Invisible lives, visible challenges: The socio-environmental impacts of undocumented Afghan immigrants on the host society by K. Iqbal, H. Liang

“…ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Today's illegal immigrant crisis in general and the illegal Afghan immigrant crisis, in particular, are considered a continuous challenge of the current century since the mass migration of people from their country of origin has exponentially increased. …”
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Internet of Things in healthcare: An adaptive ethical framework for IoT in digital health by Abubakar Wakili, Sara Bakkali

“…This paper contributes a novel, dynamic framework that encapsulates current ethical considerations and is designed to adapt to future technological evolutions, thereby fostering ethical resilience in the face of ongoing digital health innovation. …”
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Battle for “Donat”: а discussion about the old and new classical philology in Russia (1847–1848) by Kira Ilina

“…Hofman and his disciples considered it necessary for a classical philologist to know the current level of development of classical philology, as well as to appeal to modern philologists and to change the methods of teaching Latin. …”
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Human Perspectives and Social Infrastructures: Prioritising People in GLAM Digitisation by Megan Gooch, Rebecca Kahn, Edurne Kugeler

“…Much discussion in current digital humanities research and funding is concerned with creating, using and maintaining technical and research infrastructures. …”
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“It’s easy to be burned out in this line of work”: Experiences of burnout among Black women pelvic floor therapists in the United States by Shemeka Thorpe, Praise Iyiewuare, Brenice Duroseau, Natalie Malone, Kaylee A Palomino

“…Consequences of burnout included leaving the current work setting, a strong desire to transition to a different setting, or taking a break from the profession overall. …”
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Effects of step width and gait speed on the variability of mediolateral control in the head and trunk during gait. by Yu Takada, Tomoaki Atomi, Takayuki Yagi, Shoma Yamamoto, Masao Tomita, Miho Shimizu, Yoriko Atomi

“…It suggests that narrow step widths necessitate advanced control strategies, while wide step widths promote simpler, compensatory mechanisms, especially relevant in clinical contexts.…”
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Epigenetic regulation and memories: possible applications to grapevine in Uruguay by Mercedes Fourment, Philippe Gallusci

“…This article summarizes the current understanding of epigenetic regulation in grapevines, emphasising their significance in a clonally propagated plant with limited genetic diversity. …”
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Recommendations for Interventions to Improve Function in Patients With Lung Cancer: A Clinical Practice Guideline by Mary Vargo, Lynn H. Gerber, Laura S. Gilchrist, Mary Insana Fisher

“…Further study is needed into sustainability of performing the interventions and durability of outcomes; increased breadth of interventions and functional outcome domains examined; and exploration of specific contexts including advanced disease, survivorship, high medical complexity and frailty, and caregiver‐related factors. …”
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Investigating How Policies and Other Conditions Contribute to Influencing Agricultural GHG Emissions in the EU by Francesco Galioto, Irene Criscuoli, Andrea Martelli, Maria Valentina Lasorella, Ilaria Falconi, Danilo Marandola, Giovanni Dara Guccione, Francesca Varia

“…Based on these facts, we introduce the context of implementation of the 2014–2022 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), within which many interventions were designed to improve sustainability and increase competitiveness, and we formulate hypotheses on how CAP instruments can contribute differently to influencing GHG emissions from agriculture. …”
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Development and characterization of amaranth protein-based edible films incorporating Satureja khuzestanica essential oil by Elahe Khalili, Gholamreza Jahed Khaniki, Saeedeh Shojaee-Aliabadi, Nabi Shariatifar, Ramin Aslani, Leila Mirmoghtadaie

“…The current research aimed to investigate the physicochemical and antimicrobial characteristics of the edible film based on amaranth protein containing Satureja khuzestanica essential oil. …”
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Reducing the dietary starch:protein ratios in low-protein diets enhanced the growth performance of goslings from 1 to 28 days of age by Xucheng Zheng, Qian Lu, Chunhui Huang, Usman Nazir, Zhi Yang, Haiming Yang, Zhiyue Wang

“…The current study aimed to explore the suitable starch: protein ratios under different dietary protein levels for goslings. …”
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Possibilities of metabolic surgery for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus in patients with grade 1 alimentary obesity by Vladimir V. Salukhov, Nikita S. Ilinskii, Evgenii V. Vasil'ev, Ruslan T. Sardinov, Dmitrii V. Gladyshev

