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Examining the performance of the EMS system during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study in Iran

In many countries, the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) serve as the frontline of healthcare systems, playing a critical role in responding to health emergencies, including epidemics and pandemics. Assessing the current preparedness and performance of the EMS, along with regular...

DNBSEQ T1+ FCL v2.0 PCR-free NA12878

Whole-genome sequencing FASTQ dataset generated on DNBSEQ T1+ FCL v2.0 with 150 bp paired-end reads, using PCR-free library preparation, for the GIAB reference sample NA12878.

Suicide Stigma, Suicide Literacy, and Acculturation: Associations with Hispanic/Latinx Parents’ Help-Seeking Self-Efficacy

Abstract Purpose Hispanic/Latinx (H/L) youth experience elevated rates of suicidal ideation, yet often face barriers to care. Suicide stigma, suicide literacy, and acculturation can shape beliefs about mental health and responses to crises, and in turn, influence parents’ roles a...

Job stress experiences among Korean pediatric ward nurses: a qualitative content analysis

PURPOSE: This study explored job stress experiences among pediatric ward nurses in Korea and identified the underlying meanings and patterns of these experiences using qualitative content analysis. METHODS: Data were collected through individual in-depth interviews with 9 pediatr...

The magnetic removal of PFAS from water − from molecules to microplastics

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), known as “ forever chemicals ”, pose a persistent environmental threat due to their chemical stability, bioaccumulation and widespread presence in water sources. Traditional treatment methods are often limited to remove PFAS, especially...

Reproductive decision-making in the context of inheritable conditions that affect appearance: Lived experiences and perspectives

Inheritable conditions that affect appearance can influence a range of life experiences shaped by social, emotional, and cultural factors. For individuals with such conditions (e.g., craniofacial conditions), considerations about having children may be further complicated by the...

Density Structure of the Lithosphere in upper Priamurye

Abstract A 3D density model for the lithosphere of Upper Priamurye, which extends to a depth of 130 km, was constructed based on the anomalous gravity field. The lithospheric mantle displays a banded structure defined by a series of alternating relatively low and high density zon...

Cannabis flower extracts as a multi-target agent in Alzheimer’s disease: Inhibition of AChE, BChE, and BACE1 with cell-protective effects in a PC12 cell model

Abstract Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder marked by progressive cognitive decline. Despite extensive research, its multifactorial nature continues to challenge the development of effective therapies. Current treatments, including anticholinergic agents and...

Single-Chain Persistence Theory (Restricted): The Persistence Chain from Genes to Memes — A Unified Inductive Framework from the Origin of Earth Life to Human Civilization

We present the restricted version of the Single-Chain Persistence Theory (SCPT-R): the evolutionary history of Earth life can be uniformly summarized as the persistence of a host transiting information structure — the persistence chain — carried successively by genes (since ~4.0...

Interleukins and Cardiovascular Disease

Interleukins are important inflammatory cytokines involved in cardiovascular (CV) disease (CVD) pathogenesis, particularly in atherosclerosis, by regulating inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, plaque formation, thrombosis, immune responses, and hematopoiesis. High levels of in...

A Commentary on “Radical Nephrectomy and Thrombectomy Without Cardiopulmonary Bypass for Level IV Venous Thrombus Renal Cell Carcinoma: Feasibility and Technical Tips”

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D3.3 Toolbox of Testing Services

This document provides an introduction to Deliverable 3.3: Toolbox of Testing Services. The Toolbox is a curated catalogue of tests, assessment platforms, and testing resources supporting the evaluation of FAIR, DMP, and SKG-related practices and artefacts. The deliverable itself...

Five-year skeletal and dental stability following bilateral sagittal split osteotomy for mandibular advancement in Class 2 malocclusion

Background Bilateral sagittal split osteotomy (BSSO) is widely used for mandibular advancement in patients with skeletal Class 2 malocclusion; however, long-term postoperative stability remains an important clinical concern. Purpose To evaluate long-term skeletal, dentoalveolar,...

Automation of Reporting Tasks and Its Impact on Bandwidth for Customer Experience Managers

Organizations increasingly automate reporting to reduce the manual effort of collecting, verifying, and circulating operational data, a burden that falls heavily on Customer Experience (CX) managers in Software-as-a-Service firms. This study examines whether employee perceptions...

A deterministic coordinate-based closed-loop robotic manipulator for reliable low-cost pick-and-place automation

Purpose This study aims to design, fabricate and experimentally validate a low-cost robotic manipulator capable of executing flexible point-to-point pick-and-place operations based on user-defined motion. This study focuses on improving the positioning accuracy and operational re...

MZB1 marks a B-cell-associated stromal-immune microenvironment in cervical squamous cell carcinoma: a multi-omics analysis

BACKGROUND: Cervical squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) is a common gynecologic malignancy with a heterogeneous tumor immune microenvironment (TIME). The role of MZB1, a B-cell-specific molecular chaperone, in CSCC remains poorly characterized. METHODS: We performed an integrative mu...

Enjoying contradictions: The spectacular fantasy of tourism authenticity in southern Africa

This article uses Debord's ‘spectacle’ and Lacanian psychoanalysis to theorize tourism authenticity as a fantasy (i.e. a story we tell ourselves to make sense of the world). Some tourism types sell ‘authenticity’ by offering experiences of ‘pristine’ nature and ‘exotic’ people. O...

Hall Shift Current and Nonlinear Anomalous Hall Effect in Gapped Dirac Fermion Systems

We discuss a new mechanism for the nonlinear anomalous Hall effect in tilted two-dimensional gapped Dirac fermion systems. This mechanism originates from a side-jump displacement associated with Landau–Zener tunneling across the mass gap. In lightly doped tilted Dirac systems wit...

Manipulatable Cascade Pumping Single-Photon Upconversion

Photon upconversion (UC), while promising for infrared photonics, is fundamentally constrained by limited spectral response range, low efficiency, and slow response speeds. Here, we present a machine learning-guided single-photon UC strategy based on cascade pumping that implemen...

The extended pink esthetic score (E-PES): a reliability and multidirectional score-behavior study for peri-implant esthetic assessment

OBJECTIVES: The Pink Esthetic Score (PES) is widely used to assess peri-implant soft-tissue esthetics around single-tooth implant restorations; however, frontal-view assessment may incompletely capture three-dimensional peri-implant features such as buccolingual contour, emergenc...