Determining the Cost-Effectiveness of Home Care: A Scoping Review by Katerina Gousia, Hansel Teo, Stacey Rand, Florin Vadean

“… Context: The demand for long-term care services provided at home (home care) has increased over time. …”
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Analysis of Interdisciplinary Differences in the Structure of the Scientific Genre in the Introduction Section of Humanities Research Articles by Roya Peyravi, Hossein Ghorbanpoor Arani, Abbas Zaree

“…The findings of this research are both applicable and feasible for evaluating the current challenges in scientific writing. In this context, two key recommendations have been proposed to improve academic writing in the Persian language. …”
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Where heat does not come in waves: a framework for understanding and managing chronic heat by Mayra Cruz, Katharine J Mach, Lynée L Turek-Hankins, Kilan C Ashad-Bishop, Zinzi D Bailey, Scotney D Evans, Ashley Fanning, Margo Fernandez-Burgos, Jane Gilbert, Bereatha Howard, Monique Mahabir, Julia Marturano, Lisa N Murphy, Nkosi Muse, Joanne Pérodin, Amy C Clement

“…Research on heat and its risks has focused on heat waves as an increasing emergency under climate change, but this emphasis has obscured the chronic—not just acute and episodic—exposure of billions of people globally to increasingly dangerous levels of heat. …”
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Wanderings of the nomadic subject: on becoming, relationality and interdependency as a space of subject's autonomy in education by Jolanta Rzeźnicka-Krupa

“…It aims to show the most important theoretical assumptions of contemporary philosophical currents, which create different contexts for rethinking and reconfiguring both discursive and material aspects of human subjectivity, difference, identity, relations between different entities or, finally, practices of producing knowledge and arranging educational reality. …”
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The effect of in-situ electrochemical grafting of KH-792 onto carbon fibers on surface properties by Yan-lin Li, Chong-pan Ma, Xiao-lei Sun, Qi-hang Lou, Yuan-jian Tong, Yu Wang

“…The effect of electrochemical grafting of KH-792 on the surface physical and chemical structure and properties of the CFs were investigated through testing methods such as X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Raman spectroscopy, single-filament tensile, and dynamic contact angle (DCAT). The results indicated that after electrochemical grafting with a KH-792/NH4HCO3 composite electrolyte, the number of oxygen-containing and nitrogen-containing groups on the fiber surface was significantly increased, resulting in improved surface wettability of carbon fibers. …”
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Towards meeting the food needs of urban households in sub-Saharan Africa: an analysis of formal sector employees’ participation in agricultural production in urban Wa, Ghana by Peter Dery Bolang, Issah Baddianaah, Issaka Kanton Osumanu

“…The study recommends that the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) should encourage and support formal sector employees to embrace at least one, but preferably both, of Ghana’s current agricultural sector policies: Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ), Rearing for Food and Jobs (RFJ) and Planting for Export and Rural Development (PERD) for increased and sustained food production in Ghana’s urban communities. …”
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Dynamic Response and Reliability Assessment of Power Transmission Towers Under Wind-Blown Sand Loads by Jun Lu, Jin Li, Xiaoqian Ma, Weiguang Tian, Linfeng Zhang, Peng Zhang

“…An increased elastic modulus shifts energy dissipation toward elastic rebound, reducing the penetration depth by 28%. …”
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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning at the Intersection of Privacy and Archives by Iori Khuhro, Erin Gilmore, Jim Suderman, Darra L. Hofman

“…The study revealed three major themes: 1) the challenges of – and possibilities beyond – defining “privacy” and “AI”; 2) the need for context-sensitive ways to manage privacy and access decisions; and 3) the lack of adequate “success measures” for ensuring the actual fitness for purpose of privacy AI solutions in the archival context. …”
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Gate-controlled superconductivity and quantum interference in 300 mm CMOS-compatible ZrN nanostructures by Roman Potjan, Oliver Ostien, Marcus Wislicenus, Raik Hoffmann, Katharina Lilienthal, Kilian Heidner, Felix Mende, Sergej Liberda, André Reck, Varvara Brackmann, Benjamin Lilienthal-Uhlig, J. Wosnitza

“…In laterally gated Dayem-bridge and nanowire devices, we observe GCS with full suppression of the critical current, where required gate voltages <5 V promise compatibility with CMOS interfaces. …”
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A quantitative assessment of the behavior of metallic elements in urban soils exposed to industrial dusts near Dunkerque (northern France) by M. Casetta, S. Philippe, L. Courcot, D. Dumoulin, G. Billon, F. Baudin, F. Henry, M. Hermoso, J. Caillaud

