Repairable electronic products for the circular economy: a review of design for repair features, practices and measures to contrast obsolescence by Nataliia Roskladka, Gianmarco Bressanelli, Nicola Saccani, Giovanni Miragliotta

“…The systematic analysis revealed that, while DfR features (and the relative practices and measures) that contrast mechanical, technological and service obsolescence have been frequently investigated by the literature, lower attention has been dedicated to DfR features preventing relative obsolescence. …”
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Efficacy of in-person and telepractice-based extended Lee Silverman Voice Treatment LOUD on dysarthria and dysphagia in adults with cerebral palsy by Kyung Min Kim, Sang Ah Park, Seong Hye Hwang, Alyssia Park, Hyang Hee Kim, Jihye Hwang, Sung-Rae Cho

“…Objective With advancements in digital health technologies, telepractice has become crucial for providing accessible medical interventions. …”
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The Use of Fresnel Lenses in LED Sources of Local Illumination to Оptimize the Distribution of Illumination of the Working Plane by P. S. Bogdan, E. G. Zaytseva, I. A. Kovalenok, T. D. Tarasenko, E. V. Duboysky

“…The purpose of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of Fresnel lenses usage as a fairly simple and technological element to increase the uniformity of illumination created by LED lamps of local lighting.A method has been developed for calculating of the distribution of illumination created by the combination of “LED matrix – Fresnel lens” when the distance between the lens and the matrix is less than the focal length of the lens. …”
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Factors Affecting Continuance Intention Towards Adoption of Linkaja Mobile Payment by Muhammad Damar Hafizh, Arif Imam Suroso, Joko Ratono

“…Background: Technological developments make all activities easy, practical, and efficient, one of which occurs in instruments and payment systems that can be accessed mobile using a smartphone. …”
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Telemedicine interventions for hypertension management in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review. by Michael Hoffer-Hawlik, Andrew Moran, Lillian Zerihun, John Usseglio, Jennifer Cohn, Reena Gupta

“…Five studies assessed telemedicine interventions for patient-provider behavioral counseling, four assessed patient-provider medical management, and five assessed provider-provider consultation technologies. Out of fourteen individual studies, eleven demonstrated a significant improvement in systolic or diastolic blood pressure in the intervention group. …”
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ON-LINE PLATFORM FOR COMPETENCES DEVELOPMENT IN CORPORATE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS by L. G. Andreeva, O. A. Burukina, I. A. Vorob’eva, A. R. Denisov, V. A. Markova, V. P. Novikova, M. M. Stepanova

“…The information research results disclosing the drawbacks of the existing online-education technologies are presented. There is also a presentation of online-platform concept «The University of the 3rd Millennium» where modern university is considered as a service provider responsible for corporate education. …”
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Soft Power and Stress: The Health Impacts of Indonesian Soap Operas on Malaysian Millennials by Rangga Cipta Perdana, Ernida Kadir, Genta Iverstika Gempita

“…It enters without being prevented because of its presence in addition to the factor of technological sophistication, also because of the demand of many Malaysian audiences. …”
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Genetic gain of grain yield and quality in bread wheat cultivars representing 40 years of breeding in Morocco by S. Bennani, M. Taghouti, F. Gaboun

“…Adopting advanced technologies, like genomic selection, adequate agronomic practices, and more efficient selection criteria are essential steps to further increase simultaneously grain yield and quality traits.…”
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Economic instruments for population diet and physical activity behaviour change: a systematic scoping review. by Ian Shemilt, Gareth J Hollands, Theresa M Marteau, Ryota Nakamura, Susan A Jebb, Michael P Kelly, Marc Suhrcke, David Ogilvie

“…Systematic electronic searches and parallel snowball searches retrieved >1 million study records. Text mining technologies were used to prioritise title-abstract records for screening. …”
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The role of mNGS in the diagnosis of talaromycosis and case series by Jing Zhao, Hui-Ting Su, Dong Zhang, Xue-Tong Li, Min-Ya Lu, Juan Du, Jia-Yu Guo, Yi Gao, Xin-Fei Chen, Dong-Hua Wen, Shi-Yu Jia, Yao Wang, Qi-Wen Yang

“…Conclusions Traditional diagnostic methods are limited by factors such as the long time and low sensitivity of fungal culture, the effect of prior antibiotic treatment, the invasiveness and complexities of tissue biopsies, and so on. Emerging technologies, particularly mNGS, offer advantages such as rapid processing, high accuracy, and comprehensive pathogen coverage, significantly reducing the risk of missed diagnoses and facilitating timely intervention.…”
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Medical students and ChatGPT: analyzing attitudes, practices, and academic perceptions by Ahmed Samir Abdelhafiz, Maysa I. Farghly, Eman Anwar Sultan, Moaz Elsayed Abouelmagd, Youssef Ashmawy, Eman Hany Elsebaie

