Exploring Al-‘Azl and Contemporary Contraceptive Practices: A Maqashid al-Shariah Perspective on Population Regulation and Reproductive Morality by Neng Nurcahyati Sinulingga, Endah Rundika Pratiw, Wildan Ansori Hasibuan, Hengki Wijaya

“…This research seeks to examine contraceptive practices through the context of Maqashid a-Shariah (the objectives or higher intents of Islamic law) and illustrate the way Islamic principles are incorporated with current contraceptive practices. …”
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Empowerment in structures. Practical-ethical considerations of the preconditions for technology-assisted dementia care in Germany based on an expert-interview study by Johannes Welsch, Silke Schicktanz

“…Thematic content analysis was used to analyze the data.FindingsThe experts’ assessments of the current preconditions for TADC in Germany were starkly ambivalent. …”
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Application of Multimodal Multimedia Information and Big Data Technology in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language Course by Yanhua Nie

“…At the same time, advanced technology has also lifted the confinement of traditional teaching mode in space and time and opened the skylight of intelligent thinking mode. From the current situation of Chinese language fever around the world, the demand of Chinese language learners for learning materials and learning resources will continue to increase in the future. …”
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Endogenous IL-1 in cognitive function and anxiety: a study in IL-1RI-/- mice. by Carol L Murray, Pauline Obiang, David Bannerman, Colm Cunningham

“…IL-1RI(-/-) mice also showed normal memory for visuospatial context in the contextual fear conditioning paradigm. …”
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Interfaith Dialogue Based on Community Action in Catalonia (Spain): Mapping, Indicators, and Conditions for a Successful Public Policy by Anna Tarrés Vallespí, Maria Nadeu, Miquel Àngel Essomba

“…We identified the existing interfaith dialogue practices in Catalonia that are developed under community action; we raised some indicators to assess these practices to promote community action within local contexts; we validated the QCID_CA tool by contrasting it with current interfaith dialogue practices; and we confirmed the dialectical relationship between interfaith dialogue and community action. …”
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Docetaxel in hormone-sensitive advanced prostate cancer; GENESIS-SEFH evaluation reporta by Emilio Jesús Alegre del Rey, Rocío Asensi Díez, Juan Carlos García de Paredes Esteban

“…The CHAARTED and STAMPEDE clinical trials studied the effect of bringing forward the use of docetaxel added on to ADT in the context of hormone-sensitive patients. The CHAARTED clinical trial showed a significant increase in a variable with maximum relevance such as Overall Survival (OS), with a difference of 13.6 months between medians. …”
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Desigualdad económica y bienestar: tres modelos de justicia social by Borja Barragué Calvo

“…During the past fifteen years Spain has needed substantial rates of economic growth to maintain the proportion of poor people close to 20%; it is highly probable that the current situation significantly increases that proportion. …”
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Correlative Relationships Between Cryptoassets and Price Bubbles: Risk and Contagion Dynamics of Digital Markets by Oğuzhan Ece, Bülent Diclehan Çadırcı

“…We can describe the formation of a price bubble as a manifestation of the pricing paradox, characterised by an increase in an asset’s value beyond its intrinsic worth. …”
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Redefining Energy Management for Carbon-Neutral Supply Chains in Energy-Intensive Industries: An EU Perspective by Tadeusz Skoczkowski, Sławomir Bielecki, Marcin Wołowicz, Arkadiusz Węglarz

“…This study proposes a redefinition of EM to support carbon-neutral supply chains within the European Union’s EIIs, addressing critical limitations of conventional EM frameworks under increasingly stringent carbon regulations. Using a modified systematic literature review based on PRISMA methodology, complemented by expert insights from EU Member States, this research identifies structural gaps in current EM practices and highlights opportunities for integrating sustainable innovations across the whole industrial value chain. …”
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Challenges of ICT use for nurse-patient communication in Portugal: a mixed methods research by Marlene Peres, Raquel Simões de Almeida, António Moreira

