Voices from the virtual classroom: students' views toward ethical challenges in the context of online formative assessment by Alireza Maleki

“…However, this transition has raised concerns about assessment, distance learning effectiveness, and student workload. …”
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Bioinspired Superhydrophobic Finishing of Cotton Fabric Using Carnauba Wax and Biosilica Nanoparticles with a Layer-by-layer Deposition Method by Mohamad Widodo, Rino Rakhmata Mukti, Sri Yuliani, Amalia Putri

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Implementing electronic data collection platform for household surveys in resource-constrained settings by Prasanna Samuel Premkumar, Santhosh Kumar Ganesan, Balaji Pandiyan, Dhivya Kumari Krishnamoorthy

“…# Background In resource-constrained settings, quality and timeliness of data are the main concerns related to the use of information systems for decision making. …”
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Detection of canine distemper virus (CDV) neutralising antibodies in small ruminants during peste-des-petits-ruminants virus (PPRV) surveillance in Zambia by Sara Lysholm, Nicola Logan, Johanna F Lindahl, Mikael Berg, Elin Johansson, Pernilla Karlsson Bergkvist, George Dautu, Ricky Chazya, Brian J. Willett, Musso Munyeme, Jonas Johansson Wensman

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Prediction of Skin Color Using Forensic DNA Phenotyping in Asian Populations: A Focus on Thailand by Gabriel Perez Palomeque, Supakit Khacha-ananda, Tawachai Monum, Klintean Wunnapuk

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Comparison of short-term and long-term effects of peroral L-carnitine intake: clinical implications of elevated TMAO levels in cardiovascular complications by Harsahaj Singh Wilkhoo, Felcia Reji, Afra Wasama Islam, Janadi Ashinshani Karawita, Adnan Akhtar Shaikh

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Medication waste and disposal behaviors among Iranian households: A Cross-sectional study by Reyhaneh Mostafanejad, Nafiseh Ghassab-Abdollahi, Naser Derakhshani, Ramin Rezapour

“…Although medication take-back programs are recognized as effective solutions to address these concerns, public awareness remains low, and such programs are currently unavailable in Iran. …”
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CPR for Urban deer management objectives: Clarity, practicality, and relevance by Brent A. Rudolph, Dwayne R. Etter, Sara M. Schaefer

“…Although managers often seek to implement programs to address fundamental objectives related to condition of deer populations or impacts on plant communities, the greatest public concerns often relate to threats to public safety (e.g., risk of being involved in a deer–vehicle collision or contracting Lyme disease) and property (e.g., costs from deer–vehicle collisions or damaged landscaping). …”
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Governing sinking worlds: sensemakings of subsidence in Rotterdam, The Netherlands by Richard F. Pompoes, Wieke D. Pot, Art R. P. J. Dewulf

“…We present four main themes characterizing subsidence sensemaking of residents, civil servants, and policy programs in Bloemhof, showing how (1) most only notice discursive cues of subsidence, while relying on remote sensing tools to make subsidence materially visible (cues of subsidence); (2) how the municipal subsidence efforts in Bloemhof are publicly communicated as open-ended, while internally enacted as resistant to political debate (uncertainty and open-endedness); (3) how subsidence is made sense of as temporally distant, yet enacted as requiring immediate responses (subsidence temporalities); and (4) how municipal subsidence efforts are tinkered with to address other matters of concern (institutional tinkering). …”
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'Integrating Ethics and Equity with Economics and Effectiveness for newborn screening in the genomic age: A qualitative study protocol of stakeholder perspectives. by Didu S Kariyawasam, Joanne Scarfe, Christian Meagher, Michelle A Farrar, Kaustav Bhattacharya, Stacy M Carter, Ainsley J Newson, Margaret Otlowski, Jo Watson, Nicole Millis, Sarah Norris

