Racism in German healthcare: uncovering the construction and silencing of the “other” by Tanja Gangarova, Melike Yildiz, Lina Kabangu

“…While the impact of racism on healthcare interactions has been researched extensively in many parts of the world, substantive studies on healthcare-related racism in Europe, and particularly in Germany, remain scarce. …”
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The Qur’ans of the Spanish Moriscos and the Tatars of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania: Drawing Comparisons and Tracing Patterns by Katarzyna K. Starczewska

“… This paper is aimed at presenting a preliminary comparative study of the Qur’anic translations produced by two autochthonous European Muslim communities: Spanish Mudéjars (Muslims who remained in the Iberian Pen- insula after the Christian reconquest) and Moriscos (former Muslims forced to convert to Christianity) and, on the other side of Europe, the Tatars of Grand Duchy of Lithuania (GDL). …”
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The sport and Lithuanian national identity by Ingvaras Butautas, Rasa Čepaitienė

“…In opposition to the rest of Europe, basketball truly is the most popular sport in Lithuania, yet till now, nobody has tried to analyze the historical and socio-cultural reasons for such a phenomenon in a more thorough way.  …”
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Differences in health related quality of life among older migrants and nonmigrants in India by Vasim Ahamad, Ram B. Bhagat

“…The HRQoL was measured based on a EuroQol Five-Dimension (EQ-5D) measure. The study used univariate and bivariate analysis to examine HRQoL differences between migrants and non-migrants, and logistic regression analysis was used to examine the association between HRQoL and migration status and other correlates of older persons. …”
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EQ-5D-5L and SF-6Dv2 utility scores in people living with chronic low back pain: a survey from Quebec by Thomas G Poder, Liang Wang, Nathalie Carrier

“…Objective To describe how chronic low back pain (CLBP) impacts on utility scores and which patients’ characteristics most affect these scores in the province of Quebec.Settings Province of Quebec, Canada.Participants 569 adult patients with CLBP.Methods and outcomes An online survey on low back pain was conducted between October 2018 and January 2019. The EuroQol Five Dimensions (EQ-5D-5L) and the Short Form Six Dimensions version 2 (SF-6Dv2) are two generic preference-based measures used to evaluate health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and provide quality-adjusted life-year utility values.Results The number of subjects who agreed to participate was 610, but 41 were excluded because 8 had low back pain for less than 3 months and 33 did not start the survey. …”
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Comparison of the EQ-5D-3L and EQ-5D-5L instruments in patients undergoing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty by Zhipeng Tai, Zhipeng Tai, Dongping Wan, Qiang Zan, Yuanchi Huang, Chao Xu

“…PurposeThe purpose of this investigation is to assess and contrast the effectiveness of the two EuroQol five dimensions questionnaire (EQ-5D) versions—EQ-5D-3L and EQ-5D-5L—in assessing one-year quality of life outcomes for patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) undergoing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA).Material and methodFrom the medical records at the Honghui Hospital, Xi’an Jiaotong University, 402 individuals aged 50 and above, who were one-year post-operation, were selected to fill out survey questionnaires during their return hospital visits. …”
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Experiencias, Percepciones y Expectativas de la Formación del Profesorado en Educación para los Medios en Portugal by Manuel Pinto, Sara Pereira

“…A partir de esta iniciativa, así como del proyecto europeo ‘e-MEL-e-Media Education Lab’, fueron promovidos por los autores de este artículo, en el año escolar 2015-2016, cuatro cursos de formación continua de profesores en régimen b-learning. …”
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The Health-Related Quality of Life of Patients Waiting for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Is Worse Than an Age- and Sex-Matched Population: Increasing Time on Waiting Li... by Siddharth Sripada, Harrison Loader, Man Hei Marcus Kam, Arslan Khaliq Raja, Joshua Haggart, Thomas Fawcett, Cameron Peattie, Samuel Molyneux, Nicholas Clement

“…Sixty-seven patients (male, n = 50; female, n = 17; mean age, 29) identified from the surgical waiting list completed a questionnaire that included demographics, BMI, time of injury, EuroQol 5-dimension (EQ-5D), Short-Form (SF-36), and International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) scores. …”
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Participación del alumnado en los procesos de evaluación en la docencia universitaria: autoevaluación y coevaluación by Azucena Penelas-Leguía, Pedro Cuesta-Valiño, José María López-Sanz, Patricia Durán-Álamo

“…Estas técnicas también han sido implementadas en diversas universidades de la Unión Europea, facilitando que los estudiantes desarrollen competencias en evaluación y retroalimentación. …”
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Microfragmented Adipose Tissue Injection (MFAT) May Be a Solution to the Rationing of Total Knee Replacement: A Prospective, Gender-Bias Mitigated, Reproducible Analysis at Two Yea... by Nima Heidari, Tiffanie-Marie Borg, Stefano Olgiati, Mark Slevin, Alessandro Danovi, Brady Fish, Adrian Wilson, Ali Noorani

