Revisiting Afghanistan's Drug Policy: A Policy Analysis of Eradication, Harm Reduction, and Economic Dependencies by Mohammad Qais Azizi, Mohammad Faisal Wardak, Edris Afzali, Ali Rahimi, Jerico Bautista Ogaya, Enayatollah Ejaz, Basir Ahmad Hasin, Mohammad Masudi, Don Eliseo Lucero‐Prisno III

“…ABSTRACT Background Afghanistan's responses to illicit drugs have oscillated between punitive eradication and limited harm‐reduction initiatives. Two decades of heavy external spending, entrenched conflict, and an economy intertwined with opium have blunted policy effectiveness. …”
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Circular economy: A sustainable model for waste reduction and wealth creation in the textile supply chain by Anik Kumar Das, Md. Farhad Hossain, Borhan Uddin Khan, Md. Mahfuzur Rahman, M. A. Z. Asad, Mahmuda Akter

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Use Efficiency, Reduction Potential, and Effects of Fertilizers on Carbon Emissions in China’s Major Citrus Regions by Yueyuan Yang, Chunjie Qi, Yumeng Gu, Guozhu Fang

“…Enhancing the efficiency of fertilizer utilization and advancing fertilizer reduction efforts constitutes a pivotal initiative for augmenting the quality and productivity of the citrus industry; this constitutes an indispensable prerequisite for attaining green and sustainable development. …”
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Effects of Drainage Technology on Waterlogging Reduction and Rice Yield in Mid-Lower Reaches of Yangtze River by Bowei Qi, Shenjiao Yang, Dongwei Li, Dandan Qin, Xingfei Zheng, Jianlin Hu, Xinguo Zhou, Hongquan Liu

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The peers expanding engagement in stimulant harm reduction with contingency management study: a protocol paper by Alexis Cooke, Erin Stack, Linda Peng, Ryan Cook, Bryan Hartzler, Gillian Leichtling, Christi Hildebran, Judith M. Leahy, Kelsey Smith Payne, Lynn E. Kunkel, Kim Hoffman, P. Todd Korthuis

“…Every 2 months, two sites are randomly assigned to initiate the experimental CM condition of incentives for achieving client-directed harm reduction activities. …”
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Chronic Isolated Fracture of the Metatarsal Head in Lesser Toes Treated with Open Reduction and Internal Fixation by Wenjing Li MD, Ying Li MD

“…Two of them (40%) were not diagnosed initially. The main symptom was limited dorsiflexion of the MTPJ. …”
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Homeostatic microglia initially seed and activated microglia later reshape amyloid plaques in Alzheimer’s Disease by Nóra Baligács, Giulia Albertini, Sarah C. Borrie, Lutgarde Serneels, Clare Pridans, Sriram Balusu, Bart De Strooper

“…Using a genetic and a pharmacological approach we demonstrate that depletion of microglia before amyloid-β (Aβ) plaque deposition, leads to a reduction in plaque numbers and neuritic dystrophy, confirming their role in plaque initiation. …”
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PTPN2 inhibits TG-induced ERS-initiated TNBC apoptosis through the mitochondrial pathway by Yanhe An, Jinxin Lan, Jiaping Tang, Na Luo

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CD105+ fibroblasts support an immunosuppressive niche in women at high risk of breast cancer initiation by Eric G. Carlson, Jennifer C. Lopez, Yukiko Yamaguchi, Jackson Gibson, Saul J. Priceman, Mark A. LaBarge

“…Methods Primary peri-epithelial fibroblast cultures were established from prophylactic and reduction mammoplasties from 30 women ranging in age from 16 to 70 years and from BRCA1 mutation carriers. …”
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Delays before Diagnosis and Initiation of Treatment in Patients Presenting to Mental Health Services with Bipolar Disorder. by Rashmi Patel, Hitesh Shetty, Richard Jackson, Matthew Broadbent, Robert Stewart, Jane Boydell, Philip McGuire, Matthew Taylor

“…Compulsory hospital admission was associated with a significant reduction in both diagnostic delay (hazard ratio 2.58, 95% CI 2.18-3.06) and treatment delay (4.40, 3.63-5.62). …”
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Adoption of rimegepant in Denmark: a register-based study on uptake, prescribing patterns and initiator characteristics by Lanfranco Pellesi, Thien Phu Do, Martin Thomsen Ernst, Jesper Hallas, Anton Pottegård

