Downmodulation of Vaccine-Induced Immunity and Protection against the Intracellular Bacterium Francisella tularensis by the Inhibitory Receptor FcγRIIB by Brian J. Franz, Ying Li, Constantine Bitsaktsis, Bibiana V. Iglesias, Giang Pham, Raju Sunagar, Sudeep Kumar, Edmund J. Gosselin

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Accounting treatment of tax credits arising from the exclusion of ICMS from the PIS and COFINS calculation base of publicly traded companies by Douglas Willian Nascimento Schmidt, José Antonio Cescon, Antônio Carlos Brunozi Junior, Julio César Ferreira

“…Contributions of the Study: The main contribution of the study consists of showing that companies, faced with legal uncertainty in the country, make different accounting registration/recognition options when it comes to tax rights/obligations, as the subject supporting the object of the study has been discussed for almost decades until its outcome was favorable to companies in 2021. …”
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Metabolic and Hepatic Effects of Energy-Reduced Anti-Inflammatory Diet in Younger Adults with Obesity by Gordana Kenđel Jovanović, Ines Mrakovcic-Sutic, Sandra Pavičić Žeželj, Indira Benjak Horvat, Lucia Šuša, Dario Rahelić, Sanja Klobučar Majanović

“…The cornerstone of therapy for NAFLD is lifestyle intervention, mainly focused on weight loss. Significant weight loss results from energy-restricted diets, regardless of macronutrient distribution. …”
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Experiences and perceptions of respectful maternity care among mothers during childbirth in health facilities of Eastern province of Rwanda: An appreciative inquiry. by Alice Muhayimana, Irene Josephine Kearns, Darius Gishoma, Olive Tengera, Thierry Claudien Uhawenimana

“…<h4>Results</h4>Three main themes, each with subthemes, emerged from the analysis. …”
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Telemedicine for HIV care: a cross-sectional survey of people living with HIV receiving care at two federally qualified health centers in Los Angeles during a mature phase of the C... by Daisy Walker, Corrina Moucheraud, Derrick Butler, Christian Takayama, Steven Shoptaw, Judith S. Currier, Jay Gladstein, Risa Hoffman

“…Most had consistent access to privacy (88%, n = 239), and those without privacy noted this as a barrier to the use of telemedicine. The main benefits of telemedicine (compared to in person) were savings of time and money, convenience, and ability to complete appointments as scheduled. …”
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Development of Nutrient-Rich Injera Using Amaranthus Leaf/Grain and Teff Flours: A Study on Nutritional Value, Sensory Characteristics, and Storage Stability by Betelhem Abera, Ramesh Duraisamy, Tewodros Birhanu, Beyene Gurbo, Ketemaw Salelign

“…Teff (Eragrostis tef, Zucc) is the smallest grain commonly cultivated in Ethiopia and Eritrea and is used mainly to prepare pancake-like staple food called flatbread (Injera). …”
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Dynamic natural components and morphological changes in nonculprit subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with acute coronary syndrome and mild chronic kidney disease at the 1-yea... by Jia-Cong Nong, Wei You, Yi-Fei Wang, Yi Xu, Tian Xu, Pei-Na Meng, Xiang-Qi Wu, Zhi-Ming Wu, Xiao-Han Kong, Hai-Bo Jia, De-Lu Yin, Lang Li, Fei Ye

“…<h4>Results</h4>Patients with mild CKD showed more TAVn progression of NSA than non-CKD (p = 0.019) from baseline to the 1-year follow-up, which was mainly due to an increase in calcium TAVn (p<0.001). …”
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Investigating the correlation of hip circumference to cardiovascular disease and type‐2 diabetes using Mendelian randomization by Hongtao Liu, Zhaoyu Li, Su Yan, Shaopeng Ming

“…Setting Data was acquired from MR Base, a platform summarizing genome‐wide association study (GWAS) data for MR research. Main Outcome Measures Publicly available summary statistics datasets from GWAS meta‐analyses were used, with HC and HC adjusted for body mass index (BMI) as exposures. …”
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TRENDS IN GLOBAL TRANSFORMATIONS OF COUNTRIES IN THE CONTEXT OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT AND ENSURING NATIONAL SECURITY by Olena A. Parshyna, Marharyta Yu. Parshyna, Tetiana V. Chumak, Ljudmila I. Yarmolenko

“…Studies have been conducted on defining and quantifying the main characteristics of states, taking into account key aspects such as security and development. …”
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Life History Strategies of the Winter Annual Plant <i>Echinops gmelinii</i> (Asteraceae) in a Cold Desert Population by Yanli Wang, Xinrong Li, Jiecai Zhao

