Mortality, Work and Migration. A Consideration of Age-specific Mortality from Tuberculosis in Scotland, 1861-1901 by Alice Reid, Eilidh Garrett

“…We show that the age and gender-specific pattern of mortality in the rural area is consistent with higher male than female out-migration together with return migration of those who had contracted the disease elsewhere and needed care during their lengthy illness. …”
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Sur quelques modifications hydromorphologiques dans le Val de Seine (Bassin parisien, France) depuis 1830 : quelle part accorder aux facteurs hydrologiques et anthropiques ? by Séverine Lescure, Gilles Arnaud-Fassetta, Stéphane Cordier

“…In the same time, the low-water channel characterised by a contraction, especially in the estuarine area. Similarly, the number of islands decreased by 50% in the whole Seine valley. …”
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A Secure Data Sharing Model Utilizing Attribute-Based Signcryption in Blockchain Technology by Chaoyue Song, Lifeng Chen, Xuguang Wu, Yu Li

“…The encrypted data are then stored in the distributed IPFS, with the returned hash values and access control policies uploaded to smart contracts, facilitating automated fine-grained access control services. …”
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The application of blockchain with a comparative approach and its impact on risk, flexibility and internal control evaluation by mohammadsadegh aminipoor, HamidReza GholamniaRoshan, azadeh kiapour, Iman Dadashi

“…With the use of smart contracts, business operations can be performed automatically without the need for direct information participation. …”
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Psychological hardiness and its relationship to health awareness Among Kurdish people in Kurdistan Region during the pandemic of Covid-19 by Trifa Murad Mohammed, Hanaw Hasan Mohammedhkan, Delan Jamal Qader

“…It has shown the non-significant association between psychological hardiness and health awareness and identified several significant factors associated with this psychological hardiness and health awareness. Conclusion: Using contractive tools, the study showed that the psychological hardiness of the citizens of the Kurdistan region is at a low level during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Pisa Syndrome in Parkinson’s Disease: Electromyographic Aspects and Implications for Rehabilitation by Giuseppe Frazzitta, Pietro Balbi, Francesco Gotti, Roberto Maestri, Annarita Sabetta, Luca Caremani, Laura Gobbi, Marina Capobianco, Rossana Bera, Nir Giladi, Davide Ferrazzoli

“…In order to improve the knowledge about resting state and during maximal voluntary muscle contraction (MVMC) of the axial muscles, we described the electromyography results of paraspinal muscles, rectus abdominis, external oblique, and quadratus lumborum of both sides of 60 patients. …”
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Physical Therapy in the Management of Pelvic Floor Muscles Hypertonia in a Woman with Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia by Aline Moreira Ribeiro, Cristine Homsi Jorge Ferreira, Elaine Cristine Lemes Mateus-Vasconcelos, Rafael Mendes Moroni, Luciane Maria Oliveira Brito, Luiz Gustavo Oliveira Brito

“…Pelvic floor (PF) hypertonic disorders are a group of conditions that present with muscular hypertonia or spasticity, resulting in a diminished capacity to isolate, contract, and relax the PF. Their presentation includes voiding and sexual dysfunctions, pelvic pain, and constipation. …”
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A Multi-Signature Scheme for Defending Malleability Attack on DeFi by Chen Zhang, Wenyu Liao, Xiaobin Liu, Huanrong Wu, Mohammed J. F. Alenazi

“…Signatures are crucial in blockchain-based Decentralised Finance (DeFi) protocols because they ensure the security and integrity of transactions and smart contracts. Due to the weakness in the signature scheme, it is possible to carry out a malleability attack (MA) by changing the transaction ID (TxId) without affecting the transaction’s actual content or validity. …”
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Cellular Reprogramming, Genome Editing, and Alternative CRISPR Cas9 Technologies for Precise Gene Therapy of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy by Peter Gee, Huaigeng Xu, Akitsu Hotta

“…DMD is an X-linked genetic disorder caused by mutations that disrupt the open reading frame of the dystrophin gene, which plays a critical role in stabilizing muscle cells during contraction and relaxation. The CRISPR Cas9 system has been shown to be capable of targeting the dystrophin gene and rescuing its expression in in vitro patient-derived iPSCs and in vivo DMD mouse models. …”
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Collaborative planning of subcontractors using the Last Planner System: a case study on a gas subcontractor in repetitive housing projects by Xavier Brioso, Karla Delgado-Martínez, Luis Bravo-Salomón

“…The efficient management of subcontractors turns into a challenge in contracts with fixed prices and short terms. Non-conformances due to poor deliverables are common, generating delays and cost overruns for all parties involved, especially for the main contractor. …”
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Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Candidate Loci Associated with Platelet Count in Koreans by Ji Hee Oh, Yun Kyoung Kim, Sanghoon Moon, Young Jin Kim, Bong-Jo Kim

