The 'care' of children in need in contemporary Scotland the role of positivism and performance indicators in official imaginings of childhood and wellbeing by Chris Holligan, Lucy Hanson, Gillian Henderson, Maria Adams

“…We examine this within the current policy context for vulnerable children in Scotland.…”

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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COVID-19 hardship and mental health in Chilean parents: the role of disaster exposure and family resilience by Camila Espinoza, Lenneke Alink, David P. Laplante, Bernet Elzinga, Shelley van der Veek

“…Background: The negative mental health effects of the pandemic on families are well documented, while factors that buffer or increase such effects still need further investigation. …”
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The potential impact of COVID-19 in refugee camps in Bangladesh and beyond:  A modeling study. by Shaun Truelove, Orit Abrahim, Chiara Altare, Stephen A Lauer, Krya H Grantz, Andrew S Azman, Paul Spiegel

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Our findings suggest that a COVID-19 epidemic in a refugee settlement may have profound consequences, requiring large increases in healthcare capacity and infrastructure that may exceed what is currently feasible in these settings. …”
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Examination of Impact of After-Hours Admissions on Hospital Resource Use, Patient Outcomes, and Costs by Charlenn Skead, Laura H. Thompson, Hanna Kuk, Ariel Hendin, Moosa Yasir Hamood Al Abri, Yasmeen Choudhri, Tim Ramsay, Brent Herritt, Kwadwo Kyeremanteng

“…Nighttime and weekends in hospital and intensive care unit (ICU) contexts are thought to present a greater risk for adverse events than daytime admissions. …”
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Medication-related infrastructure and medication reviews in nursing homes—a rapid appraisal study by Carla Meyer-Massetti, Magdalena Osińska, Naomi Welte, Franziska Zúñiga

“…Abstract Background Around 86% of Switzerland’s nursing home (NH) residents have polypharmacy (≥ 5 concomitant medications); almost 80% use a potentially inappropriate medication increasing their risk of medication-related problems. …”
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A Middleware for the Integration of Smart Grid Elements with WSN Based Solutions by Paulo Régis C. de Araújo, Raimir Holanda, Antonio Wendell de Oliveira Rodrigues, André Luiz Carneiro de Araújo, José de Aguiar Moraes Filho, João Paolo C. M. Oliveira

“…This automation enables the integration of elements such as Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs) to the supervision of the distribution electrical system, but there is not an appropriate environment to increase the scale of these elements. In this context, the smart grid comes with specifications that allow adding new elements to the intelligence of the power grid operation. …”
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Supply or Demand, that is the Question: Decomposing Euro Area Inflation by Paolo Pasimeni

“…It finds that, in the present context, supply factors are the main driver and account for at least 80% of the current increase in producer prices in industry and in each one of the manufacturing sectors with the highest price pressures. …”
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The Impacts of Trademarks and Patents on Labour Productivity in the Knowledge-Intensive Business Service Sectors by Domicián Máté, András István Kun, Veronika Fenyves

“…The results of the regression analysis show that an increase in the number of trademarks and patents might correlate negatively with labour productivity growth in KI(B)S industries between 1995 and 2011. …”
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Проблема инфицирования эндодонта: современный взгляд на микробную биопленку (обзор литературы)

“…Various types of surfaces in clinical settings are prone to biofilm development and an increased risk of disease may be a direct consequence of their formation. …”
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Depoliticization and Criminalization of Social Protest through Economic Decisionism: the Colombian Case by María Carolina Olarte

“… This article argues that current manifestations of criminalization of protest in contexts rich in natural resources can be inscribed in a wider economic context that contributes to the neutralization of political claims to land, natural resources and self-determination. …”
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Innovation-driven human resource management practices: A systematic review, integrative framework, and future research directions by Regina Lenart-Gansiniec, Barbara A. Sypniewska, Jin Chen

“…PURPOSE: It is increasingly emphasized that human resource management practices (HRMP), which refer to recruiting and selection, training and development, compensation and performance appraisal, are of great importance for creating innovation. …”
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Leasing impact on transformation processes in the Russian agricultural sector under sanctions pressure by A. A. Kiritsa, Yu. V. Chutcheva

