Gender differences in use of cigarette and non-cigarette tobacco products among adolescents aged 13–15 years in 20 African countries by Israel T. Agaku, Rose Sulentic, Adriana Dragicevic, Gibril Njie, Candace K. Jones, Satomi Odani, Tina Tsafa, Joy Gwar, Constantine I. Vardavas, Olalekan Ayo-Yusuf

“…Among girls, higher levels of reported exposure to tobacco advertisement were positively associated with shisha smoking whereas perceived tobacco harm was inversely associated with current cigarette and shisha smoking. Among boys, perceived social acceptability of smoking at parties was associated with an increased likelihood of cigarette smoking (APR=2.27; 95% Cl: 1.20–4.30). …”
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Leveraging green innovation from big data analytics: Examining the role of resource orchestration and green dynamic capabilities by Masood Nawaz Kalyar, Agata Pierscieniak, Muhammad Shafique

“…PURPOSE: The notion of big data analytics (BDA) has received increased attention from both researchers and managers. …”
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Comparative abundance and diversity of populations of the Pseudomonas syringae and Soft Rot Pectobacteriaceae species complexes throughout the Durance River catchment from its Fren... by Morris, C.E., Lacroix, C., Chandeysson, C., Guilbaud, C., Monteil, C., Piry, S., Rochelle Newall, E., Fiorini, S., Van Gijsegem, F., Barny, M.A., Berge, O.

“…Among the biological and chemical parameters that were characterized at each sampling site, temperature was the only factor that explained a significant amount of the variability in population size for both species complexes. Psy densities decreased with increasing temperature whereas SRP densities increased with increasing temperature. …”
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Educational Technologies in Modern Higher Education Institutions (Analysis of Russian and Foreign Research and Practice) by N. V. Bordovskaia, E. A. Koshkina, N. A. Bochkina

“…The search for the most effective means of training of the new generation of specialists to achieve academic and technological breakthrough in Russia has increased the significance of systematic scientific information on modern educational technologies used in higher education institutions.The aim of the current research is to present the results of review and systematisation of research information on theoretical foundations of development and application of educational technologies in Russian and foreign higher educational institutions.Methodology and research methods. …”
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Unit-level Digital Twin Model Construction Technology for Part Manufacturing Processes by LI Dong, LIN Zhiwen, CHEN Chuanhai, ZHAO Yongsheng, LIU Zhifeng

“…This paper reviews the construction technology of unit-level digital twins for part machining, focusing on three key aspects: virtual entity model construction, process strategy design, and process parameter decision making. The current research status and limitations of these aspects in both domestic and international contexts are discussed. …”
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Teaching English Oral Expressionand Listening Comprehension at the Department ofLetters and English Language, University of Constantine 1: Past and Present Ups and Downs by Youcef BEGHOUL

“…It also suggests some solutions for a more practical teaching of these two crucial skills in a pedagogical context characterized by ever decreasing linguistic and cultural levels and more and more overcrowded classes.…”
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Examining Stromal Cell Interactions in an In Vitro Blood–Brain Barrier Model with Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells by Andrea Margari, Simon Konig, Vignesh Jayarajan, Silvia Rizzato, Giuseppe Maruccio, Emad Moeendarbary

“…Understanding the function of the blood–brain barrier (BBB) in health and disease, as well as improving drug delivery across the BBB, remains a critical priority in neuroscience research. However, current in vitro models of the BBB have become increasingly complex and challenging to implement. …”
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Unlocking the potential of global greenhouse gas mitigation by reducing food loss and waste by Suraj Negi, Liang-Shih Fan, Hyunook Kim, Taira Hidaka, Aishwarya Rani, Shu-Yuan Pan

“…Food loss and waste (FLW) are significant yet under-addressed contributors to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and the effectiveness of current FLW mitigation policies and valorization technologies remains insufficiently explored. …”
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‘Just because something works doesn’t mean it can’t be improved’: an ethnographic analysis of the health system in Black Panther’s Wakanda by Jennifer Jackson, Carla Ferreira, Samantha Perry, Carla Ginn, Melissa Scott, Elke Jaibeeh Barah, Zahra Upal, Krista Phelps, Carol Mei, Haneul Woo, Megan Tung, Farida Gadimova, Alexandra Ewanyshyn, Twyla Ens

“…The emergence of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) has introduced significant global challenges for healthcare systems, healthcare professionals and patients. This current climate creates an opportunity to learn from equitable health systems and move toward making fundamental changes to healthcare systems. …”
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Monitoring of hepatitis E virus infection and replication by functional tagging of the ORF2 protein by Maliki Ankavay, Nathalie Da Silva, Angela Pollán, Noémie Oechslin, Katja Dinkelborg, Patrick Behrendt, Darius Moradpour, Jérôme Gouttenoire

