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As AI, semiconductors, data centers, electric vehicles, and battery industries expand rapidly, electricity is becoming a critical resource for national industrial competitiveness. In the past, industrial zones were typically developed first and electricity infrastructure was subsequently built to serve them. The rise of electricity-intensive advanced industries is beginning to reverse this logic:
Robot-to-human handovers are fundamental for collaborative robots, particularly in surgical contexts where instruments must be delivered accurately without regrasping. We investigate the role of hand representation in learning precise robot-to-human handover behaviors in complex contexts such as surgery. Using a dataset of 180 teleoperated demonstrations, an image-based Action Chunking with Transf
This article examines how ordinary Russian and Ukrainian citizens experience and relate to extensive and pervasive corruption (high- level, everyday, political) in everyday discussions and demands – in relation to authorities, politicians, civil servants, and fellow citizens. Anonymous interviews conducted in Ukraine and Kaliningrad oblast from 2009 to 2014 show differences in anti-corruption dema
Background. Self-rated health (SRH) is a validated holistic indicator of health, yet evidence among seafarers is limited. We examined how health conditions and lifestyle factors relate to poor SRH and whether perceived stress modifies these associations in active-duty seafarers. A total of 22,432 international seafarers who were on board were included in the analysis of an electronic survey distriBackground. Self-rated health (SRH) is a validated holistic indicator of health, yet evidence among seafarers is limited. We examined how health conditions and lifestyle factors relate to poor SRH and whether perceived stress modifies these associations in active-duty seafarers. A total of 22,432 international seafarers who were on board were included in the analysis of an electronic survey distri
Background: Hepatitis B infection is one of the world's most serious public health problems, causing significant morbidity and mortality. More than 2 billion individuals around the world have been infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV), and approximately 400 million people are chronically infected with the virus, with more than a million dying each year from hepatitis B virus-related liver dise
Background: Childhood overweight and obesity are emerging public health challenges of the twety-first century. There was a 24% increase in the number of overweight children under the age of 5 years in low-income countries. Despite the significant risk of childhood overweight/obesity for non-communicable diseases, premature death, disability, and reproductive disorders in their adult life, little a
Background: Penetrating abdominal injury (PAI) is a public health problem and accounts for significant mortality and disability in both developing and developed countries. It often causes damage to internal organs, resulting in shock and infection. In this study, we assessed the outcomes of PAI and factors associated with post-surgical outcomes including surgical site infection (SSI) and in-hospit
Introduction: Cholera remains a serious public health problem characterized by a large disease burden, frequent outbreaks, persistent endemicity, and high mortality, particularly in tropical and subtropical low-income countries including Ethiopia. The recent cholera outbreak in the Somali region began on 4 September to 1 November 2019. Cholera may spread rapidly through a population so that an ear
Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a complex metabolic disorder characterized by persistent hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. Type 2 DM has a strong hereditary background. A study of the dermatoglyphic features can help in the early identification of people with a genetic predisposition to develop type 2 DM.Purpose of the Study: The study was ai
Introduction: More than eight in ten of the world's 1.65 million adolescents living with human immunodeficiency virus (ALHIV) live in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Suboptimal adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and poor viral suppression are reported among ALHIV which may in turn compromise the gains achieved so far. The evidence on whether knowing one's own human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) st
ObjectiveThis study aimed to assess the availability of adequately iodized salt at a household level and associated factors in Arba Minch town, South Ethiopia using the gold standard technique, the iodometric titration.Results41.8% (95% CI (confidence interval) 38.6 to 45.1) of households had inadequately iodized salt, and 9.3% (95% CI 7.5 to 11.4) had an iodine content below 10 ppm (parts per mil
The pursuit of more integrated urban mobility has become a central ambition ofmodern transport planning. This is based on the premise that alternative modes,when effectively combined, can better compete with the private car. Yet despite its prominence in policy discourse, integration remains challenging to achieve inpractice and users still face difficulties in journeys involving different modes.
Background. Loss to follow-up (LTFU) from antiretroviral therapy (ART) reduces treatment benefits and leads to treatment failure. Hence, this study was aimed at determining the incidence of loss to follow-up and predictors among HIV-infected adults who began first-line antiretroviral therapy at Arba Minch General Hospital. Methods. We carried out an institutional-based retrospective cohort study,
BackgroundCesarean section (CS) is often complicated by surgical site infection (SSI) that may happen to a woman within 30 days after the operation. This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of SSI and identify the factors associated with SSI.MethodsA hospital-based analytic cross-sectional study was conducted based on the review of medical records of 1069 women who underwent CS in two p
Background: HIV/AIDS is among the most devastating diseases, having multiple effects on the health and well-being of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). There is a paucity of studies that examined the gender differences in perceived stigma among PLWHA and the different coping strategies that they use in Ethiopia.Objective: To assess the gender differences in perceived stigma and coping strategies
Objectives:Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder of major public health importance due to its prevalence and potential health complication. The success of long-term maintenance therapy of diabetes patients depends largely on their ability to adherence to self-care practices. Africa’s most populous country, Ethiopia, has the highest burden of diabetes mellitus. However, studies on self-care act
Background: The term serious suicide attempt is widely used in both clinical and research contexts yet lacks a consistent operational definition. It is variably applied to denote medical lethality, suicidal intent, method choice, or clinical outcome, dimensions that are empirically separable and theoretically distinct. Aims: We examine the conceptual assumptions and contemporary use of the term an
How has migration law functioned as a mechanism of colonial governance in Palestine, and how can it be situated within broader frameworks of international legal ordering? By analyzing key legislative measures, legal frameworks, and administrative mechanisms from the founding of the State of Israel to the present, this study strives to show that migration law operates not simply as a tool of state-
