The ageing of people living with cystic fibrosis: what to expect now? by Almudena Felipe Montiel, Antonio Álvarez Fernández, Mario Culebras Amigo, Letizia Traversi, David Clofent Alarcón, Karina Loor Reyes, Eva Polverino

“…However, the prolonged life expectancy is accompanied by an increasing burden of age-related comorbidities, especially in the context of chronic disease. …”
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The neurobiological basis of emotions and their connection to facial expressions in non-human mammals: insights in nonverbal communication by Daniel Mota-Rojas, Alexandra L. Whittaker, Cécile Bienboire-Frosini, Jhon Buenhombre, Patricia Mora-Medina, Adriana Domínguez-Oliva, Julio Martínez-Burnes, Ismael Hernández-Avalos, Adriana Olmos-Hernández, Antonio Verduzco-Mendoza, Alejandro Casas-Alvarado, Karina Lezama-García, Temple Grandin

“…Considering these coded facial movements, current research aims to associate certain facial expressions with the animals’ emotional states and affective contexts. …”
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Financial security of Ukraine in debt burden: Assessment and forecasting by Fedir Zhuravka, Yuriy Petrushenko, Svitlana Chorna, Bohdana Huriy, Inessa Yarova, Olga Pankiv, Wojciech Duranowski

“…Regression modeling demonstrated a clear negative correlation between the amount of external debt and the level of financial security, with each increase in the debt burden being accompanied by a decrease in the integral index. …”
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Integrating Artificial Intelligence as an Advanced Learning Tool into Ukrainian Inclusive Educational Environment by Liliia Potapiuk, Alina Sasiuk

“…In the context of general pedagogy, positive trends in AI integration are evident. …”
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Scoping review: Online video games and mental health among school-going children in Africa by Muhammad Hoque, Mostafizur Rahman, Sayma Akter Pata, Muhammad Akram Uzzaman

“… Introduction Online video gaming is increasingly popular among school-aged children in Africa, driven by expanding internet penetration and mobile technology access. …”
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Integration of Artificial intelligence into Ukrainian inclusive educational environment as an advanced learning tool by Лілія Потапюк, Аліна Сасюк

“…In the context of general pedagogy, positive trends in AI integration are evident. …”
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Motivation to learn German as a foreign language: A systematic literature review by Asuman Yaprak

“…The findings show that motivation studies on German as a foreign language are primarily based on the second language motivational self-system model, the number of studies has increased with the paradigm shift, quantitative research methods and surveys are mainly used as data collection techniques, German is intensively researched together with other languages, and the aim is to determine what increases and decreases motivation by considering motivation levels and factors more.…”
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Exploring stakeholders’ perceptions and priorities in promoting social sustainability through building design and public participation: a case study in Malaysia by Ng Kean Jhun, Zalina Shari, Mohammad Mujaheed Hassan

“…Addressing gaps in public participation frameworks, it explores how increased engagement can improve social sustainability within Malaysia’s unique socio-political context. …”
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Evaluation of Breast Vascular Calcifications as a Predictor for Coronary Artery Calcification by D. A. Bazhenova, O. S. Puchkova, E. A. Mershina, V. E. Sinitsyn

“…Cardiovascular diseases are one of the main causes of death among women, and current prevention paradigms may not be sufficient in this group. …”
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Pedagogical Training of Higher Education Teachers and its Effects by Andreia Veiga, Tatiana Sanches, Mariana Gaio Alves

“… This study aimed to analyse the consequences of the pedagogical training of higher education teachers reported in scientific literature in the context of the transformations associated with the Bologna Process. …”
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Federated learning assisted distributed energy optimization by Yuhan Du, Nuno Mendes, Simin Rasouli, Javad Mohammadi, Pedro Moura

“…Abstract The increased penetration of distributed energy resources and the adoption of sensing and control technologies are driving the transition from our current centralized electric grid to a distributed system controlled by multiple entities (agents). …”
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PHYSICO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES INVESTIGATION OF HEMPCRETE by Laurențiu ADAM, Dorina-Nicolina ISOPESCU

