The “New Normal” in China’s Assertive Power Projection in the South China Sea: Maritime Hybrid Threats by Övgü Kalkan Küçüksolak

“…Therefore, this study aims to shed light on the context and cumulative effects of China’s assertive employment of maritime hybrid instruments while discussing increasing international concerns on the altering dynamics of balance of power.…”
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Adolescents’ exposure to explicit sexual content on digital media: a quantitative, cross-sectional study by Semen Sebsbie, Anteneh Tsegaye

“…Although adolescents’ screen media use has been broadly studied, little attention has been paid to the consumption of sexually explicit screen media content, especially in low- and middle-income contexts where access to digital media technologies is increasing. …”
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Application of Cord Blood–Derived Exosomes in Tumor Prevention and Treatment by Chen Huang, Yongsheng Li, Baozhong Zhang, Yukuan Tang, Yuyang Huang, Wei Wei

“…This narrative review examines the current application status of CB-derived EXOs in tumor prevention and treatment: in the context of tumor treatment, it focuses on their direct therapeutic application and their use as drug carriers; regarding tumor prevention, it explores their application in cancer vaccines. …”
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Advancements in textile techniques for cardiovascular tissue replacement and repair by Abiola Bakare, Hemanth Ponnambalath Mohanadas, Nick Tucker, Waqar Ahmed, A. Manikandan, Ahmad Athif Mohd Faudzi, Shahrol Mohamaddan, Saravana Kumar Jaganathan

“…However, an acute shortage of organ donors increases waiting times of patients, which is reflected in negative effects on the outcome for the patient. …”
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Optimizing Automated Educational Systems: Adaptive Syllabus Generation and Precise Assessment Using Artificial Intelligence by William Villegas-Ch, Jaime Govea, Roque Albuja, Diego Buenano-Fernandez, Aracely Mera-Navarrete

“…Integrating artificial intelligence in education can revolutionize how educational resources are generated, and assessments are conducted. However, current automated systems often struggle with precision, relevance, and usability issues, particularly in adapting to the specific needs of diverse educational contexts. …”
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Characterizing dengue transmission in rural areas: A systematic review. by Olivia Man, Alicia Kraay, Ruth Thomas, James Trostle, Gwenyth O Lee, Charlotte Robbins, Amy C Morrison, Josefina Coloma, Joseph N S Eisenberg

“…In some rural areas, the force of infection appears to be increasing over time, as measured by increasing seroprevalence in children and thus likely decreasing age of first infection, suggesting that rural dengue transmission may be a relatively recent phenomenon. …”
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Does use of domestic insecticides undermine public health control strategies? by Walter Fabricio Silva Martins, Lee Rafuse Haines, Martin James Donnelly, David Weetman

“…Current research has predominantly examined resistance development in the context of public health interventions and agricultural applications. …”
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Comparison of Grammar Characteristics of Human-Written Corpora and Machine-Generated Texts Using a Novel Rule-Based Parser by Simon Strübbe, Irina Sidorenko, Renée Lampe

“…As the prevalence of machine-written texts grows, it has become increasingly important to distinguish between human- and machine-generated content, especially when such texts are not explicitly labeled. …”
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Climate variability off Africa's southern Cape over the past 260 000 years by K. Purcell, K. Purcell, K. Purcell, M. H. Simon, M. H. Simon, M. H. Simon, E. J. Pryor, E. J. Pryor, S. J. Armitage, S. J. Armitage, H. J. L. van der Lubbe, E. Jansen, E. Jansen, E. Jansen

“…Finally, the data from core MD20-3592 can provide a climatic context for archaeological evidence in South Africa during the MSA.…”
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Impact of Electro-UV Aging on the Insulation Performance of PVC/ZnO Nanocomposites for Outdoor Applications by Wasim Ullah, Muhammad Farasat Abbas, Salman Khan, Aymen Flah, Claude Ziad El-Bayeh, Kamel A. Shoush, Bander Saman

