EU Foreign Policy Instruments in the Eastern Partnership Countries: From Development Aid to Military Assistance by O. V. Shishkina

“…It examines the EU’s repertoire of foreign policy instruments, distinguishing between its long-standing approaches and those recently developed. Through an analysis of EU policy documents, the article identifies the Union’s evolving interests in the Eastern Partnership countries—Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine—and evaluates the practical application of its tools in the region since the launch of the "Eastern Policy" (comprising the European Neighborhood Policy and the Eastern Partnership initiative).The study concludes by analyzing the use of soft, hard, and hybrid instruments in the Eastern Partnership, outlining the nature of the transformations in EU foreign policy and hypothesizing their underlying causes. …”
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Diversity, Abundance, and Foraging Behaviour of Insect Pollinators in Litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) under Hot and Subhumid Conditions by Pooja Kumari, Jaipal Singh Choudhary, Debjani Dey, Mahesh Kumar Dhakar

“…Insect pollinators and flowering plants have a long-standing, coevolutionary, mutualistic relationship. …”
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Analysis of kinematic and kinetic changes in scoliosis following spinal manipulation by Yanyun Gou, Lin Meng, Shaoqing Chen, Zheng Jiang, Huangwei Lei

“…Impairment in movement function stands out as a typical characteristic in cases of scoliosis. …”
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Electroanalytical Methods as a Tool for Determining the Antioxidant Capacity in Blood Samples by Fernanda Gonçalves de Oliveira, Thiago da Silveira Alvares, Rodrigo de Siqueira Melo

“…CV allows for the analysis of compounds with good sensitivity, DPV stands out for its high precision, while SWV offers excellent resolution and speed, making it ideal for clinical applications. …”
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Outage analysis and power optimization in uplink and downlink NOMA systems with Rician fading by Dipinkrishnan R, Vinoth Babu Kumaravelu

“…Non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) stands as a promising technology with the potential to significantly enhance the performance of forthcoming wireless networks by leveraging its distinctive attributes. …”
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Spermine Significantly Increases the Transfection Efficiency of Cationic Polymeric Gene Vectors by Yue Lv, Jiaoqin Xue, Pengfei Cui, Lin Qiu

“…Among these, polyethyleneimine (PEI) stands out as the most widely utilized cationic polymer due to its accessibility. …”
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The Effect of Joint Hypermobility Syndrome on DOMS and Recovery Time by Nicole F Ostuni, Charles A Marinello, Taras Luzhnyy, Alexa Pawlikowski, Connor Vlasaty, Georgios Thomatos, Peter C Douris

“… # Study Design Quasi-experimental, observational comparison # Methods Two groups including a hypermobile group (score >4 on Beighton Scale) and a non-hypermobile group all took part in five-second long standing eccentric bicep curls based using their one- repetition maximum (1-RM) of their dominant arm to failure in order to induce DOMS. …”
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A Motor Learning Oriented, Compliant and Mobile Gait Orthosis by A. Calanca, S. Piazza, P. Fiorini

“…Many commercial mobile orthoses are designed to facilitate the standing, but not all the patients are able to deploy them. …”
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State of the Art in Automated Operational Modal Identification: Algorithms, Applications, and Future Perspectives by Hasan Mostafaei, Mahdi Ghamami

“…To address the limitations of traditional manual methods, several approaches have been developed to automate this process. Among these, SSI stands out as one of the most effective time-domain methods due to its robustness in handling noisy environments and closely spaced modes. …”
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Effectiveness of Distant/Remote Blessing Treatment on Cognitive-motor Function: A Randomized Double-blind Placebo-controlled Trial by Alice Branton, Mahendra Kumar Trivedi, Dahryn Trivedi, Sambhu Mondal, Snehasis Jana

“…Moreover, in the blessing intervention group, a substantial improvement was observed in locomotion (*p* \<0.0001), standing balance (*p* \<0.01), dexterity (*p* \<0.01), grip strength (*p* \<0.05), and muscle endurance (*p* \<0.05) compared to the naïve control and sham control groups. …”
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Effect of a Balance Adjustment System on Postural Control in Patients with Chronic Ankle Instability by Kazushi Yoshida, Rieko Kuramochi, Junji Shinohara

“…Static postural control during single leg standing with closed eyes was assessed for the CAI limb. …”
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Siirt Province Earthquake Hazard Analysis by Murat Doğruyol

“…The city center of Siirt stands at 37.55 North and 41.56 East coordinates and is effected by active fault lines connected to the East Anatolian Fault Zone and Southeast Anatolian Thrust. …”
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Development of a dynamic quantitative digital model for the measurement of smart city maturity level in the city of Amman by Murad Kalaldeh, Deyala Tarawneh

“…The study concludes that adopting H-KPI can aid Amman in improving its Smart City Index score (previously standing at 135 out of 142 countries in the IMD Smart City Index 2023, and moving up to 128 in the 2024 version), providing a dynamic and infrastructure-oriented adaptive evaluation tool.…”
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Factoring Central Asia in the Russia-India Energy Trade by A. Dhaka, M. Dmitrieva

“…India and Russia share a very special relationship due to long-standing cultural and political ties and this has been a facilitator to India’s energy security needs. …”
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The Dorsiflexion Range of Motion Screen: A Validation Study by Phillip J Plisky, Garrett S Bullock, Mary Beth Garner, Risa Ricard, Josh Hayden, Bethany Huebner, Kate Schwartzkopf-Phifer, Kyle Kiesel

“… # Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine the reliability and discriminant validity of a novel closed-chain ankle DF ROM test, the standing ankle dorsiflexion screen (SADS). # Study Design Reliability and validity study # Methods Thirty-seven healthy subjects participated in the study. …”
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THE CAUCASIAN DIMENSION OF THE EASTERN PARTNERSHIP IN 2009-2016 by P. A. Barakhvostov

“…Such uneven transformation reflects the long-standing search for an optimum way of cooperation with the European Union. …”
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New Challenges Require New Solutions. Book review of ‘The Soft Power of the United Kingdom’ by E.M. Kharitonova by N. V. Yudin

“…However, the reviewer stresses that these shortcomings do not in any way downplay the merits of the book, which stands out as a novel, comprehensive, and highly relevant piece of research carried out with great professionalism. …”
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Potentials of Charcoal Productions from Community Forest in Bangunjiwo Village, Kasihan Sub Regency, Bantul, Yogyakarta by Ris Hadi Purwanto, Nius Abdi Ginting

“…The potential of charcoal production of woody perennial in the community forests were estimated by developing allometric equations for standing trees. To establish the equations 30 sample logs of tamarind and 29 sample logs of mahoni were made charcoal by traditional kiln to determine the relationships between the mechantable timber volume/log (Vkp) and its charcoal production (Pa). …”
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Varennes-sur-Seine (Seine-et-Marne), la Justice : l’ensemble funéraire aristocratique de La Tène finale et les aménagements gallo-romains by Jean-Marc Séguier

“…The importance of wine in the ritual, the presence of a statere and that of Campanian tableware are consistent with the very high social standing of the occupants of the settlement to which the funerary complex belongs. …”
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Study of synthesis parameters of MIL-53(Al) using experimental design methodology for CO/CH separation by Armin Taheri, Ensieh Ganji Babakhani, Jafar Towfighi

“…In this study hydrothermal method was used to synthesize MIL-53(Al) (MIL stands for Materials Institute of Lavoisier). Plackett–Burman (P–B) as an experimental design method was applied to investigate the effect of synthesis and activation conditions on specific surface area, relative crystallinity, and production yield of MIL-53(Al) synthesis. …”
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