Comparative analysis of the concepts of “law enforcement agencies” and “discretionary powers” in the international legal systems by O. A. Prysyazhnyuk

“…The main idea of the study is that although the concept of ‘law enforcement agencies’ in all these countries has common features, approaches to their activities and the definition of discretionary powers may differ significantly depending on national legal systems, cultural traditions and specific legislative acts. …”
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Salicylic Acid Improved the Growth of <i>Dunaliella salina</i> and Increased the Proportion of <i>9-cis</i>-β-Carotene Isomers by Shuaicheng Xiang, Xiaoting Qiu, Xiaojun Yan, Roger Ruan, Pengfei Cheng

“…<i>Dunaliella salina</i> is an important source of natural β-carotene (containing <i>9-cis</i> and <i>all trans</i> isomers) for industrial production. …”
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TRENCH FEVER AS WAR INFECTION by Nataliya Vynograd, Zoriana Vasylyshyn, Lyudmyla Kozak, Ihor Chaklosh, Iryna Baidalka, Uliana Shul, Iryna Chaplyk-Chyzho

“…The detection of seropositive individuals in all age groups indicates a hidden epidemic process of this disease, as well as the inadequacy of the epidemiological surveillance system in detecting and recording cases. …”
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Touch-driven advantages in reaction time but not in performance in a cross-sensory comparison of reinforcement learning by Wenhan Sun, Isabelle Ripp, Aylin Borrmann, Maximilian Moll, Merle Fairhurst

“…Despite these differences, all modalities demonstrated consistent learning speeds and accuracies. …”
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Disproportionate impacts of building materials production facilities on neighboring communities by Alyson Kim, Gavin Chaboya, Helena Kwon, Sabbie A Miller

“…Results show that across all scales, many CBM production facilities impose disproportionate impacts. …”
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The paradigm of anthropocentrism in contemporary pediatric surgery by V.О. Dubinina, І.V. Ksonz, S.М. Bilash, L.V. Abyzova, О.S. Bilanov

“…The current and most realistic model is the contractual model, in which pediatric surgeons, parents of patients, and patients themselves establish relationships that are most acceptable to all participants in the treatment process. Conclusions. …”
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Towards Privacy in Decentralized IoT: A Blockchain-Based Dual Response DP Mechanism by Kai Zhang, Pei-Wei Tsai, Jiao Tian, Wenyu Zhao, Xinyi Cai, Longxiang Gao, Jinjun Chen

“…This vulnerability stems from the absence of an efficient strategy to synchronize the privacy budget consumption and historical query information among all network participants. Adversaries can exploit this weakness, collaborating to inject a substantial volume of queries simultaneously into disparate blockchain nodes to extract more precise results. …”
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Thermodynamic Analysis and Optimization of Secondary Overheating Parameters in Turbo-Expander Plants on Low Boiling Working Fluids by A. V. Ovsyannik, V. P. Kliuchinski

“…At a pressure below the critical pressure, overheating leads to a decrease in the exergetic efficiency, and the maximum exergetic effect is achieved in the absence of a secondary steam superheater. All other things being equal, a turbo-expander cycle with a heat exchanger is more efficient than without it over the entire temperature range and pressure of the low-boiling working fluid under study.…”
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Impact of Polysorbate 80 on the Antimicrobial Activity of Oregano and Thyme by Marta Carvalho, Joana Barbosa, Marcelo Belchior Rosendo da Silva, Helena Albano, Paula Teixeira

“…Both oregano and thyme EOs exhibited antimicrobial activity against all tested microorganisms in the DDA, regardless of the surfactant’s presence. …”
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Effects of Weather Conditions on Phenolic Content and Antioxidant Capacity in Juice of Chokeberries (Aronia melanocarpa L.) by Tolić Mandica-Tamara, Krbavčić Ines Panjkota, Vujević Predrag, Milinović Bernardica, Jurčević Irena Landeka, Vahčić Nada

“…The highest concentrations of anthocyanins and phenolics were observed in fruits harvested in 2012, which is most likely due to the favorable weather conditions (temperature and bright sunshine hours). All chokeberry juices possess high antioxidant activity (12.9–14.6 mmol/L; 128–167 mmol/L). …”
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Generalized Centered Binomial Distribution for Bimodal Lattice Signatures by Seungwoo Lee, Joo Woo, Jonghyun Kim, Jong Hwan Park

