Television advertising to young children by T. Cardwell-Gardner Cardwell-Gardner, J.A. Bennett

“… Children are becoming increasingly important as a focus for marketing strategies as a result of not only their increased purchasing power, but also because of the influence they exert on parental purchasing decisions. …”
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Malingering and functional movement disorder by K. M. Evdokimov, E. Yu. Fedotova, S. N. Illarioshkin

“…Diagnostic criteria for FMD, factitious disorder, and malingering are currently proposed, including in ICD-11, but they still contain many controversial provisions, the most important of which are discussed in this article.…”
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DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS OF THE RUSSIAN MARKET OF TECHNICAL SERVICING AND REPAIR IN THE СONTEXT OF A PANDEMIC by O. A. Tettsoeva

“…Currently, at a time of decreasing automotive production caused by the suspension of the plants in the period of lockdown, the reduction in purchasing power of communities connected with the risk of unemployment occurrence in consequence of business failures, the decline in wages and lower vacancy rates, is foreseen reduced demand for new cars against the background of significant increase in sales volumes in the used cars market segment and, therefore, sharp increase in demand for car services performing technical servicing and repair. …”
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“Green approach for corrosion inhibition for Fe-metal in acidic medium using Banaba leaves (Lagerstroemia speciosa) extract and ZnO nanoparticles” by Supriya Vykuntam, Nandhini R., Nandhini G., Anugraha J., Sakthisri R.

“…For Banaba leaf extract the corrosion rate is decreased and inhibitor efficiency increased and the same has been observed with the Banaba leaf extract synthesized ZnO Nanoparticles. …”
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Boosting C-C Coupling for Electrochemical CO₂ Reduction over Novel Cu-Cubic Catalysts with an Amorphous Shell by Hanlin Wang, Tian Wang, Gaigai Dong, Linbo Zhang, Fan Pan, Yunqing Zhu

“…An effective strategy for optimizing the reduction reaction pathway and enhancing catalytic performance involves manipulating highly unsaturated atomic sites on the catalyst’s surface, thereby increasing the number of active sites. In this study, we employed sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate (SDBS) as a surfactant in the electrodeposition method to synthesize copper cubes encapsulated with an amorphous shell (100 nm–250 nm) containing numerous defect sites on its surface. …”
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Playing towards Motivation: Gamification and University Students in Physical Activity! by Victor Javier Sotos-Martinez, Salvador Baena-Morales, Manuel Sanchez-De Miguel, Alberto Ferriz-Valero

“…There is currently concern about the decrease in physical activity participation among university students. …”
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Optimizing AI models to predict esophageal squamous cell carcinoma risk by incorporating small datasets of soft palate images by Kotaro Waki, Katsuya Nagaoka, Keishi Okubo, Masato Kiyama, Ryosuke Gushima, Kento Ohno, Munenori Honda, Akira Yamasaki, Kenshi Matsuno, Yoki Furuta, Hideaki Miyamoto, Hideaki Naoe, Motoki Amagasaki, Yasuhito Tanaka

“…Previously, we found that specific soft palate morphologies are strongly associated with increased ESCC risk. However, there is currently no artificial intelligence (AI) system that utilizes oral images for ESCC risk assessment. …”
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Prevention of tumors in treating fibrocystic breast diseases using <i>Vitex agnus-castus</i>-based herbal remedy by N. A. Omarbayeva, D. R. Kaidarova, D. Kh. Omarov, A. Askandirova, Kh. Keskin, A. Zh. Abdrakhmanova, S. A. Yessenkulova, T. G. Goncharova, A. K. Jakipbayeva

“…Oncologists notice an increasing prevalence of female reproductive system pathological conditions that lead to benign and malignant diseases of mammary glands. …”
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Simulation of electron transfer processes in a semiconductor structure using graphene and boron nitride by V. V. Muravyov, V. N. Mishchenka

“…Graphene is currently considered one of the most promising materials for the creation of new semiconductor devices with good performance for high frequency ranges. …”
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Does Beta Explain Global Equity Market Volatility – Some Empirical Evidence by Radosław Kurach

“…In the subsidiary outcomes of our verification procedure, we argue that country betas are time-varying and that currently, global factors are the dominant source of equity market volatility. …”
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Incomplete epidemiological transition in Kazakhstan: changes in the structure of life expectancy and causes of death by А. Алдангаркызы, М. Денисенко

