COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND CHALLENGES IT POSES TO OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGISTS by V. Stoyanov

“…The purpose of this paper is to address all these issues, based on current and accessible information, and propose measures and procedures for otorhinolaryngologists in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic for different patient groups. …”
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Exacerbating, alleviating, or overcoming? Exploring the nexus between artificial intelligence and the crisis of democracy by Francesco Nasi

“…Thirdly, AI could overcome this crisis by paving the way for new forms of government beyond the current representative systems. If AI will exacerbate, alleviate, or overcome the crisis of democracy will depend not just on AI itself, but rather on the complex sociotechnical relationship between technology and the cultural, social, economic, legal, and political context in which it is developed. …”
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Rethinking military command and control systems by George-Ion TOROI

“… The evolution of society and the new characteristics of armed conflict, as demonstrated in today’s wars, highlight the need to adapt the military system to meet current and future challenges. In an increasingly complex and contested operational environment, command and control systems must be the first priority in this endeavour because of their impact on all other components of the military domain. …”
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Assessment of Ecological City Development in Urban Settlements of East Azarbaijan Province with an Emphasis on the Theoretical Model of Sustainable Development by Hosain Nazmfar, Ali Eshghei charborj, Saeedeh Alavi

“…With the rapid increase in urban population in the world and increasing concern about the environment, the challenge of creating a livable sustainable city was a priority for city planners; the idea of the Ecology is in response to these concerns. …”
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Pearl River Delta: Scales, Times, Domains by Liang Xiong

“…It provides a substantial opportunity via visualization and spatialization to overcome the obstacle of localism among different levels of governments in the decision-making and implementation processes. It also helps to increase public awareness of, and participation in, the planning and design process, which are often lacking in the Chinese context. …”
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Identify the Challenges of Sustainable Agricultural Development in the South of Kerman Province by Omid Sharifi, Amir Afzali Gorouh, Mona Babaee

“…The use of unconditional production inputs to increase performance over the last decade which leads to the degradation of the environment and human health, has underscored the importance of sustainable agriculture and continued production along with the preservation of natural resources. …”
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Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Carbon Emission of Garden Pavement by Peiyong WANG, Ruixing LU

“…In the field of landscape architecture, a large amount of practical research has been carried out in the two aspects of enhancing urban resilience and reducing emissions and increasing sinks, both of which mainly focus on the qualitative research on study of the carbon footprints of landscape plants, soils, water bodies, green infrastructures, and green spaces over their entire life cycle. …”
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Value added medicines: what value repurposed medicines might bring to society? by Mondher Toumi, Cécile Rémuzat

“…Discussion & conclusions: There is currently a gap between increasing regulatory authority interest in capturing value added medicines’ benefits and the resistance of HTA bodies/payers, who tend to ignore this important segment of the pharmaceutical field. …”
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What Lies behind No-Confidence Motion on Indonesian Social Media? by Irfandi Pratama, Zuly Qodir

“…Social media is currently taking on a role as a mobilizing, organizing, and communication tool for social protest movements. …”
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Metagenomics approaches for studying the human microbiome by Biniam Moges, Degisew Yinur Mengistu

“…Thus, this review focuses on the advancement of metagenomics for exploring the human microbiome, human microbiome metagenomics data processing, and analysis strategies. Currently used bioinformatics tools and their approaches are also discussed in the context of human microbial metagenomics.…”
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Early mental health intervention and supported self-care for LGBTQ+ young people in the UK: a mixed-methods study by Elizabeth McDermott, Rachael Eastham, Elizabeth Hughes, Emily Pattison, Katherine Johnson, Stephanie Davis, Steven Pryjmachuk, Ceu Mateus, Olu Jenzen, Felix McNulty

“…Stage 2: service mapping This stage of the study investigated and mapped current LGBTQ+ youth-specific mental health service provision across the UK. …”
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Air-Pollution-Mediated Microbial Dysbiosis in Health and Disease: Lung–Gut Axis and Beyond by Md Habibul Hasan Mazumder, Salik Hussain

“…We discuss and summarize the current literature, highlight important mechanisms that lead to microbial dysbiosis, and elaborate on pathways that potentially link lung and lung microbiomes in the context of environmental exposures. …”
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Penser la gouvernance de la biodiversité à travers l’analyse des dynamiques socio-écologiques by Zina Skandrani, Anne-Caroline Prévot

“…Former perspectives may collide with institutional efforts of urban nature restoration which results in increased human-biodiversity encounters. Similarly, in the context of environmental conservation there can be fierce local resistance to the implementation of environmental policies as coexisting discourses about nature may give conflicting protection prescriptions for different kinds of biodiversity. …”
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Allies in the Making: India’s Strategic Partnerships in the Indo-Pacific Strategy by HSIAO-CHEN LIN

“…This research explores and analyzes India’s evolving strategic partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region, particularly in the context of increasing Chinese assertiveness and global geopolitical shifts. …”
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Exploring Governance for accreditation in the education sector using blockchain technology: a systematic literature review by Anju de Alwis, Anup Shrestha, Tapan Sarker

“…Abstract The current education accreditation process poses a significant risk globally to the quality of education due to the increased falsification of academic certificates. …”
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A Model for the Integration of Legal Research into Australian Undergraduate Law Curricula by Clare Cappa

“…This current Australian legal tertiary framework of enhanced importance for skills training and an increased use of technology for teaching, forms the backdrop for the 2002 survey. …”
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MSC-derived extracellular vesicles: Precision miRNA delivery for overcoming cancer therapy resistance by Ahsas Goyal, Muhammad Afzal, Kavita Goyal, Subbulakshmi Ganesan, Mukesh Kumari, S. Sunitha, Aniruddh Dash, Suman Saini, Mohit Rana, Gaurav Gupta, Haider Ali, Ling Shing Wong, Vinoth Kumarasamy, Vetriselvan Subramaniyan

“…Carrying a variety of molecules, including microRNAs, small interfering RNAs, long non-coding RNAs, proteins, lipids, and DNA, these vesicles are positioned as promising cancer treatment options. Current studies have increasingly investigated the capacity of microRNAs as a strategic approach for combating malignancy. …”
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Medicina verde în practica veterinară: O alternativă sustenabilă la antimicrobiene by Larisa M. Ardelean, Florin Muselin, Alexandru Octavian Doma, Mihai Folescu, Daiana Ionela Cocos, Romeo Teodor Cristina, Eugenia Dumitrescu

“…In the current global context, marked by the intensification of climate change, environmental degradation, and the alarming rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), veterinary medicine is facing a critical challenge: identifying sustainable alternatives to conventional treatments. …”
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Recent advances in the inverse design of silicon photonic devices and related platforms using deep generative models by Sun Jae Baek, Minhyeok Lee

“…Each of these methods offers unique advantages and presents specific challenges in the context of optical device inverse design. This review critically evaluates these deep learning-based inverse design technologies, highlighting their strengths and limitations in the context of optical device design. …”
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ASPECTS REGARDING THE USE OF MARKETING FOR REDUCING CONSUMPTION by Mirela-Cristina VOICU

“…Although marketing has played for so long a crucial role in stimulating consumption, in the current context characterized by continuous environmental degradation, marketing is playing an increasingly important role in encouraging sustainable behavior aimed, in particular, at reducing consumption. …”
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