Psychometric validation of the Cystic Fibrosis Impact Questionnaire (CF-IQ): A patient-reported outcome assessing impacts of cystic fibrosis. by Daniel Serrano, Alyssa Uzumcu, Maya Gerstein, Nicolai D Ayasse, Ella Engstrom, Frederick B Barnes, Charles Iaconangelo, Teja Thorat, Lisa J McGarry, Isabelle Sermet-Gaudelus

“…The Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Impact Questionnaire (CF-IQ) was qualitatively developed to assess the impact of CF in the context of treatment advancements and increased longevity. …”
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THE ROLE OF DIGITAL LITERACY OF PRE-SERVICE AND IN-SERVICE EFL INSTRUCTORS IN POST PANDEMIC COVID-19 by H. Kubra Er

“… There is a need to pay more attention to the incorporation of digital technologies in teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL) due to the increased importance of digital technology and digital literacy highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Formation of performance indicators of railway transport for calculating labor productivity by O. F. Miroshnichenko, A. E. Oginskaya

“…The relevance of the revision of the current reduction factor is due to a change in the organizational structure as a result of the reform of railway transport, an increase in costs per unit of production by improving the quality of passenger traffic, strengthening security measures at stations and platforms, development of electronic passenger information systems, a significant increase in the volume of high-cost types of high-speed and high-speed passenger transportation.A comparative analysis of the costs of the payroll fund in passenger and freight traffic in the context of tariff components is carried out. …”
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CRYPTOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGIES AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF INVESTMENT SERVICES IN UKRAINE by Oleksii Dotsenko, Yelyzaveta Pushyna

“…The study found that implementing blockchain can significantly increase transparency and security of investments, reduce servicing costs, and increase transaction speed. …”
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Assessing the Potential Distribution of Pseudoechthistatus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in China Under Climate Change Using Species Distribution Models by Liang Zhang, Ping Wang, Guang‐Lin Xie, Wen‐Kai Wang

“…However, the Beijing climate center climate system model (BCC‐CSM2‐MR) predicts a decrease in suitable areas for Pseudoechthistatus, while the model for interdisciplinary research on climate (MIROC6) predicts an increase in medium and low suitable areas for Pseudoechthistatus. …”
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The Recreational Using of Water Resources of Küre Mountains National Park by Nur Belkayalı, Miraç Aydın

“…In this study, recreation potential of water resources in the Kure Mountains National Park was determined in accordance with suitability assessment, in this context national park was evaluated according to the land capability classes, view, vegetation, slope, current land use, recreational infrastructure, water resources, topography and the proximity to the road factors and suitability map was produced. …”
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A Systematic Review of Tobacco Smoking Prevalence and Description of Tobacco Control Strategies in Sub-Saharan African Countries; 2007 to 2014. by Rachel Brathwaite, Juliet Addo, Liam Smeeth, Karen Lock

“…<h4>Objective</h4>To systematically review current smoking prevalence among adults in sub-Saharan Africa from 2007 to May 2014 and to describe the context of tobacco control strategies in these countries.…”
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Nesting Process Automation in the Footwear Industry: A Hybrid Approach to Minimize Material Waste by Eliseo Aguilar-Tortosa, Eduard-Andrei Duta-Costache, Elías Vera-Brazal, José-Luis Sánchez-Romero, José Francisco Gómez-Hernández, Antonio Jimeno-Morenilla, Antonio Maciá-Lillo

“…This research reviews current methods and introduces hybrid ones, achieving up to 38.4× acceleration and up to 10.18% increase in nested pieces over manual methods.…”
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MicroRNA as a Potential Biomarker for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) by José Augusto Nogueira-Machado, Amanda Tábita da Silva Albanaz, Fabiana Rocha-Silva

“…<b>Aim</b>: This review analyzes dysregulated microRNA signaling pathways and their interactions with metabolic pathways in the context of ALS progression. <b>Significance:</b> Despite this, biomarkers remain unreliable, and the current medications prolong life without providing a cure. …”
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Characterization of EAF and LF Slags Through an Upgraded Stationary Flowsheet Model of the Electric Steelmaking Route by Ismael Matino, Alice Petrucciani, Antonella Zaccara, Valentina Colla, Maria Ferrer Prieto, Raquel Arias Pérez

“…The current, continuous increase in attention toward preservation of the environment and natural resources is forcing resource-intensive industries like steelworks to investigate new solutions to improve resource efficiency and promote the growth of a circular economy. …”
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Predicting Medical Adherence based on Attachment Styles by Considering the Mediating Role of Emotional Regulation in Patients with Chronic Peptic Ulcer Disease by Abbas Keyvanloo, Aliakbar Saremi, Reza Nouri

