Transsexuals and families: Between discrimination and inclusion by Mršević Zorica

“…The text comprises analysis of family relations of transsexual persons. …”
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Transformation of Kalmyk Dwellings during Their Transfer to Settled Life in Imperial and Soviet Periods by E. N. Badmaeva, V. V. Batyrov

“…It is noted that felt dwelling (“kibitka”) were built for permanent family residence and had a range of useful functions: accessibility, low cost of materials (felt; with only some details made of wood), and ecological sustainability. …”
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Efficient persistence landscape generation by Taylor Henderson, Robert Simon

“…The runtime performance of the approach on a botnet dataset and several synthetically generated point cloud topologies, showing that the algorithm can achieve significant speedups for these datasets due to its better algorithmic design. The speedups seen range from slightly worse (in some extreme examples) to equal compared to previous works while returning exactly the same output and is significantly faster when filtering is used (15x for birth-death pairs when removing 75% of birth-death pairs). …”
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Studying behavior of the asymptotic solutions to P-Laplacian type diffusion-convection model by Habeeb Aal-Rkhais, Ruba Qasim

“…This equation has specific restrictions in the range of parameters, the non-negative advection coefficient, and a self-similarity representing the main feature. …”
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Lake Baikal amphipods and their genomes, great and small by P. B. Drozdova, E. V. Madyarova, A. N. Gurkov, A. E. Saranchina, E. V. Romanova, J. V. Petunina, T. E. Peretolchina, D. Y. Sherbakov, M. A. Timofeyev

“…Studies of mitochondrial genomes revealed some unusual features, such as variation in length and gene order, as well as duplications of tRNA genes, some of which also underwent remolding (change in anticodon specificity due to point mutations). …”
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Natural bioactive compounds and their mechanisms of action in the management of obesity: a narrative review by Hassiba Benbaibeche, Ali Zineddine Boumehira, Ali Zineddine Boumehira, Naim Akhtar Khan

“…This review seeks to examine and identify the effects of some natural bioactive compounds (NBCs) in the management of obesity by targeting pathophysiological pathways, discuss the challenges associated with the use of NBCs including issues of bioavailability, dosage, toxicity and analysis of the efficacy of polyphenols in different models. …”
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Radiation Dose Coefficients for Healthcare Waste and Water Comparison by Hugo Leonardo Silva, Tarcísio Campos, Noil Cussiol

“…According to national and international standards, some groups and subgroups of Healthcare Services Waste (RSS) must undergo some type of treatment to reduce or eliminate the pathogen load before final disposal, to avoid harm to human health and the environment. …”
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A link between the peak stresses and the averaged strain energy density for cracks under mixed-mode (I+II) loading by G. Meneghetti, B. Atzori, A. Campagnolo, F. Berto

“…On the basis of the peak stress method (PSM) some expressions useful to estimate the mode I and mode II stress intensity factors (SIFs) have been recently derived. …”
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Modeling Carbon-Based Nanomaterials (CNMs) and Derived Composites and Devices by Agustίn Chiminelli, Ivan Radović, Matteo Fasano, Alessandro Fantoni, Manuel Laspalas, Ana Kalinić, Marina Provenzano, Miguel Fernandes

“…Far from attempting to cover the entire spectrum of models, this review examines a wide range of analysis and simulation techniques, highlighting their potential use, some of their weaknesses and strengths, and presenting the latest developments and some application examples. …”
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Adolescent information behaviour in everyday life decision making by Alica Kolarić, Colleen Cool, Ivanka Stričević

“…This study tackles one of the barely touched areas in information science and youth information behaviour research and raises some important questions which need to be addressed. …”
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Pilot observational cohort study to determine whether waveform and flow traces from mechanical insufflation–exsufflation (MI-E) can be used to identify laryngeal responses to MI-E... by Stephanie K Mansell, Swapna Mandal, Amar Shah, Francesca Gowing, Rhiannon Parry, Charlotte Greenfield, Yogesh Bhatt

“…Currently, the only method for assessing this is via nasal endoscopy while using MI-E. Some MI-E devices have onboard secure data (SD) cards, which allow the visualisation of waveforms. …”
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Mindfulness-based interventions: what more can the West learn from Buddhism? A fieldwork study by Andrew Boxer, Frances Shawyer, Ian Coghlan, Debbie Ling, Graham Meadows

