Requests for physician-assisted suicide in German general practice: frequency, content, and motives– a qualitative analysis of GPs’ experiences by Luise Farr, Juliane Poeck, Claudia Bozzaro, Jutta Bleidorn

“…Methods We conducted 19 guideline-based interviews with GPs currently or formerly practicing in Germany (study period: 03/22–12/22). …”
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Epidemiological Informing of the Population in Cities: Models and Their Application by Vasiliy Osipov, Marina Osipova, Sergey Kuleshov, Alexandra Zaytseva, Aleksey Aksenov

“… With an increase of population density and contacts between people, the emergence of new biological viruses, the threat of various epidemics is growing. …”
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Eco-innovation, Responsible Leadership and Organizational Change for Corporate Sustainability by Dorel Mihai Paraschiv, Estera Laura Nemoianu, Claudia Adriana Langă, Tünde Szabó

“…The purpose of this paper is to present the main drivers of corporate sustainability, illustrating – after a thorough literature review – the link between the following elements: corporate sustainability – a necessity in the current global context; eco-innovation – as a way to implement sustainability in an organization; responsible leadership – as the art of building and maintaining strong and moral relationships with all stakeholders; organizational culture and organizational change – the basic elements through which organizations continuously renew their processes and products, adapting them to the new context. …”
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Which Way Goes Romanian Capitalism? – Making a Case for Reforms, Inclusive Institutions and a Better Functioning European Union by Daniel Dăianu, Bogdan Murgescu

“…This paper examines the Romanian economy and its version of capitalism from a long-term perspective and in a broad context. It focuses on economic prospects in the face of a legacy of backwardness and the endurance of domestic weaknesses, in the context of the Great Recession and the eurozone crisis. …”
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KUPI Approach to Qur’an and Hadith Re-interpretation by Nina Nurmila

“…This article explores three new methodologies of tafsir developed in the current Indonesian context by three scholars: Badriyah Fayumi’s reading of maʿrūf (religiously, reasonably, and socially acceptable), Nur Rofiah’s concept of women’s haqiqi (real) justice, and Faqihuddin Abdul Kodir hermeneutical approach of qirā’ah mubādalah (reciprocal reading). …”
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The Role of Oxidative Stress in Autism Spectrum Disorder Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Treatment by Aleksandra Kuźniar-Pałka

“…The author of this article reviewed the current literature in order to summarise the knowledge on the subject. …”
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Conversational Systems for Social Care in Older Adults: Protocol for a Scoping Review by Rosiered Brownson-Smith, Ananya Ananthakrishnan, Oksana Hagen, Cen Cong, Amir Aly, Ray B Jones, Edward Meinert

“… BackgroundSocial care systems worldwide face increasing demographic and financial pressures. This necessitates exploring innovative technological solutions to enhance service delivery without substantially increasing costs. …”
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Interventions to improve media coverage of medical research: a codesigned feasibility and acceptability study with Australian journalists by Brooke Nickel, Ray Moynihan, Alexandra Barratt, Kirsten J McCaffery, Loai Albarqouni, Tessa Copp, Thomas Dakin, Liam Mannix

“…This study aimed to codesign and assess the feasibility of a multicomponent training intervention for journalists in Australia.Design A small pragmatic feasibility study using a pre- and postdesign.Setting 90 min online workshop.Participants Eight journalists currently working in Australia, recruited through the study’s journalist advisor and existing contacts of the researchers.Intervention The training intervention covered a range of topics, including study designs, conflicts of interest, misleading medical statistics, population screening and overdiagnosis. …”
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THE LABOR MARKET IN ROMANIA AND ITS INFLUENCING FACTORS by Marius Dan Benta, Claudiu-Liviu Manea, Costin Daniel Avram, Daniel Toba

