Effect of integrating traditional and modern healthcare systems on tuberculosis case detection in Ethiopia: a cluster randomized controlled study by Desalegne Amare, Kefyalew Addis Alene, Fentie Ambaw

“…New strategies that consider local contexts are needed in countries with high TB burdens like Ethiopia. …”
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Dying of starvation if not from bombs: assessing measurement properties of the Food Insecurity Experiences Scale (FIES) in Gaza’s civilian population experiencing the world’s worst... by Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Kamel Jebreen, Tasnim Swaitti, Mohammed Jebreen, Eqbal Radwan, Wafa Kammoun-Rebai, Inad Nawajah, Omar Shamsti, Sahar Obeid, Souheil Hallit

“…To achieve this, field practitioners, researchers and decision-makers should be equipped with user-friendly and psychometrically sound measures tailored to real-life war situations and the Palestinian context. Therefore, the present study aimed to test the psychometric properties of the Food Insecurity Experiences Scale (FIES) in a sample of Arabic-speaking community adults currently living in the Gaza Strip during the war. …”
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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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Integrating the international medical graduate by Julia McLaughlin, Katherine Baker, Tracy Sandell, Shirly Mathias, Subramaniam Nagasayi, Ilona Schmidt, Christopher James

“…Introduction: The growing utilisation of international medical graduate (IMG) doctors in the UK has uncovered a need for hospitals to establish induction programmes that harness supportive environments for these doctors to learn within the specific context of the NHS. Currently, IMGs are under-supported at local and national levels. …”
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New Developments in the EU Internal Market – Harmonisation vs. Mutual Recognition by Ljubica Dzabirova

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Flood Risk Mitigation by Spatial Planning—Lessons Learned From Municipal Consultation by Stefan Greiving, Stefanie Wolf, Daniela Michalski, Mark Fleischhauer

“…In this context, we recommend, with reference to good examples from other European countries, an orientation towards the precautionary principle and the consideration of extreme flood scenarios.…”
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Comprehensive Review and Analysis of Image Encryption Techniques by K. Mahalakshmi, Sivakumar Nagarajan

“…Through comparative analysis, this study highlights the strengths, weaknesses, and applicability of these methods in various contexts. The review concludes by discussing the current challenges and suggesting future research directions to improve the security, scalability, and real-time processing capabilities of image encryption systems.…”
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Adolescents’ exposure to explicit sexual content on digital media: a quantitative, cross-sectional study by Semen Sebsbie, Anteneh Tsegaye

“…Although adolescents’ screen media use has been broadly studied, little attention has been paid to the consumption of sexually explicit screen media content, especially in low- and middle-income contexts where access to digital media technologies is increasing. …”
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Households willingness to join and pay for community-based health insurance: implications for designing community-based health insurance based on economic Status in Ethiopia. by Zewdie Birhanu, Morankar Sudhakar, Mohammed Jemal, Desta Hiko, Shabu Abdulbari, Bikiltu Abdisa, Badassa Wolteji Chala, Getnet Mitike, Tigist Astale, Nimona Berhanu

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A community based cross-sectional study was conducted in districts from two different contexts: urban areas and agrarian areas in two major regions in Ethiopia, namely Oromia, and Amhara. …”
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Internal Audit Strategies for Assessing Cybersecurity Controls in the Brazilian Financial Institutions by Lucas Vinicius Andrade Ferreira, Carlos André de Melo Alves, Laerte Peotta de Melo, Rafael Rabelo Nunes

“…The data collected were analyzed using content analysis, enabling the categorization and interpretation of current practices and challenges in cyber risk management. …”
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The cost of typhoid illness in low- and middle-income countries, a scoping review of the literature. by Frederic Debellut, Alena Friedrich, Ranju Baral, Clint Pecenka, Emmanuel Mugisha, Kathleen M Neuzil

“…There remains a lack of evidence on the cost to treat typhoid in the context of increasing antimicrobial resistance. Decision-makers should consider the available evidence on the economic burden of typhoid, particularly as risk factors related to antimicrobial resistance and climate change increase typhoid risk. …”
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Integrating a risk-oriented approach into bank investment management under market volatility by V. V. Shlonchak

“…In the current context of heightened financial market volatility and growing instability of the investment environment, the issue of enhancing the efficiency of bank investment management has become increasingly critical. …”
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The “New Normal” in China’s Assertive Power Projection in the South China Sea: Maritime Hybrid Threats by Övgü Kalkan Küçüksolak

“…Therefore, this study aims to shed light on the context and cumulative effects of China’s assertive employment of maritime hybrid instruments while discussing increasing international concerns on the altering dynamics of balance of power.…”
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Conformity of Tourism Higher Education with Tourism Development Goals: Focusing on Tourism Undergraduate Program in Iran by Faranak Ranjbar Motalegh

“…Adopting a qualitative approach, it compares the current state of tourism higher education in Iran with its ideal state. …”
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Optimizing influenza vaccine allocation by age using cost-effectiveness analysis: A comparison of 6720 vaccination program scenarios in children and adults in Belgium by Regina Manansala, Joke Bilcke, Lander Willem, Niel Hens, Philippe Beutels

“…Programmatic and ethical concerns towards such an implementation in the Belgian context need to be separately considered.…”
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Automatic detection of foreign object intrusion along railway tracks based on MACENet. by Xichun Chen, Yu Tian, Ming Li, Bin Lv, Shuo Zhang, Zixian Qu, Jianqing Wu, Shiya Cheng

“…To overcome these limitations, this study proposes a multi-level feature aggregation and context enhancement network (MACE-Net). The network architecture integrates the GOLD-YOLO module, an advanced object detection approach, alongside the updated deformable convolutional networks (DCNv3). …”
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Longevity: il Chinesiologo delle attività motorie preventive e adattate come figura di riferimento delle attività motorie by Pasqualino Maietta Latessa, Guido Belli

“…In particular, it highlights the role of physical activity in this context, with a special focus on adapted physical activity for individuals with varying degrees of risk factors. …”
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Development of management accounting functions in the corporate governance system by S. N. Grichkina, K. S. Chestnova

“…Problematic issues of the development of theory of management accounting in context of improving corporate governance and increasing requirements from various stakeholders to its information support are increasingly becoming the object of research by domestic and foreign scientists. …”
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