“…Concomitant use of triptans (63%) and NSAIDs (17%) remained common, but a substantial decline in the overuse of acute headache medications was observed after rimegepant initiation. Early discontinuation was very common, with 45% of initiators filling only one prescription. …”
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MicroRNA miR-34 inhibits human pancreatic cancer tumor-initiating cells. by Qing Ji, Xinbao Hao, Min Zhang, Wenhua Tang, Meng Yang, Ling Li, Debing Xiang, Jeffrey T Desano, Guido T Bommer, Daiming Fan, Eric R Fearon, Theodore S Lawrence, Liang Xu

“…More significantly, miR-34 restoration led to an 87% reduction of the tumor-initiating cell population, accompanied by significant inhibition of tumorsphere growth in vitro and tumor formation in vivo.…”
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Social Determinants of Health‐Related Outcomes in an Intervention Following Initial Implantable Cardioverter‐Defibrillator Implantation by Megan M. Streur, Jonathan P. Auld, Wei‐Lun Chang, Fatemeh Choupani, Tao Zheng, Elizabeth Frazier, Ana Carolina Sauer Liberato, Kenneth C. Pike, Elaine A. Thompson, Cynthia M. Dougherty

“…Physical health improved less for individuals with household income <$50 000 (P<0.001), while White participants (P=0.03) and rural residents (P=0.01) showed a greater reduction in ICD concerns. Conclusions SDOH were not associated with the incidence of ICD shocks, hospitalization, or death in the first year after receipt of an initial ICD. …”
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Radiofrequency Ablation for Locoregional Structural Incomplete Response in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: Initial Experience in Greece by George Simeakis, Aikaterini Kapama, Rodis D. Paparodis, Pyrros Gkousis, Panayiotis Koursaros, Christos Kokkinis, Maria Zozolou, Myrsini Gkeli

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Initial community response to a novel spatial repellent for malaria prevention in Busia County, Kenya by Sheila Muya Ekodir, Lucy Baker, Julius I. Odero, Jane Klein A. Ikapesi, Moureen Ekisa, Albert Casella, April Monroe, Anna Passaniti, Eric Ochomo, Steven A. Harvey

“…Results The participants reported a positive initial response to the SR, with a significant perceived reduction in mosquito density and activity. …”
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Electric mobility initiatives in Kisumu: enablers, progress, barriers and impacts in a secondary African city by Judith Oginga Martins

“…The overall goal of these initiatives is to mitigate the adverse environmental footprints of fossil-based vehicles while providing socioeconomic benefits to local operators such as cost reductions and job creation. …”
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Allocation initiale et marché des permis négociables d’émission de gaz à effet de serre : quelle équité pour favoriser l’acceptabilité ? by Élodie Brahic, Jean-Michel Salles

“…It simulates the quantitative issues that could be related to different criteria for initial allocation of permits distinguishing systems called « pure », based on a single criterion among a panel (population, GDP, according to responsibility, grandfathering, cost reduction) and « hybrids » systems combining several criteria under explicit rules. …”
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Theoretical insights in catalytic reduction of Cr(VI) using Pd/Fe nitrogen doped mesoporous carbon by Hamideh Hajloo, Hadis Bashiri

“…The optimal conditions for Cr(III) production on Pd/Fe-NMC surface are pH = 1.37, Reaction time = 161.30 min, Cr2O7 2− initial concentration = 8.3 × 10−4 M, and HCOONa initial concentration = 1.02 M. …”
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Plural molecular and cellular mechanisms of pore domain KCNQ2 encephalopathy by Timothy J Abreo, Emma C Thompson, Anuraag Madabushi, Kristen L Park, Heun Soh, Nissi Varghese, Carlos G Vanoye, Kristen Springer, Jim Johnson, Scotty Sims, Zhigang Ji, Ana G Chavez, Miranda J Jankovic, Bereket Habte, Aamir R Zuberi, Cathleen M Lutz, Zhao Wang, Vaishnav Krishnan, Lisa Dudler, Stephanie Einsele-Scholz, Jeffrey L Noebels, Alfred L George, Atul Maheshwari, Anastasios Tzingounis, Edward C Cooper

“…Our findings indicate that G256W pathogenicity results from multiplicative effects, including reductions in intrinsic conduction, subcellular targeting, and protein stability. …”
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Reductive Leaching Process and Mechanisms of Cadmium from Cadmium-Bearing Zinc Ferrite using Sulfur Dioxide by Ch. Zhang, Y. Deng

“…In this work, the influences of temperature, initial sulfuric acid concentration and partial pressure of sulfur dioxide on cadmium leaching were investigated. …”
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