Challenges and opportunities in implementing and enforcing India's loose cigarette sales ban: A qualitative stakeholder analysis. by Mayank Sakhuja, Daniela B Friedman, Mark M Macauda, James R Hebert, Mangesh S Pednekar, Prakash C Gupta, James F Thrasher

“…Participants from Mumbai expressed that the implementation and enforcement of the ban was poor and loose cigarettes were still widely available. Main barriers to policy implementation included unclear implementation guidelines, poor awareness among tobacco vendors, limited resources, and lack of stakeholder commitment for tobacco control. …”
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The effect of nutrition-related patterns on primary infertility among couples in Gaza Strip: A case-control study by Amal DHAIR, Maha NUBANI HUSSEINI, Yehia ABED

“…Results: Our findings revealed that more infertile couples than fertile ones consume vegetables for less than 4 days/week (P = 0.001, females and males), less than 3 servings in each of these days (P < 0.001, females and males), less than 5 total servings of fruits and vegetables (P = 0.004 females, P = 0.010 males) and more red meat in main meals (P = 0.010 females, P = 0.042 males). …”

Integrated people-centered eye care: A scoping review on engaging communities in eye care in low- and middle-income settings. by Ling Lee, Elise Moo, Tiffany Angelopoulos, Aryati Yashadhana

“…A variety of community actors were engaged in implementation, in four main domains of eye care: health promotion and education; drug and supplement distribution and immunization campaigns; surveillance, screening and detection activities; and referral and pathway navigation. …”
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Investigation of Chitosan-Based Hydrogels and Polycaprolactone-Based Electrospun Fibers as Wound Dressing Materials Based on Mechanical, Physical, and Chemical Characterization by Barkin Aydin, Nihat Arol, Nimet Burak, Aybala Usta, Muhammet Ceylan

“…The aim of this project is to fabricate fiber mats and hydrogel materials that constitute the two main components of a wound dressing material. The contributions of boric acid (BA) and zinc oxide (ZnO) to the physical and mechanical properties of polycaprolactone (PCL) is investigated. …”
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Automatic monitoring of treated water released from wastewater treatment plants using model-based clustering with density estimation by Sheik Faritha Begum, K Lokeshwaran

“…The plant treats a flow of 35,000 m3/day, mainly domestic wastewater, although wastewater from industries located inside the town is received in the plant too. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer attributable to ambient particulate matter pollution among adults aged 70 and above in 1990–2021 and pr... by Ke-Jie He, Haitao Wang, Jianguang Xu, Guoyu Gong

“…Population growth was the main driver, accounting for 79.37% of the increase, with epidemiological factors playing a varying role across regions. …”
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SOFCs integrated with SMES under dynamic power control using Chernobyl disaster optimizer by Sameh I. Selem, Attia A. El-Fergany, Eid A. Gouda, Mohamed F. Kotb, Islam Ismael

“…The role of the SOFCs stack in controlling the active and reactive power delivered to the network and direct load is investigated using two controllers: one to control the inverter, which converts the SOFC’s dc output to the main network, and the other to control the SMES. …”
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Military security in the Arctic: New threats to Russia by V. N. Konyshev, A. A. Sergunin

“…In these conditions, the main threats to Russia’s military security in the Arctic, according to the authors, include: deployment of the U.S. / NATO military infrastructure and troops in the region; the formation of an anti-Russian bloc of Scandinavian states under the control of the alliance; modernization of the Arctic powers’ armed forces; intensification of naval activities of NATO countries in the Arctic seas. …”
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Asymptomatic Malaria and Helminths Coinfection and Its Association with Anemia among Primary School Children in Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Feven Wudneh, Yabibal Gebeyehu, Sara Anberbir

“…Asymptomatic malaria and helminths coinfection occurs mainly in the tropics and subtropics where poverty and sanitary practice favor its high prevalence. …”
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Development and validation of a nomogram to predict the probability of death after surgical evacuation for traumatic intracranial hemorrhage by Yan-Chao Zheng, Jun-Wei Qian, An-Ni Li, Yi-Nuo Yuan, Sen-Lin Ma, Mingquan Chen

“…We also used decision curve analysis (DCA) to describe the clinical value. The main outcome was death related to tICH. The nomogram incorporated age, GCS-E, history of hypertension, and cerebellar hematoma, which was selected by the LASSO regression model. …”
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Problems of legal regulation of start-ups in Ukraine by I. V. Lysenko, А. M. Lysenko, L. V. Perevalova

