Methodological aspects of using NIR spectroscopy to assess biochemical indicators in barley grain by V. S. Popov, T. V. Shelenga, O. N. Kovaleva, V. I. Khoreva

“…Ruszkovsky, starch by the polarimetric method according to Evers, beta-glucans by gravimetric analysis, and the total PhC content by the Folin–Ciocâlteu method modified by Singleton and Rossi.Results. …”
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Prevalence and determinants of pregnancy termination for childbearing women using the modified Poisson regression model: a cross-sectional study of the Tanzania Demographic and Hea... by Sizwe Vincent Mbona, Retius Chifurira, Bonginkosi Duncan Ndlovu, Anisha Ananth

“…In particular, women’s age, level of education, marital status, history of pregnancy losses, wealth status, attempt to delay or avoid getting pregnant outside the ideal birth spacing, and recent internet use, total children ever born, desire for more children, were significantly associated with pregnancy termination. …”
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Lifetime Paid Work and Mental Health Problems among Poor Urban 9-to-13-Year-Old Children in Brazil by Isabel A. Bordin, Ivens H. Pires, Cristiane S. Paula

“…Children with lower SES and socially isolated were more involved in paid work than less disadvantaged peers. Children ever exposed to paid work were four times more likely to present anxiety/depression symptoms at a clinical level compared to non-exposed children. …”
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OPEN BORDERS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION: NATIONAL AND EUROPEAN IDENTITY ON THE EXAMPLE OF CERTAIN EU MEMBER-STATES by E. V. Khakhalkina, K. P. Andreev, G. V. Grosheva, I. A. Kochev

“…During the acute phase of the migration crisis (2014–2015) in a large number of European Union states, policies restricting internal borders and the strengthening of external borders took place, which raised serious questions about the future of the European Union’s borders. Ever since the emergence of supranational structures, freedom of movement, capital, goods, services and labor has all been the principal focus points of the EU countries cooperation. …”
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Geographical Peer Matching for P2P Energy Sharing by Romaric Duvignau, Vincenzo Gulisano, Marina Papatriantafilou, Ralf Klasing

“…Significant cost reductions attract ever more households to invest in small-scale renewable electricity generation and storage. …”
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Determinants of infertility among married women who attend gynecologic unit at health facilities of Gamo Zone and South Omo Zone, Southern Ethiopia: a case control study by Firehiwot Haile, Selamawit Gebeyehu, Hanan Abdulkadir, Yordanos Gizachew, Mesrach Hailu

“…In multivariable analysis: age, educational status of the woman, residence, family size, ever use of contraceptives, history of STI, history of abortion, menstrual pattern and current alcohol use were identified as determinants of infertility. …”
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Effect of Emission Penalty and Annual Interest Rate on Cogeneration of Electricity, Heat, and Hydrogen in Karachi: 3E Assessment and Sensitivity Analysis by Mehdi Jahangiri, Ali Mostafaeipour, Habib Ur Rahman Habib, Hamed Saghaei, Asad Waqar

“…Great pressure is imposed on Pakistan’s national grid from the rise in fossil fuel costs, variations in the annual interest rate, and increased costs of greenhouse emissions. To meet the ever-increasing energy demand, the Government of Pakistan has decided to further harness wind and solar energies currently having a negligible share in Pakistan’s energy portfolio. …”
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A multimodal couple-coping intervention for enhancing sexual adjustment among breast cancer women: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. by Ka Ming Chow, Carmen Wing Han Chan, Kai Chow Choi, Alexandra Leigh McCarthy

“…<h4>Implications for the profession and /or patient care</h4>Sexual health is a neglected area in clinical practice, for patients and partners. The ever-growing population of women treated for breast cancer at younger age has created a more pressing need for the development of tailored sexual health interventions. …”
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Healthy lifestyle factors and male perpetration of intimate partner violence: a cross-sectional study in Mwanza, Tanzania by Anna E. Jacob, Gerry Mshana, Neema Mosha, Ramadhan Hashim, Simon Sichalwe, Donati Malibwa, Saidi Kapiga, Philip Ayieko, Heidi Stöckl

“…Background In Tanzania, nearly half of ever-married women have experienced some form of intimate partner violence (IPV), yet little knowledge of IPV from the male perspective exists. …”
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Organizational processes related to scientific production at the Camagüey University of Medical Sciences by Dayami Bembibre Mozo, María de las Mercedes Fernández Valdés, Lidyce Quesada Leyva, Ever Quintana Verdecia, Alexis Ricardo Gregori Caballero

