Accelerated expansion of NATO into the Balkans as a consequence of Euro-Atlantic Discord by S. Gajić, E. G. Ponomareva

“…Georgia’s attack on South Ossetia crossed Russia’s red lines and exposed the latter’s ambitions to regain the superpower status; China symbolically showed the same ambition with the Olympics in Beijing; the crash of the US real-estate market triggered the global economic crisis; and the NATO-sponsored unilateral declaration of secession by Kosovo Albanians set a precedent and introduced uncertainty in international law and the entire system of United Nations. By the beginning of 2020, many problems had accumulated in the EU – against the background of the ongoing migration crisis, right-wing and nationalist movements became more active, and differences between members increased. …”
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Digital Exclusion and Depressive Symptoms among Older People: Findings from Five Aging Cohort Studies across 24 Countries by Jingjing Wang, Xinran Lu, Sing Bik Cindy Ngai, Lili Xie, Xiaoyun Liu, Yao Yao, Yinzi Jin

“…Background: Digital exclusion is a global issue that disproportionately affects older individuals especially in low- and middle-income nations. However, there is a wide gap in current research regarding the impact of digital exclusion on the mental health of older adults in both high-income and low- and middle-income countries. …”
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Silent witnesses: unveiling the epidemic of femicides in North-west Tshwane, South Africa – a decade of analysis by Yaseen Bismilla, K. K. Hlaise, C. Van Wyk

“…Data was collected through the National Injury Mortality Surveillance System (NIMSS) and cross-verified with post-mortem reports, police data and death registers. …”
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Retinoblastoma. Part 1. Clinical presentations and diagnostic tools by S.V. Ivanova, S.A. Kuleva, N.N. Sadovnikova, M.I. Komissarov, M.N. Chistyakova, A.V. Khokhlova, N.A. Shchegoleva

“…Shchegoleva³</b> </p> <p> <b>¹N.N. Petrov National Medical Research Center of Oncology, St. Petersburg, <br> &nbsp;Russian Federation</b> </p> <p> <b>²St. …”
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Evaluation of the Sustainability Messages of the Companies with the Highest BIST Sustainability Index on X (Twitter) Platform by Vildan Gülpınar Demirci, Başak Buluz Kömeçoğlu

“…In line with the United Nations Sustainability Development Goals, several metrics are presented according to the sustainability practices of companies in Borsa Istanbul. …”
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A Study to Assess the Attitude and Acceptance toward COVID-19 Vaccine among General Public by Bijitha Biju, M. Melvin David, J. Balalakshmi

“…A globally fair vaccine distribution system must prevail over vaccine nationalism for the world to return to its prepandemic status. …”
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Cerebrospinal fluid β2-microglobulin promotes the tau pathology through microglia–astrocyte communication in Alzheimer's disease by Zehu Sheng, Lanyang Wang, Ming Chen, Fuxin Zhong, Shijing Wu, Shuyu Liang, Jiaqi Song, Lihua Chen, Yingxi Chen, Shiyu Chen, Weihua Yu, Yang Lü

“…Methods In this study, 211 participants from the Alzheimer’s disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) with CSF and Plasma β2M, CSF glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (sTREM2), Aβ42, phosphorylated-tau (P-tau) and total tau (T-tau) were divided into four groups, stage 0, 1, 2, and suspected non-AD pathology (SNAP) based on the National Institute on Aging- Alzheimer’s Association (NIA-AA) criteria. …”
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Epidemiological Changes in Hospitalized Bronchiolitis in Children Under 2 Years of Age in Hangzhou Before and After COVID-19 Restriction Easing by Xu X, Chen X, He J, Su L, Tong X, Sun Y, Huang S, Bai G, Chen Z

“…Xuchen Xu,1,&ast; Xiya Chen,1,&ast; Jing He,1,&ast; Lin Su,1 Xudong Tong,2 Ying Sun,1 Shumin Huang,1 Guannan Bai,1 Zhimin Chen1 1Department of Pulmonology, Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health., Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Paediatrics, Cixi Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Zhimin Chen; Guannan Bai, Email zmchen@zju.edu.cn; guannanbai@zju.edu.cnBackground: Bronchiolitis is a common cause of hospitalization in infants under 2 years of age. …”
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Methodological approach to assessing the competitiveness of the region's manufacturing sector by Khmeleva Galina, Skreblov Nikita

“…The pattern is confirmed that regions with a higher level of specialization are more successful in exports than the national average. It has been revealed that regions with relatively small production and export scales can still be more competitive in foreign markets and less dependent on imports than regions with large production facilities, since they use the existing industrial potential more fully and effectively. …”
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Agricultural land use conflict identification and land degradation risk analysis from the perspective of spatial matching in the Ili River Valley by DONG Guanglong, WANG Jue, WANG Han, CHENG Weiya, LIU Zheng, ZHANG Wenxin

