Wireless sensor networks and structural health monitoring: Experiences with slab track infrastructures by Eduardo Cañete, Jaime Chen, Manuel Díaz, Luis Llopis, Bartolomé Rubio

“…Slab track systems have the potential to become a more sustainable option for high-speed railway infrastructures than traditional ballasted tracks. …”
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‘We need to be part of the solution’: lessons from the 2024 PPRI Conference on ensuring access to affordable medicines through innovative policies by Sabine Vogler, Nina Zimmermann, Verena Knoll, Maximilian Salcher-Konrad, Friederike Windisch, Jaime Espin, Aukje K. Mantel-Teeuwisse, Dimitra Panteli, Fatima Suleman, Veronika J. Wirtz, Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar

“…The global multi-stakeholder audience discussed a range of approaches in pharmaceutical policies, which have the potential to successfully and sustainably address current and future challenges in ensuring patient access to affordable medicines globally. …”
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24-Hour Measurement of Gastric pH in Rural South Africa by Alastair M. Sammon, Eugene J. Ndebia, Ekambaram Umapathy, Jehu E. Iputo

“…Gastric alkalinisation is common in Transkei, at a higher pH than that reported in other studies, and is sustained longer. Nighttime alkalinisation is frequent. …”
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Effects of tropical cyclone Freddy on the social determinants of health: the narrative review of the experience in Malawi by Joseph Okeibunor, Otim Patrick Cossy Ramadan, Ishata Nannie Conteh, Abdou Salam Gueye, Jayne Byakika-Tusiime, Annie Chauma-Mwale, Ebenezer Obi Daniel, Dick Chamla, Fiona Braka, Neema Kimambo Rusibamayila, Chol Thabo Yur, Emmanuel Maurice Ochien, Mathew Kagoli

“…This step might be useful in improving the vulnerable population’s standard of living and achievement of related Sustainable Development Goals in Malawi.…”
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Diversity and Plant Growth-Promoting Properties of <i>Rhodiola rosea</i> Root Endophytic Bacteria by Inga Tamošiūnė, Muhammad Fahad Hakim, Odeta Buzaitė, Vidmantas Stanys, Jurgita Vinskienė, Elena Andriūnaitė, Danas Baniulis

“…Plants inhabiting environments with suboptimal growth conditions often have a more pronounced capacity to attract and sustain microbial communities that improve nutrient absorption and expand abiotic stress tolerance. …”
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Big Data Governance Challenges Arising From Data Generated by Intelligent Systems Technologies: A Systematic Literature Review by Yunusa Adamu Bena, Roliana Ibrahim, Jamilah Mahmood, Arafat Al-Dhaqm, Ahmad Alshammari, Maged Nasser, Muhammed Nura Yusuf, Matthew O. Ayemowa

“…By bridging theoretical insights with practical implementation, this study advances academic discourse and provides practitioners with a robust approach to navigate the challenges of modern data governance practices, ensuring sustainable and effective management of heterogeneous data environment.…”
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Role of Metformin in Preventing New-Onset Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Yu-Ling Lin, Sheng-Hsiang Lin, Hsi-Hao Wang, Wan-Chia Hsu, Shih-Yuan Hung, Yuan-Yow Chiou, Hung-Hsiang Liou, Min-Yu Chang, Li-Chun Ho, Ching-Fang Wu, Yi-Che Lee

“…<b>Results</b>: The multivariable Cox survival model showed that metformin users had significantly better renal outcomes, with a notably lower risk of sustained eGFR of <60 mL/min/1.73 m² (hazard ratio (HR), 0.71; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.56–0.90) and new CKD onset (HR, 0.78; 95% CI, 0.65–0.94). …”
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EVALUATION OF POPULATION-LEVEL IMMUNITY TO SARS-COV-2 ACROSS BULGARIA (END OF 2023) by Kim Ngoc, Iva Trifonova, Teodora Gladnishka, Elitsa Panayotova, Evgenia Taseva, Vladislava Ivanova, Eleonora Kutevа, Iva Vladimirova, Iva Christova

“…Targeted interventions towards older age groups could be appropriate in order to sustain immunity as COVID-19 remains a public health concern. …”
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Empowering wastewater treatment with step scheme heterojunction ternary nanocomposites for photocatalytic degradation of nitrophenol by Zhu Liu, Mah Roosh, Ming Lu, Aqsa Arshad, Wenqi Xian, Yuqiu Shen, Guocong Liu, Ali Bahadur, Shahid Iqbal, Sajid Mahmood, Khalid M. Alotaibi

“…These findings highlight the promising application of these advanced photocatalysts in real-world wastewater treatment processes, offering a sustainable solution to combat water pollution.…”
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Role of Social Assistance Grant for Empowerment (SAGE) In Improving the Socio- Economic Wellbeing of the Elderly Persons in Ikumba Sub-County Rubanda District. by Akampurira, Anthony

