Persuasion in Messages by Laura Gorham, Ricky Telg, Tracy Irani

“…Specific contextual cues are added to media messages that persuade people to think one way or another about an issue and influence their actions. …”
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Initial validation of the powered mobility device autonomy residential screen (PoMoDARS) by Natalie C. Dickson, Apeksha R. Gohil, Carolyn A. Unsworth

“…Background The Powered Mobility Device Autonomy Residential Screen (PoMoDARS) is a new tool to enable clinicians to screen resident capacity and performance skills for powered mobility device (PMD) use in residential aged care settings. The PoMoDARS is context specific, time efficient and promotes resident autonomy and safety.Aims To (i) undertake initial face and content validation of the PoMoDARS, and (ii) use the research findings to make any modifications.Methods A mixed-methods study design, underpinned by Classical Test Theory. …”
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EL FRACASO DE LA RESOCIALIZACIÓN EN COLOMBIA by Norberto Hernández Jiménez

“…En este trabajo se analiza la resocialización como fin principal de la pena pri vativa de la libertad en Colombia durante su fase de ejecución. Para esto se contextualiza la difícil situación por la que atraviesa el sistema penitenciario y carcelario colombiano, que conforme a lo declarado por la Corte Constitucional, se adecúa a un estado de cosas inconstitucional, en el que la dignidad humana de las personas privadas de la libertad se encuentra seriamente comprometida. …”
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The Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System in Vascular Inflammation and Remodeling by Maricica Pacurari, Ramzi Kafoury, Paul B. Tchounwou, Kenneth Ndebele

“…This review presents important information on RAAS’s role on vascular inflammation, vascular cells responses to RAAS, and inhibition of RAAS signaling in the context of vascular inflammation, vascular remodeling, and vascular inflammation-associated CVD. …”
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Pediatric patients clinical-epidemiological characterization with suicide attempt at the Holguín Provincial Pediatric Hospital by Nilda Ramona Sarmiento Ardebol, Jorge Antonio Fernández Carballo, Dayana María Fernández Sarmiento, Frank Miguel Hernández Velázquez

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions</strong>: the studied variables behave in a similar way to that described in other populations and contexts, in which adolescents from urban origin who ingested psychoactive drugs also predominated.…”
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Leveraging Retrieval-Augmented Generation for Swahili Language Conversation Systems by Edmund V. Ndimbo, Qin Luo, Gimo C. Fernando, Xu Yang, Bang Wang

“…A conversational system is an artificial intelligence application designed to interact with users in natural language, providing accurate and contextually relevant responses. Building such systems for low-resource languages like Swahili presents significant challenges due to the limited availability of large-scale training datasets. …”
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High‐Resolution Downscaling of Disposable Income in Europe Using Open‐Source Data by Mehdi Mikou, Améline Vallet, Céline Guivarch, David Makowski

“…The frequency and intensity of extreme events are likely to increase in coming years as a result of climate change. In this context, several studies have hypothesized that the economic and social impact of extreme events depend on income. …”
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Equitable food value chains through collaborative action [in an inequitable landscape] by Micaela Lipman, Domonique Griffin, Erik Woyciesjes, Gabriella Hall, Samina Raja

“…Corroborating prior research, we find that initia­tives that seek to foster collective action offer unique possibilities for food equity, as well as some key limitations, especially within the context of a racialized food environment. Strengthening food systems by investing in relationships across food value chains opens new avenues for collec­tive action. …”
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Editorial by Edgar Lucero

“…Different possibilities are at hand, possibilities that account for contextual factors as well as local teachers’ and students’ backgrounds and variables.…”
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Voces de la tierra: Las memorias del árbol de ojé y las yanchamas bora de "Ivá Wajyamú", Victor Churay Roque by Maria Eugenia Yllia Miranda

“…En este artículo indagaremos en la vida social, política y ritual del árbol de ojé, teniendo como referente la obra de Víctor Churay Roque Ivá Wajyamú (1972-20022), pintor bora de Pucaurquillo, Mariscal Castilla, Loreto, Perú, que fue pionero la difusión de la pintura sobre yanchama como género artístico en el contexto limeño. Churay no solo plasmó por primera vez la imagen del árbol de ojé, también plasmó una serie de narrativas que presenta a esta especie vegetal como una entidad con agencia y capacidad de mediar entre diversas esferas sociales y de lograr representación en el medio externo y globalizado.…”
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Educação CTS a partir do Sul Global: proposições para uma formação cidadã decolonial crítica na educação em ciências by Victor Bianchetti, Suzani Cassiani