“…Food, energy and construction are the three main domains in which different uses of industrial hemp confirm the role and importance that agriculture has in human life. In the current context with an increased need for energy efficiency and environmental protection, the attention of scientists is directed towards the identification of ecological construction materials, and a sustainable way of life, where the circular economy must become part of people’s living habits. …”
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Exploring carbon emission drivers in G5 economies: the interplay of green technology, environmental performance, energy intensity, and economic growth by Qingdong Hao, Rimsha Arshad

“…In contrast, both energy intensity and environmental performance indicators show a positive association with emissions, suggesting that increased energy demand and limited effectiveness of current environmental measures hinder mitigation efforts. …”
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Impact of Electricity Price Reductions on the Profitability and Sizing of Photovoltaic Systems in Agri-Food Industries by Fernando R. Mazarrón, José Álvarez, Jorge Cervera-Gascó, Jesús López-Santiago

“…Under current low-price conditions, new PV installations face limited profitability, with extended payback periods ranging from 7 to 11 years for optimally sized systems. …”
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Spatiotemporal dynamics and driving factors of human resources for health in traditional Chinese medicine in China by Jiarui Zhang, Sheng Zhou, Yujie Feng, Huaijin Liu, Chengcheng Li

“…Enhancing the accessibility of TCM services not only addresses current regional imbalances but also strengthens the healthcare system’s capacity to respond to the needs of an aging population and future public health emergencies. …”
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Factors associated with variation in single-dose albendazole pharmacokinetics: A systematic review and modelling analysis. by Charles Whittaker, Cédric B Chesnais, Sébastien D S Pion, Joseph Kamgno, Martin Walker, Maria-Gloria Basáñez, Michel Boussinesq

“…This variation might have implications for the efficacy of albendazole treatment, but current understanding of the factors associated with this variation remains incomplete.…”
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Vyatka Merchants’ Trading Operations outside of the Vyatka Region (Late 18th — First Half of the 19th Centuries) by A. A. Belik

“…The article examines the specifics of communications of the Vyatka merchants in the geocultural and sociocultural contexts. This topic is analyzed within the framework of the synthesis of historical and cultural approaches. …”
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E. Beaunoyer, M. J. Guitton. Cyberthanathology: death and beyond in the digital age / trans. from Engl. A. V. Antipov by A. V. Antipov

“…Indeed, emerging technologies are not only embedded in end-of-life, death, and grief experiences, they are also changing the global context in which these phenomena take place. Although interactions between death-related phenomena and technologies are not new, the ubiquitous presence of digitalized spaces drastically increased the salience and the magnitude of these interactions. …”
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Heating Sector Strategies in Climate-Neutral Societies by Steffen Nielsen, Peter Sorknæs, Brian Vad Mathiesen, Henrik Lund, Diana Moreno, Jakob Zinck Thellufsen

“…The results of the analyses show (1) a feasible reduction level of around 36% in end-use heat demand in buildings, with higher potential in older buildings and lower in new buildings, (2) expanding district heating to areas with a density of 15-10 kWh/m2 is feasible, resulting in a district heating share of 63-70% of the heat demand compared to the current level of 51%, (3) a large unexploited potential to use heat sources such as industrial excess heat, geothermal heat, data centres and power-to-X, reducing the need for biomass in the heating sector, and (4) increased use of variable renewable energy and combined heat and power production increasing gas export and thus replacing biomass consumption outside the country. …”
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Word recognition during movement under simulated weather conditions. by Francisco Rocabado, Natasha Alonso-Bernal, Jon Andoni Duñabeitia

“…These findings demonstrate the utility of VR as an ecologically valid framework to investigate the complex interplay between environmental context and reading comprehension. In conclusion, the current study provides insights into how varying environmental conditions affect word recognition during movement.…”
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