“…While Western applications of mindfulness often focused narrowly on health and productivity outcomes, traditional Buddhist perspectives offered a broader worldview encompassing a life philosophy. Some broader Buddhist concepts and practices identified by participants as potentially helpful to the West include impermanence, Buddhist mind science, the Four Noble Truths, emptiness, dependent arising, and compassion.ConclusionSome of the identified concepts and practices such as compassion have already been developed into detailed secular frameworks, but further integration is possible. …”
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A link between the peak stresses and the averaged strain energy density for cracks under mixed-mode (I+II) loading by G. Meneghetti, B. Atzori, A. Campagnolo, F. Berto

“…On the basis of the peak stress method (PSM) some expressions useful to estimate the mode I and mode II stress intensity factors (SIFs) have been recently derived. …”
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Public perceptions and experiences of social distancing and social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic: a UK-based focus group study by Simon N Williams, Christopher J Armitage, Tova Tampe, Kimberly Dienes

“…Objective This study explored UK public perceptions and experiences of social distancing and social isolation related to the COVID-19 pandemic.Design This qualitative study comprised five focus groups, carried out online during the early stages of the UK’s stay at home order (‘lockdown’), and analysed using a thematic approach.Setting Focus groups took place via online videoconferencing.Participants Participants (n=27) were all UK residents aged 18 years and older, representing a range of gender, ethnic, age and occupational backgrounds.Results Qualitative analysis revealed four main themes: (1) loss—participants’ loss of (in-person) social interaction, loss of income and loss of structure and routine led to psychological and emotional ‘losses’ such as loss of motivation, loss of meaning and loss of self-worth; (2) criticisms of government communication—participants reported a lack of trust in government and a lack of clarity in the guidelines around social distancing and isolation; (3) adherence—participants reported high self-adherence to social distancing guidelines but reported seeing or hearing of non-adherence in others; (4) uncertainty around social reintegration and the future—some participants felt they would have lingering concerns over social contact while others were eager to return to high levels of social activity.Most participants, and particularly those in low-paid or precarious employment, reported feeling that the social distancing and isolation associated with COVID-19 policy has had negative impacts on their mental health and well-being during the early stages of the UK’s ‘lockdown’.Conclusions A rapid response is necessary in terms of public health programming to mitigate the mental health impacts of COVID-19 social distancing and isolation. …”
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Explaining reproductive health inequalities among people with intellectual disabilities: a meta-narrative review protocol by Rachael Eastham, Alexandra Kaley, Martin Joseph McMahon, Nicola Merrett

“…Notably, while general health status is starting to receive some attention, the reproductive health and rights of people with intellectual disabilities continue to be understudied from a policy and research perspective. …”
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Research on factors influencing the performance of electric vehicles and its impacts by Dasari Kiran Sai, Mopidevi Subba Rao, Basappa Subba Reddy

“…Some important findings demonstrate that optimal tire pressure and smooth surfaces reduce rolling resistance, while streamlined designs and effective wind management minimize aerodynamic drag, especially at high speeds. …”
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Repository of SPSTL SB RAS Research Data by T. A. Kalyuzhnaya, M. A. Pleshakova

“…The purpose of the article is to present the repository of the scientific library as an information system providing open access to the original research data for their promotion in the scientific information space. The analysis of domestic and foreign publications on the topic “Research Data Repository” (RID) has shown that there are not enough domestic works on this issue yet, although the range of problems considered by specialists is rather wide: from theoretical understanding of various aspects of the study of RID to the description of practical experience. …”
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The philosophy of communication in technology-based education: Study of research trends in the last three years assisted by NVivo 12 Pro by Geofakta Razali

“…Literature was obtained through search with the assistance of PoP with a range of 2021-2023. The analysis was conducted with the assistance of NVivo 12 Pro after going through data reduction using the Prisma method. …”
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Predicted distribution of curl-leaf mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus ledifolius) in the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area. by Robert E Kissell, Michael T Tercek, David P Thoma, Kristin L Legg

“…Modeled probabilities of occurrence and vector analysis indicated the species to remain in some areas within BICA but will be vulnerable in others given the predicted changes in temperature and precipitation in BICA if historical trajectories continue. …”
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THE ROLE OF NUTRITIONAL HABITS AND BEHAVIOR FOR THE ETIOLOGY OF OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY by T. Cvetanov

“…Methods used: Research and analysis of information sources, survey sociological method, alternative analysis. …”
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