Public perspectives on COVID-19 triage protocols for access to critical care in extreme pandemic context. by Marie-Eve Bouthillier, Yanick Farmer, Claudia Calderon Ramirez, James Downar, Andrea Frolic, Joseph Dahine, Lucie Opatrny, Diane Poirier, Gina Bravo, Audrey L'Espérance, Antoine Payot, Peter Tanuseputro, Louis-Martin Rousseau, Vincent Dumez, Annie Descôteaux, Clara Dallaire, Karell Laporte, Nathalie Orr Gaucher

“…COVID-19 triage protocols are resource allocation processes to deal with the potential lack of resources in Intensive Care Units (ICU). …”
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Relationship Between Secularization and the Level of Perceiving Religious Influence Among Individuals Receiving Higher Religious Education by Muhammet Fatih Genç, Hüseyin Okur, Latife Vurgun

“…Secularization is defined as the diminishing influence of religion in public life and the rise of critical attitudes toward religious norms, a process that accelerated particularly during the modernization period following the establishment of the Republic. …”
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Clusters from chronic conditions in the Danish adult population. by Anders Stockmarr, Anne Frølich

“…The study introduces the concept of rim data as an additional tool for determining the number of clusters. …”
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Prioritization of Inside Urban Space Indicators Using Delphi Method (Case study: Gorgan City) by Fateme Hajizade, Seyed Hamed Mirkarimi, Abdorassuol Salman Mahini, Marjan Mohammadzade

“…Understanding and recognition of this process is essential to effective management in the field of conservation of the urban environment. …”
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Directions for the development of socially oriented taxation of income of Russians by S. N. Rukina, K. A. Gerasimova, A. S. Takmazyan, K. N. Samoylova

“…The methodological basis of the study is founded on the analysis of scientific publications and open data of public authorities posted on their official websites. …”
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How an election can be safely planned and conducted during a pandemic: Decision support based on a discrete event model. by Nadine Weibrecht, Matthias Rößler, Martin Bicher, Štefan Emrich, Günther Zauner, Niki Popper

“…In 2020, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic caused major limitations for any aspect of social life and in specific for all events that require a gathering of people. …”
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ANALYSIS OF THE FACTORS INFLUENCING THE OFFLINE LEARNING READINESS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC by Arlina Dhian Sulistyowati, Devi Permata Sari, Fitriana Noor Khayati, Ambar Winarti, Ria May Syaroh

“…Introduction: Since the end of 2019, the COVID-19 virus has turned into a global health problem and has changed various aspects of life, including education. The government felt compelled to close down the school and encouraged students to carry out online learning. …”
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Application of Artificial Neural Networks to Predict the Use of Mobile Learning by University Students by Alejandro Valencia-Arias, Julián Alberto Uribe-Gómez, Evelyn Flores-Siapo, Lucia Palacios-Moya, Ada Gallegos, Ezequiel Martínez Rojas

“…ANNs are supervised machine learning techniques that imitate the organization and operation of the human brain to process data and render decisions. ANNs are computer systems that can learn from observation and experience, much like the human brain, and can subsequently use the acquired knowledge to recognize patterns and make predictions. …”
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The development of the transport sector of the economy of Russia in conditions of globalization by I. N. Golyshkova, V. V. Lobachev, P. V. Metelkin

“…One of the determining factors in the development of the world economy, the onset of a new technological revolution is the use of digital technologies not only in the production of the final product, but also in the daily life of people. The development of the global data transmission infrastructure based on advanced information and communication technologies leads to the blurring of the boundaries of regional markets. …”
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TRANSFORMATION OF PREHISTORIC TO HISTORIC LANDSCAPE: THE EXAMPLE OF CIVITAS LOPSICA by Vedrana Glavaš, Miroslav Glavičić

“…Civitas and the municipium of Lopsica encompassed the coastal region as well as the area that stretched deep into the interior of Velebit Mountain. Combined with the data from earlier studies, recent reviews of terrain and aerial photos have enabled a better overview of the landscape and thus more precise determination of the community boundaries, as well as the way of life in the mountain area that, considering its high karst morphology, seems highly unsuitable for living. …”
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Effects of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for the management of sleep problems in people with fibromyalgia: a multi-methods evidence synthesis by Mari Imamura, Clare Robertson, Jemma Hudson, Daniel Whibley, Lorna Aucott, Katie Gillies, Marcus Beasley, Martin J Stevens, Paul Manson, Debra Dulake, Abhishek Abhishek, Nicole KY Tang, Gary J Macfarlane, Miriam Brazzelli