“…[Objective] This study aimed to accurately identify agricultural land use conflicts and related potential land degradation risks, and provide a scientific reference for the rational allocation of land resources, optimization of agricultural production spatial layout, and protection of healthy and sustainable agricultural development and national food security. [Methods] In this study, a diagnosis and recognition method for agricultural land use conflicts was constructed from the perspective of spatial matching, and the types, intensity, and spatial distribution patterns of agricultural land use conflicts were quantitatively described. …”
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Assessing Health Disparities in Digital Services and Technologies During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Pooled Cross-Sectional Analysis Using HINTS Data by Shih HJ, Min H, Chang J

“…This project developed a health promotion model and implemented initiatives to increase patient portal use and reduce health inequities.Methods: In 2020 and 2022, we used Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) data. Patient portal use dominated. …”
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Factors Affecting Nonadherence to WHO’s Recommended Antenatal Care Visits among Women in Pastoral Community, Northeastern Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Kusse Urmale Mare, Abel Gebre Wuneh, Mubarek Shemsu Awol, Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim, Molla Kahsay Hiluf, Setognal Birara Aychiluhm, Osman Ahmed Mohammed, Kebede Gemeda Sabo

“…Nearly six in ten women do not receive the recommended antenatal care visits, consistent with the national prevalence. Women’s education, age at marriage, type of health facility, possession of mass media, and timing of antenatal care attendance were associated with nonadherence to the recommended antenatal care visits. …”
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Une expérience universitaire dans les parcs et lieux historiques nationaux canadiens : contribution à une meilleure gestion du milieu by Léo Provencher, Jean-Marie M. Dubois

“…Les thématiques abordées aux études supérieures sont la planification stratégique et les risques environnementaux, la dynamique des milieux, les méthodes d’inventaire et de suivi biophysiques ainsi que la gestion des données. Outre les bureaux national à Gatineau et régional à Québec, onze parcs et trois lieux historiques dans sept provinces, dont le Québec, et un territoire ont bénéficié de ce partenariat. …”
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Personally-oriented models of development of musically gifted children by N. G. Tagiltseva, L. V. Matveyeva, М. А. Byzova

“…Nowadays, the development of national competitiveness depends on many factors, but the quality of human capital is first of all. …”
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Utility of Visceral Adiposity Index and Lipid Accumulation Products to Define Metabolically-Unhealthy Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Asian Indian Women - A Cross Sectional Study by R. A. Shreenidhi, Reeta Mahey, Monika Rajput, Rohitha Cheluvaraju, Ashish D. Upadhyay, Jai Bhagwan Sharma, Garima Kachhawa, Neerja Bhatla

“…The cohort was divided into MH-PCOS and MU-PCOS by the modified National Cholesterol Education Programme criteria. …”
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Development of clinical decision support for patients older than 65 years with fall-related TBI using artificial intelligence modeling. by Biche Osong, Eric Sribnick, Jonathan Groner, Rachel Stanley, Lauren Schulz, Bo Lu, Lawrence Cook, Henry Xiang

“…<h4>Methods</h4>From the National Trauma Data Bank, we retrospectively analyzed 11,977 older patients with a fall-related TBI (2017-2021). …”
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Effect of “Helping Babies Breathe” Training on Ethiopian Undergraduate Midwifery Students’ Knowledge and Skills in Neonatal Resuscitation at Public Universities: A Non-Randomized Q... by Endalew Gemechu Sendo, Girum Sebsibe Teshome, Wegnesh Kelbessa Jirata, Lemi Abebe Gebrewold, Rahel Endalew Gemechu

“…The HBB training program has the utmost impact if pre-service refresher courses on neonatal resuscitation are offered to the midwife trainees before they join the national midwifery task forces.…”
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An analysis of the Policy of Increasing the Salaries of Government Employees Based on the Framework of Kingdon's Multiple Streams (Case Study of Budget Law 1401) by Seyyed Mojtaba Shahraeini, Heidar Najafi, Seyyedamir Abbaszade, Mahdi Khosravi, Iman Akbari

“…Additionally, the findings reveal that although the Majlis Research Center's role as a policy entrepreneur in this area was not successful during the approval phase, its efforts led to the amendment of the policy in the revised 1401 budget law, thereby restoring the rights of national and military employees and retirees. Conclusion Based on the research findings, it is recommended that in future annual budget laws, when considering salary and benefits increases, attention should be paid to the impact of changes in the tax rate on net salary and benefits growth. …”
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OCT-A monitoring of the efficacy of neuroprotective therapy for glaucomatous optic neuropathy by N.G. Glazko, A.E. Egorov

“…&nbsp;Egorov^1,2</b><br> </p> <p> <b>¹Hospital for Disabled Veterans No. 2, Moscow, Russian Federation</b> </p> <p> <b>²Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation</b> </p> <p> <b>Abstract</b> </p> <p> <i><b>Aim</b>: to describe morphological functional changes in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) with good vision and controlled intraocular pressure (IOP) after trophic modified laser coagulation.…”
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The association between dolutegravir-based antiretrovirals and high blood pressure among adults with HIV in southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study by Agete Tadewos Hirigo, Daniel Yilma, Ayalew Astatkie, Zelalem Debebe

“…HBP was defined according to the seventh report of the Joint National Committee (JNC7) guidelines, with a threshold of systolic or diastolic blood pressure of ⩾120/80 mmHg. …”
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