“…Understanding of the mechanisms underlying productive HEV infection remains incomplete and would benefit from technological advances improving current model systems. Methods: We exploited transposon-mediated random insertion and selection of viable clones to identify sites in the HEV open reading frame 2 (ORF2) protein, corresponding to the viral capsid, allowing for the insertion of reporter sequences in a functional context. …”
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Effectiveness of laughter therapy with healthcare clowns on the mood of hospitalised adults by Yelsyn Mauricio Porras-Jiménez, Carmen Álvarez-Nieto, Karen Lizeth Romero-Granados, César Augusto Pinzón-Ordoñez, Isabel María López-Medina

“…Discussion: Current evidence supports laughter therapy with healthcare clowns as a tool to foster positive emotions, reduce negative psychological symptoms, and improve emotional well-being in various contexts, highlighting the importance of collaborative implementation with medical staff to strengthen well-being in healthcare settings. …”
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A systems approach to sustainable finance: Actors, influence mechanisms, and potentially virtuous cycles of sustainability by Beatrice Crona, Garry Peterson, Megan Meacham, Giorgio Parlato, Steven J. Lade, Juan C. Rocha, Victor Galaz

“…Summary: Over the past decade, corporate investors have increasingly recognized that responsible environmental and social practices are essential to long-term financial success. …”
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Energy Efficiency and Sustainability of Additive Manufacturing as a Mass-Personalized Production Mode in Industry 5.0/6.0 by Izabela Rojek, Dariusz Mikołajewski, Jakub Kopowski, Tomasz Bednarek, Krzysztof Tyburek

“…This review article examines the role of additive manufacturing (AM) in increasing energy efficiency and sustainability within the evolving framework of Industry 5.0 and 6.0. …”
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Academic Motivation in English Online Classes: A Comparative Study of Universities in Malaysia and Indonesia by Suhaida Omar, Wan Yusoff Wan Shaharuddin, Nik Ahmad Farhan Azim @ Nik Azim, Noor Syamimie Mohd Nawi, Noraini Zaini, Wandi Syahfutra

“…This uniformity also implied that although English is a second language in Malaysia, and a foreign language in Indonesia, the undergraduates were not affected by their linguistics, and institutional contexts. This study has contributed towards the extension of the current knowledge involving undergraduates’ academic motivation towards learning English online and suggested that teachers could help to strategise students’ SRL and self-efficacy to increase their English language performances, particularly in the pandemic era. …”
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Humanoid Robots like Tesla Optimus and the Future of Supply Chains: Enhancing Efficiency, Sustainability, and Workforce Dynamics by Mohammad Shamsuddoha, Tasnuba Nasir, Mohammad Saifuddoha Fawaaz

“…The current research reviews the usefulness, advantages, and downsides of integrating humanoids into supply chains. …”
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The Understanding of Willingness to Pay for Clean Drinking Water Through Extended Version of The Theory of Planned Behaviour by Zohaib Ali, Atta Ur Rehman, Muhammad Rafiq

“…The Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) is employed to validate the hypotheses of the research after recruiting 401 participants. The result of current study showed that TPB factors play a significant role in effecting households’ intention to pay (IP), which subsequently influences their WTP. …”
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Health insurance purchase intentions in the past decade: a systematic review and future research directions by Zhangwei Zheng, Hafizuddin-Syah B.A.M, Hafizah Omar Zaki, Qin Lingda Tan

“…Methods A systematic review was conducted using the TCM (theory-context-methodology) and ADO (antecedent-decision-outcome) frameworks. …”
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Trialogical cooperation for urban transformation: key relations for enhancing transformative governance by Laura Brings, Agnes Förster, Matthias Wanner

“…We identify three key relations that significantly shape the studied trialogical cooperation: 1) the interaction between existing contexts and current forms of cooperation; 2) the mutual influence between individuals and institutions; and 3) the enhancement of collective and individual transformative capacities through reflexive learning. …”
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Domain-Specific Languages for Algorithmic Graph Processing: A Systematic Literature Review by Houda Boukham, Kawtar Younsi Dahbi, Dalila Chiadmi

“…Incidentally, all DSLs for which user documentation is available are developed as part of academia–industry collaborations or in fully industrial contexts. Based on these results, we provide a comprehensive overview of the current research landscape, along with a roadmap of recommendations and future directions to enhance reusability and interoperability in large-scale graph analytics across industry and academia.…”
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The Propensity to Cycle Tool: An open source online system for sustainable transport planning by Robin Lovelace, Anna Goodman, Rachel Aldred, Nikolai Berkoff, Ali Abbas, James Woodcock

“…Getting people cycling is an increasingly common objective in transport planning institutions worldwide. …”
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