Burden of Diabetes Mellitus in Nepal: An Analysis of Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 by Achyut Raj Pandey, Krishna Kumar Aryal, Niraj Shrestha, Dikshya Sharma, Jasmine Maskey, Meghnath Dhimal

“…Globally, the number of people living with diabetes mellitus (DM) increased by 62% between 1990 and 2019, affecting 463 million people in 2019, and is projected to increase further by 51% by 2045. …”
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High-resolution mapping of residential wood burning heat sources using Energy Performance Certificates: A case study of England and Wales by Laura Horsfall, Calum Kennedy, Nicola Shelton, Jonathon Taylor, John R. Hurst, Matthew Loxham, Adam Dennett, Pia Hardelid

“…Policymakers and scientists need accurate tools to identify residential wood burning hotspots. However, current methods rely on spatially-misaligned, out-of-date data sources, reducing their practical utility and portability to other contexts. …”
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National survey evaluating the introduction of new and alternative staffing models in intensive care (SEISMIC-R) in the UK by Peter Griffiths, Natalie Pattison, Susie Pearce, Ruth Endacott, Chiara Dall’Ora, Christina Saville, Clare Leon-Villapalos, Paul R Mouncey, Suzanne Bench, Melanie Handley, Jeremy Dearling, Jenny Gordon, Niamh Bohnacker, Rebecca Hadley, Burcu Dogan, Niamh Wood, Tom Monks, Helena Wythe, Lisa Whiting

“…Objective To report on the findings from a national survey of UK intensive care units (ICUs) exploring nurse staffing models currently in use and changes since COVID-19.Design A survey was designed and distributed using a web-based platform to senior unit leads via Intensive care national audit & research centre contacts.Participants Senior nurses representing the 331 National Health Service adult ICUs across the UK (across 231 hospitals/155 trusts), including the Channel Islands and Isle of Man.Outcome measures A 15-item survey.Results A total of 196 survey responses representing 300 units, majority general and single units, resulting in a 90.6% unit-level response rate. …”
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Environmental Impact Sukuk: A Proposal for Environmental Sustainability by Ahmet Ulusoy, Mehmet Ela

“…The effects of climate change have been increasing rapidly in recent years and attracting attention in the context of a global problem. …”
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Factors associated with intimate partner violence among ever-partnered women in two Southern African countries: a multilevel analysis by Ololade Julius Baruwa, Elizabeth Biney, Broline Sagini Asuma, Acheampong Yaw Amoateng

“…IPV was defined as lifetime physical, sexual, or emotional violence by a current or former partner and measured as a binary variable (yes/no). …”
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State-of-the-Art in the Use of Renewable Energy Sources on the Example of Wind, Wave Energy, Tidal Energy, and Energy Harvesting: A Review from 2015 to 2024 by Jacek Lukasz Wilk-Jakubowski, Lukasz Pawlik, Grzegorz Wilk-Jakubowski, Radoslaw Harabin

“…This article reviews the research in this context, systematizes information, identifies literature gaps, and presents future directions in this area. …”
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Innovation and entrepreneurship education for medical students: a global bibliometric analysis (2000–2024) by Xinyang Wu, Fang Zhan, Xiaoran Zhang, Ting Wang

“…In some regions, limited understanding has led to ineffective efforts and poor results, which has hindered progress, underscoring the need for a strategic, context-aware approach to innovation and entrepreneurship education in medical schools. …”
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Ashwagandha and Its Role in Stress Reduction, Hormonal Balance, and Athletic Recovery: An Evidence-Based Review by Weronika Ossowska, Maksymilian Czarnota, Wiktoria Ösztreicher

“…State of Knowledge: Current clinical studies suggest that ashwagandha may effectively lower cortisol levels, thereby supporting stress resilience in both mentally and physically demanding contexts. …”
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Outcomes following single level posterior lumbar fusion in patients with systemic and discoid lupus: A retrospective national database study by Meera M. Dhodapkar, MD, MHS, Scott J. Halperin, MD, MHS, Wesley Day, BA, Comron Saifi, MD, Daniel R. Rubio, MD, Fotios Koumpouras, MD, Jonathan N. Grauer, MD, Arya Varthi, MD

