The Exergo-Economic and Environmental Evaluation of a Hybrid Solar–Natural Gas Power System in Kirkuk by Ali Alfaris, Abdulrazzak Akroot, Emrah Deniz

“…Current research is actively exploring hybrid energy systems as a means to address these issues. …”
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Informed consent in genetic and genomic studies in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of bioethical issues by Yunqi Li, Deborah J. Bowen, Joon-Ho Yu

“…However, it remains unclear how well the current practices address the full range of informed consent challenges encountered by the stakeholders. …”
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Goal setting in higher education: how, why, and when are students prompted to set goals? A systematic review by Gabrielle Martins van Jaarsveld, Gabrielle Martins van Jaarsveld, Jacqueline Wong, Martine Baars, Marcus Specht, Fred Paas, Fred Paas

“…To provide an overview of the current state of the field, a systematic review was carried out examining studies which implemented academic goal setting activities within higher education over the last 14 years (2010–2024) to determine for whom, in what contexts, and how goal setting has been implemented. …”
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Optimising the secondary use of primary care prescribing data to improve quality of care: a qualitative analysis by Robert A Verheij, Niek Klazinga, Erica Barbazza, Lotte Ramerman, Dionne Kringos

“…Important differences in the types of prescribing information needed by micro-meso-macro context are found, though the extent to which current indicators address these varies by prescription type. …”
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Exploring the feasibility of establishing a core set of sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health indicators in humanitarian settings: a multimethods, mu... by Angel Foster, Allisyn C Moran, Loulou Hassan Kobeissi, Lale Say, Manizha Ashna, Kassandre Messier, Kathleen Louise Strong

“…With the collapse of health systems, reduced resources and increased vulnerabilities from displacement, there is a need to strengthen current practices and ensure the delivery of comprehensive sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (SRMNCAH) services. …”
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Understanding pastoralist adaptations to drought via games and choice experiments: field testing among Borana communities by Andrew Reid Bell, O. Sarobidy Rakotonarivo, Wei Zhang, Caterina De Petris, Adams Kipchumba, Ruth S Meinzen-Dick

“…Although pastoral systems are highly adapted and adaptive to uncertainty and change, recent decades of severe climatic events and increasing resource pressure are pushing pastoral systems to adopt novel norms and practices. …”
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Assessment of the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on levels of satisfaction in marital relationships during and post-lockdown by Rasha Aziz Attia Salama, Rabab Gad Abd El-Kader, Talaat Matter Tadross, Shaimaa Hashem Elsalous

“…The current study aimed to assess marital satisfaction during and post the lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic and explore the factors influencing marital satisfaction among the public. …”
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A systematic review and comparative evaluation to develop and validate a comprehensive framework for cancer surveillance systems by Mohsen Soleimani, Marjan GhaziSaeedi, Seyed Mohammad Ayyoubzadeh, Ahmad Jalilvand

“…Conclusion The validated framework provides a structured and adaptable approach to cancer data collection and analysis, enhancing public health decision-making and resource allocation. By addressing current limitations, this study offers a significant advancement in cancer surveillance methodologies, with potential applications in diverse healthcare contexts globally. …”
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Agriculture data sharing review by Jorge Chamorro-Padial, Jordi Virgili-Gomá, Rosa Gil, Mercè Teixidó, Roberto García

“…Our findings reveal a shift from traditional to innovative research themes, such as the increasing focus on the Internet of Things (IoT), Blockchain, and Digital Storage. …”
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The ‘Hikikomori’ syndrome: worldwide prevalence and co-occurring major psychiatric disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol by Andrea Pozza, Fabio Ferretti, Anna Coluccia, Takahiro Kato, Marco Gaetani

“…It has been studied first in Japan and recently has increasingly drawn the attention of researchers and clinicians all over the world. …”
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Global road extraction using a pseudo-label guided framework: from benchmark dataset to cross-region semi-supervised learning by Xiaoyan Lu, Yanfei Zhong, Zhuo Zheng, JunJue Wang, Dingyuan Chen, Yu Su

