Prevalence and factors associated with childhood malaria and anaemia in Osun state, Nigeria: a baseline household malariometric study by Olusola Ajibaye, Semiu Adebayo Rahman, Oluwagbemiga Olanrewaju Aina, Chinazo Ujuju, Chimere Obiora Agomo, Samuel Akindele, Olakiigbe Abiodun, Tolulope Victoria Uzoka, Nnenna Ogbulafor, Olufemi Oroge, Rufai-Ahmed Garba, Michael Ekholuenetale, Kolawole Maxwell, Ridwan Akorede Awosanya, Mary Abosede Adekola, Benjamin Bukky Ilesanmi, Adekemi Ajayi, Olusola Oresanya, James K. Tibenderana, Adeola Yetunde Olukosi

“…Methods A cross-sectional household malariometric study was conducted in 80 communities across eight Local Government areas (LGAs) in Osun State. Ethical approval was obtained from Osun State Health Research Ethical Committee (OSHREC/PRS/569T312/ on the 22nd of May 2023. …”
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Parental vaccine hesitancy: Recent evidences support the need to implement targeted communication strategies by Cecilia Cagnotta, Nicoletta Lettera, Mirko Cardillo, Daniele Pirozzi, Daniel Catalán-Matamoros, Annalisa Capuano, Cristina Scavone

“…Parental attitudes toward childhood vaccines have increasingly shifted, influenced by ethical, religious, and safety concerns. Vaccines hesitancy has substantially increased after the Covid-19 pandemic. …”
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Digitalization and Inclusive Education: Common Ground by D. Z. Akhmetova, T. S. Artyukhina, M. R. Bikbayeva, I. A. Sakhnova, M. A. Suchkov, E. A. Zaytseva

“…In addition, digital citizenship makes it possible to develop professional competencies, ethical standards of culture among the young generation, in particular, among people with disabilities.In this article, the authors study the development of psychological, pedagogical, and communicative competencies of pedagogues required in inclusive education. …”
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EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF AI TECHNOLOGY ON MARKETING STRATEGIES IN FINANCIAL SERVICES by POPESCU JENICA, SPULBAR LUCIAN FLORIN, SMARANDESCU ANDREI

“…Despite these benefits, the discussion also highlights the potential drawbacks of AI adoption in this space, including ethical considerations, data privacy challenges, and the risk of over reliance on automated systems that could lead to diminished human oversight. …”
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Health security—Why is ‘public health’ not enough? by Delaram Akhavein, Meru Sheel, Seye Abimbola

“…Securitisation of health, which facilitates urgent and exceptional measures in response to an event, is a politically charged process with the tendency to further marginalise already marginalised individuals, groups, and nations. By exploring the ethical and practical consequences of a powerful actor’s move to securitise health, the essay highlights the importance of considering the perspectives and well-being of marginalised individuals, groups and nations who may be impacted by the move. …”
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Mental preparation of karateka for sports competition in kata by Paweł Adam Piepiora, Julia Barbara Jurczyk, Jolita Vveinhardt

“…Mental preparation for sports competition in karate is significant, as it is deeply embedded in the philosophical and ethical values that underpin this combat method. In practice, the mental preparation of karateka varies depending on the type of competition, for example preparation for kata (forms) and kumite (fights). …”
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Honduran nurses’ perceptions among the quality of care for stroke patients: a qualitative study by Sandra Patricia Nájera Figueroa, Oscar Fidel Antunez Martinez, Perla Simons Morales

“…Likewise, “positive outcomes regarding the nursing process”, defined as pleasant and helpful among the care of stroke patients, such as ethical and humanized caring, and activities on promoting patient self-care with involvement of the relatives. …”
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Impact of social support and breastfeeding success on the self-efficacy levels of adolescent mothers during the postpartum period by Veysel Can, Mehmet Bulduk, Emine Kurt Can, Nesrullah Ayşin

“…Abstract Background This study aimed to explore the relationship between social support, breastfeeding success, and breastfeeding self-efficacy levels in adolescent mothers, as well as the factors affecting breastfeeding self-efficacy. Methods Following ethical approval, The Socio-Demographic Data Form, the Breast Milk and Breastfeeding Information Form, the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Short Form Scale (BFSES) and the LATCH Breastfeeding Diagnostic and Assessment Scale were used to collect data and the study was completed with 163 participants. …”
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The Ripples of Responsibility: An Islamic-Inspired Analysis of Water ManagementArticle History:Received on:14 –March -2024Accepted on:10 –June -2024Published on:25 –June-2024Publis... by Farhat Naseem Alvi, Abdul Manan Cheema, Sadia Rafiq

“…This paper explores the principles of water management from an Islamic perspective, emphasizing the ethical, legal, and conservational responsibilities rooted in Islamic jurisprudence. …”
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Delineating the environmental justice implications of an experimental cheetah introduction project in India by Yashendu C. Joshi, Stephanie E. Klarmann, Stephanie E. Klarmann, Louise C. de Waal

