Research on the Seismic Response Law of Complete Morphology of Butted Well Salt Cavern for Large-Scale Underground Energy Storage by Haitao Li, Dewen Zheng, Kang Li, Qiqi Wanyan, Lina Ran, Yanxia Kou, Song Bai, Jianan Wu, Jianchao Jia, Yunfei Wen, Yuanqing Wang, Hongyan Xing, Kuoyuan Zhu, Jingen Deng

“…The conversion of abandoned butted well salt cavities into underground storage facilities holds immense significance for safeguarding energy security and improving the ecological environment. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with neonatal sepsis in Mali: a cross-sectional study by Bienvenu Salim Camara, Alexandre Delamou, Haoua Dembele, Hamadoun Sangho, Birama Apho Ly, Sidikiba Sidibé, Alioune Camara, Cheick Sidya Sidibé, Alhassane Diallo, Abdoulaye Touré, Fatoumata Bintou Traoré, Elhadj Marouf Diallo, Fatimata Yaro, Mariam Traoré

“…Given the country’s current security context, the findings in this study can support prevention activities, particularly given the limited resources available. …”
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Grain yield and water productivity of maize under deficit irrigation and salt stress: Evidences from field experiment and literatures by Jia Gao, Lin Li, Risheng Ding, Shaozhong Kang, Taisheng Du, Ling Tong, Jian Kang, Wanli Xu, Guangmu Tang

“…This study provides valuable insights into improving irrigation practices dealing with water shortages and salt stress in arid and semi–arid regions, further ensuring national food security.…”
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The Wayqecha Amazon Cloud Curtain Ecosystem Experiment: A new experimental method to manipulate fog water inputs in terrestrial systems by Daniel B. Metcalfe, Darcy F. Galiano Cabrera, Luis Miguel Alvarez Mayorga, Roxana Sacatuma Cruz, Daniela Corrales Alvarez, Blanca Rosa Espinoza Otazu, Walter Huaraca Huasco, Jimmy R. Chambi, Maria E. Ezquerra, Beisit L. Puma Vilca, Mark Mulligan, Matthew A. Vadeboncoeur, Heidi Asbjornsen, Paulo R. L. Bittencourt, Aline B. Horwath, David C. Bartholomew

“…The treatment consists of a 30 m high, 40 m wide mesh curtain suspended between two towers and extending down to the ground, and two supplementary curtains orientated diagonally inwards from the top of each tower and secured to the ground upslope. The curtains divert and intercept airborne water droplets in fog moving upslope, thereby depriving a ~420 m2 patch of forest immediately behind the curtains of this water source. …”
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Clinical Characteristics of Virologically Confirmed Respiratory Syncytial Virus in English Primary Care: Protocol for an Observational Study of Acute Respiratory Infection by Uy Hoang, Utkarsh Agrawal, José Manuel Ordóñez-Mena, Zachary Marcum, Jennifer Radin, Andre Araujo, Catherine A Panozzo, Orsolya Balogh, Mihir Desai, Ahreej Eltayeb, Tianyi Lu, Catia Nicodemo, Xinchun Gu, Rosalind Goudie, Xuejuan Fan, Elizabeth Button, Jessica Smylie, Mark Joy, Gavin Jamie, William Elson, Rachel Byford, Joan Madia, Sneha Anand, Filipa Ferreira, Stavros Petrou, David Martin, Simon de Lusignan

“…According to data from the UK Health Security Agency, the peak RSV swab positivity was in International Standards Organization week 48, 2023. …”
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Ecological networks construction and optimization in the Longdong Loess Plateau: The advantages of self-organizing map and complex networks by Xueyu Huang, Lina Xiu, Zhixiang Lu, Jiahui Wang

“…The additional corridors also serve as an important reference for enhancing regional landscape connectivity and ecological security.…”
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Syrian refugee and diaspora healthcare professionals: Case studies from the eastern mediterranean and European regions by Aula Abbara, Munzer Alkhalil, Kinan Wihba, Omer Abdrabbuh, Diana Rayes, Andrew Ghobrial, Manar Marzouk, Fadi Halabi, Mahmoud Hariri, Abdulkarim Ekzayez

