Assessment of the Bacterial Content of Commercially Available Probiotic Products Containing Lactic Acid Bacteria and Their Probiotic Potentials in Jos by Florence Yachim Danjuma, Michael Macvren Dashen, Anayochukwu Chibuike Ngene, Otumala John Egbere

“…The use of CLSI standards, while offering methodological consistency, has limitations for nonclinical strains and should be interpreted cautiously. In conclusion, only two of the three evaluated probiotic products contained viable and functionally relevant LAB strains, raising concerns about quality assurance in commercial probiotics. …”
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Factors that influence doctors in the assessment of applicants for disability grant by J.M. Tumbo

“…Demedicalisation of certain aspects of disability assessment and other social needs that doctors do not view as a purely clinical functions is necessary. In addition, there is a need for clear, uniform policy on and guidelines for the management of the grant, the role of the doctor has to be defined, healthcare practitioners must be trained in disability assessment, institutional committees should be established and intersectoral initiatives should be encouraged to address issues of poverty and dependence.…”
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EMG-Controlled Soft Robotic Bicep Enhancement by Jiayue Zhang, Daniel Vanderbilt, Ethan Fitz, Janet Dong

“…The goal of this project is to develop a wearable soft robotic arm enhancement device that supports a worker’s muscles by sharing the load during lifting tasks, thereby increasing their lifting capacity, reducing fatigue, and improving their endurance to help prevent injury. The device should be easy to use and wear, functioning in relative harmony with the user’s own muscles. …”
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Value-added taxation in Ukraine in conditions of economic instability by I.V. Zhyhlei, D.O. Maikovets

“…It was emphasized that the reform of the taxation system should ensure not only an increase in revenues to the state budget, but also should be acceptable to citizens as direct tax payers.…”
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Factors associated with anxiety and fear of falling in older adults: A rapid systematic review of reviews. by Carly Whitmore, Sarah Neil-Sztramko, Sebastien Grenier, Amy Gough, Zahra Goodarzi, Erica Weir, Iulia Niculescu, Abitha Suthakaran, Isaac Adedeji, Mahnoor Akram, Juliette Mojgani, Titus Chan, Alastair J Flint, Heli Juola, Kristin Reynolds, Shanna Trenaman, Michael Van Amerigen, Anthony Yeung, AnneMarie Levy, Andrea Iaboni

“…Future research should address methodological limitations and include more diverse populations to improve opportunities for early detection and intervention in this vulnerable population.…”
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Evaluation of existing poultry development policy and way forward to its development in Bangladesh by M. A. Hashem

“…From the findings it reveals that the authority is not functioning properly due to lack of action plan and monitoring cell. …”
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Pension Insurance in Russia: Current state and Transformation Opportunities by D. S. Tulenty, A. S. Ermolaeva, P. G. Raba

“…The authors substantiated that pension insurance should be based on the classical principles of life insurance, and insurers who have an appropriate license obtained under the Law “On the organization of insurance business in the Russian Federation” should be involved in the implementation of this insurance. …”
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Environmental regulation, green innovation, and international competitiveness of manufacturing enterprises in China: From the perspective of heterogeneous regulatory tools. by Yuanhong Hu, Sheng Sun, Yixin Dai

“…Considering the environmental governance issues, the policy implications for enhancing the entire industrial chain and enterprises' export competitiveness are clear. Due to the unclear functions and powers of competent departments and a rigid threshold, command-control regulation is not conducive to cleaner production technology and the promotion of enterprises' export competitiveness; it should thus be discouraged. …”
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Components of the organizational and economic mechanism of vegetable market regulation by Borshchyk V.

“…It is founded that the tools of the organizational and economic mechanism should focus on the coordination of business interests entities and the balanced development of supply and demand in the market under the conditions of uncertainty and risk. …”
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Media space of the modern school by Anna A. Vakneeva, Elena I. Davydova-Martynova, Maria O. Zyuzyukova

“…What should be the media of a modern education institution? …”
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Technical, forensic and organisational aspects of work with Monero cryptocurrency by V. V. Nosov, O. V. Manzhai, V. O. Kovtun

“…The article identifies artefacts that should be taken into account during inspection and search. …”
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ALEXANDRIA OXIANA: HISTORIOGRAPHIC ASPECT by R. Tikhonov

“…They performed various functions, including being the mainstay of the power of the Greco-Macedonians. …”
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Substandard Language Phenomena in Artistic Discourse by Anzhelika V. Korolkova, Tatyana S. Novikova

“…It should be noted that in the fiction of the XX century, lexical units from various types of jargon, argot, youth slang are quite common, but the theme and communicative goal of the author of the text play an important role. …”
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MODEL FOR FORMING AN INFORMATION SYSTEM OF PROJECT TEAMS IN A SECURITY-ORIENTED SYSTEM by Oleh Zachko, Dmytro Kobylkin, Oleh Kovalchuk, Viacheslav Markov

“…This model should not be expensive to implement and take into account the life cycle processes of the organization from the selection of personnel to their management. …”
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Future direction of digital textbooks in undergraduate nursing education: A scoping review. by Aeri Jang, Hyunyoung Park, Jeong Eun Moon

“…The technology aspects included feedback, display functions, and other technical and educational features. …”
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Internationalization in higher education: Motives, challenges, support options, and work study balance on WHO-5 wellbeing among international students in Hungary by Daniel Kibet Koech, Esayas Demissie Degago, Lavender Awino Okore, Edina Molnár

“…Higher education institutions and employers should develop policies, frameworks and functioning counselling systems with critical consideration of factors that drive students to engage in employment while working abroad. …”
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Inequalities in the identification and management of common mental disorders in the perinatal period: An equity focused re-analysis of a systematic review. by Stephanie L Prady, Charlotte Endacott, Josie Dickerson, Tracey J Bywater, Sarah L Blower

“…<h4>Objective</h4>Maternal mental health problems in the perinatal period can cause significant distress and loss of functioning, and can have lasting impact on children. …”
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Hyperparasitoids use herbivore-induced plant volatiles to locate their parasitoid host. by Erik H Poelman, Maaike Bruinsma, Feng Zhu, Berhane T Weldegergis, Aline E Boursault, Yde Jongema, Joop J A van Loon, Louise E M Vet, Jeffrey A Harvey, Marcel Dicke

“…Our results demonstrate that the effects of herbivore-induced plant volatiles should be placed in a community-wide perspective that includes species in the fourth trophic level to improve our understanding of the ecological functions of volatile release by plants. …”
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THE LEGAL NATURE OF THE REMUNERATION TO THE GUARDIAN OF THE ADULT INCAPACITATED CITIZENS by M. Sedelnikova, A. Puzyreva

“…Meanwhile, the reduction of costs for the implemen-tation of the social functions of the state should not take place to the detriment of the content component.In the scientific literature there is no unanimity of views on the legal nature of the payments made by the trustees for the performance of such duties. …”
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Robotics in neurosurgery: the past, present and the future by Sagun Ghimire, Shikher Shrestha, Dinuj Shrestha, Sudarshan Awal

“…There are several subspecialties ranging from skull based and cranial surgeries to spinal surgeries along with stereotactic and functional surgery, neuroendovascular, neurointerventional surgery where robotics have dramatically impacted the patient care. …”
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