“… This article examines Kazakhstan's epidemiological transition, focusing on shifts in mortality patterns and life expectancy within the context of socioeconomic and demographic influences. …”
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Large-scale electrospinning of poly (vinylalcohol) nanofibers incorporated with platelet-derived growth factors by B. Koprivova, M. Lisnenko, K. Solarska-Sciuk, R. Prochazkova, V. Novotny, J. Mullerova, P. Mikes, V. Jencova

“…Nanofibrous materials have great potential for use in tissue engineering due to their structure, which mimics the extracellular fibrous matrix. Increasing their biological activity is currently the main goal in the development of these scaffolds. …”
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Impact of Abiotic Stress-Reducing Cultivation Technologies and Long-Term Storage on the Oxidative Potential of Edible Potato Tubers (<i>Solanum tuberosum</i> L.) by Jarosław Pobereżny, Elżbieta Wszelaczyńska, Jarosław Chmielewski, Barbara Gworek, Wiesław Szulc, Beata Rutkowska, Joanna Korczyk-Szabó

“…Currently, in the context of the emphasis on introducing a reduction in mineral fertilization and the increase in pressure on sustainable agriculture, magnesium fertilization and the use of biostimulants are becoming an alternative tool to increase the quality of potato tuber yield. …”
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Study of nicotine content in the aerosols of ENDS of various designs by T. A. Zaitseva, T. A. Perezhogina, S. N. Medvedeva, L. V. Kokorina

“…Currently, a unified approach to the regulation of NCP and control of the content of toxic substances in the aerosol has not been developed, which leads to the use of various modes of aerosol collection on laboratory smoking machines. …”
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<i>MAGE-C1</i> gene and mage-c1 protein expression comparison in primary multiple myeloma patients by E. A. Makunina, L. P. Mendeleeva, V. L. Surin, M. V. Soloviev, M. V. Firsova, A. M. Kovrigina, A. A. Sherstnev, I. V. Gal’tseva, Y. O. Davydova, S. M. Kulikov

“…Single factor analysis showed that patients with decreased MAGE-C1 gene and mage-c1 protein expression levels achieved a significantly higher antitumor response to bortezomib-containing regimens, while high expression was accompanied by refractoriness to bortezomib.…”
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Thrombospondin-I is a critical modulator in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). by Jessica Min-DeBartolo, Franklin Schlerman, Sandeep Akare, Ju Wang, James McMahon, Yutian Zhan, Jameel Syed, Wen He, Baohong Zhang, Robert V Martinez

“…Activation of PPARα pathway was supported by observed decrease in serum lipid levels. Our findings provide important insights into the role of TSP-1 in context of NAFLD/NASH and TSP-1 may be a target of interest to develop anti-fibrotic therapeutics for NAFLD/NASH.…”
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Banking Models Under the Impact of the Post-Crisis Organizational Changes Apt to Confer Sustainable Financial Stability - Romanian Experience by Claudia Gabriela Baicu, Olimpia State

“…The banking model practiced in Romania continues to be the traditional one. Currently, the most important challenges of the Romanian banking system are the growth of the non-performing loans, the loans in foreign currency to unhedged borrowers, the pressure to meet the Basel III requirements, as well as the possibility that the exposure of foreign banks towards Romania to decrease.…”
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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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Parentage assignment in black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) using genotyping-by-sequencing by Guyllaume Dufresne, Catherine Bolduc, Christopher Warburton, Grant Vandenberg, Marie-Hélène Deschamps, Nabeel Alnahhas

“…However, this is not currently feasible in mass reared insects like BSF. …”
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SFX-01 is therapeutic against myeloproliferative disorders caused by activating mutations in Shp2 by Hyun-Ju Cho, Joy Smith, Christopher H Switzer, Eleni Louka, Rebecca L Charles, Oleksandra Prysyazhna, Ewald Schroder, Mariana Fernandez-Caggiano, Daniel Simoes de Jesus, Seda Eminaga, Xiaoke Yin, Xiaoping Yang, Steven Lynham, Manuel Mayr, Valle Morales, Katiuscia Bianchi, Vinothini Rajeeve, Pedro R Cutillas, Adam J Mead, Philip Eaton

“…SFX-01, an α-cyclodextrin-stabilized sulforaphane complex currently in clinical development, covalently adducts cysteine residues. …”
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