The effectiveness of public health interventions against COVID-19: Lessons from the Singapore experience. by John P Ansah, David Bruce Matchar, Sean Lam Shao Wei, Jenny G Low, Ahmad Reza Pourghaderi, Fahad Javaid Siddiqui, Tessa Lui Shi Min, Aloysius Chia Wei-Yan, Marcus Eng Hock Ong

“…Compared to the containment intervention, a mitigation intervention would have resulted in early peak infection, and increase both the cumulative confirmed and actual infection cases and deaths.…”
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Corneal collagen crosslinking for keratoconus. A review by M. M. Bikbov, V. K. Surkova

“…Keratoconus is one of the most common corneal ectasia affecting 1 in 250 to 250 000 persons. Currently, the rate of iatrogenic ectasia following eximer laser refractive surgery increases due to biomechanical weakening of the cornea. …”
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Instrumented gait analysis post‐anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in pediatric patients: A non‐invasive method for quantifying the static and dynamic leg axis by Leonie Kijewski, Eva Böker, Karoline Hofmann, Thomas Engel, Pierre Hepp, Maren Witt

“…Abstract Purpose This study explores the potential of Instrumented gait analysis (IGA) as a non‐invasive tool for monitoring rehabilitation in pediatric patients with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. Current clinical assessments, such as physical exams and X‐rays, have limitations in evaluating dynamic knee alignment and loading. …”
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Understanding the effectiveness and underlying mechanisms of lifestyle modification interventions in adults with learning disabilities: a mixed-methods systematic review by Dikshyanta Rana, Sophie Westrop, Nishant Jaiswal, Evi Germeni, Arlene McGarty, Louisa Ells, Phillippa Lally, Michael McEwan, Craig Melville, Leanne Harris, Olivia Wu

“…Following this, the specific interacting contexts and underlying mechanisms were appraised, and the synthesis focused on developing context–mechanism–outcome configurations (CMOCs), which formed the basis of the emerging programme theory. …”
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The Impact of Flow Rate Variations on the Power Performance and Efficiency of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: A Focus on Anode Flooding Caused by Crossover Effect and Concentr... by Byung-Yeon Seo, Hyun Kyu Suh

“…Simulation results demonstrated a 24.40% increase in current density when raising <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mrow><mover accent="true"><mrow><mi>m</mi></mrow><mo>˙</mo></mover></mrow><mrow><msub><mrow><mi>H</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub></mrow></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> from 2.26 to 3.02 LPM and <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mrow><mover accent="true"><mrow><mi>m</mi></mrow><mo>˙</mo></mover></mrow><mrow><msub><mrow><mi>O</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub></mrow></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> from 7.17 to 9.56 LPM. …”
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Landslide activation during deglaciation in a fjord-dominated landscape: observations from southern Alaska (1984–2022) by J. Walden, J. Walden, M. Jacquemart, M. Jacquemart, B. Higman, R. Hugonnet, R. Hugonnet, R. Hugonnet, A. Manconi, A. Manconi, D. Farinotti, D. Farinotti

“…Additionally, many glaciers in this area are retreating out of glacially carved fjords, leaving landslides in contact with deep waterbodies that can substantially increase the reach of a catastrophic failure through displacement waves or hazard cascades. …”
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On a novel method to synthesize POSS-based hybrids: An example of the preparation of TPU based system by O. Monticelli, A. Fina, D. Cavallo, E. Gioffredi, G. Delprato

“…Furthermore, an increase of surface water wettability, evidenced by the decrease of water contact angle from 95° for pristine TPU to 70° in TPU containing 10"wt% of reactive POSS, is found.…”
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Évaluer les gains langagiers dans le cadre d’un apprentissage informel à l’étranger by Eva Donohoe

“…The VEPT showed an overall decrease of 7.59% in oral production, in contrast to the CAF analysis, which revealed significant gains in fluency and accuracy for students who went abroad. …”
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P22 | EXPLORING THE UNEXPECTED DUAL ROLE OF GARLIC DERIVATIVES IN REGULATING INVASIVENESS IN BREAST CANCER SUBTYPES

