Folk Medical Practices and Treatments in African Fiction by Akporherhe Friday, Udi Peter Oghenerioborue, Esemedafe Emmanuel

“…The study concluded that African writers are conscious of the utilitarian functions of their indigenous healthcare interventions, and so they integrate some of the practices into their artistic works, not only for the documentation but also to activate the awareness of readers on the efficacy of the traditional medicines. …”
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Temporal Changes in Blood Metabolome Among Patients on Hemodialysis by Vida Dehghan Niestanak, Natasha Wiebe, Lun Zhang, David S. Wishart, Marcello Tonelli, Larry D. Unsworth

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PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES IN PATIENTS WITH DYSCIRCULATORY ENCEPHALOPATHY AND HYPOTHYROIDISM: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY by Olena V. Lytvyn, Olga Ye. Kovalenko

“…Dementia of a mild degree (p<0.05) was detected in patients of the Group II, which reflects the significant negative impact of hypothyroidism on human cognitive functions. According to Beck's depression scale, mild and moderate depression was found in patients of the Group II. …”
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Transcription factor Amr1 induces melanin biosynthesis and suppresses virulence in Alternaria brassicicola. by Yangrae Cho, Akhil Srivastava, Robin A Ohm, Christopher B Lawrence, Koon-Hui Wang, Igor V Grigoriev, Sharadchandra P Marahatta

“…The results of this study suggested that a gene important for survival in nature negatively affected virulence, probably by a less efficient use of plant cell-wall materials. We speculate that the functions of the Amr1 gene are important to the success of A. brassicicola as a competitive saprophyte and plant parasite.…”
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Investigation of control system operation in plug-in four-wheel drive of wheeled vehicles on roller test benches by A. I. Fedotov, O. S. Yankov, D. O. Ukhvatov

“…In order to ensure and maintain the efficiency and safety of vehicles with plug-in all-wheel drive control systems, it is necessary to investigate their functioning during manufacture and operation stages. …”
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Evaluation of the Special Education Course Curriculum According to the Opinions of Teacher Candidates: A Qualitative Study by Celalettin Özden

“…In this research, it is aimed to examine the special education course curriculum according to the opinions of teacher candidates and to reveal the performance and functionality of the goals, content, process and evaluation elements of the curriculum in providing the necessary professional knowledge and competencies, and to provide a source for program development studies in the field of special education. …”
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Visualizing the effects of antibiotics on the mouse colonic mucus layer by Chun-Yao Chen, Kai-Chieh Hsu, Hsuan-Yu Yeh, Han-Chen Ho

“…The recolonization by gut inhabitants with diverse ecological roles, such as mucin-degraders and fermenters indicate that the gut ecosystem is functionally sound and highly resilient.…”
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High-precision positioning of robotic systems on programme trajectories using satellite navigation measurements by S. V. Sokolov, A. I. Okhotnikov, D. V. Marshakov, I. V. Reshetnikova

“…The main challenge in this case is the synthesis of equations of motion of robotic complexes invariant to its type and random conditions of the environment of its functioning. At the same time, as practice shows, the vast majority of complexes move along programme trajectories that allow for analytical description of their motion parameters, which creates prerequisites for solving the problem of synthesis of these equations.Materials and methods. …”
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Mesh Smoothing of 3D Prosthesis and Orthosis Models by A. R. Sufelfa, A. S. Voznesensky, D. I. Kaplun

“…Formation of a contact surface in prosthetics and orthotics is crucial for the restoration of human musculoskeletal functions. This paper considers specific features of methods currently used for denoising of a 3D model surface obtained by optical scanning. …”
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Energy-structural status in perioperative sedoanalgesia by O. N. Boitsova

“…The use of minimally invasive surgical techniques and sedoanalgesia contributes to significant progress in reducing perioperative complications, as well as in reducing the length of stay for in-patients, but the problem of the violation of energy-structural interactions in the patient's organism, which subsequently leads to disturbances of higher cortical functions, remains topical. The energy-structural status (ESS) of the organism and the central nervous system specialized cells vital activity disorders are still unexplored. …”
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Health Workers’ Perspectives on Mobile Health Care Learning Stickiness: Mixed Methods Study by Sabila Nurwardani, Putu Wuri Handayani

“…On the other hand, factors related to the functionality of the app and health workers’ experience were proven to affect cognitive and emotional app relationship quality (P<.005). …”
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Nuclear α-cluster structures from valence-space microscopic cluster model by Zhen Wang, Dong Bai, Zhongzhou Ren

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Analysis of the experience of pedagogical support of military personnel in a military university by O. O. Nazarenko, L. V. Kotenko, S. V. Voznyi

“…It should be said that the professional training of information security specialists in military universities has always attracted the attention of scientists, as well as their pedagogical support, which functionally ingrates into training, as a technology for solving problems in order to develop new personnel, including operators of a scientific company. …”
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The main aspects of medical supply in armed forces of NATO member countries by M. V. Bilous, O. P. Shmatenko, O. A. Ryzhov, D. V. Drozdov

“…Further direction of Ukrainian Armed Forces development demands functioning medical service on the ground of logistics management concept. …”
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Methodological Principles for Adapting of Performance Indexes of Classical Libraries for a Comprehensive Assessment of Electronic Library Systems in Vocational Education by Svetlana Ol. Potapova, Nikolai Dm. Ambrosenko, Olga A. Lysak

“…The regulatory and legal analysis covered the study of state standards and the provisions of Federal Law No. 273-Federal Law “On Education in the Russian Federation”, which ensured the verification of the compliance of the electronic library systems’ functionality with established educational requirements. …”
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Metaphor as a speech action in a frame model by S. V. Gusarenko, M. K. Gusarenko

“…It is concluded that the representation of a metaphor as a speech action in the form of a procedural semantic-syntactic frame allows analyzing its semantics, structure and functions as a result of performing the corresponding actions and semantic operations displayed in the proposed METAPHOR frame model.…”
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Clinical course and efficacy of antiretroviral therapy of combined bloodborne pathology: human immunodeficiency virus and chronic hepatitis C by L. A. Kravchenko

“…Early antiretroviral HCV therapy in co-infected patients due to the compensation of hepatic functions may improve the tolerability of subsequent antiretroviral therapy and reduce its hepatotoxic potential, thereby positively affecting the commitment of patients to treatment, improve the effectiveness of therapy by reducing the incidence of HIV-associated morbidity and mortality.…”
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Prevalent distribution of conscious processes on either side of the brain by Sohail Adnan, Mubasher Shah, Muhammad Fateen Rashed, Sadaf Nawab

“…The brain has an intrinsic tendency for the lateralization of its functions. For instance, the left hemisphere assists in the comprehension and motor expression of language. …”
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Usability of a hearing test mobile app across generations. by Małgorzata Pastucha, Elżbieta Gos, Krzysztof Kochanek, Henryk Skarżyński, Wieslaw Wiktor Jedrzejczak

“…Specifically, the oldest group rated the app lower in terms of functionality (M = 2.30; SD = 1.27) and engagement-customization (M = 2.11; SD = 1.28). …”
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Force Generation and Muscle Activation: A Literature Review of Lower Limb Mechanics in Softball Batting by Muhammad Fahrezi Harahap, Zukhro Bahadirovna Khamraeva, Gorgan Carmina Mihaela

“…In order to conduct a thorough examination of the biomechanical principles underlying lower limb functionality during softball batting, this study aims to specifically elucidate the contributions of ground reaction forces, patterns of muscle activation, and the temporal sequencing of these factors in influencing overall batting performance. …”
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