Smoking attitudes, self-reported practices, and COPD knowledge among adults aged 20–59 years: Insights from a Japanese sample by Yolanda De Fatima De Oliveira Graca, Liu Yang, Cui Mingyu, Afsari Banu Alpona, Taeko Watanabe, Yuko Sawada, Emiko Tanaka, Tokie Anme

“…Introduction Smoking remains a significant public health issue globally, despite efforts to reduce tobacco use. …”
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Vaccine refusal and hesitancy in Spain: an online cross-sectional questionnaire by Agnes Huguet-Feixa, Eva Artigues-Barberà, Joaquim Sol, Xavier Gomez-Arbones, Pere Godoy, Marta Ortega Bravo

“…Methods To address this issue, we conducted a comprehensive observational study on the adult Spanish population in 2021. …”
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Event Knowledge Graph for a Knowledge-Based Design Process Model for Additive Manufacturing by Chen Guohui, Auwal Haruna, Chen Youze, Li Lunyong, Khandaker Noman, Yongbo Li, K. Eliker

“…Due to ongoing process improvement, design for AM (DFAM) has become a major issue in harnessing AM’s production and development possibilities to achieve design freedom. …”
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“Arming half-baked people with weapons!” Information enclaving among professionals and the need for a care-centred model for antibiotic use information in Uganda, Tanzania and Mala... by Susan Nayiga, Eleanor E MacPherson, John Mankhomwa, Fortunata Nasuwa, Raymond Pongolani, Rita Kabuleta, Mike Kesby, Russell Dacombe, Shona Hilton, Delia Grace, Nicholas Feasey, Clare I.R. Chandler

“…Conclusions Without good access to prescribers, the tension between enclaving and sharing of knowledge presents an equity issue. Transitioning to a client care-centred model that begins with the needs of the patient, carer or farmer will require sharing unbiased antibiotic information at the point of care.…”
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Electrochemical interaction between biodegradable ZX10 and WZ31 magnesium alloys and medical Ti6Al4V titanium alloy by Pavel N. Myagkikh, Evgeny D. Merson, Vitaly A. Poluyanov, Dmitry L. Merson, Marina E. Begun

“…This work covers this issue. In the presented study, cylindrical samples of biodegradable ZX10 and WZ31 magnesium alloys were placed in physiological Ringer’s solution at a distance of 3 cm, from a sample of medical Ti6Al4V alloy of the same shape and size. …”
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Empowering communities through the sustainable transformation of used cooking oil waste into aromatherapy candles: A holistic approach to waste management by Nurul Shofiah, Husna Malikatus Siswanto, Novita Ramadhanfi Maulani, Suwito Setyo Wicaksono

“…Additionally, 75% of participants expressed interest in developing a home-based business, demonstrating the initiative’s potential for local economic development. …”
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Evaluating the Accumulation of Grain Mercury in Engineered Rice Lines Containing <i>merA</i> and <i>merB</i> Genes Under an Organic Mercury-Enriched Condition by Deyao Meng, Zhaoze Song, Jinyuan Liu, Liyang Ji, Chen Chen, Changhu Wang

“…Excessive soil mercury not only hampers rice’s growth and development but also leads to a substantial accumulation in grains, posing a significant threat to human health. To mitigate the issue, low-mercury germplasms in rice were developed by expressing bacterial <i>merA</i> and <i>merB</i> genes, which convert mercury to less toxic forms from its most hazardous organic form: methylmercury. …”
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‘With this study, we have hope that something is coming’: community members’ perceptions of HIV cure-related research in Durban, South Africa – a qualitative focus group study... by Karine Dubé, Deli Mthimkhulu, Wiseman Ngcobo, Deborah Mindry, Luyanda Maphalala, Vanessa Pillay, Whitney Tran, Ana Korolkova, Thumbi Ndung’u, Krista Dong

“…Participants expressed hesitancy around ATIs, since these contradict longstanding treatment adherence messages. …”
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Multi-scale information fusion and decoupled representation learning for robust microbe-disease interaction prediction by Wentao Wang, Qiaoying Yan, Qingquan Liao, Xinyuan Jin, Yinyin Gong, Linlin Zhuo, Xiangzheng Fu, Dongsheng Cao

