Développer le désert : anciennes et nouvelles utopies by Jean-Robert Henry, Jean-Louis Marçot, Jean-Yves Moisseron

“…The Mediterranean Solar Plan, a flagship project of the Union for the Mediterranean, is backed by large financial and technology companies who invest in renewable energy and dream of the Sahara as the future powerhouse of Europe. …”
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Perinatal Genetic Screening From the Perspective of India-Born Individuals and Healthcare Providers in Victoria, Australia: A Community-Engaged Grounded Theory Protocol by Anaita Kanga-Parabia, Laura J. Biggs, Belinda Dawson-McClaren, Sharon Lewis, Karamdeep K. Pangli, Alison D. Archibald

“…However, there are inequities in access to and experiences of genomic technologies for several communities, such as people from non-European backgrounds and people who are born outside the country in which they reside. …”
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European Uunion Energy Security and Russia by N. A. Simonia, A. V. Torkunov

“…In conclusion the authors claim that what they say in their article not only does substantially reinforce the arguments set forth by Professor Giuseppe Guarino, who argues about the negative consequences caused by the dictatorship of the Brussels's bureaucracy within the EU, but also inflicts another blow on the Maastricht Treaty and the Treaty of Lisbon in terms of external policy and trade, since the both Treaties were designed to convert the EU in a real competitor of the United States in the then forming multipolar World. …”
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Comprehensive assessment of water and sediment quality in Lake Nasser, Egypt, using various potential risk indices by Abdel-Satar Amaal M., Salem Salem G., El-Sayed Seliem M., Goher Mohamed E., Abdelaziz Ghada S., Al-Afify Afify D.G.

“…Although 50% of the lake’s water samples contained Pb concentrations slightly above the World Health Organization’s (WHO) limit for drinking water, the metal pollution index did not exceed the critical level and was classified as low metal water pollution. …”
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HEIDEGGER’S HUMAN DIMENSION UNDERSTANDING OF TECHNOLOGY by Uliana R. Vynnyk

“…(немного поменяла слова и их порядок) The term "individual measurability" involves a process of spiritual and intellectual development of a man and, in this context, through his development and humanity one should evaluate everything created by him; technical, social progress should be seen primarily from the point of view of a free man, humane, rationally and existentially independent from the artificially created world, who is able to play an advanced role in the process of his own development, social progress and technology. …”
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Anti-Biofilm Agents to Overcome <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Antibiotic Resistance by Marie Hanot, Elodie Lohou, Pascal Sonnet

“…<i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> is one of world’s most threatening bacteria. In addition to the emerging prevalence of multi-drug resistant (MDR) strains, the bacterium also possesses a wide variety of virulence traits that worsen the course of the infections. …”
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Analysis of the higher education system managerial and organizational potential in the United Republic of Tanzania with the aim of implementing a model of students’ eco-awareness f... by N. A. Nikitin

“…The development of diplomatic, trade, cultural relations with African countries is important in creating Russian economic relations with the outside world. In 2020–2022, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the tourist flow from Russia to Tanzania increased, which led to an increased demand for service professionals who know the Russian language. …”
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and Infection Control by Lynn Johnston, John Conly

“…Over the past year, several situations have occurred in Canada in which patients who had recently undergone a surgical procedure were subsequently diagnosed with confirmed or suspected Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). …”
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Poor quality of life in indian ankylosing spondylitis patients by Latika Gupta, Sakir Ahmed, Gautam Dhar Choudhury, Durga Prasanna Misra, Vikas Agarwal

“…We sought to study the impact of the disease activity and functional impairment on QoL in Indian patients with AS. Methods: World Health Organization- Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQoL-BREF) questionnaire was used to measure quality of life (QoL) in 99 adults with AS (modified Rome criteria), 72 healthy individuals, and 20 rheumatoid arthritis patients. …”
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Selective and Sensitive Detection of Cyanide Based on the Displacement Strategy Using a Water-Soluble Fluorescent Probe by Ming La, Yuanqiang Hao, Zhaoyang Wang, Guo-Cheng Han, Lingbo Qu

