Rural Development in Community Empowerment Through the Governance of Village-Owned Enterprises (BUMDES) by Sofyan Hadi, Auradian Marta, Raja Muhammad Amin, Rury Febrina

“…The objectives of this study are (1) to explore rural development in community empowerment through the governance of Village-Owned Enterprises in Mandau District, Bengkalis Regency. (2) To explain the factors that support and hinder rural development in the governance of Village-Owned Enterprises in Mandau District, Bengkalis Regency. …”
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Bridging inequity gaps in healthcare through tailored support: implementation perspectives of the Social Health Bridge-Building Programme by Gitte Valentin, Thomas Maribo, Claus Vinther Nielsen, Merete Tonnesen, Lisa Gregersen Oestergaard

“…This reciprocal arrangement not only enhances the healthcare experience for the individuals involved but also offers student volunteers unique insights into the social determinants of health while fostering the development of essential communication skills. This study explores implementation perspectives of the programme, focusing on those accompanied to appointments. …”
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Perceptions and attitudes of medical students toward opioid education: A qualitative study by Angelina Luciano, Mara Schenker, Dawn L. Comeau, Courtney R. Yarbrough, Nicholas A. Giordano

“…Objective: Explore the perceptions and attitudes of medical students regarding their education in opioid prescribing for pain management. …”
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Siponimod supports remyelination in the non-supportive environment by Johann Krüger, Newshan Behrangi, David Schliep, Leo Heinig, Elise Vankriekelsvenne, Nicole Wigger, Markus Kipp

“…In a previous study, we demonstrated that the sphingosine-1-phosphate modulator Siponimod ameliorates metabolic oligodendrocyte injury in an MS animal model. In this study, we explored the potential of Siponimod to enhance remyelination in a non-supportive environment. …”
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Elicitation of Health-related Quality-of-life Concepts Associated with Overactive Bladder: A Qualitative Study by Natalia Hawken, Zalmai Hakimi, Samuel Aballéa, Jameel Nazir, Isaac A. O. Odeyemi, Mondher Toumi

“…**Objectives:** We performed a qualitative study to explore the impact of symptoms of OAB on affected patients and to develop a conceptual framework for OAB. …”
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Differences in fatty infiltration in thigh muscles and physical function between people with and without knee osteoarthritis and similar body mass index: a cross-sectional study by Jessica B. Aily, Marcos de Noronha, Ricardo J. Ferrari, Stela M. Mattiello

“…These findings highlight the need for further research to explore the clinical significance of intraMAT and its potential impact on physical function in this population.…”
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Perspectives of substance use disorder counselors on the benefits and drawbacks of medications for opioid use disorder by Nicholas C. Cardamone, Rebecca E. Stewart, Kyle M. Kampman, Steven C. Marcus

“…Non-prescribing substance use disorder (SUD) treatment professionals (e.g. counselors) likely have considerable influence on a client’s choice to initiate and adhere to MOUD, but beliefs that counselors convey about MOUD in interaction with clients are understudied. The current study explores what advantages and disadvantages that counselors communicate about buprenorphine, methadone, and naltrexone. …”
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Defense Budget Gaps and Legal Implications of Alternative Financing in Indonesia: A Legal Reform Perspective by Aris Marsudiyanto, Athor Subroto, Bambang Permadi Soemantri Brodjonegoro, A. Hanief Saha Ghafur

“…To address this, the paper explores alternative financing mechanisms, such as optimizing military assets, enhancing the defense industry, leveraging Public-Private Partnerships (PPP), and integrating these strategies. …”
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Microbial dysbiosis in periodontitis and peri-implantitis: pathogenesis, immune responses, and therapeutic by Ziwei Cui, Peng Wang, Weiyue Gao

“…The variations in microbial communities and immune responses of periodontitis and peri-implantitis are explored. Dysbiosis of the subgingival microbiome—characterized by an increase in pathogenic bacteria such as Porphyromonas gingivalis, Tannerella forsythia, and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans—plays a pivotal role in the initiation and progression of periodontitis. …”
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Magnetohydrodynamic nanofluids flow and heat transfer with radiative heat flux and exothermic chemical reactions by Md. Mehedi Hasan, M.J. Uddin, Salah A. Faroughi