“…Many studies have demonstrated the high effectiveness of bariatric surgery in patients with grade 2–3 obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Currently, surgery is one of the most effective ways to decrease body mass, to maintain long-term weight loss and to manage type 2 diabetes mellitus. …”
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E-cigarette use and susceptibility among Indonesian youth: the role of social environment, social media, and individual factors by Mouhamad Bigwanto, Melinda Pénzes, Nurul Kodriati, Emma Rachmawati, Nida Amalia, Róbert Urbán

“…Boys were significantly more likely than girls to be current (OR = 6.67, 95% CI [3.05–14.57]) and ever e-cigarette users (OR = 2.92, 95% CI [2.10–4.06]). …”
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Interference in melanoma CD248 function reduces vascular mimicry and metastasis by Cheng-Hsiang Kuo, Ya-Fang Wu, Bi-Ing Chang, Chao-Kai Hsu, Chao-Han Lai, Hua-Lin Wu

“…Abstract Background Tumor vascular mimicry is an emerging issue that affects patient survival while having no treatment at the current moment. Despite several factors implicated in vascular mimicry, little is known about stromal factors that modulate tumor microenvironment and shape malignant transformation. …”
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3D-printed resin for permanent/definitive restorations: meta-analysis for bond strength by Minjoo Ki, Marc Hayashi, Mijoo Kim

“…This meta-analysis aimed to synthesize the current knowledge on the adhesion of 3D-printed restorations to resin cements and identify areas for future research. …”
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Rebooting Master’s Programs in an Updated Higher Education System: Management Track by E. A. Kuklina

“…The article substantiates proposals that contribute to updating the Russian model of master’s training in the management track in the direction of increasing its efficiency, competitiveness and relevance.Research objectives: to consider the role of the master’s degree institute in the context of value creation by universities; justify one of the possible approaches to the design of a master’s program, which is based on the implementation of new principles for the creation and implementation of an educational product (using the example of direction 38.04.01 — Economics); consider the “double degree” format as part of a package proposal for the implementation of an MBA program and a master’s program (in the direction of 04/38/02 — Management); justify the need to include disciplines on venture financing and risk management of technological projects in the structure of the master’s training curriculum. …”
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Tax regulation of enterprise R&D expenditures: special aspects and problems of regulation by T. A. Loginova

“…As a second step authors are performing the analysis of current rules related to tax accounting of R&D costs and intangibles in accordance with Tax Code of Russian Federation. …”
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“They tossed me up like a ball”: informal settlement residents’ experiences in accessing healthcare in Kampala, Uganda by Julia Dickson-Gomez, Kirsten Beyer, Arthur Kiconco, Ronald Anguzu, Agnes Nyabigambo

“…The focus group interviews indicated that private healthcare systems have created incentives to draw resources away from already depleted public healthcare systems, further decreasing access to the most vulnerable. Conclusions Our study reveals important and substantial gaps in the current healthcare system in Uganda. …”
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Impact of frailty in older people on health care demand: simulation modelling of population dynamics to inform service planning by Bronagh Walsh, Carole Fogg, Tracey England, Sally Brailsford, Paul Roderick, Scott Harris, Simon Fraser, Andrew Clegg, Simon de Lusignan, Shihua Zhu, Francesca Lambert, Abigail Barkham, Harnish Patel, Vivienne Windle

“…Prescriptions increased with increasing age in both Fit and Mild frailty categories but decreased in moderate and severe categories. …”
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A Transdisciplinary Framework to Bridge Science–Policy–Development Gaps in Global Land Management Initiatives by Nigussie Haregeweyn, Atsushi Tsunekawa, Ayele Almaw Fenta, Pasquale Borrelli, Panos Panagos, Ermias Aynekulu, Takeshi Abe, Peri Pablo, Simon West

“…Over 190 countries (81%) were found to be currently facing moderate or high risk of increased soil erosion from two or more erosion processes, and 182 countries (77%) were found to have a SPDI level that was lower than their soil erosion risk implying the urgent need for a transdisciplinary framework that supports the implementation of future soil erosion research and development projects. …”
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