Conducting a Successful Livestock Show for Youth by Chad Carr, Justin Crosswhite, Jennifer Shike, Heather Shultz

“…Make sure the entire event is as stress-free as possible for the livestock, youth exhibitors, their families, and show management, and as educational as possible for youth exhibitors, their families, and all public spectators. …”
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The needs of relatives of intensive care patients during the transition from the intensive care unit to a general ward in China: a mixed methods study by Tianxiang Jiang, Hongyang Lu, Caiyan Su, Yangling Ge

“…The level of need was influenced by factors including age, educational attainment, caregiving experience, level of anxiety and depression, and level of relocation stress. …”
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End-to-end deep fusion of hyperspectral imaging and computer vision techniques for rapid detection of wheat seed quality by Tingting Zhang, Jing Li, Jinpeng Tong, Yihu Song, Li Wang, Renye Wu, Xuan Wei, Yuanyuan Song, Rensen Zeng

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Effect of Rubberized Bitumen Blending Methods on Permanent Deformation of SMA Rubberized Asphalt Mixtures by Herda Yati Katman, Mohd Rasdan Ibrahim, Mohamed Rehan Karim, Suhana Koting, Nuha Salim Mashaan

“…This study also reveals that the permanent deformation of rubberized mixtures cannot be predicted based on the characteristics of the rubberized binders.…”
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COMPARING THE HOEK-BROWN AND MOHR-COULOMB FAILURE CRITERIA IN FEM ANALYSIS by Tereza Poklopová, Veronika Pavelcová, Michal Šejnoha

“…It is seen that a correct choice of the upper limit of the minimum compressive principal stress is crucial for the Mohr-Coulomb model to provide predictions comparable to the Hoek-Brown model. …”
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Best Practice Checklist for Management of a Swine Show for Youth by Chad Carr, Justin Crosswhite

“…The management team for a swine show for youth should have a plan to manage the facilities, pigs, and personnel in a way that allows the show to be as stress-free and educational as possible. This 3-page fact sheet includes a checklist of information about unloading pigs, the size of the show ring, and pig handling training so that show managers know how to prepare for their show. …”
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Best Practice Checklist for Management of a Swine Show for Youth by Chad Carr, Justin Crosswhite

“…The management team for a swine show for youth should have a plan to manage the facilities, pigs, and personnel in a way that allows the show to be as stress-free and educational as possible. This 3-page fact sheet includes a checklist of information about unloading pigs, the size of the show ring, and pig handling training so that show managers know how to prepare for their show. …”
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Considerations for High-Fidelity Modeling of Unsteady Flows in a Multistage Axial Compressor by Douglas R. Matthews, Nicole L. Key

“…Additionally, the periodic-unsteady convergence of the unsteady signals of a multiple-passage transient blade row model was explored. Computational predictions were compared with experimental measurements to evaluate the efficacy of the various modeling decisions. …”
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MENTAL STATUS OF THE CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT LIQUIDATORS by V. P. Vishnevskaya

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Consejos para pleanear contra desastres para gente mayor by Carolyn S. Wilken, Linda B. Bobroff, Emily Minton

“…This 4-page publication offers an abundance of information pertaining to water storage and use, food, first aid, important papers, electronics, medical needs, stress reduction, and evacuation which can help older adults plan for natural disasters and other emergencies. …”
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Blast Responses and Vibration of Flood-Defense Structures under High-Intensity Blast Loadings by Yonghee Ryu, WooYoung Jung, HoYoung Son, Bu-Seog Ju

“…In order to understand the blast behavior of weir structures, PHAST program was used to predict blast loadings in consideration of material reactivity and congestion levels. …”
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The relationship between the incidence of couvade syndrome and prenatal paternal attachment in prospective fathers and the affecting factors by Burcu Küçükkaya, Hafsa Kübra Işık

“…Among the significant predictors related with Couvade syndrome were educational status, income status, employment status, spouse’s educational and employment status, parity and live births, infant’s gender, and planned pregnancy status (p < 0.001). …”
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Causes and Management of Insect and Mite Resistance in Strawberry Production by James F. Price, Curtis Nagle

“…Episodes of pest resistance to popular pesticides can cause yield losses, reduction of fruit quality, added control costs, environmental degradation, and emotional stress among farmers. …”
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Causes and Management of Insect and Mite Resistance in Strawberry Production by James F. Price, Curtis Nagle

“…Episodes of pest resistance to popular pesticides can cause yield losses, reduction of fruit quality, added control costs, environmental degradation, and emotional stress among farmers. …”
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Leveraging a novel nanocomposite for enhanced drilling fluid efficiency by Yaqin Tian, Farag M. A. Altalbawy, Nikunj Rachchh, T. Ramachandran, Aman Shankhyan, A. Karthikeyan, Dhirendra Nath Thatoi, Deepak Gupta, Muyassar Norberdiyeva, Mohammad R. K. M. Al-Badkubi, Mehrdad Mottaghi

“…Statistical modeling with the Bingham Plastic and Herschel-Bulkley approaches revealed superior predictability for these nanocomposite-enhanced fluids. …”
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Pilates training for health of women in menopause and postmenopause - a literature review by Emilia Majewska, Bartosz Dądela, Kacper Zielonka, Natalia Śliwa, Szymon Janczura, Marcin Markowski, Joanna Jasińska, Eliza Kawalska, Szymon Gnitecki, Maciej Borowski

“…Pilates is an effective method for stress reduction and mood improvement. Its regular practice is associated with increased body awareness, promoting overall well-being. …”
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Rapid serotype-independent differential detection of biofilm-positive and biofilm-negative Salmonella using Fourier transform infrared biotyping by Asmita Shrestha, Smriti Shringi, Devendra H. Shah

“…Foodborne illnesses caused by Salmonella represent a global one health challenge, with biofilm-forming strains exhibiting enhanced public health risks due to their ability to persist due to resistance to antimicrobial agents, disinfectants, and environmental stresses. While food-safety and public health investigation primarily focus on Salmonella identification and source tracing, they often overlook the biofilm-forming capacity of isolates, limiting their predictive value for risks posed by biofilm producing Salmonella. …”
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Physical Model Development for Fabricating MIS‐Anode‐Based 1100 V AlGaN/GaN‐Based Lateral Schottky Barrier Diodes Grown on Silicon Substrate with Low Leakage Current by Jingting He, Zhizhong Wang, Fuping Huang, Chunshuang Chu, Kangkai Tian, Shuting Cai, Yonghui Zhang, Xiaojuan Sun, Dabing Li, Xiaowei Sun, Zi‐Hui Zhang

“…The revised physical models predict a ≈1100 V breakdown voltage (BV) for the MIS SBD with a specific ON‐resistance (Ron,sp) of ≈3.98 mΩ cm2, which numbers are consistent with measured results. …”
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Pheochromocytoma and heart rate variability: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Frédéric Dutheil, Naira El Gritli, Valentin Magnon, Marek Zak, Reza Bagheri, Julien Steven Baker, Ukadike Chris Ugbolue, Jean-Baptiste Bouillon-Minois, Igor Tauveron, Luc Vialatte

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Burnout is a predictor of high ten-year risk of cardiovascular disease among health workers in Ghana by Kennedy Dodam Konlan

“…It is recommended that health workers adopt measures that reduce their experience of stress on the job through regular psychological counselling to improve their psychological and physiological health. …”
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