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Joint manipulation, a hands-on therapeutic technique

Rob Sillevis from the Marieb College of Health and Human Services explores joint manipulation, a hands-on therapeutic technique designed to relieve pain, improve mobility, restore joint function, and enhance patient functionality.
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Rethinking schools: How the philosophy of education holds the key to real change

Stephanie Schneider, an Associate Professor at the State University of New York at Old Westbury, discusses the importance of examining fundamental philosophical questions regarding the purpose of education and the values it should promote.

Our sustainable human development as a co-operative society

Jean-Paul Close is the Founder of STIR Foundation, which stands for Sustainocracy, Transformation, Indexation, and Research. Here, he shares how this organization works to develop local holistic solutions to global problems using a sustainocratic ideology.
Figure 1: The leaders ́ Force Posture and Mission Urgency levels. Error bars indicate 0.95 Confidence intervals.

Forging unity: Interagency collaboration in hybrid warfare

Jostein Mattingsdal explores leadership’s critical role in maximizing interagency collaboration’s effectiveness in hybrid warfare scenarios.
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Filicide: The search for explanations

Thea Brown, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Social Work at Monash University, examines the development of research aimed at understanding filicide.
Figure 1: Use of Single Session Intervention (SSI) before people start treatment for an eating disorder (SSIs were modified from those created by Schleider) (11)

Early intervention for eating disorders

Tracey Wade, Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor, provides an insightful examination of the significance of brief early interventions in the treatment of eating disorders.
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A mathematical mindset approach to student learning

Jo Boaler, Nomellini and Olivier Professor in the Graduate School of Education (Mathematics) at Stanford University, explores a mathematical mindset approach to student learning.
Figure 1. Surface tension at high temperatures from experiments and simulations.

Understanding high-temperature material properties

Prof Dr-Ing. Jörg Volpp, Associate Professor from University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, states that understanding metal surface tension at high temperatures will increase process understanding to benefit European Union metal processing and manufacturing industries.
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Suicidal thoughts and actions: We need a new model

Konrad Michel, MD, Psychiatrist from the University of Bern, Switzerland, discusses the clinical approach to suicidal patients, providing a new look at a human phenomenon.
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The national animal nutrition program: Digital – editable – perennial – accessible

The National Animal Nutrition Program (NANP) aims to enhance animal nutrition and feeding management while actively addressing concerns shared by livestock producers, environmentalists, and policymakers both nationally and globally. Here, they share insights about their work.
Figure 1. photo of a peripapillary intrachoroidal cavitation. The crescent-shaped atrophic area (red star), at the border of the optic nerve head (black star), called myopic conus, is alone in (A). It presents a circumscribed, yellow-orange lesion (white star) at its outer border in (B), corresponding to the peripapillary intrachoroidal cavitation. Note: Figures 1 and 2 are reprinted from Peripapillary Intrachoroidal Cavitation. Adèle Ehongo et al. ‘J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12, 4712’ Originally published by and used with permission from MDPI.

Spotting peripapillary intra-choroidal cavitation using OCT

Adèle Ehongo explores the potential of optical coherence tomography for diagnosing peripapillary intra-choroidal cavitation in myopic eyes.
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Predictive analytics in the era of big data

Jacob Zahavi, from The Coller School of Management at Tel Aviv University, discusses the components of predictive analytics (PA) and the increasing complexity of PA problems in the world of Big Data.
Novel conjugate vaccines are generated by attaching various immune agonists to Chlamydia antigens using cell-free protein synthesis and click-chemistry. These vaccines are then tested in pre- clinical animal models for immunogenicity and efficacy. The top candidate(s) will progress to phase 1 clinical trials to determine safety and effectiveness against genital and ocular Chlamydia infections.

Advancing vaccine development for chlamydia

Genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection is a significant public health burden; Professor of Pediatrics and Microbiology and Immunology, Toni Darville, discusses the potential efficacy of CPAF-adjuvanted vaccines in mitigating the spread and impact of the infection.
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Human history: Handshaking horrors explained

Penelope J. Corfield, from Royal Holloway, University of London, offers an intriguing examination of the perils of shaking hands in human history.
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The future of personalised cardiovascular disease detection and monitoring

Professor Allan Lawrie from Imperial College London, discusses the future of personalised cardiovascular disease detection and monitoring, including comment on wearable technology and AI.
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Historians, archives, and the stories we create

Learning about history through archives can help historians expand the way they acquire and interpret information. Cecilia Morgan, from the University of Toronto, discusses how archives have influenced her own research.

E. coli genomes, big data, and messy biology

Here, David Ussery from the Department of BioMedical Informatics, UAMS, details E. coli genome diversity, big data, and messy biology. New methods, we discover, allow for the comparison of millions of bacterial genomes in a few days and the confident assignment of taxonomic clusters.
Cancer in the blood outbreak and treatment for malignant cells in a human body caused by carcinogens and genetics with a cancerous cell as an immunotherapy and leukemia or lymphoma symbol and medical therapy as a 3D render.

A novel approach to cancer chemotherapy

Richard F. Ludueña, Professor Emeritus at the University of Texas Health San Antonio, discusses his innovative approach to cancer chemotherapy, which could significantly enhance its effectiveness.

Fuelling the global supply of medical radioisotopes for cancer care

European research reactors play a crucial role in producing medical radioisotopes using nuclear fuel and are transitioning to Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) to meet non-proliferation commitments and global demand. Jared Wight tells us how he and his colleagues are working to ensure a smooth conversion to LEU fuels.
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On the origin of consciousness

Dr Peter Verheyen from the Sola Society & Academy at Vienna University examines the origin of consciousness and various ways in which information serves as the fundamental building block of the universe.

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