“…Additional tests, including hydrophobicity, contact angle, leakage current, and temperature- and frequency-dependent analyses, were conducted during 450 hours of UV exposure at 5.11 mW/cm2, with measurements taken every 150 hours. …”
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Optimal Scheduling of the Wine-Bottling Process: A Multi-Dependency Model with Hydraulic Considerations by Luis Lillo Otarola, Hanns de la Fuente-Mella, Alonso Peña Domarchi, Abhishake Kundu, José Ceroni-Díaz

“…This study addresses the optimization of the bottling process in the wine industry, focusing particularly on the filtration stage, which accounts for approximately 30% of the total costs in the value chain. In the context of significant global production, but with challenges arising from declining demand and increasing costs, precise planning becomes necessary to ensure product quality and operational efficiency in order to control and minimize the costs associated with resource usage. …”
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The Application of Graph Neural Networks in Power Systems from Perspective of Perception-Prediction-Optimization by Zhuo LI, Yinzhe WANG, Lin YE, Yadi LUO, Xuri SONG, Zhenyu ZHANG

“…With the increasing uncertainty of the generation, transmission, and consumption sides in new power systems, the complexity and scale of power system topology relationship are continuously growing. …”
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Spatial and Developmental Policy Directions Affecting Marine Spatial Planning in the Northern Aegean Sea, Greece by Anestis Gourgiotis, Dionisia Koutsi, Vasiliki Krommyda, Anastasia Stratigea

“…A critical stage of each MSP exercise is the exploration of land- and marine-based policy directions and their current or potential repercussions in the marine environment. …”
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Bibliometric Analysis and Overview of Matrix Product States in the Bose-Hubbard Model by Juan Sebastián Gómez, Karen Cecilia Rodríguez

“…Context: Quantum many-body systems have been a prominent topic over the past two decades, underpinning advancements in superconductors, ultracold atoms, and quantum computing, among other fields. …”
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Digitalization of financial systems and cross-border integration: on the issue of creating a currency instrument for the BRICS countries by V. P. Akinina, D. A. Zakharova

“…The development of digital technologies opens up new opportunities for increasing the efficiency, transparency and accessibility of financial services, and also promotes the deepening of economic cooperation between countries.The issue is particularly relevant for the BRICS countries, which demonstrate high rates of economic growth and are interested in developing mutually beneficial partnerships.Goal. …”
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International expert agenda in education: Key characteristics and problem areas by P. S. Sorokin, Yu. A. Vyatskaya

“…Physical health skills and agency skills are underestimated in global expert discourse despite their increasing relevance demonstrated by COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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MicroRNAs in Liver Fibrosis: Unraveling Intercellular Crosstalk and the Regulatory Functions of MicroRNA-223 by Chinnatam Phetkong, Chaiyaboot Ariyachet

“…This Commentary synthesizes the current, sometimes contradictory, evidence; outlines how context shapes miR-223’s dual actions; and surveys the development of therapeutic strategies, including miRNA mimics, nanoparticle formulations, and extracellular-vesicle delivery, including major challenges in tissue targeting, cargo stability, and long-term safety. …”
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Innovate for Impact: Young Adults Education and Empowerment for Climate Action by Shelley Rap, Moran Bodas

“…However, despite the best intentions of disaster planners, the current efforts are suboptimal in promoting implementation. …”
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Mathematics teachers’ perceptions of computational thinking and its integration into mathematics education by Muhammad Zuhair Zahid

“…Computational thinking is a problem-solving process involving abstraction, algorithmic thinking, automation, debugging, decomposition, and generalisation. It has been increasingly regarded as an essential skill and many countries have attempted to include it in educational systems. …”
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Techno-Economic Assessment of Hydrogen-Based Power-to-Power Systems: Operational Strategies and Feasibility Within Energy Communities by Lucia Pera, Marta Gandiglio, Paolo Marocco

“…In the context of the evolving energy landscape, the need to harness renewable energy sources (RESs) has become increasingly imperative. …”
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