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An Emotional Health Curriculum (EHC) was developed to promote positive mental health in primarily Hispanic elementary school-aged children. In order to further expand the EHC, the mothers' experiences with the curriculum were examined. Eighteen mothers participated in two focus groups. Mothers reported that they valued this curriculum as a preventive program. Importantly, all mothers wished to extend their involvement to not only assisting their child in completing the curriculum homework but also attending a proposed parenting program. This study provides preliminary evidence that mothers embraced the EHC as an accessible community mental health service for their children and sought greater involvement.

Predictive maintenance (PdM) is one of the most powerful maintenance techniques based on the estimation of the remaining useful life (RUL) of machines. Accurately estimating the RUL is crucial to ensure the effectiveness of PdM. However, current methods have limitations in fully exploring condition monitoring data, particularly vibration signals, for RUL estimation. To address these challenges, this research presents a novel Robust Multi-Branch Deep Learning (Robust-MBDL) model. Robust-MBDL stands out by leveraging diverse data sources, including raw vibration signals, time–frequency representations, and multiple feature domains. To achieve this, it adopts a specialized three-branch architecture inspired by efficient network designs. The model seamlessly integrates information from these branches using an advanced attention-based Bi-LSTM network. Furthermore, recognizing the importance of data quality, Robust-MBDL incorporates an unsupervised LSTM-Autoencoder for noise reduction in raw vibration data. This comprehensive approach not only overcomes the limitations of existing methods but also leads to superior performance. Experimental evaluations on benchmark datasets such as XJTU-SY and PRONOSTIA showcase Robust-MBDL's efficacy, particularly in rotating machine health prognostics. These results underscore its potential for real-world applications, heralding a new era in predictive maintenance practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The historical values of Hanoi since the founding of the capital by Ly Cong Uan are deeply embedded in the minds of each and everyone of us, which we often evoke whenever interacting with relics and cultural heritage. But many of Hanoi's monuments and heritages have now become almost symbols, like physical shells that store the consciousness of many generations. Compared with cultural heritages worldwide and in neighboring countries, heritage sites such as Hoan Kiem Lake, Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam, Nung Mountain, Co Loa Temple and Quan Chuong Gate are mostly "value carrier" of the history with few visual traces of tangible values. Meanwhile, the heritage associated with the French colonial period are majestic constructions that still retain a lot of tangible values. These include Hanoi's famous tourist attractions, namely the Trumpet House, Opera House, Hoa Lo Prison, Hang Co Station, Long Bien Bridge, Hanoi Cathedral, Dong Xuan Market, where one can find both tangible and intangible values. Thus, it will be hard to understand Hanoi's identities without connecting to the French culture and civilization that still remain in the urban life therein. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Interest in kidney transplant studies in the elderly population is increasing as more research has been conducted on the immune system. With this review, we hope to encourage the need for research on kidney transplantation in the elderly.

The main aim of this paper is to investigate the postbuckling and buckling of functionally graded graphene-reinforced composite (FG-GRC) laminated cylindrical shells strengthened by stiffeners under axial compression with the uniform temperature change effect. The stiffener design option for FG-GRC cylindrical shells under axial compression is presented and a suitably smeared stiffener technique for GRC laminated stiffener system is developed. Basing on the von Kármán Donnell shell theory, the Galerkin's procedure, and the three-term solution of deflection, the explicit forms of critical buckling and expression of load-deflection postbuckling curves relation are obtained. Effects of the GRC laminated stiffeners, the environment temperature, the graphene-reinforced parameters on the compressed buckling behavior are validated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract Background To compare the visual efficacy and patient satisfaction between 2 toric IOLs (TIOL), enhanced for intermediate vision or monofocal. Methods A retrospective chart review was performed of 100 eyes from 68 astigmatic patients who underwent cataract surgery with implantation of a Tecnis Eyhance Toric II IOL (Johnson & Johnson Vision, Irvine, CA, USA) (Group 1, 50 eyes) or Tecnis TIOL (Group 2, 50 eyes). The uncorrected distant (UDVA), intermediate (UIVA), and near (UNVA) visual acuities; residual refractive astigmatism; defocus curve; and IOL axis rotation were evaluated at 1 week, 1 month, 2 months, and 3 months postoperatively. Results The postoperative UDVA and UNVA refractive astigmatism values of the two groups were better than the preoperative measurements (P 0.05). The postoperative UIVA of group 1 (0.18 ± 0.15 logMAR) was significantly better than that of group 2 (0.30 ± 0.25) (P

Following kidney transplantation, antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) occurs when the antibodies of the immune system attack the transplanted organ, leading to damage of the kidney tissue. De novo human leukocyte antigen donor-specific antibodies (HLA-DSAs) play a key role in AMR. Current therapeutic approaches include intravenous immunoglobulin, anti-CD20 antibodies, and plasmapheresis. In cases resistant to treatment, proteasome inhibitors and C5 inhibitors may be employed. Nevertheless, a pressing need exists for new medications to improve transplant survival and reduce complications. In the context of AMR, interleukin (IL)-6 is instrumental in the development and maturation of B cells into plasma cells, which then produce HLA-DSAs targeting the allograft. IL-6 inhibitors are currently under investigation and show promise due to the essential role of IL-6 in the immune response; however, additional research is necessary.

Professor Aleksandr Gelievich Dugin (...) of Moscow State University Lomonosov is a political activist whose ideology has exerted considerable influence in Russia for about 30 years. While inheriting Russian anti-Western ideas dating back to the 19th century, his "Neo-Eurasianism" is further enhanced by the nostalgia for Russia's past under the great tsars and part of the powerful Soviet Federation. Dugin's basic thesis is that rather than economic factors, geographical ones are the core cause of Russian power now and then. He called on the Russians to carry out a mission to revive the past, oppose the West and NATO, exercise control over the surrounding peoples, and permanently dominate the center of Eurasia. While mostly promoted as a significant spiritual factor in Russia since 2008, Neo-Eurasianism is considered the one causing negative consequences for Russia, Europe and the world, especially since the breakout of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]