Diplomatic activities of M.M. Litvinov in the USA during the Great Patriotic War (1941–1943) by A. A. Vershinin, P. A. Tupikin

“…However, rapprochement between the two future superpowers was neither plain nor swift; rather was it constantly hampered by mutual suspicion, aggravated by differences in their political cultures. Under these conditions, the fate of their alliance depended on the willingness of the ‘Big Three’ leaders to respect each other’s interest and concerns, as well as on the personal initiative and determination of individual politicians and diplomats. …”
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Intersection between individual, household, environmental and system level factors in defining risk and resilience for children in Kenya's ASAL: A qualitative study. by Esther Jebor Chongwo, Barack Aoko, Martha Kaniala, Moses Esala, Phillis Magoma, Eunice Njoroge, Susan Nyamanya, Joyce Marangu, Anil Khamis, John Ng'asike, Anja C Huizink, Amina Abubakar

“…Nonetheless, sources of resilience include breastfeeding, immunization, responsive caregiving, family and community support, higher socio-economic status (SES), cultural practices, self-motivation, hard work, community role models, religious activities and quality service provision.…”
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Dietary Habits and Nutritional Status of Youths Living in Rural and Semi-Urban Albania in the Ongoing Nutrition Transition: Preliminary Results by Ruden Cakoni, Stefania Moramarco, Argjend Kosiqi, Angela Andreoli, Ersilia Buonomo

“…Future nutrition interventions focused on the poor MD adherence of new generations should take into consideration geographic, cultural, and social dimensions, including gender equality.…”
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Health literacy and medication adherence in adults from ethnic minority backgrounds with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: a systematic review by Jinal Parmar, Aymen El Masri, Freya MacMillan, Kirsten McCaffery, Amit Arora

“…To understand this association more clearly in ethnic minority populations and to address the disparities in cultural and linguistic considerations, well-designed studies are required. …”
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Parenting with nutrition education and unconditional cash reduce maternal depressive symptoms and improve quality of life: findings from a cluster randomised controlled trial in ur... by Sheikh Jamal Hossain, Fahmida Tofail, Anisur Rahman, Jane Fisher, Jena Derakhshani Hamadani, Syed Moshfiqur Rahman

“…Objectives The study aimed to measure the effect of a parenting intervention using culturally appropriate and locally made toys, along with nutrition education and unconditional cash, on maternal depressive symptoms (MDS) and quality of life (QoL). …”
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CHRISTIAN THINKERS ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (REINHOLD NIEBUHR AND GIORGIO LA PIRA) by T. V. Zonova

“…Giorgio La Pira was aware as well that politics should always base on ethical principles and reflect the existing spiritual, cultural, political and economic diversity. His main purpose was the formation of a new hierarchy of values. …”
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Validation of Spanish Version of the Spirituality and Spiritual Care Rating Scale (SSCRS‐Sp) in Nursing Professionals by M. D. Fernández‐Pascual, A. Reig‐Ferrer, L. Martínez‐Rodríguez, J. A. Quesada‐Rico, W. McSherry, L. Riquelme‐Ros

“…Following translation and cultural adaption of the SSCRS, the scale underwent psychometric assessment of its construct validity through exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. …”
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Overcoming barriers for investigating nickel-pincer nucleotide cofactor-related enzymes by Jorge L. Nevarez, Aiko Turmo, Santhosh Gatreddi, Swati Gupta, Jian Hu, Robert P. Hausinger

“…Here, we show that when the Lactiplantibacillus plantarum lar genes are cloned into the Duet expression system and cultured in Escherichia coli, they confer lactate racemase activity to the cells. …”
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Effective community engagement in one health research in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review by Sidney Sangong, Farrukh Ishaque Saah, Luchuo Engelbert Bain

“…The best practices for CE in one health research are raising awareness and co-creation which should guide future initiatives. There are cultural, geographical, linguistic, and educational constraints that pose barriers to CE, requiring a more integrated and community-centric approach to one health research in SSA. …”
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EL POTENCIAL DE LOS PARQUES NATURALES EN EL PROCESO DE RENOVACIÓN DE LOS DESTINOS TURÍSTICOS LITORALES MADUROS: EL CASO DE LA COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA EN ESPAÑA by MARGARITA CAPDEPÓN FRÍAS, ISABEL RODRÍGUEZ SÁNCHEZ, MARÍA PAZ SUCH CLIMENT

“…El texto concluye que los Parques Naturales de la Comunidad Valenciana poseen un notable patrimonio natural y cultural hasta ahora subestimado, y cuyo potencial se hace necesario considerar; y que si bien estos espacios presentan un aprovechamiento todavía limitado, sí existe un creciente desarrollo de actividades recreativas que complementan la tradicional oferta turística de los destinos litorales.…”
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DGL-STFA: Predicting lithium-ion battery health with dynamic graph learning and spatial–temporal fusion attention by Zheng Chen, Quan Qian

