Risk factor clusters for non-communicable diseases in adolescents in Eastern Cape, South Africa by Avela Mathe, Maya M. van Gent, Leon R. van Niekerk

“…Conclusion: These results highlight unique health profiles and risk factors across socio- economic contexts, with female adolescents from lower socio-economic backgrounds facing greater metabolic risks. Contribution: This Study provides original insights into the interplay between gender, SES and perceived stress in shaping NCD risk among South African adolescents.…”
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Barriers and facilitators for the sexual and reproductive health and rights of young people in refugee contexts globally: A scoping review. by Veronika Tirado, Josephine Chu, Claudia Hanson, Anna Mia Ekström, Anna Kågesten

“…No publications discussed the SRHR challenges faced by young homosexual, bisexual, transgender or queer refugees, or those living with HIV. …”
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Production of Biogas and Bio-fertilizer from Abattoir Waste as Sustainable Management, Eastern Ethiopia, 2019 by Sina Temsgen Tolera, Fekade Ketema Alemu

“… Our environment facing by serious problems of high volumes of waste, inadequate disposal system particularly in developing countries worldwide. …”
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PARADOXES OF ARAB POLITICAL SYSTEMS CHANGES by V. A. Kusnetsov

“…In 2010 and 2011, all Arab states were faced with the same, well-known set of challenges and threats. …”
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Effect of Existential Group Therapy on the Quality of Sexual Life in Infertile Men\'s Spouses by samira ghorbani, Shahrbanoo Salehin, Ali Mohamad Nazari, Seyedeh Solmaz Talebi, Afsaneh Keramat

“…Conclusion: Existential group therapy counseling is effective in improving the quality of sexual life in women faced with male-factor infertility. Due to the effectiveness of this method, it is recommended to be used in counseling in infertility centers.…”
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Panic disorder: Epidemiology, disability, and treatment gap from nationally representative general population of India by Pavithra Jayasankar, Suhas Satish, Hari Hara Suchandra, Narayana Manjunatha, Girish N. Rao, Gopalkrishna Gururaj, Mathew Varghese, Vivek Benegal, NMHS National Collaborators Group

“…The survey has shed light on the epidemiology and the challenges faced by those with PD which emphasizes the urgency of bridging the treatment gap. …”
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Optimization of Enterprise Financial Management and Decision-Making Systems Based on Big Data by Shaomin Ren

“…Secondly, through the analysis of specific implementation cases of enterprise big data in financial decision-making, we focus on the real problems faced in management and the effect of solving problems through big data platform. …”
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ANALISA STRATEGI MARKETING APLIKASI PONSEL KE PETANI INDONESIA by Dessy Sagita Putri Sulaeman, Sandhy Widyasthana

“…This combination of offline approaches and incentives is designed to address barriers faced by farmers and enhance the app’s appeal among Indonesian farmers.…”
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Exploring sexual and reproductive health needs, barriers, and coping strategies of internally displaced women of reproductive ages in north-central Nigeria: A qualitative analysis. by Kwala Adline Okorafor, Joseph Okeibunor, Funmilola Folasade Oyinlola, Leopold Ouedraogo, Femi Rufus Tinuola

“…IDP women's living conditions are often precarious, exposing them to health risks, challenges are often faced due to lack of finance and other related factors to access health care services leading to them improvising health care services which is considered dangerous to their health. …”
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Work stress and caring intention among health care workers in Taiwan during the COVID-19 pandemic by Ken-Hui Fu, Hsiang-Fen Lai, Chia-Sui Weng, Wen-Hao Huang, Cheng-Chih Lin, Ying-Hui Wu

“…Using multivariate logistic regression, “switching thoughts and facing the situation with positive attitudes” (odds ratio: 2.974, P = 0.011), “ever caring COVID-19 patients” (odds ratio: 1.990, P = 0.018), “I felt scared” (odds ratio: 0.180, P < 0.001), and “I thought it is unlucky” (odds ratio: 0.492, P = 0.029) were identified as independent factors for the healthcare workers’ willingness to participate in future missions regarding infectious respiratory diseases. …”
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Changing trends in lung cancer disease burden between China and Australia from 1990 to 2019 and its predictions by Dan Zhao, Haijun Mu, Ping Yu, Chao Deng

