Individual level peer interventions for gay and bisexual men who have sex with men between 2000 and 2020: A scoping review. by Jack Freestone, Krista Joy Siefried, Garrett Prestage, Mohamed Hammoud, Angus Molyneux, Adam Bourne

“…<h4>Background</h4>Peer-led interventions are central to the global HIV response for gay and bisexual men who have sex with men [GBMSM]. …”
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Shell colour luminance of Cuban painted snails, Polymita picta and Polymita muscarum (Gastropoda: Cepolidae). by Mario Juan Gordillo-Pérez, Natalie Beenaerts, Dunia L Sánchez, Karen Smeets, Yaumel Calixto Arias-Sosa, Bernardo Reyes-Tur

“…Climate change is a global environmental threat, directly affecting biodiversity. …”
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The Point of the Centre: Present and Past Discourses of “China”-hood by David Mervart

“…La implicación de esta afirmación es que al igual que la China histórica fue centro gravitacional global en Asia, su trayectoria actual puede reposicionar a China inexorablemente en el centro del orden mundial. …”
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Health literacy levels and self-rated health in the state of Delaware: a cross-sectional study by Raymond A. Tutu, Edmund Essah Ameyaw, John Kwagyan, Doris Ottie-Boakye

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Nanopore sequencing of protozoa: Decoding biological information on a string of biochemical molecules into human-readable signals by Branden Hunter, Timothy Cromwell, Hyunjin Shim

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Impact of image size reducing for image quality assesment by Yu. I. Golub, F. V. Starovoitov, V. V. Starovoitov

“…At the second stage, a global quality assessment was calculated from the obtained local ones. …”
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Optimization and loss estimation in energy-deficient polygeneration systems: A case study of Pakistan's utilities with integrated renewable energy by Muhammad Shoaib Saleem, Naeem Abas

“…The complex interplay of natural events, man-made factors, and global policies make forecasting future power demand incredibly challenging, thus making prediction models to struggle with accurate predictions. …”
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Machine learning for classifying chronic kidney disease and predicting creatinine levels using at-home measurements by Brady Metherall, Anna K. Berryman, Georgia S. Brennan

“…Abstract Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global health concern with early detection playing a pivotal role in effective management. …”
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Impact of Different Solar Trackers on Hydrogen Production: A Case Study in Iran by Ali Mostafaeipour, Mehdi Jahangiri, Hamed Saghaei, Afsaneh Raiesi Goojani, Md. Shahariar Chowdhury, Kuaanan Techato

“…Currently, solar energy is considered one of the most suitable options for overcoming the problems of fossil fuel depletion, and global warming. Also, the high costs associated to photovoltaic systems, renders the maximum utilization of solar cells, a fundamental and undeniable necessity. …”
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Clústeres fiscales municipales en la Zona Metropolitana de Monterrey 2015 by José Gerardo Moreno Ayala

“… Las zonas metropolitanas son el espacio urbano central del capitalismo global contemporáneo. Sin detrimento de su condición de nodos neurálgicos del sistema tecnológico, económico y político capitalista, son territorios fragmentados. …”
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Optimal Sizing of a Hybrid Renewable Photovoltaic-Wind System-Based Microgrid Using Harris Hawk Optimizer by Abdullrahman A. Al-Shamma’a, Hassan M. Hussein Farh, Abdullah M. Noman, Abdullah M. Al-Shaalan, Abdulaziz Alkuhayli

“…The findings revealed that the HHO, GOA, CSO, and coyote have acceptable performance in terms of capturing the global solution and the speed of convergence, with only minimal oscillations. …”
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Effects of Predrying and Spontaneous Fermentation Treatments on Nib Acidification, Fermentation Quality, and Flavour Attributes of Ghanaian Cocoa (Theobroma cacao) Beans by Lukeman Haruna, Ernest E. Abano, Ernest Teye, Isaac Tukwarlba, Wilson Yeboah, Kesse J. Agyei, Mary Lukeman

“…This study investigates the impact of predrying and subsequent fermentation on key parameters such as pH, titratable acidity, fermentation quality (% purity), fermentation index (FI), and overall flavour quality (global quality (GQ)) of cocoa beans. Extended predrying periods and fermentation durations demonstrated a significant enhancement in bean acidification, reflected in the rise of nib pH (6.61–7.33) and the decline in nib acidity (0.023–0.013 meg NaOH/100 g). …”
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Características de la competencia en el mercado hortÌcola estadounidense: el caso de la berenjena mexicana by Carlos Javier Maya Ambía

“…El caso estudiado viene a con- firmar la hipÛtesis de autores como Friedland y Bonanno, quienes sos- tienen el car·cter global de la com- petencia en los mercados hortÌcolas. …”
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Analytical Review of Digital Accessibility Services on Official Sites of the World’s Best Universities by E. A. Kosova

“…Development of e-learning content accessible to all students is gaining special relevance in the context of global trends in higher education related to the massive transition of learning to distance and hybrid formats. …”
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Gorilla Troops Optimizer Combined with ANFIS for Wire Cut EDM of Aluminum Alloy by Elango Natarajan, V. Kaviarasan, Wei Hong Lim, S. Ramesh, K. Palanikumar, T. Sekar, V. H. Mok

“…Friedman test was conducted to calculate the average ranking of each algorithm and to detect the global differences between all compared algorithms. …”
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Impact of Extracellular Matrix-Related Genes on the Tumor Microenvironment and Prognostic Indicators in Esophageal Cancer: A Comprehensive Analytical Study by Yinghong Wu, Wenjie Hu, Zhihong Jia, Qiying Zhu, Jinghui Xu, Liang Peng, Renjie Wang

“…Esophageal cancer is a major global health challenge with a poor prognosis. Recent studies underscore the extracellular matrix (ECM) role in cancer progression, but the full impact of ECM-related genes on patient outcomes remains unclear. …”
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Effect of Freeze-Thaw Cycles on Shear Strength Properties of Loess Reinforced with Lignin Fiber by Zhongnan Gao, Xiumei Zhong, HaiPing Ma, Fuqiang Liu, Jinlian Ma, Qian Wang

“…With the increasingly severe global environmental problems, the search for suitable new environmental protection improvement materials has become one of the hotspots in soil performance improvement research. …”
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A review of leishmaniasis: current knowledge and future directions of heterocyclic molecules by Tejaswini Masne, Dileep Kumar, Deepali Bansode

“…Leishmanial diseases, caused by various species of the protozoan parasite Leishmania, continue to pose a significant global health challenge. Medicinal drugs have been at the forefront of combating these diseases, offering hope for afflicted populations. …”
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Resting-State fMRI Whole Brain Network Function Plasticity Analysis in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder by Yi Tang, Shuxing Zheng, Yin Tian

“…The results found that the ADHD group showed stronger economic small-world network property, while the clustering coefficient was significantly lower than the normal group; the frontal and occipital lobes showed smaller node degree and global efficiency between disease statuses. The modularity results also showed that the module number of the ADHD group decreased, and the ADHD group had short-range overconnectivity within module and long-range underconnectivity between modules. …”
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IMPLEMENTATION OF LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS WITH GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FUNCTIONS IN THE POST-PANDEMIC ENVIRONMENT by Denis-Cătălin Arghir

“… In recent years, the global education system has undergone a transformative shift, relying increasingly on online tools to prove its resilience in the face of various challenges, including epidemiological events. …”
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