Integrating ethical and legal frameworks in multi-hazard disaster risk management [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Zia Lennard

“…Contemporary disaster risk management (DRM) is increasingly challenged by the growing frequency and severity of natural hazards, exacerbated by climate change and complex societal interactions. …”
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Molecular and cellular characteristics of cerebrovascular cell types and their contribution to neurodegenerative diseases by Francisco J. Garcia, Myriam Heiman

“…In particular, cell types that comprise the cerebrovasculature have become increasingly better characterized in normal and neurodegenerative disease contexts. …”
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A Comprehensive Review of Elbow Exoskeletons: Classification by Structure, Actuation, and Sensing Technologies by Callista Shekar Ayu Supriyono, Mihai Dragusanu, Monica Malvezzi

“…With increasing research activity, there is a strong interest in evaluating these systems not only from a technical perspective but also in terms of user comfort, adaptability, and clinical relevance. …”
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Giacomo Lercaro, an Architect among Architects? The Scientific Planning of the “Seconda Bologna” between the 1950s and 1960s. by Giovanni Bellucci

“…Also important and not to be underestimated were the links created in other European contexts generating a dense network of exchanges and relationships that contributed to increasing the notoriety of Lercaro and the city of Bologna, the object of analysis and a debate that is still current today.…”
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Prawosławie w Zjednoczonym Królestwie: Dziedzictwo Historyczne, Wyzwania Współczesności i Kierunki Rozwoju by Piotr Biegasiewicz

“…The findings show that Orthodoxy in Britain has evolved primarily through waves of migration, resulting in the maintenance of strong ties to mother churches. Simultaneously, increasing tension has been observed between the need to preserve cultural identity and the necessity to adapt to local contexts. …”
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Constructing maternal responsibility: narratives of “motherly love” and maternal blame in epigenetics research by Courtney McMahon

“…Although most of this research has been conducted in rodents, these findings are increasingly framing broader debates about mothers’ moral responsibilities for the health of their offspring. …”
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Artificial Intelligence in Religious Education: Ethical, Pedagogical, and Theological Perspectives by Christos Papakostas

“…Using a critical literature review and analysis of institutional case studies, the paper examines the historical development of AI in education, current applications in general and theological contexts, and the ethical challenges it introduces, especially regarding decision making, data privacy, and bias as well as didactically grounded opportunities such as AI-mediated dialogic simulations. …”
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An investigation of teachers’ EAP writing and international publishing skills in China’s higher vocational schools by Tingting Liu

“…When faced with the increasing pressure to publish their research in English, Chinese higher vocational school teachers experience huge constraints in their current contexts and suffer great difficulties. …”
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Archäologische Datenbanken als virtuelle Museen by Martin Langner

“…As a case study, the author presents a current project whose goal is to publish 600 sculptures as 3D scans and to reconstruct historical exhibition contexts in the form of a virtual museum. …”
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Addressing the Socioemotional Dimension of Medical Education: Protocol for a Scoping Review of Student-Driven Development Strategies by Cintia Canato Martins, Marco Antônio Ribeiro Filho, Christian Guilherme Capobianco dos Santos, Luana Ribeiro Altrão lorino, João Daniel de Souza Menezes, Matheus Querino da Silva, Loiane Letícia dos Santos, Emerson Roberto dos Santos, Natalia Almeida de Arnaldo Silva Rodriguez Castro, Helena Landin Gonçalves Cristóvão, Randolfo dos Santos Júnior, Gerardo Maria de Araújo Filho, Patrícia da Silva Fucuta, Alba Regina de Abreu Lima, Vânia Maria Sabadoto Brienze, Denise Cristina Móz Vaz Oliani, Neide Aparecida Micelli Domingos, Maria Cristina de Oliveira Santos Miyazaki, Júlio César André

“… BackgroundThe current international context, marked by complex global challenges, necessitates the rapid intervention of higher education institutions to contribute to social transformation. …”
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Quantitative dynamics of neural uncertainty in sensory processing and decision-making during discriminative learning by Soonho Shin, Joonsu Oh, Sun Kwang Kim, Yong-Seok Lee, Sang Jeong Kim

