Antiparasitic and Antifungal Activities of Cetyl-Maritima, a New <i>N</i>-Cetyl-Modified Maritima Derivative by Ibrahim S. Al Nasr, Jingyi Ma, Tariq A. Khan, Waleed S. Koko, Imen Ben Abdelmalek, Rainer Schobert, Wendy van de Sande, Bernhard Biersack

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PARTICULAR ASPECTS RELATING TO THE RIGHT TO PRIVATE AND FAMILY LIFE OF PERSONS DEPRIVED OF THEIR LIBERTY IN THE LIGHT OF ART. 8 ECHR by Nicolae-Cătălin MAGDALENA, Luminița CRIȘTIU-NINU

“…The need to comply with this desideratum may require certain positive obligations on a State to ensure effective respect for the rights protected by art. 8. …”
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Biomass Gasification as a Scalable, Green Route to Combined Heat and Power (CHP) and Synthesis Gas for Materials: A Review by Maximilian Lackner, Qiang Fei, Shuqi Guo, Ning Yang, Xiaoping Guan, Peng Hu

“…The high externalized and still partly unknown costs of fossil fuels through air pollution from combustion, and their limited resources have caused mankind to (re)turn to renewable sources such as wind, solar, and biomass to meet its energy needs. Converting biomass to synthesis gas is advantageous since it can utilize a wide variety of (waste) feedstocks to obtain an energetic and versatile product at low cost in large quantities. …”
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Association between polyunsaturated fatty acids intake and serum neurofilament light chain concentrations in American adults: a cross-sectional study by Yuxuan Wang, Jingyi Wang, Lifeng Wang

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Assessing capacity and readiness to manage NCDs in primary care setting: Gaps and opportunities based on adapted WHO PEN tool in Zambia. by Wilbroad Mutale, Samuel Bosomprah, Perfect Shankalala, Oliver Mweemba, Roma Chilengi, Sharon Kapambwe, Charles Chishimba, Mulenga Mukanu, Daniel Chibutu, Douglas Heimburger

“…Only the first level hospitals scored a mean index higher than the 70% cut off; With regard to medications needed to manage NCDs, urban and rural health facilities were comparably equipped. …”
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ECONOMIC DILLEMMAS OF SMART GRID DEVELOPMENT: ILLUSIONS, REALITIES AND PROSPECTS by I. V. Danilin

“…This assumes (with enhanced support for development of new technologies) an emphasis on the economic dimension of industrial innovation processes. New approaches are needed – defining agents of change, solutions for rising investments, changing the role of the state, etc. …”
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The Expression of lncRNAs EVADR and LUESCC in Colorectal Tumor Tissues and Their Association With the CRC Risk by Mozhgan Ahmadzadeh, Kamal Shahamiri, Mohammad Raeisi, Negar Jafari, Shaghayegh Kamian, Mahsa Ejlalidiz, Niloufar Sadat Kalaki

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Panton-Valentine leucocidin gene in methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from tertiary care hospital in Nepal by Gopiram Syangtan, Laxmi K Khanal, Shrijana Bista, Arun B Chand, Bijaya L Maharajhan, Prabin Dawadi, Reshma Tuladhar, Shiba K Rai, Dev R Joshi

“…Hence, immediate and urgent implementation of infection control and sanitation measures are needed in the hospital. …”
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Computational thinking in the context of higher education: Analytical review by E. K. Khenner

“…Non-cognitive skills include self-confidence, communication skills, flexibility, and others.Methods for assessing the maturity of students’ computational thinking include the results of solv­ing problems in block programming environments such as Scrath; knowledge/skill tests, self-assessment scales/surveys; tests on knowledge of the basics of computational thinking, interviews and observations; interviews, grades for assignments/courses, surveys/questionnaires, solving problems external to the class; the use of a special software environment, the use of criteria for assessing computational thinking and/or psychometric tools; assessments based on solving robotic problems or evaluating artifacts creat­ed during the game, and others.A comparison of computational thinking with digital competencies at the skill level leads to the conclusion that in computational thinking, skills represent a certain fixed set of meta-skills needed by a student regardless of solving specific problems (for example, abstraction skills). …”
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Clinical efficacy of cytoreductive radical prostatectomy in the treatment of oligometastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer by Feng Qi, Yihang Xu, Zicheng Xu, Qing Zou

