Loose cigarette purchase and adolescent smoking in Indonesia: a mixed-methods study by Vid Adrison, Dian Kusuma, Gea Melinda, Fariza Zahra Kamilah, Syifa Rizki Amelia, Sofwatun Nida

“…For qualitative study, a total of 49 eligible students who met inclusion criteria (ever or current smokers, buying loose cigarettes and living with parents) and agreed to participate in FGD were later divided into 12 FGD groups.Results Most students who smoked in the past 30 days are male (95%). …”
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Riesgo y vulnerabilidad de los profesionales de la salud ante la pandemia de COVID-19 by Diana L. Reartes-Peñafiel, Clara Juárez-Ramírez, Hortensia Reyes-Morales, Gaudencio Gutiérrez-Alba, José A. Muños-Hernández

“…Results: Perceptions of risk and vulnerability are two interdependent domains constructed from lived experience of health care professionals, meanings were developed as negative attributes were socially assigned: the cause of the infection was unknown, but it was a dangerous virus that caused the deaths of colleagues. …”
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Key Performance Indicators in Freestyle Swimming: Comparing Start, Turn, and Swimming Velocity in Top-Elite Female Junior and Adult Swimmers by Chantal Widmer, Julia Hernandez, Michael Romann, Wolfgang Taube, Dennis-Peter Born

“…Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 4, Article 894066. https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2022.894066 Polach, M., Thiel, D., Kreník, J., & Born, D.…”
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Effect of different photoperiods on growth indices of female sterlet sturgeon, Acipenser ruthenus by Bahman Meknatkhah, Masoud Sattari, Bahram Falahatkar, Samaneh Poursaeid

“…Introdution: Light is one of the most important environmental factors influencing the physiological activities and growth of living organisms, including various fish species. …”
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“¿Sabés qué es…?” Explicaciones de niños tutores en torno a vocabulario no familiar. Un estudio con niños de poblaciones urbano marginadas de Argentina/ “Do you know what it is…?”... by Florencia Alam, Maia Julieta Migdalek, María Laura Ramirez, Alejandra Stein, Celia Renata Rosemberg

“…The goal of this program is to promote reading and writing learning among children living in urban-marginalized populations in Argentina. …”
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Psychological Conflicts in Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Out-of-HospitalCardiac-Arrest

“…Aim: Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) plays an important role in saving the lives of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of a Novel Low-Dose Water-Dispersible Turmeric Extract in the Management of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial by Thanawala S, Shah R, Alluri KV, Bhupathiraju K, Prasad N, Agarwal Y

“…Improvement in the mean KOOS scores (baseline-Day 90) was evident, with significantly higher mean scores for each domain (pain, symptoms, activities of daily living, function in sport and recreation, and knee-related quality of life [QoL]) on Day 90 in the WDTE60N group than in the placebo group (p < 0.05). …”
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Effect of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Patients with Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment by Zheyi YU, Weiming ZHANG

“…Before and after treatment, the cognitive function scores of the two groups were compared, the changes of mini-mental state examination (MMSE) and Montreal cognitive function (MoCA) scores were compared, the activities of daily living (ADL) and auditory verbal learning test (AVLT) were observed. …”
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La question du logement social à New York by Catherine Pouzoulet

“…Successive tenement regulations had generated wide publicity and helped initiate a national housing movement but failed to provide a marked improvement in the living conditions of poor people. As long as new dwellers came pouring into poor neighborhoods, slum landlords were in a position to control the housing market and take advantage of record‑high densities. …”
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Prevalence of dyslipidemia and its influencing factors among adult residents in Hebei province: a cross-sectional survey by Qianyu LI, Yajing CAO, Lijuan TANG, Yuhuan LIU, Xiaoying LU, Qi QI, Shifan WANG, Xiaoli LIU, Ze CUI

“…Unconditional multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that among adult residents, age ≥ 25 years, current smoking, overweight, obesity, central obesity, body fat percentage ≥ 27.2%, and basal metabolic rate ≥ 1 504 kcal were risk factors for dyslipidemia, whereas female gender, rural residence, and sedentary time of 2 – 4 hours per day were protective factors against dyslipidemia; age ≥ 25 years, college education or higher, current smoking, central obesity, and body fat percentage ≥ 37.9% were risk factors for hypercholesterolemia, whereas a basal metabolic rate of 1 199 – 1 503 kcal was a protective factor; age 25 – 64 years, current smoking, consumption of animal and poultry meat 300 – 500 g per week, overweight, obesity, central obesity, and body fat percentage ≥ 27.2% were risk factors, whereas female gender was a protective factor for hypertriglyceridemia; age ≥ 25 years, central obesity, sedentary time ≥ 2 hours per day, and body fat percentage ≥ 37.9% were risk factors, whereas basal metabolic rate 1 199 – 1 503 kcal was a protective factor for hyper-LDL-C; ethnic minority, current smoking, overweight, obesity, central obesity, physical inactivity, body fat percentage 33.0% – 37.8%, and basal metabolic rate ≥ 1 327 kcal were risk factors, whereas being female, aged 45 – 54 years, living in rural areas, drinking alcohol, consuming livestock and poultry meat > 500 g per week, and being sedentary for ≥ 2 hours per day were protective factors for hypo-HDL-C. …”
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Dissolution and Solubility of the Synthetic Natroalunite and the Arsenic-Incorporated Natroalunite at pH of 2.00–5.60 and 25–45°C by Yinian Zhu, Huiling Xuan, Yanpeng Liang, Qiming Yan, Zongqiang Zhu, Zhangnan Jiang, Lihao Zhang, Huili Liu, Shen Tang

