Reshaping the Contours of State Responsibility for Employing Private Military Companies: a Case Study Analysis of Russia’s Role in Wagner’s Activities in Ukraine by Iurie Patricheev

“…This study investigates legal accountability of the Russian Federation for private military company (PMC) Wagner’s actions in Ukraine, highlighting the applicability and limitations of customary international rules on state responsibility. Using a case study methodology, it examines Wagner's operational role in Ukraine and its complex relationship with the Russian state, applying Articles on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts (ARSIWA) as a theoretical framework. …”
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Immediate modulatory effects of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation on patients with Parkinson’s disease: a crossover self-controlled fMRI study by Chengwei Fu, Chengwei Fu, Chengwei Fu, Xiaoyan Hou, Chunye Zheng, Yue Zhang, Zhijie Gao, Zhijie Gao, Zhaoxian Yan, Yongsong Ye, Bo Liu

“…TaVNS appears to reduce ALFF values in specific brain regions, suggesting a potential modulation mechanism for treating PD.…”
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Equipping our public health nutrition workforce to promote planetary health: a case example of tertiary education co-designed with students by Ka Po Chau, Wing Chong, Raquel Londono, Beau Cubillo, Julia McCartan, Liza Barbour

“…Setting: The intervention was co-designed by students (n 5) and an educator over a 4-week period as part of a larger multi-disciplinary study at an Australian university. …”
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Examining the Relationship between Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Body Weight Status: Empirical Evidence from a Population-Based Survey of Adults in Taiwan by Tai-Hsiung Hung, Pei-An Liao, Hung-Hao Chang, Jiun-Hao Wang, Min-Chen Wu

“…Materials and Methods. A nationally representative dataset consisting of 68,175 adults aged 18–60, including 31,743 males and 36,432 females, was used. …”
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Estimation of the incidence of invasive meningococcal disease using a capture–recapture model based on two independent surveillance systems in Catalonia, Spain by Pilar Ciruela, Carmen Munoz-Almagro, Cristina Rius, Tomas Pumarola, Frederic Gomez-Bertomeu, Núria Soldevila, Ángela Domínguez, LAURA RUIZ, Ana Calderon, Ana Martinez, M Ángeles Domínguez, Mercé Garcia, Dionisia Fontanals, Gloria Carmona, Pere Godoy, Goretti Sauca, Jordi Vila, Marta Vilaró, Mireia Jané, Tomás Garcia, Sergi Hernández, Maria Teresa Bastida, Frederic Ballester, Isabel Pujol, Miguel Angel Benítez, Alba Cebollero, Jordi Bosch, Margarida Curriu, Fe Tubau Quintano, Jose Manuel Ramirez, Ma Jose Fusté, Carme Gallés, Pilar Hernandez Pérez, ElisendaCapdevila GildeBernabe, Paula Gassiot, Araceli González-Cuevas, Marius Juanpere, Amaresch Perez Arguello, Carmina Martí, Nuria Margall, Lurdes Matas, Montserrat Giménez, Montserrat Morta, Gloria Trujillo, Silvia Noguer, Montserrat Olsina, Amaia Oteiza Ubanell, Pepa Perez, Mar Olga Pérez-Moreno, Juanjo Gonzales, Xavier Raga, Mercè Ribelles, Esther Sanfeliu, Isabel Sanfeliu, Anna Vilamala, César Arias, Irene Barrabeig, Neus Camps, Mònica Carol, Núria Follia, Sofia Minguell, Ignasi Parron, Ma Rosa Sala-Farré, Ariadna Rovira

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Using nasal sprays to prevent respiratory tract infections: a qualitative study of online consumer reviews and primary care patient interviews by Paul Little, Katherine Bradbury, Lucy Yardley, Adam W A Geraghty, Ben Ainsworth, Kate Greenwell, Deb Smith, Laura Dennison, Sian Williamson, James Denison-Day, Fiona Mowbray, Samantha Richards-Hall

“…Objectives Nasal sprays could be a promising approach to preventing respiratory tract infections (RTIs). …”
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La dimension transitoire et d’expérimentation des tiers-lieux : des trajectoires individuelles à l’essaimage de pratiques by Cécile Gauthier, Pierre Pech, Richard Raymond

“…The socio-anthropological research reveals a variety of meanings : from the place as an object of a transitional experience through participative building sites, to the place of passage in a nomadic trajectory, to the place of learning in a perspective of anchoring on another territory or to the place of achievement of a professional transition. …”
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Effects of awareness of breast cancer overdiagnosis among women with screen-detected or incidentally found breast cancer: a qualitative interview study by Brooke Nickel, Alexandra Barratt, Kirsten McCaffery, Kristen Pickles, Jolyn Hersch, Jayant S Vaidya

“…Many were uncomfortable with being treated as a cancer patient when they did not feel ‘diseased’. …”
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Acceptability of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine in Papua New Guinea: a qualitative study by Elvin Lufele, Sophie Pascoe, Alice Mengi, Alma Auwun, Nalisa Neuendorf, John W. Bolnga, Moses Laman, Stephen J. Rogerson, Kamala Thriemer, Holger W. Unger

