Vaping – A Beneficial Alternative to Traditional Cigarettes or an Unexplored Danger? by Paulina Błasiak, Aleksandra Ślusarska, Patryk Mikołajec, Barbara Bilecka, Jolanta Mędyk, Małgorzata Wirkijowska, Jakub Wirkijowski, Yauheniya Patarocha, Michał Rogulski, Ruslan Huk

“… The aim of this study is to assess the risks associated with e-cigarette use, particularly in the context of cardiovascular and respiratory health. …”
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Gender perspectives in disaster response: An evidence-based review by Alfred Acanga, Baker Matovu, Venugopalan Murale, Sudha Arlikatti

“…Furthermore, socioeconomic gender inequalities limit collective agency in disaster response while socio-cultural and patriarchal norms lead to uneven disaster response that are further reinforced by gender inequalities that lead to structural violence. Increased vulnerability to disasters increases fear and mistrust of existing institutional disaster management strategies. …”
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MARKETING COMMUNICATION IN THE DIGITAL AGE by Olimpia OANCEA

“…Once companies have developed products and services, they must communicate the value and benefits of the offerings to current and potential customers. Consumers are changing. …”
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Progressive scale implementation for personal income tax as a necessary condition for ensuring social justice by N. Z. Zotikov

“…In the context of the current unfavorable demographic situation and external challenges due to Western sanctions, it is necessary to strengthen motivation to work, considering foreign positive experience to introduce a real and workable progressive scale of personal income taxation.…”
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Multiscale effects of climate change and anthropogenic activity on vegetation dynamics in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao greater bay area by Yun Tang, Yuanyuan Wang, Quanming Yang

“…The results reveal that: NDVI exhibits an increasing trend in most regions, Land Surface Temperature (LST) has significantly increased, and the intensity of anthropogenic activities has significantly intensified in half of the regions. …”
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Study of Ionanofluids Behavior in PVT Solar Collectors: Determination of Thermal Fields and Characteristic Length by Means of HEATT^® Platform by Mariano Alarcón, Juan-Pedro Luna-Abad, Manuel Seco-Nicolás, Imane Moulefera, Gloria Víllora

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Promoting sound development of preterm infants in the name of developmental neuroscience: Beyond advanced life support and neuroprotection by Osuke Iwata, Sachiko Iwata, Yung-Chieh Lin, Shin Kato, Yuko Mizutani, Tadashi Hisano, Masahiro Kinoshita, Satoko Fukaya, Koya Kawase, Shinji Saitoh

“…Despite the increased survival opportunities for extremely preterm infants, their long-term cognitive outcomes remain poor, with increased incidence of cognitive impairments in childhood and reduced opportunities to attend higher education in young adulthood compared to their term-born peers. …”
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Mechanism of Foreign Policy Coordination Within the Framework of the Collective Security Treaty Organization by Kirill Y. Golub

“…Increasing changes in the system of international relations in the current conditions require states to create and ensure the dynamic operation of regional institutional mechanisms Such a mechanism within the CSTO ensures coordination of the member states’ positions on international and regional security issues. …”
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Platform for energy generation based on piezoelectric elements by Peter Adel Wakеm Awad, Anastasia A. Sidorova, Tatyana E. Mamonova

“…In recent decades, we have seen rapid advances in science and technology in renewable and alternative energy. In this context, the research related to energy generation from non-obvious sources is becoming increasingly relevant. …”
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Sustainable Development and New Challenges of the Energy Market: Amendment on “New Normal” by Evgenia A. Kuklina

“…At present, the use of the term “new normal” as a new reality, characterizes a situation of challenge that requires a new model of economic development which would take into consideration current threats and risks. The article analyzes the possibility of implementing a concept of sustainable development in the context of new challenges at the energy market. …”
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Leveraging mobile applications in humanitarian crisis to improve health: a case of Syrian women and children refugees in Turkey by Aral Surmeli, Nirmala P Narla, Angela J Shields, Rifat Atun

“…HERA App is the first mHealth solution that has been designed for Syrian refugees in Turkey and is currently still in the data collection phase. We discuss its design and implementation and analyze the enablers and barriers of adoption systems, health systems access, and cultural norms for implementing a demand-side mHealth intervention in this context.…”
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Intermittent pneumatic compression for venous thromboembolism prevention: a systematic review on factors affecting adherence by Richard Greenall, Rachel E Davis

