Driving a greater understanding of non-communicable diseases in Africa through collaborative research: the experience of the GSK Africa NCD Open Lab by Sally Gatsi, Mike Strange, Ann Dufton, Pauline Williams, Juliet Addo

“…However, clinical research in these patient populations is generally lacking. Thus, many treatment paradigms for NCDs are either absent or extrapolated from populations with different genetics, health needs, and socio-economic circumstances…”
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Vaccine Hesitancy Among Sub-Sahara African Population: A Narrative Review and Empirical Case of South-South Nigeria by Onoriasakpobare Felix O."’, Igere Bright E."”, Chukuka Vivian I.'", Onianwah Ifeanyichukwu F."

“…It is noteworthy to state that the effectiveness of vaccines is plausible only when it is acceptable and applicable. …”
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Longitudinal bidirectional relations between parental phubbing and adolescents’ life satisfaction: The roles of problematic social network use and personality by Xiaoyan Zhou, Fangfang Tian, Xingchao Wang, Xinyi Chen, Jiping Yang, Xueqi Zeng

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ENERGY-ENTROPIC VALUE OF ORGANIZATION’S RESOURCES by Alla Bondar

“…Unlike classical efficiency, it is proposed that the entropy be considered an alternative measure of the "effective organization of the system". Based on this, the value of the organization’s resources is formed from two components – energy and entropy. …”
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"How I Wish This Thing Was Initiated 100 Years Ago!" Willingness to Take Daily Oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Kenya. by Robinson Njoroge Karuga, Serah Nduta Njenga, Rueben Mulwa, Nduku Kilonzo, Prince Bahati, Kevin O'reilley, Lawrence Gelmon, Stephen Mbaabu, Charles Wachihi, George Githuka, Michael Kiragu

“…History of poor medication adherence, fear of side effects and HIV stigma were identified as potential barriers to adherence. …”
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Does digital learning stimulate creativity? by Marcel Pikhart, Liqaa Habeb Al-Obaydi, Blanka Klimova

“…The findings indicate that digital learning generally can have a certain but positive impact on creativity. …”
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A Review on Pyroprocessing Techniques for Selected Wastes Used for Blended Cement Production Applications by Protus Nalobile, Jackson Muthengia Wachira, Joseph Karanja Thiong’o, Joseph Mwiti Marangu

“…The traditional kiln technologies and the current and emerging technologies together with general fuel and energy requirements of cement manufacturing have been discussed. …”
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Sleep disturbances in older surgical patients with and without suspected cognitive impairment: A multicenter cohort study. by Nina Butris, Ellene Yan, Yasmin Alhamdah, Paras Kapoor, Leif Erik Lovblom, Aparna Saripella, David Gold, Jean Wong, David F Tang-Wai, Linda Mah, Mark I Boulos, David He, Frances Chung

“…Sleep disturbances were defined as a PSQI score > 5. Mixed effects logistic regression models with random intercepts were used for the dichotomous outcome of sleep disturbances.…”
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A daily positive work reflection intervention for psychological distress among Chinese nurses: a pilot randomized controlled trial by Li Zhang, Jian Xiao, Anao Zhang, Hui Zhang

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WAYS OF PROVIDING EDUCATION OF A SPECIAL CHILD IN CONDITIONS OF INCLUSION by Serhii I. Netosov, Valеriia V. Liashenko

“…It is the system of effective functioning of the educational team in an inclusive education that the presented article is dedicated to. …”
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Histones post-translational modifications associated with the development of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease. Part 3. Histon acetylation by O.E. Abaturov, A.O. Nikulina

“…Based on the analysis of literature sources from the Pubmed, MEDLINE, The Cochrane Library, Embase databases, the authors of the article highlight general provisions regarding histone acetylation. …”
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Engineer Richard Fiedler and his Flamethrower Epic in Russia on the Eve of the First World War by M. V. Supotnitskiy

“…The patents for technical solutions beyond the scope of «general ideas» about the means of warfare were also underestimated. …”
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HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE COMPLEX FOR FRICTION AND WEAR INVESTIGATIONS BY THE «DISC ON PLATE» METHOD by F. F. Komarov, V. V. Pilko, V. N. Kuleshov

“…Unified standards and the generally accepted methods for measuring the wear resistance and friction coefficient are not currently available. …”
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Sex-specific association between body roundness index and cognitive impairment among hospitalized middle-aged and elderly patients with type 2 diabetes in China: a cross-sectional... by Yanting Liu, Huina Qiu, Meiyun Zhang, Jingna Lin

“…Conclusions Our findings suggest that BRI was as effective predictor of CI and showed superior predictive accuracy in women than men. …”
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Mapping the aetiology of non-malarial febrile illness in Southeast Asia through a systematic review--terra incognita impairing treatment policies. by Nathalie Acestor, Richard Cooksey, Paul N Newton, Didier Ménard, Philippe J Guerin, Jun Nakagawa, Eva Christophel, Iveth J González, David Bell

“…A lack of knowledge of distribution of these pathogens, and a lack of screening and point-of-care diagnostics to identify them, prevents effective management of these generally treatable contributors to disease burden. …”
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From Plant By-Products to Insects to Shrimp: A Pathway to Sustainable Aquaculture Feed in a Circular Economy by Annalena Barth, Slim Bendag, Patrick Klüber, Daniel Kreft, Patrick Schubert, Dorothee Tegtmeier, Thomas Wilke

“…However, little is known about the effects of novel plant by-products on the growth characteristics of BSF larvae and how these in turn affect aquaculture species, including Pacific white shrimp (PWS; Penaeus vannamei). …”
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Scaling-up the delivery of dog vaccination campaigns against rabies in Tanzania. by Maganga Sambo, Elaine A Ferguson, Bernadette Abela-Ridder, Joel Changalucha, Sarah Cleaveland, Kennedy Lushasi, Geofrey Joseph Mchau, Alphoncina Nanai, Hezron Nonga, Rachel Steenson, Paul Cd Johnson, Katie Hampson

“…We recommend national programs regularly monitor and evaluate the performance of their vaccination campaigns, so as to identify factors hindering their effective delivery and to guide remedial action.…”
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Safety Analysis of Longitudinal Motion Controllers during Climb Flight by Thomas Baar, Horst Schulte

“…For the opposite case of correct sensor data, the simulation suggests that the control system works correctly and is able to prevent airflow disruptions effectively.The simulation, however, is not a guarantee for the control system to be safe. …”
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Association between diabetes mellitus and active tuberculosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Rami H Al-Rifai, Fiona Pearson, Julia A Critchley, Laith J Abu-Raddad

“…In the meta-analysis, adjusted estimates were pooled using a DerSimonian-Laird random-effects model, according to study design. Risk of bias assessment and sensitivity analyses were conducted. 44 eligible studies were included, which consisted of 58,468,404 subjects from 16 countries. …”
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Combination of machine learning and data envelopment analysis to measure the efficiency of the Tax Service Office by Shofinurdin Soffan, Arif Bramantoro, Ahmad A. Alzahrani

“…The Tax Service Office, a division of the Directorate General of Taxes, is responsible for providing taxation services to the public and collecting taxes. …”
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