Sexual and gender-related violence against girls in sub-Saharan Africa: a need for effective interventions by Andrew J. Macnab, Innocent Besigye, Brenda Tusubira

“…SGRV generates fear, anxiety, and depression and leads to multiple adverse outcomes; its pervasive nature constitutes a significant public health crisis; the need for effective interventions is evident as currently applied programs have known limitations, and 1 in 3 women still suffer gender-based violence in their lifetime. …”
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A phytoremediation approach for the restoration of coal fly ash polluted sites: A review by Maria Fezile Banda, Dithobolong Lovia Matabane, Alexis Munyengabe

“…We identify knowledge gaps to establishing vegetation in ash dumping sites, and provide insights to encourage continued research that will enhance the applicability of phytoremediation in restoration programs.…”
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Investigating the Impact of Completion Time and Perceived Workload in Pickers-to-Parts Order-Picking Technologies: Evidence from Laboratory Experiments by Nikolaos Chondromatidis, Anastasios Gialos, Vasileios Zeimpekis, Michael Madas

“…<i>Background:</i> Despite the general impression that digital order-picking supportive technologies can manage a series of emerging challenges, there is still a very limited amount of research concerning the implementation and evaluation of such technologies in manual picker-to-goods order-picking systems. …”
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Equitable post-disaster relief distribution: a robust multi-objective multi-stage optimization approach by Sogand Soghrati Ghasbeh, Nadia Pourmohammadzia, Masoud Rabbani

“…Originality/value – A novel robust multi-stage linear programming model is designed to address the location-distribution-routing problem during a disaster and to solve this model an efficient hybrid meta-heuristic model is developed.…”
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Unveiling breastfeeding knowledge among Muslim women in Qatar: an exploratory study by Nabila Chaabna, Ziyad R. Mahfoud, Nicole Letourneau, Daniel Forgrave, Deborah White

“…Various factors influence women’s decisions to breastfeed, but limited research exists on breastfeeding knowledge and its predictors among Muslim women. …”
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Teachers' Understanding of Play-Based Learning Implementation on Students' Achievement by Onesme Niyibizi, John Peter Kazinyirako, Jean Baptiste Gasigwa, Anne Marie Mukeshimana, Jean Nepomuscene Singirankabo, Cyprien Bintunimana, Vedaste Mutarutinya

“…To address the identified challenges, the study recommends sustained professional development programs and increased support for teachers to integrate play-based learning effectively. …”
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Barriers and Opportunities for Entrepreneurship Development in Ukraine: Towards a Sustainable and Resilient Economic Future by Svitlana Kropelnytska, Sergiy Yekimov, Oleh Aleksandrovych

“…The digitalization of government services, the expansion of international support programs, and the proactive adaptation of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to wartime conditions signal the potential for entrepreneurial revitalization. …”
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Emergency evacuation planning in natural disasters under diverse population and fleet characteristics by Evangelia Baou, Vasilis P. Koutras, Vasileios Zeimpekis, Ioannis Minis

“…Design/methodology/approach – The problem is formulated using a mixed integer linear programming model and solved using a heuristic algorithm. …”
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Assessment of the quality of life of patients with diseases of the circulatory system by O. V. Tsverkunova, A. A. Antonova, G. A. Yamanova, N. V. Maklakova, E. А. Morozova, S. M. Yusupova, R. S. Arakelyan, P. M. Abdurakhimova

“…Statistical processing of the study results was carried out using the computer programs Microsoft Excel 2010 (Microsoft, USA), Statistica 12 (Software, USA).Results. …”
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Teenagers with type 2 diabetes mellitus as a hidden population: A qualitative study of the representations and experiences related to the disease in Mazatlán, Mexico by Nathaly Llanes-Díaz, Dewi Hernández-Montoya

“…The absence of intergenerational communication and family support within the adolescents’ families limited adolescent care practices, exacerbating their emotional distress and living the disease with the feeling of loneliness. …”
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Circular and sharing economy: essence and prospects of implementation in the territories of Ukraine in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war and in the period of post-war rec... by K.M. Voitsitska, N.B. Kusik, A.Ye. Revenko

“…From the perspective of public management and administration, the importance of developing a clear conceptual framework for circular and sharing economies is substantiated, which will contribute to the formation of strategies and programs for their implementation at the local level to overcome the consequences of the Russian-Ukrainian war. …”
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A Wearable Research System for Combined Cochleo-Vestibular Stimulation by David Lanthaler, Patrick P. Huebner, Matthew D. Parker, Andreas Griessner, Viktor Steixner, Clemens M. Zierhofer

“…We then use a testbench to show the functionality and limits of the presented device. Important performance characteristics of such a system are the latency between head movements and resulting vestibular stimulation pulses, and the deviations of stimulation amplitudes and pulse rates from a programmed transfer function (TF). …”
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Practices and Perspectives of Carnatic Singing Teachers on Vocal Health Education: An Exploratory Study by Krishna Viswam, Srikanth Nayak, Maya Varma, Usha Devadas

“…However, they provided limited explicit vocal health education on the basis of scientific knowledge. …”
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Critical values for six Dixon tests for outliers in normal samples up to sizes 100, and applications in science and engineering by Surendra P. Verma, Alfredo Quiroz-Ruiz

“…Prior to our work, critical values (with 3 decimal places) were available only for n up to 30, which limited the application of Dixon tests in many scientific and engineering fields. …”
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Unveiling Genital Tuberculosis: India’s hidden Infertility Epidemic by Yashvanthan VR, Angeline Grace G, Sujitha P, Ilam Ilaval T, Hariharan S

“…Despite its prevalence, GTB remains a hidden epidemic due to limited awareness, diagnostic challenges, and systemic healthcare gaps. …”
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Open Datasets for Upper Limb Motion&#x2014;A Systematic Review by Ranieri Santanche, Antonia Centrone, Lorenza Mattei, Francesca Di Puccio

“…., inertial sensors, video cameras) is on the rise. Key limitations included the absence of standardized movement protocols and small subject sample sizes across studies. …”
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Transport Capacity Maximization in Rail Mass Transit Stations Under Uncertainty by Adrian Fernandez-Rodriguez, Maria Dominguez, Asuncion P. Cucala, Antonio Fernandez-Cardador

“…These solutions are then evaluated by a linear programming model at the lower level to estimate the resulting transport capacity. …”
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Predictive validity and cost-effectiveness analysis of two caries risk assessment tools for preschool children by Cheng Menglin, Chen Yawen, Yu Xingru, Xu Mingyuan, Liao Na, Yang Ying, Huang Xiaofeng

“…Its lower cost and simpler implementation support use in resource-limited settings.…”
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Temporal adjustment approach for high-resolution continental scale modeling of soil organic carbon by Laxman Bokati, Anil Somenahally, Saurav Kumar, Javad Robatjazi, Rocky Talchabhadel, Reshmi Sarkar, Rahul Perepi

“…Abstract Open-source legacy data available for training soil organic carbon (SOC) models are limited and not uniformly distributed in space or time. …”
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Risk Factors Associated with the Colonization of Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria Upon Admission to the Intensive Care Unit: A Cross-sectional Study by Nina Sania, Yulia Rosa Saharman, Delly Chipta Lestari, Dita Aditianingsih, Andi Yasmon

“…Therefore, selecting screening patients based on risk factors at the time of initial admission to the ICU is crucial for infection control programs. …”
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