Building a rights-based approach to nutrition for women and children: harnessing the potential of women’s groups and rights-based organizations in South Asia by Monica Shrivastav, Vani Sethi, Avishek Hazra, Zivai Murira, Roopal Jyoti Singh, Krishna Wagh, Anuradha Nair, Veronica Kamanga Njikho, Sapna Desai

“…These pathways include (i) income generation, (ii) agriculture, (iii) health and nutrition behavior change communication and participatory learning and action, (iv) advocating for rights to better health and social services, (v) food access, (vi) cash transfers, and (vii) strengthening service delivery and fostering convergence with health systems. …”
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Experts' discussion: implications of the World Health Organization's World report on hearing for the cochlear implant field by Wolf-Dieter Baumgartner, Javier Gavilán, Abdelhamid Benghalem, Suela Sallavaci, Gunesh Rajan, Ranjith Rajeswaran, Mario Zernotti, Shelly Chadha

“…Organizations like the HEARRING group can promote education, awareness, and training, and act as advocates for changes in healthcare systems to expand access to hearing care services.…”
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Navigating the landscape: Unveiling the reflection of AI in the sharing economy through bibliometric-based approach by Veljko Uskoković, Milica Maričić, Aleksandra Dacić-Pilčević, Veljko Jeremić

“…The study suggests future research avenues, advocating for broader exploration of AI’s role in digital economic models and greater governmental involvement.…”
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Continuous Exercise but Not High Intensity Interval Training Improves Fat Distribution in Overweight Adults by Shelley E. Keating, Elizabeth A. Machan, Helen T. O'Connor, James A. Gerofi, Amanda Sainsbury, Ian D. Caterson, Nathan A. Johnson

“…These data suggest that HIIT may be advocated as a time-efficient strategy for eliciting comparable fitness benefits to traditional continuous exercise in inactive, overweight adults. …”
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Costimulatory Pathways: Physiology and Potential Therapeutic Manipulation in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Nien Yee Kow, Anselm Mak

“…While SLE has classically been advocated as a B-cell or T-cell disease, it is unlikely that a particular cell type is more pathologically predominant than the others. …”
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The Exponential Rise of Teledentistry and Patient-Oriented Protective Measures in Southeast Asian Dental Clinics: Concerns, Benefits, and Challenges by Anand Marya, Adith Venugopal, Mohmed Isaqali Karobari, Pietro Messina, Giuseppe Alessandro Scardina, Aravind Kumar Subramanian

“…In the Southeast Asian region, various policies have been advocated by health regulatory bodies that entail protective measures such as face masks, gloves, maintaining distance in public areas, and more. …”
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Revolutionizing Education with Artificial Intelligence (AI)? Challenges, and Implications for Open and Distance Learning (ODL) by Mohd Rushidi Mohd Amin, Ismaanzira Ismail, Vinesh Maran Sivakumaran

“…It provides a comprehensive view of AI's benefits, challenges, and potential in ODL. Lastly, this paper advocates for a balanced approach that harnesses the transformative potential of AI while safeguarding the privacy and ethical considerations vital for maintaining the integrity of education systems.…”
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Locational Marginal Pricing: A Fundamental Reconsideration by Leigh Tesfatsion

“…One option is to muddle through, forcing market participants and system operators to express benefit/cost valuations for next units of grid-delivered energy in per-unit form without regard for the true benefits and costs of flexible power delivery. Another option, advocated in this study, is to explore conceptually-coherent nodal multi-interval pricing mechanisms permitting grids to function efficiently as flexibility-support insurance mechanisms, i.e., as mechanisms enabling just-in-time nodal power deliveries to meet just-in-time nodal power demands as well as system reliability requirements.…”
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Brief Report: Precision Language and Deletion of the “S” Word by Ciara Lockstadt, MD, Mary M. Pasquinelli, DNP, Jill Feldman, MD, Jamie L. Studts, PhD, Jamie S. Ostroff, PhD, Li Liu, PhD, Ella A. Kazerooni, MD, Robert A. Smith, PhD, Lisa Carter-Bawa, PhD, Lawrence E. Feldman, MD

“…Male MDs and female PhDs and non-medicine subspecialties and advocates were more likely to use non-stigmatizing language. …”
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IUPHAR themed review: The gut microbiome in schizophrenia by Srinivas Kamath, Elysia Sokolenko, Kate Collins, Nicole S.L. Chan, Natalie Mills, Scott R. Clark, Francine Z. Marques, Paul Joyce

