Measuring the Quality of Life in Diabetic Patients: A Scoping Review by Lorenzo Palamenghi, Milvia Marta Carlucci, Guendalina Graffigna

“…Diabetes mellitus is a widely diffused chronic condition which impacts on several aspects of patients’ lives. In the current clinical practice, the implementation in the clinical routine of monitoring systems of patients’ outcomes has led to an increased generation and use of several measures for the assessment of patients’ quality of life (QOL). …”
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A mini-review of innovative learning methods in medical education: insights from African countries by Najoua Ghani, Mohamed Taiebine, Moulay Hassan Farih, Chakib Nejjari

“…In this context, current medical education approaches may not be adequately preparing graduates to address these complex challenges. …”
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Urban Governance and Climate Resilience in Cameroon by Emmanuel Sunjo Tata

“… Context and background: Urbanization and climate change pose significant challenges for cities in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in developing countries. …”
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Combination Immunotherapy With Radiotherapy in Non‐Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Review of Evidence by Justin L. Burr, Kurtis C. Johnson, Joseph J. Carmicheal, Chi Lin, Apar Kishor Ganti

“…These studies are presented in the context of early‐stage, operable stage III, unresectable stage III, and metastatic disease. …”
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Exploring the impact of public health-related academic competitions on the competencies of university students: evidence from Anhui Province by Qiancheng Zhou, Shengyan Hu, Chenxi Nian

“…In the context of digital transformation, public health competitions have emerged as an innovative educational approach for developing multifaceted public health talent.MethodsThis study examines the current state of university students’ participation in public health competitions in Anhui Province, employing a mixed-methods approach that combines qualitative and quantitative analyses, including SWOT and PEST models, Pearson correlation analysis, cross-tabulation analysis, and regression analysis, to assess the impact of public health competitions on students’ abilities.ResultsFirstly, the overall environment for students’ participation in public health discipline competitions is favorable, with more advantages than disadvantages and more opportunities than challenges. …”
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The methods of scenario designing for the development of regional systems of vocational education and training by V. I. Blinov, A. I. Satdykov, I. S. Sergeev, N. F. Rodichev

“…Introduction. Despite the increasing importance of the vocational education and training systems in the developed countries, with rare exceptions, there are no strategic management tools adequate to the present context. …”
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Digital Ruble of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation by A. Ya. Zaporozhan

“…There-fore, the digital currency of the central bank is not very attractive for economic entities, which limits or even prevents its implementation into practice.The way out of the current situation is to use the Central Securities Market in the field of government payments, thereby increasing the transparency of payments.The practical implementation of the digital currency of the central bank can start with state financing of investment projects in digital rubles, and then on a broader scale with budget financing, when all or a limited list of budget recipients will receive budget money in digital rubles. …”
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Seaweed extracts: enhancing plant resilience to biotic and abiotic stresses by Gagan Kumar, Satyabrata Nanda, Satyabrata Nanda, Sushil Kumar Singh, Sanjeet Kumar, Divya Singh, Bansh Narayan Singh, Arpan Mukherjee

“…Seaweed and its derived products have been utilized for plant growth promotion, immunity enhancement, and the reduction of biotic and abiotic stresses. In the current global scenario, synthetic fertilizers and chemical pesticides are commonly used to increase agricultural crop production to meet the growing demands of the world population. …”
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Digital kiosks and inclusivity: a novel perspective on mobility hubs by Lluis Martinez, Kelt Garritsen, Jelten Baguet, Anna Grigolon, Karla Münzel, Imre Keserü, Karst Geurs

“…Abstract Mobility hubs facilitate multimodal transport and have the potential to improve the accessibility and usability of new mobility services. However, in the context of increasing digitalisation, using mobility hubs requires digital literacy or even owning a smartphone. …”
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Conceptual approaches to the complex of restoration of the affected territories as a result of military actions in Ukraine by Liudmyla Datsenko, Svitlana Titova, Marharyta Dubnytska