“…These findings could be used to inform future research and quality improvement efforts to increase adherence in this very important, but currently under-researched area.…”
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Society 5.0 and human-centered technology: Redefining talent management in the digital age by Salim Atay, Cennet Terzi Müftüoğlu, Neşe Gülmez, Muhittin Şahin

“…The findings are presented on work life and organization, early career and employment support processes, talent acquisition, talent development, talent retention, digital transformation, and human-centered design. In this context, current and future horizons are discussed from different perspectives. …”
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Gender issues in French geography by Dominique Creton

“…This situation calls for an inquiry into the increased visibility of current research. How have developments been influenced by factors such as scientific, sociological, national and international contexts, and by the changing demographic make up of French geographers (by sex, generation, and status) ? …”
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Effect of Training Program on Emotional Intelligence of Nurses Caring for Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease by Bahaa Ali, Omayma Osman, Ghada Mourad

“…Tools used for data collection were a self-administered questionnaire including two parts; part one concerned with sociodemographic characteristics of the studied nurses, and part two included the Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS) to assess emotional intelligence in managing the workplace. Results: The current study reveals that pre-program, 5.7% of the studied nurses have a high level of EI scores compared to about one quarter (22.9%) of the studied nurses who had a high level at post implementation of the program and increased to less than three quarters (71.4%) at follow up the program with a highly statistically significant difference between the levels of nurses’ emotional intelligence (p<0.001) comparing between pre-intervention and follow-up. …”
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A social image of modern student youth: value aspects (by the materials of sociological research results) by N.V. Rozenberg, Yu.L. Afanasyeva, I.A. Rudakova

“…Analyzing their views, values, and life priorities helps identify current trends and predict the future development of society as a whole. …”

Perspectives of guardians/parents in Portugal: interpreting the inclusive education policy through lived school practices by Ana Eloisa Carvalho, Amélia Veiga

“…These changes align with the personalization of the educational process, particularly through the multi-level approach (MLA) to the curriculum and the increased involvement of the educational community, where the role of the guardian becomes increasingly central. …”
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The role of reward-related brain activity in response to treatment and later depression severity: data from a randomized controlled trial in early adolescents with anxiety disorder... by Cecilia A. Westbrook, Michael Schlund, Jennifer S. Silk, Erika E. Forbes, Neal D. Ryan, Ronald E. Dahl, Dana L. McMakin, Philip C. Kendall, Anthony Mannarino, Cecile D. Ladouceur

“…However, it remains unknown whether these effects are driven by reward anticipation or feedback, which reflect different functional roles in motivated behavior, or whether brain activity changes as a function of treatment response. The current study investigated these questions in the context of a randomized controlled trial of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety disorders in adolescents. …”
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Nested case-control study investigating factors affecting initial adoption of HIV self-testing among men who have sex with men in Guangzhou, China: amidst comprehensive service cov... by Yuzhou Gu, JiaLi Yang, Yefei Luo, Lishan Zhan, Fanghua Liu, Wenting Zeng, Huifang Xu, Huifang Xu, Yongheng Lu, Yanshan Cai, Zhigang Han

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that individuals who primarily sought sexual partners through offline venues in the past 6 months (aOR = 5.28, 95% CI: 1.01–27.79), had more than one sexual partner in the past 6 months (aOR = 2.76, 95% CI: 1.33–5.74), engaged with more than two casual partners in the past 6 months (aOR = 3.02, 95% CI: 1.35–6.78), or had more than one regular partner (aOR = 3.37, 95% CI: 1.51–7.51) exhibited an increased likelihood of initiating HIVST.ConclusionIn the context of comprehensive promotion and coverage of HIVST service, the development of personalized, adaptable, and innovative HIVST strategies for MSM with a higher number of sexual partners, particularly those in regular partnerships and those seeking partners offline, may further increase the adoption of HIVST among MSM.…”
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FEMININE ROMANTIC DISCOURSE: STRATEGIC WAYS OF THE PRAGMATIC-INTERROGATIVE COMMUNICATIVE TACTIC REALISATION by Oleksandra S. Romaniuk

“…The research demonstrates the potential of the complex approach to the study of interpersonal communicative effectiveness, considering such interdependent variables as objective and subjective integrative features and the strategic ways of increasing the communicative effectiveness. The complex approach also involves the communicative-pragmatic sphere “the external context” and the cognitive sphere “the internal context”. …”
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