Factors in Vaccine Refusal by Patients Applying for COVID-19 PCR Test by Ferhat ARSLAN, Behcet AL, Gorkem Alper SOLAKOGLU, Omer Faruk GULSOY, Cagatay NUHOGLU, Sema AYTEN

“…Objective: This study was designed to determine the reasons for vaccine rejection in patients who applied for the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test but did not receive the vaccine. …”
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Bayesian Disease Mapping to Identify High-Risk Population for Oral Cancer: A Retrospective Spatiotemporal Analysis by Poornima Ramamurthy, Dileep Sharma, John Adeoye, Siu-Wai Choi, Peter Thomson

“…Findings from our study can aid in designing targeted public health screening and interventions for primary prevention of oral cancer in regional and remote communities.…”
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The study of genetic factors that determine the awned glume trait in bread wheat by O. B. Dobrovolskaya, A. E. Dresvyannikova, E. D. Badaeva, K. I. Popova, M. Trávníčková, P. Martinek

“…This new allele was designated the b1.ag (b1. awned glume). Analysis of the CD 1167-8 inflorescence development, using scanning electron microscopy, showed that awns had grown from the top of the lemmas and glumes simultaneously, and no differences in patterns of their development were found.…”
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The EU Sanctions Policy: A Thorny Path of Transformation by L. D. Oganisyan

“…It shows that it was as early as the 2010s that the EU countries started to switch from using sanctions primarily as a means of conveying an addressee a certain ‘political message’ designed to ensure human rights and democratic values, to harnessing them as an economic leverage. …”
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Understanding Electric Bikers’ Red-Light Running Behavior: Predictive Utility of Theory of Planned Behavior vs Prototype Willingness Model by Tianpei Tang, Hua Wang, Xizhao Zhou, Hao Gong

“…Our findings also support designing of more effective behavior-change interventions to better target e-bikers’ RLR behavior by considering the influence of the identified psychological factors.…”
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A Full Computerized Workflow for Planning Surgically Assisted Rapid Palatal Expansion and Orthognathic Surgery in a Skeletal Class III Patient by Orazio Bennici, Alessia Malgioglio, Serena Moschitto, Gianrico Spagnuolo, Alberta Greco Lucchina, Vincenzo Ronsivalle, Gaetano Isola, Antonino Lo Giudice

“…Using a specific function of the software, the surgical splint was designed according to the pre-programmed skeletal movements, and subsequently, the physical splint was generated with a three-dimensional (3D) printing technology. …”
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Simulation-based validation of a method to detect changes in SARS-CoV-2 reinfection risk. by Belinda Lombard, Harry Moultrie, Juliet R C Pulliam, Cari van Schalkwyk

“…We performed simulation-based validation of an existing catalytic model designed to detect changes in the risk of reinfection by SARS-CoV-2. …”
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Self-Care Interventions as a Health Technology for Managing Type 2 Diabetes: A Population-Based Study in Iran by Zahra Yousefi Malekroodi, Seyed Ali Majidi, Amirmohammad Taalipasand

“…Conclusions: These findings can assist healthcare providers in expanding existing knowledge and designing diabetes self-care management education programs tailored to the psychosocial and cultural needs of adults in the study region. …”
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Safety of Systems Integrating Fire Protection Equipment – Risks, Gaps, Recommendations by Wojciech Wróblewski, Dorota Seliga

“…The analysis includes conducting a comprehensive assessment of potential attack sites (vulnerabilities) and recommendations for building designers and managers to minimise adverse actions. …”
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Stakeholders’ experiences, perceptions and satisfaction with an electronic appointment system: a qualitative content analysis by Faezeh Ostadmohammadi, Ehsan Nabovati, Fatemeh Rangraze Jeddi, Leila Shokrizadeh Arani

“…Abstract Background Online appointment scheduling systems have been designed and implemented to address barriers and problems related to in-person appointment scheduling; however, these systems also face challenges and issues that require continuous evaluation and resolution. …”
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A novel combination of treatments for acute anterior disc displacement without reduction of temporomandibular joint by Zhi-qiang Song, Chen‑xi Li, Zhong‑cheng Gong