“…Additionally, large sample-size, prospective and randomized controlled studies are needed to validate the results of our study in the future.…”
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Global, regional, and national burden of chronic kidney disease due to diabetes mellitus type 2 from 1990 to 2021, with projections to 2036: a systematic analysis for the Global Bu... by Ruikang Hu, Zhifeng Zhao, Luze Xie, Zhenjie Ma, Wen Wu, Shuangxi Li

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Public healthcare personnel&rsquo;s experiences and opinions on access and readiness to provide mental health care in a remote rural area in South Africa by Divan Rall, Leslie Swartz

“…It is well established that the country&#039;s public healthcare system faces numerous multifaceted challenges - including very limited human, structural and material resources needed to accommodate and treat patients. We studied the experiences and opinions of public healthcare workers at primary healthcare clinics and the associated referral hospitals, focusing mainly on exploring their views on the ability and readiness for access to and provision of mental health to state health patients. …”
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Exploring the bioactive compounds of Carica papaya leaves: phytol’s role in combatting antibiotic-resistant bacteria by Fahad Saad Alhodieb, Maira Farid, Maimoona Sabir, Sobia Nisa, Sumaira Sarwar, Sidra Abbas

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Neonatal lupus erythematosus: an acquired autoimmune disease to be taken seriously by Wenqiang Sun, Changchang Fu, Xinyun Jin, Changda Lei, Xueping Zhu

“…Antibody-positive individuals require appropriate reproductive counselling and advice, along with close foetal monitoring starting at 16 weeks of gestation and postnatal prognostic follow-up.Conclusion Epidemiologic investigations and clinical studies on NLE are currently inadequate, and large-scale epidemiologic investigations, prospective clinical studies, and basic research are needed in the future to improve the understanding of the disease and the standardization of its clinical management.…”
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ICHTHYOFAUNA BYCATCH OF THE ARTISANAL FISHERY OF PENAEID SHRIMPS IN PERNAMBUCO, NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL by Carlos Antonio Beserra da Silva-Júnior, Alex Souza Lira, Leandro Nolé Eduardo, Andrea Pontes Viana, Flávia Lucena-Frédou, Thierry Frédou

“…Impacts on bycatch have been extensively reported in Brazil and around the world, with most of this bycatch being a relevant additional food source for the local community. However, basic information on bycatch from small-scale fisheries is still missing in many areas, making it difficult to identify and evaluate the management recommendations needed to sustain the resources and ecosystems. …”
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Investigation of Energy and Damage Evolutions in Rock Specimens with Large-Scale Inclined Prefabricated Cracks by Uniaxial Compression Test and AE Monitoring by Xiaolou Chi, Ke Yang, Zhen Wei

“…Moreover, the first peak of the AE energy occurred earlier, and the stress needed for its occurrence decreased as the dip angle increased. …”
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Exploring the Impact of Spaced Repetition Through Anki Usage on Preclinical Exam Performance by Victoria Winter, Emily Ames, Marley Jacobs, Carlos Georges, Edward Simanton

“…Further research with larger sample sizes and more diverse populations is needed to validate these findings further.…”
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LoRA fine-tuning of Llama3 large model for intelligent fishery field by Yao Song, Chunli Lv, Kun Zhu, Xiaobin Qiu

“…In terms of challenges, further research is needed on how to optimize the model structure, expand the fishery datasets, improve the model generalization ability, and cope with the complex and changing environment in the fishery field.…”
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Predicting overactive bladder from inflammatory markers: A machine learning approach using NHANES 2005–2020 by Haoxun Zhang, Guoling Zhang, Chunyang Wang

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Elevated serum leptin levels are associated with low muscle strength and muscle quality in male patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis by Bang-Gee Hsu, Chih-Hsien Wang, Yu-Hsien Lai, Chiu-Huang Kuo, Yu-Li Lin

“…Conclusion: We concluded that higher serum leptin levels are associated with low handgrip strength and poor muscle quality in male patients on chronic HD. Further studies are needed to clarify the gender differences and to evaluate the casual relationship between circulating leptin levels and muscle strength.…”
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