Beyond the individual: governing AI’s societal harm by Nathalie A. Smuha

“…Drawing on a legal domain specifically aimed at protecting a societal interest—environmental law—I identify three ‘societal’ mechanisms that EU policymakers should consider in the context of AI. These concern (1) public oversight mechanisms to increase accountability, including mandatory impact assessments with the opportunity to provide societal feedback; (2) public monitoring mechanisms to ensure independent information gathering and dissemination about AI’s societal impact; and (3) the introduction of procedural rights with a societal dimension, including a right to access to information, access to justice, and participation in public decision-making on AI, regardless of the demonstration of individual harm. …”
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Product management specifics Russian IT industry under sanctions by M. V. Potanina

“…The article considers the consequences of foreign sanctions for the Russian information technology sector, the main measures to support the development of information technologies and digitalization of the country as a whole by the Russian government, features of the third package of measures to support domestic IT companies in 2022. The need to increase the competitive potential of the company through the use of a professional product manager or product manager is justified. …”
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Which factors influence plan reuse in a sequential posture selection task? by Christoph Schütz, Christoph Schütz

“…A recent study showed a significant drop in PoR if participants were asked to skip every second drawer in a sequential drawer opening task. In the current study, we sought to disentangle four confounded factors that were potentially responsible for this drop in PoR: a change of (1) spatial distance, (2) digit distance, (3) number of drawers, or (4) context (presence of skipped drawers). …”
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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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Humanitarian aid under sanctions: From the problem statement to the search for solutions by L. D. Oganisyan L.D.

“…In the context of a sharp aggravation of interstate rivalry, an increase in natural disasters and the emergence of new epidemiological challenges, the problem of timely provision of humanitarian assistance to the population of the most affected countries and regions becomes especially acute. …”
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How School-Based “Pockets of Humanity” Can Promote Student Well-Being: Youth Perspectives on Justice and Well-Being in School by Kate Somerville

“…This study examines how youth activists perceive the impact of school conditions on their well-being in current political contexts. Focusing on qualitative interviews with twelve high school student activists from the organizing base of a digital youth advocacy organization, I explore the relationship between youth’s experiences of justice or injustice and perceptions of their own well-being in educational settings. …”
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Vaccination as a strategy to overcome antimicrobial resistance: a fresh look on a well-known problem by I. O. Stoma

“…Vaccine-induced direct and indirect mechanisms for overcoming antimicrobial resistance are presented, as well as the current evidence base and perspectives for expanding the use of vaccines in the context of this problem. …”
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Wisdom of the Established Pattern by Joel Janhonen

“…According to their example, if someone is opposed to increasing as well as decreasing the average human intelligence, they need a good reason for why the current level is optimal. …”
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A Middleware for the Integration of Smart Grid Elements with WSN Based Solutions by Paulo Régis C. de Araújo, Raimir Holanda, Antonio Wendell de Oliveira Rodrigues, André Luiz Carneiro de Araújo, José de Aguiar Moraes Filho, João Paolo C. M. Oliveira

“…This automation enables the integration of elements such as Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs) to the supervision of the distribution electrical system, but there is not an appropriate environment to increase the scale of these elements. In this context, the smart grid comes with specifications that allow adding new elements to the intelligence of the power grid operation. …”
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Characteristics of the Epidemic Situation Associated with Acute Respiratory Viral Infections in the Russian Federation during the Pandemic Spread of COVID-19 by T. A. Semenenko, V. G. Akimkin, E. I. Burtseva, A. V. Nozdracheva, E. G. Simonova, A. V. Tutelyan, S. V. Ugleva, S. N. Kuzin

“…Aim of the study was to investigate the current manifestations of the epidemic process of ARVI and influenza, including in the context of a new coronavirus infection (COVID–19) pandemic, on the territory of Russia and in Moscow. …”
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Pharmacometric in silico studies used to facilitate a national dose standardisation process in neonatology – application to amikacin by Verena Gotta, Julia Anna Bielicki, Paolo Paioni, Chantal Csajka, Dominic Stefan Bräm, Christoph Berger, Elisabeth Giger, Michael Buettcher, Klara M. Posfay-Barbe, John van den Anker, Marc Pfister

