Investigating the impact of armed conflict, cultural factors, and demographic characteristics on access to family planning services in Northwest Syria: a cross-sectional study by Okba Doghim, Abdulselam Daif, Abdulkarim Ekzayez, Kristen Meagher, Preeti Patel

“…Among them, 58% reported current contraceptive use. Analysis by age groups revealed that individuals aged 26–35 exhibited the highest proportion of contraceptive usage at 41.5%, while the under-18 age group showed the lowest at 7.7%. …”
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The Circular Kitchen by Bas Jansen

“…While start-ups favor radical innovation, established manufacturers, like the CIK’s producer, opt for incremental improvements (outside of a research context). This suggests that when aiming for large-scale implementation that can only be reached with large-scale production, the feasibility of the design should be prioritized, while still improving environmental performance compared to current, non-circular kitchens. …”
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Can public health reconcile profits and pandemics? An analysis of attitudes to commercial sector engagement in health policy and research. by Jeff Collin, Sarah E Hill, Mor Kandlik Eltanani, Evgeniya Plotnikova, Rob Ralston, Katherine E Smith

“…<h4>Background</h4>Public health's terms of engagement with unhealthy commodity industries (alcohol, tobacco and ultra-processed food and drinks) have become increasingly contested in policy and research. We sought to identify approaches that could attract consensus support within and across policy domains.…”
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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

“…<h4>Background</h4>Albendazole is an orally administered anti-parasitic medication with widespread usage in a variety of both programmatic and clinical contexts. Previous work has shown that the drug's pharmacologically active metabolite, albendazole sulfoxide, is characterised by substantial inter-individual pharmacokinetic variation. …”
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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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From Greek paideia to modern educational systems: evidence for the need to integrate physical activity into academic settings by Oscar Fraile-Martinez, Oscar Fraile-Martinez, Cielo García-Montero, Cielo García-Montero, Marcos Fraile-Martinez, Marcos Fraile-Martinez, Leonel Pekarek, Leonel Pekarek, Silvestra Barrena-Blázquez, Silvestra Barrena-Blázquez, Laura López-González, Laura López-González, Miguel Angel Álvarez-Mon, Miguel Angel Álvarez-Mon, Tatiana Pekarek, Tatiana Pekarek, Carlos Casanova, Carlos Casanova, Melchor Álvarez-Mon, Melchor Álvarez-Mon, Miguel A. Saez, Miguel A. Saez, Raul Diaz, Raul Diaz, Miguel A. Ortega, Miguel A. Ortega

“…This educational philosophy, centered on holistic development, was embodied in institutions such as the gymnasium, where physical training not only strengthened the body but also enhanced the character and morality of young people. In the current context, scientific studies have shown that physical activity within the academic environment significantly improves both physical and mental health, enhances cognitive performance, and counteracts increasingly prevalent issues in our society, such as sedentary behavior, obesity, depression, and anxiety among students. …”
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Lung Ultrasound in Critical Care: A Narrative Review by Lee Berry, Lucas Rehnberg, Paul Groves, Martin Knight, Michael Stewart, Ahilanandan Dushianthan

“…This narrative review aims to outline the current uses of LUS within the context of published protocols, associated pathologies, LUS scoring systems, and their applications, whilst exploring more novel uses.…”
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NON-CONVENTIONAL AGRICULTURAL LAND USE: A WAY TO ACCELERATE ECOLOGIZATION AND CAPITALIZATION by Anton TRETIAK, Valentina TRETIAK, Tatyana PRIADKA, Valeriy LYASHYNSKYY, Nataliia TRETIAK

“…Which made it possible to divide the regions into six groups and show that with an increase in the area of agricultural land in the regions, the intensity of its use also increases, this contributes to degradation processes and, in general, less efficient use of land. …”
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The effect of population size on urban heat island and NO2 air pollution: Review and meta-analysis by Yufei Wei, Rémi Lemoy, Geoffrey Caruso

“…After pooling data we estimate that each 10-fold increase in population, increases the temperature gap between the city and countryside by almost 2 °C or a 40 % increase when cities get very large. …”
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Long-Term Exposure to Primary Traffic Pollutants and Lung Function in Children: Cross-Sectional Study and Meta-Analysis. by Francesco Barone-Adesi, Jennifer E Dent, David Dajnak, Sean Beevers, H Ross Anderson, Frank J Kelly, Derek G Cook, Peter H Whincup

“…Moreover, we placed the results for NO2 in context with a meta-analysis of published estimates of the association.…”
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Application of Cord Blood–Derived Exosomes in Tumor Prevention and Treatment by Chen Huang, Yongsheng Li, Baozhong Zhang, Yukuan Tang, Yuyang Huang, Wei Wei

“…This narrative review examines the current application status of CB-derived EXOs in tumor prevention and treatment: in the context of tumor treatment, it focuses on their direct therapeutic application and their use as drug carriers; regarding tumor prevention, it explores their application in cancer vaccines. …”
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Advancements in textile techniques for cardiovascular tissue replacement and repair by Abiola Bakare, Hemanth Ponnambalath Mohanadas, Nick Tucker, Waqar Ahmed, A. Manikandan, Ahmad Athif Mohd Faudzi, Shahrol Mohamaddan, Saravana Kumar Jaganathan

“…However, an acute shortage of organ donors increases waiting times of patients, which is reflected in negative effects on the outcome for the patient. …”
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Iran's Media Diplomacy Challenges in Tourism Marketing by Fateme Asgharian Kari, Sajad Ferdowsi

“…Abstract The current research was conducted with the aim of identifying the challenges of Iran's media diplomacy in tourism marketing. …”
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Does use of domestic insecticides undermine public health control strategies? by Walter Fabricio Silva Martins, Lee Rafuse Haines, Martin James Donnelly, David Weetman

“…Current research has predominantly examined resistance development in the context of public health interventions and agricultural applications. …”
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Comparison of Grammar Characteristics of Human-Written Corpora and Machine-Generated Texts Using a Novel Rule-Based Parser by Simon Strübbe, Irina Sidorenko, Renée Lampe

“…As the prevalence of machine-written texts grows, it has become increasingly important to distinguish between human- and machine-generated content, especially when such texts are not explicitly labeled. …”
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Optimal Scheduling of the Wine-Bottling Process: A Multi-Dependency Model with Hydraulic Considerations by Luis Lillo Otarola, Hanns de la Fuente-Mella, Alonso Peña Domarchi, Abhishake Kundu, José Ceroni-Díaz

“…This study addresses the optimization of the bottling process in the wine industry, focusing particularly on the filtration stage, which accounts for approximately 30% of the total costs in the value chain. In the context of significant global production, but with challenges arising from declining demand and increasing costs, precise planning becomes necessary to ensure product quality and operational efficiency in order to control and minimize the costs associated with resource usage. …”
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Εosinophilic Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. What Do We Know So Far? by Konstantinos Bartziokas, Andriana I. Papaioannou, Nikoletta Rovina, Georgia Papaiakovou, Stelios Loukides, Paschalis Steiropoulos

“…Finally, we emphasize the current implication of monoclonal antibodies in COPD in the context of eosinophilic airway inflammation.…”
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