Editorial Material
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Julie K. Silver, Garrett S. Booth, Archana Chatterjee, Cindy A. Crusto, Nuha El-Sayed, Talya K. Fleming, Nara Gavini, Sherita Hill Golden, Jeremy W. Jacobs, Reshma Jagsi, Allison R. Larson, Howard Y. Liu, Gianni R. Lorello, Roshell Muir, Ruth S. Shim, Nancy D. Spector, Fatima Cody Stanford, Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, Ross D. Zafonte
Summary: This paper argues that many organizations continue to work with individuals or entities that engage in known and remediable structural discrimination, which contributes significantly to inequities in the fields of science and medicine. The authors urge organizations to leverage their relationships and demand progress from their collaborators.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Julia Halamova, Katarina Greskovicova, Martina Barankova, Bronislava Strnadelova, Katarina Krizova
Summary: This study analyzed the coping strategies of individuals who scored high on an adaptive coping questionnaire during the COVID-19 pandemic. The most adaptive coping strategies were found to fall into four main domains: self-compassion, compassion to others, compassion from others, and mutual compassion. Self-compassion was the most frequently mentioned and elaborated upon. The emergence of mutual compassion, where individuals deliberately take care of themselves and others during collective suffering, was an interesting finding that could bring people closer together in difficult times.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Economics
Vijayta Fulzele, Ravi Shankar
Summary: Integrating sustainability into the freight transportation system has gained global attention in recent years. This study proposes a list of best sustainability practices relevant to the FT system, quantifies and prioritizes them, and finds that top management commitment, multi-modal freight transportation, and adoption of green technologies have a higher impact on the overall performance of the freight organization.
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART A-POLICY AND PRACTICE
(2022)
Editorial Material
Nutrition & Dietetics
Math J. J. M. Candel, Gerard J. P. van Breukelen
Summary: Designing studies with high statistical power is crucial for improving the quality and reproducibility of research findings. This article presents designs that minimize the number of subjects or research budget while maintaining the desired power level. It focuses on allocation of subjects to treatments and optimal number of centers in cluster-randomized and multicenter trials. Maximin designs are introduced to address unknown parameters, ensuring a pre-specified power level and minimizing research costs.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2023)
Editorial Material
Nutrition & Dietetics
Julian Wolfson, Ashwini Venkatasubramaniam
Summary: The use of most interventions is primarily supported by evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs), but there may be substantial differences in the delivery of interventions in clinical practice compared to these foundational RCTs. With the increasing availability of electronic health data, it is now possible to study the real-world effectiveness of a wide range of interventions. However, real-world intervention effectiveness studies using electronic health data face challenges such as data quality, selection bias, confounding by indication, and lack of generalizability. In this article, we discuss the barriers to generating high-quality evidence from real-world intervention effectiveness studies and suggest statistical best practices to address these challenges.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Jingjing Xing, Jia Shen, Qiwei Pang, Mingjie Fang, Hong Chen
Summary: The implementation of sustainable shipping management by shipping companies is crucial for safeguarding major water bodies in the marine environment. This study develops a theoretical model based on institutional theory and incorporates a micro-consciousness level to investigate the factors influencing the implementation of sustainable shipping practices by companies. Surveying Chinese shipping companies' management, a total of 282 datasets were collected and analyzed. The results demonstrate that rules and regulations, societal norms, environmental awareness, and legal awareness enhance shipping companies' adoption of sustainable shipping practices. Furthermore, these practices positively impact shipping companies' environmental, financial, and competitive performance, highlighting their significance for maritime environmental protection and sustainability.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Micaela De Santis, Jeanette Hahn, David Dubnau
Summary: This study shows that the ComEB protein is not essential for transformation in Bacillus subtilis, and does not affect the polar localization of ComGA. The synthesis of the putative channel protein ComEC is translationally coupled to the comEB open reading frame, indicating a common mechanism for adjusting protein amounts in competence operons.
MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Jason A. Hubbart
Summary: Best management practices (BMP) in the United States are defined as successful measures in protecting water resources from pollution, but most BMPs lack validation and standardized implementation and monitoring methods. This communication proposes a generalized and customizable BMP decision-making process to encourage standardization in BMP implementation and validation methods.
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Marc Golub, Rafael Neto Henriques, Rita Gouveia Nunes
Summary: The study aimed to quantify the specificity of FWE-DTI procedures on single-shell and multishell data. Results showed that the validity of the RGD method is influenced by initialization and it cannot accurately differentiate free water from tissue diffusion alterations.
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Cybernetics
Gustavo Tietz Cazeri, Luis Antonio Santa-Eulalia, Andre Ricardo Fioravanti, Milena Pavan Serafim, Izabela Simon Rampasso, Rosley Anholon
Summary: The purpose of this study is to identify the main challenges in training managers in the manufacturing sector who are not familiar with Industry 4.0 concepts but aspire to have a broad view of Industry 4.0, and to validate training practices that can reduce knowledge differences. Through the use of Delphi and Fuzzy Delphi methods, 11 training challenges and 11 training practices were identified. These findings are of value to professionals, academics, or consultants.
Letter
Medicine, General & Internal
Razmin Bari, Asim Kumar Bepari, Hasan Mahmud Reza
Summary: Governments, regulatory authorities, and vaccine-related committees are facing immense pressure to roll out COVID-19 vaccines quickly to protect people. It is important to note that these vaccines are developed hastily with some using new technologies on humans for the first time, and most clinical trials not including elderly patients with comorbidities. Therefore, careful and logical rollout planning, especially for the elderly, is necessary.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Carolyn Smith Hughes, Elizabeth Butrick, Juliana Namutundu, Easter Olwanda, Phelgona G. Otieno, Peter Waiswa, Dilys Walker, James Kahn
Summary: The costs of a highly effective preterm birth intervention package and active control were estimated to be $1.11M in Kenya and $0.74M in Uganda. The annual maintenance costs per birth were $16.36 in Kenya and $3.47 in Uganda. Personnel costs accounted for at least 72% of the total package costs in each scenario and country.
Article
Engineering, Civil
Ayse Muhammetoglu, Pelin Orhan, Ozgun Akdegirmen, Secil Tuzun Dugan, Habib Muhammetoglu
Summary: This study presents an integrated approach that combines monitoring and water quality modeling to assess the effectiveness of different best management practices (BMPs) and point pollution control scenarios. The results show that diffuse pollution control scenarios are effective in reducing pollutant concentrations. The combined BMP scenario targeting agricultural practices, pasture management and animal waste control provides the maximum reduction in total annual diffuse pollution loads.
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Editorial Material
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Jenna Fritz, Elizabeth Griffin, Rachel Hammack, Tara Herrick, Courtney Jarrahian
Summary: Supply of autodisable syringes is crucial for global COVID-19 vaccination campaigns, and efforts should be made to overcome distribution challenges, improve syringe logistics, and prepare for possible new variants or global outbreaks.
HUMAN VACCINES & IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS
(2022)
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Environmental Studies
John Bistline, Mark Budolfson, Blake Francis
Summary: This study argues that current practices regarding transparency are insufficient to fully reveal the role of value-laden assumptions in energy and environmental modelling, and proposes additional best practices to increase transparency, emphasizing the importance of interdisciplinary dialogue. Recommendations include providing accessible documentation for stakeholders, increasing policymaker participation, and conducting sensitivity analyses to cover a range of viewpoints.