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STEP 1: The Scottish Trauma & Orthopaedics Equality Project: demographics and working patterns of a national workforce by Monu Jabbal, Jennifer Cherry, Deborah Eastwood, Chloe E. H. Scott, Phil Walmsley, Emily Baird

“…Aims: Trauma and Orthopaedic (T&O) surgery has come under scrutiny for lagging behind other medical specialties in promoting gender and cultural equity and diversity within their workforce. …”
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Requiem – Alàgbà, Dr., Prince, Mosọbalájé Ajíbádé Àkàndé Adébáyọ̀ Fálétí, OON, DLitt., FNAL, JP, a.k.a ‘Pa Fálétí’ to Some; ‘Bàbá Fálétí’ to all and Sundry.... by Pamela J. Olubunmi Smith

“…Olubunmi Smith Thanks to the immense, providential endowment trumpeted on the airwaves, and flashed on screen, and showcased on makeshift stages from hamlet, to village, to town squares and city halls, and planted in almost every household so the gen-X and gen-Y Yorùbá can, in varying degrees, claim knowledge of and familiarity with Bàbá Fálétí, the man, the artist, the actor, the prodigious poet, indeed, the half-sung, consummate bard, the cultural icon, beloved son of Yorùbáland. With even greater gratitude to the dear friend who, as the story goes, having read, at Fálétí’s request, a lengthy poem Fálétí had penned in English, advised his B.A. honors-in-English friend to start writing in Yorùbá. …”
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Perú: la necesidad de una reforma constitucional. Un punto de partida by José Carlos Remotti Carbonell

“…En el presente trabajado se analiza la imperiosa necesidad de efectuar en el Perú una reforma constitucional que, partiendo de un amplio consenso social, y con una clara vocación integradora, sirva de fundamento para la conformación de un verdadero Estado Democrático y Social de Derecho en el que, sobre la base del respeto a la diversidad, la dignidad, la libertad, la igualdad, la justicia, se promueva el desarrollo tanto personal como social, económico, cultural, y esté al servicio de los ciudadanos para garantizarles el pleno disfrute de sus derechos fundamentales. …”
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Resource Description and Access (RDA): as diretrizes antes e depois do projeto 3R by Karen Cristina Soares Cavalheiro, Felipe Augusto Arakaki

“…A Resource Description and Access foi desenvolvida pelo Resource Description Steering Committee, como um conjunto de elementos de dados para a criação de metadados de recursos de biblioteca e patrimônio cultural. Em 2017 foi publicado o modelo conceitual Library Reference Model, consolidando uma estrutura única como modelo de referência para bibliotecas. …”
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Molecular Detection of Panton Valentine Leukocidin Toxin in Clinical Isolates of Staphylococcus aureus from Kiambu County, Kenya by Sani Iliya, Jonathan Mwangi, Ronald Maathai, Mary Muriuki, Christopher Wainaina

“…DNA was isolated from freshly harvested bacterial cultures by spin column using Geno Type DNA isolation kit. …”
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OUT-OF-BODY EXPERIENCE, PURE BEING AND METAPHYSICS by I. V. Karivets

“…These ultimate experiences belong to different people, who lived and grown in different cultures, but nevertheless metaphysical statements of philosophers or mystics and statements of the ordinary people who experienced clinical death are the same. …”
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Colostrum avoidance and associated factors among postnatal mothers in health facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a mixed method study by Belete Mengistu Sisay, Samson Zegeye Endale, Frehiwot Worku Senbeta

“…Qualitative findings echoed these results, with cultural beliefs and misconceptions about colostrum contributing to its avoidance. …”
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Oralidad y enseñanza-aprendizaje del francés a hispanohablantes by Julio Murillo Puyal

“…En la enseñanza-aprendizaje de las lenguas extranjeras, la exigencia, generalmente admitida hoy, de conceder a la oralidad por lo menos la misma importancia que a la escritura no se debe a consideraciones de índole socio-económica o socio-cultural según la creencia más extendida, sino que se fundamenta en la primacía y prioridad de las manifestaciones fónicas en la actuación audio-fonatoria esto es, en el hablar; viene determinada por la misma naturaleza de las lenguas que es fónica y remite, por consiguiente, al plano de la epistemología lingüística. …”
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PHILOSOPHICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DIMENSIONS OF SOCIAL EXPECTATIONS OF PERSONALITY by V. V. Khmil, I. S. Popovych

“…The specific topics are of particular relevance in the context of socio-political uncertainty, domination of the mass consciousness, loss of national and cultural identity.…”
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