“…Secondary outcomes included quality of life and sleep efficiency and duration. Studies, conducted in any relevant setting, were eligible for inclusion in the qualitative synthesis if they reported data on the experiences of people with fibromyalgia-related sleep problems and the way they managed their symptoms. …”
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A Comprehensive Analysis of the Impact of Binge Eating Disorders on Lifestyle in Spain by Elena Sandri, Vicente Bernalte Martí, Michela Piredda, Eva Cantín Larumbe, Germán Cerdá Olmedo, Giovanni Cangelosi, Marco Sguanci, Stefano Mancin

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: Binge Eating Disorders are associated with lifestyle and health habits and worse quality of life. These data can help design public health programs for early detection and effective treatment.…”
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Mixed method study of feasibility and acceptability of electronic screening for measurement-based symptom monitoring of veterans accessing mental health treatment in VA community c... by Erin Almklov, Michael W. Lee, John D. Gault, Brian H. Blanco, Brian Huynh, Abigail Angkaw, Neal Doran, Niloofar Afari, James O. E. Pittman

“…Quantitative assessment data was largely characterized using descriptive statistics and included patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures (PTSD and depression), health-related quality of life/functioning, community care information (e.g., number of sessions attended), and satisfaction with the eScreening technology. …”
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Biological Aging and Immune Senescence in Children with Perinatally Acquired HIV by Annalisa Dalzini, Maria Raffaella Petrara, Giovanni Ballin, Marisa Zanchetta, Carlo Giaquinto, Anita De Rossi

“…Therefore, even under effective treatment, the premature aging process of HIV-infected children negatively impacts their quality and length of life. …”
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Psychometric properties of the Burnout Assessment Tool - General version in nursing workers by Lacir José Santin Júnior, Bianca Gonzalez Martins, Juliana Alvares Duarte Bonini Campos, Ana Claudia Souza Vazquez, Maria Helena Palucci Marziale, Isabel Amelia Costa Mendes, Neyson Pinheiro Freire, Wilmar B. Schaufeli, Hans De Witte, Fernanda Ludmilla Rossi Rocha

“…The validity evidence was assessed by means of analysis based on the internal structure, on the relations to external variables, and on response process of the items. Results: the factor models of the BAT – General version showed goodness-of-fit to the data. …”
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EDITORIAL by Ivan Čuk

“…Our journal has been recently entered into the ErihPlus data base for humanities and social sciences. The process of evaluation took more than half a year but was successfully completed. …”
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AFM observation of protein translocation mediated by one unit of SecYEG-SecA complex by Yui Kanaoka, Takaharu Mori, Wataru Nagaike, Seira Itaya, Yuto Nonaka, Hidetaka Kohga, Takamitsu Haruyama, Yasunori Sugano, Ryoji Miyazaki, Muneyoshi Ichikawa, Takayuki Uchihashi, Tomoya Tsukazaki

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MF-Ledger: Blockchain Hyperledger Sawtooth-Enabled Novel and Secure Multimedia Chain of Custody Forensic Investigation Architecture by Abdullah Ayub Khan, Mueen Uddin, Aftab Ahmed Shaikh, Asif Ali Laghari, Adil E. Rajput

“…Due to globalization and worldwide connectivity, multimedia data exchange has increased significantly over the Internet in the last decade. …”
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Recommendations and Improvements for the Evaluation of Integrated Community-Wide Interventions Approaches by Tessa M. van Koperen, Carry M. Renders, Eline J. M. Spierings, Anna-Marie Hendriks, Marjan J. Westerman, Jacob C. Seidell, Albertine J. Schuit

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Community Resilience Assessment: Implementation of a Novel Resilience Framework in Four Different European Case Study Areas by Maria Ismini Galanopoulou, Athanasios Sfetsos, Josué Díaz Jiménez, Joan Estrany, Alexandre Moragues Pascual, João Lutas Craveiro, Manuel Mendes Oliveira, Ana Catarina Zózimo, Evangelia Bakogianni, Evrydiki Pavlidi

“…Here, we exhibit the methodology process for the framework’s development (literature review, identification of resilience indicators, feedback from the CSAs) and its operationalisation, including a presentation of the data collection process and the scoring techniques used. …”
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