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A Review on Person Re-Identification Techniques and Its Analysis by C. Selvan, H. Anwar Basha, K. Meenakshi, Soumyalatha Naveen

“…Nevertheless, video re-ID proves to be a formidable challenge, an ever-evolving domain fraught with a multitude of uncertainties like viewpoint variations, occlusions, pose changes, and unpredictable video sequences. …”
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Association between serum carotenoids levels and endometriosis risk: evidence from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by Jian Huang

“…Subgroup analyses indicated that the inverse association between serum lutein/zeaxanthin levels and reduced endometriosis risk was significant only in individuals under 40 years of age, in both White and non-White populations, in smokers, and among those who had ever used oral contraceptives.ConclusionSerum lutein/zeaxanthin levels may offer protective effects against endometriosis in specific subpopulations. …”
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Syphilis Infection During Pregnancy: The Possible Effect on the Course of Pregnancy and Fetal Outcomes—A Case Report and Literature Review by Dovile Kielaite, Saule Januskiene, Virginija Paliulyte

“…The infection was diagnosed during the first antenatal visit; how-ever, treatment was not initiated. At the 33rd week of gestation, the patient was admitted to the hospital because of sparse bloody vaginal discharge. …”
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Formulation and evaluation of hyaluronic acid and adipic acid dihydrazide modified graphene quantum dot-based nanotherapeutics for paclitaxel-targeted delivery in breast cancer by Dilip O. Morani, Pravin O. Patil

“…Abstract Background Paclitaxel (PAC) was the first-ever natural chemotherapeutic agent for the treatment of breast cancer. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on violence exposure and alcohol use among adults who drink alcohol. by Akua O Gyamerah, Alexandrea E Dunham, Janet Ikeda, Andy C Canizares, Willi McFarland, Erin C Wilson, Glenn-Milo Santos

“…Overall, participants reported heavy alcohol use (73.7%), strong desire for alcohol (53.3%), ever experiencing violence (71.6%), and GBV (20.5%). …”
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The Egyptian Revolution: First Impressions from the Field by Mohammed A. Bamyeh

“…But on that day, the regime of Hosni Mubarak, entrenched for 30 years and seemingly eternal, the only regime that the vast majority of the protesters had ever known, evaporated in one day.Though the regime struggled for two more weeks, practically little government existed during that period. …”
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Numerical analysis of transonic flow over the FFA-W3-211 wind turbine tip airfoil by M. C. Vitulano, M. C. Vitulano, D. De Tavernier, G. De Stefano, D. von Terzi

“…<p>Modern wind turbines are the largest rotating machines ever built, with blade lengths exceeding 100 m. Previous studies demonstrated how the flow around the tip airfoils of such large machines reaches local flow Mach numbers (<i>Ma</i>), at which the incompressibility assumption might be violated, and, even in normal operating conditions, local supersonic flow could appear. …”
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Association of relative fat mass with asthma: inflammatory markers as potential mediators by Meicen Zhou, Ting Zhang, Ziyi Zeng, Shuqin Zeng, Shaopu Wang, Hua Wang

“…The association between RFM and asthma is stronger in current asthma patients than in ever had asthma ones. Mediation analyses showed that SII and SIRI partially mediated 7.48% and 3.88% of the RFM-asthma association, respectively. …”
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Revisiting Weimar Film Reviewers’ Sentiments: Integrating Lexicon-Based Sentiment Analysis with Large Language Models by Isadora Campregher Paiva, Josephine Diecke

“…Recent technological developments have, however, given us cause to re-evaluate the usefulness of automated sentiment analysis for historical film reviews. The release of ever more sophisticated Large Language Models (LLMs) has shown that their capacity to handle nuanced language could overcome some of the shortcomings of lexicon-based sentiment analysis. …”
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Monetary Policy and Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Uganda: A Case Study Centenary Bank, Kabale Branch. by Kemigisha, Phiona

“…The study recommended that monetary policy has a significant effect on the financial performance of commercial banks therefore; Centenary bank Kaba le branch should study and incorporate the ever-changing operating environment of the bank when making changes or adjustments in the monetary policies of the bank and the management of the Centenary bank Kabale branch should reduce unnecessary operating costs and ensure it adopts fixed and less costly contracts to reduce on the operation cost levels in the bank. …”
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