Is consumer response to plain/standardised tobacco packaging consistent with framework convention on tobacco control guidelines? A systematic review of quantitative studies. by Martine Stead, Crawford Moodie, Kathryn Angus, Linda Bauld, Ann McNeill, James Thomas, Gerard Hastings, Kate Hinds, Alison O'Mara-Eves, Irene Kwan, Richard I Purves, Stuart L Bryce

“…<h4>Background and objectives</h4>Standardised or 'plain' tobacco packaging was introduced in Australia in December 2012 and is currently being considered in other countries. The primary objective of this systematic review was to locate, assess and synthesise published and grey literature relating to the potential impacts of standardised tobacco packaging as proposed by the guidelines for the international Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: reduced appeal, increased salience and effectiveness of health warnings, and more accurate perceptions of product strength and harm.…”
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On the Early Diagnosis of Basal Cell Carcinoma (Case Description) by M. A. Gomberg, Z. R. Khismatullina, N. K. Fayzulin, A. M. Titoyan

“…Positive dynamics was noted (the lesion focus was epithelised) and the patient is currently under the supervision of an oncologist at the place of residence.Conclusions. …”
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Analysis of the Accuracy of a Body-Force Propeller Model and a Discretized Propeller Model in RANS Simulations of the Flow Around a Maneuvering Ship by Long Jiang, Jianxi Yao, Zuyuan Liu

“…Currently, the RANS (Reynolds-Averaged Navier–Stokes) method is widely recognized as a prevalent approach for computing ship maneuvering forces and moments. …”
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Study on Vertical Uplift Resistance Characteristics of Pre-Drilled Planted Piles in Boulder Strata by Wenli Liao, Qipeng Cai, Hao Lin, Jiajin Zhou, Shizhuo Su, Xiangyu Guo

“…The results indicate that the ultimate uplift bearing capacity of piles with boulders in the pile body is approximately twice that of piles without boulders, and this difference decreases with the increase of the distance between boulder and the pile end; under ultimate uplift loading, the pile end of a pile containing boulders contributes approximately 32% of the uplift bearing capacity, whereas the pile end without boulders contributes almost no uplift capacity; the presence of boulders increases the cross-sectional diameter of the pile, providing additional vertical support from the overlying soil, thereby significantly enhancing the ultimate uplift bearing capacity of the pile. …”
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Dengue virus serotype 2 infection alters midgut and carcass gene expression in the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus. by Hitoshi Tsujimoto, Kathryn A Hanley, Anitha Sundararajan, Nicholas P Devitt, Faye D Schilkey, Immo A Hansen

“…<h4>Background</h4>The Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus is currently an important vector for dengue, chikungunya and Zika virus, and its role in transmission of arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) may increase in the future due to its ability to colonize temperate regions. …”
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Trends in Canadian Respiratory Clinical Trials from 2001 to 2011 by Claire Elizabeth Tacon, Hina Abbas, Shiyuan Zhang, Barbara Nicholls, Glenn Crater, Zhen Su

“…Clinical research bridges patients’ unmet medical need with innovative medicines, increases knowledge acquisition by clinicians, and creates solutions to improve the sustainability and quality of the Canadian health care system and economy. …”
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The Liability of Imperfect Information in ImamayehFiqh and the Iranian Legal System (with Approach to the Jurisprudential Maxims) by Imam Bakhsh Tahmasebi, Abolfazl Alishahi Qaleh Juqi, Abdullah Bahmanpouri

“…Producers are required to label necessary information about their products, containing all ingredients, damages and side effects to people on their products, truly. …”
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MaOAOA: A Novel Many‐Objective Arithmetic Optimization Algorithm for Solving Engineering Problems by Pradeep Jangir, Arpita, Sundaram B. Pandya, Gulothungan G., Mohammad Khishe, Bhargavi Indrajit Trivedi

“…However, this reduces their efficiency when addressing MaOPs, which are problems that contain more than three objectives; this is because the portion of the Pareto frontier solutions tends to increase exponentially with the number of objectives. …”
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Multi-contrast machine learning improves schistosomiasis diagnostic performance. by María Díaz de León Derby, Charles B Delahunt, Ethan Spencer, Jean T Coulibaly, Kigbafori D Silué, Isaac I Bogoch, Anne-Laure Le Ny, Daniel A Fletcher

“…Schistosomiasis currently affects over 250 million people and remains a public health burden despite ongoing global control efforts. …”
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development of the Scientific School of the financial university in the field of accounting-analytical and control Systems in the Modern Economy by R. P. Bulyga, M. V. Melnik

