Empowerment in structures. Practical-ethical considerations of the preconditions for technology-assisted dementia care in Germany based on an expert-interview study by Johannes Welsch, Silke Schicktanz

“…Thematic content analysis was used to analyze the data.FindingsThe experts’ assessments of the current preconditions for TADC in Germany were starkly ambivalent. …”
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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

“…This review aimed to map existing literature, identify knowledge gaps, and provide an overview of the community prevalence of vitamin C deficiency and inadequacy globally, based on serum levels. The Australian context is discussed in detail. Methods A systematic search using Scopus, PubMed, and CINAHL was conducted for articles reporting on prevalence rates of vitamin C deficiency and/or inadequacy, with serum vitamin C levels, published from 2003 to 2023. …”
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Desigualdad económica y bienestar: tres modelos de justicia social by Borja Barragué Calvo

“…During the past fifteen years Spain has needed substantial rates of economic growth to maintain the proportion of poor people close to 20%; it is highly probable that the current situation significantly increases that proportion. …”
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Redefining Energy Management for Carbon-Neutral Supply Chains in Energy-Intensive Industries: An EU Perspective by Tadeusz Skoczkowski, Sławomir Bielecki, Marcin Wołowicz, Arkadiusz Węglarz

“…This study proposes a redefinition of EM to support carbon-neutral supply chains within the European Union’s EIIs, addressing critical limitations of conventional EM frameworks under increasingly stringent carbon regulations. Using a modified systematic literature review based on PRISMA methodology, complemented by expert insights from EU Member States, this research identifies structural gaps in current EM practices and highlights opportunities for integrating sustainable innovations across the whole industrial value chain. …”
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Challenges of ICT use for nurse-patient communication in Portugal: a mixed methods research by Marlene Peres, Raquel Simões de Almeida, António Moreira

“…The study was structured into four key phases/question groups: professional context, practices related to the use of ICT in patient communication, training needs, and other relevant information. …”
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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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Evaluation of health recommender systems: a scoping review protocol by Rohit Shankar, Edward Meinert, Ananya Ananthakrishnan, Madison Milne-Ives

“…Many such systems have been developed and evaluated individually, but there is a need to synthesise the evaluation findings to identify gaps and ensure that future recommender systems are designed to have a positive impact on health or target behaviours.Objective The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the state of the literature evaluating health recommender systems and highlight lessons learnt, methodological considerations and gaps in current research.Methods and analysis The review will follow the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews and the Population, Concept, and Context frameworks. …”
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The Role of Sex Hormones in Cartilaginous Tissues: A Scoping Review by Jeffrey L. Hutchinson, Amalie J. Hutchinson, Joy Feng, Cheryle A. Séguin

“…Studies reported here for these tissues indicate that sex hormones are likely beneficial in the context of age‐associated joint diseases, but there are important limitations to how this translates to the clinic given that various animal models can display distinct responses to sex hormone exposure. …”
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Sustainable Public Health Policies: Understanding Influenza Vaccination Uptake Among College Students in a Changing Society by Keren Dopelt

“…Future research should investigate how digital communication, policy variation, and sociocultural context influence the components of the TPB across diverse populations.…”
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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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Scientific Illustration: from Informational Support to a Culture of Participation by D. K. Lisovsky

“…Information sources were the research of Science Art in the context of solving the problems of popularization of scientific knowledge.Results and discussion. …”
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Young people's networked constructions of nature: Evidence from a qualitative multiple case study in the United Kingdom by Jack Reed, Simon Kennedy Beames, Gale Macleod

“…Therefore, it is necessary to examine this collapsing physical‐digital binary in the context of young people's in‐person interactions with nature to examine the effectiveness of this theoretical perspective. …”
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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

“…We believe that the demographic type of a population (dynamic, normal or regressive) should be assessed in the context of the life cycle of certain species and their ecological traits, rather than mechanistically. …”
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Bibliometric Analysis of Carbon Footprint Studies Within the Scope of Sustainability by Rukiye Sefanur Altay, Asude Ateş, Hülya Demirel

“…One of the important steps taken in this context is the European Green Deal action plan, which is the roadmap for the green transformation required by the Paris Climate Agreement of the EU, to which Turkey is also a party. …”
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DepthFormer: Depth‐Enhanced Transformer Network for Semantic Segmentation of the Martian Surface From Rover Images by Yuan Ma, Zhaojin Li, Bo Wu, Ran Duan

“…Advanced deep learning techniques, particularly Transformers, can enhance semantic segmentation and image interpretation, deepening our understanding of Martian surface features. However, current publicly available neural networks are trained in the context of Earth, rendering the direct use of the Martian surface impossible. …”
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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

“…<h4>Objectives</h4>To study the Quality of Life (QoL) of former Buruli Ulcer patients who, in the context of a randomized controlled trial, reported early with small lesions (cross-sectional diameter <10 cm), and received a full course of antibiotic treatment.…”
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Evolution of preschool girls’ beauty standards over the recent 10 years: findings of the experimental longitudinal study by O.V. Shalygina, A.B. Kholmogorova

“… <p><strong>Context and Relevance<em>. </em></strong>Body dissatisfaction is a risk factor for the development of eating disorders, which has also been found over the recent decades among children and adolescents. …”
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The development of future foreign language teachers’ digital competences in creating multimedia tutorials by G. Zh. Smagulova, G. B. Sarzhanova, G. K. Tleuzhanova, N. Stanciu

“…The article considers the problem of the development of future teachers’ digital competences in creating foreign language multimedia tutorials and presents the results of the corresponding research conducted by the authors. In the context of the digitalisation of education, the foreign language multimedia tutorials represent an effective means of organising and integrating authentic audio-visual materials into the learning process. …”
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Analyzing the impact of urban growth on urban quality of life in the city of El Eluma: A multidimensional study by Hama Aya, Djeffal Djafar

“…Contemporary cities are facing increasing pressures resulting from the rapid pace of urban growth and the associated imbalances that affect residents’ well-being and the sustainability of urban systems. …”
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