Deterioration of sleep and mental health in individuals with insomnia during South Africa’s COVID-19 lockdown by Alison Bentley, Laura C. Roden, Jonathan P. Davy, Stella Iacovides, F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Karine Scheuermaier, Raphaella Lewis, Gosia Lipinska, Johanna Roche, Candice J. Christie, Swantje Wells, Dale E. Rae

“…Comparative analyses were conducted between participants who identified a current or previous diagnosis of insomnia (n = 135, Insomnia group, irrespective of whether they had current symptoms or not) and those reporting no sleep disorders (n = 700, No-Insomnia group). …”
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Organizational Support as Perceived by Staff Nurses and Its Relation to Their Autonomy by Ehsan S. S. Saad, Samah M. Elsayed

“… Context: Nurses need support at all levels in the organization. …”
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Knowledge mapping of exosomes in ischemic stroke: a bibliometric analysis by Xiaofang Ding, Guoying Zou, Nuoya Ma, Xudong Tang, Jia Zhou

“…This study systematically evaluated the current knowledge and identified emerging research trends regarding exosomes in ischemic stroke through a bibliometric analysis.MethodsWe retrieved research articles on the role of exosomes in ischemic stroke published between 2004 and 2023 from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) database and then conducted a bibliometric analysis using VOSviewer, CiteSpace, and the bibliometrix package in the R programming environment.ResultsA comprehensive analysis of 374 publications from 38 countries revealed a steady increase in research focused on exosomes in ischemic stroke. …”
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Beyond the numbers: App-enabled stroke prediction system for high-risk individuals in imbalanced datasets by Abrar Faiaz Eram, Aliva Sadnim Mahmud, Marwan Mostafa Khadem, Md Amimul Ihsan

“…While machine learning approaches show promise in stroke prediction, current research often relies on synthetic data to address dataset imbalance, potentially compromising real-world model performance in clinical settings. …”
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Digital Transformation in Higher Education: Enhancing Support Services Through Mobile Apps by Anusuyah Subbarao, Nasreen Khan, Aysa Siddika, Muhammad A. Fathullah, Mohd A. Sanwani, Fia F. Adam, Debrina V. Ferezagia, Melisa B. Altamira

“…The findings are intended to advise higher education institutions on integrating mobile apps to assist Generation Z better, eventually leading to increased student engagement and satisfaction. This study emphasizes the significance of mobile technology in current educational contexts and offers practical insights for universities looking to use digital technologies to improve campus support services. …”
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Neurotoxic Effects of Pesticides: Implications for Neurodegenerative and Neurobehavioral Disorders by Alexandra Andreea Botnaru, Ancuta Lupu, Paula Cristina Morariu, Alexandra Jităreanu, Alin Horatiu Nedelcu, Branco Adrian Morariu, Emil Anton, Maria Luisa Di Gioia, Vasile Valeriu Lupu, Oana Maria Dragostin, Madalina Vieriu, Ionela Daniela Morariu

“…Pesticides play an essential role in modern agriculture, yet increasing evidence links their widespread use to neurotoxic effects that contribute to both neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders. …”
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Changes in the Separation Properties of Aged PVDF Ultrafiltration Membranes During Long-Term Treatment of Car Wash Wastewater by Wirginia Tomczak, Marek Gryta, Piotr Woźniak, Monika Daniluk

“…In the interest of the growing potential of PVDF membrane in CWW treatment, the results obtained in the current work complement the findings made in this field.…”
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Regional Innovation Strategy — from Design to Implementation. Lubelskie Voivodship Case Study by Dagmara Kociuba

“…The first part presents the idea of Smart specialization and its implementation in the current programming period, as well as the legal basis, premises, and assumptions of development of RIS3. …”
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International Human Rights Law as a Mechanism for Coping with Climate Change by Cüneyt Yüksel

“…Moreover, the fear is that these negative effects will further increase if the current situation continues as is. …”
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Magnetic nanoparticle-catalysed synthesis of quinoline derivatives: A green and sustainable method by Vaishali, Shubham Sharma, Pooja Sharma, D.K. Das, Vinod K Vashistha, Jitender Dhiman, Rachna Sharma, Rajesh Kumar, Man vir Singh, Yogendra Kumar

“…Green synthesis involves the development of method that decrease or eliminate the use of hazardous chemicals, and make use of renewable or recyclable resources. …”
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Impact of financial stability and growth potential on the investment attractiveness of an organisation by O. E. Astafyeva, Yu. E. Khvostov

