Media Representation of the Ethical Issues Pertaining to Brain–Computer Interface (BCI) Technology by Savannah Beck, Yuliya Liberman, Veljko Dubljević

“…Conclusions: Current discussion of ethical issues reflects growing news coverage of companies such as Neuralink, and reveals a mounting distrust of BCI technology. …”
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Justificación del valor educativo de la Educación Física y el docente. ¿Qué profesional del deporte debe impartir la materia de Educación Física? ¿El Maestro/a y Profesor/a de Educ... by Vicente Miñana-Signes, Manuel Monfort-Pañego

“…This theoretical review aims at explaining and reflecting on what quality Physical Education and teachers’ professional competencies are, so as not to confuse it with school sports. Currently, there are several institutions that recommend a Quality Physical Education, and among other aspects they emphasize that this should increase up to 3 hours per week both in the stage of compulsory primary and secondary education. …”
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Effects of intercropping with legume forage on the rhizosphere microbial community structure of tea plants by Yuhang Jiang, Yuhang Jiang, Yuhang Jiang, Xiaoqin Lin, Wenxiong Lin, Wenxiong Lin

“…ContextIntercropping in agriculture is crucial for addressing challenges in intensive tea farming. …”
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Empowering older adults in medication safety by Jennifer A. Stoll, Andrew D. Baumgartner, Laura A. Brady, Alexandria M. Wahler, Roopsy Kamboj, Robert G. Wahler, Ranjit Singh

“…The semi-structured questions were open ended and based on patient empowerment models and previous research assessing videos to increase knowledge and promote behavior change. Focus groups were recorded and transcribed verbatim. …”
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Administrator Turnover: The Roles of District Support, Safety, Anxiety, and Violence from Students by Andrew H. Perry, Linda A. Reddy, Andrew Martinez, Susan D. McMahon, Eric M. Anderman, Ron A. Astor, Dorothy L. Espelage, Frank C. Worrell, Taylor Swenski, Kailyn Bare, Christopher M. Dudek, Jared Hunt, Adriana I. Martinez Calvit, Hyun Ji Lee, Xi Liu

“…Findings highlight the importance of district support of administrators for reducing mental health concerns and transfer/quit intentions in the context of student violence against school administrators. …”
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The Chinese version of the autonomy preference index for advanced cancer patients: a study on cultural adaptation based on cognitive interview by Chao Yan, Yonghong Li, Ji Ai, Shenghuan Yang

“…Background The global cancer burden is becoming increasingly severe. In the context of patient-centred medicine, respecting patients’ autonomy and preferences is of paramount importance. …”
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A Severe Case of <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> Malaria in a 44-Year-Old Caucasian Woman on Return to Western Romania from a Visit to Nigeria by Alin Gabriel Mihu, Rodica Lighezan, Daniela Adriana Oatis, Ovidiu Alexandru Mederle, Cristina Petrine-Mocanu, Cristina Petrescu, Mirandolina Eugenia Prisca, Laura Andreea Ghenciu, Cecilia Roberta Avram, Maria Alina Lupu, Adelaida Bica, Tudor Rareș Olariu

“…Malaria is currently the most prevalent life-threatening infectious disease in the world. …”
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Associations among circulating sphingolipids, β-cell function, and risk of developing type 2 diabetes: A population-based cohort study in China. by Huan Yun, Liang Sun, Qingqing Wu, Geng Zong, Qibin Qi, Huaixing Li, He Zheng, Rong Zeng, Liming Liang, Xu Lin

“…Network analysis further identified 5 modules, and 2 modules containing saturated sphingomyelins showed the strongest associations with increased T2D risk (RRQ4 versus Q1 = 1.59 and 1.43; both Ptrend < 0.001). …”
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Phosphorus has a crucial role in growth performance of calves fed starters with incorporated forage by Masoumeh Eghtedari, Amin Khezri, Mehdi Kazemi-Bonchenari, Mohammadreza Mohammadabadi, Saeed Esmaeili Mahani, Jörg R. Aschenbach

“…It is concluded that FA to starter diets has a high potential to improve growth performance in young dairy calves. However, currently, recommended dietary P levels of approximately 0.45% may be insufficient to support fiber digestibility, microbial protein synthesis and growth, especially pre-weaning, when forage-containing starters are high in phytate-P.…”
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“They tossed me up like a ball”: informal settlement residents’ experiences in accessing healthcare in Kampala, Uganda by Julia Dickson-Gomez, Kirsten Beyer, Arthur Kiconco, Ronald Anguzu, Agnes Nyabigambo

