Navigating climate uncertainty: a comprehensive review of climatic variabilities and extreme events on environmental, socio-economic, and livelihood dimensions in Ethiopia with ada... by Degfie Teku

“…This review focuses on Ethiopia’s unique environmental and socio-economic context, shaped by diverse landscapes and high exposure to climatic variabilities and extreme events. …”
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Emerging Sensing Technologies for Liquid Biopsy Applications: Steps Closer to Personalized Medicine by Panagiota M. Kalligosfyri, Eleni Lamprou, Despina P. Kalogianni

“…Numerous sophisticated biosensors have been developed targeting several biomarkers to achieve low detection limits, increased specificity and robustness. Current biosensors include mainly optical sensors, such as colorimetric, fluorescent, SPR, SERS and lateral flow assays. …”
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After the Astana declaration: is comprehensive primary health care set for success this time? by Per Kallestrup, Christian Kraef

“…In this analysis we (1) examine the challenges that comprehensive PHC faced after the Alma-Ata declaration, (2) provide an analysis of the current opportunities and threats to comprehensive PHC strengthening on the global, national and community level and (3) review the most important policy recommendations and related evidence to address these threats for success of the Astana declaration.Factors that are predominantly opportunities are the treasure of historical lessons from the past 40 years, the increased attention to social and environmental determinants of health, the global economic growth and new technologies, in particular digital medicine, which also have the potential to revolutionise community involvement.Factors that are currently predominantly threats are insecurity, conflicts and disease outbreaks; lack of sustained political commitment and inappropriate monitoring and evaluation structures; inappropriate and unsustainable financing models; insufficient health workforce recruitment, employment and retention; missing support of physicians and their professional organisations; inadequately addressing the needs of the community and not giving attention to gender equity. …”
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Enhancing of the Effectiveness of Internationalization Strategies in Higher Education Institutions: A Focus on International Students in Azerbaijan by Jafarli Rajab

“…Country Higher Education Strategy issues related to international students are one of the main priorities. In this regard Increasing the Effectiveness of Internationalization in the context of International Students admission and Proper Marketing strategy will help to establish the necessary infrastructure for pleasant and successful education life for international students. …”
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Re-establishment and Regarding Trust and Transparency, Blockchain’s Contribution to the Solution of a Thousand-Year Problem by Nataliia Krasnokutska, Koray Adıgüzel

“…It is understood that after the development of technologies that eliminate centralised structures such as Blockchain, the business world is keen to adapt to this change. In this context, it is concluded that including new technologies such as Blockchain increased trust in various industries, and in the majority of the studies, Blockhain considered being an element to reduce costs and create a more transparent environment. …”
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CHAC1 in urological tumors: contextual dualism and therapeutic implications by Deyu Wang, Yongquan Wan, Yunxiang Li, Yuan Ren, Jiakai Ma, Si Ge, Ziqiang Zeng, Zuoping Wang, Lei Zhen

“…CHAC1, a glutathione-degrading enzyme, governs context-dependent pathophysiological processes in urological malignancies through modulation of endoplasmic reticulum stress and ferroptotic pathways. …”
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Intellektuális akadálymentesítés az oktatásban: problémafelvetés, alternatívák keresése by Mónika KRASZNAY

“…Based on the author’s educational and teaching experiences, including a recommended literature, and taking into account the relevant context of the postmodern society (rapidly changing world, rapidly developing sciences, increased amount of but easily/quickly accessible information, communication tools for information dis-semination, etc.), the study considers – and encourages the reader to do the same – the following in terms of both secondary and higher education: ● How and to what extent can we supplement the one-sided memorization of facts and data, the acquisition of lexical knowledge with the technical possibilities of researching and storing information? …”
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The corticosteroid dose-response curve in asthma and how to identify patients for adjunctive and alternate therapies by E.M. Irusen

“…The corticosteroid-dose response curve has traditionally been thought of as being flat, i.e. plateaus early, with no further therapeutic response with increasing dose of medication. This is only true for mild asthma and the improvement in airway calibre that occurs as inflammation subsides. …”
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ANALYSIS OF THE SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC STATE OF RURAL AREAS IN THE SYSTEM OF THEIR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: A CASE STUDY OF UKRAINE by Mykola DZIAMULYCH, Serhii PETRUKHA, Valentyna YAKUBIV, Oksana ZHUK, Oksana MAIBORODA, Sofiia TESLIUK, Andrii KOLOSOK

“…We built a cartogram that visualizes the results of grouping regions of Ukraine by natural increase, decrease population in rural areas of Ukraine. …”
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Factors that influence anemia prevalence: a comparative study of datasets from Russia and South Africa by Maria A. Burilina, Natisha Dukhi, Aleksandra L. Mashkova, Ivan V. Nevolin, Ronel Sewpaul

