Predictors of underachieved and overachieved fertility among women with completed fertility in Ghana. by Isaac Yeboah, Stephen Owusu Kwankye, Faustina Frempong-Ainguah

“…<h4>Background</h4>A woman's ability to achieve her preferred family size is critical in addressing issues of high fertility in sub-Saharan Africa. The socio-cultural context in sub-Saharan Africa presents some difficulty for the attainment of preferred fertility for many women. …”
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Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Distribution Dynamics of Lysimachia Christinae in China Through MaxEnt Modeling by Yangzhou Xiang, Yuan Li, Ying Liu, Yingying Yuan, Suhang Li, Qiong Yang, Jinxin Zhang

“…However, in the context of the SSP5‐8.5 pathway, the retention rate significantly decreased to 64.77% by the 2090s, indicating greater habitat instability and expansion needs. …”
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Unraveling the complex role of microglia in Alzheimer’s disease: amyloid β metabolism and plaque formation by Sho Takatori, Mayuna Kondo, Taisuke Tomita

“…Conversely, we explore findings that challenge this view, such as microglial depletion experiments resulting in unchanged or decreased Aβ accumulation. We propose that the contribution of microglia to Aβ metabolism is context-dependent, varying with disease progression, genetic background, and experimental conditions. …”
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CIS Countries Foreign Economic Activity — from Challenges to New Opportunities by M. S. Goncharov

“…Aim and tasks. To identify current trends and issues in foreign trade, the international financial system, and the investment activity of CIS member states, and to provide recommendations that contribute to sustainable economic development and strengthened mutual cooperation.Methods. …”
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Unlocking the hidden forces: deformation and associated stress distribution in the present-day Geneva Basin and Jura fold-and-thrust belt by Sandra Borderie, Jon Mosar, Adeline Marro, Louis Hauvette

“…If current seismicity indicates that the Geneva Basin is tectonically active, few data regarding the state of stress in the area are currently available. …”
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Social Skills Training Program and its Effect on Quality of Life and Stigma among Patients with Schizophrenia by Samah Ali, Amal Awad, Hanaa Ewise, Shimaa Adam

“… Context: Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder that significantly disrupts an individual's social interactions, work performance, and overall quality of life. …”
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Therapeutic potential of microRNAs in neurological disorders: mechanisms, biomarkers, and emerging therapeutic strategies by Sourav Pal, Subhajit Mandal

“…We also explore the future of miRNA research in the context of precision medicine, highlighting the importance of targeted delivery, safety optimization, and integration of patient-specific molecular profiles. …”
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MODELLING THE IMPACT OF INTELLECTUALIZATION ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN UKRAINE by Iryna Kalenyuk, Larysa Antoniuk, Oleg Kuklin, Liudmyla Tsymbal, Olena Tsyrkun

“…An important task in the context of economic development research is to find out strong relations between individual indicators. …”
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The Anthropocene is shifting the paradigm of geosciences and science by Coudrain, Anne, Le Duff, Matthieu, Mitja, Danielle

“…Noting that humans are affecting the Earth’s envelopes, with geosciences becoming inseparable from social sciences and humanities, and acknowledging the increasing use of the word Anthropocene, the authors of this paper explore the possibility of a scientific paradigm shift. (1) Since the 17th century, modern science has developed in a context of naturalist worlding that favors its hegemony over other modes of existence and its paradigm of a quest to define the laws of nature. (2) Various manifestations attest to the emergence of a paradigm of knowledge diversity and the unravelling of the naturalist worlding. (3) The current boom in participatory science is a sign of this paradigm shift: through the fundamental changes to the Earth System that refer to it, the Anthropocene forces science to move towards action and interact with a society involved in adapting to changes and concerned with the threats to its territory’s habitability.…”
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Hospital-based innovation labs to accelerate digital health transformation: lessons learned from twenty types of experts by Eric R. Edelman, Joost G. E. Verbeek, Perry Hunen, Martijn de Groot, Nicole van Eldik, Marieke D. Spreeuwenberg

“…Often, organizations already contain the expert knowledge needed to help innovators with these challenges, but highly fragmented. …”
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Potential risk factors associated with human alveolar echinococcosis: Systematic review and meta-analysis. by Franz J Conraths, Carolina Probst, Alessia Possenti, Belgees Boufana, Rosella Saulle, Giuseppe La Torre, Luca Busani, Adriano Casulli

