Health literacy interventions in adult speech and language therapy: A scoping review by Verna B. McKenna, Órla Gilheaney

“…Most explored basic functional health literacy or narratively described core components of health literacy, which an SLT should understand, without employing an investigative research design. …”
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DETERMINANTS OF INTEREST RATES ON CORPORATE DEBT by O. Tereshchenko, M. Stetsko, N. Tkachenko, N. Babiak

“…The objective of this article is theoretical and methodological justifying of determining algorithm of the cost of debt capital for enterprises functioning in emerging markets (EM). The methods of research: analysis and synthesis, system analysis, comparative analysis, empirical and statistical methods, factor analysis.  …”
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Alcohol consumption among persons living with hypertension: evidence from a population-based study in Cape Verde by Joshua Okyere, Castro Ayebeng, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson

“…Social/family problem and functional impairments were prevalent in 11.6% and 8.2%, respectively. …”
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Navigating Total Ankle Replacement: A Patient's Guide Through the Web by Jared Van Vleet BS, Samuel Shepard DO, Amar Patel DO, Cameron OBrien BS, Griffin Hughes BS

“…Based on our results physicians should be informed of the fact that patients do not commonly encounter high-quality information. …”
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Longitudinal Network Relationships Between Symptoms of Deviant Peer Affiliation and Internet Gaming Disorder in Adolescents: Prospective Cohort Study by Tingting Gao, Fengtong Qian, Rui Li, Yimeng Lyu, Yingying Su

“…Prevention programs should focus on healthy peer relationships and adaptive coping strategies to reduce IGD risk and its social consequences. …”
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Divergence and convergence in epiphytic and endophytic phyllosphere bacterial communities of rice landraces by Pratibha Sanjenbam, Deepa Agashe

“…Broadly, epiphytic communities should encounter more environmental fluctuations and frequent immigration, whereas endophytic microbiota should face stronger host selection. …”
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Integration of resistance exercise into a multimodal approach to prehabilitation for patients with sarcopenia prior to surgery: a narrative review by Harsh Patel, Khang Duy Ricky Le, Khang Duy Ricky Le, Khang Duy Ricky Le, Annie Jiao Wang, Samuel Boon Ping Tay

“…Prehabilitation represents a clinical strategy where patients undergo both physical and psychological strategies in order to improve their functional capacity prior to surgery. Importantly, prehabilitation programs have been considered as an area of perioperative optimisation to address sarcopenia. …”
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Weight bias among students and employees in university settings: an exploratory study by Léonie Sohier, Claudia Mc Brearty, Stéphanie LeBlanc, Dominic J. Chartrand, Audrey St-Laurent, Schohraya Spahis, Léonel Philibert, Inès Auclair Mangliar, Marie-Pierre Gagnon-Girouard, Clara Lakritz, Sylvain Iceta

“…Future research should examine weight bias internalization as a mediator between self-perceived weight and prejudice.…”
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A qualitative study on optimizing influenza vaccination services and strategies for people aged 60 and above in Shanghai by WANG Xiaolan, YANG Tian, XUE Caoyi, WU Linlin, FEI Yi, YANG Xiaoguang, XU Biao

“…Furthermore, systematic interventions and publicity efforts should be effectively integrated with social media and the functions of neighborhood committees.…”
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Does weightbearing status impact mortality and other complications in hip fracture patients when accounting for frailty? by Makoa Mau, Tyler Thorne, Kai Rossbach, Eleanor H. Sato, Chong Zhang, Angela P. Presson, Justin M. Haller

“…RAI-Rev is a better predictor of postoperative mortality than ASA grade and mFI-5, and should be used in evaluating the risk of geriatric hip fractures. …”
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Co-Designed Online Training Program for Worry Management: The Role of Young People With Lived Experience of Worry in Program Development by Jessica Steward, Michelle L Moulds, Colette R Hirsch

“…To maximize uptake by this population, interventions should be brief and accessible; to maximize dissemination, they should have potential for delivery at scale. …”
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Formation of Competences in the Field of Information Security for Future Bachelors of Applied Informatics by I. V. Gavrilova, M. V. Romanova, E. V. Chernova

“…Even though bachelors of applied computer science will not perform the same job functions as information security specialists, their training should be sufficient to enable them to design and build safe and reliable information systems. …”
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Study of the antmicrobial action and disinfecting properties of the hypochloritic acid solution obtained by the electrolysis method by O. M. Brezvyn, I. Ya. Kotsiumbas, D. V. Hyrenko, T. V. Luk'yanenko, O. B. Shmychkova, L. V. Dmitrikova, O. B. Velichenko

“…To achieve a 100% fungicidal effect against A. niger in the presence of a protein load, the concentration of the tested agent should not be less than 700 mg/l, and the contact time should not be less than 3 hours. …”
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Exploring perceptions of dignity among older adults living in nursing homes: a qualitative study by Kejimu Sunzi, Hui Luo, Lina Yin, Yadi Li, Xin Zhou, Cheng Lei

“…Future studies should develop and test targeted dignity-enhancement interventions and include family perspectives to create holistic, dignity-oriented care models.…”
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Application of therapeutic nucleic acids and RNA interference to create products for personalised medicine by I. P. Shilovskiy, G. B. Pasikhov, V. V. Smirnov, I. A. Kofiadi, M. V. Popova, P. A. Strueva, M. R. Khaitov

“…In addition, these studies should aim at enhancing delivery systems for these products to mitigate toxicity risks and maximise efficacy.…”
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Clinical comparison of percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy and posterior lumbar interbody fusion for L4/5 and L5/S1 dual-level disc herniation by Hang Zhang, JunMao Gao

“…Clinically, surgeons should carefully weigh the advantages and disadvantages of the two operations and choose the operation method suitable for patients. …”
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Exploring the Views of Dermatologists, General Practitioners, and Melanographers on the Use of AI Tools in the Context of Good Decision-Making When Detecting Melanoma: Qualitative... by Brad Partridge, Nicole Gillespie, H Peter Soyer, Victoria Mar, Monika Janda

“…However, AI-based support may entail a wide range of specific functions for AI. To appropriately integrate AI into decision-making processes, it is crucial to understand the precise role that clinicians see AI playing within their clinical deliberations. …”
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Digital Mental Health Interventions for the Prevention and Treatment of Social Anxiety Disorder in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of R... by Noemi Walder, Alessja Frey, Thomas Berger, Stefanie Julia Schmidt

“… BackgroundSocial anxiety disorder (SAD) substantially affects young individuals’ social and academic functioning, emphasizing the need for accessible and effective treatments such as digital mental health interventions (DMHIs). …”
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On the problem of linguistic interpretation of the patterns яжемать, онжеребёнок by Fedor Albrekht

“…Only by reproducing the conceivable communicative situation, one can understand the meaning which the speaker attributes to speech units within a certain communicative situation. Besides, one should remember that language signs are never identical to themselves. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF SOCIAL COHESION INDICATORS AND RURAL POVERTY REDUCTION IN NIGERIA by Zainab Aina USMAN, Kehinde Oluseyi OLAGUNJU

“…Using exploratory factor analysis and Pearson correlation techniques to measure and test the multidimensionality of SC and its relation to rural welfare respectively, the results showed that about 46.5% and 36.6% have a perception that social trust and violence level is better in Nigeria, however only 36% have access to rural communal resource. Policy focus should be targeted towards development of the rural social sector by redefining funding, institutional structures and functions…”
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