“…Receiving reliable and substantiated data on the financial stability of an organisation, a potential investor can draw conclusions and forecasts regarding the attractiveness of an investment object, and a potential investment object, in turn, gains the opportunity to take the necessary measures to increase its investment attractiveness. In the current economic realities, a characteristic feature of which is the complication of economic relations and resource maneuvering, it seems necessary to further study the relationship between the investment attractiveness and financial stability and study the influence of the latter on the growth potential in order to form a set of theoretical provisions and develop methods for increasing the economic stability of commercial enterprises, protecting their economic interests as well as for developing measures to enhance competitiveness and competitive advantages in the struggle for investments.…”
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The implications of and institutional barriers to compact land development for transportation: Evidence from Bejing by Pengjun Zhao

“…However, there are several institutional barriers related to the reintroduction of compact development in the current context of transition from a centrally planned system to a market system in China’s cities. …”
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TRENDS IN RURAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN LVIV REGION BASED ON FORECASTING by Iryna DYDIV

“…Having built logarithmic, linear, exponential, power and polynomial trend models, the probable indicators for the specified period were forecasted. The current state and trends of rural tourism development during the COVID-19 pandemic and in the context of Russia's military aggression in Eastern Ukraine are considered. …”
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Statistical assessment of the activity of collective accommodation facilities and their contribution to the economy of the Russian Federation regions by V. N. Salin, M. V. Vakhrameeva, V. V. Narbut

“…The indicator of the number of persons placed in collective accommodation facilities is used to determine the tourist flow in the context of the regions of the Russian Federation. …”
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Green Synthesis of Cr2O3 Nanoparticles for Enhanced OTFT Performance compared to Pentacene-Based Organic Thin Film Transistor Devices by Arun Singh Rathod, Abhilasha Mishra, Waseem Ahmad, Sanjay Kumar

“…As per the electrical properties, chromium oxide (Cr2O3) nanoparticles are categorized as semiconductors and could be used as an alternative to conventional polymer and small molecule-based semiconductor materials used in organic thin film transistors (OTFTs). In the current investigation, the performance of two bottom gate bottom contact (BGBC) OTFTs comprising pentacene and chromium oxide (Cr2O3) nanoparticles as semiconductor material, respectively, was analyzed comparatively. …”
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The Primate Habituation Programme, Dzanga Sangha Protected Areas, Central African Republic: An overview by Terence Fuh Neba, Anna Feistner, Angelique Todd

“…Added to potential emerging diseases, human contact may increase stress and expose gorillas to human-borne pathogens, to which they may have little immunity. …”
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Everyday living with osteoarthritis in the global South: A qualitative focus group inquiry in Nigeria by Tolulope Owoyemi, Ibidunni Alonge, Oladapo Adetunji, Emmanuel Ogbu, Adebimpe Ogunbanjo, Simon White, Adewale Adebajo, Christian Mallen, Opeyemi O. Babatunde, Krysia Dziedzic

“…This study aimed to explore lived experiences, expressed needs and current care gaps for people living with osteoarthritis in low-health resource contexts using Nigeria as a case study. …”
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Coaching Patients to Understand and Use Patient-Reported Outcome Data: Intervention Design and Evaluation by Martha Burla, Brocha Z Stern, Andrew BL Berry, Sarah Pila, Patricia D Franklin

“…Patient-reported outcomes (PROs), measures of health status, are regularly collected in clinical contexts and scores can be returned to patients in personalized decision aids. …”
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Kidnapping-Induced Trauma and secondary stress in armed conflicts: a comparative study among women in hostage families, volunteers, and the General Population by Shahar Livne, Ilana Feldblum, Sara Kivity, Naama Shamir-Stein, Einat Brand, Shir Cohen, Eran Rotman, Hagai Levine, Mor Saban

“…Fair/poor physical health status increased significantly in all groups during the war, with hostages’ families reporting the highest rate (61.6%). …”
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Development and Validation of a Depression Scale for Online Assessment: Cross-Sectional Observational Study by Minjeong Jeon, Hae-In Park, Yoorianna Son, Ji Won Hyun, Jin Young Park

“… BackgroundDespite increased awareness and improved access to care, depression remains underrecognized and undertreated, in part due to limitations in how current assessment tools capture emotional distress. …”
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