The characteristic of poverty-alleviation behavioral strategies of the rural poor population and their relationship with socio-demographic factors by Yan Li, Jin-wei Zhu, Yong-quan Huo

“…Hierarchical regression analysis reveals that socio-demographic characteristics such as health status, educational level, family size, main occupation, and income sources have predictive power regarding the formation of pragmatic and fatalistic poverty-alleviation strategies.ConclusionAmong the four types of poverty-alleviation behavior strategies identified among rural poor population, fatalistic and pragmatic strategies are critically significant for poverty-alleviation efforts and should receive heightened attention from poverty-alleviation workers. …”
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French diplomats and the military on Soviet Russia and the balance of power in Central-Eastern Europe in 1922 by I. E. Magadeev

“…The author aims to identify the main approaches of French diplomats and the military to a set of issues related to the possible development of Soviet Russia in 1922 and its place in the European balance of power. …”
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Implementation of the Project “Community Police Officer”: Real Actions to Bring Police Service Closer to People (on the example of Kharkiv oblast) by M. V. Holub

“…The author has suggested appropriate measures for more effective promotion of this project, in particular: to initiate for the Department of the National Police of Ukraine to take measures aimed at creating a legal base that can ensure the effective operation of community police officers according to the legal point of view, as well as their interaction with other law enforcement agencies, introducing relevant amendments into existing regulatory documents; to prepare propositions in regard to these provisions; to develop routes and time of foot patrol by community police officers of the assigned territory, taking into account the analysis of street offenses, the location of places visited by a significant number of residents of the united territorial communities and other features of a particular united community; to make propositions for the creation of a “basic” united territorial communities in Kharkiv oblast, in terms of community police officers’ activities, to initiate and provide assistance to the Department of Preventive Activities of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Kharkiv oblast in organizing and conducting practical classes with this category of employees with visiting the specified united territorial communities; to introduce training of community police officers on the basis of Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs, to prepare appropriate educational and methodical material; to improve the work of community police officers to ensure effective exchange of information, opportunities to quickly make decisions in case of complications, create an Internet group in the application “Telegram”, which should include police officers working within the pilot project “Community Police Officer”.…”
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CMIP6 GCMs Projected Future Koppen‐Geiger Climate Zones on a Global Scale by Young Hoon Song, Eun‐Sung Chung, Brian Odhiambo Ayugi

“…The future climate zones were projected into seven periods using monthly precipitation and surface temperature under four main SSP scenarios. Consequently, the climate variables from GCMs were overestimated compared to the reference data, and the composition of the climate zones was less complex. …”
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Fracture-healing effects of Rhizoma Musae ethanolic extract: An integrated study using UHPLC-Q-Exactive-MS/MS, network pharmacology, and molecular docking. by Jian Zhang, Wanyan Shen, Fanzhi Liu, Hehe He, Shuquan Han, Lina Luo

“…Molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations results demonstrated a strong binding affinity between the main compounds of EERM and key targets. In vitro cell experiments demonstrate that EERM enhances cell proliferation by upregulating the expression levels of EGFR and STAT3, while simultaneously downregulating AKT1 and CASP3.…”
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Person Detection for an Orthogonally Placed Monocular Camera by Pavel Skrabanek, Petr Dolezel, Zdenek Nemec, Dominik Stursa

“…As the overall price is mainly given by prices of the used sensor and processing unit, we propose the utilization of a visible spectrum camera and data processing algorithms of low time complexity to ensure a low price of the final product. …”
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Rosuvastatin effects on the HDL proteome in hyperlipidemic patients by Vavlukis Ana, Mladenovska Kristina, Davalieva Katarina, Vavlukis Marija, Dimovski Aleksandar

“…Sixty-nine HDL proteins were identified, belonging to four main biological function clusters: lipid transport and metabolism; platelet activation, degranulation, and aggregation, wound response and wound healing; immune response; inflammatory and acute phase response. …”
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Correction of the Contribution of Scattered Photon Radiation to the Ionization Chamber Readings During X-Ray Radiation Quality Assessment by A. A. Zaharadniuk, K. G. Senkovsky, R. V. Lukashevich

“…Unlike other similar methods, the proposed approach employs kinetic energy released to matter (kerma), to air in this case, as the main value, which, when utilized instead of deposited energy, reduces the program’s runtime several fold.Correctness of the results obtained in this work was verified by comparing the calculated values of the half-value layer with the tabulated ones provided in the ISO 4037-1:2019 standard. …”
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What is the evidence for efficacy of advance care planning in improving patient outcomes? A systematic review of randomised controlled trials by Chetna Malhotra, Mahham Shafiq, Ada Portia Macarubbo Batcagan-Abueg

“…Findings suggest a need to rethink the main purpose and outcomes of ACP.PROSPERO registration number CRD42020184080.…”
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Identification and resolution of drug-related problems in the cardiovascular surgery unit of a tertiary hospital in China: a retrospective study by Bo-Xia Li, Si-Ming Guo, Yan-Ping Wang, Ke-Xin Zhong, Yu-Hui Wei