“…The following areas of research have been identified as key issues of updating and adapting the school to the modern stage of economic development: improving the methodology and methodology for developing reporting of economic entities, taking into account changes in their organizational structures (corporate reporting), including consolidated reporting, reporting in the format of sustainable development, containing a wide range of non-financial information (ESG agenda) and integrated reporting, as well as strengthening the role of internal (production, management) control, based on new opportunities, information and communication systems; the formation of internal and external control and audit systems of various directions, facilitating reliable feedback between production and management bodies; strengthening and developing the interaction of accounting systems (accounting, operational production, statistical) of all levels to create on this basis high-quality databases for information support of management; increasing the efficiency of all parts of the national economy and implementing the strategy for the development of the economy of the country, regions and industries. …”
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Analysis of a segmentation approach to breeder blanket design and the utilisation of FLiBe as a novel neutron reflector by Adam J. Barker, Mark R. Gilbert, Philip D. Edmondson

“…Tritium is a rare resource, currently produced only in a limited number of fission reactors and other low-output facilities. …”
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Enhancement of Mechanical and Chloride Binding Properties in Seawater Cement Using a Novel Carbon Nanomaterial by Yin Hu, Tianyao Hong, Sheng Zhou, Chuang He, Haijie He, Shifang Wang

“…The compressive and flexural strengths of seawater cement containing 0.05 wt.% NGQDs increase by 8.21% and 25.77% after 28 d curing, respectively. …”
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Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of cytoflavin as a neuroprotector based on a systematic review by E. K. Krasova, I. A. Titovich, K. O. Sidorov, S. V. Okovityi

“…There is a tendency towards rejuvenation and an increase in morbidity. Drug therapy aimed at neuroprotection and improving the restoration of neurological functions according to clinical recommendations includes a succinate-containing drug – Cytoflavin. …”
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Digital transformation in the legal sector: Challenges and opportunities for cybersecurity and data protection by Erisa Xhixho, Niiazbek Pazylov, Viktor Savchenko, Nurkhanbek Patiev, Munarym Pazylova

“…[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to examine the principal issues of cybersecurity and data protection in the context of digital transformation in the legal system of the Kyrgyz Republic. …”
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IoB Internet of Things (IoT) for Smart Built Environment (SBE): Understanding the Complexity and Contributing to Energy Efficiency; A Case Study in Mediterranean Climates by Ignacio Martínez Ruiz, Enrique Cano Suñén, Álvaro Marco Marco, Ángel Fernández Cuello

“…The derived conclusions show that IoT-driven solutions allow the generation of real-data-based models on which to enhance SBE knowledge, by increasing energy efficiency and guaranteeing user comfort while minimising environmental effects and economic impact.…”
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Exploring forest rehabilitation and restoration: A brief systematic review by Mthokozisi Ndumiso Mzuzuwentokozo Buthelezi, Romano Trent Lottering, Kabir Yunus Peerbhay, Onisimo Mutanga

“…These approaches require context-specific planning and consideration of various factors outlined in existing literature. …”
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Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors and Vaccination: Assessing Safety, Efficacy, and Synergistic Potential by Jacob New, Luke Shenton, Radia Ksayer, Justin Wang, Karam Zakharia, Laura J. Nicholson, Amitabh C. Pandey

“…As ICIs gain broader clinical application, the relevance of current vaccination guidelines for cancer patients—largely developed in the context of cytotoxic therapies—becomes increasingly uncertain. …”
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Design and Evaluation of Environmental Value Mechanisms for Green Power Considering Carbon Reductions by Yan Lu, Mengmeng Zhang, Lei An, Pengyun Geng, Lili Liu, Tiantian Feng

“…Under the global context of addressing climate change and actively promoting energy transition, green power has become increasingly vital in the energy structure due to its clean and sustainable advantages. …”
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A classifier-assisted evolutionary algorithm with knowledge transfer for expensive multitasking problems by Min Hu, Zhigang Ren, Zhirui Cao, Yifeng Guo, Haitao Sun, Hongyao Zhou, Yu Guo

“…However, due to the scarcity of training samples, the prediction accuracy of frequently-used regression surrogate models can hardly be guaranteed as the difficulty of the problem increases, resulting in performance degradation of the whole algorithm. …”
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Benefits of a near-peer program from the tutors’ perspective: a survey of Australian junior doctors in a regional teaching program by David Medveczky, Alicia Mitchell, Eleonora Leopardi, Amanda Dawson

“…Methods Current and past NPMT tutors participated in an online survey from October 2022 to April 2023. …”
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