“…With genomic technologies advancing rapidly, many countries are actively discussing the introduction of genomic assays into newborn screening programs. While adding genomic testing to Australia's newborn screening program could improve outcomes for infants and families, it must be considered against potential harms, ethical, legal, equity and social implications, and economic and health system impacts. …”
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Study Environment and Psychological Factors of University Students’ Intention to Drop out by Laima Bulotaitė, Rūta Sargautytė, Irena Žukauskaitė, Dalia Bagdžiūnienė

“…It profoundly affects the psychological well-being of students, their financial status, career path, relationship with others while also raising concerns within the university about the quality of studies, study programs, academic personnel, resource reallocation or reputation management. …”
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Urinary pesticide biomarkers from adolescence to young adulthood in an agricultural setting in Ecuador: Study of secondary exposure to pesticides among children, adolescents, and a... by Rajendra P. Parajuli, Briana N.C. Chronister, Dana Boyd Barr, José Ricardo Suárez-López

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Large language models in oncology: a review by Fei-Fei Liu, David Chen, Srinivas Raman, Rod Parsa, Karl Swanson, John-Jose Nunez, Andrew Critch, Danielle S Bitterman

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Strengthening family-community synergy: Enhancing protection and well-being for women and children by Helen Dian Fridayani, Muhammad Eko Atmojo, Nur Fitri Mutmainah, Habliy Mawaddah, Sindy Widyasari

“…Through a participatory approach, the program emphasizes awareness-raising, and collaborative strategies to empower local stakeholders and promote a culture of shared responsibility. …”
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Empowering Indigenous-led contaminant monitoring through collaborative partnerships and two-way capacity sharing by Louise Mercer, Deva-Lynn Pokiak, Dustin Whalen, Michael Lim, Paul J. Mann

“…Climate-driven landscape change, legacy waste, and ongoing infrastructural investment are leading to concerns about contaminant release in Arctic Indigenous and Local communities. …”
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Integrated Business and Engineering Educational Experience for Medical Students in the Development of Pediatric Medical Devices by Jennifer J. Li, Jonathan Lee, Mayilone Sathialingam, Nhi Ha, Tamara Galoyan, Ethan Faye, Michael Kim, Tara Shelby, Rishabh Shah, Yelim Lee, Melissa Bent, Juan C. Espinoza

“…An initial orientation provided an overview of the program structure and expectations. Students and mentors met biweekly to address questions or concerns surrounding the progress of their projects. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes, barriers and uptake rate of influenza virus vaccine among children from 6 months to 5 years of age in Jordan: a multicentric cross-sectional study by Munir Abu-Helalah, Nadine N. Abdelhadi, Mohammad Al-Hanaktah, Amro Asfour, Mea’ad Harahsheh, Rand Abu Mahfouz, Shahed Altarawneh, Mary Almadani, Lekaa Al Mughrabi

“…This is in addition to focusing these programs on reported barriers for the influenza vaccine uptake.…”
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Environmental Benefits Evaluation of a Bike-Sharing System in the Boston Area: A Longitudinal Study by Mengzhen Ding, Shaohua Zhang, Lemei Li, Yishuang Wu, Qiyao Yang, Jun Cai

“…With increasing concerns over climate change and air pollution, sustainable transportation has become a critical component of modern city planning. …”
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Associations between Doximity internal medicine residency navigator reputation rank and publicly available metrics by Christopher R. Stephenson, Jayawant N. Mandrekar, Thomas J. Beckman, Christopher M. Wittich

“…News & World Report has used the Doximity social networking site to determine rankings for 27 medical specialties, which influence medical students' choices. Despite concerns about the validity of these rankings, few studies have explored whether Doximity rankings correlate with program characteristics. …”
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Applying the photovoice method with adolescents in mining areas in rural Mozambique: critical reflections and lessons learned by Olga Cambaco, Hermínio Cossa, Andrea Farnham, Eusébio Macete, Mirko S. Winkler, Karin Gross, Khátia Munguambe

“…Additionally, it is important to investigate how health programs and policies can help to reduce the impact of existing inequalities.…”
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