Narrative approach to understanding compassion: a mixed methods study in a Polish sample by Mariusz Zieba, Mateusz P. Zatorski, Natalia E. Wójcik

“…A few weeks later, they participated in individual interviews where they narrated several key life events. The interviews were recorded, transcribed, and coded by an individual blind to the participants' compassion levels and other identifying information. …”
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Evaluating the competitiveness of leading coffee-producing nations: A comparative advantage analysis across coffee product categories by Ma’ruf Muhammad Imam, Ngo Duong Minh, Bacsi Zsuzsanna, Bozsik Norbert

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The socio-ecology of child institutionalisation and foster care in Souss Massa, Morocco: a qualitative study by Fadi Baghdadi, Christopher Hands, Ann John, Ashrafunnesa Khanom, Mary Elizabeth Rauktis, Abdellah Soussi, Helen Snooks

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Out-of-Market Agricultural Property Trading in Poland by Tomasz Klusek

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Multiomics analysis reveals signatures of selection and loci associated with complex traits in pigs by Lei Liu, Guoqiang Yi, Yilong Yao, Yuwen Liu, Jiang Li, Yalan Yang, Mei Liu, Lingzhao Fang, Delin Mo, Longchao Zhang, Yonggang Liu, Yongchao Niu, Liyuan Wang, Xiaolu Qu, Zhangyuan Pan, Lei Wang, Muya Chen, Xinhao Fan, Yun Chen, Yongsheng Zhang, Xingzheng Li, Zhen Wang, Yijie Tang, Hetian Huang, Pengxiang Yuan, Yuying Liao, Xinjian Li, Zongjun Yin, Di Liu, Dongjie Zhang, Quanyong Zhou, Wangjun Wu, Jicai Jiang, Yahui Gao, George E. Liu, Lixian Wang, Yaosheng Chen, Kui Li, Martien A. M. Groenen, Zhonglin Tang

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Oscillating Djebarian Novel: Autobiography and Autofiction in Assia Djebar’s An Algerian Cavalcade by Fatma Akbulut Üçyıldız

“…This term, first used by French writer Serge Doubrovsky in the 1970s to describe his novel Fils [Son], can simply be summarized as the author’s fictionalized narration of his own life. In other words, autofiction may not yet have any short or clear definition but is in reality an autobiography written according to romantic codes. …”
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PROBLEMS OF REGULATORY AND LEGAL REGULATION OF SAFETY by Evgeny V. Sugak

“…Safety in any sphere of life is of decisive importance for ensuring the protection of the life and health of citizens, preserving property values, ensuring socio-economic development and is the subject of legal regulation. …”
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Tubulin tyrosination/detyrosination regulate the affinity and sorting of intraflagellar transport trains on axonemal microtubule doublets by Aditya Chhatre, Ludek Stepanek, Adrian Pascal Nievergelt, Gonzalo Alvarez Viar, Stefan Diez, Gaia Pigino

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Good death: An exploratory study on perceptions and attitudes of patients, relatives, and healthcare providers, in northern Tanzania. by Temitope O Gafaar, Msafiri Pesambili, Oliver Henke, Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Blandina Theophil Mmbaga, Catherine Staton

“…Nonetheless, evidence from similar settings indicate that an appropriate quality of life is valued, even as one is dying. What differs amongst cultures is the definition of a 'good death'.…”
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Introduction of a modified obstetric early warning system ­(­MOEWS­)­ at an Ethiopian referral hospital: a feasibility assessment by Duncan Thomson, Jolene Moore, Iona Pimentil, Bazezew Fekad, Wendy Graham

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Disease burden and cost of hidradenitis suppurativa: a retrospective examination of US administrative claims data by Jessica Marvel, Anna Vlahiotis, Amy Sainski-Nguyen, Tina Willson, Alexandra Kimball

“…Objectives Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) causes substantial morbidity and quality-of-life impairment. We examined demographic/clinical characteristics of patients with HS and treatment patterns, prevalence and healthcare resource utilisation/expenditures related to HS in the real-world.Design Retrospective claims data of MarketScan Commercial, Medicare Supplemental and Medicaid databases (2009–2014).Setting USA.Participants Patients aged ≥12 years with ≥3 non-diagnostic outpatient or inpatient claims with an HS diagnosis code and ≥12 months continuous enrolment with medical and pharmacy benefits before (preindex) and after (postindex) the earliest diagnosis of HS (index) were included.Results There were 11 325 Commercial/Medicare patients (mean age 37.4 years) and 5164 Medicaid patients (mean age 28.3 years). …”
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Incidence and risk factors for umbilical cord prolapse in labor when amniotomy is used and with spontaneous rupture of membranes: A Swedish nationwide register study by Sofia Tallhage, Kristofer Årestedt, Kristina Schildmeijer, Marie Oscarsson

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Effectiveness of a competency-based coordinator of advance care planning competency enhancement program: a mixed method by Minjeong Seo, Jaehan Ryu, Jinryung Park

“…Participants included 52 life-sustaining medical workers at general hospitals. …”
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Editorial by Rhyddhi Chakraborty 

“…It also deals with the questions of moral dimensions and professional responsibilities involving all forms of ‘life-related’ issues such as research involving foetal tissues, withdrawal of life-sustaining medical treatment, issues over death, prenatal diagnosis and abortion, the storage of frozen embryos. …”
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Influencing Factors for the Acceptability of Accessing HIV Pre‐exposure Prophylaxis via Community Pharmacies in Wales by David Gillespie, Adam D. N. Williams, Richard Ma, Zoe Couzens, Kerenza Hood, Dyfrig A. Hughes, Efi Mantzourani, Eleanor Cochrane, Fiona Wood

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Recommendations for Comprehensive and Independent Evaluation of Machine Learning‐Based Earth System Models by P. A. Ullrich, E. A. Barnes, W. D. Collins, K. Dagon, S. Duan, J. Elms, J. Lee, L. R. Leung, D. Lu, M. J. Molina, T. A. O’Brien, F. O. Rebassoo

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Utilization of Outpatient Eye Care Services in Taiwan: A Nationwide Population Study by Chia-An Hsu, Sheng-Huang Hsiao, Min-Huei Hsu, Ju-Chuan Yen

“…Bimodal peak of visits in the first, second, and eighth decade of life was revealed. Conjunctiva is the most dominant disease category throughout life while different categories play major roles in each decade of life. …”
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Evaluation of IEC 60529 as a standard for liquid protection assessment of portable electronics by Zhou He, Daeil Kwon, Michael Pecht

“…Some manufacturers use the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 60529 standard, “Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code),” to assess their products’ liquid-protection capabilities, as well as market their products. …”
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PRILOG RASPRAVI O KAZNI DOŽIVOTNOG ZATVORA I MEĐUNARODNIM PRAVNIM STANDARDIMA by Dragan Jocić

“… The latest amendments to the Criminal Code of the Republic of Serbia have quite a lot of controversy among the professional public. …”
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NOS3 rs3918188C>A is associated with susceptibility to resistant hypertension while CES1 genetic variation was not associated with resistant hypertension among South Africans by Jonathan N. Katsukunya, Jonathan N. Katsukunya, Revina Naicker, Revina Naicker, Nyarai D. Soko, Nyarai D. Soko, Nyarai D. Soko, Dirk Blom, Dirk Blom, Phumla Sinxadi, Phumla Sinxadi, Emile R. Chimusa, Brian Rayner, Brian Rayner, Erika Jones, Erika Jones, Collet Dandara, Collet Dandara

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