Use of dignity therapy in palliative care: a comprehensive scoping review by Romel Jonathan Velasco Yanez, Erilaine de Freitas Corpes, Judith Sixsmith, Ana Fátima Carvalho Fernandes, Priscila de Souza Aquino, Régia Christina Moura Barbosa Castro, Herla Maria Furtardo Jorge

“…Its use has steadily increased, and previous systematic reviews have synthesized evidence on its effectiveness in palliative care. …”
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Teaching communication skills to OTL-HNS residents: multisource feedback and simulated scenarios by Pier-Luc Beaudoin, Mathilde Labbé, Amanda Fanous, Meredith Young, Jamie Rappaport, Yoon Soo Park, John Manoukian, Lily H. P. Nguyen

“…Abstract Background Effective communication has been linked to a reduction in adverse events and improved patient compliance. Currently in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (OTL-HNS) residency programs, there is limited explicit teaching of communication skills. …”
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Expanding a primary care nurse practitioner fellowship to support rural and underserved pediatric patients in the US by Aaron Carpenter, Catherine Haut, Sarah Wawrzynski, Stacey Bachman, Lisa Kelly

“… Context: A significant shortage of primary care and mental healthcare providers currently exists in the US and is predicted to worsen, emphasizing the imperative for mental health training and collaboration within primary care settings, especially in rural and underserved areas. …”
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Epidemiology of Horsepox. The New Aspects by L. F. Stovba, A. A. Petrov, S. A. Melnikov, O. V. Chukhralia, N. K. Cherniкova, S. V. Borisevich

“…Although horsepox is currently considered extinct, its pathogen may persist in unknown reservoirs. …”
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The Dilemma of Cross-Border Data Flow Governance in the AIGC Era and the Game of Rules in International Relations by Lv Zhengge

“…With the rapid development of AIGC (Artificial Intelligence Generated Content) technology, global cross-border data flows have shown unprecedented growth trends in scale, speed, and complexity. However, the increase in cross-border data flows has also brought about severe governance challenges, especially in areas such as data privacy, data sovereignty, and national security, which are becoming increasingly prominent. …”
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Allies in the Making: India’s Strategic Partnerships in the Indo-Pacific Strategy by HSIAO-CHEN LIN

“…This research explores and analyzes India’s evolving strategic partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region, particularly in the context of increasing Chinese assertiveness and global geopolitical shifts. …”
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Networked Control of a Small Drone Resilient to Cyber Attacks by Octavian Ștefan, Alexandru Codrean

“…Moreover, in some applications like small UAVs, the safety and integrity of the system and its surroundings are highly susceptible to cyberattacks. In this context, the current paper proposes a resilient networked control approach. …”
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REFORM OF THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL: THE POSITION OF AFRICAN COUNTRIES by Loshkariov I.D., Zhuchkov V.V.

“…The article examines the history and current state of the process of discussing the UN reform by African countries, and analyzes the statements of African leaders on this issue. …”
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Designing an entrepreneurial ecosystem model in a university with a knowledge-based approach by Nahid Mir, Amin Rahimi Kia, Mehry Daraei

“…AbstractThe aim of the current research is to Designing an entrepreneurial ecosystem model in the university with a knowledge-oriented approach. …”
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Navigating challenges and opportunities in Ukraine’s steel industry amidst political turmoil and decarbonization initiatives by Ivanna Harasymchuk, Vladimír Kočí, Olena Tsyplitska, Vitalii Venger, Oksana Kushnirenko, Nataliia Hakhovych

“…The study provides a comprehensive assessment of the Ukrainian steel industry, focusing on its historical significance, institutional institutional prerequisites, current potential, and prospects for sustainable development. …”
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Modeling the Potential Distribution and Future Dynamics of Important Vector <i>Culex tritaeniorhynchus</i> Under Climate Change Scenarios in China by Boyang Liu, Li Li, Zhulin Zhang, Haoyu Ran, Mingwei Xing

“…In the context of global warming, there is an increasing risk of the emergence and re-emergence of vector-borne diseases (VBDs). …”
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Modern approaches to the prevention of actinobacillus pleuropneumonia in pigs by Nikolay V. Pimenov, Alexandra A. Shashkova, Alexander A. Kruglov

