Evolution of preschool girls’ beauty standards over the recent 10 years: findings of the experimental longitudinal study by O.V. Shalygina, A.B. Kholmogorova

“… <p><strong>Context and Relevance<em>. </em></strong>Body dissatisfaction is a risk factor for the development of eating disorders, which has also been found over the recent decades among children and adolescents. …”
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The development of future foreign language teachers’ digital competences in creating multimedia tutorials by G. Zh. Smagulova, G. B. Sarzhanova, G. K. Tleuzhanova, N. Stanciu

“…The developed training course proved its effectiveness in increasing the level of development of digital competences of future FL teachers in the field of designing multimedia educational resources. …”
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Analyzing the impact of urban growth on urban quality of life in the city of El Eluma: A multidimensional study by Hama Aya, Djeffal Djafar

“…Contemporary cities are facing increasing pressures resulting from the rapid pace of urban growth and the associated imbalances that affect residents’ well-being and the sustainability of urban systems. …”
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The Dominants of Contemporary Political Culture and the Transformation of Political Governance by A. D. Tumanov

“…Contemporary political governance is increasingly dependent on the trends of global globalization, changing in the context of global migration and constantly creating and changing multinational communities. …”
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Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors and Vaccination: Assessing Safety, Efficacy, and Synergistic Potential by Jacob New, Luke Shenton, Radia Ksayer, Justin Wang, Karam Zakharia, Laura J. Nicholson, Amitabh C. Pandey

“…As ICIs gain broader clinical application, the relevance of current vaccination guidelines for cancer patients—largely developed in the context of cytotoxic therapies—becomes increasingly uncertain. …”
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Characterization of Global Research Trends and Prospects on Prone Positioning in Respiratory Failure: Bibliometric Analysis by Rong Lei, Feng Yue, Chaofu Yue, Zihan Zhang, Xian Huang, Qiaolin Li, Zhigang Yang, Rong Li, Keyi Zhao, Mei Yang

“…ConclusionsThis study revealed a rapidly growing body of literature on prone positioning in respiratory failure, especially in the context of COVID-19. The findings underscore the importance of further multicenter clinical trials to validate current practices and refine treatment protocols. …”
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Evidence of traditional Chinese medicine for treating type 2 diabetes mellitus: from molecular mechanisms to clinical efficacy by Yadong Ni, Xianglong Wu, Wenhui Yao, Yuna Zhang, Jie Chen, Xuansheng Ding

“…Context The global prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has increased significantly in recent decades. …”
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What shapes silvopastoralism in Mediterranean mid-mountain areas? Understanding factors, drivers, and dynamics using fuzzy cognitive mapping by Antonio Lecegui, Ana M Olaizola, Kasper Kok, Elsa Varela

“…Silvopastoral systems, integrating woody vegetation and livestock farming, are increasingly recognized as a sustainable land-use supporting biodiversity and ecosystem services provision in the Mediterranean. …”
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A Polymer-Binder-Free Approach to Creating Functional LiFePO₄ Cathodes by Organic Ionic Plastic Crystal-Derived Ion-Conductive Binders by Daniela M. Josepetti, Maria Forsyth, Patrick C. Howlett, Hiroyuki Ueda

“…Lithium-ion batteries are a promising technology to promote the phase-out of fossil fuel vehicles. Increasing efforts are focused on improving their energy density and safety by replacing current materials with more efficient and safer alternatives. …”
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Exploring the Acceptance and Opportunities of Using a Specific Generative AI Chatbot to Assist Parents in Managing Pediatric Rheumatological Chronic Health Conditions: Mixed Method... by Cheryl W Y Lau, Klaudia Kupiec, Polly Livermore

“…Understanding how we can support families better, without the need for increased personnel, will have implications for the health care systems. …”
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Good governance as the basis for the successful implementation of Ukraine’s state policy on European integration by O.V. Orel

