Privatized healthcare for older adults living with chronic illness: A scoping review protocol for synthesizing the state of knowledge on their experiences. by Stuart McKinlay, Christine L Sheppard, Paige Brown, Luxey Sirisegaram, Kristina M Kokorelias

“…In contrast to public healthcare systems, which are government-funded and aim to ensure universal coverage, privatized models often involve substantial private costs. …”
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End-of-life care in rural China: the crucial role and challenges of village doctors by Changhui Song, Min Feng, Hui Xie

“…Serving as frontline healthcare providers, they navigated complex familial decision-making, offered indirect psychological support, and often avoided direct discussions about terminal prognoses. …”
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Is It Possible to Preserve Statehood Without Protection of National Identity? (Some Lessons from Post-Soviet Constitutionalism Based on the Experience of Ukraine) by Barabash Iurii

“…The bodies of constitutional justice should have played an important role in these complex processes; however, as a product of an imperfect political system that imitated effective political democracy in certain moments, they acted hesitantly, only sometimes defending the interests of national identity. …”
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Extending the theory of information poverty to deepfake technology by Walter Matli

“…The advent of deepfake technology has introduced complex challenges to the information technology landscape, simultaneously presenting benefits and novel risks and ethical considerations. …”
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Fermatean Probabilistic Hesitant Fuzzy Power Bonferroni Aggregation Operators with Dual Probabilistic Information and Their Application in Green Supplier Selection by Chuanyang Ruan, Lin Yan

“…In the realm of management decision-making, the selection of green suppliers has long been a complex issue. Companies must take a holistic approach, evaluating potential suppliers based on their capabilities, economic viability, and environmental impact. …”
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The use of non-traditional plant raw materials for the recipe composition of chips by O. V. Perfilova, K. V. Bryksina, Z. Y. Rodina

“…The production of multicomponent chips is currently relevant, since the combination in the formulation of various plant ingredients rich in physiologically active substances can ensure that the finished product contains a complex of functional components. …”
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Technical and Economic Model of the Conductor Cross-Section for Active-adaptive Electrical Networks by Aleksandra O. Varygina, Natalia V. Savina

“…However, the high cost of innovations in the power grid complex makes their use quite slow. The conductor cross-section is the most significant parameter of the power transmission line; it determines its main technical and economic indicators. …”
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What do new graduate nurses really need when transitioning to clinical roles? by Hadi Jafarimanesh, Shahrzad Ghiyasvandian, Masoumeh Zakerimoghadam

“…Conclusion: NGNs encounter multidimensional and complex challenges during their transition to clinical practice for which they are not entirely prepared. …”
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Degradation kinetics of Ivermectin in tropical soils: the role of pH variability by Gerald Enos Shija

“…The interplay between pH-dependent chemical and microbial degradation processes highlights the complex dynamics governing ivermectin’s environmental fate. …”
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Antioxidant Capacity and Cardiovascular Benefits of Fruits and Vegetables: A Proposal for Comparative Scales by André Oliveira, Jorge Lameiras, Pedro Mendes-Moreira, Goreti Botelho

“…A wide variety of fruits and vegetables should be eaten to ensure that an individual’s diet includes a combination of phytonutraceuticals and to obtain all their health benefits. …”
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Transformer-based language-independent gender recognition in noisy audio environments by Or Haim Anidjar, Roi Yozevitch

“…The goal of this study is to distinguish the gender of the speaker based on an audio clip, regardless of language or complex background noise such as nightclubs or stadiums. …”
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Techno-economic optimization of hybrid renewable systems for sustainable energy solutions by Kanaga Bharathi N, Manoharan Abirami, Devi Vighneshwari, Manoharan Hariprasath

“…The scope includes defining parameter, sensitivity analysis, and optimization using iterative algorithms which are complex. Time-step simulations evaluating energy dynamics help to and performance trade-offs, which is necessary for understanding. …”
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A systematic literature review on socio-ecological value scorecards for advancing sustainable smart agriculture by Saeed Niksaz, Fisnik Dalipi, Anita Mirijamdotter

“…Achieving sustainable food production necessitates integrating state-of-the-art technologies within a complex, diverse ecosystem encompassing farmers, businesses, and policymakers. …”
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Reading comprehension beliefs of Mexican pre-service language teachers: a Likert scale study by Moisés Damián Perales-Escudero, Mizael Garduño Buenfil, Vilma Esperanza Portillo Campos

“…However, a large minority did not appear to hold any firm beliefs about reading, suggesting insufficient exposure to various complex reading tasks and genres. This situation must be addressed to ensure these pre-service teachers become effective reading teachers. …”
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A decentralized privacy-preserving XR system for 3D medical data visualization using hybrid biometric cryptosystem by Shreyansh Sharma, Debasis Das, Santanu Chaudhury

“…A hierarchical blockchain ensures tamper-resistance, consensus-based redactions, and secure access control. …”
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Inadvertent Harm: An Institutional Analysis of Iatrogenic Vascular Injuries and Management by Vemuri Nandan, Suhas S Gowda, Sanjay C Desai, Chandrashekar Anagavalli Ramswamy, Tadasina Sajay Reddy, Parth Joshi

“…Endovascular techniques, such as stent placement and guidewire retrieval, were successfully utilized in four cases, while open surgical interventions were necessary in the remaining four cases to control severe bleeding and repair complex arterial defects. Postoperative complications were minimal, and all patients recovered well, with no mortality reported. …”
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Toward Deep Semi-Supervised Continual Learning: A Unified Survey for Scalable and Adaptive AI by Mona Ebadi Jalal, Adel Elmaghraby

“…Moreover, the importance of open-world learning, lightweight architectures for on-device learning, enhanced scalability, and interpretable models is emphasized to ensure DSCL’s applicability in real-world, high-stakes domains. …”
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Enhanced SVM-based model for predicting cyberspace vulnerabilities: Analyzing the role of user group dynamics and capital influx. by Yicheng Long

“…Amid substantial capital influx and the rapid evolution of online user groups, the increasing complexity of user behavior poses significant challenges to cybersecurity, particularly in the domain of vulnerability prediction. …”
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On-farm resource-use efficiency in China: overall rebounding trends and region-specific enhancement opportunities by Meng-Lu Huang, Jing-Yu Liu, Xiaoxi Wang, Huijuan Dong, Zhipin Ai

“…Abstract China’s agricultural sector has undergone substantial expansion in terms of crop production and resource inputs, giving rise to complex challenges, including resource scarcity, carbon emissions, and ecological degradation. …”
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Spatiotemporal Multivariate Weather Prediction Network Based on CNN-Transformer by Ruowu Wu, Yandan Liang, Lianlei Lin, Zongwei Zhang

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