“…Information about the current situation with actinobacillus pleuropneumonia (APP) in the Russian Federation is quite limited, which makes it difficult to assess the effectiveness of current preventive measures and develop new strategies. …”
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Incorporating Biochar Into Biogeochemical Models: Achievements and Challenges by Amanda Ronix, Eduardo Carvalho daSilva Neto, Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerri, Agnieszka Ewa Latawiec, João Luís Nunes Carvalho

“…In this context, the current state of research on biogeochemical models that include the entry of biochar into soil has been characterized. …”
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“Second Generations” and Identity in Andrea Cotti’s 'Luca Wu' Series: An Opportunity for a Fruitful Intercultural and Transnational Dialogue in Italian Crime Fiction by Marco Paoli

“…To this end, this article will discuss the representation of migration in Italian crime fiction over the last thirty years, and will then narrow down to the current Sino-Italian literary discourse. In particular, it focuses on Andrea Cotti’s crime novels Il cinese (2018) and L’impero di mezzo (2021), and the author’s attempt to provide a counter-narrative to a public Sino-Italian discourse in which cultural differences and distance have been essentially used to legitimise Italian superiority and justify the increasingly prevalent feeling of anxiety and paranoia towards the other in the Italian context. …”
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Knowledge mapping of exosomes in ischemic stroke: a bibliometric analysis by Xiaofang Ding, Guoying Zou, Nuoya Ma, Xudong Tang, Jia Zhou

“…This study systematically evaluated the current knowledge and identified emerging research trends regarding exosomes in ischemic stroke through a bibliometric analysis.MethodsWe retrieved research articles on the role of exosomes in ischemic stroke published between 2004 and 2023 from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) database and then conducted a bibliometric analysis using VOSviewer, CiteSpace, and the bibliometrix package in the R programming environment.ResultsA comprehensive analysis of 374 publications from 38 countries revealed a steady increase in research focused on exosomes in ischemic stroke. …”
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Beyond the numbers: App-enabled stroke prediction system for high-risk individuals in imbalanced datasets by Abrar Faiaz Eram, Aliva Sadnim Mahmud, Marwan Mostafa Khadem, Md Amimul Ihsan

“…While machine learning approaches show promise in stroke prediction, current research often relies on synthetic data to address dataset imbalance, potentially compromising real-world model performance in clinical settings. …”
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Management of business processes of a commercial enterprise in the conditions of digitalization by K.O. Buzhymska, I.M. Tsaruk

“…It has been proven that various means of digitization can be applied to individual business processes of a trading enterprise, increasing their efficiency and competitiveness. At the same time, only a comprehensive approach to the development of business process management systems in the context of digitalization is crucial for ensuring efficiency and flexibility in the retail trade sector. …”
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Place-Making or Place-Taking? Transformation of Danish Disadvantaged Housing Estates by Marie Stender, Lene Wiell Nordberg, Rikke Skovgaard Nielsen, Mette Mechlenborg, Claus Bech-Danielsen

“…Several Danish social housing estates are currently being transformed according to the Parallel Society Act. …”
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Advanced Persistent Threats and Wireless Local Area Network Security: An In-Depth Exploration of Attack Surfaces and Mitigation Techniques by Hosam Alamleh, Laura Estremera, Shadman Sakib Arnob, Ali Abdullah S. AlQahtani

“…The findings underscore that while current WLAN implementations offer basic protections, they remain highly susceptible to well-resourced adversaries, necessitating a shift toward more robust, context-aware security architectures.…”
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Real-Time Heterogeneous Collaborative Perception in Edge-Enabled Vehicular Environments by Samuel Thornton, Nithin Santhanam, Rajeev Chhajer, Sujit Dey

“…To address these challenges, we propose a Heterogeneous Adaptive Collaborative Perception (HAdCoP) framework which utilizes a Context-aware Latency Prediction Network (CaLPeN) to intelligently select which vehicles should transmit their sensor data, the specific individual and collaborative perception tasks, and the amount of computational offloading that should be utilized given information about the current state of the environment. …”
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