Translation of bioethics across cultural borders: exploring the adoption of the four-principles approach in palliative care provision on the Chinese mainland by Shengyu Zhao, Giles Birchley, Richard Huxtable

“…Abstract Background The four-principles approach is widely incorporated into Chinese curricula and training programs in medicine. Notably, in the training of palliative care practitioners, the literature and the empirical evidence show that the principlist framework appears to be the sole ethical framework taught. …”
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The association between parental BMI and offspring adiposity: A genetically informed analysis of trios. by Liam Wright, Gemma Shireby, Tim T Morris, Neil M Davies, David Bann

“…Paternal and maternal BMI were instrumented with polygenic indices (PGI) for BMI conditioning upon offspring PGI. …”
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A Community-Based Study on Predictors of Exclusive Breastfeeding Knowledge among Mothers in Southeastern Nigeria by Uzoma S. Uzoma, Nwachukwu C. Ugwunna, Christianah C. Uzokwe, Precious C. Uzoh, Victor S. Samuel

“…Targeted educational programs with respect to the observed predictors should be instituted at the health centers to improve the knowledge of the maternal health benefits of EBF in the community.…”
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Loading Patterns of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament in the Healthy Knee: A Systematic Review. by S H Hosseini Nasab, Renate List, Katja Oberhofer, Sandro F Fucentese, Jess G Snedeker, William R Taylor

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>This review represents what is now the best available understanding of the biomechanics of the PCL, and may help to improve programs for injury prevention, diagnosis methods as well as reconstruction and rehabilitation techniques.…”
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Nursing Knowledge and Preventive Practices of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia as Perceived by Intensive Care Nurses in Hail City, KSA by Nuran Alhamad, Wessam Elsayed

“…The study recommended that there should be in-service training and periodic educational programs targeting nurses to improve nurse’s knowledge and practices regarding VAP guidelines by the Ministry of Health. …”
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Determinants of the adoption of modern agricultural technologies from the point of view of Farmers in the center of Al-Shirqat District /Salah Al-Din Governorate by Khairallah Faraj Sabhan Al-Jubouri

“…The findings underscore the importance of considering these variable when designing agricultural extension and training programs. The study recommends enhancing access to information sources and promoting the use of proven, high-quality technologies to reduce adoption barriers and lower the financial burden on farmers.…”
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Genomic adaptation in teak (Tectona grandis) to local climatic conditions and implication for resilient planting strategies on Java Island by Yunosuke Onuma, Eko Prasetyo, Widiyatno, Sapto Indrioko, Mohammad Na’iem, Naoki Tani, Yoshihiko Tsumura

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The efficacy and safety of the training process in sumo through autogenic training for professional wrestlers by Yuliya Holenkova, Leonid Vostroknutov, Pavol Bartik

“…For the analysis and visualization of the obtained data it was used the integrated development environment PyCharm Community Edition. The programming code was written in Python. The experiment was conducted in Kharkiv (Ukraine), which has been located in a war zone since February 2022. …”
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Occupational stress and social support among nurses by Beata Dziedzic, Karolina Łodziana, Miłosz Marcysiak, Tomasz Kryczka

“…Further research is warranted to examine causal relationships and to inform the development of tailored support programs within healthcare institutions.…”
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Methodological approaches for research of local market of IT services in the information space of region by I. V. Antokhonova, O. A. Polukhina, L. N. Saibonova

“…The need for implementation of educational programs in the field of IT technologies for the population is revealed that can serve as a demand growth incentive in the local market of IT services.The practical importance of technique consists in reasons for approaches to regulation of the local market of IT services in the conditions of the current state of information region space.…”
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Necessary Transformation of Administration for Family Physicians Practice by Svitlana Pokhylko, Monika Grabowska, Yurii Nikitin

