Adaptation, Feasibility, and Acceptability of a Health Insurance Literacy Intervention for Caregivers of Pediatric Cancer Patients (CHAT-C) by Amy Chevrier, Perla L. Vaca Lopez, Katie Rogers, Monique Stefanou, Karely M. van Thiel Berghuijs, Douglas Fair, Elyse R. Park, Anne C. Kirchhoff, Echo L. Warner

“…We adapted CHAT, a four-session virtual program to help individuals affected by cancer manage insurance and medical costs for caregivers of pediatric cancer patients (called CHAT-C); we then pilot-tested CHAT-C. …”
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Three-Dimensional Spatio-Temporal Slim Weighted Generative Adversarial Imputation Network: Spatio-Temporal Silm Weighted Generative Adversarial Imputation Net to Repair Missing Oce... by Yiwan Yue, Juan Li, Yu Zhang, Meiqi Ji, Jingyao Zhang, Rui Ma

“…Although ocean observation sensor arrays can obtain internal data, their deployment is difficult, costly, and prone to component failures and environmental noise, resulting in discontinuous data. …”
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Mapping motivational factors for continuous medical education: insights from general practitioners with varying levels of participating in CME by Helle Ibsen, Linda Juel Ahrenfeldt, Jens Søndergaard, Igor Švab, Niels Kristian Kjær

“…Background: General practitioners’ (GPs) participation in continuous medical education (CME) is crucial for patient care, GPs’ well-being and healthcare costs. Despite this, 25% of Danish GPs did not participate in CME in 2022. …”
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Beyond the Scalpel: Understanding Acute Kidney Problems after Heart Surgery by Navakanth Raju Ramayanam, Sarad Pawar Naik Bukke, Hari Babu Ramenani, Saira Patan, Niranjan Ponna, Supriya Pilliboina, , Sahanaz Pinjari, Sri Sathyavathi D, Narayana Goruntla, Tadele Mekuriya Yadesa

“…The conversation centres on what is the clinical effect of AKI; it examines how it negatively influences patient recovery by requiring prolonged hospitalization, increased costs of healthcare, and progression of renal complications in the long-term. …”
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Synergistic Effects of Furfurylated Natural Fibers and Nanoclays on the Properties of Fiber–Cement Composites by Thamires Alves da Silveira, Felipe Vahl Ribeiro, Cristian Conceição Gomes, Arthur Behenck Aramburu, Sandro Campos Amico, André Luiz Missio, Rafael de Avila Delucis

“…All the composites were formulated with CPV-ARI cement and partially replaced with agricultural limestone to reduce the environmental impact and production costs. Sisal fibers (2 wt.%) were chemically modified using furfuryl alcohol, and nanoclays—both hydrophilic and surface-functionalized—were incorporated at 1% and 5% of cement weight. …”
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Systematization of effective population-based preventive measures under uncertainty: an ontological approach by E. I. Suvorova, A. V. Kontsevaya, A. P. Ryzhov, A. O. Myrzamatova, D. K. Mukaneeva, M. B. Khudyakov, O. M. Drapkina

“…Modeling the socio-economic effect of population-based strategies begins with the choice of a preventive measure with a proven effect, which can indirectly, through a decrease in the risk factors’ prevalence, preclude new cases of chronic diseases among the population of Russia and reduce the related costs in the future.Conclusion. Ontological analysis made it possible to identify the functional structure of population-based prevention and its action under uncertainty. …”
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Recombinant pseudorabies virus expressing the consensus VP2 protein of porcine parvovirus 1 (PPV1) protects pigs against pseudorabies virus and PPV1 by Xiaoxiao Tian, Haojie Wang, Hao Song, Ziyi Wei, Xulong Zhu, Guoqing Liu, Mingxia Sun, Xinyi Huang, Meng Chen, Yandong Tang, Haiwei Wang, Yongbo Yang, Tongqing An

“…Overall, rPRV-VP2 offers a safe and effective strategy for dual protection against PRV and PPV1, reducing vaccination costs in pig production.…”
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The Surface Proteome of Bovine Unsexed and Sexed Spermatozoa by Patrícia Pinto-Pinho, Joana Quelhas, Francis Impens, Sara Dufour, Delphi Van Haver, Graça Lopes, António Rocha, Rosário Pinto-Leite, Margarida Fardilha, Bruno Colaço

“…Current sperm sexing methods are costly and largely restricted to cattle, while immunological techniques targeting sex-specific membrane proteins may offer more economical alternatives. …”
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Redox regulation for sustainable water purification and risk management by Ai-Jie Wang, Rui-Feng Yan, Ke Shi, Hao-Yi Cheng, Jing-Long Han, Bin Liang

“…However, conventional biological or chemical oxidation treatment often fails to efficiently or purposefully cleave key functional groups, which leads to unsatisfactory performance of biological reactions or excessive chemical oxidation costs. This perspective proposes redox regulation as a strategy to moderately catalyse the oxidation or reduction of TOPs and thereby generate low toxicity and increased biodegradable intermediates, which will improve subsequent biological treatment. …”
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New cosmetics patch test series: A proposal by Paulo Eduardo Silva Belluco, Marjorie Uber, Franciane de Paula da Silva, Júllia Eduarda Feijó Belluco, Kerstin Taniguchi Abagge, Rosana Zabulon Feijó Belluco, José Carlos Mori

