Anti-inflammatory actions of acupuncture by Freek J. Zijlstra, Ineke van den Berg-de Lange, Frank J. P. M. Huygen, Jan Klein

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Hidden costs of providing care: a pilot study of Japanese migrant care workers’ experiences in Aotearoa New Zealand during the COVID-19 pandemic by Shinya Uekusa

“…Recognising the increasingly vital yet precarious role that Asian migrant care workers (MCWs) play within Aotearoa New Zealand (Aotearoa) health system, this paper delves into the qualitative exploration of the experiences encountered by Japanese MCWs amidst everyday challenges and injustices during the COVID-19 pandemic in Aotearoa. …”
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The Effect of Lyso-PAF on Ciliary Activity of Human Paranasal Sinus Mucosa in vitro by T. Ganbo, K. Hisamatsu, H. Inoue, T. Nakajima, Y. Murakami

“…Normal mucosa was surgically obtained from human paranasal sinuses and incubated in the form of tissue culture. Ciliated epithelium was magnified under an inverted microscope, and ciliary movement was photo-electrically measured. …”
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L´utilisation de la bicyclette à Santiago du Chili. Est-ce une option pour tous ? by Claudia Arellano Yévenes, Fernando Saavedra Peláez

“…L´accès au transport et à la mobilité quotidienne constitue l´un des facteurs importants des ressources urbaines d´une ville et, à Santiago, cet accès est inégal, en raison de la ségrégation résidentielle et socio-économique de la population et d´un réseau de transport public d´accès difficile pour certains groupes de cette population. …”
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Does science have the answer to most issues of food security? by Marta Musolino, Gabriella Nucera

“…Increasing food production without altering its uneven distribution will only augment this inequality, making who has access to food more secure but not helping who is currently affected by the food insecurity issues. …”
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Promoting Digital Health Data Literacy: The Datum Project by Daniel Powell, Laiba Asad, Elissa Zavaglia, Manuela Ferrari

“…The Datum project also promotes digital literacy as a digital communication tool, which has the significant potential to improve health outcomes, bridge the digital divide, and reduce health inequities.…”
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The concept of vulnerability and its relation to equality in the context of human rights: cases from climate change, anti-discrimination and asylum by Monika Mayrhofer, Margit Ammer, Katrin Wladasch

“…The concept does not have equality-promoting connotations, emphasizes individual and group-specific deficit accounts, and often fails to grasp structural factors of discrimination and inequality.…”
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Low-tech serious games in higher education: bridging the digital divide and enhancing student thinking and performance by Chong-Wen Chen

“…Encouraging critical thinking before introducing new concepts is central to this approach. However, spurring such thinking can also introduce the risk of knowledge confusion, highlighting the need for regular reviews or assignments to mitigate this issue in future implementations. …”
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What we talk about when we talk about decentralization? Insights from post-revolution Tunisia by Lana Salman

“…I then turn to Tunisia and compare the language of these reports with the language that activists use to characterize decentralization in relation to regional inequalities. At stake in this comparison are two discourses of decentralization that call forth diverging development models: one model focuses on the financial, administrative and political autonomy of municipalities from the central government, while the other calls for reparations and a desire for a state that restores past injustices. …”
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Parents’ wellbeing: perceptions of happiness and challenges in parenthood in Latin America by Angel Urbina-Garcia

“…Results Results showed that socio-economic factors such as crime, violence, and economic inequality, negatively influence parents’ wellbeing -emotions experienced and life satisfaction. …”
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Advancing Shannon Entropy for Measuring Diversity in Systems by R. Rajaram, B. Castellani, A. N. Wilson

“…From economic inequality and species diversity to power laws and the analysis of multiple trends and trajectories, diversity within systems is a major issue for science. …”
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FARMER-HERDERS CONFLICTS IN NIGERIA: ITS CHALLENGES AND INTERVENTIONS by M.O. Mazeli, Binta Side

“…The fight for peace in the north-central states, the fight against social insecurity and conflicts, must comprise determined action against food security, poverty, inequality, injustice, and against the most extreme and most dependence-inducing form of poverty - being hungry, insecure of today's and tomorrow's food. …”
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Analysis of the representation of female athletes in sports media: a systematic literature review by AREF VAI, Caly Setiawan, Ngatman, ROLA ANGGA LARDIKA, Eddy Noviana, Jamaludin Yusuf, Sofyan Ardyanto, Mega Widya Putri, Wahyu Eko Widiyanto, Elsya Desviyanti

“…Results: The results showed inequality between female and male athletes, as females were often offered less recognition and attention commensurate with the achievements. …”
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Multi-Scale Analysis of Urban Greenspace Exposure and Equality: Insights from a Population-Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)-Weighted Model in the West Side Straits Urban Agglomeration by Peng Zheng, Xiaolan Zhang, Wenbin Pan

“…The accurate quantification of greenspace exposure (GE) and its distributional equality is essential for equitable urban planning and mitigating inequalities in greenspace access. This study introduces a novel population-EVI-weighted model that integrates the Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), land cover, and demographic data to evaluate GE across various spatial scales and buffer distances (300 m, 500 m, and 1 km). …”
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Multiplicative Fault Estimation-Based Adaptive Sliding Mode Fault-Tolerant Control Design for Nonlinear Systems by Ali Ben Brahim, Slim Dhahri, Fayçal Ben Hmida, Anis Sellami

“…The novelty of the proposed approach is that the observer gains are obtained by solving the multiobjective linear matrix inequality (LMI) optimization problem. Second, an adaptive sliding mode controller is suggested to offer a solution to stabilize the closed-loop system despite the occurrence of real fault effects. …”
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Discrimination of the Gypsy Population in the University Environment by Jesús María Aparicio-Gervás, Miguel Ángel Carbonero-Martín, Lorena Valdivieso-León, Raquel Vázquez-Ramil

“…The Roma population is one of the most discriminated social groups. Ignorance of their culture, traditions, etc. generates prejudices and stereotypes that hinder the processes of intercultural coexistence. …”
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Understanding Health Literacy Among Migrants in Portugal: The Impact of Environmental Issues by Rosa Machado, Madalena Garcia, Isaura Serra, Ana Lúcia João

“…The primary environmental issues identified included stagnant water, organic waste, and deficient electrical networks. …”
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Optimal Scheme for Process Quality and Cost Control by Integrating a Continuous Sampling Plan and the Process Yield Index by Chunzhi Li, Shurong Tong, Keqin Wang

“…The probabilities of Type I and Type II errors are concurrently controlled at the stipulated level with the risk control scheme, which is constructed with two nonlinear inequation based on the accurate distribution of the index Spk. …”
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Digital humanistic program to manage premature frailty in young breast cancer survivors with gender perspective by Yun Hu, Joshua Wiley, Lulu Jiang, Xiyi Wang, Ran Yi, Jiehui Xu, Yanyan Liu, Aozhou Weng, Futai Zou, Eun-Ok Im

“…Abstract Premature frailty is a critical challenge for young breast cancer survivors (YBCSs), impacting their health and perpetuating gender inequality through heightened vulnerability and marginalization. …”
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Association of socioeconomic factors and the risk for unintentional injuries among children in Japan: a cross-sectional study by Nobuhiro Sato, Kohei Akazawa, Yusuke Hagiwara, Junta Ishikawa

“…Objectives While Japan has socioeconomic issues, such as income inequality, little is known about the association between socioeconomic factors and the risk of unintentional childhood injuries. …”
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