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Digital interventions for self-management of prediabetes: A scoping review. by Melanie Stowell, Rosie Dobson, Katie Garner, Mirza Baig, Norma Nehren, Robyn Whittaker

“…Interventions for prediabetes mainly focus on lifestyle changes to diet and exercise. …”
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Educational environment as the foundation for metasubject competences forming by Nina A. Tymoshchuk

“…Key competencies are not only meta-subjective and interdisciplinary, they are also multidimensional and multifunctional, they require significant intellectual development - defining their position, critical and abstract thinking, selfesteem, selfreflection, etc.The information presented in the training manuals is written on the basis of modern scientific and theoretical achievements in the field of theory and methodology of professional education, covered mainly in dissertations and periodicals, as well as on the basis vet personal experience of the authors. …”
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Reduced Effective Oxygen Delivery and Ventilation with a Surgical Facemask Placed under Compared to over an Oxygen Mask: A Comparative Study by Marvin G. Chang, Takashi Sakano, Benjamin S. Levin, David Convissar, Edward A. Bittner

“…Using a carbon dioxide (CO2) sampling line positioned at the lips, the fraction of inspired O2 (FiO2), fraction of expiratory O2 (FeO2), expiratory end-tidal CO2 (EtCO2), and respiratory rate (RR) were measured under the following conditions: (1) a surgical facemask only, (2) a surgical facemask under an O2 mask, (3) an O2 mask only, and (4) a surgical facemask over an O2 mask. Measurements and Main Results. The sampled fractional expired oxygen (FeO2) at the lips was significantly lower when the surgical facemask was under compared to when over the O2 mask (27.9± 1.68 vs. 49.9 ± 6.27, p=0.001), while there was no significant difference in inspired oxygen (FiO2). …”
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Concept of Tributalism: a comparative Analysis of S. Amin 's, J. Haldon's and H. H. Stahl's approaches by Nerijus Babinskas

“…There are attitudes of three scholars presented in the current text: Samir Amin, who is known in the Western historiographical tradition as a main creator and promoter of the concept of the tributary mode of production; John Haldon, who paid quite much attention to the mentioned concept and dedicated his entire book to this issue; and Henri H. …”
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Precipitation Concentration in Bangladesh over Different Temporal Periods by Md. Anarul Haque Mondol, Al-Mamun, Mehedi Iqbal, Dong-Ho Jang

“…Higher PCI values were mainly identified in the eastern region and have strong seasonal influences, whereas lower PCI values were mostly observed in the northern region. …”
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The Time-Varying Variation Characteristics of Methane during Nitrogen Injection Process: An Experimental Study on Bituminous Coals by Aoxiang Zhang, Longyong Shu, Zhonggang Huo, Xin Song

“…The existing research on CH4 displacement by N2 mainly focuses on the gas injection displacement mechanism and the factors affecting displacement efficiency. …”
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Intraoperative dynamics of interleukin-6 levels during planned coronary stenting with different approaches to analgesic sedation by D.О. Dziuba

“…All patients underwent recanalization as planned. In our study, the main study parameter was the level of IL-6 at the beginning of surgery and 10 minutes after stent implantation. …”
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Iron deficiency and common neurodevelopmental disorders-A scoping review. by Scout McWilliams, Ishmeet Singh, Wayne Leung, Sylvia Stockler, Osman S Ipsiroglu

“…<h4>Method</h4>Scoping review of studies published between 1994 and 2021 using "iron deficiency / iron deficiency anemia" AND "ADHD" OR "autism" OR "FASD" in four biomedical databases. The main inclusion criterion was that articles needed to have quantitative determination of iron status at any postnatal age with primary iron markers such as serum ferritin being reported in association with ADHD, ASD, or FASD.…”
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Growth, Yield-Related Traits and Yield of Lowland Maize (Zea mays L.) Varieties as Influenced by Inorganic NPS and N Fertilizer Rates at Babile, Eastern Ethiopia by Mekuannet K. Belay

“…A field experiment was conducted for two consecutive years under main cropping seasons to evaluate the effect of blended NPS and N fertilizer rates on growth, yield components, and yield of open-pollinated maize varieties at the moisture stress area, eastern Ethiopia. …”
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