Fostering intergenerational communication through games: an exploratory study on metaphorical life games in family settings by Ming-xi Sun, Zhi-feng Zhao, Huan Liu

“…Younger partners asked older participants about their relevant memories during the game. The experimental data were analyzed inductively based on thematic analysis.Results and discussionThis study identified the effectiveness of life review through metaphorical games in facilitating communication in intergenerational family relationships by three core mechanisms: communication climate creation, symmetrical intergenerational interaction, and metaphorical expression elaboration. …”
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Freshness recognition and remaining shelf life prediction of banana based on attention Temporal Convolutional Network by LI Xin, ZHU Lei, ZHANG Yuan, DU Yanping, XING Xiao

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Burnout among VET pathway university students: The role of academic stress and school-life satisfaction by Qing Xia, Chunmin Pang, Wenyu Zeng, Qiujing Li, Shiyong Wu, Xiaoma Xiao

“…This cross-sectional study employed partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) to assess the burnout symptoms of Chinese VET pathway university students and their associations with academic stress and school-life satisfaction via the most up-to-date burnout assessment tool (BAT). 357 VET route university students were included in the present study, and the data were analyzed via SPSS 26, PROCESS 4.0, SmartPLS 3, and AMOS 26. …”
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How environmentally sustainable are farms? An analysis in Southern Italy through the Life Cycle Assessment methodology by Maria Pergola

“…Promoting a sustainable economy through the digital and ecological transition of companies is one of the challenges of our century. By improving processes along the agri-food supply chains and enhancing the data generated in every single area of the value chain, digital promises to reduce the ecological footprint of the agricultural sector. …”
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Phenomenological Exploration of Organ Donor Families’ Experiences: From Decision-Making to the Consequences of Life Donation by Yazdan Karimi Monjarmooei, SeyedAlireza Afshani, Ali Ruhani, Mohammad Mobaraki, Ahmad Kalateh Sadati

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Sustaining life on earth: An arts-based research exploration of collective lived experiences of COVID-19 by Nancy Gerber, Karin Hannes, Marco Gemignani, Jacelyn Biondo, Richard Siegesmund, Lucia Carriera, Elisabetta Biffi, Madeline Centracchio, Mandy Archibald, Gioia Chilton, Janet L. Kuhnke, Angela Dawson, Jorge Lucero, Nicky Haire, Sara Scott Shields

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Black Garlic Powder as an Ingredient to Enhance the Functional and Sensorial Properties of Bread and Its Shelf Life by Annalisa Maietti, Nicola Marchetti, Nada Baraldo, Riccardo Fontana, Paola Tedeschi

“…The analysis conducted on the powder showed important changes in composition, and the polyphenol content and antioxidant activity increased when the garlic was processed. The data obtained demonstrated that BGP did not modify the nutritional composition of the bread, while the total polyphenol and total flavonoid content and antioxidant activity progressively increased from 1.40 mg GAE/g, 0.28 mg CE/g, and 0.15 mg TE/g to 1.75 mg GAE/g, 0.56 mg CE/g, and 0.47 mg TE/g, respectively, as the amount of BGP increased from 1 to 3% in comparison with wheat bread. …”
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Life cycle assessment of a straw-based fiberboard without binders produced at laboratory scale by Hanna Sofia Leiter, Felix Neudecker, Daniela Groiß-Fürtner, Wolfgang Gindl-Altmutter, Andreas Windsperger, Franziska Hesser

“…Abstract This study presents a preliminary Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of a straw-based fiberboard produced at laboratory scale, aiming to identify environmental hotspots and explore potential improvements. …”
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Stressful Life Events and Heart Failure: A Mixed-Method Study to Analyze the Patient’s Perspective by Dina Di Giacomo, Eleonora Cilli, Federica Guerra, Francesco Barbati, Renata Petroni, Luigi Sciarra, Silvio Romano

“…Abstract Introduction The challenge in heart failure medical practice is to address the clinical and laboratory method integrations for the shared decision-making process in caring for patients and families. Furthermore, stressful life events may worsen outcomes in patients with heart failure. …”
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Social networks, social capital and end-of-life care for people with dementia: a realist review by Patrick Stone, Elizabeth L Sampson, Nuriye Kupeli, Joseph M Sawyer, Libby Sallnow

“…Objectives (1) To develop an understanding of how social capital may be conceptualised within the context of end-of-life care and how it can influence outcomes for people with dementia and their families with specific reference to the context and mechanisms that explain observed outcomes. (2) To produce guidance for healthcare systems and researchers to better structure and design a public health approach to end-of-life care for people with dementia.Design A realist review.Data sources MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL and grey literature.Analysis We conceptualised social capital as a complex intervention and, in order to understand how change is generated, used realist evaluation methods to create different configurations of context, mechanism and outcomes. …”
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Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Hydrogen Production via Biogas Reforming and Agricultural Residue Gasification by Mamo Abawalo, Krzysztof Pikoń, Marcin Landrat

