How to Evaluate Local Economic Development Projects from a People-Centred Perspective? An Analytical Framework Based on the Capability Approach by Judit Gébert, Zoltán Bajmócy, György Málovics

“…The present paper argues that the capability approach of Amartya Sen provides a meaningful contribution in understanding, evaluating and improving the well-being effects of local development projects. …”
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Management Options and Factors Affecting Control of a Common Waterhemp (Amaranthus rudis) Biotype Resistant to Protoporphyrinogen Oxidase-Inhibiting Herbicides by Dana B. Harder, Kelly A. Nelson, Reid J. Smeda

“…Repeated use of protox-inhibiting herbicides has resulted in a common waterhemp (Amaranthus rudis Sauer) biotype that survived lactofen applied up to 10 times the labeled rate. …”
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Looking after health: a joint working approach to improving the health outcomes of looked after and accommodated children and young people by Anne Grant, John Ennis, Fiona Stuart

“…If we are to improve the health outcomes of these young people, then all agencies must commit themselves to working together. Only if we foster a joint working approach can we hope to make a positive impact upon what are wholly unacceptable health outcomes.…”

That “darned Dorsiceratus case” (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Cletodidae T. Scott)—an attempt of a systematic approach, including the description of three new species by Kai Horst George, Lukas Tönjes, Songül Yurtdaş

“…Simultaneously, however, derived characters occur very scattered, making a clear characterisation of both the species and a monophylum Dorsiceratus difficult. …”
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Dental Students’ Didactic and Psychomotor Skills Performance in Dental Anatomy and Preclinical Operative Dentistry Courses in a Saudi Governmental School by Afnan O. Al-Zain, Adel M. Abdel-Azim, Hisham I. Othman

“…The correlation was moderate and weak and varied by course. Gender had a significant impact on student performance and varied by procedure and courses investigated.…”
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Single-cell multiomics reveal divergent effects of DNMT3A- and TET2-mutant clonal hematopoiesis in inflammatory response by Wazim Mohammed Ismail, Jenna A. Fernandez, Moritz Binder, Terra L. Lasho, Minsuk Kim, Susan M. Geyer, Amelia Mazzone, Christy M. Finke, Abhishek A. Mangaonkar, Jeong-Heon Lee, Liguo Wang, Kwan Hyun Kim, Vernadette A. Simon, Fariborz Rakhshan Rohakthar, Amik Munankarmy, Seul Kee Byeon, Susan M. Schwager, Jonathan J. Harrington, Melissa R. Snyder, Keith D. Robertson, Akhilesh Pandey, Eric D. Wieben, Nicholas Chia, Alexandre Gaspar-Maia, Mrinal M. Patnaik

“…Abstract: DNMT3A and TET2 are epigenetic regulator genes commonly mutated in age-related clonal hematopoiesis (CH). …”
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Prevalence of depression, anxiety, stress, and suicide tendency among individual with long-COVID and determinants: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Razieh Bidhendi-Yarandi, Akbar Biglarian, Jannike Lie Karlstad, Cathrine Fredriksen Moe, Enayatollah Bakhshi, Mohammad-Reza Khodaei-Ardakani, Samira Behboudi-Gandevani

“…The results of meta-regression analyses revealed a statistically significant trend showing a gradual decrease in the prevalence of the composite outcome of anxiety and/or depression over time (RD = -0.004,P = 0.022). …”
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Identifying the Primary Kinetic Factors Influencing the Anterior–Posterior Center of Mass Displacement in Barbell Squats: A Factor Regression Analysis by Diwei Chen, Dong Sun, Fengping Li, Dongxu Wang, Zhanyi Zhou, Zixiang Gao, Yaodong Gu

“…Joint moments at both the hip, knee, and ankle were collected using a motion capture system and force plates, and a factor regression analysis was conducted using SPSS.; Results: In the FBS, primary factors influencing COM displacement included right knee adduction–abduction (38.59%), knee flexion–extension (31.08%), and hip internal–external rotation (29.83%). …”
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Oxidation behavior of a low-cost second-generation Ni-based single crystal superalloy at 900 °C and 1000 °C by Haitao Fu, Wenchao Yang, Qiang Wang, Chen Liu, Jiarun Qin, Yuzhang Lu, Jian Shen, Haijun Su, Lin Liu

“…The initial stage followed a parabolic law with an activation energy of 60.08 kJ mol−1. …”
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Colorimetric aptasensor coupled with a deep-learning-powered smartphone app for programmed death ligand-1 expressing extracellular vesicles by Adeel Khan, Adeel Khan, Haroon Khan, Nongyue He, Zhiyang Li, Heba Khalil Alyahya, Yousef A. Bin Jardan