“…Simulations showed that extending the dosing interval to ≥36 h in the subpopulation of clinical concern increased the frequency of a desirable Ctrough below 5 mg/l to >80%. …”
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The effects of seismic activities following the 30 October 2020 Samos Island earthquakes in Izmir and its surrounding by Oya Ankaya PAMUKÇU, Ayça ÇIRMIK, Fikret DOĞRU, Ekrem TUŞAT, Fatih UYSAL, Hasan SÖZBILIR, Ufuk AYDIN, Özkan Cevdet ÖZDAĞ, Metehan ULUĞTEKIN, Fulya ÖZDEMIR, Zülfikar ERHAN

“…In this context, in order to determine the current deformation after the Samos Island earthquake that occurred on October 30, 2020, measurements were performed at six continuous GNSS stations in and around Izmir. …”
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Healthcare workers’ perceptions of patient safety culture in emergency departments: a scoping review by Min Ji Kim, Ming Wei Jeffrey Woo

“…Objective This review aimed to map the concept of patient safety culture in emergency departments (EDs), describe the availability of evidence related to patient safety culture as assessed by healthcare workers, identify the key focus areas of existing studies and pinpoint gaps in the current literature.Design A scoping review followed a comprehensive methodological process that included five steps based on the framework developed by Arksey and O’Malley and updated by Peters et al.Eligibility criteria Studies encompassing original research and all pertinent published and grey literature within the last 15 years (2010–2024) that aligned with the population (healthcare workers), concept (patient safety culture) and context (emergency department) framework for this study were included.Data sources PubMed, CINAHL (EBSCOhost), WOS, Embase, MEDLINE (Ovid), and KISS databases were searched for original studies published between 2010 and 2024 that aligned with the topic of this study.Data extraction and synthesis Two researchers independently extracted data from 28 eligible articles using a predetermined data extraction tool. …”
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Testosterone-induced erythrocytosis: addressing the challenge of metabolic syndrome and widely prescribed SGLT2-inhibitor drugs by Federica Tramontana, Azmi Mohammed, Yaasir H Mamoojee, Richard Quinton

“…Crucially, they also increase haematocrit by promoting haematopoiesis. This review focuses on the current best evidence for managing erythrocytosis, in the context of more prevalent obesity and prescriptions of testosterone and SGLT2i in this population. …”
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The PRE‐registration podiatry: Accessible recruitment and employment (PREPARE) project: A commentary on the novel approach to the podiatry workforce crisis in Glasgow by Pamela Price, Paul Higgins, David Lambert, Diane M. Dickson, Ruth Barn

“…This paper explores the local context of the current workforce challenges and summarises a novel solution collaboratively developed in Glasgow. …”
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Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species Dysregulation in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Fraction of the Whole by Caroline Silveira Martinez, Ancheng Zheng, Qingzhong Xiao

“…In this review, we will provide an overview and discussion of the recent findings on mtROS production, its threshold for imbalance, and the subsequent dysfunction that leads to related cardiac and systemic phenotypes in the context of HFpEF. We will also focus on newly discovered cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying ROS dysregulation, current therapeutic options, and future perspectives for treating HFpEF by targeting mtROS and the associated signal molecules.…”
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Objects of forensic documentary science by V. S. Sezonov

“…The increase in the number of offences requiring the examination of electronic data storage devices poses new challenges for forensic experts, requiring modern means of recording and comparing them with standards. …”
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Assessing climate change impacts on Pacific salmon and trout using bioenergetics and spatiotemporal explicit river temperature predictions under varying riparian conditions. by Andrew R Spanjer, Andrew S Gendaszek, Elyse J Wulfkuhle, Robert W Black, Kristin L Jaeger

“…Under the current thermal regime, bioenergetics modeling predicts juvenile fish lose weight in the lower river; this loss of potential growth worsens by an average of 20-83% in the lower river by 2080, increasing with the loss of riparian shading. …”
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Reviewing the challenges and opportunities of digital technology integration in virtual education: Insights from MBA programmes in Iran by Laleh Karimi

“…Drawing on research published from 2003 to 2022, the investigation seeks to identify major challenges, evaluate current practices, and offer recommendations for improving online MBA education within the Iranian context. …”
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A Review of Technological Development for Floating Offshore Wind Power Generation by WANG Dian, LI Xiaodong, ZHA Rongyu, LIU Xiaohui, MA Teng

“…Amid the global rapid market expansion of floating wind power generation, China is experiencing vigorous development in this industry, particularly in the context of the "30·60" goals. This paper first provides a brief overview of the global background and current status of technological development in the floating wind power system field. …”
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