International standards of the right to an adequate standard of living and their impact on Ukrainian legislation by T. I. Gudz, V. V. Maltsev

“…It has been emphasized that since Ukraine gained independence and up to now the issue of ensuring a sufficient standard of living has remained one of the most problematic for our state. …”
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Augmentation versus No Augmentation for Immediate Postextraction Implants by Huda Hamed Basher Mohamed, Asma M. Serag Eldien, Amr Zahran

“…We searched the Cochrane Oral Health Group Trial Register, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, MEDLINE, and the WHO International Clinical Trial Registry Platform (22 March 2017). Two reviewers independently assessed trials for inclusion and risk of bias, extracted data, and checked for accuracy. …”
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Economic Benefits of Green Technologies: Ukrainian Experience by Nina Yarova, Liubov Lipych, Tetiana Gutsul, Oleksandr Zhurba, Vladyslav Novytskyi

“…By leveraging these innovations, Ukraine can enhance its energy independence, competitiveness, and resilience in the global market. …”
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Intra-articular corticosteroids for treatment of temporomandibular joint internal disorders: protocol for systematic review and network meta-analysis by Aurelio Tobias, Daniela Torres, Carlos Zaror, Verónica Iturriaga

“…The main outcomes will be pain and range of motion measured through validated scales.Two review authors will independently screen search results, extract data from included studies and assess the risk of bias in those studies using the Revised Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool (RoB 2.0). …”
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Gender-based stigma and the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS among older women: A scoping review protocol. by Thi Vu, Jasmine Manalel, Kate Nyhan, Katie Wang, Joan Monin

“…Two reviewers will independently screen all titles and abstracts for articles that meet the predetermined inclusion criteria. …”
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Factors affecting the risk of gender-based violence among 2SLGBTQIA+ adolescents and youth: a scoping review of climate change-related vulnerabilities by Szymon Parzniewski, Xing Luo, Siyu Ru, Nevcihan Ozbilge, Kyle Breen, Haorui Wu

“…A scoping review was conducted using international databases (Web of Science, Scopus, Proquest, PubMed, Embase, EBSCOhost) since 2009. The studies were independently appraised by two reviewers guided by the PRISMA approach. …”
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INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN WORKING MEMORY PERFORMANCE: «OVERLOAD» EFFECT by Yuri G. Pavlov

“…Research of the operating memory mechanisms is especially important for finding-out of pupils’ possibilities to renew their knowledge and independently solve various cognitive problems, including planning, orientation in verbal space, a mental manipulation objects, etc.…”
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Factors associated with fear of hypoglycaemia among the T1D Exchange Glu population in a cross-sectional online survey by Jingwen Liu, Jeoffrey Bispham, Ludi Fan, Jiat-Ling Poon, Allyson Hughes, Alicia Mcauliffe-Fogarty, Oralee Varnado, Beth Mitchell

“…Multivariable regression analyses showed higher anxiety, depression severity and diabetes distress were independently associated with FoH (all p<0.01). Longer diabetes duration was associated with lower FoH (p<0.01). …”
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Automated MSCT Analysis for Planning Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Using Artificial Intelligence by Kilian Michiels, Eva Heffinck, Patricio Astudillo, Ivan Wong, Peter Mortier, Alessandra Maria Bavo

“…These models were used independently or in combination to detect the anatomical ostium, the landing zone, the mitral valve annulus, and the fossa ovalis and to segment the left atrium (LA) and left atrial appendage (LAA). …”
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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

“…Full texts of selected records were assessed against the review criteria independently by two researchers for inclusion in the final analysis.…”
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Perception of individual and group discrimination among LGB individuals in Puerto Rico: A descriptive study by Caleb Esteban, Juan Aníbal González-Rivera

