Epidemiological Data of Postcricoid Cancers from a Tertiary Cancer Hospital: First Report from Northern Andhra Pradesh by Venkata Krishna Reddy Pilaka, K. G. K. Deepak, Sushmitha Chowdary, Kanhu Charan Patro, Partha Sarathi Bhattacharya, Murali Krishna Voonna

“…The data of PC cancers from Northern Andhra Pradesh (AP) are scarce due to poor reporting. …”
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Are We Aware of Hepatitis C Infection? HCV Results from the Tertiary Reference Center in the Aegean Region from Turkey by Gözde Derviş Hakim, Pınar Şamlıoglu, Murat Aysin, Taner Kara, Şükran Köse

“…In the ten-year period, when the distribution of the 334,537 anti-HCV tests according to internal and surgical branches was evaluated, it was found that 157,680 tests (47.1%) were requested from internal branches, while 176,857 tests (52.9%) were requested from surgical branches. …”
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Potential Low-cost Treatment of Tannery Effluents from Industry by Adsorption on Activated Charcoal Derived from Olive Pomace by I. Alouiz, M. Benhadj, D. Elmontassir, M. Sennoune, M.Y. Amarouch and D. Mazouzi

“…The main objective of this study was to treat effluent from an artisanal tannery in the city of Fez (Morocco) using the adsorption process with activated charcoal derived from olive pomace. …”
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Sustainable pet diapers created from nonwoven polylactic acid and recycled pulp derived from used beverage cartons by Nanjaporn Roungpaisan, Nareerut Jariyapunya, Ponlapath Tipboonsri, Watthanaphon Cheewawuttipong, Zhiyuan Zhang, Anin Memon

“…This study focused on utilizing recycled pulps from beverage cartons as hydrophilic core layers in disposable pet diapers, paired with nonwoven polylactic acid (PLA) as face layers. …”
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Developmental changes of skin quality from breast, back, and thigh of Pekin ducks from 1 to 6 weeks of age by Hao Li, Wenxuan Zheng, Shuo Xin, Ye Hui, Yijun Zhu, Xi Lin, Huaqi Zhang, Yongwen Zhu

“…The skin samples were collected from the breast, back, and thigh tissues of six male ducks at the end of each week. …”
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Frequency Of Bacterial Co-Infections Isolated from Covid-19 Positive Patients From Tertiary Care Hospital Of Karachi by Fouzia Zeeshan Khan, Ambreen Fatima, Hareem Gohar, Mehwish Sajjad, Mona Siddiqui, Saima Naseem

“…Methodology: A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of Microbiology, Pakistan, from November 15, 2021, to April 15, 2022. Blood and respiratory tract samples were collected, including sputum, bronchial lavage, and tracheal aspirate. …”
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Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activities Evaluation, Phytochemical Characterisation of Rhizome from Angiopteris helferiana and Barks from Saurauia fasciculata in Nepal by Ram Kishor Yadav, Akriti Dhakal, Kalpana Timilsina, Priyanka Shrestha, Sandesh Poudel, Sindhu KC, Prabhat Kumar Jha, Rekha Bhandari, Khem Raj Joshi

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Extraction and Characterization of Natural Coagulant Made from Banana Plant Stems (Musa acuminate) for the Removal of Turbidity from Wastewater by Getachew Semegn Tiruneh, Wondalem Misganaw Golie, Fasil Alemayehu Hailu, Assefa Melaku Endris, Getahun Demeke

“…In this study, conventional extraction method was used to extract the coagulant from the banana plant stem by using NaCl (0.1, 0.5, 1 M) solvent. …”
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Adsorption of Pb(II) Ions from Aqueous Solutions by Pyrolusite-Modified Activated Carbon Prepared from Sewage Sludge by Lu Fan, Yao Chen, Li Wang, Wenju Jiang

“…In this study, activated carbons were prepared from sewage sludge by chemical activation, and modified with pyrolusite as a catalyst during activation and carbonization. …”
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Two new species of Diostracus Loew, 1861 (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from the Caucasus with a key to species from the region by I.Ya. Grichanov, B.I. Volfov

