Global perspectives in acute and emergency general surgery in low and middle-income countries: a WSES project protocol for scoping review on global surgery by Mahmoud Diaa Hindawi, Arda Isik, Fausto Rosa, Diego Visconti, Taras Nechay, Sharfuddin Chowdhury, Abdourahmane Ndong, Tushar S. Mishra, Stefano Piero Bernardo Cioffi, Francesco Piscioneri, Edward C.T.H. Tan

“…PubMed, Scopus, Ovoid, Web of Science, Cochrane Central, CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure) database. The methodology will follow the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) Checklist. …”
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Fitness versus Fatness and Insulin Resistance in U.S. Adolescents by Doyle M. Cummings, Katrina D. DuBose, Satomi Imai, David N. Collier

“…Methods. NHANES assessed a nationally representative sample of U.S. adolescents (12–18 yrs) between 1999–2002. …”
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On the imbalance of international communications by H. J. Hsia

“… INTERNATIONAL communication today is For this typified by the southern flow of Information, from the northern hemisphere to the south- ern hemisphere, dominated by the de- veloped nations in information gathering and dissemination, and intensified by tech- nological advances in communication in the last two decades. …”
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STRENGTHENING THE RESEARCH OF KEY ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES FOR NEW INNOVATIONS by Sanja Tišma, Karolina Horvatinčić, Iva Tolić, Anamarija Farkaš

“…The biggest Croatian stren-gth in KET are open economy and relatively high-level of internationalisation of national companies, as well as the access to a pool of high-skilled workers and good quality infra-structures with substantial investments in the fields of transportation, telecommunications and energy. …”
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Women in business: The impact of digital and financial literacy on female-owned small and medium-sized enterprises by Nadia Asandimitra, Achmad Kautsar, Dewie Tri Wijayati, Nunik Dwi Kusumawati, Ina Uswatun Nihaya

“…The growth of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) shows a positive trend and has even become a major highlight in the national economic landscape. Moreover, most of these businesses are owned by women. …”
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An Innovation Capability Development Process for Firms in Developing Countries: A Theoretical Conceptual Model by Gezahegn Tesfaye, Daniel Kitaw

“…Firms in developing nations possess low innovation capabilities due to the absence of an adequate conceptual model that consolidates the innovation capability development (ICD) constructs tailored to their needs. …”
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Sexualités au Maghreb by Valérie Beaumont, Corinne Cauvin Verner, François Pouillon

“…While refusing to adopt the “Orientalist” perspective (Arab-Islamic sexuality explained by the sacred texts) the “culturalist” perspective (a specifically North African way of configuring sexuality), the “moralist” perspective (societies being menaced by political islam or the “corrupted West”) and the “activist” perspective (as a defence of individual freedom, notably sexual, feminism, or political Islam), these contemporary ethnographies recreate the tensions between individualism and community ethos, between national and local dictates, between western ethics and religious proscription, all of these attracting considerable media coverage. …”
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Implementation of International Norms in Russia: The Case of Higher Education by A. Crowley-Vigneau, A. A. Baykov, Ye. Kalyuzhnova

“…It investigates how Russia strives to adopt international and western educational norms by adhering to the Bologna process and launching projects such as 5-100 to reinforce the competitiveness of its universities on the global stage, but remains concerned about security and national identity issues. These fears have resulted in the government prioritizing the adherence to formal criteria while preserving the historical content of its higher education, thus leading to a dichotomy between substance and structure. …”
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Exploring the impact of digital financial literacy to effective financial planning and control: Perspectives on competitiveness of Thai micropreneurs by Narinthon Imjai, Kanokwan Meesook, Phiphop Somwethee, Berto Usman, Somnuk Aujirapongpan

“…Micropreneurs, predominantly active in the informal sector, make significant contributions to both local and national economies. Despite their importance, there is a notable dearth of empirical research identifying the key factors that influence their business success. …”
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Peran guru untuk menerapkan pembelajaran sejarah di sekolah menengah atas by Triasih Kartikowati, Kurniawati Kurniawati, Nurzengky Ibrahim

