Sexual Crimes in Metaverse: New Frontiers in Forensic Psychology and Legal Challenges by Giulia Melis, Merylin Monaro

“…While digital threats such as the dissemination of pornographic material have long been recognized, behaviors like sexual harassment and assault have historically been addressed primarily within physical contexts. However, in Metaverse, the boundaries between virtual and physical harm are increasingly blurred, as illustrated by the first widely reported case of virtual rape in January 2024, involving the avatar of a young girl assaulted by other users in an immersive gaming environment. …”
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Addressing ‘wicked complex problems’: Qualitative understandings of sexual violence prevention in male-dominated industries by Sarah Vrankovich, Sharyn Burns, Giselle Woodley, Jacqueline Hendriks

“…This research aims to provide an understanding of current sexual violence prevention initiatives within the Australian mining sector, offering recommendations for future approaches tailored to industries and contexts with similar dynamics.…”
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“Dig Your Heels in the Ground and Get What You Deserve.” - An Exploratory Corpus-Assisted Study of Women Entrepreneurs’ Blogs. by Katarzyna Fronczak

“…However, recent decades have witnessed increased visibility of women entrepreneurs striving to challenge gender-based inequities and systemic biases in the workplace. …”
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Essential Pieces of the Puzzle: The Roles of VEGF and Dopamine in Aging by Melanie B. Thompson, Sanjay P. Tirupattur, Nandini Vishwakarma, Laxmansa C. Katwa

“…Aging is a well-known, complex physiological process characterized by progressive functional decline and increased susceptibility to disease, particularly in the cardiovascular and nervous systems. …”
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Perceived social media addiction explained through perceived organizational support, burnout subscales, and the number of years on the job by Fatima Zehra Allahverdi, Nükhet Bayer, Mustafa Kart

“…Lastly, sex was found to predict perceived social media addiction. The results of the current study can help guide hospitals in planning and strategizing to decrease burnout levels and increase perceived organizational support, thus supporting better patient care.…”
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Best therapeutic practices in the management of obstetric sepsis by Gabriel Petre Gorecki, Oana Denisa Balalau, Diana Elena Comandasu, Anca Daniela Stanescu, Dana Rodica Tomescu

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Mentalization and Its Use in Schools by Magda Nišponská

“…Th is article highlights the importance of mentalization in educational contexts and provides a framework for interventions aimed at increasing mentalization skills among teachers, parents, and students. …”
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Economic Analysis of Global CO₂ Emissions and Energy Consumption Based on the World Kaya Identity by Alina Yakymchuk, Simone Maxand, Anna Lewandowska

“…Thus, an unexpected increase in the population likely does not have short-term effects on CO₂ emissions, and the responses to GDPpc and energy intensity both decrease after some periods, while the shock in carbon intensity shows a significant effect even after 10 years. …”
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Legal Challenges of Marine Insurance Laws in the Use of Unmanned Ships by Mahsa Bahadoran- Baghbaderani, Masoud Shirani, Reza Soltani

“…Furthermore, these vessels promise lower operational costs, optimized ship designs, increased cargo capacity, reduced fuel consumption, and consequently, a substantial decrease in environmental pollutants. …”
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Practices, Challenges, and Future of Digital Transformation in Smallholder Agriculture: Insights from a Literature Review by Yuyang Yuan, Yong Sun

“…The digital transformation of smallholder agriculture can enhance productivity, increase farmers’ income, ensure food security, and promote sustainable rural development. …”
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My back: co-designing municipal rehabilitation with and for individuals with long-lasting back problems: study protocol by Tina Junge, P. Kjaer

“…Therefore, the Municipality of Svendborg, the University of Southern Denmark, and UCL University College aim to co-design an improved municipal rehabilitation program with and for individuals with back problems, within the existing municipal context. The new practices developed in the program seek to better support individuals to manage everyday life with back problems, develop effective rehabilitation practices, and decrease the associated municipal costs. …”
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A Systematic Review of EEG Studies on the Neural Effects of Quran Listening by Hamid Majidi, Alireza Rajabi-Tavakkol

“…Despite promising findings, the current body of research is limited, particularly regarding nonlinear EEG dynamics and comprehensive study designs. …”
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Experiential Graphic Design: Informing, Inspiring, and Integrating People in Physical Spaces—A Review by Gorana Petković, Suzana Pasanec Preprotić, Anamarija Kozjan Cindrić

“…Experiential graphic design (XGD) has increased in importance over the past decade, with technological advances and a focus on user engagement. …”
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‘Nous fêterons’ or ‘On va fêter’? by Valerie Hekkel, Friederike Schulz, Marta Lupica Spagnolo

“…These findings highlight the potential and limitations of current LLMs in capturing age-specific variation while encouraging further integration of sociolinguistic methods into LLM research. …”
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Oh, the places you can go … if you ace calculus: helping minoritized students succeed in undergraduate mathematics by Amira F. A. Ibrahim, Sarah E. McKellar, J. Frank Yates, Priti Shah

“…However, most of the literature on minoritized STEM students uses a deficit lens and does not consider the role of historical and systemic contexts on these students’ STEM achievement. As a product, current interventions used to increase academic achievement are limited in scope and do not consider the complex interplay between the numerous factors known to influence academic success. …”
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A guide to evade hallucinations and maintain reliability when using large language models for medical research: a narrative review by Sangzin Ahn

“…Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly prevalent in medical research; however, fundamental limitations in their architecture create inherent reliability challenges, particularly in specialized medical contexts. …”
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Key Barriers to Personalized Learning in Times of Artificial Intelligence: A Literature Review by Gina Paola Barrera Castro, Andrés Chiappe, María Soledad Ramírez-Montoya, Carolina Alcántar Nieblas

“…Personalized learning (PL) has emerged as a promising approach to address diverse educational needs, with artificial intelligence (AI) playing an increasingly pivotal role in its implementation. This systematic literature review examines the landscape of PL across various educational contexts, focusing on the use of AI and associated challenges. …”
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Being there but where? Sense of presence theory for virtual reality applications by Stefano Triberti, Caterina Sapone, Giuseppe Riva

“…As immersive technologies become increasingly prevalent in shared environments and sensitive contexts such as education and healthcare, this more sophisticated understanding of presence becomes crucial for designing effective virtual experiences. …”
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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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Telehealth Interventions in Pharmacy Practice: Systematic Review of Reviews and Recommendations by Rachel Lai Kay Chong, Andrew Siang Ee Chan, Crystal Min Siu Chua, Yi Feng Lai

“…ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to unify existing literature on the impact of telehealth on future pharmacy practice and to analyze those already implemented in current pharmacy practice, with the objective of providing recommendations. …”
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