“…The use of AI tools should follow ethical guidelines set by academic institutions, with regular updates to keep pace with technological progress. Future research should focus on the impact of AI on education and personal development, especially among young people.…”
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Ethical issues raised in the care of the elderly during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and possible solutions for the future: a systematic review of qualitative scientific literature by Mohamed Amine Bouchlaghem, Zoé Estey-Amyot, Erika Ethier, Miruna Anohim, Marie-Laurence Ouellet-Pelletier, Lyse Langlois, Félix Pageau

“…Our results also revealed 4 categories of potential solutions to the encountered ethical dilemmas, namely, optimal protocols, enhanced communication, caregiver support and technological assistance (virtual team-based, AI). Conclusions The ethical dilemmas that emerged from our results highlight the interest of a serious international discussion around the phenomena of ageism and its potential ethical implications for health care workers (be it under normal circumstances or exceptional circumstances such as those of a pandemic). …”
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Genetic sources for barley (<i>Hordeum vulgare</i>) breeding in the Volga-Vyatka region by O. N. Shupletsova, I. N. Shchennikova

“…Increased productivity in stressful environments was achieved by combining different breeding techniques, including application of cell technologies.Materials and methods. Barley accessions from the unique collection of the N. …”
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DisCo P-ad: Distance-Correlation-Based <i><b>p</b></i>-Value Adjustment Enhances Multiple Testing Corrections for Metabolomics by Debmalya Nandy, Debashis Ghosh, Katerina Kechris

“…Background: Due to scientific advancements in high-throughput data production technologies, omics studies, such as genomics and metabolomics, often give rise to numerous measurements per sample/subject containing several noisy variables that potentially cloud the true signals relevant to the desired study outcome(s). …”
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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: MODERNIZING THE CURRENT MODEL OF STATE MANAGEMENT by E. V. Ohotskii

“…The author draws attention to major comprehensive characteristics of modern state public administration: making it impossible to absolutize principles of traditional hierarchy system of forced administration; globalization - gradual destruction of boundaries between national and international levels of administration, the growing role of supranational subjects of administration relations; informatization - increasing importance of information and communication technologies and of political networks: development of civil society, especially political parties and non-governmental organizations, growing public involvement in discussion and adoption of the most important administrative decisions; making the state policy more pluralistic and which will result in the formation of nonlinear - humanistic social consciousness as the intellectual basis of modern social governance. …”
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TRANSFORMATION AND SCATTERING OF SURFACE WAVES ON THE ACOUSTIC LOAD TO ULTRASONIC EVALUATION AND MEASUREMENTS. Part 2. The object to study – solid with ledge by A. R. Baev, A. L. Mayorov, M. V. Asadchaya, G. E. Konovalov, O. S. Sergeeva

“…The structure of the edge acoustic fields including their extremes vs. ledge's angle and its radius transition, position of the surface wave's probe were experimentally studied and theoretically analyzed.Some directions of the results of researches using are the next: а) ultrasonic testing of hard-to-make technological objects in which defects have low sound reflection; b) ultrasonic structure diagnostics of solid (specimens) set far from the ultrasonic by using edge volume transverse and longitudinal modes; c) creation of new ultrasonic arrangements to sound and to receive transverse waves of different polarization.…”
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Smart city based on community empowerment, social capital, and public trust in urban areas by H. Herdiansyah

“…An ineffective and inefficient government also contributes to urban problems by increasing public dissatisfaction and distrust of government. Technological Improvements makes it possible for local governments in Indonesia to implement the concept of  “Smart City” as a solution to solve urban problems. …”
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Design and implementation of an asynchronous online course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) in computational genomics. by Seema B Plaisier, Danielle O Alarid, Joelle A Denning, Sara E Brownell, Kenneth H Buetow, Katelyn M Cooper, Melissa A Wilson

“…As genomics technologies advance, there is a growing demand for computational biologists trained for genomics analysis but instructors face significant hurdles in providing formal training in computer programming, statistics, and genomics to biology students. …”
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RUSSIAN–JAPANESE TRADE AND ECONOMIC RELATIONS: IS THERE A NEW FULCRUM? by D. V. Streltsov

“…With regard to investment relations between Russia and Japan, there exists a serious structural problem - the two economies are interdependent from the point of view of the technological division of labor. Russia, particularly its Eastern regions, not possessing sufficient infrastructure and logistics capabilities, as well as cheap labor resources, does not have any competitive advantages for Japanese investment compared to other countries like China. …”
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Wide Anterior Maxillary Reconstruction with Equine Bone Xenograft: A Case Report of 24-Month Follow-Up by Davide De Cicco, Giuseppe Colella, Gianpaolo Tartaro, Nicola Zerbinati, Romolo Fragola, Raffaele Rauso

“…Orofacial reconstruction plays an important role in the treatment of patients affected by oral and maxillofacial cancers. Improvements in technologies and studies of biomaterials have widely expanded surgical possibilities to achieve good functional and aesthetic outcomes. …”
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