RDAU-Net: A U-Shaped Semantic Segmentation Network for Buildings near Rivers and Lakes Based on a Fusion Approach by Yipeng Wang, Dongmei Wang, Teng Xu, Yifan Shi, Wenguang Liang, Yihong Wang, George P. Petropoulos, Yansong Bao

“…The encroachment of buildings into the waters of rivers and lakes can lead to increased safety hazards, but current semantic segmentation algorithms have difficulty accurately segmenting buildings in such environments. …”
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Participative Multilingual Identity Construction in Higher Education: Challenging Monolingual Ideologies and Practices by Angela M. Gayton, Michael Evans, Linda Fisher, Karen Forbes, Dieuwerke Rutgers

“…At a time when the English language remains powerful at the tertiary level, these proposals are deemed important for challenging the ongoing dominance of monolingual ideals in higher education, especially in Anglophone contexts, where increasing numbers of international students with varied multilingual identities and repertoires are perceived as deficient when judged against monolingual, native-speaker norms. …”
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CHAC1: a master regulator of oxidative stress and ferroptosis in human diseases and cancers by Jiasen Sun, Hui Ren, Jiawen Wang, Xiang Xiao, Lin Zhu, Yanyan Wang, Lili Yang

“…CHAC1, an essential regulator of oxidative stress and ferroptosis, is increasingly recognized for its significant roles in these cellular processes and its impact on various human diseases and cancers. …”
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Benefit or Coercion: the Perception of Compulsory Service Programs by Doctors Who Are Employed on the Periphery by Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Sharepina, Aleksandra Konstantinovna Lomanova

“…The article also analyzes how these types influence the professional practices of veterinary specialists and considers them in the context of evidence-based medicine and its current development. …”
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Retrospective Study on Ganglionic and Nerve Block Series as Therapeutic Option for Chronic Pain Patients with Refractory Neuropathic Pain by J. D. Gerken, T. Fritzsche, C. Denke, M. Schäfer, S. Tafelski

“…Objective. Current recommendations controversially discuss local infiltration techniques as specific treatment for refractory pain syndromes. …”
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Prevalence Characteristics and Spatial Aggregation of Sudden Cardiac Death in Shandong Province by Counties and Districts, 2020 to 2021 by Yalin Zhou, Bingyin Zhang, Binghang Li, Danru Liu, Chunxiao Xu, Zilong Lu, Xiaolei Guo, Jixiang Ma

“…Given the lack of large‐scale comprehensive studies on the epidemiologic features and spatial clustering of SCD in general populations, particularly in the context of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events in China, this study aims to enrich the evidence base by analyzing its current situation in Shandong Province. …”
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Important issues of professional burnout among hematologists and hematology department nursing staff during the COVID-19 pandemic by O. A. Aleshina, T. P. Nikitina, N. M. Porfirieva, D. E. Vybornykh, E. N. Parovichnikova, T. I. Ionova

“…Professional burnout (PB) among medical staff, namely hematologists, is of major importance, especially given the current shortage of personnel. It is of extreme value during the COVID-19 pandemic.Aim. …”
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Assessing Patterns and Risk to Chilean Freshwater Fish Distributions Using Multi‐Species Occupancy Models by Erin E. Tracy, Evelyn Habit, Konrad Górski, Nann A. Fangue, Andrew L. Rypel

“…Finally, to put our results in the context of the rapid development in hydropower taking place throughout Chile, we analyzed predicted species richness and occupancy patterns in relation to aquatic ecosystem fragmentation risk from current and planned dams throughout Chile. …”
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The impact of extended reality cognitive behavioral therapy on mental disorders among children and youth: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. by Madeline Li, Jamin Patel, Tarun Reddy Katapally

“…<h4>Background</h4>The prevalence of mental disorders among children and youth has significantly increased, with rising rates of anxiety, depression, and other psychological disorders globally. …”
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Environmental disclosure analysis of manufacturing companies to realize sustainable green economy by Avi Sunani, Ulfa Puspa Wanti Widodo, R. Muh. Syah Arief Atmaja Wijaya, Nanda Wahyu Indah Kirana

