Smart societies, gender and the 2030 spotlight - are we prepared? by Bissera ZANKOVA

“…While digitisation is permeating all areas of life, it has become clear that technological revolution is not just a purely technical (or economic) process, but also a social one and it is not gender-neutral. …”
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Moving the Needle: Program Directors’ Views on the Recruitment of Diverse Trainees to Plastic Surgery Residency by Natalie B. Baxter, MD, Timothy C. Guetterman, PhD, Noelle Thompson, BS, Mary L. Byrnes, PhD, MUP, Gurjit Sandhu, PhD, Rachel C. Hooper, MD

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A New Empowering India Under Leadership of PM Modi: Promises and Reality by Mukta Goyal

“…Million people empowerment is inevitably a process of teaching values to educate the student to live a life that is personal and congruent with the valued values and standards of society. …”
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Motivational factors of the effectiveness of HR-management in the activities of social aid services and social service delivery by D.P., I.M., N.V.

“…It is substantiated that prompt and qualified provision of social services aimed at prevention and overcoming of difficult life circumstances, as well as minimization of their negative consequences for the population through social prevention, social support and social services, is a prerequisite for social security and sustainable development. …”
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Revealing the biological basis of mental illness: epigenetic research as a new direction in diagnosis and treatment by S. E. Khalchitsky, M. V. Ivanov, M. V. Sogoyan, M. G. Yanushko, M. A. Tumova, L. M. Muslimova, V. V. Stanovaya, J. V. Khutoryanskaya, S. V. Vissarionov

“…It concludes with a discussion of methodological limitations that can make it difficult to interpret epigenetic data in psychiatry. They mainly arise due to the heterogeneity of individuals, both at the level of the whole organism and at the level of tissues, and require new strategies to better assess the biological significance of epigenetic data and their translational use in psychiatry. …”
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EBI2-oxysterol signalling regulates VE-cadherin expression and multiple sclerosis CD4+ T cell attachment to a human tri-cell spheroid blood-brain barrier model by Fionä Caratis, Inez Mruk, Klaudia Konieczna-Wolska, Bartłomiej Rojek, Marek Hałas, Paulina Czaplewska, Bartosz Karaszewski, Tomomi Furihata, Aleksandra Rutkowska

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Medical students’ perception of assessment and its effects on their learning in Dubai: a convergent mixed methods study by Eman Khalaf, Farah Ennab, Farah Otaki, Farah Otaki, Shaista Salman Guraya, Fatemeh Amir-Rad, Fatemeh Amir-Rad, Erum Khan, Ritu Lakhtakia

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Investigating biographical post-bariatric surgery uncertainties in the light of changes in bodily practices: a mixed-method, multicentric and longitudinal research protocol by Dominique Delaunay, Adrien Sterkers, Emmanuel Disse, Matthieu Hournau, Jean-Michel Oppert, Claire Perrin, Sylvain Ferez, Cyriac Bouchet-Mayer, Lise Charissou-Pujol, Philippe Terral, Camille Couvry, Damien Issanchou, Marie-Pierre Julien, Patrick Ritz, Mathieu Baron, Yan Beldame, Anne Coquereau, Ute Duranteau, Lucie Favre, Laurène Fituque, Franshelis Garcia, Renaud Gontier, Sophie Granier, Anne Marcellini, Marius Matichescu, Yves Morales, David Nocca, Laurent Paccaud, Éric Perera, Mélanie Perez, Simona Petracovschi, Théo Rougnant, Aurélie Savart, Marta Silvestri, Marie-Alix Thébault, Kirsten Verkooijen

“…From a sociological perspective, the authors propose to study the processes of disruption and re-establishment of lifestyle habits in the first 24 months following bariatric surgery.Methods and analysis The ChiBarAPS study relies on a mixed-method longitudinal survey, comprising three components: qualitative, quantitative, literature and data review. …”
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The cost-effectiveness of specialist hospital discharge and intermediate care services for patients who are homeless by Michela Tinelli, Raphael Wittenberg, Michelle Cornes, Robert W. Aldridge, Michael Clark, Richard Byng, Graham Foster, James Fuller, Andrew Hayward, Nigel Hewett, Alan Kilmister, Jill Manthorpe, Joanne Neale, Elizabeth Biswell, Martin Whiteford

