L’évaluation d’impact environnemental et social en péril by Gilles Côté, Jean-Philippe Waaub, Bertrand Mareschal

“…However, the shortcomings of current practice combined with the pressure to relax ESIA schemes could lead to their marginalization. …”
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Detection of reproductive and hematobiochemical biomarkers to evaluate the impact of heavy metal exposure on brick kiln workers by Kibria Hassan, Muhammad Kashif Khan, Mehwish David, Sarwat Jahan, Tayyaba Afsar, Fohad Mabood Husain, Huma Shafique, Suhail Razak

“…Abstract The brick manufacturing process contributes to the presence of heavy metals, particularly in the microenvironment surrounding the kilns. The current study aimed to investigate the effects of heavy metal-containing brick kiln emissions on the reproductive health and hematobiochemical parameters of brick kiln workers in Layyah, Pakistan. …”
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Pre-sleep casein ingestion with probiotic strains improves anaerobic power and lower-body-specific strength and power performance in soccer players by Reza Sadeghi, Mohammad Hemmatinafar, Fereshteh Eftekhari, Babak Imanian, Negar Koureshfard

“…One-way analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) or Quade tests with a significance level of p < 0.05 was used to analyze the collected data.Result The current study’s findings indicated that APT-180°/s (ext) significantly increased in CAS (p = 0.008) and PRO+CAS (p = 0.003) compared to PLA. …”
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Aspiring to Higher Education? Choice, complexity and confidence in secondary students’ decision-making by Zeta Williams-Brown, Matt Smith, David Thompson, Gavin Rhoades

“…This article reports on a programme designed to encourage young people who are currently in secondary school (age range 11-18) to apply to university. …”
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Rehabilitation interventions delivered via telehealth to support self-management of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: A scoping review protocol. by Rosemarie Barnett, Nuzhat Shakaib, Thomas A Ingram, Simon Jones, Raj Sengupta, Peter C Rouse

“…Data will be summarized qualitatively, and if appropriate, quantitatively via frequency counts of the components comprising the 'Concept' and 'Context' categories of the PCC framework.<h4>Discussion</h4>Findings from the proposed scoping review will identify how telehealth is currently used in the delivery of rehabilitation interventions for RMDs. …”
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DYNAMO-A: A generic simulation model coupling crop growth and disease epidemic. by Laetitia Willocquet, Simone Bregaglio, Roberto Ferrise, K H Kim, Serge Savary

“…Future modelling with DYNAMO-based models should enable interdisciplinary research addressing plant disease impacts on current and future agricultural production.…”
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Presenting a Quantum Leadership Model to Establish Organizational Civilization in the Iranian Higher Education System by reza heydari, hamidreza rezaeekelidbari, musa chaman zamin

“…Theoretical Framework of Quantum Leadership Quantum leadership is a style of leadership that seeks to increase trust, security, dynamic communication, and learning; and to reduce vertical communication and increase horizontal communication in the organization. …”
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Whole-blood model reveals granulocytes as key sites of dengue virus propagation, expanding understanding of disease pathogenesis by Hansa Praneechit, Somchai Thiemmeca, Dararat Prayongkul, Kessiri Kongmanas, Dumrong Mairiang, Nuntaya Punyadee, Adisak Songjaeng, Nattaya Tangthawornchaikul, Nasikarn Angkasekwinai, Kanokwan Sriruksa, Yupin Suputtamongkol, Wannee Limpitikul, John P. Atkinson, Panisadee Avirutnan

“…Current models for studying DENV pathogenesis often lack the complexity of the human immune system, hindering the development of effective therapies and vaccines. …”
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The Evaluation of GenAI Capabilities to Implement Professional Tasks by Yaroslav Kouzminov, Ekaterina Kruchinskaia

“…In this way we conceptualize the most recent problem of LLMs as the general trend of mistakes even in the core of knowledge and non-causality of mistake via the complexity of question, as the mistake can be named as an accident and be everywhere as the most limitation of professionalism. At their current stage of development, LLMs are not widely used in a professional context, nor have they replaced human workers. …”
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Unitization Based Memory Enhancement in Younger and Older Adults by Joshua Kah Meng Khoo, Roni Tibon

“…Accordingly, unitization has been proposed as a promising strategy to attenuate age-related associative deficits, but evidence regarding its utility was lacking. The current study aimed to establish unitization as a viable mnemonic strategy. …”
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PM2.5 prediction and its influencing factors in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration using spatial temporal graph convolutional networks by Yawen Zhao

“…In the context of rapid urbanization, PM _2.5 pollution poses a significant threat to public health and environmental quality. …”
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PROBLEM ISSUES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATIONS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN THE CONDITIONS OF NBIC CONVERGENCE by Marianna VASILCHENKO, Elena DERUNOVA, Anton VORONOV, Maria RGEVSKAYA