“…The study was structured into four key phases/question groups: professional context, practices related to the use of ICT in patient communication, training needs, and other relevant information. …”
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THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF TRENDS IN THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM by Andrei Ștefan VASILE, Liviu MARCUTA, Alina MARCUTA, Valentina Constanța TUDOR, Cornelia Marilena DAMIAN (BADEA)

“…In the contemporary context of economic development and environmental conservation, sustainable tourism is an important field of research that significantly impacts local communities and natural resource management. …”
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PATHWAYS TO ENHANCING THE EFFICIENCY OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT MECHANISMS IN HEALTHCARE by Nataliia Letunovska, Liliia Khomenko, Yevhen Chvankin

“…The proposed measures aim to address current challenges in the blood supply sector, improve population access to safe, high-quality blood components, and enhance overall satisfaction with blood services. …”
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Evaluation of health recommender systems: a scoping review protocol by Rohit Shankar, Edward Meinert, Ananya Ananthakrishnan, Madison Milne-Ives

“…Many such systems have been developed and evaluated individually, but there is a need to synthesise the evaluation findings to identify gaps and ensure that future recommender systems are designed to have a positive impact on health or target behaviours.Objective The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the state of the literature evaluating health recommender systems and highlight lessons learnt, methodological considerations and gaps in current research.Methods and analysis The review will follow the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews and the Population, Concept, and Context frameworks. …”
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Irrigation Water and Security in South African Smallholder Farming: Assessing Strategies for Revitalization by Variety Nkateko Thabane, Isaac Azikiwe Agholor, Ndomelele Ndiko Ludidi, Mishal Trevor Morepje, Lethu Inneth Mgwenya, Nomzamo Sharon Msweli, Moses Zakhele Sithole

“…This study examines the current water security challenges faced by smallholder farmers in ensuring water security in South Africa. …”
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The Role of Sex Hormones in Cartilaginous Tissues: A Scoping Review by Jeffrey L. Hutchinson, Amalie J. Hutchinson, Joy Feng, Cheryle A. Séguin

“…ABSTRACT Background The use of sex hormones in the clinic for the management of musculoskeletal conditions is increasingly common. Despite this, the role of sex hormones in various joint tissues such as the intervertebral disc (IVD), temporomandibular joint (TMJ), and articular cartilage remains poorly understood. …”
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Stress and influencing factor among children diagnosed with cancer at hospitals in Nepal: a cross-sectional study by Surya Kamal Shahi, Panpan Wang, Jinjin Gu, Rajendra Man Shrestha, Peng Wang

“…The study’s finding showed a remarkable association between stress and factors like sex, education level, the duration of diagnosis, current health status, reasons for hospital visits including pain (P < 0.05). …”
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Errors in the diagnosis of types of diabetes mellitus: causes and prevention strategies (literature review and own research results) by K.I. Gerush, N.V. Pashkovska, O.Z. Ukrainets

“…The article provides current information regarding medical errors in diagnosing diabetes mellitus (DM), analyzes their factors, and outlines preventive measures. …”
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Combined effects of conditional cash transfer program and environmental health interventions on diarrhea and malnutrition morbidity in children less than five years of age in Brazi... by Anelise Andrade de Souza, Sueli Aparecida Mingoti, Rômulo Paes-Sousa, Léo Heller

“…The concomitant presence of these measures with environmental sanitation interventions may increase their positive effect. The context of simultaneous improvement of social protection and environmental sanitation is found in Brazil since 2007 and an assessment of the combined effects of both programs has not been performed so far.…”
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Digital transformation in the legal sector: Challenges and opportunities for cybersecurity and data protection by Erisa Xhixho, Niiazbek Pazylov, Viktor Savchenko, Nurkhanbek Patiev, Munarym Pazylova

“…[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to examine the principal issues of cybersecurity and data protection in the context of digital transformation in the legal system of the Kyrgyz Republic. …”
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Scientific Illustration: from Informational Support to a Culture of Participation by D. K. Lisovsky

“…Information sources were the research of Science Art in the context of solving the problems of popularization of scientific knowledge.Results and discussion. …”
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