“…Profitability, liquidity, capital structure, and environmental performance are investigated as potential factors of environmental disclosure in the Indonesian context. Design/methodology/approach: Data from a final sample of 235 observations of manufacturing industries were collected and analyzed using a partial least square-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). …”
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Metachronous mucinous breast carcinoma and mucinous pancreatic cystadenoma in a patient with metabolic comorbidities; case report and a literature review by Teodora Gabriela Alexescu, Irina Obada, Angela Cozma, Mirela Georgiana Perne, Olga Hilda Orășan, Vasile Negrean, Iacob Domșa, Victoria Ruta, Simina Felicia Țărmure

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QUANTITATIVE APPRAISAL AND SCIENTOMETRIC EXPLORATION INTO THE DIGITIZATION OF EDUCATION by Farhad Rahmanov, Lala Neymatova, Albina Hashimova, Taleh Aghazada

“…A dynamic analysis of research articles showed their intensive growth since 2020, which is due to increased attention to digital education in the context of global transformations, the COVID-19 pandemic, and military conflicts. …”
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Effectiveness of Case Management for 'At Risk' Patients in Primary Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. by Jonathan Stokes, Maria Panagioti, Rahul Alam, Kath Checkland, Sudeh Cheraghi-Sohi, Peter Bower

“…We conducted secondary subgroup analyses to assess whether effectiveness was moderated by the particular model of case management, context, and study design. A total of 15,327 titles and abstracts were screened, 36 unique studies were included. …”
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The Role of Higher Education Through the Eyes of Hungarian Undergraduate Students and Graduates: A Qualitative Exploratory Study by Zsófia Kocsis, Gabriella Pusztai

“… Context: Most education systems equip graduates with the professional knowledge and cognitive skills needed to enter the world of work. …”
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Effect of Training Program on Emotional Intelligence of Nurses Caring for Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease by Bahaa Ali, Omayma Osman, Ghada Mourad

“…Tools used for data collection were a self-administered questionnaire including two parts; part one concerned with sociodemographic characteristics of the studied nurses, and part two included the Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS) to assess emotional intelligence in managing the workplace. Results: The current study reveals that pre-program, 5.7% of the studied nurses have a high level of EI scores compared to about one quarter (22.9%) of the studied nurses who had a high level at post implementation of the program and increased to less than three quarters (71.4%) at follow up the program with a highly statistically significant difference between the levels of nurses’ emotional intelligence (p<0.001) comparing between pre-intervention and follow-up. …”
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A social image of modern student youth: value aspects (by the materials of sociological research results) by N.V. Rozenberg, Yu.L. Afanasyeva, I.A. Rudakova

“…Modern student youth is one of the most important social and demographic resources of society, playing a key role in shaping the future development of Russiaʼs economic, cultural, and political spheres. In the context of rapid digitalization, ongoing global processes and challenges, social transformations, and changes in the labor market, studying the values, life priorities, and behavior of young people becomes particularly significant. …”

Robotic-assisted colorectal surgery in colorectal cancer management: a narrative review of clinical efficacy and multidisciplinary integration by Engeng Chen, Li Chen, Wei Zhang

“…This review provides a critical appraisal of the current landscape of RACS, emphasizing its superiority over conventional open and laparoscopic approaches. …”
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The role of reward-related brain activity in response to treatment and later depression severity: data from a randomized controlled trial in early adolescents with anxiety disorder... by Cecilia A. Westbrook, Michael Schlund, Jennifer S. Silk, Erika E. Forbes, Neal D. Ryan, Ronald E. Dahl, Dana L. McMakin, Philip C. Kendall, Anthony Mannarino, Cecile D. Ladouceur

“…However, it remains unknown whether these effects are driven by reward anticipation or feedback, which reflect different functional roles in motivated behavior, or whether brain activity changes as a function of treatment response. The current study investigated these questions in the context of a randomized controlled trial of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety disorders in adolescents. …”
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Multiscale effects of climate change and anthropogenic activity on vegetation dynamics in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao greater bay area by Yun Tang, Yuanyuan Wang, Quanming Yang

“…The results reveal that: NDVI exhibits an increasing trend in most regions, Land Surface Temperature (LST) has significantly increased, and the intensity of anthropogenic activities has significantly intensified in half of the regions. …”
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Returning of individual genetic findings to biobank participants: a mixed methods study results in Lithuania by Jūratė Lekstutienė, Rūta Žiliukaitė, Marija Jakubauskienė, Eugenijus Gefenas

“…Various models for returning these findings are actively discussed, and strategies for their implementation are increasingly being developed in the context of biobanks. …”
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