“…The complex and multifaceted properties of nanofluids require in-depth exploration that transcends their immediate technological and environmental applications. …”
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Patients’ preferences on atopic dermatitis skincare and social media use: a qualitative study by Roxana Mazilu, Stefanie Ziehfreund, Stephan Traidl, Alexander Zink

“…The emergence of social media (SM) as a vast information source for skincare and healthy lifestyle has transformed its role from mere entertainment. This study aimed to explore the attitudes of AD patients towards SM as an information source for their AD products, understand their purchase behavior, and identify unmet needs. …”
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Deep learning powered single-cell clustering framework with enhanced accuracy and stability by Yi Zhang, Xi Feng, Yin Wang, Kai Shi

“…Unsupervised clustering, a key technique in this exploration, allows for the identification of distinct cell types within a population. …”
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Mpox gastrointestinal manifestations: a systematic review by Rahul Ramakrishnan, Atira Shenoy, Ranganathan Madhavan, Damon Meyer

“…Although various papers explored transmission routes, one paper established a direct connection between anal-receptive sex transmission route and the development of a GI complication (proctitis). …”
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Transformer-based malware detection using process resource utilization metrics by Dimosthenis Natsos, Andreas L. Symeonidis

“…This study is the first to explore the application of Transformers for malware detection using process resource-utilization metrics, encoding input data as sequences of processes, with each process represented by its resource-utilization metrics (e.g., CPU, memory, and disk usage). …”
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Cognitive enhancing effect of an extract of Swertia chirata against memory impairment induced by aluminum chloride by Reena Deshmukh, Manisha Jaiswal, Anshita Shukla, Umesh Patil, Mukesh Sharma

“…Results: Swertia chirata ethanolic extract exhibited longer exploration times for unfamiliar objects compared to familiar ones. …”
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சிந்தனைத் தளத்தில் சுகுமாரனின் வண்டு குண்டு / Thoughts in Sukumaran's Vandu Kundu by முனைவர் ந. இரஞ்சன் / Dr. N. Ranjan

“…This paper examines Sukumaran’s “Vandu Kundu” with a specific focus on the underlying themes and thought processes reflected in the collection. It explores the cognitive and psychological dimensions of children as depicted in Sukumaran’s stories by analyzing how he captures their thoughts, emotions and behaviours. …”
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IMPLICATION OF COMMUNALISM IN CHILD-TRAINING IN ANCIENT ISRAEL AND TRADITIONAL YORUBA SETTING FOR MORAL EDUCATION IN CONTEMPORARY NIGERIA by FABAREBO SAMUEL IDOWU, IYANDA ABEL OLATOYE

“…Besides, the similarities between Yoruba understanding of communalism in Child-Training and that of the Israelite moral tradition have not been adequately explored. Filling this gap, this paper examines the implication of communalism in Child-Training in ancient Israel and traditional Yoruba setting for moral education in contemporary Nigeria. …”
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Methods for identifying adverse drug reactions in primary care: A systematic review. by Vera Logan, David Hughes, Adam Turner, Neil Carter, Sue Jordan

“…The effectiveness of adverse drug reaction identification instruments, the value of comprehensive instruments, and the optimum method of delivery should be explored in multicentre trials.…”
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The Effect of Interest Rate on the Profit Ability of Microfinance Institutions in Rubanda District: A Case Study of Kihanga Mparo SACCO Hamurwa Branch. by Amanya, Anthony

“…There was a critical review of the issues that have been explored and studied both theoretically and empirically in the existing literature on of interest rate as an independent variable and profitability of Microfinance Institutions as the dependent variable and the methods of data collection were put into action. …”
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Relationship Between Performance Management Practices and Organizational Effectiveness in Kabale District Uganda: A Case Study of Stanbic Bank. by Orikiriza, Brendah

“…The study was guided by the specific objectives which include exploring the relationship between performance planning and organizational effectiveness, investigating the relationship between performance monitoring and organizational effectiveness, and establishing the relationship between performance evaluation and organizational effectiveness. …”
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