Aging Well and the Intersection of Flourishing, Connectedness, and Sense of Meaningfulness in a Changing World: Implications for Personal and Societal Responsibility by Aslı Gözde Akış, Nilüfer Korkmaz Yaylagül, Terence Seedsman

“…This study by way of a random search of the literature, provides contemporary insights for building a knowledge platform centered on aging well. …”
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Online suicidal thoughts and/or behaviours talk: A scoping review protocol. by Andrea Lamont-Mills, Luke T Bayliss, Steven A Christensen

“…It aims to systematically map the empirical literature that has investigated online suicidal thoughts and/or behaviours talk. …”
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Burnout and retaliatory attitudes: a study of young Brazilian workers by Kely César Martins de Paiva, Thais Pinto da Rocha Torres, Jefferson Rodrigues Pereira, Victor Natanael Schwetter Silveira

“…The latter finding contributes significantly to the literature, which has few articles linking these two constructs. …”
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Modeling the Effects of Formulary Exclusions: How Many Patients Could Be Affected by a Specific Exclusion? by Anne M. Sydor, Emily Bergin, Jonathan Kay, Erik Stone, Robert Popovian

“…Using population data, market share of the 2 largest US formularies, and 2021 prescription data, we calculated how many people could be affected by such exclusions. Using data from the published literature, we calculated how many of those individuals are likely to discontinue treatment and/or have adverse events due to a formulary exclusion. …”
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Reflection on the leadership practice of Saul as a failure of leadership for church pastors by D. Ming

“…However, God instructed Samuel to comply with the people’s request to have a king, but to inform them of how the king would conduct himself. …”
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The evolution, facilitators, barriers, and additional activities of acute flaccid paralysis surveillance platform in polio eradication programme Bangladesh: a mixed-method study by Humayra Binte Anwar, Yameen Mazumder, Sanjana Nujhat, Bushra Zarin Islam, Anna Kalbarczyk, Olakunle Alonge, Malabika Sarker

“…We collected grey literature from online websites and paper documentation from GPEI stakeholders. …”
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Portrayal of Tradition and Culture in the Novel the Moon also Sets by Osi Ogbu. by Tusiimeruhanga, Brendah

“…The Moon Also Sets by Osi Ogbu was a seminal work in postcolonial literature that delved into the complicated dynamics of tradition and culture in a transforming Nigerian society. …”
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Psychological characteristics of women who choose conscious childlessness by V. V. Kozyreva

“…The article provides a review of the study of the problem of childlessness in foreign and domestic literature is presented. The results of the author’s research, revealing the psychological characteristics of women, choosing conscious childlessness, are presented. …”
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In Search of the Genes of Asthma on the Island of Tristan da Cunha by Noe Zamel

“…The initial results of this study are presented here, together with a historical perspective on the people of Tristan da Cunha.…”
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MISSIONARY STRATEGIES AND INDIGENOUS RESPONSE: THE INTRODUCTION OF CHRISTIANITY TO THE BISENI CLAN by JOHN OLUWABUKUNMI OLUWAJANA, OLAITAN OYEDELA, OLAOBA

“…Drawing on historical accounts, oral traditions, and scholarly literature, the study explores how the missionaries' evangelization efforts intersected with pre-existing cultural and religious practices within the Biseni community. …”
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A Review of the Mechanism of Injury and Treatment Approaches for Illness Resulting from Exposure to Water-Damaged Buildings, Mold, and Mycotoxins by Janette Hope

“…Physicians are increasingly being asked to diagnose and treat people made ill by exposure to water-damaged environments, mold, and mycotoxins. …”
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Exploring patterns of Facebook usage, social capital, loneliness and well-being among a diverse South African student sample by Charles Young, Larry Strelitz

“… There has been much debate over whether the use of social network sites (SNSs) isolates people and truncates their relationships or, alternatively, provides beneficial connections with others. …”
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"Breaking a Dog’s Neck" as a Metaphor for Oppressing the Weak. An Exegetical-Historical Analysis of the Expression ערף כלב (Isa 66:3) by Andrzej Łukasz Jędrzejczak

“…It is pointed out that the phrase can be understood as a metaphor for people who impinge on the dignity of others. The exegesis of biblical texts, the examples cited from ancient Near Eastern literature, and the analysis of archaeological material indicate that this expression may have a different meaning from that hitherto accepted. …”
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Charakterystyka stresu ekologicznego i różnice indywidualne w radzeniu sobie z nim na przykładzie osób przebywających w więzieniu by Jan F. Terelak, Małgorzata Steckiewicz

“…The paper is empirical in character and concerns people’s individual conditions of dealing with ecological stress involving permanent limits personal freedom. …”
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Editorial Vol7 no2 by Graham Connelly

“…It gives me great pleasure to introduce this special edition of the Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, devoted entirely to the education of looked after children and young people. Twenty-one years ago when Sonia Jackson published her influential monograph on the educational disadvantages faced by children in the care system, I was undertaking a part-time secondment with the Open University which was then developing a distance learning course for the Certificate in Social Service. …”

SPACE AND PLACE OF THE BALKANS: A GEOCRITICAL PERSPECTIVE by Sanja Lazarevic Radak

“…The literature that explores the representations of the Balkans is based on the assumption that the Balkans were constructed, imagined or invented. …”
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Auricular Acupuncture for Perioperative Pain Management: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Zhou Y, Bao Q, Yang C, Li S, Yin Z, Xiong J, Sun M, Yang J, Liu F, Liang F

“…Yan Zhou,1,* Qiongnan Bao,1,* Chen Yang,1,* Shuhao Li,1,* Zihan Yin,1 Jian Xiong,1 Mingsheng Sun,1 Jiao Yang,2 Fang Liu,3 Fanrong Liang1 1Acupuncture and Tuina School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China; 2Rehabilitation Medicine Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Sichuan Cancer Hospital, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Fanrong Liang, Acupuncture and Tuina School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610075, People’s Republic of China, Email acuresearch@126.com Fang Liu, Department of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Sichuan Cancer Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, People’s Republic of China, Email liufang@scszlyy.org.cnPurpose: We conducted a more comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of auricular acupuncture (AA) in perioperative pain management.Methods: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) findings were retrieved from the Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, PubMed, Web of Science, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, Wanfang, VIP, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure databases from their inception to March 2024 using the search terms “pain”, “auriculotherapy”, and “randomized controlled trial”. …”
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A Scale Development Study Regarding the Effects of Organized Industrial Zones on Regional Development: The Organized Industrial Zones Perception Scale by Ahmet Cem Esenlikci, Sedat Murat

“…No single measurement tool has been identified in the literature review to quantify this link. Therefore, this study aims to contribute to the literature by developing a scale to explain the relationship between organized industrial zones and regional development. …”
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RUKUN NASUTION (1928-1998) AND HIS POETRY CORPUS: A Preliminary Study by Hasan Asari, Yusnaili Budianti

“…</p><p><strong>Keywords</strong>: Islamic poetry, Malay literature, vernacular literature, Rukun Nasution</p>…”
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Information Accessibility in the Form of Braille by Samuel Dolphin, Maren Downing, Mia Cirrincione, Adam Samuta, Kevin Leite, Kimberly Noble, Brian Walsh

“…Published literature findings provided additional context and support to these interviews. …”
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