Osteoarthritis of “atypical” localization: Epidemiology, clinical manifestations, principles of therapy by A. E. Karateev, V. A. Nesterenko, V. E. Bialik, A. V. Smirnov, A. M. Lila

“…The problem of osteoarthritis (OA), the most common chronic rheumatic disease, is usually considered in relation to three groups of joints – knee, hip and hands. …”
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The effectiveness of a multi-domain electronic feedback report on the performance of quality indicators for chronic conditions: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial in genera... by Levy Jäger, Stefan Markun, Thomas Grischott, Oliver Senn, Thomas Rosemann, Jakob M Burgstaller

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>The study addresses a critical gap by evaluating a multi-condition feedback report without financial incentives. …”
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Enhancing environmental sustainability: Optimal municipal-industrial waste burial site selection in Bandar Abbas, Iran using a fuzzy multi-criteria approach incorporating physical-... by Mahdi Ranjbari, Mohammad Amiri, Alireza Rasekhi Sahneh, Mahdi Faghihi

“…This study aims to fill this gap by employing a novel fuzzy multi-criteria decision-making approach that integrates environmental, ecological, structural, and physical-geotechnical factors for optimal burial site identification. …”
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Interface Areas in the European Alps: Defining Functional Regions Between Mountains and Lowlands by Dominik Bertram, Tobias Chilla, Uta Schirpke

“…This article addresses this gap by conceptualizing and defining interface areas on a pan-Alpine scale. …”
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MEFA-Net: Multilevel Feature Extraction and Fusion Attention Network for Infrared Small-Target Detection by Jingcui Ma, Nian Pan, Dengyu Yin, Di Wang, Jin Zhou

“…To address the issues of sparse feature loss for small targets during the down-sampling phase of the traditional U-Net network and the semantic gap in the feature fusion process, a multilevel feature extraction and fusion attention network (MEFA-Net) is designed. …”
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Qualitative assessment of the scale-up of COVID-19 testing network in Armenia: turning adversities into opportunities by Zaruhi Grigoryan, Varduhi Hayrumyan, Serine Sahakyan, Varduhi Petrosyan, Arusyak Harutyunyan

“…However, suboptimal coordination of the COVID-19 testing network and the whole laboratory system, the gap between existing and proper biosafety management and quality control practices, and insufficient training of laboratory professionals were mentioned as potential challenges for the laboratory system in the future. …”
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On the evolution of the model of shifting mode of reproduction by V. I. Maevsky, S. Yu. Malkov, A. A. Rubinstein

“…The article briefly describes the theory of switching reproduction regime (SMR), which fills this gap. Several types of SMR models (SMR-1, SMR-2, SMR-3) are considered, which differ from each other in the degree of the monetary mechanism development that serves the reproduction processes occurring in the real sector of the economy. …”
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Economic Sanctions, 1960-2022: Targets, Structure, Impact by Marina V. Niyazova

“…A study of the sanctions’ dynamics and their impact on the socio-economic development of the most popular objects (Afghanistan, Iran, Libya, Myanmar and Russia) reveals a cyclical nature of the processes. …”
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In Silico Identification of Potential Inhibitors of the SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid Through Molecular Docking-Based Drug Repurposing by Rukhsar Afreen, Saleem Iqbal, Ab Rauf Shah, Heena Afreen, Lata Vodwal, Mohd. Shkir

“…As with other coronaviruses, the nucleocapsid (N) protein is the most conserved RNA-binding structural protein of SARS-CoV-2. …”
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AESware: Developing AES-enabled low-power multicore processors leveraging open RISC-V cores with a shared lightweight AES accelerator by Eunjin Choi, Jina Park, Kyuseung Han, Woojoo Lee

“…This study addresses this gap by introducing AESware, a dedicated lightweight hardware designed for energy-efficient AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) task execution, contributing to the development of AES-specific low-power RISC-V multicore processors. …”
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Investigating the impact of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict on the Egyptian market: insights from multiple sectors by Tarek Fatouh, Engy Bayoumi, Micheal Orloff

“…</p><p> </p><p><strong>Findings:</strong> They showed that the most affected markets are the food market, the tourism sector, and the oil and gas sector. …”
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A systematic review of medication non-adherence in persons with dementia or cognitive impairment. by Daisy Smith, Janaka Lovell, Carolina Weller, Briohny Kennedy, Margaret Winbolt, Carmel Young, Joseph Ibrahim

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>This review highlights a gap in knowledge on how specific cognitive domains contribute to medication non-adherence amongst CI populations, and demonstrates the current focus is limited to two domains: memory and executive functioning.…”
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Simulation of oak early life history and interactions with disturbance via an individual-based model, SOEL. by Kenneth F Kellner, Robert K Swihart

“…The model connects acorn survival, acorn dispersal, germination, seedling growth, and seedling survival submodels based on empirical data with an existing gap model (JABOWA). Using SOEL, we assessed the sensitivity of several metrics of oak regeneration to different parameters associated with early oak life history. …”
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Association of diabetes mellitus and breast cancer in adult men and women: a cross-sectional survey by Rabiya Saroosh, Nazir Ahmad, Beenish Israr, Anum Nazir, Nizwa Itrat, Abdul Momin Rizwan Ahmad

“…This study aimed to fill this gap by investigating the diabetes-breast cancer association among Pakistani adults. …”
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BARBIE’S SUCCESS IN THE NEW BUSINESS ERA: TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION AND PERFORMANCE. THE MATTEL CASE by Alexandra IOANID, Denisa ILIESCU

“…Trying to bridge the literature gap, the article proposes a discussion exploring the possible interlinks between the three elements of the triad. …”
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Multifeature fusion for claim scope-aware litigation risk prediction for patent drafts by Chitrakala Sakthivel, Jinesh Jose

“…These limitations complicate the patent drafting process, during which claims are formulated without feedback on scope and litigation risk. …”
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Policymaking integration, policy coherence, and whole-of-government approaches: a qualitative systematic review of advice for policymakers [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 ap... by Paul Cairney

“…Background The pursuit of policymaking integration and policy coherence represents the ultimate gap between aspiration and reality. Policy processes are too fragmented to produce coherent policies to address complex problems. …”
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Modeling and Monitoring of the Tool Temperature During Continuous and Interrupted Turning with Cutting Fluid by Hui Liu, Markus Meurer, Thomas Bergs

“…This study addresses that gap by investigating the thermal behavior of cutting tools during continuous and interrupted turning with cutting fluid. …”
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Personal characteristics of a 21st-century teacher: An analysis of empirical studies of the problem by E. N. Volkova

“…Singular reviews of the empirical studies related to the teacher personality are fulfilled within the framework of one theoretical model and do not cover results obtained in other directions of research, which does not benefit the practice of modern educational managers, teachers or educational psychologists. This gap might be filled with generalising empirical evidence through analysing international publications on personality of the modern teacher.Aim. …”
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What scale for local food system planning? Insights from French case studies by Tianzhu Liu

“…This study addresses this gap by analyzing a series of food sys­tem planning projects developed at different scales in France. …”
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