‘Will my fingerprint be enough?’: secondary school students struggle to purchase a healthy, tasty and sustainable meal on the UK free school meal allowance by Sundus Mahdi, Annie Connolly, Bob Doherty, Maria Bryant

“…Conclusions: Our findings suggest that schools would benefit from national policies to address the lack of funding, infrastructure issues and capacity to support optimal provision of food to those on FSM as well as provide greater flexibility in how pupils use their allowance. …”
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A retrospective study to understand the differences in maternal mortality among women admitted in critical and stable conditions in Malawi by David Lissauer, James Chirombo, Nara Tagiyeva-Milne, Jennifer Riches, Rosemary Bilesi, Lumbani Makhaza, Laura Munthali, Malangizo Mbewe

“…Data were sourced from the national maternal and newborn health surveillance platform. …”
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Elvitegravir/Cobicistat/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Alafenamide in the Treatment of HIV-Infected Patients: Experience with the First 100 Patients from Qatar by Hussam Al Soub, A. Latif M. Al-khal, Deema Alsoub, Waleed Awouda

“…Among the 100 HIV-infected patients who were treated with EVG/COBI/FTC/TAF, 64 were Qatari and the rest were from other nationalities. 80 patients were males and 20 were females. 29 were treatment naïve, and 71 were treatment experienced. …”
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Beneath The Same Sky, Different Faiths: Why is Interfaith Marriage Prohibited in Islam? by Baidhowi Baidhowi, Dewi Zahra Setyawati, Yustina Dhian Novita, Veyza Olivia, Armanda N Ardiyanto, Qlarissa Melinda, Hisyam Maliki Akbar

“…From a legal perspective, many Muslim-majority countries incorporate these religious principles into their national laws, restricting or entirely prohibiting interfaith unions. …”
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DISEASES OF NATURAL RUBBER (HEAVEA BRASILENSIS) INDUCED BY THE CLIMATIC ELEMENTS OF RAINFALL AND TEMPERATURE IN IKPOBA-OKHA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE, NIGERIA by ABRAHAM EHIZOJIE ILENRE

“…The secondary data used were obtained from National Population Commission (NPC), Agricultural Development Programme (ADP) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources (MANR).The data obtained were analysed using tables, percentages and degrees. …”
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Successful satellite population management: Girnar wildlife sanctuary as a habitat for Asiatic lions by Mohan Ram, Aradhana Sahu, Nityanand Srivastava, Lahar Jhala, Yashpal Zala, Meena Venkataraman

“…The Girnar forests, located 35 km from the Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary (PA), have served as a crucial satellite habitat for dispersing Asiatic lions (Panthera leo persica) since the late 1990s. …”
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Delphi consensus methodology to gauge expert perspectives on smoking prevention, cessation and harm reduction in Italy by Pasquale Caponnetto, Pasquale Caponnetto, Vincenzo Contursi, Francesco Fedele, Fabio Lugoboni, Salvatore Novo

“…The results emphasized the persistent national health threat posed by tobacco smoking in Italy, with a smoking prevalence of 20–24% between 2007 and 2022. …”
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Detection of Aflatoxin and Ochratoxin A in Spices by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography by Zahra Zareshahrabadi, Robab Bahmyari, Hasti Nouraei, Hossein Khodadadi, Pouyan Mehryar, Fatemeh Asadian, Kamiar Zomorodian

“…Spices are one of the flavoring components of food in the cooking recipes of different nations that are used daily. However, these ingredients may be contaminated by toxicogenic fungi and subsequent production of mycotoxins that cannot be neutralized through cooking. …”
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HEMA-free versus HEMA-containing adhesive systems: a systematic review by Esraa Abdelkhalek, Hamdi H. Hamama, Salah H. Mahmoud

“…Methods An electronic search of The National Library of Medicine (MEDLINE/PubMed) was conducted. …”
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CORRUPTION'S EFFECT ON FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT – THE CASE OF MONTENEGRO by Elvira Pupović

“…Using data from Transparency International report, World Bank and National Banking Statistical data, it is manifested in a cross sectional setting that corruption has a negative and significant impact on the foreign direct investment inflows. …”
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Cytomegalovirus Infection and Its Relationship with Leukocyte Telomere Length: A Cross-Sectional Study by Zhu Lin, Hongmei Gao, Bing Wang, Yongqiang Wang

