Reducing Delivery Times by Utilising On-Site Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing with Digital-Twin Methods by Stefanie Sell, Kevin Villani, Marc Stautner

“…The increasing demand for smaller batch sizes and mass customisation in production poses considerable challenges to logistics and manufacturing efficiency. …”
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A Review of the Insider Threat, a Practitioner Perspective Within the U.K. Financial Services by Findlay Whitelaw, Jackie Riley, Nebrase Elmrabit

“…The insider threat within organisational cybersecurity continues to be of great concern globally. The current insider threat detection strategies are acknowledged as ineffective, evidenced by the increased reported events in high-profile insider threats and cyber data loss cases borne from insider and privilege misuse. …”
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Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-lymphocyte ratio in hypertensive patients: A prospective cross-sectional study by Sudha S, Birunthavathi M, Mythili M, Sai Sailesh Kumar Goothy

“…However, studies related to this context are sparse comparatively. Aims and Objectives: The current study explores the NLR and the PLR with hypertension as an indicator of cardiovascular risk. …”
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The Community Prevalence of Vitamin C Deficiency and Inadequacy—How Does Australia Compare With Other Nations? A Scoping Review by Danielle M. Carter, Hiep N. Le, Hai Phung

“…The prevalence of deficiency in high‐income countries is likely between 0% and 15%, with current reference ranges underestimating overall inadequacy for optimal health, by approximately 33.6%. …”
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Effects of Ramadan on cognitive functions in young boys by Amira Miladi, Mohamed Ali Saafi, Imed Latiri

“…The study found that Ramadan fasting did not have an effect on various reaction times or on electro-physiological data, including P300 amplitude and latency. The current study, conducted with healthy children/adolescents, indicates that Ramadan fasting had no impact on various reaction times (SRT, CRT, NPRT), suggesting the preservation of information processing speed and decision-making, even in the face of increased task complexity. …”
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Sustainable Public Health Policies: Understanding Influenza Vaccination Uptake Among College Students in a Changing Society by Keren Dopelt

“…The results indicated that prior vaccination was the strongest predictor of current influenza vaccine uptake (OR = 38.7, <i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
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Innovations in the Research of the Relationship of Mental and Reproductive Health: Changes in Personality Profiles in Young Women with Pregnancy Pathology and the Reflection of Obs... by Ramazan K. MAGOMEDOV, Akhmed A. UZAYEV, Ibrahim V. NURIEV, Murajan U. MADDINOV, Radikhan Y. SHADMANOV

“…Current research in this area dictates the existence of a two-way relationship between mental and reproductive health. …”
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Collaborative Housing in Chile by Valentina Augusta Cortés Urra

“…In Chile, there has been recent interest from resident groups, third sector organisations and the current government in promoting collective self-organised housing through specific programs. …”
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Assessment of the Status of <i>Cephalanthera longifolia</i> Populations in Lithuania Derived from a Single-Census Study by Laurynas Taura, Zigmantas Gudžinskas

“…Therefore, the ratio of generative to vegetative individuals reflects current habitat conditions rather than long-term population trends.…”
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Good quality of life in former Buruli ulcer patients with small lesions: long-term follow-up of the BURULICO trial. by Sandor Klis, Adelita Ranchor, Richard O Phillips, Kabiru M Abass, Wilson Tuah, Susanne Loth, Kristien Velding, Tjip S van der Werf, Ymkje Stienstra

“…However, recent advances in treatment, combined with increased public health efforts have the potential to significantly improve disease outcome.…”
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Evidence of traditional Chinese medicine for treating type 2 diabetes mellitus: from molecular mechanisms to clinical efficacy by Yadong Ni, Xianglong Wu, Wenhui Yao, Yuna Zhang, Jie Chen, Xuansheng Ding

“…Context The global prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has increased significantly in recent decades. …”
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Exploring the Acceptance and Opportunities of Using a Specific Generative AI Chatbot to Assist Parents in Managing Pediatric Rheumatological Chronic Health Conditions: Mixed Method... by Cheryl W Y Lau, Klaudia Kupiec, Polly Livermore

