Implementation of best-evidence rehabilitation for hip, knee and hand osteoarthritis in Africa: A cause for concern by Monique M. Keller, Beatrice Sankah

“…Development of African context-specific evidence-based rehabilitation guidelines and improved training on current guidelines by universities and professional societies are needed. …”
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Promoting Peri-urban Agriculture: A Remedy for Climate Change. Case of the Town of Delly Brahim in Algiers by Nesrine Bacha, Naima Hadj Mohamed

“… The issue of promoting peri-urban agriculture seems to be an important one in response to the various current concerns about the future of cities in the face of climate change. …”
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Mapping the status of global taxonomic knowledge of Orthoptera (Arthropoda, Insecta) by Rodrigo Antônio Castro-Souza, Juliana Stropp, Luiz Felipe Moretti Iniesta, Richard J. Ladle, Neucir Szinwelski, Geiziane Tessarolo, José Alexandre Diniz-Filho, Thadeu Sobral-Souza, Joaquín Hortal

“…Our analyses show that the descriptions of currently valid species increased exponentially since the 19th century, with a temporary decline following World War II, while synonyms outpaced the number of valid species until the 1980s. …”
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Tuning biodegradable Mg–4Sn alloy with Ag addition and heat treatment: Unveiling microstructural, mechanical, and corrosive behaviors by Shakiba Saadatmand Hashemi, Reza Alizadeh, Hossein Aashuri

“…The ultimate shear strength and corrosion current density of the as-cast Mg–4Sn alloy increased from 89 MPa and 4.33 µA/cm2 to 103 MPa and 4.58 µA/cm2, respectively, with the addition of 0.2 % Ag. …”
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Effects of Microstructured and Anti-Inflammatory-Coated Cochlear Implant Electrodes on Fibrous Tissue Growth and Neuronal Survival by Lennart Fibranz, Wiebke Behrends, Katharina Wulf, Stefan Raggl, Lisa Kötter, Thomas Eickner, Soeren Schilp, Thomas Lenarz, Gerrit Paasche

“…However, due to the trauma caused by the insertion of the electrode and the subsequent formation of connective tissue, their clinical effectiveness varies. The aim of the current study was to achieve a long-term reduction in connective tissue growth and impedance by combining surface patterns on the electrode array with a poly-L-lactide coating containing 20% diclofenac. …”
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Enhancing Vehicle Location Prediction Accuracy with Road-Aware Rectification for Multi-Access Edge Computing Applications by Asif Mehmood, Afaq Muhammad, Faisal Mehmood, Wang-Cheol Song

“…Existing estimation techniques to forecast vehicle position aim to meet the real-time data needs but compromise accuracy due to a lack of context awareness. While algorithms such as the Kalman filter improve estimation accuracy by considering certainty-grading and current-state estimate of measurements, they do not include the road context, which is vital for more accurate predictions. …”
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Assessing climate change impacts on Pacific salmon and trout using bioenergetics and spatiotemporal explicit river temperature predictions under varying riparian conditions. by Andrew R Spanjer, Andrew S Gendaszek, Elyse J Wulfkuhle, Robert W Black, Kristin L Jaeger

“…Juvenile salmon and trout growth, a key predictor of survival, is poorly understood in the context of current and future (climate-change mediated) conditions, with resource managers needing information on how land use will impact future river conditions for these commercially and culturally important species. …”
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Development of Lentil Aquafaba-Based Food Emulsions with Xanthan Gum or Pregelatinized Corn Starch as Stabilizers by Valentyna Dehtiar, Anastasiia Sachko, Anna Radchenko, Olha Hrynchenko, Sergey Gubsky

“…Currently, there is an increasing trend towards the use of legumes aquafaba-based emulsions for food applications. …”
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QUALITY OF NATIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH: FACTORS AND DETERMINANTS by Nikolaj I. Komkov, Mihail N. Dudin, Nikolaj V. Lyasnikov

“…Require surgical intervention and adjustments not only the current socio-economic plans, but also to take urgent measures to ensure the development prospects. …”
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B2C AND B2B PLATFORM MODEL-BASED DETERMINANTS OF RUSSIAN INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES’ STRATEGY CHOICES FOR ENTERING FOREIGN MARKETS by S. V. Ilkevich

“…For Russian industrial enterprises, methodological developments in this area can be particularly useful in the context of increasing the internationalisation of business activities using international B2C and B2B platforms. …”
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The Effect of Monetary Rewards on the Performance of Employees in an Organisation: A Case Study of Kabale District Local Government. by Nayebare, Gaston