“…The function (OKS) and quality of life (EuroQol-5) prior to and 24 months after therapy were compared. …”
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Oralidad y enseñanza-aprendizaje del francés a hispanohablantes by Julio Murillo Puyal

“…La metodología verbo-tonal puede por lo tanto contribuir eficazmente a la formación del ciudadano europeo plurilingüe, contrarrestando así ciertos planteamientos que hipostasian la función identitaria de las lenguas.…”
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Is the Rate of Early mobilization in Hip fracture patients using Alfentanil Better than standard opioid analgesia (REHAB)? A protocol for a prospective cohort study by Nikhil Agarwal, Alasdair M. J. MacLullich, Nick D. Clement

“…Results: Visual analogue scale pain scores, mobility status, and total analgesia use will be assessed on POD 1 and POD 2. EuroQol five-dimension health questionnaire scores, complication rates, and mortality rates will be assessed up to 30 days following surgery (POD 1, 2, 7, and 30). …”
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Integrative Korean Medicine for Pain and Functional Recovery in Lumbar Transverse Process Fractures: A Case Report and Literature Review by Ji-Sun Kim, Gyu-Bin Lee, Hong-Wook Choi, Do-Young Kim, Dong-Jin Kim, Dong-Ju Yoon, Ye-Rim Yun, Ji-Sung Yeum, Ik-Jun Cho

“…After two weeks of iKM hospitalization, the numerical rating scale scores decreased from 5 to 3, the Oswestry Disability Index scores decreased from 53.33 to 35.56, and the EuroQoL-5 dimension scores increased from 0.675 to 0.771. …”

Health State Utility Values in Children and Adolescents with Disabilities: A Systematic Review by Lucy Kanya, PhD, Nana Anokye, PhD, Ahmad Hecham Alani, PharmD, Nandini Jayakumar, MSc, Jennifer M. Ryan, PhD

“…Only 2 studies used direct methods, such as time trade-off, visual analog scale, and standard gamble, whereas 29 employed generic measures (eg, EuroQol 5 Dimensions, Health Utilities Index 3) with diverse preference elicitation methods. …”
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Entendiendo las diferentes perspectivas de las empresas sociales en México by Carola Conde Bonfil

“…Con base en este ejercicio, se comparan la definición legal y las formas de organización social que integran al sector social de la economía (SSE), así como tres figuras jurídicas que este excluye, con las dimensiones e indicadores del Proyecto Internacional Comparativo de Modelos de Empresa Social y la Red Europea de Investigación EMES para determinar la pertinencia y conformación de aquel concepto. …”
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Dalla Libia a Firenze. Il fondo archivistico e librario di Giacomo Caputo. Un’esperienza di public engagement per la Bright Night 2024 dell’Università degli studi di Firenze by Laura Buccino, Manuela Parrilli, Lorenzo Sergi, Valentina Sonzini, Emanuele Zamperini

“…Nel caso specifico, in seno alle iniziative organizzate dall’Università degli studi di Firenze in occasione della Notte europea delle ricercatrici e dei ricercatori (Bright night 2024), è stata condotta un’attività di public engagement al fine di valorizzare il patrimonio documentario e bibliografico dell’archeologo Giacomo Caputo (1901-1992). …”
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In vivo antitumor activity of PHT-427 inhibitor-loaded polymeric nanoparticles in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by Joaquín Yanes-Díaz, Raquel Palao-Suay, Francisca Inmaculada Camacho-Castañeda, Juan Riestra-Ayora, María Rosa Aguilar, Ricardo Sanz-Fernández, Carolina Sánchez-Rodríguez

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Predictability of the gingival margin of the upper incisors with transparent aligners: a pilot retrospective study by Antonio Bach-Álvarez, Lourdes Abellán-Ferris, María-Dolores Oteo-Calatayud, Susana de la Cruz-Vigo, Wenceslao Piedra-Gascón, Alba Pérez-Jardón, Naresh Kewalramani, Ángel-Orión Salgado-Peralvo, Carlos Oteo-Morilla

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El contexto actual del marcado CE. El caso de la pizarra en galicia. Grado de aplicación de los fabricantes = The current context of CE marking. The case of slate in Galicia. Degre... by Susana Robles-Sánchez, María Paz Sáez-Pérez

“…El marcado CE reconoce el cumplimiento de los requisitos legales y técnicos en materia de seguridad general para cualquier producto dentro de la Unión Europea, permitiendo su libre circulación en todo el territorio gracias al Reglamento UE nº 305/2011 de Productos de Construcción. …”
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Actores y discursos en las políticas educativas de la Universidad Nacional de Agricultura de Honduras by Orlando David Murillo Lizardo

“…Los resultados identifican múltiples actores y discursos que influyeron en las políticas educativas de la UNAG, tanto en la dimensión internacional —Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura -UNESCO-, Banco Mundial, Unión Europea, Consejo Superior Universitario Centroamericano (CSUCA), Conferencias Mundiales y Regionales de la Educación Superior— como nacional —Gobierno Central, Congreso Nacional, partidos políticos, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH)—. …”
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