Low-Grade Systemic Inflammation Profile, Unrelated to Homocysteinemia, in Obese Children by Emanuel V. Economou, Ariadne V. Malamitsi-Puchner, Christos P. Pitsavos, Evangelia E. Kouskouni, Ioanna Magaziotou-Elefsinioti, George Creatsas

“…To investigate in prepubertal obese children (POC) the profile of chronic low-grade systemic inflammation (CLGSI) and its relation to homocysteinemia, 72 POC were evaluated for serum C-reactive protein (CRP) and amyloid A (SAA) levels, both markers of CLGSI, and plasma levels of total homocysteine (tHcy), an independent risk factor for adult atherosclerosis, in comparison to 42 prepubertal lean children (PLC). …”
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Overview of Cell Death Mechanisms Induced by Rose Bengal Acetate-Photodynamic Therapy by Elisa Panzarini, Valentina Inguscio, Luciana Dini

“…Indeed, RBAc exerts long-term phototoxicity through activation of both caspase-independent and- dependent apoptotic pathways and autophagic cell death. …”
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The Working Class Culture in Bursa by Şenol Baştürk, Kemal Temel

“…The results of this research show that independent variables such as workers’ social background, education level, material earnings and differences in property relations construct spatial and cultural differentiation.…”
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A social change theory for interpretation of the migration flows of the Bangladeshi labor emigration by P. Shаhanaz

“…According to this theory, the Bangladeshi emigration is one part of a global process, which creates a global civilization from a number of previously independent societies. A consequence of this theory is that the flows of migrants should more or less follow the waves of development of a globalised society, and, therefore, that it should be possible to measure modifications in the trend of globalisation by measuring the variation in the flows of migrants, or in their distribution across regions.…”
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EFFECT OF MICRO CREDIT FINANCE ON WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IN CROSS RIVER STATE by Helen Walter Mboto, Takon Samuel Manyo, Nkamare Stephen Ekpo, Effiong Okon Asuquo

“…Ordinary least square of simple regression was employed to analyze the effect of independent variables on dependent variable. Based on the results of the analysis, it was revealed that micro credit finance had a positive significanteffect on women empowerment in Cross River State. …”
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Contribution of Hot Springs to Community Development in Rubanda District: A Case Study of Nyamasizi Hotsprings in Hamurwa Subcounty. by Tahinduka, Merisah

“…There was a critical review of the issues that were explored and studied both theoretically and empirically in the existing literature on Nyamasizi hot springs as an independent variable, community development as the dependent variable, and the methods of data collection that were put into action. …”
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Project Feasibility Studies and Sustainability of Government Supported Projects in Uganda by Turyasingura John Bosco, Moses Agaba

“…Project feasibility studies were an independent variable, while sustainability of government-supported projects was a dependent variable. …”
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Staff Attendance Management System: A Case Study of Kinyamaseke Town Council Kasese District. by Munono, Edson

“…Based on the findings and analysis, the staff attendance management system is a venture worth investing in because it is independent and cost-saving. The study recommends that the system should be well maintained and protected from unauthorized users by creating strong passwords. which are hard to guess by hackers. …”
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A Comparative Study on Ascorbic Acid Content of Annas Comosus (Pineapples) and Malus Domestica (Apples) in Kabale Municipality. by Akankwasa, Edson

“…Descriptive statistics revealed that pineapples had a higher mean ascorbic acid concentration than apples. An independent samples t-test was conducted to assess the significance of the difference in ascorbic acid content between the two fruits. …”
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Design and Construction of an Anemometer. by Mukhangu, Paul

“…The research adopts a true experimental design, manipulating wind speed as an independent variable to assess its impact on turbine performance metrics. …”
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The effect of science centres on perceptions of secondary school students towards the nature of science by Hacer Efe, Ünsal Umdu Topsakal

“…The activities that students attended during these trips were independent of the school curriculum. The data were obtained in the spring of 2019. …”
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A Systematic Review of Self-directed Learning in Medical Education in Undergraduate Medical Students by Dharmendra Kumar Gupta, Arunima Chaudhuri, Dip Gaine

“…Studies that reported results pertaining to academic achievement, clinical competence, or student perspectives and that concentrated on SDL in undergraduate medical education were included. Two reviewers independently extracted the data, evaluated its quality, and synthesized the results thematically. …”
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Decentralized Cooperative Localization Approach for Autonomous Multirobot Systems by Thumeera R. Wanasinghe, George K. I. Mann, Raymond G. Gosine

“…As the proposed method is capable of handling independent and interdependent information of the estimations separately, it does not generate overconfidence state estimations. …”
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Investigation of the Relationship Between Breast Cancer Awareness and Health Literacy in Female Textile Workers by Ayla Hendekci

“…The Information Form, the Breast Cancer Awareness Scale, and the Health Literacy Scale are the data collection instruments used in the study. Independent samples t-test, ANOVA, and regression analyses were used to evaluate the data.Results: The results were that 73.6% of the participants did not perform regular breast self-examination, and 55.3% had information on early diagnosis and treatment. …”
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Two-Cloud-Servers-Assisted Secure Outsourcing Multiparty Computation by Yi Sun, Qiaoyan Wen, Yudong Zhang, Hua Zhang, Zhengping Jin, Wenmin Li

“…Compared with previous research, our protocol is completely noninteractive between any users, and both of the computation and the communication complexities of each user in our solution are independent of the computing function.…”
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Formation and development of local self-government agencies in Ukraine (1991–2019) by Yu. O. Zahumenna, V. V. Lazarev

“…The stages of the formation and reform of local self-government and territorial organization of public power in Ukraine are determined, namely the authors have distinguished three stages: 1990-1996 (formation of the institution of local self-government of independent Ukraine before the adoption of the Constitution); 1996–2014 (development of the Constitutional principles of local self-government); from 2014 to the present day (reform of local self-government of Ukraine, decentralization). …”
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History of Military Academies in Indonesia by Nina Herlina

“…After Indonesia became independent in 1945, the Military Academy was established in Yogyakarta. …”
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Interactive Response Systems (IRS) in online English classes: Voices of foreign university teachers in Thailand by Kiki Juli Anggoro, Nurmala Nurmala

“…They aided in monitoring student attentiveness and comprehension while fostering independent learning. Challenges such as unequal internet access, device limitations, technology literacy, fees, workload, and language barriers existed, along with concerns about potential cheating during IRS activities.…”
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Stable-to-unstable transition in quantum friction by Daigo Oue, J. B. Pendry, Mário G. Silveirinha

“…While early studies showed that the electromagnetic fields in the quantum friction setup reach nonequilibrium steady states, yielding a time-independent force, other works have demonstrated the failure to attain steady states, leading to instability and time-varying friction under sufficiently low-loss conditions. …”
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Patients' attitudes toward artificial intelligence (AI) in cancer care: A scoping review protocol. by Daniel Hilbers, Navid Nekain, Alan T Bates, John-Jose Nunez

“…The electronic databases MEDLINE (OVID), EMBASE, PsycINFO, and CINAHL will be searched for peer-reviewed primary research articles published in academic journals. We will have two independent reviewers screen the articles retrieved from the literature search and select relevant studies based on our inclusion criteria, with a third reviewer resolving any disagreements. …”
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