“…Our meta-analysis confirmed that the chance of AE transmission through ingestion of food and water contaminated with E. multilocularis eggs exists, but showed also that food- and water-borne PRFs do not significantly increase the risk of infection.<h4>Conclusions/significance</h4>This systematic review analysed international peer-reviewed articles that have over the years contributed to our current understanding of the epidemiology of human AE. …”
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Modeling Customer Purchase Behavior in the Insurance Industry Using System Dynamics by Shabnam Jalalat, Kambiz Shahroodi, Mehdi Fadaei, Mahdi Homayounfar

“…The first scenario showed that of continuing the current conditions would lead to an increase in the gap between life insurance expenses and revenue. …”
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Regulation and governance for the implementation and management of point-of-care testing in Australia: a scoping review by Jacqueline Prestedge, Claire Kaufman, Deborah A. Williamson

“…Of the grey literature sources, fifteen current PoCT governance documents comprising of six standards, five guidelines and four frameworks at the international, national and jurisdictional level were included with an increasing number of grey literature sources since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. …”
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Study on the Leakage Diagnosis of a Chilled Water Pipeline Network System Based on Pressure Variation Rate Analysis for Climate Change Mitigation by Xuan Zhou, Fei Liu, Lisheng Luo, Shiman Peng, Junlong Xie

“…In the context of increasing climate variability and extreme weather, chilled water systems face mounting challenges due to amplified heating and cooling demands and prevalent pipe leakages. …”
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Value added medicines: what value repurposed medicines might bring to society? by Mondher Toumi, Cécile Rémuzat

“…Discussion & conclusions: There is currently a gap between increasing regulatory authority interest in capturing value added medicines’ benefits and the resistance of HTA bodies/payers, who tend to ignore this important segment of the pharmaceutical field. …”
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Contrasting Effect of Curcumin on Hepatitis B Virus Replication According to the Hepatoma Cell Line by María Mercedes Elizalde, Pedro Fuentes, Diego Chiappetta, Diego Martín Flichman

“…In recent decades, considerable advances have been achieved in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B. However, the currently available drugs have shortcomings. In this context, several natural compounds have been proposed as potential agents to improve either the outcome of antiviral treatment or the progression of chronic infection, with curcumin being one of the most evaluated compounds due to its pleiotropic antiviral activity. …”
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Contributory Risk Factors for Hypertension in Adolescent Offsprings of Hypertensive Fathers Attending a Tertiary Hospital in Lagos by Babatunde A. Akodu, Victor A. Inem, Stephen Yohanna, Jane N. Ajuluchukwu

“…RESULTS: Among the adolescents whose fathers were hypertensives, 45.3% were current drinkers of coffee, and 76.7% were users of caffeine containing drugs while among the controls, 35.1% were drinkers of coffee and 52.8% were current users of caffeine containing drugs (P. value < 0.05). …”
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Short Research Report: A universal socio-emotional learning programme for child adjustment and peer relationships by Sofia Moreira, Vera Coelho, Carla Peixoto, Andreia Espain, Helena Azevedo

“…Measures comprised the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, completed by teachers, and the Classroom Peer Context Questionnaire, completed by students. Students attended a 32-week classroom-based universal SEL intervention during one school year. …”
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ENHANCING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR MAKING CITIES RESILIENT AND ROLE OF SUPREME AUDIT INSTITUTIONS by Arife Coşkun, Latif Gürkan Kaya

“…Currently,more and more people are settling in cities, located in disaster prone areas. …”
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A methodological framework for assessing development solutions: application to wood fuel challenges in Nigeria by Jamie A. Carr, Aliyu Salisu Barau, Eleanor K. K. Jew, Joshua D. Kirshner, Robert A. Marchant, Abubakar Tanimu Salisu, Gillian Petrokofsky, Julia Tomei, Lindsay C. Stringer

“…Abstract Development interventions often yield co-benefits and trade-offs across multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, current approaches typically assess progress towards specific SDG targets, such as increasing access to clean energy or improving health outcomes, rather than evaluating the co-benefits and trade-offs of the solutions used to achieve these targets. …”
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