Opioid System and Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition by Marzena Łazarczyk, Dominik Skiba, Michel-Edwar Mickael, Kinga Jaskuła, Agata Nawrocka, Piotr Religa, Mariusz Sacharczuk

“…Clinicians’ vigilance considering treatment with opioids is necessary, bearing in mind extensive data accumulated over decades that have reported the contribution of opioids to immunosuppression, tumour progression, or impaired tissue regeneration, either following opioid use during surgical tumour resection and post-surgical pain treatment, or as a result of other diseases like diabetes, where chronic wounds healing constitutes a challenge. …”
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Comparative Ethics of Modern Payment Models by Jacob Riegler

“…Simply put, purely capitated payments consist of flat-term payments for patient care that do not change based on services rendered.[9] Within the past decade, value-based payments, which pay physicians based on patient value, as defined by outcomes divided by costs, became popular.[10] There are other approaches to paying for patient care, such as health savings accounts or direct primary care (patients directly pay physicians without insurance).[11] While these are assuredly interesting areas of study, the financial incentives mimic fee-for-service, in which physicians and organizations receive payments based on direct services rendered and will not be discussed further in this article. …”
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Lebanon: An Ordinary “Consociational Democracy” in the Regional Context by A. V. Sarabiev

“…An important role in this is played by the ideological and strategic aspects of world politics in the region in which Lebanon is organically inscribed in both the historical and geopolitical plans. …”
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Supporting students through the COVID-19 pandemic: the perspectives of food pantry workers by Alvin Tran, Muskan Kohli, Aishwarya Sreenivasan, Selena Chom, Dhaani Dhaani, Neeko Rosete

“…One key resource to support students through periods of food insecurity are on-campus food pantries, which distribute food, personal hygiene products, and other essential items. But as colleges and universities navigated through the COVID-19 pandemic, many campuses closed their food pantries as the demand for their services among students grew. …”
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Modeling the experience of Iranian telecommunication company customers from commercial sales in line with their sustainability by Mohammad Karvand, Mahdi Mahmodzadeh, Hossein Hakimpour, Monireh Salehnia

“…There is a significant relationship between customer experience components (cognitive, emotional, physical/sensory, and social) with customer engagement behaviors (acceptance, cooperation, feedback, helping others, and positive word of mouth). Therefore, by focusing on providing positive customer experiences that foster commitment, organizations can drive engagement behaviors and cultivate a loyal customer base. …”
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Protecting the Autonomy of Patients with Severe Mental Illness Through Psychiatric Advance Directive Peer-Facilitation by Nicholas Karasik

“…However, under their own SMI, peer-support specialists have lived experiences that strongly parallel others with SMI, which may augment patient autonomy overall. …”
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The role of emotional intelligence in interpersonal conflicts management in professional environment by N. A. Givargizova

“…At the same time, the critical role of empathy in understanding and appreciating emotional states of others has been emphasized, thus fostering more inclusive and empathic communication. …”
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The The Transformative Power of Cultural Heritage: The Avant-garde of the Interwar Period at the Exhibitions of the Museum of Art in Łódź towards the Conservative Turn by Piotr Słodkowski

“…Subsequently, the author refers, among others, to the thought of Michał Paweł Markowski and Laurajane Smith, while discussing the problem of the current role played by the avant-garde heritage. …”
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EDUCATION LIKE BREACH BETWEEN PAST AND FUTURE by V. S. Voznyak, N. V. Lipin

“…In that event, thinking arises through its invisible belonging of one person to many others that both Arendt and Ilyenkov ascertain. Originality. …”
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