“…However, these models continue to face significant challenges. A major issue is their reliance on complex feature extractors and classifiers, which substantially diminishes the models’ generalizability. …”
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Paleopedology and archaeology: paleopedological evidences of ancient man-induced environmental change. Preface by Sergey Sedov, Peter M. Jacobs

“…We would like to express our gratitude to the colleagues, who helped to prepare the manuscripts for publication: Elizabeth Solleiro, Ana-María Rocha, Maricela Coronado, and Hector Cabadas. …”
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EDITORIAL by Ivan Čuk

“…We will therefore open a forum for visitors to express their views and you are kindly invited to join the forum but also to send letters to the editor whenever feel appropriate. …”
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Enduring conviction in the reservation towards Childadoption among Igbo Christians of Anambra state, Nigeria by Allison, C.J, Nnamdi Ugochukwu Ijeudo, Gladys Nkechi Akabike, Fabian Uzochukwu Nnadi, Geoffrey Chiazo Nganwuchu

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Cognitive decline gap between male and female in Indian context: Examining the contribution of underlying factors using non-linear decomposition analysis by Subhadeep Saha, Priya Das, Tanu Das, Partha Das, Tamal Basu Roy

“…Background: Cognitive decline denotes the condition of having memory loss, reduced or slower thinking skills. It is an alarming issue with the increasing age of individuals and sometimes it hinders the smooth functioning of daily activities in life. …”
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Determining Residents' Concerns About Staying Up to Date: Turkish Society for Radiation Oncology-Young Radiation Oncologists' Cross-Sectional National Survey (TROD/GROG 007) by Melek Tugce Yilmaz, Alper Kahvecioglu, Melis Gultekin, Banu Atalar, Gokhan Ozyigit, Ugur Selek

“…As TROD/GROG, we have planned to address this issue with the GROG News project. Further efforts should be made to develop solutions to alleviate residents' concerns.…”
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LENet: A Lightweight and Efficient High-Resolution Network for Human Pose Estimation by Ming Zhang, Xiandong Yu, Wenqiang Li, Xin Shu, Lei Pan, Zhongwei Shen

“…The DSB fully utilizes computational resources to extract expressive information during the whole processing. …”
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Fall risk screening: Audiologists’ perceived knowledge, views and reported practice by Kayla J. McFarlane, Amisha Kanji, Alida Naude

“…Background: Falls among older adults are a major public health issue. In South Africa, where the elderly population is expected to quadruple within the next three decades, fall prevention is critical. …”
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Geriatric patients' views on a pharmacist-led follow-up programme after discharge from hospital by Sofia Svahn, Gisselle Gallego, Maria Gustafsson, Marcia Håkansson Lindqvist

“…Background: Medication-related problems (MRPs) are common during transitions of care and can lead to hospital readmissions. This patient safety issue is especially pronounced among geriatric patients. …”
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Desire to Die Communication Training for Professionals: Developing Online Formats by Kathleen Boström, Thomas Dojan, Axel Doll, Thomas Montag, Raymond Voltz, Kerstin Kremeike

“…Background: Severely ill patients often express a desire to die, which can turn into suicidality. …”
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Trend analysis of antidepressant consumption in Italy from 2008 to 2022 in a public health perspective by Maitane Oscoz-Irurozqui, Leonardo Villani, Silvia Martinelli, Walter Ricciardi, Maria Rosaria Gualano

“…Abstract Depression is an important public health issue. Over the years, the consumption of antidepressants has increased in the population, which on one hand may mean increased diagnostic accuracy, but on the other could mean a problem of inappropriate consumption and prescribing. …”
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Innovative paradigm of communicative competence of children of presschool age by Fenko Mariia, Matsiuk Zoriana

“…The new paradigm of education of the 21th century is unthinkable without interpersonal communication, because education, professional development and self-realization depend on the ability to conduct dialogue, convince, express one’s own emotions and beliefs, communicate with others. …”
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