Examining the longitudinal associations between activity limitations, instrumental supports and social participation in osteoarthritis: A CLSA population-based study. by Anthony V Perruccio, Calvin Yip, J Denise Power, Mayilee Canizares, Elizabeth M Badley

“…Increasing activity limitations were associated with decreases in social participation and with increasing receipt of instrumental supports; they were not associated with changes in perceived availability of supports. …”
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Motivation to learn German as a foreign language: A systematic literature review by Asuman Yaprak

“…The findings show that motivation studies on German as a foreign language are primarily based on the second language motivational self-system model, the number of studies has increased with the paradigm shift, quantitative research methods and surveys are mainly used as data collection techniques, German is intensively researched together with other languages, and the aim is to determine what increases and decreases motivation by considering motivation levels and factors more.…”
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A comprehensive review of the genetic control of cooking time in dry beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) by Hannah R. Jeffery, Marcelo Efrén Murillo‐Quesada, Luis Barboza‐Barquero, Karen Cichy

“…The current evidence suggests that cooking time is increased by genetic factors that decrease the amount of soluble compounds in the cotyledons, including but not limited to 1) genes that increase the abundance of calcium‐binding storage proteins and/or de‐methylesterfied pectins paired with high inter‐ or intra‐cellular calcium levels (higher calcium levels can be caused by reduced levels of phytate) and 2) genes that increase insoluble condensed tannin/lignin content in the cotyledon cell walls. …”
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Average nutrient and chlorophyll distributions in the western Mediterranean: RADMED project by María del Carmen García-Martínez, Manuel Vargas-Yáñez, Francina Moya, Rocío Santiago, María Muñoz, Andreas Reul, Teodoro Ramírez, Rosa Balbín

“…Nutrient and chlorophyll concentrations and the intensity of the deep chlorophyll maximum decrease northeastward. The deep chlorophyll maximum depth increases to the northeast. …”
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Voice quality types and uses in North American English by Richard Wright, Courtney Mansfield, Laura Panfili

“…While not contrastive, it plays an important role in phonology and a wide variety of other discourse, pragmatic, and social functions. In this context we present some of our current research into segmental and social factors relating to creaky voicing. …”
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Peasantry in Samsun During the Development of Capitalism: The Results of a Field Study by Ezgi Turmuş Binici

“…While the ecological problems and the issues in food, which show an increase with industrialized agriculture, become more critical day by day, the issues of the peasantry and production generate current discussion. …”
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The Middle Space: On Blogs and Beyond in Blended Learning by Liat Biberman-Shalev, Nurit Chamo

“…The TEs indicated that blogs support a sense of control, reveal misconceptions, and model teaching, while the PSTs indicated that blogs increase or decrease self-confidence during BL. The implications pertain to the contribution of blogging in BL, as well as to the four pedagogical principles of effective BL design: (a) continuity in learning, (b) fostering autonomous learning, (c) building a learning community, and (d) reflectivity and professional development.…”
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The association between dietary fat quality and quantity and hospitalization duration in COVID-19 in Iranian patients: a cross-sectional study by Farideh Shiraseb, Atieh Mirzababaei, Atieh Mirzababaei, Mahya Mehri Hajmir, Sara Ebrahimi, Shabnam Hosseini, Zeinab Zarrinvafa, Mahnaz Sadid, Yasaman Aali, Azam Mohamadi, Azam Mohamadi, Khadijeh Mirzaei

“…While RDS odds increased over Vit E/polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) ratio tertiles, chills decreased. …”
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Security and Privacy Preservation in Smart Cities During Security Surveillance: A Mapping Study by Fatima Tariq, Ayesha Afzaal, Muhammad Junaid Anjum, Faria Kanwal, Komal Bashir, Momina Shaheen

“…This would not only enhance the provision of public services but also ensure increased safety measures. However, the extensive implementation of such systems has increased the concerns related to privacy and data protection. …”
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Thrombospondin-I is a critical modulator in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). by Jessica Min-DeBartolo, Franklin Schlerman, Sandeep Akare, Ju Wang, James McMahon, Yutian Zhan, Jameel Syed, Wen He, Baohong Zhang, Robert V Martinez

“…Activation of PPARα pathway was supported by observed decrease in serum lipid levels. Our findings provide important insights into the role of TSP-1 in context of NAFLD/NASH and TSP-1 may be a target of interest to develop anti-fibrotic therapeutics for NAFLD/NASH.…”
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Philosophy of School Multilingualism in the Era of Political Multiculturalism. French Experience. Case of France by N. V. Litvak