“…Currently, in the agro-industrial complex, the problem of import substitution of key technological solutions, innovative resources and digital technologies is becoming increasingly important for increasing agricultural production. …”
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The SahulCHAR collection: a palaeofire database for Australia, New Guinea, and New Zealand by E. Rehn, H. Cadd, S. Mooney, T. J. Cohen, H. Munack, A. T. Codilean, M. Adeleye, K. K. Beck, M. Constantine IV, C. Gouramanis, J. M. Hanson, P. J. Jones, A. P. Kershaw, L. Mackenzie, M. Maisie, M. Mariani, K. Matley, D. McWethy, K. Mills, P. Moss, N. R. Patton, N. R. Patton, C. Rowe, J. Stevenson, J. Tibby, J. Wilmshurst

“…<p>Recent global fire activity has highlighted the importance of understanding fire dynamics across time and space, with records of past fire (palaeofire) providing valuable insights to inform us on current and future management challenges. New records from the recent increase in palaeofire studies from Australia and surrounds have not been captured in any database for broader comparisons, and Australasia is poorly represented in current international databases used for global modelling of palaeofire trends. …”
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Harnessing stromal vascular fraction-based therapies for wound healing: Mechanisms, synergies, and clinical translation by Jing Wu, Yao Wang, Wenjie Chen, Min Lin, Jinwen Jiang, Hongde Jiang, Zehuan Li, Kailei Xu, Bin Zhang

“…Wound healing remains a major challenge in contemporary medicine, particularly with the increasing incidence of chronic wounds, such as those associated with diabetes and thermal injuries. …”
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An analysis of data quality and population characteristics of the SIGN online surgical database: A 20 year review by Matthew Roces, Ericka von Kaeppler, Claire Donnelley, Mayur Urva, Abigail Cortez, Kelsey Brown, Michael Flores, Patricia Rodarte, Kian Niknam, Francisco Gomez-Alvarado, Babapelumi Adejuyigbe, Lewis Zirkle, David Shearer

“…However, the quality of data contained in the SOSD is largely unknown. The aim of the current study was to analyze the trend in data quality and follow-up rate of the SOSD over the past two decades. …”
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A retrospective assessment of COVID-19 vulnerability index indicators and mortality rates pre-COVID-19 (2018–2020) and during COVID-19 (2020–2022) in a health and demographic surve... by Takwanisa Machemedze, Chodziwadziwa Whiteson Kabudula, Jean Juste Harrisson Bashingwa, Beth A. Tippett Barr, Nellie Myburgh, Sana Mahtab, Cleopas Hwinya, Stephen Tollman, Ziyaad Dangor, Shabir A. Madhi

“…Abstract Background Before COVID-19, knowledge on pandemic vulnerability and mortality in South Africa was largely limited to the context of HIV/AIDS. We evaluated mortality rates and risk of death, prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic, in relation to an individual’s COVID-19 vulnerability, based on a scoring algorithm developed in South Africa. …”
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Effects of Working Medium Gases on Emission Spectral and Temperature Characteristics of a Plasma Igniter by Gao Cheng Chen, Li Ming He, Bing Bing Zhao, Hua Lei Zhang, Zi Chen Zhao, Hao Zeng, Jian Ping Lei, Xiong Liu

“…The experimental results show that the emission spectra of the plasma jet had significant differences when diverse working gases were used as the working medium of the igniter. With increasing O2 concentration in the working medium gas, the spectral line intensity of oxygen-containing particles in emission spectra of the plasma jet was significantly enhanced, and the spectral intensities of nitrogen-containing particles, NO molecular bands, the second positive system of N2C3∏u−B3∏g, and the first negative system of N2+B2∑u+−X2∑u+ were also enhanced obviously. …”
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Age of tobacco, nicotine and cannabis use initiation in Switzerland: a sequence analysis among adolescents and young adults by Diana Fernandes, Lorraine Chok, Jérémy Cros, Luc Lebon, Karin Zurcher, Alexandre Dubuis, Cathy Berthouzoz, André Berchtold, Yara Barrense-Dias

“…Conclusions Cigarettes remain the first product to be used, but the younger the respondents, the earlier they start using e-cigarettes, and very close to cigarettes. Regarding current consumption patterns, e-cigarettes are becoming increasingly prominent.…”
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EVALUATION OF THE DYNAMICS OF OCCLUSION RATIO DURING ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH PERMANENT BITE. by K.M. Lykhota

“…However, this method does not meet current requirements, because it reflects neither such parameters as the strength and timeliness of tooth contacts, nor contains information about the nature of occlusive violations. …”
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The effect of in-situ electrochemical grafting of KH-792 onto carbon fibers on surface properties by Yan-lin Li, Chong-pan Ma, Xiao-lei Sun, Qi-hang Lou, Yuan-jian Tong, Yu Wang

“…The results indicated that after electrochemical grafting with a KH-792/NH4HCO3 composite electrolyte, the number of oxygen-containing and nitrogen-containing groups on the fiber surface was significantly increased, resulting in improved surface wettability of carbon fibers. …”
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