“…Results and conclusions: The land relations during the reconstruction of Ukraine should be based on the following principles and approaches: openness of the public cadastral map of Ukraine; simplification of permit procedures; assessment of land and soil quality, inventory; continuation of the trend of decreasing arable land; conservation of lands, the use of which could harm human life and health as well as the state of the environment; expropriation of land from tenants who are connected to Russia or Belarus; soil conservation in the context of war; introduction of the state system for the control of land resources and the responsibility of land users.…”
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Attributing climate and weather extremes to Northern Hemisphere sea ice and terrestrial snow: progress, challenges and ways forward by Kunhui Ye, Judah Cohen, Hans W. Chen, Shiyue Zhang, Dehai Luo, Mostafa Essam Hamouda

“…Both sea ice and spring snow in the Northern Hemisphere (NH) have been decreasing at an alarming rate in a changing climate. …”
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Electrochemical and UV-visible spectroscopic investigation of anthranilic acid interaction with DNA by Fatima Allouche, Nabil Benyza, Elhafnaoui Lanez, Abdelkader Chouaih, Touhami Lanez

“…Binding constant (7.08×104 M⁻¹) and free energy (-26.85 kJ mol-1) for Aa-DNA were derived from suppressed anodic peak current density, while Cis was found to have stronger binding (19.49×10⁴ M⁻¹) under identical conditions. …”
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Clinical and cost-effectiveness of paramedics working in general practice: a mixed-methods realist evaluation by Matthew Booker, Sarah Voss, Nicky Harris, William Hollingworth, Nouf Jeynes, Hazel Taylor, Kirsty Garfield, Helen Baxter, Jonathan Benger, Andy Gibson, Trudy Goodenough, Justin Jagosh, Kim Kirby, Cathy Liddiard, Alyesha Proctor, Sarah Purdy, Behnaz Schofield, Hannah Stott, Grace Scrimgeour, Nicola Walsh

“…Background General practice services are under pressure due increased demand. Alongside substantial national recruitment challenges, there exists a shortage of general practitioners to meet current need. …”
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Investigation of the content of unsaturated hydrocarbons in transformer oils using IR spectroscopy by M. Sh. Garifullin, Y. N. Slobodina, A. R. Bikzinurov, R. A. Giniatullin, V. A. Chernyshov

“…THE  PURPOSE. To  analyze  the  current  understanding  of  unsaturated  hydrocarbons with  double  C=C  bonds  in  mineral  transformer  oils  and  evaluate  the  effectiveness  of  modern methods of controlling the content of these compounds in oils. …”
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A reasoning based explainable multimodal fake news detection for low resource language using large language models and transformers by Hariharan RamakrishnaIyer LekshmiAmmal, Anand Kumar Madasamy

“…This trend has resulted in an increase in the number of available social media platforms, online news feeds, and news aggregator applications. …”
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The Role of Internet Penetration in Agricultural Development, Economic Growth and Development Index by Muh. I lham, Muh. Natsir, Gamsir Gamsir

“… The development of the internet and ICT-based technology (Information and Communication Technology) is currently the main focus of research, especially in the context of agricultural development which is expected to contribute to economic growth and the Human Development Index (HDI). …”
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The impact of social capital and government support on farmers’ willingness to pay for road governance: a case study of rural road governance in China by Xiaoli Zhou, Mingyang Han, Yunxuan Wang

“…The global environmental governance landscape is currently confronted with complex and pressing challenges, while rural road environments play a crucial role in providing essential services to rural ecosystems, making them a key factor in the success or failure of governance. …”
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Faith-Based Domestic Violence Training: Building Community Responses with an Islamic Perspective in Palestine by Denise Ziya Berte, Fayez Mahamid

“…Using faith-based initiatives that correspond to the native culture of a community can increase motivation, ownership, and the opportunity for unique programming and innovative methodologies.…”
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Design of GIS-Based Attendance Application at SMA Santika East Jakarta by Mohammad Ikhsan Saputro, Santhi Pertiwi, Agung Suryatno, Dedi Setiadi, Abu Sopian, Agven Muharis Rifqi

“…One important aspect in human resource management (HR) in a school is employee attendance. Currently, for employee attendance at SMA Santika East Jakarta, the fingerprint attendance system is still used, which has shortcomings, such as the possibility of misuse of number codes that can lead to falsification of attendance. …”
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Exploring the role of identity, the other and negative attributions in conflict about biodiversity valuation by Thomas Fickel, Adrian Rothers, Juliette C. Young

“…Although they might negatively affect deliberative processes, they are currently barely recognised in value integration research. …”
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