“…The objectives of this research of the labor market are: the analysis of the current situation generated by the current context of the labor market in Romania, the highlighting of gaps in the labor force deficit, the effects generated by the labor force deficit, but also the outline of strategies aimed at reducing the deficit, the outline of strategies that highlight a series of actions to recover and balance the workforce deficit. …”
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Wettability’s Challenge to High-Voltage Insulators: Polyurethane as Preventive Coating by Touqeer Ahmad Raza, Muhammad Kamran, Syed Ahtisham Mehmood Shah, Muhammad Mehran Bashir

“…Abrupt rises and spikes were observed on the plots for the electric field and current density distribution, indicating distortion; however, the distortion kept on decreasing with the increase in the contact angle. …”
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Assessment of the state of crops in the territory of the Chelyabinsk Research Institute of Agricultural Sciences based on remote sensing data by Gusev A.S., Inysheva V.A., Lopukhov P.M., Anisimov Yu.B., Bronitskaya S.A.

“…In the context of climate change and increasing food demand, it is important to optimize agricultural production processes. …”
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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

“…Moreover, keywords like imposter syndrome, self-doubt, glass ceiling, and male-dominated often appear in contexts that underscore overcoming obstacles and the benefits of female entrepreneurship. …”
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The neurobiological basis of emotions and their connection to facial expressions in non-human mammals: insights in nonverbal communication by Daniel Mota-Rojas, Alexandra L. Whittaker, Cécile Bienboire-Frosini, Jhon Buenhombre, Patricia Mora-Medina, Adriana Domínguez-Oliva, Julio Martínez-Burnes, Ismael Hernández-Avalos, Adriana Olmos-Hernández, Antonio Verduzco-Mendoza, Alejandro Casas-Alvarado, Karina Lezama-García, Temple Grandin

“…Considering these coded facial movements, current research aims to associate certain facial expressions with the animals’ emotional states and affective contexts. …”
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Re-use of Building Products in the Netherlands by Loriane Icibaci

“…As the anthropogenic environment evolves, it is relevant to comprehend how fit the industrial system is in this dynamic context, leading to the second part of the study: The evolution of the housing stock as dynamic reserves (supply of reusable products). …”
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The Land Acquisition and Resettlement Frameworks for Irrigation Sector in the SADC Region: Strengths and Bottlenecks by devie Chilonga

“…This will still be a challenge with rapid population increases which are exerting pressure on land and the human rights watches actively operating in this sector, unless policies and legislation are responsive to current demands. …”
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Study of Ionanofluids Behavior in PVT Solar Collectors: Determination of Thermal Fields and Characteristic Length by Means of HEATT^® Platform by Mariano Alarcón, Juan-Pedro Luna-Abad, Manuel Seco-Nicolás, Imane Moulefera, Gloria Víllora

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Prediction models of iron level in beef muscle tissue toward ecological well-being by K. Narozhnykh

“…The level of iron in muscle tissue affects beef quality. Current methods used to assess iron content in cattle muscles are laborious and complex. …”
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Progress in visible-light-activated photocatalytic coatings to combat implant-related infections: From mechanistic to translational roadmap by Bruna E. Nagay, Samuel S. Malheiros, Maria H.R. Borges, Conrado Aparicio, Jeroen J.J.P. van den Beucken, Valentim A.R. Barão

“…While extensive reviews have provided insight into photocatalysis and its medical and environmental applications, limited focus has been given to solutions specifically tailored for implant contexts. The recent introduction of photocatalysis in the implant field, particularly visible-light-triggered photocatalytic coatings, represents a versatile approach to managing infections. …”
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Renewable Energy Communities (RECs): European and Worldwide Distribution, Different Technologies, Management, and Modeling by Sandra Corasaniti, Paolo Coppa, Dario Atzori, Ateeq Ur Rehman

“…Key case studies from Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia illustrate the various approaches, challenges, and outcomes of REC initiatives in different geographic and policy contexts. The analysis also highlights barriers to implementing RECs, including regulatory uncertainty and market integration issues, and identifies the best practices and policies that support REC scalability. …”
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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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