“…Healthcare providers were concerned about the realities of acceptability and adherence to SP plus DP outside a clinical trial setting.…”
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Longitudinal Associations Between Sleep Disturbance Trajectories and Internet Gaming Disorder Mediated by Self-Control: A Six-Wave Longitudinal Investigation by Liu H, Qiao X, Shi X

“…Mediation analysis was conducted to examine the mediating role of self-control between sleep disturbance trajectories and IGD.Results: The results of growth mixture modelling yielded a four-class solution for sleep disturbance: a stable-low group, an increasing group, a decreasing group, and a stable-high group. …”
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Une chapelle mariale romane à l’abbaye de Baume-les-Messieurs (Jura) ? Nouvelles données archéologiques du bâti by Sébastien Bully, Marie-Laure Bassi

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Assessment and analysis of the sensitivity of different methods for estimating of the reference crop evapotranspiration in a cold and moderate climate (Case study: Saqez catchment) by Najmeh Daneshvar-Marvast, Somayeh Soltani-Gerdefaramarzi, Samaneh Poormohammadi

“…Due to the small amount of atmospheric precipitation and water resource constraints in Iran, it is important to calculate it through a suitable method. The present research attempts to evaluate the evapotranspiration reference crop (ETo) and present it in the form of zoning map as a basic tool for water management. …”
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IbI logics optimization algorithm-based high-order sliding mode control for DSIG within a wind turbine system by Khaled Benzaoui, Abderrahmen Bouguerra, Samir Zeghlache, Ahmed Elsanabary, Saad Mekhilef, Ahmed Bendib, Houssam eddine Ghadbane, Hegazy Rezk

“…The effectiveness of the proposed control approach is assessed based on a hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) implementation in a PLECS/RT Box real-time simulator. …”
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Development of hypertensive complications in oocyte donation pregnancy: protocol for a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis (DONOR IPD) by Saskia le Cessie, Marie-Louise van der Hoorn, Jan van Lith, Eileen Lashley, Kim van Bentem

“…Introduction The assisted reproductive technique of oocyte donation (OD) is comparable to in vitro fertilisation (IVF), with the distinction of using a donated oocyte and thus involving two women. …”
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Novos olhares para os estudos da tradução espanholportuguês no século XXI: uma abordagem a partir dos estudos descritivos by Leandra Cristina de Oliveira, Wagner Monteiro

“…A coletânea que vislumbrávamos incluiria pesquisas de unidades linguísticas nos diferentes níveis, mas também fatores sociais e culturais implicados na escolha por essas unidades, de modo a legitimar o diálogo entre a Linguística e os Estudos da Tradução – um tema sobre o qual vêm se debruçando os organizadores desta obra em mãos. …”
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The Impact of Private Standards on Corporate Social Responsibility Compliance and Rural Workers’ Motivation in Developing Countries: A Study of Mango Farms in Pakistan by Honglei Tang, Zeeshan Rasool, Ahmad Imran Khan, Anum Afzal Khan, Mohsin Ali Khan, Ghulam Ahmad Azaz

“…This study examines the role of a private standard on corporate social responsibility (CSR) compliance in the Pakistani mango industry and how this compliance affects rural workers’ motivation. …”
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A fuzzy logic approach for tie strength assessment in relationship management: Design and performance comparison of two implemented fuzzy-based models by Shunya Higashi, Phudit Ampririt, Makoto Ikeda, Keita Matsuo, Leonard Barolli, Fatos Xhafa

“…Traditional methods for evaluating Tie Strength (TS), which often classify relationships as either ”strong” or ”weak”, fail to capture the uncertainty and ambiguity of human interactions. This study proposes a Fuzzy-based System for Assessment of Tie Strength (FSATS). …”
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Engineering a live-attenuated porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus vaccine to prevent RNA recombination by rewiring transcriptional regulatory sequences by Liwei Li, Jinxia Chen, Zhengda Cao, Ziqiang Guo, Jiachen Liu, Yanjun Zhou, Guangzhi Tong, Fei Gao

“…ABSTRACT Recombination is a significant factor driving the evolution of RNA viruses. …”
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Genotype Distribution of CNDP1 Polymorphisms in the Healthy Chinese Han Population: Association with HbA1c and Fasting Blood Glucose by Shiqi Zhang, Juan Xu, Di Cui, Shujuan Jiang, Xin Xu, Yi Zhang, Dongchun Zhu, Li Xia, Benito Yard, Yonggui Wu, Qiu Zhang

“…The (CTG)5 and (CTG)4 alleles were present in a small minority of individuals accounting for 15.2% and 0.3% of genotypes with at least one (CTG)5 or one (CTG)4 allele, respectively. …”
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Study design and protocol of a low to high intensity computer-based cognitive training at home in supplement to standard care in patients with AD by Bernard Croisile, Samar Dimachki, Franck Tarpin-Bernard, Hanna Chainay

“…The patients follow training in one of three conditions: once a week in SLT office only (regular condition) and once a week in SLT office plus one or three times per week at home. …”
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