“…To meet the objective of this study, the data collected in each item was independently evaluated to examine the experience and perception of each participant in the situation presented by each premise. …”
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On the utilization of the induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) model to study substance use disorders: A scoping review protocol. by Wasiri Niemis, Shenita R Peterson, Chrisabella Javier, Amy Nguyen, Sanchi Subiah, Rohan H C Palmer

“…Searched studies will be independently screened, selected, and extracted by two reviewers. …”
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ECC-Based Authentication Protocol for Military Internet of Drone (IoD): A Holistic Security Framework by Hyeon Choe, Dongsu Kang

“…The proposed protocol introduces independently managed session keys among drones, soldiers, and command centers to prevent security breaches from spreading throughout the network. …”
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Tadzhikistan-Russia: Geopolitical Relations at the Turn of the Century by Z. S. Saidzoda

“…As to the geopolitical and military-political priorities, which Tajikistan had firmly adhered throughout the entire 1990th since its Independence, they actually remained unchanged even after 2002. …”
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Atmospheric cold plasma alters plant traits and negatively affects the growth and development of fall armyworm in rice by Deepak Dilip, Nikitha Modupalli, Md Mahfuzur Rahman, Rupesh Kariyat

“…We treated rice seeds from two commonly grown Arkansas cultivars (Jewel and Diamond) with cold plasma, followed by irrigation with Cold Plasma-Activated Water (PAW). We then independently tested FAW growth on an artificial diet partially made with PAW. …”
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Childbirth experience assessment tools based on COSMIN guidelines: A systematic review by Yifan Cheng, Ruxue Bai, Siyu Shan, Xinmiao Zhao, Chunling Xia

“…According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, screening and data extraction were independently undertaken by two reviewers. Two researchers individually used the Consensus-based Standards for the Selection of Health Measurement Instruments (COSMIN) Risk of Bias Checklist to assess the methodological quality of the scale, applied the COSMIN criteria to evaluate the measurement properties of the scale, and used a modified Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) system to assess the certainty of evidence. …”
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Effects of neutrophil granule proteins on sepsis-associated lymphopenia and their relationship with CD4+ T-cell pyroptosis by Jia-yu Mao, Ya-wen Xie, Xian-li Lei, Jia-hui Zhang, Wei Cheng, Na Cui

“…Neutrophil granule protein levels were independently associated with SAL risk (MPO: OR = 1.0841, 95% CI, 1.0020–1.1730; NE: OR = 1.0540, 95% CI, 1.0040–1.1065). …”
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Non-apical plateau potentials and persistent firing induced by metabotropic cholinergic modulation in layer 2/3 pyramidal cells in the rat prefrontal cortex. by Nicholas Hagger-Vaughan, Daniel Kolnier, Johan F Storm

“…In particular, unlike previously described plateau potentials that originate in the large apical dendrite of L5 cortical pyramidal neurons, these L2/3PC PPs are generated independently of the apical dendrite. Thus, surprisingly, these PPs persisted when the apical dendrite was cut off (~50 μm from the soma), and were sustained by local calcium application only to the somatic and basal dendritic compartments. …”
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Comprehensive multi-metric analysis of user experience and performance in adaptive and non-adaptive lower-limb exoskeletons. by Krongkaew Supapitanon, Tanyaporn Patathong, Chaicharn Akkawutvanich, Arthicha Srisuchinnawong, Worachit Ketrungsri, Poramate Manoonpong, Patarawan Woratanarat, Chanika Angsanuntsukh

“…A cross-over design with randomized allocation in Thai healthy and independently walking adults ensured participants experienced both modes. …”
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What about physician wellness? Impact of a quality improvement intervention by Pamela Mathura, Isabella Pascheto, Jennifer Ringrose, Gillian Ramsay

“…To address this issue, a quality improvement (QI) initiative was trialled, establishing a dedicated GIM ED consultation service to manage these duties independently. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of this intervention on physician wellness.Methods A pre–post design was used, with two questionnaires adapted from the validated Mini Z version 2.0 (Zero Burnout Program) Worklife measure for clinicians. …”
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