“…Without such policies, Syrian HCPs are forced to work in the informal health sector such as in Lebanon or Egypt, leading to potential exploitation and security risks. Discussion: Now is an important opportunity to support Syrian and other refugee HCPs who have been forced to leave their homes to capitalise on their skills to explore the impacts of potentially effective policies and interventions. …”
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Fusarium Head Blight in Argentina, a Profile of Produced Mycotoxins and a Biocontrol Strategy in Barley During Micro-Malting Process by María Silvina Alaniz-Zanon, Marianela Bossa, Lorenzo Antonio Rosales Cavaglieri, Juan Manuel Palazzini, Michael Sulyok, Sofía Noemí Chulze, María Laura Chiotta

“…The present work contributes to the knowledge of FHB in Argentina and to the development of a strategy to control this disease and mycotoxin contamination in barley, promoting at the same time food security.…”
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Presenting the model of social entrepreneurship in the development of rural tourism in the target villages of Gilan province by Fatemeh Doozandeh Ziabari, hamed fallah tafti, Mir Mohammad Asadi, Mahdi Basouli

“…The obtained results showed that the nine main factors affecting the formation of higher education tourism in Iran in order of influence are: dynamic political exchanges with the world at the national level, the existence of macro-national policies in the field of academic interaction, facilitating the process of acceptance in political and administrative dimensions, the existence of economic and technical infrastructures for foreign students, the international language level of faculty members and staff as well as the structure of dynamic and accepting higher education, the existence of a sense of security in social, security and political dimensions for foreign students, and branding factors of universities and introducing historical, cultural and religious attractions to the world.Ratten (2020) in a research comprehensively examined researches in the field of entrepreneurship in tourism and it is noted that it focused on lifestyle and sustainable forms of tourism entrepreneurship without considering emerging technologies and other forms of entrepreneurship like digital and social.Research methodologyThe research method is qualitative and applicable. …”
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A Hybrid Model for Soybean Yield Prediction Integrating Convolutional Neural Networks, Recurrent Neural Networks, and Graph Convolutional Networks by Vikram S. Ingole, Ujwala A. Kshirsagar, Vikash Singh, Manish Varun Yadav, Bipin Krishna, Roshan Kumar

“…Soybean yield prediction is one of the most critical activities for increasing agricultural productivity and ensuring food security. Traditional models often underestimate yields because of limitations associated with single data sources and simplistic model architectures. …”
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Analysis of drought and extreme precipitation events in Thailand: trends, climate modeling, and implications for climate change adaptation by José Francisco de Oliveira-Júnior, David Mendes, Helder Dutra Porto, Kelvy Rosalvo Alencar Cardoso, José Augusto Ferreira Neto, Emannuel Bezerra Cavalcante da Silva, Marlúcia de Aquino Pereira, Monica Cristina Damião Mendes, Bernardo Bruno Dias Baracho, Punyawi Jamjareegulgarn

“…Projections based on climate indices indicate that Thailand needs to adopt mitigation measures across its regions to neutralize the impacts of extreme drought and rainfall events on socioeconomic sectors, particularly in tourism, industry, agricultural production, and food security for its population.…”
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Place-based household vouchers for locally supplied fruit and vegetables: the Fresh Street pilot cluster randomised controlled trial by C. Relton, M. K. Blake, G. Bridge, D. Umney, S. J. C. Taylor, J. Adams, B. Mihaylova, C. Griffiths, R. Hooper, R. Phillips, L. Palmer, A. Gamston, K. Williamson

“…The newly developed system for securely printing and redeeming the vouchers worked well and is potentially scalable. …”
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Global trends and research frontiers on machine learning in sustainable animal production in times of climate change: Bibliometric analysis aimed at insights and orientations for t... by Robson Mateus Freitas Silveira, Concepta Mcmanus, Iran José Oliveira da Siva

