Lithuania's Image in Modem History Schoolbooks of Russia by Nerijus Šepetys

“…According to the typology suggested by the Russian historian Alexander Filiyushkin, the GDL is considered to be a "true Rus" and also a "victim of Lithuanians' occupation." Generally, the medieval Lithuanian state is being perceived either as a "historical misunderstanding" or as "essentially Russian lands," while Lithuania in the Union with Poland, and particularly in the composition of the Russian Empire, receives only episodical mention in separate schoolbooks. …”
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Association of CYP2C9∗3 and CYP2C8∗3 Non-Functional Alleles with Ibuprofen-Induced Upper Gastrointestinal Toxicity in a Saudi Patient by Amina M. Bagher

“…Ibuprofen is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) widely used to alleviate pain and inflammation. Although it is generally considered safe, common adverse drug reactions of ibuprofen include stomach pain, nausea, and heartburn. …”
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Spatially-implicit modelling of disease-behaviour interactions in the context of non-pharmaceutical interventions by Notice Ringa, Chris T. Bauch

“…We find that exposure learning is generally more efficient than social learning, since exposure learning generates NPI uptake in the individuals at immediate risk of infection. …”
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Application of Chain Nursing Process in the Nursing of Elderly Inpatients with Implantable Venous Infusion Port by Juan Hu, Li Zhou, Juanying Ding

“…The catheter-related indicators and incidence rates of adverse events (drug extravasation, local hematoma, infusion port blockage, catheter-related infection) were compared between the two groups of patients. Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale (GAD-7) and Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS) were used to compare the psychological states of the two groups before and after intervention, and Newcastle Satisfaction with Nursing Scale (NSNS) was adopted to compare the nursing satisfaction of patients before and after intervention. …”
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Flujo Óptimo de Sistemas Eléctricos de Potencia con Consideraciones Ambientales by Diego Lojano, Juan Palacios

“… Los flujos óptimos de potencia se emplean en sistemas eléctricos para optimizar la distribución de energía eléctrica. En términos generales, se busca minimizar los costos asociados a la generación y distribución de energía eléctrica, mientras se cumplen con las restricciones operativas y de seguridad del sistema. …”
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Agonism and performance in adolescent football players in informal physical education settings by Sara Aliberti, Francesca D’Elia, Giuseppe Giardullo, Giuseppe Giardullo, Gaetano Raiola

“…Although emotions were generally high, they did not appear to directly influence performance anxiety, suggesting that other factors may contribute to pre-competitive emotional regulation. …”
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USER ACCEPTANCE OF MOBILE-JKN: INSIGHTS FROM THE TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL by Ferina Septiani Damanik, Anna Wahyuni Widayanti, Chairun Wiedyaningsih

“…Results:  Perceived Ease of Use, Perceived Usefulness, and Attitude Toward Use individually and simultaneously impact Actual System Use (Sig. 0.000; R-Square 0.827). Respondents generally answered “Agree” to all TAM indicators, with mean scores of 4.20 for Perceived Usefulness, 4.16 for Perceived Ease of Use, 4.25 for Attitude Toward Use, and 4.33 for Actual System Use. …”
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Some complex probabilistic hesitant fuzzy aggregation operators and their applications to multi-attribute decision making by Yanpo Yang, Baoquan Ning, Fengjuan Tian, Guihui Lu

“…Abstract As a generalization of complex fuzzy set (CFS), complex hesitation fuzzy set (CHFS) is a powerful tool to express two-dimensional fuzzy information, but it ignores the randomness that exists widely in real life. …”
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Descriptive Analysis Regarding Optic Canal Variations: A Study In South Punjab Region Of Pakistan by Ponum Mirani, Ammara Rasheed, Gul Afshan, Nida Rasheed

“…Slight but noteworthy differences between the right and left optic canals were observed, with the right side generally displaying larger dimensions and specific anomalies. …”
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Definitions of Frailty in Qualitative Research: A Qualitative Systematic Review by Deborah A. Lekan, Susan K. Collins, Audai A. Hayajneh

“…Although frailty was generally defined as a multidimensional, biopsychosocial construct with loss of resilience and vulnerability to adverse outcomes, most studies defined the study population based on older age and physical impairments derived from subjective assessment by the researcher, a healthcare professional, or a family member. …”
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Clinicians’ experience with infographic summaries from the BMJ Rapid Recommendations: a qualitative user-testing study among residents and interns at a large teaching hospital in S... by Thomas Agoritsas, Per Vandvik, Tiffany Hirschel