“…Platelets respond to vascular damage, contracts blood vessels, and attaches to the damaged region, thereby stopping bleeding, together with the action of blood coagulation factors. …”
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In Vivo and Cadaver Studies of the Canalicular/Lacrimal Sac Mucosal Folds by Yongsheng You, Jing Cao, Xiaogang Zhang, Wencan Wu, Tianlin Xiao, Yunhai Tu

“…The orifices or mucosal folds could be opened or closed when related muscles contracted or relaxed. Histological sections showed a mucosal fold at one side of an orifice. …”
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Agility Factors’ Analyses Framework in Project-Oriented Organizations through a Sustainability Approach in Large Projects Case Study: Isfahan Municipality by Ahmadreza Tahanian, Hasan Haleh, Farhad Etebari, Behnam Vahdani

“…By determining the agility factors’ clusters in the project-oriented organizations and calculating their importance weights, the first cluster that contains project communication management, organizational culture, and contracts management gains the maximum weight of importance.…”
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Unraveling the dyadic dynamics: exploring the impact of flexible working arrangements’ availability on satisfaction with work-life flexibility among working parents by Ya Guo, Fenwick Feng Jing, Yuqi Zhong, Meng Zhu, Senhu Wang

“…Moreover, the impact of one’s availability of FWAs on their satisfaction with WLF, as well as the effects of mothers’ availability of FWAs on their husbands’ satisfaction, are more pronounced among formal contract workers. Overall, this study underscores the dyadic association between couples’ FWAs and satisfaction with WLF among working parents, delineating an asymmetric dynamic.…”
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Growth kinetics of sintering neck and particle rotation mechanism of silver nanoparticles by molecular dynamics simulation and in-situ TEM observation by Peng Wu, Jiayun Feng, Yiping Wang, Geng Li, Zirui Tong, Shang Wang, Yongchun Zou, Yanhong Tian

“…At the initial stage at higher temperatures, the particles cyclically expanded and contracted to achieve a preliminary connection, while at the second stage at lower temperatures, the particles rotated directionally to form an effective connection, which has also been observed under in-situ TEM. …”
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Genome assembly of the grassland caterpillar Gynaephora qinghaiensis by Youpeng Lai, Shan Xiao, Minggang Qin, Xinhai Ye, Fang Wang, Qi Fang

“…Moreover, gene family evolution analysis suggested that 130 gene families significantly expanded and 43 contracted in the G. qinghaiensis genome. The availability of the reference genome could provide genetic resources to uncover adaptive evolutionary mechanisms of grassland caterpillars to high-altitude environments and contributes to the development of integrated pest management strategies.…”
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Chemical versus physical pressure effects on the structure transition of bilayer nickelates by Gang Wang, Ningning Wang, Tenglong Lu, Stuart Calder, Jiaqiang Yan, Lifen Shi, Jun Hou, Liang Ma, Lili Zhang, Jianping Sun, Bosen Wang, Sheng Meng, Miao Liu, Jinguang Cheng

“…However, our experimental and theoretical investigation reveals that such substitutions, despite causing lattice contraction, actually produce stronger orthorhombic distortions, requiring higher pressures for the structural transition. …”
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Model-Based Analysis of Muscle Strength and EMG-Force Relation with respect to Different Patterns of Motor Unit Loss by Chengjun Huang, Maoqi Chen, Yingchun Zhang, Sheng Li, Ping Zhou

“…This study presents a model-based sensitivity analysis of the strength of voluntary muscle contraction with respect to different patterns of motor unit loss. …”
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N-Cadherin based adhesion and Rac1 activity regulate tension polarization in the actin cortex by Seyedsajad Moazzeni, Kelly Kyker-Snowman, Rick I. Cohen, Huan Wang, Ran Li, David I. Shreiber, Jeffrey D. Zahn, Zheng Shi, Hao Lin

“…The cadherin-actin contractility linkage is mediated by Rac1, which serves as a molecular switch to trigger cortex remodeling and contraction via myosin II. Inhibition of Rac1 activity decreases tension polarization and leads to reduced coherence in both small clusters and spheroids. …”
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Red Currant (<i>Ribes rubrum</i> L.) Fruit Waste Extract and Juice as Potential Spasmolytic Agents by Maja Cvetković, Bojana Miladinović, Suzana Branković, Milica Randjelović, Slavoljub Živanović, Nemanja Kitić, Milica Milutinović, Miloš Jovanović, Dušica Stojanović, Haris Nikšić, Katarina Šavikin, Dušanka Kitić

“…The juice was a superior antispasmodic agent for spontaneous, KCl-, CaCl₂-, BaCl₂-, histamine-, and acetylcholine-induced ileal contractions. This first evaluation of the red currant variety Redpoll lyophilized juice and waste extract indicated the beneficial effects of juice as an antioxidant and spasmolytic agent. …”
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