“…With consideration to  the current situation in   the domestic market, decreased prices for agricultural products and rapid growth of   prices for agricultural machinery, the most promising areas for the use of  leasing mechanisms have been proposed to   help accelerate technical re-equipment in   the agricultural sector: application of   leasing solutions in   the agricultural industry that have already been tested and proven successful in   other market segments (for example, subscription, agrocarsharing, etc.); combination of   leasing mechanisms with trade-in programmes which make it  possible to  comprehensively solve issues not only of   updating machinery and tractor fleet, but also of  recycling worn-out agricultural equipment; use of   leasing mechanisms for the development of  machine and technological complexes as a   modern form of  joint use of   machinery in  agriculture which allows accelerating technical equipment of   the industry. …”
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Seroprevalence of Toxocariasis and Its Associated Risk Factors among Adult Population in Kavar District, Fars Province, South of Iran: A Cross-Sectional Community-Based Seroepidemi... by Fatemehsadat Pezeshkian, Ali Pouryousef, Mostafa Omidian, Fattaneh Mikaeili, Ali Reza Safarpour, Sara Shojaei-Zarghani, Bahador Sarkari

“…Multivariable logistic regression revealed that housewives (OR = 2.04, 95% CI: 1.18–3.51, p = 0.010) and subjects with learning disability (OR = 3.32, 95% CI: 1.29–8.52, p = 0.013) were at increased risk of Toxocara infection. The findings of the current study depicted a noticeable seroprevalence of Toxocara infection in the general population in the Kavar district, southern Iran. …”
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Assessment of technological capabilities to counter fraudulent practices in the banking sector by A. V. Berdyshev, I. E. Zarkhin, A. A. Katysheva

“…Particular attention is paid to the current economic environment, its impact on the financial system as a whole, and in particular, on the reorientation of the banking sector to combat fraud in the context of increased fraud activity.…”
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Diffusion and Risks of House Prices in the Netherlands by Alfred Larm Teye

“…Unfortunately, however, little research insight exists on the Dutch house price diffusion process, although there are empirical results for countries such as the UK, US and China, where the contexts differ from the Netherlands. Furthermore, the current existing home-value insurance scheme in the literature is found to be less efficient and eliminates only up to 50% of the house price risks. …”
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Sustainable agricultural mechanization in Timor-Leste: status, challenges and further action by Jelle Van Loon, Mayling Flores Rojas

“…Beyond this, a reform of the current government mechanization hire schemes is needed: integrated approaches, as found from business model analyses and training exercises during field missions, are needed, that entail context-specific solutions for targeted rural communities, with special attention given to participatory extension, inclusive co-validation of technologies, and private sector-led business model development around mechanization service delivery. …”
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A Survey on Quality of Services, Training, and Attitude of Dermatology Trainee Residents About Sexually Transmitted Infections in Teaching Hospitals Across India by Nikhil Mehta, Sushant Agrawal, Japnoor Kaur, Somesh Gupta

“…Introduction: The incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) has increased disproportionately to STI services. It is uncertain how many residents trained in STI services continue them. …”
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Quality of Life of Patients with Back Pain by Bianka Misiak, Katarzyna Krystyna Snarska

“…There was no evidence of the effect of the disease and the coexistence of depression on the performance of professional duties, quality of life, presence at work or limited contact with others. However, persons with depression significantly more often assessed their current health status as poor (p=0.011). …”
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Performance analysis of the working surface of the rails from test batches on the Test Loop of JSC “VNIIZhT” by M. Yu. Khvostik, I. V. Khromov, O. A. Bykova, G. A. Beresten’

“…The origin and development of defects of this kind is due to both violations of the technology of manufacturing rails, and because of violations of the current maintenance of the track. The metal stock in the area of the rail head of R65 type due to the increase in its dimensions positively affects the extension of the lifetime of the rails, reducing the cost of the life cycle and the rail itself, and the design of the track as a whole. …”
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