“…The study also suggested revising the age eligibility criteria for SAGE to include individuals aged 70–79, as many in this group are too frail to sustain their livelihoods. Additionally, it called for a review of the dynamics of the SAGE program to address the influx of new entrants into the grant system. …”
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Ethanolic extract of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens L.) larvae for wound healing in mice (Mus musculus L.) by Darman Agung Sandakila, Gracetia Devita Hadi, Riska Gultom, Seni Samalele, Rudy Agung Nugroho

“…These findings open new avenues for developing sustainable, insect-based wound healing treatments.…”
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Changes in Shoulder and Lumbar Injury Incidence in Swimmers After Physical Examination and Exercise Programs by Hiroki Takayama, Masatoshi Nakamura, Satoshi Kataura, Shinya Kazekami, Ryosuke Takane, Yosuke Mitomi, Shigeto Nakagawa

“…The questionnaire assessed the number of injuries sustained and the daily practice hours over the previous year. …”
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The Economic Impact of COVID-19 Treatment at a Hospital-level: Investment and Financial Registers of Brazilian Hospitals by Ana Paula Beck da Silva Etges, Ricardo Bertoglio Cardoso, Milena S Marcolino, Karen Brasil Ruschel, Ana Paula Coutinho, Elayne Crestani Pereira, Fernando Anschau, Fernando Aranha, Filipe Carrilho, Giovanna Vietta, Gisele Alsina Nader Bastos, Joanna d’Arc Lyra Batista, José Miguel Chatkin, Juliana da Silva Nogueira, Leila Beltrami Moreira, Luciana Haddad, Maiara Floriani, Marília Teixeira de Siqueira, Patrícia Ziegelmann, Petrônio José de Lima Martelli, Roberta Pozza, Umbelina Cravo Teixeira Lagioia, Carisi Anne Polanczyk, Luciane Kopittke

“…Only with more detailed analyses, will it be possible to define and drive sustainable strategies to manage and reimburse COVID-19 treatment in health-care systems.…”
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Assessment of economic risks in Ukrainian enterprises: Management aspect by Оksana Nuzhna, Natalia Tluchkevych, Tetyana Pisarenko

“…The expediency of using a statistical method based on the extrapolation method for the quantitative assessment of the risk level is based on the study of sustainable economic development trends recorded in the past and the assumption that these trends will be preserved in the future. …”
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Sport Specialization, Physical Performance and Injury History in Canadian Junior High School Students by Chris Whatman, Carla van den Berg, Luz Palacios-Derflingher, Carolyn Emery

“…There was no significant difference in the odds of sustaining previous injury between participants reporting moderate (odds ratio [OR]=1.94, 95% CI 0.86-4.35) or high (OR=2.21, 95% CI 0.43-11.37) compared to low specialization. …”
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Understanding Youth Athlete Motivation, Training, and Activity Progression During and After the COVID-19 Sports Interruption by Elliot Greenberg, Eric Greenberg, J. Todd Lawrence, Theodore Ganley

“…Of the 43 subjects that completed the follow-up survey (34% response rate), there was an increase in athletic exposures compared to mid-pandemic levels, and 25% reported sustaining a sports-related injury shortly after resuming sports activities…”
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Enhancing Residential Electricity Consumption Forecasting with Meta-Heuristic Algorithms by Milad Mohebbi, Behnam Sobhani

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Radioprotective Effect of Alk(en)yl Thiosulfates Derived from Allium Vegetables against DNA Damage Caused by X-Ray Irradiation in Cultured Cells: Antiradiation Potential of Onions... by Hye-Sook Chang, Daiji Endoh, Yushi Ishida, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Shuji Ozawa, Masanobu Hayashi, Akira Yabuki, Osamu Yamato

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Arsenic, manganese, and iron concentration in groundwater of northwestern part of Bangladesh using self-organizing maps: Implication for health risk assessment by Obaida Urme, AHM Selim Reza, Md Ibrahim Adham, Golam Sabbir Sattar

“…This analysis provides information to the planners for formulating effective groundwater resources management and minimizing health sustainably.…”
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Physiochemical synthesis of hydroxyapatite adsorbents from chicken and camel bone waste for removing Cd and Pb ions from polluted water by M. Nageeb Rashed, A. A. Moneam Gad, N. Magdy Fathy

“…Abstract The utilization of waste resources to synthesize functional materials is crucial for achieving environmentally sustainable development. In this context, the current investigation aims to develop a new material using waste chicken and camel bones as adsorbents for the removal of Pb2+ and Cd2 from polluted water. …”
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