“…The focus group interviews indicated that private healthcare systems have created incentives to draw resources away from already depleted public healthcare systems, further decreasing access to the most vulnerable. Conclusions Our study reveals important and substantial gaps in the current healthcare system in Uganda. …”
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Establishing priorities for future land conservation to maximise biodiversity conservation and other ecosystem services in the Tilarán Mountains of Costa Rica by Lindsay Stallcup, Matthew D. Moran, Doris Rojas, Erich Mata

“…The opportunity to connect currently protected areas to one another through effective biological corridors still remains, possibly through conservation partnerships with landowners or direct land purchase, but time could be short as increasing development and changing land-use patterns threaten to further isolate habitats in the MAB.…”
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Analyzing the Impact of the Presence of Foreign Tourists in Religious Places on Their Attitude Towards Shiism by Marziyeh Farshiddost, Behrooz Badkoo, Mohamad Ghasemisiani

“…The present research was conducted with the aim of investigating the impact of the presence of foreign tourists in religious places on their attitude towards the Shia religion. The current research is descriptive-analytical with qualitative method and face-to-face interviews. …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of mammography uptake among the women aged 45 years and above: policy implications from the longitudinal ageing study in India wave I survey by Priyanka Sharma, Dipak Das, Divya Khanna, Atul Budukh, Anita Khokhar, Satyajit Pradhan, Ajay Kumar Khanna, Pankaj Chaturvedi, Rajendra Badwe

“…Among women in 45–59 years age group, secondary or higher education, being currently in union, having diabetes, neurological illness, hearing problems, and reproductive health problems, better cognition level, and self-history of cancer were found to be associated with increased mammography uptake. …”
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Against Futility Judgments for Patients with Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness by William Choi

“…The field of disorders of consciousness is pervaded by much uncertainty due to limitations on our current diagnostic tools, treatments, and outcome measures. …”
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Health Technology Assessment in China’s Health Care Sector: Development and Applications by Wudong Guo, Peimeng Wang, Yuzheng Zhang, Xue Li, Yaoling Wang, Kun Zhao, Francis Ruiz, Rui Li, Feiyi Xiao, Xuefei Gu, Mao You, Qiang Fu

“…In promoting its medical insurance system reform, China is actively developing health technology assessment (HTA) with principles and applications adapted to the Chinese context. This study aims to analyze the evolution of HTA in China with a focus on context, actors, process, content, and challenges encountered through applying a modified verson of Walt and Gilson’s policy triangle framework. …”
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Incubation of semen with human follicular fluid improves the antioxidant status and quality of spermatozoa after freezing–thawing by Monireh Mahmoodi, Elham Shojafar, Maryam Dastjani-Farahani

“…Therefore, most studies are currently focused on optimizing this method to achieve high-quality semen after thawing. …”
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Preparation and Characterization of Activated Carbon Made from Robusta Coffee Skin (Coffea Canephora) by Raudhatul Raihan, Adi Setiawan, Lukman Hakim, Muhammad Muhammad, Muhammad Arif, Hadi Hosseiniamoli

“…Indonesia is one of the coffee-producing countries where production tends to increase from year to year. Currently, residuals from coffee-fruit processing such as coffee-skin and husks are thrown away without any use and this biomass residual contains several toxic chemicals such as alkaloids, tannins, and polyphenols. …”
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Knowledge gaps and research opportunities in the light of the European Union Regulation on deforestation-free products by Piermaria Corona, Valerio Di Stefano, Angelo Mariano

“… In recent decades the need for new legislative and technical tools to counter the main threats to the world's forests has been increasingly felt. Currently, the European Union (EU) has moved towards the implementation of the new deforestation-free products Regulation (EUDR) which builds on the experience gained by Member States and EU institutions with the Regulation on timber trade. …”
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Ductus Venosus Agenesis in Monochorionic Twin Pregnancies Complicated by Fetal Growth Restriction: When to Deliver? by Eleonora Torcia, Alessandra Familiari, Elvira Passananti, Giulia di Marco, Federica Romanzi, Mariarita Trapani, Daniela Visconti, Antonio Lanzone, Elisa Bevilacqua

“…Fetuses with ADV are at increased risk for congenital cardiac disease, heart failure, and fetal growth restriction (FGR). …”
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Comprehensive analysis of kampo medicine utilization across all outpatient departments with a focus on anesthesiology department/pain clinic at Kyoto university hospital over 12 ye... by Karin Kato, Kaori Tsuyuki, Takuma Ohsuga, Akihiko Ueda, Miho Egawa, Masashi Ikuno, Neiko Ozasa, Kiyoaki Tanikawa

“…The usage rate of Processed Aconite Root-containing formulations increased with increasing patient age, reaching 3.3% in individuals in their teens, 6.6% in their twenties, 13.3% in their thirties, and over 30% in their eighties and nineties. …”
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