“…To foster the development of Ukraine’s public administration in the context of European integration processes, this article substantiates and proposes the creation of a state policy document entitled «White Paper: Public Administration in Ukraine», structured as follows: Achievements (a brief overview of public administration reform outcomes in Ukraine); Benchmarks (description of good governance principles as key reform guidelines); Current State (description of the state of public administration in Ukraine at the time of research); Problems (overview of key issues, including an assessment of the compliance of public administration in Ukraine with good governance principles); Rationale for Reform (arguments in favour of further public administration reforms in Ukraine); Goals and Methodology (identification of the main purpose, goals, tasks, and applied research methods); Research Analysis (overview of the findings from major contemporary scientific and practical studies in the field of public administration in Ukraine and worldwide); Directions and Means of Reform Implementation (description of vectors for the future development of public administration in Ukraine and proposals for implementing core and alternative decisions); Results (description of intended outcomes, risks, and threats related to their achievement); Conclusions (logical summary of the material presented); Bibliography; Appendices. …”
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Metaverse in the university and university in the metaverse: metaversity and multiversity by S. Khosravi

“…Attempts are to re-articulate those concepts, draw a big picture of their social relations (in what Karl Popper called world 3), and provide an epistemological criticism of current debates on consistencies and controversies of university and the metaverse.…”
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Design and Evaluation of Environmental Value Mechanisms for Green Power Considering Carbon Reductions by Yan Lu, Mengmeng Zhang, Lei An, Pengyun Geng, Lili Liu, Tiantian Feng

“…Under the global context of addressing climate change and actively promoting energy transition, green power has become increasingly vital in the energy structure due to its clean and sustainable advantages. …”
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A classifier-assisted evolutionary algorithm with knowledge transfer for expensive multitasking problems by Min Hu, Zhigang Ren, Zhirui Cao, Yifeng Guo, Haitao Sun, Hongyao Zhou, Yu Guo

“…However, due to the scarcity of training samples, the prediction accuracy of frequently-used regression surrogate models can hardly be guaranteed as the difficulty of the problem increases, resulting in performance degradation of the whole algorithm. …”
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Future armed conflicts - A new point of view [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Tomasz Smal, Marek Tomaszycki, Norbert Świętochowski

“…In the paper, the authors took an attempt to answer the following questions: How will the geopolitical and economic situation in the world change, also in the context of progressing climate change? How will armed conflicts evolve in a changing world? …”
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Energy Efficiency in Buildings: Performance Gaps and Sustainable Materials by Henry Odiri Igugu, Jacques Laubscher, António Benjamim Mapossa, Patricia Abimbola Popoola, Modupeola Dada

“…As operational energy is optimized through improved building envelopes, embodied energy typically increases, further exacerbating the problem. This gap underscores the critical need to re-evaluate current practices and materials used in energy-efficient building construction. …”
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Measuring Sperm DNA Fragmentation and Clinical Outcomes of Medically Assisted Reproduction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. by Maartje Cissen, Madelon van Wely, Irma Scholten, Steven Mansell, Jan Peter de Bruin, Ben Willem Mol, Didi Braat, Sjoerd Repping, Geert Hamer

“…The present review suggests that current sperm DNA fragmentation tests have limited capacity to predict the chance of pregnancy in the context of MAR. …”
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Anti-tumor efficacy and safety of AEV01 in preclinical glioblastoma and hepatocellular carcinoma models by Indrani Biswas, Senthilathiban Daisy Precilla, Aravinda Kumar, M. M. Sekhar, Renu Medasani, T. S. Anitha

“…AEV01, a specialized lipophilic extract derived from the roots of Picrorhiza kurroa, has shown promise as a potential anti-cancer agent. In this context, the current study aimed to evaluate the anti-tumor efficacy and safety profile of AEV01 both in vitro and in vivo in GB and HCC models. …”
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Protective graphene oxide layers for enhanced stability of copper cathodes in zinc-ion energy storage systems by Nikos Κavousanos, Ricardo Santamaría Ramirez, Athanasia Kostopoulou, Konstantinos Brintakis, Emmanuel Stratakis, Dimitra Vernardou

“…However, this enhancement led in a slight initial drop in capacitance, attributed to the increased resistance of Zn+2 interactions with the cathode.…”
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Functional Aspects of Defining Popular Science Content in Conditions of Convergent Information Space by Дмитро Спорняк

“…The relevance of this article grounds on defining the phenomenon of popularisation of science at the current stage of development of communication technologies, which involve increasingly closer interaction of various means of data dissemination and allow the formation of holistic information media systems of certain organisations, which, ultimately, leads to the functioning of scientific information as a subject of competition. …”
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