Botulinum toxin treatment of lower extremity spasticity by S. E. Khat’kova, M. A. Akulov, O. R. Orlova, D. Yu. Usachev, A. S. Orlova, L. V. Krylova

“…The article reviews the current concept of lower extremity spasticity, which is a frequent disabling consequence of stroke. …”
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A Review of Reject Brine Disposal, Management, and Construction Applications by Pranita Banerjee, Essam K. Zaneldin, Ali H. Al-Marzouqi, Waleed K. Ahmed

“…The study also highlights current research gaps that are still unaddressed, hindering the complete realization of the full potential of reject brine as a sustainable resource.…”
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The Middle East Shiite Arc: A Real Threat or Geopolitical Chimera? by A. V. Sarabiev

“…The term Shiite Crescent, or Shiite Arc, is becoming increasingly popular in political and academic discourse as well as in the media. …”
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Specific features of antagonism of <i>Bacillus</i> bacteria against toxinogenic <i>Fusarium</i> fungi in protecting plants against disease and contamination with mycotoxins (review... by T. M. Sidorova, A. M. Asaturova, V. V. Allakhverdyan

“…The study contains information on the structure and mechanism of action of the main anti‐fungal cyclic lipopetides. …”
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Editor’s Note by Alberto Raposo

“…This indicates that JIS is being increasingly recognized as an interesting publication vehicle. …”
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Sustainable Growth from a Factor Dependence and Technological Progress Perspective: A Case Study of East China by Ying Liu, Wan-Ming Chen, Sheng-Yuan Wang, Xiao-Lan Wu

“…The paper constructs an economic growth model that contains human, physical capital, innovation, and energy factors and estimates the output elasticity of seven provinces and cities in East China in the period of 2004–2018. …”
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Psycholinguistic Aspects of the Semantic Field of the Concept “War” in Modern Media Space by Yuliya Krylova-Grek

“…We underlined the link between the changes in the forms of international conflicts and the increase of the units contributing to the semantic field of the concept “war”. …”
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Deep mutagenesis scanning using whole trimeric SARS-CoV-2 spike highlights the importance of NTD-RBD interactions in determining spike phenotype. by Ruthiran Kugathasan, Ksenia Sukhova, Maya Moshe, Paul Kellam, Wendy Barclay

“…New variants of SARS-CoV-2 are continually emerging with mutations in spike associated with increased transmissibility and immune escape. Phenotypic maps can inform the prediction of concerning mutations from genomic surveillance, however most of these maps currently derive from studies using monomeric RBD, while spike is trimeric, and contains additional domains. …”
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Ghrelin stimulation of growth hormone-releasing hormone neurons is direct in the arcuate nucleus. by Guillaume Osterstock, Pauline Escobar, Violeta Mitutsova, Laurie-Anne Gouty-Colomer, Pierre Fontanaud, François Molino, Jean-Alain Fehrentz, Danielle Carmignac, Jean Martinez, Nathalie C Guerineau, Iain C A F Robinson, Patrice Mollard, Pierre-François Méry

“…Indeed, ghrelin does not modify synaptic currents of GHRH neurons. However, ghrelin exerts a strong and direct depolarizing effect on GHRH neurons, which supports their increased firing rate.…”
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ANALYSIS OF THE SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC STATE OF RURAL AREAS IN THE SYSTEM OF THEIR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: A CASE STUDY OF UKRAINE by Mykola DZIAMULYCH, Serhii PETRUKHA, Valentyna YAKUBIV, Oksana ZHUK, Oksana MAIBORODA, Sofiia TESLIUK, Andrii KOLOSOK

“…We built a cartogram that visualizes the results of grouping regions of Ukraine by natural increase, decrease population in rural areas of Ukraine. …”
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Impact of Abiotic Stress-Reducing Cultivation Technologies and Long-Term Storage on the Oxidative Potential of Edible Potato Tubers (<i>Solanum tuberosum</i> L.) by Jarosław Pobereżny, Elżbieta Wszelaczyńska, Jarosław Chmielewski, Barbara Gworek, Wiesław Szulc, Beata Rutkowska, Joanna Korczyk-Szabó

“…Currently, in the context of the emphasis on introducing a reduction in mineral fertilization and the increase in pressure on sustainable agriculture, magnesium fertilization and the use of biostimulants are becoming an alternative tool to increase the quality of potato tuber yield. …”
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Ambivalence in Place Attachment by Xin Li, Reinout Kleinhans, Maarten van Ham

“…The impending neighbourhood demolition uncovers accumulated social issues in danwei communities in the context of market reforms and institutional changes in current China, such as the emergence of deprived social groups and their struggles for better housing. …”
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The Biographical Narratives of an Adolescent in Kinship Care: A Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Case Study by Grant T. Ryan

“…The presence and impacts of violence, abuse, and neglect in the context of Australian children in kinship care is an ongoing concern for health services. …”
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A Five-Year Evaluation of Safety and Traffic Course by Students and Lecturers Using the CIPP Evaluation Model by Homayoun Sadeghi-bazargani, Mina Golestani, Saeideh Ghaffarifar, Abdolhassan Kazemi, Ali Jafari-Khounigh, Sepideh Harzand-Jadidi, Mahdi Rezaei

“…This study evaluated a traffic safety course to inform further implementation of the course in all Iranian universities. The current study used the CIPP evaluation model and included questionnaires and interviews to evaluate the one-credit course by students and lecturers at 15 universities from 2016 to 2020. …”
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Residential Buildings at Climate Crossroads: Insights from Portugal for South European Energy Performance by Alexandre Castro, Sandra Sorte, Vera Rodrigues, Nelson Martins

“…Results indicate substantial regional variations, with significant increases in cooling demands and corresponding reductions in heating needs, exposing limitations in the regulatory climate files currently used in energy certification processes. …”
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Perceptions of AI competence in social and healthcare services: Readiness, reliance and realism by Tuuli Turja, Outi Ahonen

“… Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the health and social service environment through increasingly advanced and autonomous digital solutions. …”
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PULSE: A modular framework for predictive energy efficiency in heterogeneous data centers by Daniel Flores-Martin, Felipe Lemus-Prieto, Juan A. Rico-Gallego

“…The platform fills a gap in current research by offering a user-friendly, modular, and adaptive solution that empowers operators to model, predict, and improve data center energy performance with minimal technical expertise. …”
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Document-Level Neural TTS Using Curriculum Learning and Attention Masking by Sung-Woong Hwang, Joon-Hyuk Chang

“…During synthesis, the document-level text is synthesized using only the necessary contexts of the current time step and masking the rest through an attention-masking mechanism. …”
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Advances in research on SATB2 and its role in tumor development by Ge Cheng, Chi Tian, Waner Wang, Yangyang Zhou, Xiaoqing Wang, Lei Zhang

“…Understanding its precise mechanisms in these contexts can pave the way for future advancements in therapeutic strategies. …”
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Symptom palliation in patients with bone metastases treated with radiotherapy by Kartick Rastogi, Shivani Gupta, Sandeep Bhaskar, Aseem-Rai Bhatnagar, Subhash-Chand Bairwa, Sandeep Jain

“…The 8 Gy single-fraction schedule was associated with maximum relief in insomnia and decrease in analgesic requirement. Conclusion: The current institutional protocol of weekly hypofractionated palliative RT of 6.25 Gy per fraction up to a maximum of four fractions given on Saturday has shown results comparable with other schedules with well tolerance and achievement of acceptable symptom palliation. …”
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