Factors influencing the integration of planetary health topics into undergraduate medical education in Ireland: a qualitative study of medical educator perspectives by Aisling Walsh, Oisin Brady Bates, Debbi Stanistreet

“…These barriers were tempered by significant facilitators suggesting a shifting paradigm within institutions, innovative approaches to content delivery and an increasing demand from undergraduate medical students.Conclusion This study found a demand from medical educators for the integration of planetary health topics into the medical curriculum. …”
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TEACHING AND ASSESSING INDEPENDENT LISTENING IN AN ONLINE COURSE FOR TRANSLATION MAJORS by Olga G. Kvasova, Nataliia K. Liamzina, Roksoliana I. Radchuk, Yulia I. Trykashna

“…Logs/journals/portfolios belong to alternative assessments, which are still innovative and under-researched in language pedagogy, although reflecting the much-welcomed shift from assessment of learning towards assessment for learning.  …”
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Water scarcity: A global hindrance to sustainable development and agricultural production – A critical review of the impacts and adaptation strategies by Auindrila Biswas, Sourakanti Sarkar, Sumanta Das, Suman Dutta, Malini Roy Choudhury, Anmol Giri, Bimal Bera, Koushik Bag, Bishal Mukherjee, Koushik Banerjee, Debaditya Gupta, Debasish Paul

“…Secondly, we elaborated our discussion on water scarcity in agriculture including the impacts of water scarcity on agricultural production and its connection to climate change, population growth, and overexploitation of natural resources globally focusing on the Indian scenario. In addition, innovative water management practices and adaptation strategies to manage agricultural water use, constraints, and the need for further research are also covered. …”
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TMFN: a text-based multimodal fusion network with multi-scale feature extraction and unsupervised contrastive learning for multimodal sentiment analysis by Junsong Fu, Youjia Fu, Huixia Xue, Zihao Xu

“…Firstly, we propose an innovative pyramid-structured multi-scale feature extraction method, which captures the multi-scale features of modal data through convolution kernels of different sizes and strengthens key features through channel attention mechanism. …”
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Managing online crisis-communication response in a South African bank by Rachel Barker

“…Given the nature of operations and services in the banking sector, it is relatively amenable to innovative technologies, especially online banking transactions. …”
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The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on HIV and AIDS care provision in South Africa: an integrative literature review by James R. Seretlo, Thifhelimbilu I. Ramavhoya, Fhumulani M. Mulaudzi, Rodwell Gundo, Tintswalo V. Nesengani, Mamoeng N. Kgatla, Mmapheko D. Peu

“…The use of telehealth, de-centralization, online classes, and call centers can be some of the innovative strategies that South Africa can adapt, which will help in the prevention of care and avoidance of negative impacts of future pandemics on the health of South Africans.…”
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The Effect of the Bamboozle Game on the Reading Ability of Seventh-Grade Students at SMP Muhammadiyah 1 Lubuklinggau by Anggara Ningsih, Iis Sujarwati

“… Purpose – This study examines the effect of the Bamboozle game on students’ reading ability, aiming to enhance engagement and comprehension through innovative and interactive learning methods. Method – A pre-experimental research design was employed, involving one seventh-grade class at SMP Muhammadiyah 1 Lubuklinggau in the 2024/2025 academic year. …”
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Designing of additional professional programs for academic teaching staff of higher education organizations by Olga V. Igumnova

“…The author points out that all program units should have meaningful interdependencies and in this case they can be typified as a kind of educational case, within which both traditional and innovative teaching methods are applied. A non-standard approach to evaluating the students that participate in advanced training courses is the organization of the end-of-course assessment. …”
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Optimization of Vehicle Paths considering Carbon Emissions in a Time-Varying Road Network by Chong Ye, Fang Liu, YuKun Ou, Zeyu Xu

“…In this study, a continuous function is used to represent the vehicle speed variation, and two classical optimization algorithms (the genetic algorithm and simulated annealing algorithm) are combined and parameter-optimized, and certain innovations are made in the processing of vehicle speed and the solution algorithm. …”
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Test of the RUSLE and Key Influencing Factors Using GIS and Probability Methods: A Case Study in Nanling National Nature Reserve, South China by Jun Wang, Qian He, Ping Zhou, Qinghua Gong