“…This study compares the environmental impacts of two biomass-based H₂ production processes, biogas reforming and agricultural residue gasification, through a life cycle assessment (LCA). …”
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Study on remaining life of the contact terminal of high⁃speed circuit breakers in a subway vehicles by DANG Haitao, ZHAI Haojing, YANG Dazhang, XIANG Nan, AO Ni

“…Therefore, test scenarios were built that matched the operation and maintenance conditions of circuit breakers, and established a residual life model of circuit breakers based on test data.MethodsThe contact terminal of high-speed circuit breakers in Chengdu Metro subway vehicles was taken as the research target,and then its evolution law of the remaining life in daily service conditions was studied by using a combination approach that comprises finite element simulation and test investigation, which was to study the variation rule of the thickness of the silver-plated layer thickness of the contact terminal with the number of uses.ResultsThe numerical simulation results show that the stresses in moving and static contact terminals are less than the material fatigue limit, and the fatigue service life of both types of contact terminals is considered to be an infinite life level in the safety life assessment. …”
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Effect of psychological intervention on the quality of life and mental health of leukemia patients: a meta-analysis by BingLing Yin, XiaoRong Liu, YanQin Mao, YanQi Han

“…The retrieved literature will be independently screened by two researchers, and the methodological quality of the included literature will be evaluated using the bias risk assessment tool recommended in Cochrane 5.1 manual, followed by data statistical analysis.ResultsA total of 1,792 patients were included in 18 studies. …”
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How negative life events affect emotional eating in Chinese adolescents: moderated mediation model by Rong Tan, Tao Huang, Yiru Li, Yuhe Zhang, Xijin Li, Xuanxuan Lin, Zhenjiang Liao, Qiuping Huang

“…Data were analyzed using SPSS 25.0 (IBM Corp., Armonk, New York, USA)and PROCESS macro for mediation/moderation effects. …”
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Life cycle assessment of pulp-moulded and thermoformed oil palm fibre-based food tray by Campbell Skinner, M. Jawaid, Balbir Singh, Amir Alzahri, Rob Elias, Hassan Fouad, M. Hashem

“…Abstract This study used life cycle assessment to assess carbon emissions associated with the production of three novel bio-based food punnets and to compare them with an equivalent made from polypropylene (PP). …”
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Development of the Breastfed Infant Oral Microbiome over the First Two Years of Life in the BLOSOM Cohort by Roaa A. Arishi, Ali S. Cheema, Ching T. Lai, Matthew S. Payne, Donna T. Geddes, Lisa F. Stinson

“…Acquisition and development of the oral microbiome are dynamic processes that occur during early life. However, data regarding longitudinal assembly and determinants of the infant oral microbiome are sparse. …”
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Correlation Between Degree Of Autonomic Nervous System Impairment And Quality Of Life Indices In Older Adults by Flávio Henrique Borin, Michele Lima Gregório, Micael Borin Martins, Moacir Fernandes de Godoy

“…INTRODUCTION: The increase in the world’s elderly population in recent decades calls for research on quality of life during the aging process. Heart rate variability (HRV) evaluates the modulation of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and indicates the heart’s ability to respond to multiple physiological and environmental stimuli, as well as to disease. …”
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Review of Post-registration Changes in the Life Cycle of Сholera Bivalent Chemical Vaccine (Review) by I. V. Shulgina, O. A. Lobovikova, O. A. Voloh, O. V. Gromova, A. K. Nikiforov, A. V. Komissarov, V. A. Demchenko, A. S. Fes’kova, S. S. Galetova, N. P. Mironova, V. I. Pavlova

“…The inevitable of post-registration variations due to the improvement of production processes and quality control related to the integration of the modern technological solutions, replacement of equipment, suppliers of raw, consumables and packaging materials, improvement of form release or composition, administrative changes, as well as obtaining new data on clinical efficacy and safety of immunobiological medicinal products (IMP) during post-marketing studies.Text. …”
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Quality of life of Iranian elderly using the LEIPAD questionnaire: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Parvaneh Isfahani, Saeedeh Sanchooli, Mohammad Sarani, Mahdieh Poodineh Moghadam, Aliyeh Bazi, Masoud Arefnezhad, Rasoul Corani Bahador, Mahnaz Afshari

“…The search was limited to articles published until 20 March 2025. The screening process, article selection, data extraction, and quality assessment were all conducted independently by two authors, with any disagreements resolved through consultation. …”
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Psychological adaptation and quality of life of patients who underwent lower limb amputation due to cancer by O Yu Shchelkova, M V Iakovleva, E B Usmanova, E A Sushentsov, D I Sofronov

“…In this regard, the aim of the research was to study the clinical and psychological status, strategies and personal resources for coping with the stress of the disease, as well as the main parameters of the quality of life (QoL) of patients who underwent lower limb amputation due to cancer (group 1, n = 24, men — 62.5%, average age 47.25 ± 3.17), in comparison with patients amputated due to other somatic diseases not accompanied by an actual vital threat (group 2, n = 15, men — 93.3%, average age 59.67 ± 2.27), as well as with normative psychodiagnostic data. …”
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