“…This IUPHAR review collates the current literature landscape of the gut-brain axis and its intricate relationship with schizophrenia while advocating for integrating microbiome assessments and therapeutic management. …”
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Polygamy and Women's Rights: An Examination of Divorce Litigation in Sharia Court Rulings Pertaining to Revisions in Indonesian Matrimonial Legislation by Analiansyah Analiansyah, Dhiaurrahmah Dhiaurrahmah, Jamhuri Jamhuri, Abdul Jalil Salam, Mizaj Iskandar

“…At the present time, polygamy is not recognized as the reason for divorce in the Indonesian law. This study advocates for the inclusion of polygamy without consent as a legal ground for divorce, as the current legislation recognizes only physical domestic violence as a valid justification for divorce.…”
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Analysis of the Impact of Using a Gamified App for Spanish Spelling Practice in Primary Education by Esteban Vázquez-Cano, Javier Fombona, María Belén Morales-Cevallos, Eloy López-Meneses

“…Discussion centered on the benefits of integrating gamification and ubiquitous learning tools in education, emphasizing the app’s adaptability and immediate feedback, which encouraged independent learning and sustained motivation. The study advocates for blending traditional and gamified approaches to foster comprehensive spelling competence, supporting educators with analytics-driven insights. …”
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A review of characteristic lengths in the coupled criterion framework and advanced fracture models by Molnár, Gergely, Doitrand, Aurélien, Estevez, Rafael,  Gravouil, Anthony

“…These enhancements could better capture the complex behaviors at smaller scales.The paper concludes by advocating for a combined approach that integrates various fracture models, which could provide a more comprehensive understanding of crack initiation and propagation across different scales. …”
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Comparative study of long short-term memory (LSTM), bidirectional LSTM, and traditional machine learning approaches for energy consumption prediction by Hamed Alizadegan, Behzad Rashidi Malki, Arian Radmehr, Hossein Karimi, Mohsen Asghari Ilani

“…This study focuses on leveraging time series analysis to improve forecasting accuracy, crucial for various application domains where real-world time series data often exhibit complex, non-linear patterns. Our approach advocates for utilizing long short-term memory (LSTM) and bidirectional long short-term memory (Bi-LSTM) models for precise time series forecasting. …”
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Investigating the impact of age and sex on cataract surgery complications and outcomes by Hadas Ben-Eli, Yaacov Cnaany, Michael Halpert, Itay Chowers, Ayelet Goldstein

“…These findings underscore the critical influence of sex and age on cataract surgery outcomes, advocating for the integration of these factors into preoperative evaluations to better tailor the timing and planning of cataract surgery and optimize clinical outcomes.…”
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IoT-Based Pest Detection in Agriculture Using Raspberry Pi and YOLOv10m for Precision Farming by Zarboubi Mohamed, Bellout Abdelaaziz, Chabaa Samira, Dliou Azzedine, Zeroual Abdelouhab

“…This integrated system fosters informed decision-making, curtails excessive pesticide use, and advocates sustainable farming practices. Ultimately, this research makes a substantial contribution to precision agriculture by harnessing the synergies of deep learning and IoT technologies, delivering a dependable and cost-effective solution for managing pest populations in agriculture.…”
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Systemic Comorbidity in Children with Cataracts in Nigeria: Advocacy for Rubella Immunization by Roseline Duke, Sidney Oparah, Adedayo Adio, Okon Eyo, Friday Odey

“…Routine immunization of school girls against rubella is advocated as a measure to mitigate this trend.…”
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Neurobiological Mechanisms Underlying Psychological Dysfunction After Brain Injuries by Prashin Unadkat, Tania Rebeiz, Erum Ajmal, Vincent De Souza, Angela Xia, Julia Jinu, Keren Powell, Chunyan Li

“…Additionally, it identifies sexually dimorphic factors as potential areas for further exploration and advocates for detailed investigations into sex-specific patterns to uncover additional contributors to these disorders. …”
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Roles, challenges, and resiliency during the COVID-19 pandemic: a case of women political leaders in the Philippines by Mark Erana Patalinghug, Ann Mariel P. Majorenos, Rezin I. Tigley

“…By emphasizing these contributions, the study advocates for a broader recognition of the value of female leadership in crisis situations and encourages further examination of gender dynamics in leadership roles globally.…”
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Standard of prevention for infectious diseases' prevention clinical trials during pandemics: learning lessons for global policies from biomedical HIV prevention clinical trials and... by Moréniké Oluwátóyìn Foláyan, Karine Dubé, Nicaise Ndembi, Nicaise Ndembi

“…Lessons from biomedical HIV prevention research indicate that standard of prevention packages evolve over time, and require active engagement of stakeholders and community advocates to define packages accept to community members and trial participants. …”
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