“…Lung cancer is a devastating public health threat and a leading cause of cancer-related deaths. …”
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Unusual Length of Pedicle: Pedunculated Squamous Papilloma of Uvula Causing Unusual Dysphagia of Long Duration in a Child of 10 Years by Ramisetty Sabitha Devi, B. Rajsekhar, G. Vijay Srinivas, Ninad J. Moon

“…The narrow base of the pedicle made the intraoral excision possible. But here, we present a case of a 10-year-old boy who had history of dysphagia of 3-year duration for solid food and he was comfortable only in squatting position the reason being squamous papilloma of uvula (unusual site) atypically because of astonishing length of pedicle (2.3 inches).…”
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Application of Refill, Recoil, Rebound (3R) as a Novel Chest Compression Technique in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Report of Two Cases by Georgia Tsoungani, Sayed Nour

“…It seems that, 3R/CPR adapts the pathophysiological conditions of CA victims promoting a less traumatic return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), making it worthy of further investigation and study. …”
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Nuevas barreras comerciales de EU a las importaciones automotrices y posibles efectos en el empleo regional by Gustavo Félix Verduzco, David Castro Lugo, Gilberto Aboites Manrique

“…La renegociación del TLCAN en los próximos meses es un hecho ineludible y hay temores sobre la imposición de barreras a las importaciones provenientes de México, especialmente en la industria automotriz (IA). …”
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Using airborne LiDAR and enhanced-geolocated GEDI metrics to map structural traits over a Mediterranean forestZenodo by Aaron Cardenas-Martinez, Adrian Pascual, Emilia Guisado-Pintado, Victor Rodriguez-Galiano

“…We used two sources of 3D-structural metrics, LiDAR point clouds and full-waveform space-borne LiDAR from GEDI to estimate forest structure in a protected area of Southern Spain, home of relict species in jeopardy due to recent extreme water-stress conditions. …”
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iPSC-Derived Retinal Pigment Epithelium Allografts Do Not Elicit Detrimental Effects in Rats: A Follow-Up Study by Peter D. Westenskow, Felicitas Bucher, Stephen Bravo, Toshihide Kurihara, Daniel Feitelberg, Liliana P. Paris, Edith Aguilar, Jonathan H. Lin, Martin Friedlander

“…RPE replacement is a promising therapeutic intervention for AMD, and large numbers of RPE cells can be generated from pluripotent stem cells. …”
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A universal panel of STR loci for the study of polymorphism of the species <i>Canis lupus</i> and forensic identification of dog and wolf by A. E. Hrebianchuk, I. S. Tsybovsky

“…Commercial panels of microsatellite (STR) loci are intended for DNA analysis of the domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris) and, therefore, when genotyping the Grey wolf (Canis lupus lupus), most markers reveal significant deviations from the Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium and have a low informative value, which complicates their use in a forensic examination. …”
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Correction: Impact of smoking cessation, coffee and bread consumption on the intestinal microbial composition among Saudis: A cross-sectional study. by PLOS One Editors

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Weekend-Based Parent-Group Intervention to Reduce Stress in Parents of Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: A Pilot Study by Lucia Ferrito, Barbara Predieri, Dorina Pjetraj, Maria Cristina Alessandrelli, Manuela Pagnini, Antonio Iannilli, Monica Marino, Stefano Tombolini, Basilio Pintaudi, Giuseppe Lucisano, Fabiana Zani, Lorenzo Iughetti, Antonio Nicolucci, Valentino Cherubini

“…Diagnosis of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in a child is often associated with anger, denial, fear, and depression from the parents. …”
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Combination of Anti-programmed Cell Death Protein 1 and Antiangiogenesis Displaying a Response Disparity between Pulmonary and Nonpulmonary Metastases by Bing-Syuan Chung, Peng-Chan Lin, Shang-Hung Chen, Yu-Min Yeh

“…Targeting the vascular endothelial growth factor-mediated immune suppression is a strategy to overcome the resistance of anti-programmed cell death protein 1/programmed death-ligand 1 (anti-PD-1/PD-L1) therapy. …”
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Central venous oxygen saturation changes as a reliable predictor of the change of CI in septic shock: To explore potential influencing factors by Ran An, Xi-Xi Wan, Yan Chen, Run Dong, Chun-Yao Wang, Wei Jiang, Li Weng, Bin Du

“…The patients had an acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II score of 24 ± 8, a sequential organ failure assessment score of 11 ± 4, and a blood lactate level of (3.2 ± 3.1) mmol/L at enrollment. …”
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