“…Several cheetahs have died in the project’s couple of years, raising ethical concerns regarding the cheetahs’ welfare and high mortality rates demonstrated thus far, in addition to the perceived unjust social impacts on local stakeholders. …”
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A Comprehensive Survey on Embodied Intelligence: Advancements, Challenges, and Future Perspectives by Fuchun Sun, Runfa Chen, Tianying Ji, Yu Luo, Huaidong Zhou, Huaping Liu

“…Despite these advancements, several challenges remain, including hardware limitations, model generalization, physical world understanding, multimodal integration, and ethical considerations, which are critical for the development of robust and reliable embodied intelligence systems. …”
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Incivility in higher education: A qualitative study by Mansoureh Sepehrinia, Mahboubeh Shali, Atefeh Vaezi

“…Results: After encoding and classifying the data, three main categories were identified: "making a civil environment", "incivility cycle breaking", and "building an academic civil culture". Conclusion: Ethical behaviors included a need for awareness, education, and identification of incivility and organizational standards, policies, and a commitment from all levels of administration to address incivility behaviors. …”
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Understanding Health Literacy Among Migrants in Portugal: The Impact of Environmental Issues by Rosa Machado, Madalena Garcia, Isaura Serra, Ana Lúcia João

“…This study was conducted with ethical approval including a sample of 101 participants. …”
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Bridging the gap: a practical step-by-step approach to warrant safe implementation of large language models in healthcare by Jessica D. Workum, Jessica D. Workum, Jessica D. Workum, Davy van de Sande, Davy van de Sande, Diederik Gommers, Diederik Gommers, Michel E. van Genderen, Michel E. van Genderen

“…We furthermore propose the ACUTE mnemonic; a structured approach for assessing LLM responses based on Accuracy, Consistency, semantically Unaltered outputs, Traceability, and Ethical considerations. Together, these recommendations aim to provide healthcare organizations and providers with a clear pathway for the responsible and safe implementation of LLMs into clinical practice.…”
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Methods of Control of the Leishmania infantum Dog Reservoir: State of the Art by Michele Podaliri Vulpiani, Luigi Iannetti, Daniela Paganico, Filomena Iannino, Nicola Ferri

“…The real efficacy of seropositive dogs culling as a direct control method is still debated, and the new sensitivity of large part of population considers ethically unacceptable this kind of approach. Treatment of infectious dogs with one of the available therapeutic protocols is recommendable as it allows to reduce parasite burdens and therefore the possibility of transmission of Leishmania infantum to vectors. …”
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Evaluating the role of generative AI and color patterns in the dissemination of war imagery and disinformation on social media by Estibaliz García-Huete, Sara Ignacio-Cerrato, David Pacios, José Luis Vázquez-Poletti, María José Pérez-Serrano, Andrea Donofrio, Clemente Cesarano, Nikolaos Schetakis, Nikolaos Schetakis, Alessio Di Iorio

“…Ultimately, the study seeks to contribute to ongoing debates on the ethical implications of AI in information manipulation and to propose strategies to combat these challenges in the digital era.…”
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Mohammad Sjafei: A Nationalist Educator in West Sumatra by Listia Anita Wati, Yety Rochwulaningsih, Dhanang Respati Puguh

“…The article contains a description of how the educational system under the Ethical Policy program provided opportunities for the rise of nationalism among the indigenous people. …”
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Gut bacterial communities in roadkill animals: A pioneering study of two species in the Amazon region in Ecuador. by Manuel Alejandro Coba-Males, Magdalena Díaz, C Alfonso Molina, Pablo Medrano-Vizcaíno, David Brito-Zapata, Sarah Martin-Solano, Sofía Ocaña-Mayorga, Gabriel Alberto Carrillo-Bilbao, Wilmer Narváez, Jazzmín Arrivillaga-Henríquez, Manuela González-Suárez, Sandra Enríquez, Ana Poveda

“…Knowledge is limited by the logistical and ethical challenges of obtaining samples for free-living animals. …”
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THE EFFECT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE ON INCOME INEQUALITY: A MULTIDIMENSIONAL PANEL DATA ANALYSIS by Abdullah Takım, Sena Gültekin

“…Even if macroeconomic indicators such as economic growth, foreign trade, inflation, employment have improved in certain periods, regardless of the economic model applied and the level of development, income inequality at the global level, aside from decreasing, continues to be a political, social, demographic, ethical and economic problem. Because of this importance of income inequality, it is of great importance to reveal the macroeconomic factors that cause income inequality in detail. …”
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Phylogeny-Directed Search for Murine Leukemia Virus-Like Retroviruses in Vertebrate Genomes and in Patients Suffering from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Pr... by Jonas Blomberg, Ali Sheikholvaezin, Amal Elfaitouri, Fredrik Blomberg, Anna Sjösten, Johan Mattson Ulfstedt, Rüdiger Pipkorn, Clas Källander, Christina Öhrmalm, Göran Sperber

“…MLLV pathobiology and diversity indicate optimal strategies for investigating XMRV/HMRV in humans and raise ethical concerns. The alternatives that XMRV/HMRV may give a hard-to-detect “stealth” infection, or that XMRV/HMRV never reached humans, have to be considered.…”
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