Is social theory losing its relevance? A call for social impact and cocreation from dialogic sociology by Elisabeth Torras-Gómez, Mar Joanpere, Carmen Elboj, Mengna Guo, Esther Oliver, Ane Lopez de Aguileta, Marta Soler-Gallart

“…Abstract Currently, the interest in and use of social theory by policy-makers, organizations, and citizens have decreased worldwide. …”
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Campus microenvironmental factors and their effects on people’s outdoor thermal perceptions under different conditions by Yang Zhang, Shuangyan Feng, Jiaying Liu, Quanzhang Mo, Hui Yin, Jian Zhang

“…However, the thermal environments influenced by these factors are subject to current weather conditions. Subjective responses towards physical environments have rarely been investigated previously. …”
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My back: co-designing municipal rehabilitation with and for individuals with long-lasting back problems: study protocol by Tina Junge, P. Kjaer

“…Therefore, the Municipality of Svendborg, the University of Southern Denmark, and UCL University College aim to co-design an improved municipal rehabilitation program with and for individuals with back problems, within the existing municipal context. The new practices developed in the program seek to better support individuals to manage everyday life with back problems, develop effective rehabilitation practices, and decrease the associated municipal costs. …”
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Development of <i>OptiCon</i>: A Mathematical Model with a Graphical User Interface for Designing Sustainable Portland Cement Concrete Mixes with Budget Constraint by Angie Pineda, Rita Peñabaena-Niebles, Gilberto Martínez-Arguelles, Rodrigo Polo-Mendoza

“…The production of Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) generates significant environmental impacts that increase climate change and decrease people’s quality of life. Recent studies highlight the potential to reduce these environmental burdens by partially replacing Portland cement with Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCMs) and coarse aggregates with Recycled Concrete Aggregate (RCA). …”
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Interventions to improve media coverage of medical research: a codesigned feasibility and acceptability study with Australian journalists by Brooke Nickel, Ray Moynihan, Alexandra Barratt, Kirsten J McCaffery, Loai Albarqouni, Tessa Copp, Thomas Dakin, Liam Mannix

“…This study aimed to codesign and assess the feasibility of a multicomponent training intervention for journalists in Australia.Design A small pragmatic feasibility study using a pre- and postdesign.Setting 90 min online workshop.Participants Eight journalists currently working in Australia, recruited through the study’s journalist advisor and existing contacts of the researchers.Intervention The training intervention covered a range of topics, including study designs, conflicts of interest, misleading medical statistics, population screening and overdiagnosis. …”
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Smart green ports: a sustainable solution for the maritime industry in a changing climate by Mohamed Elhussieny

“…Such basic analysis offers lessons on what current practices are, along with the challenges to be faced within the maritime sector. …”
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Climate change impact on the distribution and priority areas for conservation of Sterculia setigera Delile in Benin, West Africa by Rissicath Foumilayo Djaboutou, Séverin Biaou, Gérard Nounagnon Gouwakinnou, Christine A. I. Nougbodé Ouinsavi

“…Climate change poses a major threat to species distribution and habitat loss, while also contributing to biodiversity decrease. Understanding these effects along climatic gradients is crucial for guiding conservation and mitigating declines. …”
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Organising general practice for care homes: a multi-method study by Barbara Hanratty, Rachel Stocker, David Sinclair, Katie Brittain, Karen Spilsbury, Daniel Stow, Louise Robinson, Fiona E Matthews

“…Between 2019 and 2021, total contacts and estimated costs increased, and urgent referrals and polypharmacy fell. …”
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Characteristics of the Epidemic Situation Associated with Acute Respiratory Viral Infections in the Russian Federation during the Pandemic Spread of COVID-19 by T. A. Semenenko, V. G. Akimkin, E. I. Burtseva, A. V. Nozdracheva, E. G. Simonova, A. V. Tutelyan, S. V. Ugleva, S. N. Kuzin

“…Aim of the study was to investigate the current manifestations of the epidemic process of ARVI and influenza, including in the context of a new coronavirus infection (COVID–19) pandemic, on the territory of Russia and in Moscow. …”
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Self-other distinction modulates the sense of self-agency during joint actions by Laura Zapparoli, Marika Mariano, Lucia Maria Sacheli, Tommaso Berni, Caterina Negrone, Carlo Toneatto, Eraldo Paulesu

“…Explicit sense of agency: we observed decreased judgments of self-agency in Joint trials compared with the Solo ones in both the Coordination and Sequential tasks. …”
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Flourishing as a highly sensitive person: a mixed method study on the role of nature connectedness and chaotic home environment by Susan Carroll, Anna O’Brien, Francesca Lionetti, Anna O’Reilly, Annalisa Setti, Annalisa Setti

