Approaches for treating neuropsychiatric symptoms in Parkinson’s disease: a narrative review by Jon Rodríguez-Antigüedad, Gonzalo Olmedo-Saura, Javier Pagonabarraga, Saül Martínez-Horta, Jaime Kulisevsky

“…In this context, the experience of the treating neurologist remains critical in selecting the most appropriate individualized therapy. …”
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"No reason for children to go hungry": Rural U.S. caregivers' perceptions of elected officials and their impacts on food policy. by Annie Hardison-Moody, Lindsey Haynes-Maslow, Sarah K Bowen

“…In the context of the increasingly polarized U.S. political environments of the 2016 and 2020 elections, how did rural caregivers think about food and health policies? …”
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Voter Turnout Analysis of Canadian Undergraduate Student Unions, 2016-2018 by Justin Patrick, Daniel Patrick, Oleksii Zahreba

“…This first quantitative study of its kind in a Canadian context assesses the current state of student democracy in these higher education institutions and explores potential indicators of higher turnout, including online voting versus paper ballot systems, electorate size, and percentage of part-time students. …”
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Zarządzanie inspekcją ochrony roślin w turbulentnym świecie – od rygorystycznej kontroli do elastycznego nadzoru? by Michał Kołtuniak

“…In the deliberations, an attempt is made to verify the thesis that with the current material resources, the method of financing this institution and its complex organizational structure, it will be important to take actions aimed at increasing the effectiveness of its operation. …”
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Degrees of freedom of MIMO interference channel with distributed space-time interference alignment by Tengda YING, Wenjiang FENG, Weiheng JIANG, Guoling LIU, Chunan YAO, Taotao BAO

“…In the context of K-user MIMO interference channel (IC),achievable degrees of freedom (DoF) were investigated with distributed space-time interference alignment (DSTIA).By precoding with distributed current and outdated channel state information at the transmitters (CSIT),new tradeoff regions between achievable DoF and CSI feedback delay/frequency were achieved for MISO system.The impact of the number of transmit antennas on achievable DoF in the MISO system was analyzed,revealing that DoF results approach to the outer bound as the number of transmit antennas increases.Further,the impact of the number of receive antennas on achievable DoF was characterized,deriving the range of CSI feedback delay that preserves achievable DoF in the MIMO system.Theoretical and numerical analyses show that,the proposed DSTIA scheme can achieve better sum-DoFs by eliminating inter-user interference perfectly,tighten the gap between achievable DoF and outer bound,as well as improve the achievable rate of the system.…”
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CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR OF PRODUCTS OBTAINED FROM MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS: A SEGMENTATION BASED ON FREQUENCY AND PURPOSE OF THEIR USE by Roxana-Larisa CADAR, Antonio AMUZA, Diana Elena DUMITRAȘ, Cristina Bianca POCOL

“…The consumption behaviour for products obtained from medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) has been little studied, until nowadays, in Romania. In the current context, in which there can be noticed an accentuated increase of these products’ supply on the market and the consumers’ concern with a healthy lifestyle, this study has aimed at a segmentation of the consumers of MAPs products, according to their frequency, purpose of use and sociodemographic features. …”
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Determining Impacts on Non-Performing Loan Ratio in Romania by Adriana Daniela CIUREL, Tiberiu STOICA

“…This paper aims to investigate some of the determinants of non-performing loans in the Romanian banking sector by means of Vector Error Correction (VEC). The increase in non-performing loans is the most relevant factor that financial institutions face in order to maintain an adequate level of solvency in the context of current economic decline. …”
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Fishing amongst industrial ghosts by Charlotte Gagnon-Lewis

“…Grounded in political ecology, the article argues that while expanding into emerging species may offer short-term relief, it cannot constitute a viable long-term response to the structural dimensions of the current ecological crisis. This calls for more transformative approaches to fisheries governance—approaches that challenge inherited management systems and engage with an era increasingly defined by socio-ecological unpredictability. …”
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Controlling factors and exploration potential of shale gas enrichment and high yield in Permian Dalong Formation, northern Sichuan Basin, SW China by Rui YONG, Hongzhi YANG, Wei WU, Xue YANG, Yuran YANG, Haoyong HUANG

“…Second, the Dalong Formation shale contains both organic and inorganic pores, with stratification of alternated brittle and plastic minerals. …”
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Droughts of the early 19th century (1790–1830) in the northeastern Iberian Peninsula: integration of historical and instrumental data for high-resolution reconstructions of extre... by J. Barriendos, M. Hernández, S. Gil-Guirado, J. Olcina Cantos, M. Barriendos

