Features of the Structure of the Regulation of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine: Some Theoretical and Legal Aspects by Linetskyi S.

“…The purpose of the research is to analyze the current state and the main regularities of the construction of the structure of the Regulation of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Regulation) as a special legislative act, to clarify the conditioning of this structure by special legal factors, as well as to formulate the foundations of a scientific approach to determining the optimal structure of this legislative act. …”
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University Leadership: Transparency in Communication with External Stakeholders by Nadiia Artyukhova, Olena Churikanova, Kseniia Bliumska-Danko

“…The Elbow Method was employed to establish the ideal number of clusters, dividing universities into four main clusters, each demonstrating varying degrees of transparency. …”
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Cecal Patches Generate Abundant IgG2b-Bearing B Cells That Are Reactive to Commensal Microbiota by Masato Tsuda, Hiraku Okada, Natsuki Kojima, Fumiya Ishihama, Yuhei Muraki, Toshiki Oguma, Nanako Hattori, Takumi Mizoguchi, Kiyoaki Mori, Satoshi Hachimura, Yoshimasa Takahashi, Kyoko Takahashi, Shuichi Kaminogawa, Akira Hosono

“…Gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT), such as Peyer’s patches (PPs), are key inductive sites that generate IgA+ B cells, mainly through germinal center (GC) responses. The generation of IgA+ B cells is promoted by the presence of gut microbiota and dietary antigens. …”
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Interdisciplinary collaboration across secondary and primary care to improve medication safety in the elderly (IMMENSE study): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Liv Mathiesen, Jeanette Schultz Johansen, Kjerstin Havnes, Kjell H. Halvorsen, Stine Haustreis, Lillann Wilsgård Skaue, Elena Kamycheva, Kirsten K. Viktil, Anne Gerd Granås, Beate H. Garcia

“…The intervention comprises five steps mainly performed by pharmacists: (1) medication reconciliation at admission, (2) medication review during hospital stay, (3) patient counselling about the use of medicines, (4) a comprehensible and patient-friendly medication list with explanations in discharge summary and (5) postdischarge phone calls to the primary care level. …”
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: LRPPRC regulates malignant behaviors, protects mitochondrial homeostasis, mitochondrial function in osteosarcoma and derived cancer stem-like cells by Ziyi Zhao, Yingwei Sun, Jing Tang, Yuting Yang, Xiaochao Xu

“…LRPPRC exerts its tumor-promoting effects mainly by regulating mitochondrial homeostasis and inducing oxidative stress. …”
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Identifying Factors Influencing Urban Bus Drivers’ Distraction: A Qualitative Study in Tehran, Iran by Fatemeh Sadat Mirnajafi Zadeh, Mojtaba Khosravi Danesh, Ali Nahvi, Abbas Rahimi Foroushani, Mohammad Javad SheikhMozafari, Adel Mazloumi

“…The participants very limitedly expressed using mobile phone while driving as a main distractor to their driving. Conclusion: The current study identified various influential factors, spanning different levels of the work system, affecting bus drivers’ distraction, including generic factors that impact all urban drivers and specific factors that uniquely affect bus drivers. …”
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Ethnopharmocology, phytochemistry and pharmacology of the genus Orthosiphon: A review by Rui Wang, Ling Qiu, Qing-wen Zhang, Ligen Lin

“…Phytochemical investigations on Orthosiphon species have revealed the presence of various compounds, mainly including phenolic acids, flavonoids, diterpenoids, triterpenoids, sesquiterpenoids, and chromenes. …”
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Frequency and consequences of violence and aggression towards employees in the German healthcare and welfare system: a cross-sectional study by Claudia Peters, Albert Nienhaus, Anja Schablon, Annett Zeh, Dana Wendeler, Claudia Wohlert, Melanie Harling

“…Objectives In this study, the frequency and consequences of aggressive assaults on employees in the German healthcare and welfare system were investigated.Design A retrospective cross-sectional study.Setting Employees in the German healthcare system and their experiences of violence and aggression were examined in this study.Participants The sample consisted of 1973 employees from 39 facilities (6 facilities for the disabled, 6 hospitals and 27 outpatient and inpatient geriatric care facilities) who have regular contact with patients or clients.Main outcome measures The frequency of physical and verbal violence towards employees and the consequences of aggressive assaults were analysed.Results 56% of respondents had experienced physical violence and 78% verbal aggression. …”
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Factores determinantes y propuestas para la gestión de la innovación en las empresas constructoras Determinant issues and proposals for the management of innovation in construction... by Christian L Correa, Víctor Yepes, Eugenio Pellicer

“…The literature review delivers an affinity diagram that shows the main ideas regarding innovation in the construction industry. …”
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A preliminary simulator study on exploring responses of drivers to driving system reminders on four stimuli in vehicles by Zhao Zou, Fady Alnajjar, Michael Lwin, Luqman Ali, Hamad Al Jassmi, Omar Mubin, Muhammad Swavaf