“…In this context, the monitoring of industrial PTEs in these urban soils is highly recommended, considering (1) the presence of allotment gardens in the vicinity of emitters and (2) the potential evolution of soil conditions due to increasing flood events.…”
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Income support programmes for the older adults in South Asia: a scoping review protocol by Shradha S Parsekar, Eti Rajwar, Bhumika Tumkur Venkatesh, Prachi Pundir, Tobias Vogt

“…Introduction South Asian countries are ageing and experiencing a rapid increase in proportion of the older population. Income support programmes are of central importance for the older adults as they may help to mitigate the poverty risks associated with ageing and losing the ability to generate income from labour. …”
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Effects of El Niño and the Positive Indian Ocean Dipole (+IOD) on Health, Food Security, Economics, and Conflict in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries in the Indo‐Pacific: A Systemat... by Andrea Floridi, María Daniela Anda‐León, Tomasz Kozakiewicz, Megha Bhattacharyya, Anilkrishna Thota, Peter Burt, Luca Tasciotti, Jan Selby, Zahra Premji, Shannon Shisler

“…ABSTRACT Climate drivers such as the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) can impact multiple sectors globally. We are currently witnessing the effects of these teleconnections against the backdrop of a changing climate. …”
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Comparative abundance and diversity of populations of the Pseudomonas syringae and Soft Rot Pectobacteriaceae species complexes throughout the Durance River catchment from its Fren... by Morris, C.E., Lacroix, C., Chandeysson, C., Guilbaud, C., Monteil, C., Piry, S., Rochelle Newall, E., Fiorini, S., Van Gijsegem, F., Barny, M.A., Berge, O.

“…Among the biological and chemical parameters that were characterized at each sampling site, temperature was the only factor that explained a significant amount of the variability in population size for both species complexes. Psy densities decreased with increasing temperature whereas SRP densities increased with increasing temperature. …”
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Compensação ambiental: da contradição à valoração do meio ambiente no Brasil / Environmental compensation: from the contradiction to the valuation of the environment in Brazil... by Rafael Oliveira Fonseca

“…As currently the state has been conducting massive investments in sectors considered strategic for economic growth, environmental vector has been extremely pressed and increasingly valued. …”
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Global Citizenship Education and ELT? by Michael Koppel

“…Using qualitative content analysis, the interviews reveal that pre-service teachers as experts-in-the-making show great enthusiasm towards global citizenship education in the context of English language teaching. Particularly the promotion of the global community as well as fostering their future students’ capabilities to engage with an increasingly globalized world were shared goals among the interviewees. …”
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Review of Australian seaweed aquaculture: Limitations and opportunities with a focus on two candidate species Asparagopsis taxiformis (Delile) Trevisan (1845) and Chaetomorpha linu... by Joel Wynhorst, Benjamin Camer-Pesci, Ravi Fotedar, Janet Howieson

“…Industry development however is currently limited by major knowledge gaps regarding the unique environmental, social and regulatory conditions in Australia. …”
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Disaster characteristics and policy implications of the MS6.2 Jishishan earthquake in Gansu Province by Xu Wang, Benyong Wei, Yanjun Wen, Jiakang Wang, Wenhua Qi, Donghui Chen

“…The results indicate that the Jishishan earthquake affected area is seismically active and currently undergoing a relatively high level of regional seismicity. …”
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Intervention through an intelligent technological platform for socio-emotional development and health promotion in adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (emoTICare): A study pr... by Javier Martín-Ávila, Esther Rodríguez-Jiménez, Selene Valero-Moreno, José-Antonio Gil-Gómez, Inmaculada Montoya-Castilla, Marián Pérez-Marín

“…Additionally, the presence of a chronic illness during this stage, such as Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM), introduces additional medical and psychological needs, which can increase vulnerability. In this context, serious games emerge as a promising tool to address educational and psychoemotional aspects while maintaining the motivation and playability typical of a video game. …”
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Methods of Calculating the Indexes of Intellectual Capital of Organizations by V. A. Korzhak

“…Competitive functioning at the micro and macro levels of businesses in different industries creates the need to make changes in the assessment of the impact on the performance of companies of tangible and intangible assets, leading to an increase in the value of both products and companies. …”
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Construction and application of a stratified nursing intervention program for postoperative delirium after Stanford type A aortic dissection: a quasi-experimental trial by Xueping Li, Miaomiao Zheng, Ailin Lin, Chaohong Chen, Yuanbo Wu, Huai Zhang, Zhiqin Yin

“…Conclusion Implementing this nurse intervention in the ward context can shorten postoperative delirium and hospital stays, increase patient satisfaction with care, and improve patient prognosis and quality of life. …”
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