Prevalence, drug education, and other associated factors of current illicit drug use among a nationally representative sample of school-aged adolescents in the Philippines in 2019 by Supa Pengpid, Karl Peltzer, Lyndon Esconde Santos, Earl Francis Infante Mallari

“…Individual and community level factors (such as psychological distress, exposure to drugs, alcohol use, and interpersonal violence) were positively associated with current illicit drug use. School and community programmes and policies may target to decrease psychosocial stressors, promote protective factors, and enhance curriculum-based drug education among adolescents in the Philippines.…”
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Сomposition, structure and functional properties of silver-tungsten composition electrochemistry coatings formed with the help of ultrasound by N. V. Bogush, A. A. Khmyl, L. K. Kushner, N. V. Dezhkunov

“…It is shown that application of ultrasound effect to electrodeposition allows increased level of permissible current density and provides.…”
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Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Household Contacts of Tuberculosis Patients, Healthcare Workers, and Tuberculosis Patients Using QuantiFERON-tuberculosis Gold Plus and Tubercul... by Braja Sundar Barik, Chinmay Divyadarshi Kar, Shritam Das, Tahziba Hussain, Sasmita Nayak, Arun Kumar Sahu, Sooman Sundaray, Sanghamitra Pati

“…Introduction: Contacts of tuberculosis (TB) patients have an increased risk of latent TB infection (LTBI). …”
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U-Sodar: Noncontact Vital Sign Detection Technology Based on Ultrasonic Radar by Shuaiming HUANG, Xiaohua ZHU, Wubin WANG, Heng ZHAO, Hong HONG

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Quantitative video analysis of head acceleration events: a review by Thomas Aston, Filipe Teixeira-Dias

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Increasing day three parasitaemia is observed after treatment of patients with artemether-lumefantrine and single dose of primaquine for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria... by Bontu Abate, Bokretsion Gidey Brhane, Tsegahun Manyazewal, Hussien Mohammed, Yonas Wuletaw, Moges Kassa, Mesay Hailu, Getachew Tollera, Geremew Tasew, Ashenafi Assefa, Eyasu Makonnen

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Formation and investigation of characteristics of thermoresistive structures based on vanadium oxide films by T. D. Nguyen, A. I. Zanko, D. A. Golosov, S. M. Zavadski, S. N. Melnikov, V. V. Kolos, N. К. Тоlochko

“…The most linear IV characteristics were obtained for Ti contacts. However, the specific contact resistance of the VOx/Ti contact increases with an increase in the oxidation state of the VOx films and reaches ρc = 0.1 Ohm·m2 at the specific resistance of vanadium oxide ρ = 0.1 Ohm·m. …”
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Effectiveness of modern methods of controlling myopia progression: a review by Maria Padurska, Monika Wojtczak-Kwaśniewska, Anna Przekoracka-Krawczyk

“…The myopia epidemic is becoming a more serious problem every year, increasingly affecting children and adolescents. Consequently, it is predicted that a significant percentage of the adult population will be myopic within the coming years. …”
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Study of cylindrical brush wear effect on its elastic characteristics, on required pressing force and on pressure at the outlet of hydraulic pneumatic accumulator for controlling p... by S. I. Tsekhosh, B. V. Zhuravsky, P. I. Tsekhosh

“…The article is devoted to a current issue of improving the quality of road surface cleaning and increasing the resource of brush working equipment. …”
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A multi-level implementation strategy to increase adoption of chiropractic care for low back pain in primary care clinics: a randomized stepped-wedge pilot study protocol by Eric J. Roseen, André Bussières, Rocky Reichman, Celia Bora, Jennifer Trieu, Kirsten Austad, Charles Williams, Ryan A. Fischer, Danielle Parrilla, Lance D. Laird, Michael LaValley, Roni L. Evans, Robert B. Saper, Natalia E. Morone

“…The results from this study will inform the development of practical implementation strategies that may improve access to chiropractic care for LBP in the primary care context. Furthermore, results may also inform policy changes needed to expand access to chiropractic care in underserved communities. …”
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Competitive potential of ad ministrative-territorial units: assessment and development directions by Maxim B. Ivanov

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Calculation of specific operating modes of relay protection for AC traction networks by K. S. Subkhanverdiev

“…However, in areas with an increased probability of burnout of contact wires during a short circuit, selectivity is often put away to increase the speed of response. …”
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Investigation and analysis of interleaved dc-dc boost converter for grid-connected photovoltaic energy system by Mehmet Buyuk

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Study on the Evolution Law of Ablation Characteristic Signals of High-Voltage Cable Buffer Layer Based on Multi-Parameter Analysis by Kang Guo, Zhengping Wang, Zhibo Tian, Qian Li, Siying Wang, Zhenwei Yang, Huimin Guo

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FRICTIONAL ELECTRICITY AND TOOL MATERIALS WEAR by Anatoly A. Ryzhkin, Victoria E. Burlakova

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Controlling voltage drops in silicon diodes by electron irradiation and thermal treatment by A. V. Karimov, A. Z. Rakhmatov, O. A. Abdulkhaev, U. H. Aripova, A. Yu. Khidirnazarova, Sh. M. Kuliyev

“…The studies have shown that heat treatment lead to a shift of the forward current-voltage characteristic to a region of lower voltages (i.e., a given current can be reached at a lower voltage); at low current values, however, the voltage drop may increase after heat treatment. …”
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Use of integrated genomic surveillance by local public health authorities: Recommendations based on a mixed-methods study of current adoption, applications and success factors, Ger... by Simone Scheithauer

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Interfacial engineering for high performance carbon-based perovskite solar cells by Megan Brown, Dawen Li

“…Perovskite solar cells fabricated with carbon-based counter electrodes demonstrate decreased cost, enhanced simplicity and speed of production, and increased stability compared to those produced with standard metallic electrodes. …”
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The UPBEAT nurse-delivered personalized care intervention for people with coronary heart disease who report current chest pain and depression: a randomised controlled pilot study. by Elizabeth A Barley, Paul Walters, Mark Haddad, Rachel Phillips, Evanthia Achilla, Paul McCrone, Harm Van Marwijk, Anthony Mann, Andre Tylee

“…Some evidence was seen that self efficacy (mean scale increase of 2.5 vs 0.9) and illness perceptions (mean scale increase of 7.8 vs 2.5) had improved in PC vs TAU participants at 1 year. …”
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Research of the quality of functioning of low-voltage electric devices as a part of electrical complexes by E. Y. Abdullazyanov, E. I. Gracheva, A. N. Gorlov, Z. M. Shakurova, T. V. Tabachnikova, O. A. Shumikhina, R. R. Gibadullin

“…In solving this problem, the ratio of the nominal current of the device and the resistance of contacts and contact connections of devices of some manufacturing plants is investigated. …”
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