Raid, rescue, and rehabilitation: An exploratory study of effective anti-trafficking interventions for the survivors of sex trafficking of brothel-based prostitution by Sonal Pandey

“…The results reveal that the age-old method of raid and rescue have not been found to be effective in the removal of the survivors from the trafficking context for their intended rehabilitation and reintegration. …”
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Lithium-metal battery degradation dataset from continuous cycling experimentsOSF by Maitri Uppaluri, Wenting Ma, Le Xu, Nojan Aliahmad, Alireza Saatchi, Karl Littau, Simona Onori

“…The dataset presented in this paper contains current and voltage data, from which the capacity is calculated from 23 different lithium-metal battery cells, encompassing four different design configurations and nominal capacities. …”
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Non-linear surges and extreme wind-waves in Port Phillip Bay under existing and future mean sea levels by Huy Quang Tran, Huy Quang Tran, Franklin Ayala Cruz, Jak McCarroll, Alexander Babanin

“…Modelled data were extracted from 24 different stations in the bay at a depth of 2 m to analyse the impacts of increasing MSL on extreme surges and wind-waves.ResultsUnder the current scenario, the results indicate that both surges and wave patterns are significantly influenced by seasonal wind patterns. …”
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Fostering Educational Change at the Intersection of Macro-Level Institutional Narratives and Micro-Level Classroom Experiences by Marta Guarda

“…By highlighting the role of teachers’ agency in challenging macro-level narratives from below, the study addresses the imbalances of power between institutionalised and non-institutionalised languages, and contributes to research framing plurilingual education as a socially engaged phenomenon in increasingly multilingual contexts.…”
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Medium-term forecast of the age structure of teachers in secondary schools in the Russian Federation by L. V. Vasilieva, K. V. Lebedev, E. S. Sumenova

“…The present paper presents the results of the analysis of the current age structure of teachers in the regional context (in the subjects of the Russian Federation) and develops a forecast for its development.The aim of the current research was to present the results of the development of a medium-term (until 2024) forecast of the age structure of teachers in the subjects of the Russian Federation.Methodology and research methods. …”
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Assessing Credit Risk in the Sphere of Commercial Lending to Organizations of the Kemerovo Region by Chernichenko S., Kotov R.

“…The theoretical studies were performed in the context of the classical, legislative, scientific, and synthesized copyright formats. …”
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Distance learning technologies at the postgraduate stage of professional development of pharmacists by M. O. Avramenko, N. O. Tkachenko, Yu. Yu. Riabokon, O. A. Bigdan

“…In response to the demand of the time, postgraduate professional education strives to meet the current needs; a new concept of increasing the effectiveness of education and the professional level of specialists has been formed: lifelong learning is impossible without the use of information and communication technologies. …”
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Part B: Innovative Data Augmentation Approach to Boost Machine Learning for Hydrodynamic Purposes—Computational Efficiency by Hamed Majidiyan, Hossein Enshaei, Damon Howe, Eric Gubesch

“…The significance of the current study extends beyond the maritime context and can be utilized for ML applications in intrinsically stochastic data.…”
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Advertising in the marketing communications system: analysis and directions of improvement by Alevtina Pakulina, Vitalii Blahoi

“…Based on the identified trends and current market requirements, the article substantiates ways to improve the enterprise's advertising strategy. …”
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Identifying practices of information transfer between the hospital and primary care for older adults: a scoping review protocol by Philippe Desmarais, Claire Godard-Sebillotte, Thomas Tannou, Emily G. McDonald, Dounia Rouabhia, Géraldine Layani, Dimitri Yang, Martina Alkot, Andrea Quaiattini, Sabrina Lessard, Aigul Zaripova, Carolyn Pavoni, Sandrine Couture, Yu Qing Huang, Catherine Richer, Julia Chabot, Felix Pageau, Matthieu Calafiore, Karin Fink, Gulin Yilmaz, Beuscart Jean-Baptiste

“…Indeed, sub-optimal care transitions are associated with increased mortality, morbidity and adverse events.Improving communication through timely and accurate clinical information transfer has been identified as a key component of optimal care transitions. …”
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Intelligent micro-electro-mechanical system for predictive nano-drug synthesis: Acousto-microfluidic heat and mass transportation by Afshin Kouhkord, Fariddodin Hassani, Ali Golshani, Reza Ansari