“… Este trabalho teórico surge da reflexão sobre a promoção da Educação Científica e Tecnológica em perspectivas contra hegemônicas e socialmente referenciadas, em especial no contexto do Sul Global, onde os efeitos de colonialidade condicionam estruturas opressoras de desumanização. …”
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On the specifics of valuing effort: a developmental and a formalized perspective on preferences for cognitive and physical effort by Wolff, Wanja, Stähler, Johanna, Schüler, Julia, Bieleke, Maik

“…Critically, individual-difference research that investigates if this valuation of effort is domain-general or specific to cognitive or physical contexts is lacking. Simply put, do people value (or not) any effort or are preferences specific to the cognitive and/or physical domain? …”
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Vascular Remodeling in Experimental Hypertension by Norma R. Risler, Montserrat C. Cruzado, Roberto M. Miatello

“…This review will provide an overview of the evidence, explaining some of the pathophysiologic mechanisms participating in the development of the vascular remodeling, in experimental models of hypertension, with special reference to the findings in spontaneously hypertensive rats as a model of essential hypertension, and in fructose-fed rats as a model of secondary hypertension, in the context of the metabolic syndrome. The understanding of the mechanisms producing the vascular alterations will allow the development of novel pharmacological tools for vascular protection in hypertensive disease.…”
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Visiting a Hindu Temple: A Description of a Subjective Experience and Some Preliminary Interpretations by J. Ramón Gil-García, Triparna S. Vasavada

“…Algunos datos históricos y contextuales relevantes son proporcionados para enriquecer la presentación.…”
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Tensiones en cotidianidad de jóvenes universitarios: estudio en tres universidades del Quindío by Mónica María López-González, Magda Fernanda Benavides-Ponce, Ruby Marcela Buitrago-Montoya

“…Por ello, conocer cuáles son las tensiones que viven los estudiantes en el contexto universitario constituye un punto de partida para su bienestar. …”
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Pain in the Prehospital Setting in Rwanda: Results of a Mixed-Methods Quality Improvement Project by A. Rosenberg, E. Uwitonze, M. Dworkin, J. P. D. Guidry, T. Cyuzuzo, D. Banerjee, K. McIntyre, K. Carlyle, J. M. Uwitonze, I. Kabagema, T. Dushime, S. Jayaraman

“…We reviewed the existing quality of pain management in the prehospital setting in Kigali, Rwanda, assessed the SAMU staff’s perceptions of pain, and facilitated standardization of prehospital pain management through context-specific guidelines.…”
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SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF THE GAME «SHOOTING SIMULATION IN A SHOOTING RANGE» by D. Yanchev, O. Sakaliuk, D. Popkov

“…The article examines the system analysis and design of the game «Shooting Simulation in a Shooting Range», which is a relevant area in the context of the modern gaming industry’s development. …”
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El mapa del Centenario o un espectáculo de la modernidad argentina en 1910 by Carla Lois

“…También implicaron un inusual despliegue de material gráfico destinado tanto al público local como extranjero. En ese contexto fue publicado el "Mapa General de la República Argentina", un mapa que representa el territorio argentino en escala 1: 5.000.000. …”
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Metaphor and Metonymy in Ancient Dream Interpretation: The Case of Islamic-Iranian Culture by Rahman Veisi Hasar

“…As regards metonymic dream interpretation, it can be said that the overt content of the dream is mapped onto the latent content by a conceptual metonymy based on socio-physical context. In addition, there are two other procedures of dream interpretation based on realistic representation and the technique of reversion. …”
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NOTAS PARA UNA CARACTERIZACIÓN DEL FASCISMO by NIKLAS BORNHAUSER, DANIEL LORCA

“…En el contexto de una casi total discordancia de planteamientos y de una falta de definición unitaria o coherente, se busca precisar el término "fascismo". …”
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