“…<p>Drought represents a prevalent climate risk in the Mediterranean region. In the context of climate change, an increase in both frequency and intensity is anticipated over the next century. …”
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Potential misinformation in websites on carpal tunnel syndrome by Ria Goyal, Grace Corrier, David Ring, Amirreza Fatehi, Sina Ramtin

“…Conclusions: Keeping in mind that this analysis is based on our interpretation of current best evidence, potential misinformation on websites addressing CTS is common and has the potential to increase symptom intensity and magnitude of incapability via reinforcement of unhelpful thoughts regarding symptoms. …”
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Characterization of EAF and LF Slags Through an Upgraded Stationary Flowsheet Model of the Electric Steelmaking Route by Ismael Matino, Alice Petrucciani, Antonella Zaccara, Valentina Colla, Maria Ferrer Prieto, Raquel Arias Pérez

“…The current, continuous increase in attention toward preservation of the environment and natural resources is forcing resource-intensive industries like steelworks to investigate new solutions to improve resource efficiency and promote the growth of a circular economy. …”
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The Effect of Information Quality of the Instagram Account @bemhimaperpusinfo on the Fulfillment of Information Needs of its Followers by Alvin Tessar Permata, Kuntum Khaira Ummatin, Gema Rullyana, Fikri Dwi Oktaviani

“…Background: Recent studies on social media use in academic settings underline its increasing importance in fulfilling students' information needs.  …”
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Predictors for psychosocial consequences of screening for liver diseases: A data-driven approach. by Urs Alexander Fichtner, Andy Maun, Erik Farin-Glattacker

“…Inconsistent findings from studies, mainly originally from cancer research, are not easily transferable to the context of liver screening. This study aimed to identify predictors of psychosocial consequences in asymptomatic adults screened for early-stage liver cirrhosis, thereby contributing to the current knowledge on screening impact.…”
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Promotive, preventive, and treatment interventions for adolescent mental health in sub-Saharan Africa: A protocol for two scoping reviews including systematic analyses of intervent... by James Steel, Fantacy Twagira, Maaike L Seekles, Angela I Obasi

“…It is important that interventions to address this are rooted in an understanding of the unique local context and culture. Yet, the current use, development, and effectiveness of adolescent mental health interventions in sub-Saharan Africa is unclear. …”
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Social Media Addiction and Social Skills: Implications for Societal Learning Systems, Technology, Social Economy, and Societal Challenges by Semra Tetik, Catalin Popescu, Bülent Akkaya

“…The impact of social media use on societal challenges and individual development can be more effectively understood through the utilization of a systems thinking approach. The current study offers significant implications for the manner in which social media addiction and social skills are shaped in the context of social learning systems, technology and the social economy and explores the social effects of social media addiction and suggests effective interventions in the fields of education, policy and social work. …”
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Foreign Policy Image of the Eurasian Economic Union in the Mass Media of the United Kingdom by Olga Yu. Vikhrova, Iaroslava S. Gorlova

“…Due to the aggravation of the political crisis in 2022, the EAEU returned to the agenda of the British media, but mainly in the context of Russia’s foreign policy. This leads to the assumption that in the period from 2014 to 2022 the EAEU did not take any actions that would contribute to the formation of its foreign policy image, which underlines the necessity of such a study in the current circumstances.…”
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Natural science education in the university core curriculum by D. N. Kyrov, N. V. Nesterova, O. A. Prituzhalova, L. D. Cheremnykh

“…Introduction. One of the current issues in the theory and methodology of higher education is the development of its content that responds to societal challenges. …”
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Medium-term forecast of the age structure of teachers in secondary schools in the Russian Federation by L. V. Vasilieva, K. V. Lebedev, E. S. Sumenova

“…The present paper presents the results of the analysis of the current age structure of teachers in the regional context (in the subjects of the Russian Federation) and develops a forecast for its development.The aim of the current research was to present the results of the development of a medium-term (until 2024) forecast of the age structure of teachers in the subjects of the Russian Federation.Methodology and research methods. …”
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Caught Up Between War, Localism and EU Land Policy Regulations. Unravelling Local Land Use Decision-Making in Ukraine by Oleksandr Anisimov, Yegor Vlasenko, Dominic Stead, Maria Smirnova

“…This points to the need for a more grounded and context-sensitive  approach in supranational land use goals and regulations. …”
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