“…Recent advancements in satellite remote sensing technology and computer vision have enabled rapid extraction of road networks from massive, Very High-Resolution (VHR) satellite imagery. However, current road extraction methods face the following limitations: 1) Insufficient availability of accurate and diverse training datasets for global-scale road extraction; 2) Costly and time-consuming manual labeling of millions of road samples; and 3) Limited generalization ability of deep learning models across diverse global contexts, resulting in better performance for regions well-represented in the training dataset, but worse performance when faced with domain gaps. …”
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Apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1): Consideration of Molecular Evolution, Interaction with APOL3, and Impact of Splice Isoforms Advances Understanding of Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms o... by Razi Khalaila, Karl Skorecki

“…In the absence of a consistent mechanistic explanation for differential kidney injury, we propose pursuing three interrelated avenues of investigation informed by prior epidemiological and mechanistic evidence linking them to APOL1’s cytotoxicity: (1) Molecular evolution of APOL1 haplotypes in human populations, (2) APOL1 splicing and consequent splice isoforms, (3) Interaction of APOL1 with other APOL gene family members, prioritizing APOL3. In the current study, we use reanalysis of population genetics datasets to resolve the haplotype contexts of all protein-altering APOL1 variants, uncovering previously unrecognized variant–haplotype couplings. …”
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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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A Strategic Framework for Community Engagement in Oceans and Human Health by Margaret A. Carson, Diane M. Doberneck, Zac Hart, Heath Kelsey, Jennifer Y. Pierce, Dwayne E. Porter, Mindy L. Richlen, Louisa Schandera, Heather A. Triezenberg

“…We illustrate the framework with examples from current COHH case studies and conclude with future directions for strategic community engagement in OHH and other environmental health contexts.…”
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Anti-tumor activity of a novel compound-CDF is mediated by regulating miR-21, miR-200, and PTEN in pancreatic cancer. by Bin Bao, Shadan Ali, Dejuan Kong, Sanila H Sarkar, Zhiwei Wang, Sanjeev Banerjee, Amro Aboukameel, Subhash Padhye, Philip A Philip, Fazlul H Sarkar

“…<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>In the current study we showed, for the first time, that CDF could significantly inhibit the sphere-forming ability (pancreatospheres) of PC cells consistent with increased disintegration of pancreatospheres, which was associated with attenuation of CSC markers (CD44 and EpCAM), especially in gemcitabine-resistant (MIAPaCa-2) PC cells containing high proportion of CSCs consistent with increased miR-21 and decreased miR-200. …”
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The Ukrainian Pryazovye: composition, uniqueness, variability of the recreational development by Олександр Бейдик, Олександр Комлєв, Лариса Донченко, Ірина Арсененко, Олеся Топалова, Ірина Донець

“… The regulations have been grounded in the article according to which the Ukrainian Pryazovye is positioned as the unique resource-recreational space, cultural-world outlook, landscape-physical-geographical, recreational-tourist resources (available and latent, current and potential) of which are used extremely insufficiently. …”
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Not just money: what mothers value in conditional cash transfer programs in India by David Bishai, Krishna D Rao, Shivani Kachwaha, Avril Kaplan

“…Introduction Conditional cash transfers (CCTs) have become an important policy tool for increasing demand for key maternal and child health services in low/middle-income countries. …”
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Preserving Innovation: Ensuring the Future of Today’s Scholarship by Karen L Hanson

“…Scholars are experimenting with increasingly diverse digital technologies to express their research in new ways. …”
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Resilience During Crisis: COVID-19 and the New Age of Remote Work in Higher Education—A Systematic Literature Review by Obianuju E. Okeke-Uzodike, Edwige Pauline Ngo Henha

“…This article addresses this research gap using a systematic Literature Review method to unearth the current state of scientific research regarding resilience in Crisis Management in the context of remote work during COVID-19. …”
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