A New Evapotranspiration Model Accounting for Advection and Its Validation during SMEX02 by Yongmin Yang, Hongbo Su, Renhua Zhang, Jianjun Wu, Jianwei Qi

“…Based on the crop water stress index (CWSI) concept, a new model was proposed to account for advection to estimate evapotranspiration. …”
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FRACTALS IN GEOLOGY, GEOTECTONIC AND GEODYNAMIC ASPECTS by V. M. Kharchenko, D. V. Lapta

“…Conclusions: as a result of the conducted studies, it was revealed that SCTs are a clear example of geological fractals, the interpretation of which proved the possibility of searching for mineral deposits, including oil and gas, predicting natural anomalous phenomena, environmental conditions and seismicity of territories of different scales.…”
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PipC affects the virulence of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis and its deletion strain provides effective immune protection in mice by Lu Zhang, Yubin Chen, Zhigang Yan, Yuntai Li, Xiaowen Yang, Li Chen, Yanying Zhang, Yingyu Chen, Yonghui Li, Qiumei Shi, Tonglei Wu

“…Furthermore, we utilized a mouse model to further explore its potential as an attenuated live vaccine against Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis infection.ResultsThe Salmonella strain C50336 with a deletion of the pipC gene exhibits a significant reduction in its ability to resist environmental stress and virulence. …”
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Decoding Humor-Induced Amusement via Facial Expression Analysis: Toward Emotion-Aware Applications by Gabrielle Toupin, Arthur Dehgan, Marie Buffo, Clément Feyt, Golnoush Alamian, Karim Jerbi, Anne-Lise Saive

“…Humor is widely recognized for its positive effects on well-being, including stress reduction, mood enhancement, and cognitive benefits. …”
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The causal and scaling relationships among anatomical traits explain tree mortality in subtropical forests under extremely high temperatures by Danrong Wang, Hong Chen, Yongchuan Yang

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The benefits of chronic sport participation and acute exercise on mental health and executive functioning in adolescents by Luke Pasquerella, Mackenzie M. Aychman, Noor Tasnim, Angelo Piccirillo, Valerie Holmes, Julia C. Basso

“…Additionally, across all groups, a single session of acute exercise led to marked improvements in stress, anxiety, depression, and processing speed. …”
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Elevated autistic traits and social anxiety, and reduced empathy in adult women with triple X syndrome by Marie-Anne Croyé, Petra Freilinger, Hendrik Jürgenlimke, Gregor Domes, Jobst Meyer

“…Methods A cohort of 44 women with TXS (mean age 30.5 years) was compared to 50 age- and education-matched controls (mean age 29.7 years). Standardized assessments measured verbal IQ, psychological distress, chronic stress, emotion regulation, coping mechanisms, social anxiety, empathy, autistic traits, and personality traits. …”
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Gut Microbial Composition Is Associated with Symptom Self-Report in Trauma-Exposed Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans by Y. Irina Li, Kathleen Pagulayan, Holly Rau, Rebecca Hendrickson, Abigail G. Schindler

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A review on plant metabolite-mediated nanoparticle synthesis: sustainable applications in horticultural crops by Komal G. Lakhani, Rasmieh Hamid, Elaheh Motamedi, G. V. Marviya

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Effectiveness of a virtual reality relaxation to correct symptoms of depression, anxiety, emotional and cognitive disorders in patients with heart failure by Yu. F. Osmolovskaya, A. A. Petrukhina, Yu. O. Aksenova, I. V. Zhirov, A. G. Beniashvili, M. A. Morozova, S. N. Tereshchenko

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Failure mechanisms of coral aggregate concrete under compression-shear loading: Experimental investigation and mesoscale simulation by Dongpeng Ma, Xiaona Huang, Zhongyu Lu

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Relationship between Psychological Problems and Quality of Life among Leprosy Patients by Mona M. Barakat, Hanan N. Zaki

“…Conclusion: leprosy patients have a low level of quality of life and have a high prevalence of psychological problems present with moderate to severe level of total depression, anxiety, and stress, which impact on their quality of life. The study recommended that to continuous counseling and health education for leprosy patients to avoid or minimize the psychological problems and to improve their quality of life. …”
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Coping Strategies and Related Factors among Patients with Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Tehran, Iran (2021–2022) by Elham Mehrabi, Eesa Mohammadi, Aliakbar Rasekhi, Esfandiar Asgari, Fatemeh Rezayat

“…Background: Patients with cancer often struggle with coping with stress and anxiety. Additionally, the COVID-19 crisis has reduced the availability of coping strategies for managing stress. …”
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Long-Term Settlement of High Concrete-Face Rockfill Dam by Field Monitoring and Numerical Simulation by Xinjie Zhou, Xinjian Sun, Junxing Zheng, Haoyuan Jiang, Yongye Li, Zhigang Li, Zhongxiang Ma, Peng Cao, Qibing Zhan, Yawei Zhao

“…The calibrated FEM model is used to predict stress and deformation behavior of the Xujixia high CFRD after three years of operation period. …”
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Walter Lorenz - Social Work - Central and Eastern European Countries by Oldřich Chytil

“…As president of the European Centre for Community Education - ECCE it is a great pleasure for me and a special honour to contribute (in the form of an epilogue) to the Festschrift which is published and dedicated to Walter Lorenz on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday. …”
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A Study on the Instantaneous Turbulent Flow Field in a 90-Degree Elbow Pipe with Circular Section by Shiming Wang, Cheng Ren, Yangfei Sun, Xingtuan Yang, Jiyuan Tu

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Coping strategies for climate change anxiety: a perspective on building resilience through psychological capital by Edward Wilson Ansah, Ebenezer Oduro Antiri, Thomas Kwame Osei Atta Nimo, Hansen Akoto-Baako

“…As the global impacts of climate change become more apparent, there is a corresponding increase in the psychological effects of the phenomenon, including climate change anxiety, stress and helplessness or hopelessness. Positive psychology provides a promising approach for tackling these mental health challenges by consolidating mental strength and building resilience. …”
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Aspects of xenobiotics and their receptors in stroke by Aishika Datta, Bijoyani Ghosh, Deepaneeta Sarmah, Antra Chaudhary, Anupom Borah, Pallab Bhattacharya

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Exploring the Neuroprotective Role of Selenium: Implications and Perspectives for Central Nervous System Disorders by Guanning Huang, Ying Liu, Xiadong Zhu, Lizhen He, Tianfeng Chen

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The Method of Determining Excavation Damaged Zone by Acoustic Test and the Application in Engineering Cases by Qian-Cheng Sun, Hao-Sen Guo, Zhi-Hua Xu, Yue Liu, Xiao Xu

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