“…On this basis, we innovatively developed a probability model to explore the relationship between four types of soil erosion and the key influencing factors, identify high erosion area, and analyze the reason for the differences derived from the RUSLE. …”
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DDL R-CNN: Dynamic Direction Learning R-CNN for Rotated Object Detection by Weixian Su, Donglin Jing

“…BC-ROPN represents an innovative method for anchor box regression. It utilizes the central features of the maximum bounding rectangle’s width and height, along with the coarse angle estimation and weights derived from DDL module, to refine the orientation of the anchor box. …”
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High‐stability two‐dimensional perovskite LaNb2O7 for high‐performance wide‐temperature (80–780 K) UV light detection and human motion detection by Yong Zhang, Jian Yao, Lin Wang, Long Chen, Junyi Du, Pin Zhao, Qing Guo, Zhen Zhang, Lixing Kang, Xiaosheng Fang

“…These encouraging results may pave the way for more innovative advances in 2D perovskite oxide materials and their diverse applications.…”
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The youth mental health crisis: analysis and solutions by Patrick McGorry, Patrick McGorry, Hasini Gunasiri, Hasini Gunasiri, Cristina Mei, Cristina Mei, Simon Rice, Simon Rice, Caroline X. Gao, Caroline X. Gao

“…In addition to strengthening prevention, which may take time and be elusive, immediate action is needed to innovate and expand services, which are currently under-resourced and overwhelmed.…”
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Comparative effect of boiling, microwave and ultrasonication treatment on microstructure, nutritional and microbial quality of Tofu by Abiola Folakemi Olaniran, Faith Oluwatoyosi Agaja, Oluwatobi Victoria Obayomi, Seno Isidore Ebong, Adekunbi Adetola Malomo, Olubukola David Olaniran, Oluwakemi Christianah Erinle, Stephen Olugbemiga Owa

“…Ultrasonic and microwave methods are innovative techniques for enhancing plant-based meat alternatives improving both the products and processes. …”
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A Virtual Reality Platform for Safety Training in Coal Mines with AI and Cloud Computing by Mei Li, Zhenming Sun, Zhan Jiang, Zheng Tan, Jinchuan Chen

“…Yet, further practices are needed to stimulate more innovative applications of VR-based miner training and disaster drilling.…”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Lyophilized Chitosan-Based Hydrogels Cross-Linked with Benzaldehyde for Controlled Drug Release by Fouad Damiri, Yahya Bachra, Chaimaa Bounacir, Asmae Laaraibi, Mohammed Berrada

“…The lyophilized chitosan salt was prepared using an innovative and less-expensive synthetic process by the freeze-drying technique. …”
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Emei Martial Arts Promotion Model and Properties Based on Neural Network Technology by Cheng Xing, N.E. Zainal Abidin, Yudong Tang

“…It should be protected and continuously innovated to make it a spiritual pillar of people. …”
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Inter-Agency Analysis of EU Specialised Administrative Services: Insights from the Republic of Cyprus by Andreas Kirlappos, Stefanos Iacovides

“…Originality/Significance/Value: This study is innovative in its focus on specific administrative actors in Cyprus whose role has not been examined so far. …”
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<i>Vibrio vulnificus</i>—A Review with a Special Focus on Sepsis by Marcello Candelli, Marta Sacco Fernandez, Cristina Triunfo, Andrea Piccioni, Veronica Ojetti, Francesco Franceschi, Giulia Pignataro

“…As global temperatures continue to rise, understanding the epidemiology of <i>V. vulnificus</i> and developing innovative therapeutic strategies are critical to mitigating its growing public health impact.…”
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Rabies situation in the Moscow Oblast in 2011–2023 and the role of oral vaccination of wild carnivores against rabies by A. V. Paroshin, S. B. Voskresensky, K. N. Gruzdev, E. V. Chernyshova

“…Comprehensive preventive measures to control the population of the wild carnivores are taken to stabilize the rabies situation and decrease the incidence, innovative achievements in laboratory diagnosis are introduced, population immunity of wild carnivores by oral vaccination is improved and the epidemic situation in neighboring regions is analyzed. …”
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