“…Emotional regulation played a significant mediating role in this context (p<0.05). The prevalence of secure attachment styles was positively correlated with an increase in medical adherence, and individuals with higher emotional regulation reported a higher level of medical adherence. …”
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Assessment of the feed additive consisting of Bacillus velezensis ATCC PTA‐6737 (PB6) for turkeys for fattening and turkeys reared for breeding for the renewal of its authorisation... by EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP), Vasileios Bampidis, Giovanna Azimonti, Maria de Lourdes Bastos, Henrik Christensen, Mojca Durjava, Birgit Dusemund, Maryline Kouba, Marta López‐Alonso, Secundino López Puente, Francesca Marcon, Baltasar Mayo, Alena Pechová, Mariana Petkova, Fernando Ramos, Roberto Edoardo Villa, Ruud Woutersen, Jaume Galobarts I Cots, Elisa Pettenati, Daniel Pagés Plaza

“…The applicant is also requesting to modify the target species in the current authorisations to ‘all growing poultry’, the increase of the recommended use level in chickens for fattening, chickens reared for laying and minor poultry species except minor poultry for laying from 1 × 107 to 1 × 108 CFU/kg complete feed and the compatibility of the additive with halofuginone. …”
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Management of the Fuel Supply Chain and Energy Security in Poland by Joanna Alicja Dyczkowska, Norbert Chamier-Gliszczynski, Waldemar Woźniak, Roman Stryjski

“…The shift in fuel supply logistics during the discussed period, along with the increase in the fuel safety stock coefficient to quantities exceeding current demand in case of further disruptions caused by external factors, affects the security of the Polish state as well as neighboring countries in Central Europe. …”
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Identification of an intrinsic determinant critical for maspin subcellular localization and function. by Sijana H Dzinic, Alexander Kaplun, Xiaohua Li, Margarida Bernardo, Yonghong Meng, Ivory Dean, David Krass, Paul Stemmer, Namhee Shin, Fulvio Lonardo, Shijie Sheng

“…Evidence from cellular fractionation followed by immunological and proteomic protein identification, combined with the evidence from fluorescent imaging of endogenous proteins, fluorescent protein fusion constructs, as well as bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) showed that the increased nuclear enrichment of maspin(D346E) was, at least in part, due to its increased affinity to HDAC1. …”
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The interplay between pulse width and activation depth in TENS: a computational study by Alexander Guillen, Dennis Q. Truong, Yusuf O. Cakmak, Sheng Li, Abhishek Datta, Abhishek Datta

“…In fact, longer pulse width has been empirically shown to deliver current into deeper tissues, but in context of other electrical stimulation modalities. …”
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Safeguarding athletes and anti-doping: applying theories of vulnerability by Angela J. Schneider, Angela J. Schneider, Nelson Morales Páez, Nelson Morales Páez, Yaneí Lezama Ramírez, Yaneí Lezama Ramírez, Loughran Butcher

“…‘Safeguarding' in sport has been a fast-growing movement, particularly in the past decade, which currently encompasses a field of study and a policy development strategy. …”
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Game theory analysis of operational decision-making in green supply chain: The impact of consumer preferences by Shi Ruomeng

“…In the current global context of increasing emphasis on sustainable development, high carbon emissions and resource waste in traditional supply chains have become critical factors affecting supply chain efficiency. …”
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An integrated knowledge mobilization approach to substance use health by Sheena Taha, Shea Wood, Chandni Sondagar, Eftyhia Helis, Doris Payer, Miguel Hernandez-Basurto

“…Through an iterative process of generating and mobilizing knowledge (for example, supporting the scale and spread of innovations, developing new tools and generating or tailoring evidence for a specific audience/context/substance/setting, among others), outputs such as increased awareness, knowledge, use of information and strengthened capacity occur. …”
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GEOCHEMICAL FEATURES AND FACTOR MODELS OF THE BAZHENOV FORMATION IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN REGIONS OF THE WEST SIBERIAN PLATE by E. A. Predtechenskaya, L. D. Malyushko

“…The paper considers geochemical features of the Bazhenov Formation in the context of its petroleum potential and formation conditions. …”
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COMPARISON OF FOOD WASTE MANAGEMENT POLICES BETWEEN GREECE AND ARMENIA: POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ARMENIA by Sargis GEVORGYAN

“…The study critically discusses Greece's National Waste Prevention Programme (NWPP) and extrapolates key policies and strategies pertinent to the Armenian context. Moreover, the current geopolitical changes and their potential influence on the food waste management system of Armenia have been discussed. …”
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