Serum metabolome associated with novel and legacy per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances exposure and thyroid cancer risk: A multi-module integrated analysis based on machine learning by Fei Wang, Yuanxin Lin, Lian Qin, Xiangtai Zeng, Hancheng Jiang, Yanlan Liang, Shifeng Wen, Xiangzhi Li, Shiping Huang, Chunxiang Li, Xiaoyu Luo, Xiaobo Yang

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Révision de l’espèce Homo erectus (Dubois, 1893) by Valéry Zeitoun

“…The reconstruction of this evolutionary pattern should be matched with other data (dating, biogeography) to allow to reconstruct a real evolutionary synopsis.According to several authors (Stringer, 1984; Hublin, 1986; Kennedy, 1991; Brauer and Mbua, 1992) the existence of autapomorphic features for Homo erectus is not proved. …”
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COVID-19 – if the cure is worse than the disease. The Italian chaos by Giuseppe FERRARI

“…It is worth noting that people with COVID-19 like symptoms are instead advised by the competent authorities not to go to hospitals and remain at home and although there is a high chance they are infected are not counted as such. …”

PENGGUNAAN SARUNG TELUR MENTADAK DALAM PERUBATAN TRADISIONAL CINA MENURUT PERSPEKTIF FIQH KEPENGGUNAAN by Zubair Amir Nur Rashid, Nur Mardia Mazri

“…Standards from halal authorities such as the Department Standards of Malaysia are also reviewed for pharmaceutical manufacturing rules including the requirement of safety assessment. …”
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Historical Analysis and Adaptation of the Issue of Good and Evil in Iranian, Ishraqi, and Sadrai Wisdom by Somayeh Karimi, Jafar Shanazari

“…In the present study, the authors analyze and apply the philosophical foundations derived from good. …”
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Chronic Airflow Limitation, Lower Respiratory Symptoms, COPD and Chronic Rhinosinusitis in a Middle-Aged Population: The Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study (SCAPIS). A Link Bet... by Andersson A, Bergqvist J, Schiöler L, Bossios A, Farnebo L, Holmlund T, Janson C, Keceli S, Ljunggren M, Malinovschi A, Memarian E, Nihlén U, Nilsson PM, Pesonen I, Sjöström M, Stenfors N, Sundbom F, Werner M, Torén K, Sköld M, Hellgren J

“…Anders Andersson,1,2,* Joel Bergqvist,3,4,* Linus Schiöler,5 Apostolos Bossios,6,7 Lovisa Farnebo,8,9 Thorbjörn Holmlund,10 Christer Janson,11 Sumru Keceli,12 Mirjam Ljunggren,11 Andrei Malinovschi,13 Ensieh Memarian,14 Ulf Nihlén,15 Peter M Nilsson,16,17 Ida Pesonen,18,19 Marcus Sjöström,10 Nikolai Stenfors,20 Fredrik Sundbom,11 Mimmi Werner,10 Kjell Torén,5,21 Magnus Sköld,22,23 Johan Hellgren24,25 1COPD Center, Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; 2COPD Center, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; 3Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; 4Centre for Sleep and Wake Disorders, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; 5Occupational and Environmental Medicine, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; 6Karolinska Severe Asthma Center, Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; 7Division of Lung and Airway Research, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; 8Linköping University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Division of Sensory Organs and Communication, Linköping, Sweden; 9Region Östergötland, Anaesthetics, Operations and Specialty Surgery Center, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Linköping, Sweden; 10Department of Clinical Sciences, Otorhinolaryngology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; 11Department of Medical Sciences: Respiratory, Allergy and Sleep Research, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; 12Department of Otorhinolaryngology in Linköping, Region Östergötland, Linköping, Sweden; 13Department of Medical Sciences, Clinical Physiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; 14Department of Clinical Sciences, IKVM, Internal Medicine, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden; 15Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; 16Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden; 17Clinical Research Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden; 18Respiratory Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Stockholm, Sweden; 19Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; 20Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; 21Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; 22Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy, Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Stockholm, Sweden; 23Respiratory Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine Solna and Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; 24Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Region Västra Götaland, Gothenburg, Sweden; 25Institute of Clinical Sciences, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Anders Andersson, COPD Center, Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Bruna Stråket 11B, Göteborg, 413 46, Sweden, Email Anders.Andersson@lungall.gu.sePurpose: Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is related to asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). …”
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Utilizing a Wireless Radar Framework in Combination With Deep Learning Approaches to Evaluate Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity in Home-Setting Environments by Lee KT, Liu WT, Lin YC, Chen Z, Ho YH, Huang YW, Tsai ZL, Hsu CW, Yeh SM, Lin HY, Majumdar A, Chen YL, Kuan YC, Lee KY, Feng PH, Chen KY, Kang JH, Lee HC, Ho SC, Tsai CY