“…Conclusions DRPs are a prevalent issue within the cardiovascular surgery unit, mainly due to drug selection. Clinical pharmacists’ presence has proven effective in mitigating and preventing DRPs, thus optimizing medication therapy.…”
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Deodorization of Egg White Powder by Ozone Treatment and Underlying Mechanism by XIN Xiaojuan, LIU Ying, MA Lulu, HUO Jiaying, GAO Ying, DONG Shijian, LIU Liya, WANG Fengzhong, LI Shugang

“…In addition, fluorescence quenching and molecular docking showed that the major binding force between egg white protein and off-flavor substances was hydrophobic interaction, and their main binding sites were in a hydrophobic cavity composed of amino acids such as Leu66, Lys69, Glu87E, Ala87F, Cys87H, Glu129, Tyr130, Cys133, and Gly320. …”
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The Primate Habituation Programme, Dzanga Sangha Protected Areas, Central African Republic: An overview by Terence Fuh Neba, Anna Feistner, Angelique Todd

“…However, disease risk, especially from asymptomatic pathogens, is a real threat and in order to monitor and mitigate these risks, the PHP set up a Wildlife Health Laboratory (WHL) in 2012. The main aim of this presentation is to give an overview of the PHP’s past, present and future activities (including habituation, research, tourism, and WHL), most of which continue despite the current political instability in CAR.…”
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Phillyrin ameliorates DSS-induced colitis in mice via modulating the gut microbiota and inhibiting the NF-κB/MLCK pathway by Tong Li, Guiqiu Hu, Shoupeng Fu, Di Qin, Zheyu Song

“…In conclusion, pre-treatment with PHY may ameliorate the DSS-induced UC in mice by lowering the expression of inflammatory factors, protecting intestinal barrier function, and enhancing the structure of the intestinal flora.IMPORTANCEThe protective effect of phillyrin on DSS-induced colitis was explained for the first time, and the anti-inflammatory effect of phillyrin was demonstrated by fecal microbiota transplantation experiments mainly through intestinal flora.…”
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Research productivity and gender of research award recipients in international ophthalmology societies by Albert Y Wu, Anne Xuan-Lan Nguyen, Dipti Satvi Venkatesh, Ankita Biyani, Sanyam Ratan, Gun Min Youn

“…Research productivity levels were retrieved from the Elsevier Scopus author database. The main outcome measures were gender distribution of award recipients per year, mean h-index per year, mean m-quotient per year, mean h-index by society, and mean m-quotient by society.Results Out of 2506 recipients for 122 awards, 1897 (75.7%) were men and 609 (24.3%) were women. …”
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Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography of Macular Perfusion Changes after Anti-VEGF Therapy for Diabetic Macular Edema: A Systematic Review by Ayman G. Elnahry, Gehad A. Elnahry

“…Diabetic macular edema (DME) is a major cause of vision loss in diabetics that is currently mainly treated by antivascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) agents. …”
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Isokinetic Training Program to Improve the Physical Function and Muscular Performance of an Individual with Partial Injury of the Medial Meniscus: A Case Report by Karen Obara, Pedro Silva, Mariana Silva, Fagner Mendes, Gabriel Santiago, Ihan Oliveira, Jefferson Cardoso

“… # Outcomes Muscular performance of the knee flexors and extensors was evaluated isokinetically using the Biodex System-4 in a concentric mode at angular velocities of 60, 120, and 300 °/s . The main results indicated that after 11 weeks, the peak torque normalized to body mass (PT/BM), at 60 °/s of the knee extensors remained unchanged (2.54 N.m/kg) (below the control value - 3.06 N.m/kg), and at the six-month follow-up, increased by approximately 20% (3.08 N.m/kg). …”
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The emergence of an independent Polish state and the problem of national minorities by G. G. Dedurin

“…The main approaches to the regulation of the status of national minorities in the Polish state restored after the First World War were investigated. …”
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Abdominal Massage Improves the Symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome by Regulating Mast Cells via the Trypase-PAR2-PKCε Pathway in Rats by Huanan Li, Wei Zhang, Fei Ma, Xiaofan Zhang, Yuyan Wang, Jingui Wang

“…Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a clinical disease mainly characterized as a syndrome of abdominal pain and discomfort, which frequently occurs in humans aged 20–50. …”
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Groundwater Quality on the Adriatic Karst Island of Mljet (Croatia) and Its Implications on Water Supply by Staša Borović, Josip Terzić, Marco Pola

“…Taking into account all the presented data on groundwater quality, climate change predictions, the connection of water supply system to the mainland and problems with the effluent treatment, it is clear that the main future challenge will be the creation of an island-wide sustainable water management plan followed by continuous monitoring and research.…”
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Vermicompost and NPSZnB Fertilizer Levels on Maize (Zea mays L.) Growth, Yield Component, and Yield at Guto Gida, Western Ethiopia by Abdela Tufa

“…Crop phenology and biomass yield were both significantly influenced by the main effects of vermicompost level and NPSZnB rate. …”
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