“…In the present study, we investigated the putative associations between leukocyte telomere length (TL), cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, and C-reactive protein (CRP) in a national representative sample of noninstitutionalized population. …”
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Evaluation of the role of cultural-religious indices in tourism development with an emphasis on the Chehel Dokhtar ritual in Khorram Abad city by ali amiri, mandana masoudi rad, somayeh bakhshizadeh, hosein zaree

“…Religious tourism, as one of the ways of development, cultural exchange and social interaction between nations can have many benefits for any society today. …”
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Association of domain-specific physical activity with nocturia: a population-based study by Yangtao Jia, Rui Shen, Xinke Dong, Fangzheng Yang, Libin Zhou, Huimin Long

“…We included 5516 participants from the cross-sectional National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) conducted between 2007 and 2012, employing survey-weighted logistic regression, restricted cubic splines (RCS), subgroup analysis, and sensitivity analysis to assess the relationship between different domains of physical activity and nocturia. …”
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Association between prognostic nutritional index and all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease mortality in American adults with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by Yuqing Lei, Shaohong Tao, Yubo Yang, Fang Xie, Weining Xie

“…BackgroundThe current research was to investigate the relationship between prognostic nutritional index (PNI) and mortality, with a focus on all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality, for those with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).MethodsData from 20,142 patients who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), which was carried out between 2005 and 2014, were included in this research. …”
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Low-Cost Driver Monitoring System Using Deep Learning by Hady A. Khalil, Sherif A. Hammad, Hossam E. Abd El Munim, Shady A. Maged

“…Driver monitoring systems are becoming an essential part of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) safety features in modern vehicles. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that drowsy/fatigued driving results in almost 100,000 road accidents per year. …”
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Impact of Comprehensive Health Insurance affiliation on mortality in children under one year: an analysis of the Demographic and Health Survey 2010–2022 in Peru by Marcos Espinola-Sánchez, Marcos Espinola-Sánchez, Andres Campaña-Acuña, Diego Urrunaga-Pastor, Diego Urrunaga-Pastor, Jorge L. Maguiña, Manuel Jumpa, Oscar Ugarte-Ubillus

“…Participants included children under 1 year of age, surveyed through the National Demographic and Family Health Survey (ENDES) from 2010 to 2022. …”
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Differential protective effects of Family Income-to-Poverty-Ratio on electronic cigarette, depression, and obesity of Black and White Americans by Shervin Assari

“…This discrepancy is indicative of a phenomenon known as the minorities' diminished returns.AimsThis study investigates the differential impact of the FIPR on depression, obesity, tobacco use, and e-cigarette use between Black and White adults.MethodsUsing data from the 2022 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), which included 21,354 non-Hispanic adults from both White and Black racial groups, this research employed structural equation modeling to assess the relationship between the FIPR and health outcomes, including depression, obesity, and e-cigarette use.ResultsThe analysis identified significant interactions between FIPR and race across all the examined outcomes. …”
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Development and validation of a frailty risk model for patients with mild cognitive impairment by Yuyu Cui, Zhening Xu, Zhaoshu Cui, Yuanyuan Guo, Peiwei Wu, Xiaoyan Zhou

“…The cross-sectional analysis employed nationally representative data from CHARLS 2013–2015. …”
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Development of Cross-Sector Collaboration Indicators for Accelerating the Reduction of Stunting in South Sulawesi, Indonesia by Balqis Balqis, Suci Rahmadani, Muh. Yusri Abadi, St. Rosmanely, Arif Anwar, Laksmi Trisasmita, Ni Made Viantika Sulianderi, Faizal Fahmi, Arsunan Arsin, Muh. Amri Arfandi, Nur Annisa Hamka, Amaliah Amriani. AS

“…Background: To reduce stunting, the government of Indonesia, which has the fifth-highest prevalence of stunting in toddlers, launched the National Strategy for the Acceleration of Stunting Prevention (StraNas Stunting). …”
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Digital HR tools and their role in improving the competitiveness of companies by V. V. Degtyareva

“…The article analyses the transformation processes, the Genesis of which is due to the practice of using digital HR tools in the context of the implementation of the National Program “Digital Economy of the Russian Federation”, and the determinations of the importance that these tools have for solving the problem of improving the competitiveness of a single company. …”
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