Is consumer response to plain/standardised tobacco packaging consistent with framework convention on tobacco control guidelines? A systematic review of quantitative studies. by Martine Stead, Crawford Moodie, Kathryn Angus, Linda Bauld, Ann McNeill, James Thomas, Gerard Hastings, Kate Hinds, Alison O'Mara-Eves, Irene Kwan, Richard I Purves, Stuart L Bryce

“…<h4>Background and objectives</h4>Standardised or 'plain' tobacco packaging was introduced in Australia in December 2012 and is currently being considered in other countries. The primary objective of this systematic review was to locate, assess and synthesise published and grey literature relating to the potential impacts of standardised tobacco packaging as proposed by the guidelines for the international Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: reduced appeal, increased salience and effectiveness of health warnings, and more accurate perceptions of product strength and harm.…”
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On the Early Diagnosis of Basal Cell Carcinoma (Case Description) by M. A. Gomberg, Z. R. Khismatullina, N. K. Fayzulin, A. M. Titoyan

“…Positive dynamics was noted (the lesion focus was epithelised) and the patient is currently under the supervision of an oncologist at the place of residence.Conclusions. …”
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Analysis of the Accuracy of a Body-Force Propeller Model and a Discretized Propeller Model in RANS Simulations of the Flow Around a Maneuvering Ship by Long Jiang, Jianxi Yao, Zuyuan Liu

“…Currently, the RANS (Reynolds-Averaged Navier–Stokes) method is widely recognized as a prevalent approach for computing ship maneuvering forces and moments. …”
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Trends in Canadian Respiratory Clinical Trials from 2001 to 2011 by Claire Elizabeth Tacon, Hina Abbas, Shiyuan Zhang, Barbara Nicholls, Glenn Crater, Zhen Su

“…Clinical research bridges patients’ unmet medical need with innovative medicines, increases knowledge acquisition by clinicians, and creates solutions to improve the sustainability and quality of the Canadian health care system and economy. …”
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The Liability of Imperfect Information in ImamayehFiqh and the Iranian Legal System (with Approach to the Jurisprudential Maxims) by Imam Bakhsh Tahmasebi, Abolfazl Alishahi Qaleh Juqi, Abdullah Bahmanpouri

“…Producers are required to label necessary information about their products, containing all ingredients, damages and side effects to people on their products, truly. …”
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MaOAOA: A Novel Many‐Objective Arithmetic Optimization Algorithm for Solving Engineering Problems by Pradeep Jangir, Arpita, Sundaram B. Pandya, Gulothungan G., Mohammad Khishe, Bhargavi Indrajit Trivedi

“…However, this reduces their efficiency when addressing MaOPs, which are problems that contain more than three objectives; this is because the portion of the Pareto frontier solutions tends to increase exponentially with the number of objectives. …”
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Multi-contrast machine learning improves schistosomiasis diagnostic performance. by María Díaz de León Derby, Charles B Delahunt, Ethan Spencer, Jean T Coulibaly, Kigbafori D Silué, Isaac I Bogoch, Anne-Laure Le Ny, Daniel A Fletcher

“…Schistosomiasis currently affects over 250 million people and remains a public health burden despite ongoing global control efforts. …”
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development of the Scientific School of the financial university in the field of accounting-analytical and control Systems in the Modern Economy by R. P. Bulyga, M. V. Melnik

“…The following areas of research have been identified as key issues of updating and adapting the school to the modern stage of economic development: improving the methodology and methodology for developing reporting of economic entities, taking into account changes in their organizational structures (corporate reporting), including consolidated reporting, reporting in the format of sustainable development, containing a wide range of non-financial information (ESG agenda) and integrated reporting, as well as strengthening the role of internal (production, management) control, based on new opportunities, information and communication systems; the formation of internal and external control and audit systems of various directions, facilitating reliable feedback between production and management bodies; strengthening and developing the interaction of accounting systems (accounting, operational production, statistical) of all levels to create on this basis high-quality databases for information support of management; increasing the efficiency of all parts of the national economy and implementing the strategy for the development of the economy of the country, regions and industries. …”
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Analysis of a segmentation approach to breeder blanket design and the utilisation of FLiBe as a novel neutron reflector by Adam J. Barker, Mark R. Gilbert, Philip D. Edmondson

“…Tritium is a rare resource, currently produced only in a limited number of fission reactors and other low-output facilities. …”
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Enhancement of Mechanical and Chloride Binding Properties in Seawater Cement Using a Novel Carbon Nanomaterial by Yin Hu, Tianyao Hong, Sheng Zhou, Chuang He, Haijie He, Shifang Wang