“…On multivariable analysis of the matched populations, patients with SLE were at most increased odds of 90-day (in decreasing ORs): pneumonia (OR 4.45), urinary tract infection (OR 4.24), minor adverse events (OR 3.17), all adverse events (OR 2.78), deep vein thrombosis (OR 2.71), acute kidney injury (OR 2.62), transfusion (OR 2.08), pulmonary embolism (OR 1.98), sepsis (OR 1.66), surgical site infection (OR 1.29) (p<.0033 for all). …”
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Performance Measurement of Management System Standards Using the Balanced Scorecard by Jan Kopia, Andreas Kompalla, Melanie Buchmüller, Bastian Heinemann

“…This study summarized current research in the field of performance measurement in the context of MSS and IMS and the use of BSC and quantitatively and qualitatively tests the usefulness of BSC in measuring the effect of MSSs using the Execution Premium. …”
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Effect of Students’ Personal Agency on Academic Compliance: An Experimental Study by Anagha M Nambisan, Shailja Rana

“…The present study aims to understand the influence of students’ personal agency on their academic compliance within the context of higher education institutions in India, from the regions of Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR), Mumbai and Pondicherry. …”
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MARKETING COMMUNICATION IN THE DIGITAL AGE by Olimpia OANCEA

“…Once companies have developed products and services, they must communicate the value and benefits of the offerings to current and potential customers. Consumers are changing. …”
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Identifying the Main Components of Metamodern Education by Reza Saee Mehraban, Shahrbanoo Khoshkab

“…The current research has been carried out to analyze the components of metamodern education. …”
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Beyond the individual: governing AI’s societal harm by Nathalie A. Smuha

“…Drawing on a legal domain specifically aimed at protecting a societal interest—environmental law—I identify three ‘societal’ mechanisms that EU policymakers should consider in the context of AI. These concern (1) public oversight mechanisms to increase accountability, including mandatory impact assessments with the opportunity to provide societal feedback; (2) public monitoring mechanisms to ensure independent information gathering and dissemination about AI’s societal impact; and (3) the introduction of procedural rights with a societal dimension, including a right to access to information, access to justice, and participation in public decision-making on AI, regardless of the demonstration of individual harm. …”
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Progressive scale implementation for personal income tax as a necessary condition for ensuring social justice by N. Z. Zotikov

“…In the context of the current unfavorable demographic situation and external challenges due to Western sanctions, it is necessary to strengthen motivation to work, considering foreign positive experience to introduce a real and workable progressive scale of personal income taxation.…”
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Product management specifics Russian IT industry under sanctions by M. V. Potanina

“…The role of specialists of this type in Russia in the context of international market changes, features of the evolution of Russian product managers, the potential and points of growth of this profession were studied. …”
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Which factors influence plan reuse in a sequential posture selection task? by Christoph Schütz, Christoph Schütz

“…A recent study showed a significant drop in PoR if participants were asked to skip every second drawer in a sequential drawer opening task. In the current study, we sought to disentangle four confounded factors that were potentially responsible for this drop in PoR: a change of (1) spatial distance, (2) digit distance, (3) number of drawers, or (4) context (presence of skipped drawers). …”
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Impacts of CACNB4 overexpression on dendritic spine density in both sexes and relevance to schizophrenia by Emily M. Parker, Nathan L. Kindja, Rebecca A. DeGiosio, Ryan B. Salisbury, Josh M. Krivinko, Claire E. J. Cheetham, Matthew L. MacDonald, Weijia Fan, Bin Cheng, Robert A. Sweet

“…Overexpressing the gene that encodes the voltage-gated calcium channel subunit β4, CACNB4, selectively reduced small spine density in vitro. In the current study we extended this observation in an intact mammalian system within a relevant neurodevelopmental context. …”
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Turkey’s Nuclear Energy Ambitions: Past Efforts, Present Strategies, and Future Directions by Muhammed Cihat Mercan, Ali İhsan Aygün

“…Having had this desire for a long time, Turkey wants to have a nuclear-installed power of 10,000 MW according to its energy production targets. In this context, Turkey seems close to realizing this de sire of more than half a century with its Akkuyu and Sinop Nuclear Power Plants. …”
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Financial security of Ukraine in debt burden: Assessment and forecasting by Fedir Zhuravka, Yuriy Petrushenko, Svitlana Chorna, Bohdana Huriy, Inessa Yarova, Olga Pankiv, Wojciech Duranowski

“…Regression modeling demonstrated a clear negative correlation between the amount of external debt and the level of financial security, with each increase in the debt burden being accompanied by a decrease in the integral index. …”
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