“…Kun-Ta Lee,1 Wen-Te Liu,2– 6 Yi-Chih Lin,3,7 Zhihe Chen,8 Yu-Hsuan Ho,9 Yu-Wen Huang,9 Zong-Lin Tsai,9 Chih-Wei Hsu,9 Shang-Min Yeh,9 Hsiao Yi Lin,9 Arnab Majumdar,8 Yen-Ling Chen,10 Yi-Chun Kuan,3,11– 13 Kang-Yun Lee,4,6 Po-Hao Feng,4,6 Kuan-Yuan Chen,4,6 Jiunn-Horng Kang,5,6,14– 16 Hsin-Chien Lee,17 Shu-Chuan Ho,2,6,* Cheng-Yu Tsai2– 6,16,18,* 1Respiratory Therapy Room, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan; 2School of Respiratory Therapy, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; 3Sleep Center, Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan; 4Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan; 5Research Center of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; 6Research Center of Thoracic Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; 7Department of Otolaryngology, Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan; 8Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UK; 9Advanced Technology Lab, Wistron Corporation, Taipei, Taiwan; 10Institute of Biomedical Informatics, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan; 11Department of Neurology, Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan; 12Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; 13Taipei Neuroscience Institute, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; 14Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; 15Graduate Institute of Nanomedicine and Medical Engineering, College of Biomedical Engineering, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; 16Professional Master Program in Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; 17Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; 18School of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical Engineering, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Cheng-Yu Tsai, School of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical Engineering, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wuxing Street, Taipei, 11031, Taiwan, Tel +886-2-2736-1661, Fax +886-2-2739-1143, Email b117101018@tmu.edu.tw Shu-Chuan Ho, School of Respiratory Therapy, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wuxing Street, Taipei, 11031, Taiwan, Tel +886-2-2736-1661, Fax +886-2-2739-1143, Email shu-chuan@tmu.edu.twObjective: Common examinations for diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are polysomnography (PSG) and home sleep apnea testing (HSAT). …”
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Editorial by Pieter Vanhuysse, Antony Mason, Jörg Tremmel, Markus Rutsche, Maria Lenk

“…The first article is a general overview essay on Generational Accounting, authored by Laurence Kotlikoff, a founding father of this methodology. …”
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Penerapan Importance Performance Analysis (IPA) pada Evaluasi Keberlanjutan Penggunaan e-filing untuk Pelaporan Pajak Perorangan by Imelda Saluza, Dewi Sartika

“…In the expectation that the authorities in this case DGT will be able to recognize issues and implement measures that will enable e-filing to continue to be used for individual tax returns. …”
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On the Normalized Laplacian Spectrum of the Zero-Divisor Graph of the Commutative Ring <inline-formula><math display="inline"><semantics><msub><mstyle mathvariant="bold"><mi mathva... by Ali Al Khabyah, Nazim, Nadeem Ur Rehman

“…Notably, Pirzada and his co-authors computed the normalized Laplacian spectrum of <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mo>Γ</mo><mo>(</mo><msub><mi mathvariant="double-struck">Z</mi><mi mathvariant="fraktur">n</mi></msub><mo>)</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> for specific values of <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi mathvariant="fraktur">n</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula> in the set <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mo>{</mo><mi>p</mi><mi>q</mi><mo>,</mo><msup><mi>p</mi><mn>2</mn></msup><mi>q</mi><mo>,</mo><msup><mi>p</mi><mn>3</mn></msup><mo>,</mo><msup><mi>p</mi><mn>4</mn></msup><mo>}</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, where <i>p</i> and <i>q</i> are distinct primes satisfying <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>p</mi><mo><</mo><mi>q</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>. …”
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Elevating larval source management as a key strategy for controlling malaria and other vector-borne diseases in Africa by Fredros Okumu, Sarah J. Moore, Prashanth Selvaraj, Arnon Houri Yafin, Elijah O. Juma, GloriaSalome G. Shirima, Silas Majambere, Andy Hardy, Bart G. J. Knols, Betwel J. Msugupakulya, Marceline Finda, Najat Kahamba, Edward Thomsen, Ayman Ahmed, Sarah Zohdy, Prosper Chaki, Peter DeChant, Kimberly Fornace, Nicodem Govella, Steven Gowelo, Emmanuel Hakizimana, Busiku Hamainza, Jasper N. Ijumba, William Jany, Hmooda Toto Kafy, Emmanuel W. Kaindoa, Lenson Kariuki, Samson Kiware, Eliningaya J. Kweka, Neil F. Lobo, Dulcisária Marrenjo, Damaris Matoke-Muhia, Charles Mbogo, Robert S. McCann, April Monroe, Bryson Alberto Ndenga, Halfan S. Ngowo, Eric Ochomo, Mercy Opiyo, Richard Reithinger, Chadwick Haadezu Sikaala, Allison Tatarsky, David Takudzwa, Fedra Trujillano, Ellie Sherrard-Smith