“…The teacher's emphasis on implementing multiculturalism in learning is an embodiment of the values of Pancasila as the ideology of the Indonesian nation which stands on the basis of diversity, tolerance with the motto Bhineka Tunggal Ika. …”
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Social role performance and self-identity among breast cancer patients in Lagos, Nigeria by Samuel Ojima Adejoh, Deborah Tolulope Esan, Adeola Adejayan

“…Conclusion: In Nigeria, policy makers should support women diagnosed with breast cancer through economic investments to set up socio-occupational support networks at national and local levels.…”
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A Unique Source for Innovative Longitudinal Research: The POPLINK Database by Annika Westberg, Elisabeth Engberg, Sören Edvinsson

“…DDB serves as an infrastructure for research and is open to researchers of any nationality.…”
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Associated Factors with Biochemical Hypoglycemia during an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test in a Chinese Population by Xiaoling Cai, Xueyao Han, Xianghai Zhou, Lingli Zhou, Simin Zhang, Linong Ji

“…Subjects of this study were sampled from the China National Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders Study that was conducted during 2007 and 2008. …”
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A new experimental set-up for aerosol stability investigations in microgravity conditions by Graziani, Charles, Nespoulous, Mathieu, Denoyel, Renaud, Fauve, Stephan, Chauveau, Christian, Deike, Luc, Antoni, Mickaël

“…In this context, the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES) has recently supported the development of a new instrument to produce populations of droplets, a few micrometers in radius, under controlled conditions with the objective of allowing a detailed study of their properties in microgravity conditions. …”
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Bench Scale Treatability Studies of Contaminated Soil Using Soil Washing Technique by M. K. Gupta, R. K. Srivastava, A. K. Singh

“…Soil contamination is one of the most widespread and serious environmental problems confronting both the industrialized as well as developing nations like India. Different contaminants have different physicochemical properties, which influence the geochemical reactions induced in the soils and may bring about changes in their engineering and environmental behaviour. …”
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Research on the Negative Externalities Evaluation for the Development of Weathered Crust Elution-Deposited Rare Earth Ores by Xu Ligang, Xu Meijuan

“…Finally, based on the evaluation system, the data of the Longshe rare earth mining area in Jiading Town, Xinfeng County, was evaluated by the empirical study and it is obtained that the negative externality cost of the Longshe rare earth mining area in Xinfeng County is 102,900 RMB/t. National and local governments may refer to this model and data to strengthen the prevention and control of air, water, and soil pollution; scientifically control the ecological environment of weathered crust elution-deposited rare earth waste mines; and safeguard the livelihood and well-being of the residents of mining areas.…”
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L’histoire aux prises avec les mémoires. L’exemple du musée avorté de Montpellier sur l’histoire de la France et de l’Algérie by Jean-Robert Henry

“…The paper, written by the former chairman of the museum’s scientific committee, recalls the genesis and development of the project and questions the reasons both structural and short-term, local and national, which have weighed on its abandonment. Conversely, the strong reaction of academic and cultural circles also led to validating the interest of the undertaking, as evidenced by the survival of certain aspects of the project and the attempt of the Head of State to relaunch it in 2016. …”
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Danish mothers of young children adhere less to international physical activity guidelines compared with mothers of older children by Solvej Videbæk Bueno, Sebastian Deisting Skejø, Rasmus Oestergaard Nielsen, Knud Ryom, Per Kallestrup, Peter Elsborg, Christina Bjørk Petersen, Julie Sandell Jacobsen

“…Methods: The population-based design used self-reported physical activity data on 8774 Danish mothers who participated in the Danish National Health Survey 2021. The primary outcome was weekly hours of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, dichotomized into adherers or non-adherers to WHO guidelines. …”
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Complementary feeding and the early origins of obesity risk: a study protocol by Daniel D Reidpath, Ireneous N Soyiri, Naleena Devi Muniandy, Pascale A Allotey

“…Subsequently, the findings of this study will be disseminated through peer-reviewed journals, national and international conferences.…”
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Improving Organizational Resilience in Businesses: A Qualitative Study on the Effect of COVID-19 by A. Aslan Şendoğdu, Kadir Aksay

“…Due to the long-term threat that it poses, COVID-19 has become an important problem for businesses, and therefore, for national economies. Obviously, organizations that have survived this process will be able to continue with more stability and will gain significant gains in terms of organizational resilience. …”
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