 containment measures in Europe will be included. …”
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Modelling the Challenges of Public Hospital Management: A 180-Degree Stakeholder Perspective by Ghasem Abedi, Seyedeh Fatemeh Jafary, maryam Khazaee-Pool

“…Additionally, financial constraints, human resource limitations, and infrastructure challenges diminish hospitals' capacity to effectively meet patients' needs and organizational goals in both quantitative and qualitative terms, posing serious barriers to healthcare quality and accessibility.…”
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Sexual health preparedness among medical students by Z.I. Merhavy, T.C. Varkey, T. Kotyk, C. Zeitler

“…Current practices in medical education continue to fail to meet student expectations. To create more competent and confident physicians to adequately assist patients in their sexual health needs, more positive curriculum changes need to be made in order to establish a new, higher standard for quality of sexual health care. …”
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Qualitative focus group discussions exploring PrEP method and service delivery preferences among female sex workers and their managers in four Zambian provinces by Holly M Burke, Emily Evens, Tendai Munthali, Featherstone Mangunje, Mercy L Kotaka, Bupe Musonda, Musonda Musonda, Catherine S Todd

“…Many FSWs had personal oral PrEP experience and appreciated the high effectiveness but conveyed that the realities of daily use, including pill visibility, and attributed side effects did not meet their needs. FSWs and managers also identified frequent stigma and misinformation-related barriers to PrEP access and use at community and facility levels. …”
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Design of Upper Limb Active Rehabilitation System Based on Somatosensory Interaction Technology and Reliability and Validation Analysis by MAI Wangxiang, ZHENG Jiaxing, HE Weiyi, FANG Liang, SHANG Yaru, LI Wanyue, CHEN Zhuoming

“…In terms of interobserver reliability, the ICC of all four joint range of motion were greater than 0.9.ConclusionThis upper limb active rehabilitation system designed based on somatosensory interaction technology has good validity and reliability, strong feasibility, which can meet the needs of clinical upper limb rehabilitation, and provide a new method for the rehabilitation of upper limb function after stroke. …”
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Simulation of the Performance of Kevlar Impregnated Shear Thickening Fluid Ballistic Test Results (STF) Ballistic Test Results by Riduwan Prasetya, Andoko Andoko, Suprayitno Suprayitno, Retno Wulandari, Prihanto Trihutomo, Kenji Mishima, Dawid Janas

“…This study concludes that STF-impregnated Kevlar fabric, particularly the SiO2-PEG200-B4C variant, not only surpasses the ballistic performance of neat Kevlar but also meets the criteria for NIJ Level IIIA standards, highlighting its potential as a highly effective material for advanced soft body armor designs.…”
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Kojic Acid Derivative as an Antimitotic Agent That Selectively Kills Tumour Cells by Giuseppina Pichiri, Marco Piludu, Terenzio Congiu, Nicole Grandi, Pierpaolo Coni, Monica Piras, Mariusz Jaremko, Joanna Izabela Lachowicz

“…There are a few approaches that may be used to meet this objective, mainly through inhibiting DNA replication or mitosis. …”
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Mechanisms and thresholds of land use affecting surface water quality in Hangzhou City’s residential areas by Qianhu Chen, Jinye Huang

“…However, we can successfully control this negative impact by increasing the degree of green space dominance and aggregation. (3) To meet the standards for Class III water quality, various types of residential areas must adopt distinct control indicator thresholds: Compared to multi-story residential areas’ dispersed green spaces, small high-rise residential areas feature highly interconnected and clustered green spaces, which increases surface runoff pooling and spillover. …”
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Five lessons from a mid-level health manager intervention to increase uptake of tuberculosis prevention therapy in Uganda: ‘it is a completely different thing to implement what you... by Jason Johnson-Peretz, Canice Christian, Cecilia Akatukwasa, Fred Atwine, Elijah Kakande, Moses R. Kamya, Diane V. Havlir, Carol S. Camlin, Gabriel Chamie

“…Objectives The SEARCH-IPT trial led a series of mini-collaborative meetings, which provided business leadership and management training for an intervention group of mid-level healthcare system managers in rural Eastern, East-Central, and Southwestern Uganda to see whether this would increase uptake of isoniazid-prevention therapy (IPT) for people living with HIV (PLHIV) in intervention districts. …”
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Experimental investigation into the Impact of Cyclic High Low Pressure Water Immersion on the Pore structure and Mechanical properties of coal by Pi Zikun, Li Rui, Wang Yan, Xiong Jiawen, Li Jiayi, Zhang Yifu, Peng Bin

“…Abstract The extraction of coal seams with high gas content and low permeability presents significant challenges, particularly due to the extended period required for gas extraction to meet safety standards and the inherently low extraction efficiency. …”
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Enhancing patient engagement: the influence of an in-consult patient decision aid on shared decision-making for lung tumour radiation – protocol for the randomised trial ‘SDM Lung... by Karina Dahl Steffensen, Signe Timm, Torben Frøstrup Hansen, Thomas Leth Fink, Charlotte Kristiansen, Torben Schjødt Hansen, Rune Slot Thing

“…Results from this study will be presented at scientific meetings and published in English peer-reviewed journals.Trial registration number ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04940936).…”
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Neonatal and perinatal mortality in the urban continuum: a geospatial analysis of the household survey, satellite imagery and travel time data in Tanzania by Lenka Benova, Claudia Hanson, Aliki Christou, Aline Semaan, Peter M Macharia, Jessie Pinchoff, Andrea B Pembe

“…Travel time to the nearest hospital was not associated with neonatal or perinatal mortality.Conclusion Addressing high rates of neonatal and perinatal mortality in densely populated urban areas is critical for Tanzania to meet national and global reduction targets. Urban populations are diverse, and certain neighbourhoods or subgroups may be disproportionately affected by poor birth outcomes. …”
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