“…The probe C-GGH-Cu2+ allowed detection of CN− in aqueous solution with a LOD (limit of detection) of 0.017 μmol/L which is much lower than the maximum contaminant level (1.9 μmol/L) for CN− in drinking water set by the WHO (World Health Organization). The probe also displayed excellent specificity for CN− towards other anions, including F−, Cl−, Br−, I−, SCN−, PO43-, N3-, NO3-, AcO−, SO42-, and CO32-.…”
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Academic Writing for Publication Purposes and Machine Translation: Is the Symbiosis Possible? by O. L. Dobrynina

“…For articles written in Russian, an abstract in English is the only means of informing the world scientific community about the authors’ research results. …”
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Quality of Life and Metabolic Indicators of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study in Iran by Mohammad Hossein Kaveh, Keramat Noori, Mahin Nazari, Khadijeh Khademi

“…Background. The World Health Organization (WHO) has considered type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) a major global health challenge because of its high prevalence worldwide. …”
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Misuse of prescription medicines is as prevalent as the use of recreational drugs and novel psychoactive substances in Singapore: an unrecognised public health issue? by Wui Ling Chan, Paul Ivor Dargan, Colleen Michelle Haynes, Jody Lynn Green, Joshua Curtis Black, Richard Charles Dart, David Michael Wood

“…Introduction: Misuse of prescription medicines and the harms associated with such use are growing threats across the world. There is currently, however, limited data on the extent of prescription medicine misuse in Singapore and whether this is a current threat in the country. …”
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Antithrombotic Medication for Cardioembolic Stroke Prevention by M. Àngels Font, Jerzy Krupinski, Adrià Arboix

“…Despite its enormous preventive potential, continuous oral anticoagulation is prescribed for less than half of patients with atrial fibrillation who have risk factors for cardioembolism and no contraindications for anticoagulation. …”
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Viral hepatitis: a review of global prevalence and research progress toward elimination by Wenqi HUANG, Huiyan WEN, Jiaxin LI, Miao XU, Congling QIU, Fangfang ZENG, Dan LIU, Xujing LIANG, Xiaofeng LIANG

“…Viral hepatitis is one of the leading infectious diseases contributing to the global increase in mortality and posing a serious threat to global public health. In 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) proposed the goal of eliminating the significant public health threat of viral hepatitis by 2030. …”
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Determinating the STEM Education Compentencies of Pre-Service Teachers by Dilber Acar, Yasemin Büyükşahin, Tuğba Ecevit

“…In this context, it is the teachers who will provide students with these knowledge and skills and apply STEM education. …”
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Euthanasia as a professional dilemma in nursing students by María Verónica Aveiga Hidalgo, Clara Eliza Pozo Hernández, Olga Mireya Alonso Pico, Erika Marcela León Ravelo

“…<p><strong>Foundation:</strong> the World Health Organization defines euthanasia as the deliberate action carried out by a person with the intention of causing the painless death of another subject, or not preventing death from natural causes, in case of terminal illness or irreversible coma.…”
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From Palestine to Turtle Island by Sarah Rotz, Charles Levkoe, Martha Stiegman, Mustafa Koc, Indra Singh, Max Ajl, Yafa Al Masri, Justin Podur

“…Despite this, food sovereignty remains a crucial aspect of resistance for Palestinians and Indigenous peoples across the world. This paper draws on a panel discussion organized by the Canadian Association for Food Studies/L’Association canadienne des études sur l’alimentation (CAFS/ACÉA), featuring insights from three scholars who connect food systems to colonialism and struggles for self-determination. …”
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Human Evolution: the Limits of Technocentrism by M. I. Boichenko

“…Technology is a technique that has gained recognition and has been mastered by those who did not invent it but used the algorithm proposed by the inventor, a detailed and functionally sound explanation, a method of constructing this technique. …”
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HHV-8-Associated Lymphoproliferative Disorders and Pathogenesis in an HIV-Positive Patient by Carlo Guerrero, Tania Jain, Katalin Kelemen

“…We present here a case of an HIV-positive woman with a history of KS, who later developed three HHV-8-associated LPDs, including HHV-8-positive MCD, PEL, and GLPD. …”
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