“…Our model shows that the neural representation of fS1 encodes uncertainties not only from vibratory stimuli but also from decision-making processes, emphasizing its crucial role across various biological contexts. We confirmed that uncertainty decreases as learning progresses and increases with interruptions in learning. …”
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A health and wellness transformation programme to ensure optimal student performance and well-being within ICE environments by Juanita Jonker, Ryk Lues

“…In the awareness and communication category the following strategies were suggested: increasing communication, awareness campaigns, developing skills/knowledge and ensuring adequate capacity. …”
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Impact of metabolic-associated fatty liver disease on the cholesterol efflux capacity of high-density lipoproteins in adolescents with type 2 diabetes by José Antonio Orozco Morales, José Antonio Orozco Morales, Aída Xochitl Medina Urrutia, Margarita Torres Tamayo, Margarita Torres Tamayo, Juan Reyes Barrera, Esteban Jorge Galarza, Juan Gabriel Juárez Rojas, Pilar Dies Suarez, Nahum Méndez Sánchez, Nahum Méndez Sánchez, Luis Enrique Díaz Orozco, Luis Enrique Díaz Orozco, Lubia Velázquez-López, Patricia Medina Bravo, Patricia Medina Bravo

“…In the population with DM2 and MAFLD, we did not observe a decrease in CEC. Initially we found a slight elevation of CEC in adolescents with DM2, however, with the increase in liver fat, a little decrease is observed, which could explain a probable metabolic phenomenon, since the physicochemical composition and distribution of the particles is associated with the percentage of liver fat. …”
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Green manure, seed inoculation with Herbaspirillum seropedicae and nitrogen fertilization on maize yield by Joseani S. Ávila, Joilson S. Ferreira, Joelma S. Santos, Pablo A. da Rocha, Vera L. D. Baldani

“…ABSTRACT The current need for increase crop yields requires the supplying of nutrients, mainly nitrogen, which increases the production cost, requiring the search for alternative products, such as seed inoculation with diazotrophic bacteria and green manures. …”
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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

“…College students are important contributors to global innovation and entrepreneurship, making it increasingly important to improve related education, especially in medical schools. …”
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“We can’t survive without mutual support”: resilience and share and support networks in the Republic of Sakha (Russia) by Natalia Doloisio, Natalia Doloisio, Natalia Doloisio, Jean-Paul Vanderlinden, Jean-Paul Vanderlinden

“…Interviewees identified multiple manifestations of changes in climate and permafrost that are currently exerting increasing pressure on SSNs. These increase the difficulties to practice traditional activities and therefore to access black food (meat and fish) which is the base of the Yakutian diet. …”
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What type of leadership is more effective for managing change during force majeure? Achieving organizational effectiveness during the pandemic by Nazia Habib, Shaheryar Naveed, Muhammad Mumtaz, Rabia Sultana, Shoaib Akhtar

“…Moreover, the effectiveness of TL significantly increased and the same decreased for EL during COVID-19. …”
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THE IMPACT OF THE USE OF BIOFUELS ON CO2 EMISSIONS AT THE LEVEL OF EUROPEAN COUNTRIES FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF ABSOLUTE DECOUPLING by Valentina SIMION, Liviu MARCUTA, Maricel CAZACU, Nicolae MINEA, Camelia HODOAȘAN

“…During pandemic limitations, emissions temporarily decreased in tourism-oriented nations like Malta, Italy, and Spain; however, as economic activity resumed, emissions increased. …”
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Russian urban and challenges of modernity: neural networks in digital city discourse by L. R. Mirkushina

“…In the context of the adaptation of domestic urbanism to current trends in development, science, technology and society, the prospects of the Smart City project are explored, where sustainable development and increasing the comfort of human life optimize economic processes. …”
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Automatic detection of foreign object intrusion along railway tracks based on MACENet. by Xichun Chen, Yu Tian, Ming Li, Bin Lv, Shuo Zhang, Zixian Qu, Jianqing Wu, Shiya Cheng

“…Ensuring high accuracy and efficiency in foreign object intrusion detection along railway lines is critical for guaranteeing railway operational safety under limited resource conditions. However, current visual detection methods generally exhibit limitations in effectively handling diverse object shapes, scales, and varying environmental conditions, while typically incurring substantial computational overhead. …”
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