“…Though, some of the major goals of training employees contain, increase in production, lesser labor turnover rate, higher confidence and better management and training facilitates to decrease cost as it enhances productivity, and promotes objective congruency. …”
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Comparison and theoretical conceptualization analysis of statistical methods used to develop heat vulnerability indices in urban areas by Thomas Lagelouze, Julia Hidalgo, Mitia Aranda, Guillaume Dumas

“… In view of the impact of extreme temperatures on physical and psychological health, particularly in urban areas, several studies have focused on assessing social vulnerability using quantitative indexing approaches with the aim of creating a heat vulnerability index (HVI). In this context, this study employs three statistical methodologies frequently used to construct HVIs on the territory of the Toulouse Métropole, France, at the census block (IRIS) scale to assess the efficiency of this type of approach for evaluating social vulnerability in urban environments considering the current theoretical conceptualization. …”
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The human long noncoding RNAs CoroMarker, MALAT1, CDR1as, and LINC00460 in whole blood of individuals after controlled short-term exposure with ultrafine metal fume particles at wo... by Theresa Scheurer, Jan Steffens, Agnieszka Markert, Miriam Du Marchie Sarvaas, Christoph Roderburg, Lothar Rink, Frank Tacke, Tom Luedde, Thomas Kraus, Ralf Baumann

“…Results In THP-1 macrophages, we observed a 2.3-fold increase of CDR1as at 1 h (Wilcoxon p = 0.03), a non-significant increase of CoroMarker at 1 h, and an increase of LINC00460 at 2 h (p = 0.03) and at 4 h (p = 0.06). …”
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Improving the charge transport of perovskite nanocrystal light-emitting-diodes through Benzylammonium ligand exchange by Minsik Gong, Dong Gyu Lee, Gwang Yong Shin, Yun Seop Shin, Donghwan Yun, Yunhye Jeong, Sang Wook Park, Chan Beom Park, Yung Jin Yoon, Sung Yong Bae, Yun-Hi Kim, Jin Young Kim, Tae Kyung Lee, Gi-Hwan Kim

“…As results, the LHP LEDs using these ligand-exchanged LHP NCs, achieving a notable increase maximum current efficiency (CEmax,) to 5.88 %, 19.5 cd A-1 at BA bromide, and 5.50 %, 16.6 cd A-1 at BA chloride, compared to devices using pristine LHP NCs, which achieved external quantum efficiency (EQE) 2.4 %, CEmax 7.8 cd A-1.…”
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Interleukin-35 impairs human NK cell effector functions and induces their ILC1-like conversion with tissue residency features by Valentin Picant, Lara Revol-Bauz, Laurie Tonon, Timothée Casini, Aurélien Voissière, Dominique Poujol, Emilie Picard, Céline Rodriguez, Cyril Degletagne, Emily Sible, Uzma Hasan, Anthony Ferrari, Christophe Caux, Nathalie Bendriss-Vermare

“…Abstract Natural Killer (NK) cells play pivotal immunological roles including direct cytotoxic effector function and secretion of inflammatory and immunomodulating cytokines. In the context of chronic inflammation, NK cell fitness decreases during disease progression through currently unknown mechanisms. …”
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THE SOURCES OF COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES OF ELECTRIC SCOOTER SHARING SERVICES by S. V. Ilkevich

“…In the past few years, there has been a sharp increase in the need for both conceptualizations and applied research on the current radical reformatting of urban mobility. …”
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Bleomycin: A worthy alternative by Gursev Sandlas, Paras Kothari, Parag Karkera, Abhaya Gupta

“…Complications of the therapy were few and far between. 2 patients developed fever after injection, one patients reported a transient increase in size of swelling, 2 patients have developed discoloration of the overlying skin and are currently being followed up for final outcome. …”
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Meta-analysis on the effects of chemical stressors on freshwater ecosystem functions by Alexander Feckler, Ralf Schulz, Ralf B. Schäfer

“…Importantly, the shape and direction of the relationships identified here match those reported in field-based studies, indicating a decrease in functioning as chemical stress increases, strengthening the ecological relevance of our findings. …”
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Optimising the public health benefits of sex work regulation in Senegal: Results from qualitative interviews with policy stakeholders. by Aurélia Lépine, Fanny Procureur, Sandie Szawlowski, Carole Treibich, El Hadj Mbaye, Khady Gueye, Cheikh Tidiane Ndour

“…<h4>Objective</h4>To identify which modifications to the current registration policy have the potential to increase uptake of registration by FSWs and to assess their feasibility in the context of Senegal.…”
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Japanese Model of Attracting Foreign Youth in the Higher Education System by S. V. Ryazantsev, T. K. Rostovskaya, N. S. Ryazantsev

“…National education and science systems are increasingly integrated into the international scientific and educational space in the context of increasing globalisation. …”
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