“…Plain language summaries helped complement the visuals but could be further highlighted. Despite their generally positive experience, several users had limited understanding of key GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation) domains of the quality of evidence and remained uncertain by the implication of weak or conditional recommendations.Conclusion Our study allowed to identify several aspects of guideline formats that improve their understandability and usefulness. …”
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Asking an AI for salary negotiation advice is a matter of concern: Controlled experimental perturbation of ChatGPT for protected and non-protected group discrimination on a context... by R Stuart Geiger, Flynn O'Sullivan, Elsie Wang, Jonathan Lo

“…Our epistemology does not permit us to definitively certify these models as either generally biased or unbiased on the attributes we test, but our study raises matters of concern for stakeholders to further investigate.…”
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Detection and Quantification of the Relationship between the Ratio of Triglycerides over High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and the Level of Serum Uric Acid: One Cross-Sectional... by Yuexi Li, Yuhan Luo, Qiaoli Wang, Xiaoqin Liu

“…In order to verify this correlation between TG/HDL-C and uric acid, we performed both a generalized additive model (GAM) and a smoothing curve fit. …”
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Impact of Ultrasonic-Assisted Preparation of Water Caltrop Starch–Lipid Complex: Structural and Physicochemical Properties by Kuan-Wei Huang, Lih-Shiuh Lai

“…However, rapid-visco analysis (RVA) demonstrated that the viscosity generally decreased as the ultrasound intensity and treatment time increased, possibly due to the reduction in molecular weight by ultrasound. …”
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Armed violent conflict and healthcare-seeking behavior for maternal and child health in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review. by Gbadebo Collins Adeyanju, Pia Schrage, Rabiu Ibrahim Jalo, Liliana Abreu, Max Schaub

“…While conflict exposure is generally associated with less favorable healthcare-seeking behaviors, some of the studies found improved health outcomes. …”
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The Role of Microbial Aspartic Protease Enzyme in Food and Beverage Industries by Jermen Mamo, Fassil Assefa

“…According to the Nomenclature Committee of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, proteases are classified in enzymes of class 3, the hydrolases, and the subclass 3.4, the peptide hydrolases or peptidase. Proteases are generally grouped into two main classes based on their site of action, that is, exopeptidases and endopeptidases. …”
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Recovery of coral cover at Lizard island Australia 6 years post-disturbance by Gabriel Dax Anderson

“…Recovery of coral extent appeared to follow a north-south trend in which more Trade Wind-sheltered northerly sites had generally greater recovery and higher live coral cover compared to more exposed southern sites, which experienced significantly less coral recovery. …”
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The Use of Perovskia abrotanoides Extract in Ameliorating Heat Stress-Induced Oxidative Damage and Improving Growth Efficiency in Carp Juveniles (Cyprinus carpio) by Hossein Adineh, Saeed Zahedi, Morteza Yousefi, Zeynab Sedaghat, Sevdan Yilmaz, Ebrahim Gholamalipour Alamdari, Mohammad Farhangi

“…Serum cortisol, glucose, triglyceride, cholesterol, and malondialdehyde levels as well as catalase, alanine aminotransferase, and aspartate aminotransferase activities were significantly decreased generally in all PAE-supplemented groups compared to the control groups before and/or after high-temperature stress (32°C). …”
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Calibration of Low-cost Sensors for Measurement of Indoor Particulate Matter Concentrations via Laboratory/Field Evaluation by Doheon Kim, Dongmin Shin, Jungho Hwang

“…Field evaluation was conducted at Yonsei University (Seoul, South Korea) from February 12 to March 31, 2022. The LCSs showed generally higher PM mass concentrations than GRIMM 11-D; however, some data points of the LCSs revealed different trends. …”
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Gastrointestinal side effects in hepatocellular carcinoma patients receiving transarterial chemoembolization: a meta-analysis of 81 studies and 9495 patients by Nathalie Arendt, Maria Kopsida, Jaafar Khaled, Markus Sjöblom, Femke Heindryckx

“…GI toxicity was reported in 32 studies, with a mean prevalence of 8.85% (1.4; 95% CI: 5.99–11.70) and a weighted prevalence of 9.9%. DEB-TACE generally led to slightly higher rates of nausea, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and GI toxicity compared to conventional TACE. …”
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