“…In CRYPTO 2013, Ducas et al. introduced a bimodal discrete Gaussian distribution into the Fiat-Shamir with abort paradigm, proposing a signature scheme called BLISS, which significantly improved rejection sampling efficiency and reduced the number of required abort steps compared to all previously proposed (uni-modal) lattice-based signature schemes. …”
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Amine Analysis Using AlexaFluor 488 Succinimidyl Ester and Capillary Electrophoresis with Laser-Induced Fluorescence by Christian G. Kendall, Amanda M. Stockton, Stephen Leicht, Heather McCaig, Shirley Chung, Valerie Scott, Fang Zhong, Ying Lin

“…The reaction was found to be equally efficient in all solvents studied (dimethylsulfoxide, ethanol, and N,N-dimethylformamide). …”
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Effect of LiO Doping on the Surface and Catalytic Properties of NiO Solid by Hala G. El-Shobaky, Gehan A. Fagal, Amina A. Attia, Neven A. Hassan

“…The catalytic activities of all the doped catalyst samples investigated showed that their catalytic activity was smaller than that measured for the untreated samples. …”
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Determining Cut-Off Points for the Dental Fear Survey by Maurício Antônio Oliveira, Cristiane Baccin Bendo, Saul Martins Paiva, Miriam Pimenta Vale, Júnia Maria Serra-Negra

“…Descriptive statistics and multinomial logistic regression were calculated; a significance level of p<0.05 was used for all tests. Results. The ROC curve indicated that a DFS score ≥53 corresponds to a sensitivity of 88.9% and a specificity of 92.5%. …”
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Integrative assessment of heavy metal risks in mining polluted sediments and soils of Aguascalientes, Mexico by Thanya Crespo-Toledo, Francisco Avelar-González, Alma Guerrero-Barrera, Kerry Mitchell, Laura Yamamoto-Flores, Oscar Flores-Amaro

“…Additionally, the RCR exceeded the quotient 1 for all metals, suggesting a significant ecological risk. …”
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The heart rate on admission was associated with the mortality in elderly patients with hip fractures: a retrospective cohort study from a trauma centre in northwestern China by Zhi Yang, Wei-Song Zhang, Shao-Hua Chen, Bin-Fei Zhang

“…During follow-up, 189 patients died for all-cause reasons in 1 year. Age, coronary heart disease, cancer, dementia and time to operation were introduced in multivariate regression analysis. …”
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The relationship between histamine receptor type 4 gene polymorphism (rs11662595) and response to H1 antihistamine drugs in patients with chronic idiopathic urticaria by Ebrahim Mohammadi, Fakhredin Karimpour, Ramin Lotfi, Fatemeh Zamani, Abbas Aghaei, Rasoul Nasiri Kalmarzi

“…The disease severity score in the first and twelfth weeks after treatment and the side effects of antihistamine drugs were determined for all patients. Results: The frequency of rs11662595 polymorphism of HRH4 gene in chronic urticaria patients and healthy control participating in the study was calculated as 17.7% and 18.6%, respectively. …”
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Considerations and Challenges for Acute Inhalation Toxicity Testing and Classification of Zinc Sulphide Under REACH by Gustav Gerd Bruer, Noömi Lombaert, Arne Burzlaff, Christine Spirlet, Daria Gödecke, Mehmet Ramazanoglu, Otto Creutzenberg

“…In the inhalation study, all six rats showed no specific symptoms and good health status and survived a post-exposure observation period of up to 14 days. …”
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Apolar Compounds in Seaweeds from Fernando de Noronha Archipelago (Northeastern Coast of Brazil) by Leandro De Santis Ferreira, Izabel Cristina Casanova Turatti, Norberto Peporine Lopes, Thais Guaratini, Pio Colepicolo, Eurico Cabral Oliveira Filho, Ricardo Clapis Garla

“…The main compounds detected in all studied species were the alcohol phytol and the fatty acids 14 : 0; 15 : 0; 16 : 0; 18 : 0; 18 : 1 n9; 18 : 2 Δ9,12; 20 : 4; 20 : 5. …”
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Polygyny and intimate partner violence among married women: Sub-national estimates from a cross-sectional study in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. by Zacharie Tsala Dimbuene, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Dickson Abanimi Amugsi

“…Programmatically, policymakers and stakeholders need to devise more effective policies and IPV interventions targeting polygynous families in DRC to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 5.2, that aimed to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls by 2030.…”
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