“…Arsenic is very harmful to most living organisms. The solubility data of As-containing compounds are significant in geoscience and environmental science. …”
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Our Fascinating and Complex World by Jackson Kelly

“…People from the countries I illustrated commented enthusiastically, pointing out the cities and villages where they lived. Later, I began posting maps of countries in Southwest Asia, then Europe, Africa, Oceania, and ending with the United States. …”
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Empirical Analysis of the Relationship between Poverty and Religion in Iran: A Comparative Study within the Country by Mohammadreza Taleban

“…Sociological findings indicate that religion can both facilitate social and economic changes that benefit the poor and perpetuate social and economic inequalities that negatively impact their lives. On the positive side, religion often provides essential structural support to the impoverished, helping them navigate their daily challenges. …”
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The use of zeolite, active carbon, and clove oil in closed transportation of giant freshwater prawn juvenile by Rahma Vida Anandasari, Eddy Supriyono, Odang Carman, Kukuh Adiyana

“…DO, TAN, and temperature of the transportation media were still in the suitable concentration for living of giant prawn. The highest survival of the prawn was observed in group C. …”
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The success of reforestation after experimental strip-shelterwood felling in the pine stands of the Eastern Polissia of Ukraine by Anatolyi Zhezhkun

“…Mature pine stands with a tree crown length less than 1/3 of their height, with undergrowth density of more than 0.3, with the presence of expansive plants in the living above-ground cover, in which successful natural regeneration of pine does not take place after carrying out of uniform-shelterwood and group-shelterwood felling, should be designated for strip-shelterwood felling. …”
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Pengaruh Pesan Keagamaan Dalam Nadham Maulid Al-Dhiyâ’ Al-Lâmi’ Terhadap Jamaah Majelis Taklim Al-Hidayat Gampong Peulanggahan Banda Aceh; Kajian Ritual Effect by Syarifuddin, Cut Masthura Rahmatillah, Abd Razak, Rahma Salbiah

“…The findings are as follows: First, the content includes messages of monotheism, praise for the Prophet, nobility, lineage, praises for the birth, and prophetic history; second, the religious impact on the lives of the congregation and the Acehnese community includes increased faith, love for the Prophet, adherence to Allah’s Sharia and the Prophet’s Sunnah, blessed life, improved morals, psychological therapy, and strengthened social relationships; third, the ritual art of reciting Nadham Maulid Al-Dhiyâ’ Al-Lâmi’ can be preserved due to the attraction to the familial network of the Prophet known as Ahlul Bait, as well as the traditional Hadrah music تركز هذه الدراسة على تحليل الرسائل الدينية في الطقوس القرائية لنظم مولد الضياء اللامع، وتأثيره على جماعة مجلس التعليم الهدى والمجتمع، وكذلك دوافع واستراتيجيات الحفاظ عليه باستخدام نهج تأثير الطقوس. …”
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Assessment of Environmental Hazards and Vulnerability of The Rud–E-Shur, Rud-E-Shirin and Rud-E-Minab International Wetland Using the DPSIR Model by Hengameh Safa Eisini, Saber Ghasemi, Afshin Danehkar, Mohsen Dehghani Ghanateghestani, Hossein Parvaresh

“…At the second stage, the intensity of the effect, the probability of occurrence and the sensitivity of the environment accepting the specified risks and threats are scored in five categories: very high, high, medium, low and very low (in the numerical range of 1 to 5) and finally using the method TOPSIS and TOPSIS Solver software were rated.Results: The results of the study showed that 30 risky factors including 24 human and 7 environmental origin cases; put living and existence of International Wetland into danger and risk. 5 threat indicators with human origin include population growth, human activities, excessive harvesting of ecosystem services, aquaculture, and management weakness; 2 threat indicators with environmental origin include drought and climate change have been prioritized. …”
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The authority of the printed word in the Lithuanian village of the XIX century by Džiuljeta Maskoliūnienė

“…The practice of reading "Saints' Lives" embodied these qualities already earlier. …”
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Incidence of self-reported tuberculosis treatment with community-wide universal testing and treatment for HIV and tuberculosis screening in Zambia and South Africa: A planned analy... by L Telisinghe, S Floyd, D MacLeod, A Schaap, R Dunbar, J Bwalya, N Bell-Mandla, E Piwowar-Manning, D Donnell, K Shaunaube, P Bock, S Fidler, R J Hayes, H M Ayles, HPTN 071 (PopART) study team

“…In 2017/2018, while incidence rates were lower in arm A compared to C, statistical significance was not reached (aRR 0.58 [95% CI 0.27 to 1.22; p = 0.13]). Among people living with HIV (PLHIV) incidence rates were lower in arm A compared to C in 2016 (RR 0.56 [95% CI 0.29 to 1.08; p = 0.08]) and 2017/2018 (RR 0.50 [95% CI 0.26 to 0.95; p = 0.04]); statistical significance was only reached in 2017/2018. …”
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Subclinical Plasmodium spp. Infections in a Community Setting in Bangui, Central African Republic by Nzoumbou-Boko R, Denissio Morissi Nalingbo MCI, Yambiyo BM, Detol R, Moussa ERF, Nalinga D, Namsenei-Dankpea LJVDLG, Manirakiza A, Ayong L, Boum II Y

“…Subclinical infection is defined as an infection with no noticeable clinical symptoms.This study demonstrated that one out of three people living in Bangui is carrying malaria parasite without showing any symptoms. …”
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