“…In addition, we found that the high seed production (1328 seeds·m⁻²) of <i>E. gmelinii</i> depended mainly on the production of seeds by individuals rather than high plant density (35 individuals·m⁻²). …”
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A Framework for Privacy-Preserving in IoV Using Federated Learning With Differential Privacy by Muhammad Adnan, Madiha Haider Syed, Adeel Anjum, Semeen Rehman

“…Validation results of our proposed scheme showed that it outperformed the current schemes mainly based on group leader.…”
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Theory-based mobile phone text messaging intervention for blood pressure control (TEXT4BP) among hypertensive patients in Nepal: study protocol for a feasibility randomised control... by Buna Bhandari, Padmanesan Narasimhan, Abhinav Vaidya, Rohan Jayasuriya

“…Introduction Uncontrolled blood pressure is one of the main risk factors for cardiovascular disease and death in Low-income and middle-income countries. …”
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Health Literacy Influences Heart Failure Knowledge Attainment but Not Self-Efficacy for Self-Care or Adherence to Self-Care over Time by Aleda M. H. Chen, Karen S. Yehle, Nancy M. Albert, Kenneth F. Ferraro, Holly L. Mason, Matthew M. Murawski, Kimberly S. Plake

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Response of Pedunculate Oak (<i>Quercus robur</i> L.) to Adverse Environmental Conditions in Genetic and Dendrochronological Studies by Konstantin V. Krutovsky, Anna A. Popova, Igor A. Yakovlev, Yulai A. Yanbaev, Sergey M. Matveev

“…We tried to include the most relevant, important, and significant studies, but focused mainly on the relatively recent Eastern European studies because they include the most of the species’ area. …”
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Development of Sr modified Al–Si–Mg–Fe based alloys for automotive components by H.R. Ammar, E. Samuel, A.M. Samuel, E. Elsharkawi, H.W. Doty, F.H. Samuel

“…The last step is to establish a link between the tensile properties obtained and the characteristics of the microstructures, mainly the length of the β-Al5FeSi platelets. Solution treatment at 540 °C was applied to the eutectic alloys for times of up to 200 h. …”
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Retention of bimanual performance following hand arm bimanual intensive therapy in children with unilateral cerebral palsy: A six-month longitudinal study. by Shailesh S Gardas, Christine Lysaght, Charity Patterson, Swati M Surkar

“…There was a significant main effect of time in UR (F = 2.72, p = 0.05), BM (F = 4.36, p = 0.007), and MA (F = 3.68, p = 0.016). …”
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Use of multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells as part of bone marrow concentrate in the complex treatment of aseptic necrosis of the femoral head: a systematic review by Alina R. Zakirova, Alexander N. Torgashin, Svetlana S. Rodionova

“…In most cases, functional indicators improved. In the main group, where mesenchymal stromal cells were used, X-ray progression to the next stage occurred in 31.25% of cases and the need for endoprosthetics was 30.6%; in the comparison group, the progression occurred in 68.75% of cases and the need for endoprosthetics was 69.4 %. …”
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Patterns of prescription opioid use in Swiss emergency department patients and its association with outcome: a retrospective analysis by Aristomenis K Exadaktylos, Gregor Lindner, Georg-Christian Funk, Bertram K Woitok, Petra Büttiker, Svenja Ravioli

“…Hospitalisation rate, 72 hours ED reconsultation rate, 30-day rehospitalisation rate, in-hospital mortality.Results A total of 26 224 consultations were included in the analysis; 1906 (7.3%) patients had prescriptions for opioids on admission to the ED. The main indications for opioid prescriptions were musculoskeletal disease in 1145 (60.1%) patients, followed by neoplastic disease in 374 (19.6%) patients. …”
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Finanční zajištění židovských uprchlíků v době první světové války v Čechách by Klára Habartová

“…The battles on the eastern front at the beginning of the war forced the largest wave of refugees inwards into the Austro-Hungarian monarchy in two directions, along the main railway lines running southwest through Hungary to Vienna and northwest via Přemyšl and Kraków into Moravia, Bohemia, and Austria. …”
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Desenvolvimento rural do semiárido brasileiro: transformações recentes, desafios e perspectivas by Antonio Marcio Buainain, Junior Ruiz Garcia

“…The results of this intervention are still uncertain, especially in rural areas, where massive poverty does hinder, and maybe block at all, the inclusion of large share of the population into the new wave of development and opportunities created by these investments. The main goal of this paper is to discuss the challenges and prospects for overcoming rural poverty and promoting development in Brazilian Semiarid. …”
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