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Le fromage en Gaule à l’âge du Fer et à l’époque romaine : état des lieux pour sa production et analyse de sa place dans le monde antique by Alain Ferdière, Jean-Marc Séguier

“…After an analysis of the Greek and Latin vocabulary, written sources were examined first, based on the most exhaustive possible inventory of the occurrences of the term “cheese” –in Greek and Latin– and other related terms in Greek and Latin literature (and other texts, including those of a legal nature), from Homer to Isidore of Seville, i.e. no fewer than 176 authors or literary works, each with numerous occurrences. …”
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IGJR issue 1/2018 by IF and FRFG

“…The backdrop of these new calculations is demographic ageing that has led in many Western and Asian countries to a higher percentage of voters that are pensioners or close to the retirement age. Some authors argue that the year in which voters aged 50 and older exceed 50% of all voters (after adjusting for the notoriously higher turnout rates of elderly voters) entails the danger of creeping gerontocracy – the rising resource grab of elderly voters. …”
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Glaucoma &quot;landscape&quot; in Russia, CIS and Eastern European countries: what has changed over 15 years? by A.Yu. Brezhnev, E.A. Egorov, V.P. Erichev, A.V. Kuroyedov, P.Ch. Zavadskiy, M. Bozic, N.N. Voronova, M.F. Dzhumova, N.V. Ivanova, T.A. Imshenetskaya, T.G. Kamenskikh, L.N. Marchenko, N.A. Sobyanin, V.F. Ekgardt

“…</p> <p> <b>Patients and Methods:</b> the final protocol of this retrospective multi-center research and clinical study included 289 patients with POAG from 7 states (Russia, Belarus, Serbia, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Slovakia, and Slovenia). The authors analyzed the methods used for establishing POAP diagnosis, clinical and demographic patient characteristics (gender, age and place of residence), as well as the process of glaucoma development (age of onset, disease duration and stages, intraocular pressure, ocular hypotensive medications, and the used laser and surgical procedures). …”
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Presenting the Model of the Elites' Desertion Factors in Iran's Continental Plateau Oil Company by Mohammad Shaaf Amal, Ahmad Vedadi, Mehdi Tavakoli, Daryoosh Gholamzadeh

“…Nevertheless, some organizations lose a significant part of their knowledge workers for various reasons, including restrictive requirements and laws, not giving employees freedom of action and excessive control over them, burnout, job plateauing, lack of organizational support, lack of attractiveness, the unfair compensation of services, reducing authority and losing decision-making power (Karimi Taher et al, 2021). …”
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Providing effective innovative strategies in the development of cosmetics industry with emphasis on international entrepreneurship by Ali Khabaz, Jamshid Edalatian shahryari, Heydar Amiran

“…Zahra et al, (2022) presented the definitions of corporate innovation strategy and diverse opinions of authors around the world about the realization and analysis of strategy in economic enterprises. …”
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Value-creating factors in the professional relationship between the auditor and the employer in the auditing profession by Alireza Vaziri, keihan Azadi, Mojtaba Maleki choubari

“…This issue refers to more pressure on the internal work structures of auditors, audit institutions and tax authorities to understand, manage, and design audits and audit periods with the aim of maximizing their performance (improving quality). …”
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Training Psychological Skills: Efficacy and Assessment of a Nonclinical Psychological Sports Coaching E-Intervention for Young Elite Athletes by Raphaël Bonetti, Fabienne Crettaz von Rotten, Denis Hauw

“…These results highlight the potential of this approach, as previously suggested by authors in the field of sports psychology (e.g., Abbott & Collins, 2002; Birrer & Morgan, 2010; Brown & Fletcher, 2017; MacNamara & Collins, 2010; Simonton, 1999; Weinberg & Gould, 2023), emphasizing the importance of knowledge transfer into practice. …”
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Providing a model of emotional and rational appeals in video marketing based on social networks by Moohan Mohammadi, payam paslari, saeed moradpour, sadegh masjoodi

“…The practical implications of the findings provide new insights for the dissemination of products and brand culture through short videos. The authors suggest that companies using brand videos consider content matching, informational relevance, storytelling, and emotionality in their design. …”
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Decolonization Projects by Cornelius Ewuoso

“…In many ways, epistemic and cultural humility can help us demythologize our assumptions of any cultural superiority or cognitive authority, allowing for diverse voices, cultures, and perspectives to emerge without domination…”
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