“…Integrated microfluidic designs enhance nanoparticle reproducibility and therapeutic effectiveness by precisely controlling heat and mass transfer in microfluidic design process. In these contexts, even minor changes in nanoparticle properties due to slight variations in synthesis conditions can significantly influence therapeutic outcomes, addressing current limitations and promoting successful clinical translation.…”
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Farmers' adaptation behavior to water scarcity in Western Iran: Application of the values-identity-personal norms model by Yousof Azadi, Jafar Yaghoubi, Saeed Gholamrezai, Fatemeh Rahimi-Feyzabad

“…The findings of this research contribute to the existing body of knowledge on adaptive behavior, particularly in the context of water scarcity. Practically, the current study provides a rationale for incorporating biospheric value, personal norms, environmental self-identity, and environmental self-efficacy into policy-making and decision-making processes, encouraging farmers to adopt water scarcity adaptation measures.…”
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Infectious Disease as a Modifiable Risk Factor for Dementia: A Narrative Review by Thomas J. Farrer, Jonathan D. Moore, Morgan Chase, Shawn D. Gale, Dawson W. Hedges

“…This narrative review examines infectious diseases as modifiable risk factors for dementia, particularly in the context of an aging global population. As the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias is expected to rise, prevention has become increasingly important due to the limited efficacy of current treatments. …”
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General Considerations on Dance Movement Therapy and its applications in social field by Rosa María Rodríguez Jiménez, Elena Dueso Pla

“…Finally, the current status of the profession in Spain framed in the European context is presented.…”
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Universal or Specific? A Modeling-Based Comparison of Broad-Spectrum Influenza Vaccines against Conventional, Strain-Matched Vaccines. by Rahul Subramanian, Andrea L Graham, Bryan T Grenfell, Nimalan Arinaminpathy

“…A key reason is the virus capacity for immune escape: ongoing evolution allows the continual circulation of seasonal influenza, while novel influenza viruses invade the human population to cause a pandemic every few decades. Current vaccines have to be updated continually to keep up to date with this antigenic change, but emerging 'universal' vaccines-targeting more conserved components of the influenza virus-offer the potential to act across all influenza A strains and subtypes. …”
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Russia and Iran in the South Caucasus: problems and prospects for cooperation in the field of energy security by A. K. Dudayti, J. Morshedloo, M. Abdollahi

“…The importance of studying this sphere of regional relations, which has become the focus of research attention, has increased. Of particular interest is the study of the role and place of Russia and Iran in regional relations in the South Caucasus, their participation in solving energy problems, which turned out to be among the current priorities of their policy in the South Caucasus direction.Materials and methods. …”
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Bovine Leukemia Virus and Human Breast Cancer: A Review of Clinical and Molecular Evidence by Rancés Blanco, Claudio Quezada-Romegialli, Juan P. Muñoz

“…This review evaluates clinical and experimental data on BLV presence in both malignant and non-malignant breast tissues, exploring potential mechanisms through which BLV may access human breast tissue and contribute to carcinogenesis. Current data reveal a higher prevalence of BLV infection in BC tissues compared to non-tumor tissues, correlating with an increased risk of BC development. …”
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Does the consumption of soya products affect cholesterol levels, blood pressure, or other cardiovascular health indicators? by Aleksandra Walendzik, Kinga Racisz, Joanna Duda, Jakub Kędzia, Alicja Obcowska, Paweł Racisz, Łukasz Sencerek

“…Researchers have shown that soy may have a role in lowering blood pressure, especially in people with hypertension or an increased risk of CVD. Soy can be a part of our daily, healthy diet, but its impact on all-cause mortality and CVD depends on many factors such as people's age, comorbidity, dietary context and type of consumed soy ( e.g. fermented or not fermented). …”
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Ethical implications related to processing of personal data and artificial intelligence in humanitarian crises: a scoping review by Tino Kreutzer, James Orbinski, Lora Appel, Aijun An, Jerome Marston, Ella Boone, Patrick Vinck

“…Ethical risks, particularly from artificial intelligence (AI) data processing, are increasingly recognized yet inadequately addressed by current humanitarian data protection guidelines. …”
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IRON CHELATION THERAPY IN THALASSEMIA SYNDROMES by Paolo Cianciulli

“…As there are no physiological mechanisms to excrete the iron contained in transfused red cells (1 unit of blood contains approximately 200 mg of iron) the excess of iron is stored in various organs. …”
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