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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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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A virus becomes a global concern: research activities on West-Nile virus by Doris Klingelhöfer, Markus Braun, Isabelle M. Kramer, Friederike Reuss, Ruth Müller, David A. Groneberg, Dörthe Brüggmann

“…Currently, West-Nile virus (WNV) is spreading worldwide to colder regions due to climate change. …”
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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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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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Invisible lives, visible challenges: The socio-environmental impacts of undocumented Afghan immigrants on the host society by K. Iqbal, H. Liang

“…ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Today's illegal immigrant crisis in general and the illegal Afghan immigrant crisis, in particular, are considered a continuous challenge of the current century since the mass migration of people from their country of origin has exponentially increased. …”
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Internet of Things in healthcare: An adaptive ethical framework for IoT in digital health by Abubakar Wakili, Sara Bakkali

“…This paper contributes a novel, dynamic framework that encapsulates current ethical considerations and is designed to adapt to future technological evolutions, thereby fostering ethical resilience in the face of ongoing digital health innovation. …”
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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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Battle for “Donat”: а discussion about the old and new classical philology in Russia (1847–1848) by Kira Ilina

“…Hofman and his disciples considered it necessary for a classical philologist to know the current level of development of classical philology, as well as to appeal to modern philologists and to change the methods of teaching Latin. …”
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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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Shaping Algeria's Emi Future: Advancing Beyond Linguistic Competence To Achieve Pedagogical Transformation by Bouguebs Radia

“… The increasing adoption of English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) in Algerian universities has drawn considerable attention to the challenges and opportunities associated with its implementation. …”
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Human Perspectives and Social Infrastructures: Prioritising People in GLAM Digitisation by Megan Gooch, Rebecca Kahn, Edurne Kugeler

“…Much discussion in current digital humanities research and funding is concerned with creating, using and maintaining technical and research infrastructures. …”
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A qualitative study of the unique challenges faced by female police officers in Sweden by Frida Degerstedt, Sahibe Akpinar, Karin Fältman, Elin Granholm Valmari

“…While female police officers currently constitute an increasing part of the workforce, policing remains a male-dominated field globally, and gender-related challenges persist. …”
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“It’s easy to be burned out in this line of work”: Experiences of burnout among Black women pelvic floor therapists in the United States by Shemeka Thorpe, Praise Iyiewuare, Brenice Duroseau, Natalie Malone, Kaylee A Palomino

“…Consequences of burnout included leaving the current work setting, a strong desire to transition to a different setting, or taking a break from the profession overall. …”
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Effects of step width and gait speed on the variability of mediolateral control in the head and trunk during gait. by Yu Takada, Tomoaki Atomi, Takayuki Yagi, Shoma Yamamoto, Masao Tomita, Miho Shimizu, Yoriko Atomi

“…Further, it is related to the control of center of mass (COM) and trunk movements and gait speed. The current study aimed to validate the effect of conditioning using combined step width (narrow and wide) and gait speed (normal [4.5 km/h] and slow [2.2 km/h]) on the segmental control of the head, thorax, and pelvis with respect to the BOS. …”
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From sole crops to strip cropping: Decision rules of frontrunner farmers in The Netherlands. by Stella D Juventia, Dirk F van Apeldoorn, Hilde Faber, Walter A H Rossing

“…It can be implemented within the current regime by adjusting the strip width to fit machinery working width. …”
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Planning in a post-apartheid city and the complexities of participatory planning and governance: A case study of Windhoek, Namibia by Cyrlius Tjipetekera, Trynos Gumbo, Eric Yankson

“…This disconnect has led to growing dissatisfaction among urban residents in low-income areas, who increasingly demand inclusion in neighbourhood-level planning. …”
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Urban Regeneration for the Resilient City: Implementation of Sustainable Urban Drainage Solutions in Pisa's High Flash Flood Risk Areas by Luisa Santini, Greta Frosini, Cinelli Fabrizio

“…This research, funded by UNIPI PRA_2022_22, titled “Mitigating Risks in Urban Areas”, aims to develop a methodology to analyse and evaluate the benefits of increased resilience in urban contexts following the implementation of NBS. …”
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Epigenetic regulation and memories: possible applications to grapevine in Uruguay by Mercedes Fourment, Philippe Gallusci

“…This article summarizes the current understanding of epigenetic regulation in grapevines, emphasising their significance in a clonally propagated plant with limited genetic diversity. …”
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