“…A retrospective cross-sectional study was designed. Thirty-seven patients (38 joints) diagnosed with acute ADDwoR were treated with arthrocentesis plus HA combined with MM and TBA in turn from January 2022 to December 2023. …”
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INCREASING VALUE-BASED COMPANY POTENTIAL: THE GROUNDS OF A FULL-SCALE ASSESSMENT by Romans Dyakons, Vsevolods Karajevs, Rostislavs Kopitovs

“…The existence of the standard allows for a well-founded conclusion to be drawn regarding the organisation's performance through a combination of cost indicators designed to meet conditionally specified standards and dimensionless indicators of process capability that belong to the category of objectively defined standards. …”
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A Verifiable and Secure Industrial IoT Data Deduplication Scheme With Real-Time Data Integrity Checking in Fog-Assisted Cloud Environments by Jakkarin Lapmoon, Somchart Fugkeaw

“…In this paper, we proposed VERDUP, a verifiable and secure deduplication scheme with the support of real-time data integrity checking and fine-grained access control specifically designed for IIoT environments. VERDUP utilizes a two-stage deduplication approach based on a dynamic tree model in a fog-assisted cloud architecture, integrated with blockchain technology to enhance deduplication efficiency and data integrity verification. …”
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Sex differences in borderline personality disorder: A scoping review. by Xinyu Qian, Michelle L Townsend, Wan Jie Tan, Brin F S Grenyer

“…Longitudinal research designs are needed to understand any longer-term sex influence on the course of the disorder.…”
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Languages of Written and Oral Communication between Russian Emperors and Electors of the Holy Roman Empire, 1725–1799 by M. A. Petrova

“…For example, Russian emperors addressed secular electors not as "brothers" or "sisters"—terms typically reserved for sovereign equals— but as "uncles," "aunts," or, later, "in-laws" (occasionally "cousins"). These designations underscored the unequal status of the correspondents.Additionally, the correspondence sheds light on the process by which the influential Estates of the Holy Roman Empire recognized the imperial title of the Russian monarchs. …”
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Walking in a self-selected enjoyable colored environment: exploring gender-specific effects and dynamics of affects, perceived exertion, heart rate, and preferred walking speed by Youmna Elsayed Hassanein, Youmna Elsayed Hassanein, Walid Briki, Lina Majed

“…These insights offer valuable implications for designing tailored interventions and strategies to promote physical activity through walking. …”
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Hormones and Hormonal Anabolics: Residues in Animal Source Food, Potential Public Health Impacts, and Methods of Analysis by Belachew B. Hirpessa, Beyza H. Ulusoy, Canan Hecer

“…Hormones such as steroidal (estrogens, gestagens, and androgens), nonsteroidal, semisynthetic, and synthetic or designer drugs are all growth-promoting and body-partitioning agents. …”
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Analysis of geological characteristics and potential factors of formation damage in coalbed methane reservoir in Northern Qinshui basin by Hongjian Wu, Xiangwei Kong

“…These insights are vital for optimizing fracturing designs aimed at protecting reservoir integrity.…”
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Microleakage after Thermocycling of Three Self-Etch Adhesives under Resin-Modified Glass-Ionomer Cement Restorations by Sabine O. Geerts, Laurence Seidel, Adelin I. Albert, Audrey M. Gueders

“…This study was designed to evaluate microleakage that appeared on Resin-Modified Glass-Ionomer Cement (RMGIC) restorations. …”
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Improving ecological water diversion process to promote oasis restoration using a monthly conceptual lumped ecohydrological model: A case study of the Qingtu Oasis, China by Feng Huang, Yiping Li, Carlos G. Ochoa, Jisheng Li

“…The MCLEM coupling with the scenario simulation effectively depicted the oasis’s intra-annual ecohydrological dynamics responding to various EWD processes under wet, regular, and dry meteorological conditions, implying for designing a rational EWD strategy achieving optimal ecological benefits regarding a larger oasis area and higher vegetation coverage. …”
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