“…On the other hand, testing a series with many allergens is time-consuming and more costly. Therefore, it seems appropriate to create cosmetics series with 20 elements.  …”
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Epidemiological Patterns of Animal bite in the North of Khorasan Province in Iran by Mohadeseh Lakzaei, Fatemeh Jafari, Mohammad Mohammadi Abnavi, Saeed Keshvari, Hamed Karami

“…The trend has increased since the beginning of the study from 476 per 100,000 in 2017 to 648 per 100,000 in 2021 (P<0.001).Conclusion: Considering the increase in animal bite cases in Esfarayen County and the loss of life and money caused by it, including the risk of rabies transmission and increasing costs of vaccination and serum therapy, the cooperation of related organizations and interventions is necessary to reduce animal bite cases.…”
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High-precision long time series simulation of toxic metallic and metalloid composition of PM2.5 in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region and surrounding areas of China: 0.01°× 0.01° spa... by Yaoling Li, Zhuona Zhang, Yuqing Wang, Haoyu Jia, Jingxiu Han, Xiaoyan Dong, Qin Wang, Bo Ying, Yanjun Du, Wei Zhang, Dongqun Xu

“…However, long-term monitoring data are scarce due to high costs and logistical challenges. This study addresses the scientific problem of the scarcity of continuous long-term spatiotemporal PM2.5 metals and metalloids data. …”
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Research on the mechanisms of natural products in radiation protection by Xiaoxue Li, Luyao Yu, Hongchi Xu, Xiaowen Xing, Wenhui Wu, Yifei Feng, Li Ma, Zheng Zhou, Bailin Li, Ying He

“…Traditional chemically synthesized protective agents face significant limitations in clinical applicability due to their pronounced off-target toxicity, narrow therapeutic window, and high production costs. In recent years, bioactive natural compounds, including polysaccharides, polyphenols, saponins, alkaloids, and peptides, have emerged as key research targets for the next-generation of radioprotective drugs due to their low toxicity and multi-target synergistic effects. …”
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Predisposal Radioactive Waste Management (PREDIS) Project Final Achievements and Impacts Overview by Holt Erika, Oksa Maria, Banford Anthony, Carbol Paul, Abdelouas Abdesselam, Giboire Isabelle, Mennecart Thierry, Niederleithinger Ernst

“…This included life-cycle assessment of quantitative sustainability indicators and life cycle-costing for economic indicators. This project addressed new guidance on Waste Acceptance Criteria and contributed with a revised Strategic Research Agenda to guide future predisposal activities, complimentary to the holistic waste management programme. …”
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Study on the Stability of Surrounding Rock of Underground Circular Cavern Based on the Anchor Reinforcement Effect by Shuancheng Gu, Pan Zhou, Wei Sun, Chunhui Hu, Zhi Li, Chao Wang

“…Compared with the traditional support design, the theory of this paper gives full play to the self-stability of the surrounding rock and the strength of the anchor, which is conducive to saving support costs and avoiding the construction limitations in some projects.…”
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Hyperimmune serum containing Histophilus somni rHsp60, rOMP40 and Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae LPS antibodies as supplementary treatment for calf respiratory diseases by Krzysztof Blicharski, Joanna Bajzert, Paulina Jawor, Wojciech Jachymek, Marian Kuczaj, Tadeusz Stefaniak

“…Abstract Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) in dairy heifer calves cause significant economic losses associated with treatment costs, reduced growth rate and mortality. Bovine hyperimmune serum was produced in cows hyperimmunized with three conserved antigens (Histophilus somni rHsp60, H. somni rOMP40, and Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae LPS core oligosaccharide), which exhibit broad cross-reactivity with several Gram-negative bacteria. …”
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Comparative Insights on Inpatient Outcomes in Diastolic Heart Failure with and Without Amyloidosis: A Nationwide Propensity-Matched Analysis by Aravind Dilli Babu, Mirza Faris Ali Baig, David A. Baran, Jerry Estep, David Wolinsky, Nina Thakkar Rivera, Ram Bhutani, Harshit Narula, Prashant Chaulagain, David Snipelisky

“…Additionally, patients with amyloidosis had a longer mean length of stay (7.1 vs. 5.7 days) and higher mean hospitalization costs ($85,594 vs. $48,484, <i>p</i> < 0.05). Although the overall incidence of acute myocardial injury was elevated, subgroup analysis of ST-elevation and non–ST-elevation myocardial infarction revealed no significant differences. …”
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A Bayesian spatiotemporal Poisson conditional autoregressive model for dengue haemorrhagic fever in Indonesia integrating satellite-generated environmental data by Sukarna Sukarna, Hari Wijayanto, Yenni Angraini, Anang Kurnia

“…Currently, the country relies on survey methods to map DHF spread, but these methods are costly and require substantial resource support since monitoring DHF cases necessitates considering both spatial and temporal aspects. …”
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Improving the water quality of fish aquaculture effluents after treatment by microalgae by Mahmoud M.S. Farrag, Amr M. Abdelmgeed, Mohsen A. Moustafa, Alaa G.M. Osman

“…This implementation is recommended in intensive aquaculture to improve the water quality and reduce the operating costs in water usage and expected wast water recycling towards achieving progress and sustainable development.…”
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Hybrid Energy Storage Black Start Control Strategy Based on Super Capacitor by Dengfeng Yao, Zhezhi Chen, Yihua Zhang, Xuelin He, Yiyuan Zhang, Tengqing Xiong, Jingyuan Yin

“…The results indicate that the proposed control strategy can accurately identify different black start scenarios, with lower configuration costs and good dynamic performance.…”
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