“…The compressive and flexural strengths of seawater cement containing 0.05 wt.% NGQDs increase by 8.21% and 25.77% after 28 d curing, respectively. …”
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Biodegradable film development by nisin Z addition into hydroxypropylmethylcellulose matrix for mozzarella cheese preservation by Pedro A. V. Freitas, Rafael R. A. Silva, Taíla V. de Oliveira, Raquel R. A. Soares, Nilda F. F. Soares

“…Currently, improvement of food preservation has been a substantial challenge for industries to increase shelf-life of products and to maintain food quality during storage. …”
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Development of a hydrogel-based three-dimensional (3D) glioblastoma cell lines culture as a model system for CD73 inhibitor response study by Marjan Bahraminasab, Samira Asgharzade, Ali Doostmohamadi, Atefeh Satari, Farkhonde Hasannejad, Samaneh Arab

“…GBM cells treated with CD73 inhibitors significantly decreased the proliferation rate and expression of VEGF and HIF1-α in the optimal hydrogel. …”
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Investigating the Therapeutic Effects of Albendazole, Mebendazole, and Praziquantel Nanocapsules in Hydatid Cyst-Infected Mice by Nooshinmehr Soleymani, Soheil Sadr, Cinzia Santucciu, Abbas Rahdar, Giovanna Masala, Hassan Borji

“…Drug resistance is the main challenge in treating parasitic diseases, including cystic echinococcosis (CE). Hence, the current study aims to investigate the effect of nanocapsules containing albendazole (ABZ), mebendazole (MBZ), and praziquantel (PZQ) on treating hydatid cysts in mice using these high-potency drugs. …”
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Insight into influence of degradation metabolism of Firmicutes on the microstructure of anthracite coal by Yuewu Wang, Bingjun Liu, Sheng Xue, Yang Yang, Jian Chen, Jingbei Zhang, Chunshan Zheng, Tianyao Zhou

“…Also, the relative abundance of a number of key metabolic enzyme genes capable of catalyzing the oxygen-containing functional groups into the structure of the coal molecule and the de-cyclization reaction were increased. …”
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Research on tetrahedral adaptive mesh grading refinement for intersecting faults by CHEN Yingxian, ZHU Zhe, MA Huiru, FU Jiepeng

“…Current tetrahedral adaptive mesh refinement techniques have primarily focused on the 3D reconstruction and analysis of simple stratified geological bodies. …”
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Lab-in-a-Tip: a multiplex immunoassay platform based on a self-assembled barcoded protein array by Yiran He, Min Jiang, Zhenlong Liang, Zhaoxu Luo, Jingyi Qin, Ye Shen, Yayun Gu, Xiaodong Ma, Hong Wang, Xin Li, Ying Shi, Yanhua Chen, Kefeng Pu, Jiong Li

“…Abstract High throughput immunoassay is increasingly crucial for both scientific and clinical applications. …”
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Acute beneficial effects of a functional energy shot on cognitive performance and mood states during cognitively demanding task performance: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-con... by Olivia K. O’Shea, Olivia K. O’Shea, Nathan Lawley, Anna Azzopardi, Allison Gutkowski, Michelle Murphy Niedziela, Rachel Horn, David O. Kennedy, Jason Adamson

“…IntroductionFunctional beverages are increasingly popular but it is important to validate their purported effects through research. …”
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Association Analysis of the Genomic and Functional Characteristics of Halotolerant <i>Glutamicibacter endophyticus</i> J2-5-19 from the Rhizosphere of <i>Suaeda salsa</i> by Longhao Sun, Shanshan Sun, Tianyang Liu, Xinmin Lei, Ruiqi Liu, Junyi Zhang, Shanshan Dai, Jing Li, Yanqin Ding

“…Halotolerant plant growth-promoting bacteria (HT-PGPB) have attracted considerable attention for their significant potential in mitigating salt stress in crops. However, the current exploration and development of HT-PGPB remain insufficient to meet the increasing demands of agriculture. …”
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Invasive alien plant species, riverbank instability and hydraulic risk: what do we know about <i>Amorpha fruticosa</i>, <i>Arundo donax</i> and <i>Reynoutria japonica</i>? by Fabrizio Buldrini, Sara Landi, Giacomo Titti, Stefano Parodi, Massimo Valente, Lisa Borgatti, Rossano Bolpagni

“…Nevertheless, the reasons for the implications of increasing presence of IAPs on the stability and effectiveness of flood defences are still unclear. …”
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Review: Application of Protein-Based Raw Materials in Health Foods in China by Hao Duan, Gaigai Liu, Jiaqi Liu, Zhuoye Wang, Shuyuan Bao, Xinyue Chang, Wenjie Yan

“…Finally, based on these studies, this paper discusses suggestions for raw protein materials in the future development of health food in China and also discusses the limitations of the current research in this review.…”
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