“…Additional secondary analysis of three services looked at quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) and service delivery costs. The perspective adopted was NHS in England. …”
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The FRIENDS preventive programme for reducing anxiety symptoms in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta‐analysis by Trine Filges, Geir Smedslund, Tine Eriksen, Kirsten Birkefoss, Malene Wallach Kildemoes

“…Twenty‐eight studies were used in the data synthesis. Four studies had a critical risk of bias. …”
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Effects of Teenage Pregnancy on Girl Child Education in Buhunga Sub-County Uganda. by Twikirize, Edwig

“…Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected. Research ethical procedures were adhered to during the research process. …”
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Lactobacillus Supplementation Modulates Rumen Microbiota and Metabolism in Yaks Under Fattening Feeding Conditions: A Comprehensive Multi-Omics Analysis by Jianlei Jia, Pengjia Bao, Ning Li, Siyuan Kong, Min Chu, Qian Chen, Ping Yan

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Artificial intelligence driven malnutrition diagnostic model for patients with acute abdomen based on GLIM criteria: a cross-sectional research protocol by Yu Wang, Lu Wang, Hua Jiang, Wei Ma, Bin Cai, Ming-Wei Sun, Charles Damien Lu

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Factors influencing self-management of adrenal crisis in patients with adrenal insufficiency: a qualitative study by Aldons Chua, Heather Yoeli, David Till, Umesh Dashora, Patrick Oyibo, William M Drake, Martin Cartwright, Sofia Llahana

“…Objective: Adrenal crisis is a life-threatening complication that requires urgent administration of parenteral hydrocortisone. …”
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Deficient sleep, altered hypothalamic functional connectivity, depression and anxiety in cigarette smokers by Yu Chen, Shefali Chaudhary, Guangfei Li, Lisa M. Fucito, Jinbo Bi, Chiang-Shan R. Li

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Enhanced photocatalytic performance of ZnXCd1−XS series under visible light: an experimental and theoretical study by Yuqi Dong, Qing-an Qiao, Ruping Wang, Jiahua Li, Honglan Cai, Hongwei Gao, Yanbin Xu

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Perceptions around occupational mental well-being of community health workers and an intervention package for its promotion: A mixed-methods study in rural Chiapas, Mexico by Jack Sullivan, Zeus Aranda, Manvit Adusumilli, Anna Martens, Ariwame Jiménez

“…Methods: In June–August 2023, 52 CHWs from the CES-supported communities participated in the study, responding to a survey and participating in 10 focus group discussions. Quantitative data were analyzed using statistical descriptive analysis and qualitative data using thematic analysis. …”
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Estimating food availability and self-reliance in island territories: Puerto Rico as a case study by Nayla Bezares, Chad Fisher, Carol E. Ramos-Gerena, William Suarez-Gomez, Sean B. Cash, Thomas Nemecek, Nicole Tichenor Blackstone

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The Analysis of the Effective Factors on Urban Blight in District 3, Region 12, Tehran City by Hossein Mansourian, Ahmad Pour Ahmad, Hasan Ashouri

“…Materials and Methods This study is mostly based on the initial data resulted from surveying the households using a researcher-made questionnaire; however, the tools of the interview, observation, and the results obtained from the public censuses of population and housing are also used to achieve the required data and information. …”
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Brain reserve in hepatic encephalopathy: Pathways of damage and preventive strategies through lifestyle and therapeutic interventions by Jacqueline Cordova-Gallardo, Andres Manuel Vargas-Beltran, Samantha Melanie Armendariz-Pineda, Jesus Ruiz-Manriquez, Javier Ampuero, Aldo Torre

“…Brain reserve is an important concept to understand the variability of damage associated with brain-related diseases and includes the adaptation of cognitive processes to preserve brain function. A good cognitive reserve might delay the onset of clinical manifestations of neurodegenerative diseases as well as hepatic encephalopathy, improving the quality of life in patients with chronic liver diseases. …”
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