“…A high-fidelity driving simulator mainly consisting of a Logitech PlayStation driving system, a reminder playing system and an emotion-detecting model was developed in a lab-setting environment. …”
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Mitochondrial DNA from endothelial cells activated the cGAS-STING pathway and regulated pyroptosis in lung ischaemia reperfusion injury after lung transplantation by Ying-nan Ju, Hu Li, Zi-peng Zhuo, Qing Yang, Wei Gao

“…Objective: Cell dysfunction and death induced by lung ischaemia–reperfusion injury (LIRI) are the main causes of death in transplant patients. Activation of the cGAS-STING-induced immune response and death plays a critical role in multiple organ injuries. …”
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Optical Coherence Tomography May Help Distinguish Glaucoma from Suprasellar Tumor-Associated Optic Disc by Michael Mimouni, Hadas Stiebel-Kalish, Irena Serov, Gabriel Chodick, Mohammad Zbedat, Dan D. Gaton

“…In this retrospective cross-sectional study, we collected data from the eyes of 25 patients with suprasellar craniopharyngioma or pituitary macroadenomas (group 1) and 35 patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) (group 2), seen between 2001 and 2015, all with a visual acuity of ≥20/40, for whom Stratus Time-Domain (TD) optic nerve OCT scans were available. The main outcome measures were the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness, disc area, cup volume, cup/disc ratio, and rim area. …”
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Effect of natural accelerated growth in the per- formance of buffalo calves in a dual-purpose production system by Luis Mantilla, Omar Castellano, Rubiela Rodríguez

“…The crossbreed buffaloes in the trial descend mainly from Murrah, Mediterranean and Buffalypso. …”
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Single-nucleotide variant rs1800139 of the LRP1 gene as a factor in the development of obesity in children by O.Ye. Abaturov, A.O. Nikulina

“…Materials and methods. 253 obese children aged 6-18 years were examined. The main group (n=153) was made up of children with metabolically unhealthy obesity (MUO) according to IDEFICS 2014 criteria. …”
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Relevance of tumor boards for the inclusion of patients in oncological clinical trials by Hendrik Dapper, Maurice Dantes, Peter Herschbach, Hana Algül, Volker Heinemann

“…Despite MDTs’ recommendations, 66 patients were not included in a therapy trial. The main reason for non-inclusion was insufficient inclusion or existing exclusion criteria (n = 18, 28%). …”
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Causal association of sex hormone-related traits with Alzheimer’s disease: a multivariable and network Mendelian randomization analysis by Yan Zhang, Zhen-dong Sun, Yu-shen Yang, Wei-dong Fu

“…We used inverse variance weighted (IVW) MR as the main analysis.ResultsThe use of univariate MR-IVW revealed a possible causal relationship between SHBG [ORs (95% CI), 1.005 (1.001–1.009), p = 0.006], testosterone [ORs (95% CI), 0.994 (0.989–0.999), p = 0.013] and AD in female. …”
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Association between use of sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitor and the risk of incident dementia: a population-based cohort study by Robert W Platt, Laurent Azoulay, Ying Cui, Christel Renoux, Oriana Hoi Yun Yu, Zarin Abdullah, Chenjie Xia

“…Objectives To assess the association between sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitor (SGLT-2i) use and the risk of incident dementia compared with dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP-4i) use among individuals with type 2 diabetes.Design A population-based retrospective cohort study.Setting The Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) Aurum database from the UK.Participants Individuals with type 2 diabetes, aged 40 years or older, newly prescribed SGLT-2i or DPP-4i on or after 2013–2021, registered in the CPRD Aurum database.Main outcome measure The primary outcome was incident dementia, and the secondary outcome was incident mild cognitive impairment (MCI). …”
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Assessing factors influencing green hydrogen conversion at Vietnam's gas turbine power plants using combined SWOT-AHP analysis method by Duong Doan Ngoc, Kien Duong Trung, Phap Vu Minh, Thao Nguyen Van

“…Additionally, remarkable opportunities include the effective exploitation of available renewable energy resources (0.338) and great contribution to reducing emissions (0.288), while the main challenges remain the lack of capital (0.471) and high GH2 cost (0.284). …”
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The Effect of Volitional Preemptive Abdominal Contraction on Biomechanical Measures During A Front Versus Back Loaded Barbell Squat by Joseph B. McCormick, Alexander S. Drusch, Darragh J. Lynch, Gesine H. Seeber, Katherine F. Wilford, Troy L. Hooper, Brad S. Allen, Dennis G. O’Connell, Maria J. Mena-Iturriaga, Kinyata J. Cooper, Phillip S. Sizer

“…Significant interactions and main effects were tested using a 2(VPAC strategy) x 2(squat variation) and 2(VPAC strategy) x 2(direction) within-subject repeated measures ANOVAs. …”
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New sources of higher green matter quality for perennial grasses in the southern forest-steppe environments of West Siberia by O. A. Yusova

“…The content of protein and cellulose fiber in the green biomass of perennial grasses was mainly influenced by the weather conditions of the year: 84.1 and 76.5% in alfalfa, 93.9 and 91.2% in bromegrass, respectively. …”
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