“…Conclusions The disease burden of LC in China is rising, whereas in Australia, it is declining. China still faces a heavy LC burden. Risk factor analysis supported for further improving the compliance and enforcement of polices on tobacco control and environmental management to reduce this disease burden.…”
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Investigating the intrinsic top-down dynamics of deep generative models by Lorenzo Tausani, Alberto Testolin, Marco Zorzi

“…To this end, we train iDBN models on well-known datasets containing handwritten digits and pictures of human faces, and show that the ability to generate diverse data prototypes can be enhanced by initializing top-down sampling from “chimera states”, which represent high-level features combining multiple abstract representations of the sensory data. …”
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Decision Optimization of Low-Carbon Dual-Channel Supply Chain of Auto Parts Based on Smart City Architecture by Zheng Liu, Bin Hu, Bangtong Huang, Lingling Lang, Hangxin Guo, Yuanjun Zhao

“…With the rapid development of the domestic auto parts industry, the number of car ownership has increased dramatically, producing more and more CO2 and waste. Facing the pressure of resources, energy, and environment, the effective and circular operation of the auto parts supply chain under the low-carbon transformation is not only a great challenge, but also a development opportunity. …”
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Mobile Service Robots for Older Adults’ Mobility: Investigation of Their Attitude for Daily Assistance in Residential Environments by Vedia Durmaz, Yasemin Afacan, Parla Özkul

“…With the increasing need for older adults’ care faced by governments, understanding practical solutions is crucial for social robot development. …”
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Pain-Related Behavior and Pain Perception Associated with Intraosseous Local Anesthesia (QuickSleeper 5^®) in Pediatric Patients: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial by Zeyad A. AlRaddadi, Latifa A. AlHowaish, Ayman M. Sulimany

“…Pain-related behaviors were evaluated by calibrated pediatric dentists through video recordings, and pain perceptions were assessed using the Wong–Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale. Heart rate measurements offered objective insights into patients’ anxiety; finally, the time needed to administer anesthesia was recorded. …”
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Advanced deep learning techniques for recognition of dental implants by Veena Benakatti, Ramesh P. Nayakar, Mallikarjun Anandhalli, Rohit sukhasare

“…Conclusion: The model showed high performance on the training data, though it faced challenges with unseen validation data. High precision, recall and F1 score indicate the model's potential for implant identification. …”
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Effects of continuous cropping on bacterial community diversity and soil metabolites in soybean roots by Liwei An, Xinnan Lu, Pengyu Zhang, Jiayao Sun, Baiming Cong, Rula Sa, Dexin He

“…The alternating planting of corn and soybeans is regarded as an effective strategy in addressing the challenges faced in soybean cultivation. However, the precise mechanisms that control the bacterial microbiome in soybean roots in the soil, particularly in continuous cropping and rotational corn–soybean farming rotations, are remain unclear. …”
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Comprehensive benefits evaluation of low impact development using scenario analysis and fuzzy decision approach by Ting Ni, Xiaohong Zhang, Peng Leng, Mark Pelling, Jiuping Xu

“…Abstract The comprehensive benefit evaluation of LID based on multi-criteria decision-making methods faces technical issues such as the uncertainties and vagueness in hybrid information sources, which can affect the overall evaluation results and ranking of alternatives. …”
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“I think people have been in survival mode”: a qualitative study of community connectivity in a neighbourhood of North East England before and during COVID-19 by Mandy Cheetham, Alice Wiseman, Stephen Ward, Sarah Gorman, Fiona Pollard

“…Stakeholders reported that these approaches can help alleviate some of the health, social and financial burdens facing communities that are marginalised. Findings suggest community-centred responses were facilitated by trusting relationships, visionary leadership and lived experience of adversity among staff. …”
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Factors Influencing English Language Speaking Anxiety Among Education Faculty Students of Tishk International University-Erbil, Iraq by Aivar L. Surji, Hannah K. Surji

“…The data exemplified that contributors faced diverse levels of anxiety. Learners’ anxiousness increased due to specific components in language, and anxiety made using those components challenging. …”
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