“…Further research is needed, as well as the study of potential and latent risks of the current educational policy.…”
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Optimizing Green Spaces Significantly Improves Wind Environment and Accessibility in County Towns by Dan-Yin Zhang, Ling Yang, Li-Yi Feng, Jiang Liu, Xin-Chen Hong

“…The results show the following: (1) Under the vegetation ratio of trees–shrubs–herbaceous plants, the ventilation performance of the urban wind environment improved at a daily wind speed of 5 m/s. The wind speed increased from the current low base speed (0–1 m/s) to a moderate speed (2–5 m/s), significantly enhancing the comfort of the population. (2) Under the vegetation ratio of trees–shrubs–herbaceous plants, the overall disaster-prevention performance of the county improved. …”
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Drivers of Food Service Need and Use among Non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic Men with Chronic Conditions in the United States by Jeong-Hui Park, Tyler Prochnow, Ledric Sherman, Caroline D. Bergeron, Ashley Merianos, Babatunde Olubajo, Sanjeela Gandhari, Matthew L. Smith

“…Food insecurity is predominant and differs across certain races and ethnicities, which highlights the importance of community-based food service access and utilization. In this context, the current study examined factors associated with community-based food service needs and utilization among middle-aged and older non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic men with chronic conditions. …”
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Investigating the Relationship between Types of Deprivation and Social Tolerance among Citizens of Tehran by Negar Firouzeh, Khadijeh Safiri

“…Specifically, as these forms of deprivation increased (excluding political deprivation), social tolerance tended to decrease. …”
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THE PAYG VARIANT VERSUS THE FULLY FUNDED VARIANT IN CONFIGURING AN EFFECTIVE PENSION SYSTEM by CIPRIAN PANZARU

“…Now, the Romanian system of pensions based the principle of social solidarity (support by those who have an income now for the people who worked in the past) known as a „pay as you go” system – PAYG has demonstrated its limits, especially due to the current demographic context. This system is an un-funded one not based on economizing. …”
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Economic Analysis of Global CO₂ Emissions and Energy Consumption Based on the World Kaya Identity by Alina Yakymchuk, Simone Maxand, Anna Lewandowska

“…Thus, an unexpected increase in the population likely does not have short-term effects on CO₂ emissions, and the responses to GDPpc and energy intensity both decrease after some periods, while the shock in carbon intensity shows a significant effect even after 10 years. …”
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Is litter biomass a driver of soil volatile organic compound fluxes in Mediterranean forest? by M. Rocco, M. Rocco, J. Kammer, M. Santonja, B. Temime-Roussel, C. Saignol, C. Lecareux, E. Quivet, H. Wortham, E. Ormeño

“…We investigated in situ daily BVOC fluxes from bare soil and different litter biomasses mimicking current, lower, or higher litter production as both decreases and increases in litter accumulation are expected in the Mediterranean region under the current context of climate change and greening management policies. …”
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The impact of information technologies and artificial intelligence on economic growth: An analysis of theoretical approaches by Елизавета Мартьянова, Андрей Полбин

“…Conclusions. Findings from current theoretical models suggest that slowing market dynamism and increasing market power may be linked to IT diffusion. …”
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Outcomes following single level posterior lumbar fusion in patients with systemic and discoid lupus: A retrospective national database study by Meera M. Dhodapkar, MD, MHS, Scott J. Halperin, MD, MHS, Wesley Day, BA, Comron Saifi, MD, Daniel R. Rubio, MD, Fotios Koumpouras, MD, Jonathan N. Grauer, MD, Arya Varthi, MD

“…On multivariable analysis of the matched populations, patients with SLE were at most increased odds of 90-day (in decreasing ORs): pneumonia (OR 4.45), urinary tract infection (OR 4.24), minor adverse events (OR 3.17), all adverse events (OR 2.78), deep vein thrombosis (OR 2.71), acute kidney injury (OR 2.62), transfusion (OR 2.08), pulmonary embolism (OR 1.98), sepsis (OR 1.66), surgical site infection (OR 1.29) (p<.0033 for all). …”
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Paradigms of the agricultural system in times of COVID-19 by Luis Edgar Blanco-Capia

“…Until the end of the 20th century, world agriculture underwent a transition towards a new technological paradigm, very different from that of the green revolution, based on the current “bio” revolutions, in which human beings have transformed biodiversity by placing it at their service1. …”
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