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

“…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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Interfaith Dialogue Based on Community Action in Catalonia (Spain): Mapping, Indicators, and Conditions for a Successful Public Policy by Anna Tarrés Vallespí, Maria Nadeu, Miquel Àngel Essomba

“…We identified the existing interfaith dialogue practices in Catalonia that are developed under community action; we raised some indicators to assess these practices to promote community action within local contexts; we validated the QCID_CA tool by contrasting it with current interfaith dialogue practices; and we confirmed the dialectical relationship between interfaith dialogue and community action. …”
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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

“…ABSTRACT Background The use of sex hormones in the clinic for the management of musculoskeletal conditions is increasingly common. Despite this, the role of sex hormones in various joint tissues such as the intervertebral disc (IVD), temporomandibular joint (TMJ), and articular cartilage remains poorly understood. …”
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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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Digital transformation in the legal sector: Challenges and opportunities for cybersecurity and data protection by Erisa Xhixho, Niiazbek Pazylov, Viktor Savchenko, Nurkhanbek Patiev, Munarym Pazylova

“…[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to examine the principal issues of cybersecurity and data protection in the context of digital transformation in the legal system of the Kyrgyz Republic. …”
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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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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

“…Therefore, the ratio of generative to vegetative individuals reflects current habitat conditions rather than long-term population trends.…”
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Bibliometric Analysis of Carbon Footprint Studies Within the Scope of Sustainability by Rukiye Sefanur Altay, Asude Ateş, Hülya Demirel

“…Today, the world climate is undergoing negative changes as a result of the unconscious use of resources, increasing energy demand and anthropogenic effects resulting from the development of industry. …”
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IoB Internet of Things (IoT) for Smart Built Environment (SBE): Understanding the Complexity and Contributing to Energy Efficiency; A Case Study in Mediterranean Climates by Ignacio Martínez Ruiz, Enrique Cano Suñén, Álvaro Marco Marco, Ángel Fernández Cuello

“…From these premises, to analyse the performance indicators that characterise these multidisciplinary ways of inhabiting, an IoT-driven methodology is proposed: to deploy a sensor infrastructure to acquire experimental measurements; analyse data to convert them into context-aware information; and make knowledge-based decisions. …”
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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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