“…Understanding how we can support families better, without the need for increased personnel, will have implications for the health care systems. …”
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Good governance as the basis for the successful implementation of Ukraine’s state policy on European integration by O.V. Orel

“…To foster the development of Ukraine’s public administration in the context of European integration processes, this article substantiates and proposes the creation of a state policy document entitled «White Paper: Public Administration in Ukraine», structured as follows: Achievements (a brief overview of public administration reform outcomes in Ukraine); Benchmarks (description of good governance principles as key reform guidelines); Current State (description of the state of public administration in Ukraine at the time of research); Problems (overview of key issues, including an assessment of the compliance of public administration in Ukraine with good governance principles); Rationale for Reform (arguments in favour of further public administration reforms in Ukraine); Goals and Methodology (identification of the main purpose, goals, tasks, and applied research methods); Research Analysis (overview of the findings from major contemporary scientific and practical studies in the field of public administration in Ukraine and worldwide); Directions and Means of Reform Implementation (description of vectors for the future development of public administration in Ukraine and proposals for implementing core and alternative decisions); Results (description of intended outcomes, risks, and threats related to their achievement); Conclusions (logical summary of the material presented); Bibliography; Appendices. …”
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Measuring Sperm DNA Fragmentation and Clinical Outcomes of Medically Assisted Reproduction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. by Maartje Cissen, Madelon van Wely, Irma Scholten, Steven Mansell, Jan Peter de Bruin, Ben Willem Mol, Didi Braat, Sjoerd Repping, Geert Hamer

“…The present review suggests that current sperm DNA fragmentation tests have limited capacity to predict the chance of pregnancy in the context of MAR. …”
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Anti-tumor efficacy and safety of AEV01 in preclinical glioblastoma and hepatocellular carcinoma models by Indrani Biswas, Senthilathiban Daisy Precilla, Aravinda Kumar, M. M. Sekhar, Renu Medasani, T. S. Anitha

“…AEV01, a specialized lipophilic extract derived from the roots of Picrorhiza kurroa, has shown promise as a potential anti-cancer agent. In this context, the current study aimed to evaluate the anti-tumor efficacy and safety profile of AEV01 both in vitro and in vivo in GB and HCC models. …”
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Protective graphene oxide layers for enhanced stability of copper cathodes in zinc-ion energy storage systems by Nikos Κavousanos, Ricardo Santamaría Ramirez, Athanasia Kostopoulou, Konstantinos Brintakis, Emmanuel Stratakis, Dimitra Vernardou

“…To address these issues, researchers are actively exploring suitable electrodes and optimizing aqueous electrolytes. In this context, graphene oxide is proposed as a protective layer on the copper electrodes and combined with zinc to create HZIC. …”
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Crop simulation models as decision tools to enhance agricultural system productivity and sustainability – a critical review by Koushik Banerjee, Suman Dutta, Sumanta Das, Rahul Sadhukhan

“…Feeding the growing global population necessitates increased agricultural production, yet agriculture remains a vulnerable sector facing significant challenges from limited land resources, environment, and climatic constraints. …”
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Generative AI may create a socioeconomic tipping point through labour displacement by Jo-An Occhipinti, William Hynes, Ante Prodan, Harris Eyre, Roy Green, Sharan Burrow, Marcel Tanner, John Buchanan, Goran Ujdur, Frederic Destrebecq, Christine Song, Steven Carnevale, Ian B. Hickie, Mark Heffernan

“…Results indicate that even a moderate increase in the AI-capital-to-labour ratio could increase labour underutilisation to double its current level, decrease per capita disposable income by 26% (95% interval, 20.6–31.8%), and decrease the consumption index by 21% (95% interval, 13.6–28.3%) by mid-2050. …”
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From Public Images of Islam to Everyday Muslim Practice by Hanna Grabenberger, Erol Yildiz

“…As European societies develop into a place of cultural and religious diversity in the context of global opening processes, voices are increasingly raised that propagate religious homogeneity in Europe and see the presence of Muslims almost exclusively as a problem. …”
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