“…Interestingly, in TNBC cells we found a selective molecular subtype-dependent decrease of the invasive potential3, while a dual effect was shown in HER2+ cells, with reduced invasiveness after a short-term exposure, and a paradoxically enhanced invasive potential after prolonged treatment. …”
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Therapy, Pain &amp; Training by Jendrusch G, Henke T, Schnell D, Platen P

“…However, athletes are at increased risk for eye injuries caused by high-velocity objects e.g. balls or physical contact with opponents. …”
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Effects of aging and valence on emotional response inhibition: conclusions from a novel stop-signal task by Jill D. Waring, Stephanie N. Hartling

“…However, little is known about how aging impacts response inhibition within emotionally relevant contexts. The current study examined how aging impacts emotional response inhibition by comparing older and younger adults’ ability to stop responses to emotional images. …”
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What do we know about digital public debate? Technological affordances and democratic dilemmas by Gulbrandsen Ib T., Just Sine N.

“…We illustrate the resulting six types of participation through a review of empirical studies based in the Nordic context. We summarise what we currently know about digital public debate in a key democratic dilemma: increasing digital participation goes hand in hand with decreasing institutional trust.…”
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Vulnerability of Gubernatrix cristata to climate change, anthropogenic pressures, and hybridization threats by Regina Gabriela Medina, Marisol Domínguez

“…Field validation through a citizen science initiative contributed new presence records, supporting our model’s predictions. Currently, 4.50% of cardinal’s suitable areas overlap with areas of high anthropic pressures, while 27.04% are in contact with the hybridizing species Diuca diuca. …”
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PRESCRIPTION OF MEDICATIONS INFLUENCING PROGNOSIS IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION, CORONARY HEART DISEASE, CHRONIC HEART FAILURE, BY THE REGISTRY REKVAZA-CLINIC by E. V. Stepina, M. M. Lukyanov, M. A. Bichurina, E. N. Belova, E. V. Kudryashov, Yu. V. Yuzkov, S. A. Boytsov

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The effect of social networks on the development of gastronomy – the way forward to the development of gastronomy tourism in Serbia by Dragan Vukolic, Tamara Gajić, Mirjana Penic

“…Purpose – To evaluate some of the current discussions about the possible impacts of social networks on the development of gastronomy in the Republic of Serbia. …”
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Brain endurance training as a strategy for reducing mental fatigue by Nathalie André, Michel Audiffren, Chris Englert

“…Initial evidence suggests that endurance athletes are more resilient to the decrease in the capacity and/or willingness to deploy mental effort induced by mental fatigue, though the results are mixed. …”
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Improved effectiveness of vaccination campaigns against rabies by reducing spatial heterogeneity in coverage. by Elaine A Ferguson, Ahmed Lugelo, Anna Czupryna, Danni Anderson, Felix Lankester, Lwitiko Sikana, Jonathan Dushoff, Katie Hampson

“…Using generalized linear mixed models, we find that current focal (village-level) dog rabies incidence decreases with increasing recent focal vaccination coverage. …”
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A phenomenological study of knowledge concealment in country water and sewage engineering company by Gholamreza Moghadasi, Hamidreza Rezaei Kelidbari, Mohammad Doostar

“…Abstract The purpose of the current research is to investigate the effective factors in hiding knowledge in the country's water and sewage engineering company. …”
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Sea Urchin-Like MnO2/Biomass Carbon Composite Electrode Material for High-Performance Supercapacitors by Xiaoyu Zhao, Ning Wang, Lei Li, Zixun Fang, Shoufeng Tang, Jianmin Gu

“…The single electrode test results show that the composite material achieves a specific capacitance of 205.5 F·g−1 at the current density of 0.5 A·g−1; with the current density increasing by a factor of 20, the supercapacitor loaded with this composite still retained 63.2% of its initial capacitance, showing its high rate performance. …”
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Readiness of small and medium enterprises to apply total quality management standards: Evidence from Kosovo by Engelbert Zefaj

“…Total quality management (TQM) is a well-known systematic method that increases business competitiveness and improves performance. …”
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