“…This paper considers the internationally leading models in administration work of family physicians, such as traditional care in outpatient clinics, disease control programs, and human-centered primary health care. The authors noted that the Ukrainian model of «human-oriented health care» is being confidently formed under the health care modernization and EU integration process. …”
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Clinical and economic analysis of using the thrombodynamics test in patients undergoing treatment with assisted reproductive technologies in the Russian Federation by D. G. Shchurov, V. S. Dombrovskiy

“…The criteria for clinical effectiveness were the following indicators: the number of children born and the number of potentially saved life years. …”
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Characteristics of the diet of the western barn owl and the little owl in the Zakarpattia Oblast (Ukraine) by Mykhailo Drebet, Leonid Pokrytiuk

“…Pellet analysis serves as a reliable tool for monitoring programs and for identifying indicator species of small mammals. …”
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Participative governance quality over marine spaces: challenges for estuarine socioecological resilience at the Paranaguá Bay Zone by Daniel Hauer Queiroz Telles, Lígia Carolina Alcântara Pinotti

“…Qualitative data and institutional memoirs should be available and categorized in government programs, whereas research efforts that look to better recognize the idiosyncrasies of community realities under the pressures of non-transparent economic drivers are much needed. …”
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Impact and Effectiveness of 10 and 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines on Hospitalization and Mortality in Children Aged Less than 5 Years in Latin American Countries: A Syst... by Lucia Helena de Oliveira, Luiz Antonio B Camacho, Evandro S F Coutinho, Martha S Martinez-Silveira, Ana Flavia Carvalho, Cuauhtemoc Ruiz-Matus, Cristiana M Toscano

“…<h4>Background</h4>Several Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries have introduced pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-10 or PCV-13) in their routine national immunization programs.<h4>Objectives</h4>We aimed to summarize the evidence of PCV impact and effectiveness in children under 5 years old in the LAC Region.…”
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Huanglian Jiedu Decoction Treats Ischemic Stroke by Regulating Pyroptosis: Insights from Multi-Omics and Drug–Target Relationship Analysis by Yixiao Gu, Zijin Sun, Tao Li, Xia Ding

“…Pyroptosis, a type of programmed cell death linked to inflammation, is closely associated with IS-related damage. …”
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Attitudes toward and perceptions of barriers to research among medical students in the context of an educational and motivational strategy by Beatriz Quintero, Ruth Maldonado-Rengel, Solbey Morillo-Puente, Emilia Burneo-Sánchez

“…More effective approaches may require long-term, interactive programs supported by curricular integration, structured mentorship, and institutional investment to foster meaningful research engagement among medical students. …”
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Triatoma dimidiata infestation in Chagas disease endemic regions of Guatemala: comparison of random and targeted cross-sectional surveys. by Raymond J King, Celia Cordon-Rosales, Jonathan Cox, Clive R Davies, Uriel D Kitron

“…The use of targeted surveys to guide disease control programs has not been evaluated. Here, we compare the findings from the targeted surveys to concurrent random cross-sectional surveys in two primary foci of Chagas disease transmission in central and southeastern Guatemala.…”
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DNA Extraction Methodology has a Limited Impact on Multitaxa Riverine Benthic Metabarcoding Community Profiles by Lindsay K. Newbold, Joe D. Taylor, Amy C. Thorpe, Jonathan Warren, Kerry Walsh, Daniel S. Read

“…However, a wide diversity of life has not been targeted previously, which may serve as important indicators of water quality. To be fully integrated into existing monitoring programs, it is essential to demonstrate the reliability of eDNA‐based assessments. …”
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Impact of ventricular pacing modalities and pacing percentage on new-onset atrial fibrillation after dual-chamber pacemaker implantation by Meng Zhang, Jian Xu, Jianhua Wang, Yuxin Liu, Yuyang Jin, Shufeng Li, Wei Cao

“…A comparative analysis was performed to evaluate the differences in basic characteristics, implantation site of the ventricular lead, and pacemaker programming settings between the two groups.ResultsThe AF group exhibited a significantly higher prevalence of hypertension and a greater proportion of left bundle branch pacing (LBBP) compared to the non-AF group. …”
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