“…Diostracus khevsureticus sp. n. from highlands of Georgia and D. osseticus sp. n. from highlands of South Ossetia are described and illustrated and associated with the subgenus Lagodechia Negrobov et Tsurikov, 1996, comprising now three Caucasian species and three species from Oriental China. …”
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Enhancing learner motivation by adapting strategies from the ARCS model: experience from Chinese online course design and teaching by Song Chenqing, Kao Qifei

“…Springer) during the process of (re)designing online Chinese courses from 2018 to 2020. Among many theories and models of learner motivation, Keller’s ARCS model stands out with its focus on instructional design, with four main practical categories: attention; relevance; confidence and satisfaction. …”
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Comparative environmental impacts analysis of technologies for recovering critical metals from copper anode slime: Insights from LCA by Yu Li, Jenny Baker, Yaxi Fang, Haizhou Cao, Cameron Pleydell-Pearce, Trystan Watson, Sha Chen, Guangling Zhao

“…Recovering critical metals from CAS not only mitigates environmental risks but also serves as an important source of these valuable materials. …”
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Origin and evolution of serpentinized peridotite from the Ciletuh Mélange in Sunda Arc, Indonesia: Evidence from petrography, mineralogy, and geochemistry by Rinaldi Ikhram, Takashi Hoshide, Tsukasa Ohba, Mega Fatimah Rosana, Adi Hardiyono

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Impacts from cascading multi-hazards using hypergraphs: a case study from the 2015 Gorkha earthquake in Nepal by A. Dunant, T. R. Robinson, A. L. Densmore, N. J. Rosser, R. M. Rajbhandari, M. Kincey, S. Li, P. R. Awasthi, M. Van Wyk de Vries, M. Van Wyk de Vries, R. Guragain, E. Harvey, S. Dadson

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A Research on the Biophilic Concept upon School’s Design from Hot Climate: A Case Study from Iraq by Amjad Almusaed, Asaad Alasadi, Asaad Almssad

“…Biophilic schools are an essential part of a new concept that wants to design revolutionary educational systems with new economic outputs that are valuable but do not depart from the idea of sustainable schools in general. …”
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From bowls to pots: The dairying revolution in Northwest Turkey, a view from Barcın Höyük, 6600 to 6000 BCE. by Hadi Özbal, Adria Breu, Laurens Thissen, Fokke Gerritsen, Elisha van den Bos, Alfred Galik, Turhan Doğan, Muhiddin Çergel, Adnan Şimşek, Ayla Türkekul, Rana Özbal

“…The lipid residue data discussed in this paper derive from 143 isotopic results subsampled from 173 organic residues obtained from 805 Neolithic potsherds and suggest that bowls and four-lugged pots may have been preferred containers for processing milk. …”
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Activated carbon from pencil peel waste for effective removal of cationic crystal violet dye from aqueous solutions by Dilip D. Anuse, Suryakant A. Patil, Ashwini A. Chorumale, Akanksha G. Kolekar, Prachi P. Bote, Laxman S. Walekar, Samadhan P. Pawar

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The Habsburg Monarchy from a Roman Perspective: Potential Insights of the “Nuncial Reports from Germany” for International Historical Research by Guido Braun

“… rom the very beginning of the edition “Nuncial reports from Germany” in the late nineteenth century, the publication of sources was extended beyond the century of Reformation to the time of the Thirty Years’ War. …”
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Lifestyle as a Predictor of Socio-Economic Status in Retirement: Evidence from Pensioners from the Busoga Sub-Region, Uganda by Fabian, Mwosi, Charles, Edaku, Robina, Mirembe, Eton, Marus

“…Based on 236 pensioners from the Busoga sub-region, we used ‘the way of living’ to indicate lifestyle. …”
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Simultaneous Measurement of In-Plane and Out-of-Plane Displacements Using Talbot Fringe Projection by Haibin Sun, Tingting Liu

“…The fringe projection technique has been widely used in optical measurements. …”
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