“…On the contrary, a chaotic home environment is associated with decreased well-being. We hypothesise that a chaotic home environment will negatively impact flourishing, particularly for those who are highly sensitive, while being connected with nature will have a more positive effect on them. …”
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Modelling the potential spread of Clade Ib MPXV in Asian cities by Kiesha Prem, Rayner Kay Jin Tan, Akira Endo, Gregory Gan, Keisuke Ejima, Jue Tao Lim, Borame L Dickens, Shihui Jin

“…While this highlights the importance of early preparedness, current knowledge of the virus’s transmission dynamics remains too limited to effectively inform policymaking and resource planning.Methods A compartmental model was constructed to characterise potential mpox transmission dynamics. …”
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ChatGPT's perspectives on real numbers, straight lines, and probability—A quantitative study on the influence of prompting by Frederik Dilling

“…Large language models like ChatGPT are currently a hot topic in mathematics education research. …”
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Esenin’s Reception in Russia and Abroad by Maxim V. Skorokhodov

“…The conference will result in Esenin’s encyclopedia, currently in progress.…”
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Précipitations intenses sur le Bassin Méditerranéen : quelles tendances entre 1950 et 2013 ? by Florian Raymond, Albin Ullmann, Pierre Camberlin

“…In the current context of global warming, changes in intense Mediterranean precipitation events remain less obvious, with no significant evolutions in the number and intensities of such events. …”
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Decoupling Volatile and Nonvolatile Response in Reliable Halide Perovskite Memristors by Naresh‐Kumar Pendyala, Cedric Gonzales, Antonio Guerrero

“…Alternatively, long VSET pulses lead to a gradual increase in current, the appearance of a chemical inductor, and a nonvolatile response. …”
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Prevalence and coexistence of malnutrition, sarcopenia, frailty and sarcopenic obesity among older adults in the community: Results from a prospective cohort study by Zhishan Jiang, Adrian Slee, Christine Elizabeth Weekes

“…Subjects with coexistence of MSFSO also had poorer perceived QOL (EQ-5D Visual Analogue Scale: none vs. ≥2 conditions = 85 scores vs. 56 scores, P < 0.001) and generally more contacts with HSCPs. Conclusion: Coexistence of MSFSO was associated with a greater risk of mortality, a poorer perceived QOL and an increased contact with health and social care services. …”
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GBD: incidence rates and prevalence of anxiety disorders, depression and schizophrenia in countries with different SDI levels, 1990–2021 by Jueqi Wang, Xue Guan, Ning Tao

“…Data were categorized into 5-year age groups and 95% uncertainty intervals (UI) were calculated to account for data variability.ResultsIn countries with different SDI levels, the age-standardized average annual percentage change (AAPC) in the incidence of anxiety were all shown to be increasing, and there were large gender differences between the different SDI levels, with a maximum of 0.97 (0.76–1.18) for females in countries with a high SDI level, Age-standardized more rates per 100,000 people in high SDI countries, from 658.87 in 1990 to 841.56 in 2021, and the largest gender differences in countries with a low to moderate SDI level, with AAPCs for males and females of 0.04 (0.04–0.05), 0.86 (0.63–1.09); for depression, only the countries with medium-high SDI levels were statistically significant compared to the countries with medium-low SDI levels, with AAPCs of 0.05 (0.04–0.07), 0.04 (0.04–0.05); for schizophrenia in addition to the AAPCs of the countries with medium-high SDI levels showed an increase of 0.16 (0.13–0.18); the rest decreased.ConclusionThis study highlights the current status of global incidence and prevalence of mental disorders and examines the complex interactions between the period of onset and cohort of onset of mental disorders using APC modeling, with differences in gender differences in mental disorders in countries with different SDIs, and significant differences in countries with low to medium SDI levels, requiring further exploration of the mechanisms by which socio-economic development influences gender-specific mental health. …”
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Nanofibrous carbon (multi-wall carbon nanotubes): synthesis and electrochemical studies by using field-effect transistor setup by Ildar A. Mustafin, Arslan F. Akhmetov, Renat B. Salikhov, Ilnur A. Mullagaliev, Timur R. Salikhov, Rail N. Galiakhmetov, Olga V. Shabunina, Dmitry S. Kopchuk, Igor S. Kovalev, Akhat G. Mustafin

“…The properties of the obtained field-effect transistors were studied. The current-voltage characteristics of the OFET show an increase in currents with a positive voltage on the gate, which corresponds to the electron conductivity of the transport channel. …”
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The examination of family value hierarchies in Russian and Chinese cultures by O. E. Iatsevich, V. V. Iudashkina, L. N. Shabatura, N. A. Tkacheva, A. F. Zakirova

“…In the context of globalisation and the intensification of international contacts, there is an increasing need to understand the intercultural differences and similarities between Russian and Chinese youth, particularly in significant areas such as family values. …”
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