“…Conclusions The comparison of socio-economic factors influencing the prevalence of anemia between Russian and South African samples has validated self-assessments as a reliable proxy for health status in the context of Russia. This methodological advancement underpins current and future research based on the extensive database of the Russia Longitudinal Monitoring Survey, encompassing approximately 2,500 indicators, to investigate disease prevalence.…”
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The impact of poverty reduction and development interventions on non-communicable diseases and their behavioural risk factors in low and lower-middle income countries: A systematic... by Jessie Pullar, Luke Allen, Nick Townsend, Julianne Williams, Charlie Foster, Nia Roberts, Mike Rayner, Bente Mikkelsen, Francesco Branca, Kremlin Wickramasinghe

“…However, studies investigating the impact of improved income on obesity tend to show an increased risk. Embedding NCD impact evaluation into development programmes is crucial in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals and the rapid epidemiological transitions facing LLMICs.…”
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Study of Radon Radiation in the Area of the Akchatau Polymetallic Mine, Republic of Kazakhstan by Yuriy Pak, Dmitriy Pak, Vladimir Matonin, Diana Ibragimova, Pavel Timoshenko, Yuriy Barkov, Anar Tebayeva, Pavel Medvedev

“…Increased radon concentration in a number of areas is associated with the Akchatau tungsten–molybdenum mine. …”
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Valuation of informal care for the old-aged with disabilities in China—a discrete choice experiment approach by Zhan Zhao, Shuaizhen Chen, Fengyi Sun, Wenjing Cheng, Chen Chen, Elizabeth Maitland, Stephen Nicholas, Jian Wang, Lei Si, Jialong Tan

“…The probability of choosing cash compensation rose when compensation increased and fells when the care time increased. The preferences for assistance varied significantly by individual’s demographic and health-related characteristics. …”
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Direct and indirect crisis of food security due to COVID-19 emergence in Addis Ababa and Amhara regions, Ethiopia: a lesson for the inevitable pandemics by Daniel Teshome Gebeyehu, Leah East, Stuart Wark, Md Shahidul Islam

“…The objective of the current study was to assess both the direct and indirect impact of COVID-19 on individuals’ food security in the metropolitan and regional context of Ethiopia. …”
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The Conceptual Foundations of the Formation of an Ecosystem of Innovations in Agribusiness by Kyfyak Viktoriia I.

“…Considerable attention is paid to the analysis of the report «European Innovation Scoreboard 2024: Country Profile Ukraine», which allows to identify specific trends and opportunities for further research and improvement of innovative approaches in the agrarian business of Ukraine. An analysis of the current challenges faced by agribusiness in the context of global economic and climatic fluctuations is presented, and strategic solutions to maintain the competitiveness of the Ukrainian agrarian business at the international level are proposed. …”
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FOMO in the Digital Age by Putri Annisa Purba, Cut Metia

“…Interestingly, higher self-esteem is found to be associated with increased FOMO, suggesting that self-esteem in this context may be contingent on social validation and can strengthen the desire for digital existence. …”
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戶外教育課程評估指標建構之研究 Indicators for Evaluating Outdoor Education Curricula by 鄭智明 Chi Meng Cheang, 陳美燕 Mei-Yen Chen, 郭雄軍 Husing-Chun Kuo

“…The outdoor education model explored in the current study was developed on the basis of experiential learning. …”
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Outcomes following single level posterior lumbar fusion in patients with systemic and discoid lupus: A retrospective national database study by Meera M. Dhodapkar, MD, MHS, Scott J. Halperin, MD, MHS, Wesley Day, BA, Comron Saifi, MD, Daniel R. Rubio, MD, Fotios Koumpouras, MD, Jonathan N. Grauer, MD, Arya Varthi, MD

“…On multivariable analysis of the matched populations, patients with SLE were at most increased odds of 90-day (in decreasing ORs): pneumonia (OR 4.45), urinary tract infection (OR 4.24), minor adverse events (OR 3.17), all adverse events (OR 2.78), deep vein thrombosis (OR 2.71), acute kidney injury (OR 2.62), transfusion (OR 2.08), pulmonary embolism (OR 1.98), sepsis (OR 1.66), surgical site infection (OR 1.29) (p<.0033 for all). …”
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Next generation High-Mobility 2D chalcogenides TFT for display backplane by Prashant Bisht, Junoh Shim, Jooon Oh, Jieun Lee, Hoseong Shin, Hyeonho Jeong, Jimin Kim, Junho Lee, Hyuk-Jun Kwon, Sunkook Kim

“…In this context, 2D chalcogenides have emerged as promising candidates for thin-film transistors (TFTs) in display backplanes, offering advantages such as high mobility, low leakage current, mechanical robustness, and transparency. …”
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When IEEE 802.11 and 5G Meet Time-Sensitive Networking by Mahin K. Atiq, Raheeb Muzaffar, Oscar Seijo, INaki Val, Hans-Peter Bernhard

“…Time-sensitive networking (TSN) standards aim at providing vendor agnostic, reliable, and deterministic communications over the Ethernet, but lack in flexibility and modularity provisions. In this context wireless communication systems are preferred given the obvious benefits in terms of increased flexibility, reduced deployment &amp; maintenance costs, and inherent mobility support. …”
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