“…According to topics, such as climate change, global population, animal production and food security, it is important improving food production systems' sustainability and getting to know that using machine learning in sustainable animal production in times of climate change will be a useful tool to increase food production with guaranteed animal welfare by reducing carbon and water footprints. …”
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The pattern and burden of non-communicable diseases in armed conflict-exposed populations in Northeastern Nigeria by Roland I. Stephen, Jennifer A. Tyndall, Jamiu S. Olumoh, Malachy I. Okeke, Jacob A. Dunga, Tonde G. Elijah, Dillys M. Bello, Oyelola A. Adegboye, Jimmy A. Reyes

“…As adjustment of lifestyle factors is crucial for addressing NCDs, effective case management and food security are essential for reducing the risk of NCDs in conflict-exposed populations.…”
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Assessment of toxic response of Lactuca sativa to compost extracted from agri-food waste by Diego Andr´es Zapata-Gonz´alez, Juan Manuel Trujillo-Gonz´alez, Marco Aurelio Torres-Mora, Daniel Gonz´alez-Santamaria, Raimundo Jim´enez-Ballesta

“…Composting as a circular economy strategy that contributes to sustainable food security. The compost can be highly convenient for its application in acidic and nutrient-poor soils.…”
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Unlocking the Potential of Receptor-Based Approaches in Diabetes Treatment by Mohsina Patwekar, Faheem Patwekar, J. Pavan Kumar, P. Dharani Prasad, Nazia Malik, A. Venkata Badarinath, Prashanth Parupathi, Konatham Teja Kumar Reddy, Selvaraja Elumalai, Zainul Abedeen Ab Samad

“…In conclusion, hope for more efficient, individualized, and secure therapies may come from continuing research and breakthroughs in novel diabetes treatment targets. …”
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Enhancing ethical self-efficacy among dementia caregiver staff: A mixed-methods feasibility study of the care programme by Sigurd Lauridsen, Sofie Smedegaard Skov, Lucca-Mathilde Thorup, Marie-Eva Berg, Anna Paldam Folker, Peter Simonsen, Frederik Schou-Juul

“…Moreover, policy changes may be necessary to secure funding and establish minimum training standards for nursing home staff.…”
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A Randomized Placebo-Controlled N-of-1 Trial: The Effect of Proton Pump Inhibitor in the Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease by Fernando Sierra-Arango, D. M. Castaño, Jennifer D. Forero, Erika D. Pérez-Riveros, Gerardo Ardila Duarte, Maria L. Botero, Andres Cárdenas, Jose De la Hoz-Valle

“…Proton pump inhibitors (PPI) are generally used to treat GERD due to their high-security profile and efficiency on most patients. However, recurrent reflux despite initial treatment is frequent. …”
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Exploring Proso Millet Resilience to Abiotic Stresses: High-Yield Potential in Desert Environments of the Middle East by Srinivasan Samineni, Sridhar Gummadi, Sumitha Thushar, Dil Nawaz Khan, Anestis Gkanogiannis, Luis Augusto Becerra Lopez-Lavalle, Rakesh Kumar Singh

“…Proso millet’s resilience under these stresses presents a potential solution for enhancing food security in arid environments. This field study evaluated 24 proso millet genotypes under three environments (100% freshwater, 50% freshwater, and 10 dS/m salinity) in the UAE during normal and summer seasons, aiming to identify genotypes resilient to water, heat, and salinity stresses and to assess genotype-by-environment (G × E) interactions and key traits associated with grain yield. …”
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Evaluating the controlled reopening of nightlife during the COVID-19 pandemic: a matched cohort study in Sitges, Spain, in May 2021 (Reobrim Sitges) by Mercè Marzo-Castillejo, Joan Colom, Betlem Salvador-González, Josep Basora, Oriol Cunillera Puértolas, Sara Contreras-Martos, Darío López Gallegos, Mateo Acedo Anta, Jesús Almeda Ortega

“…In such circumstances, secure opening of the nightlife sector was possible, under reduced capacity and controlled access by Ag-RDT, and environments where compliance with sanitary measures are maintainable.…”
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