Changing role of security alliances in the post-Cold War era by I. A. Istomin, A. V. Levchenko

“…While the United States strengthened the transatlantic core (NATO) in the U.S.-centered network of alliances, relying on more flexible plurilateral formats in other regions of the world, Russia, India, and China did not seek to expand their respective blocs, providing collective security guarantees selectively. …”
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Use of biological and chemical fungicides and biostimulators for potato protection against early and late blights by Ukolova Anastasiya, Demidova Valentina, Vyatchinov Alexey, Statsyuk Natalia, Kuznetsova Maria

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Digital cognitive training in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a study protocol of a randomised controlled trial by Sally Richmond, Hannah Kirk, Kim Cornish, Mark A Bellgrove, Tori Gaunson, Meg Bennett

“…Results will be disseminated through peer-reviewed journals, conference presentations, media outlets, the internet and various community/stakeholder activities.Trial registration number ACTRN12620000964910, UTN U1111-1250-2620.…”
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Mısır Meselesinin Gölgesinde 1838 Ticaret Antlaşması by Mahmut Akpınar

“…Mısır meselesinin çözümünde İngilizlerin beklenen adımları atmaması II. Mahmud’u giderek daha fazla endişeye sevk etti. Hariciye Nazırı Mustafa Reşid Paşa’nın da etkisiyle İngilizlerin plan ve önerisine ikna olan II. …”
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GÖMÜLÜ DİŞLERLE İLİŞKİLİ PATOLOJİLERİN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ: RETROSPEKTİF KIBT ÇALIŞMASI by Derya İçöz, Duygu Kaymak

“…Toplam gömülü diş sayısı 504 iken patolojiyle ilişkili diş sayısı 201 ve ilişkili patoloji sayısı 218’di. Gömülü dişlerin %36.5’u patolojik bulgu gösterdi. Patoloji görülme sıklığının gömülü dişlere göre istatistiksel olarak farklılık gösterdiği tespit edildi (p=0,042). …”
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Comparison of 8 Weeks of Selected TRX Training and Weight Training on Improving Motor Function and Chronic Nonspecific Back Pain in Women Aged 35 to 55 by Fatemeh Rezaei

“…To analyze the data and determine any significant differences between group means at various stages, statistical methods such as analysis of covariance, paired t-tests, Mann-Whitney U tests, and Wilcoxon tests were used, depending on the normality of data distribution. …”
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Artificial intelligence for body composition assessment focusing on sarcopenia by Sachiyo Onishi, Takamichi Kuwahara, Masahiro Tajika, Tsutomu Tanaka, Keisaku Yamada, Masahito Shimizu, Yasumasa Niwa, Rui Yamaguchi

“…The AI demonstrated robust body region detection ability (intersection over Union (IoU) = 0.93), accurately detecting only the body region in all images. …”
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Shared Bacterial and Viral Respiratory Agents in Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis), Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries), and Goats (Capra hircus) in Montana by David S. Miller, Glen C. Weiser, Keith Aune, Brent Roeder, Mark Atkinson, Neil Anderson, Thomas J. Roffe, Kim A. Keating, Phillip L. Chapman, Cleon Kimberling, Jack Rhyan, P. Ryan Clarke

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Cerebellar Volume Measures Differentiate Multiple Sclerosis Fallers from Non-Fallers by Taylor N. Takla, Jennie Feldpausch, Erin M. Edwards, Shuo Han, Peter A. Calabresi, Jerry Prince, Kathleen M. Zackowski, Nora E. Fritz

“…The parcellation algorithm was applied to all images and divided the cerebellum into 28 regions. Mann–Whitney U tests were used to compare cerebellar volumes among PwMS and controls, and MS fallers and MS non-fallers. …”
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Maintenance of Genetic Diversity Despite Population Fluctuations in the Lesser Prairie‐Chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) by Andrew J. Lawrence, Scott A. Carleton, Sara J. Oyler‐McCance, Randy W. DeYoung, Clay T. Nichols, Timothy F. Wright

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Association between different insulin resistance indices and all-cause mortality in patients with diabetic kidney disease: a prospective cohort study by Huan Zhu, Yinmei Chen, Dexin Ding, Hui Chen

“…The accuracy of these four IR metrics as indicators of all-cause mortality was confirmed through ROC and calibration curve analyses.ConclusionIn patients with DKD, an L-shaped association is noted between HOMA-IR and all-cause mortality, while TyG, TyG-BMI, and METS-IR exhibit U-shaped relationships. All four IR indices show good predictive performance.…”
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Evaluation of Bias in the Measurement of Condensable Particulate Matter with Method 202 by Yu-Mei Huang, Sheng-Hsiu Huang, Chih-Wei Lin, Hsi-Hsien Yang, Chih-Chieh Chen

“…Abstract The present study evaluated the positive and negative biases in measurements of condensable particulate matter (CPM) conducted according to U.S. EPA Method 202. To reduce the overestimation of CPM, four factors were investigated: the SO2 absorption, condensate volume, oxygen content, and residence time. …”
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Partly cloudy with a chance of mosquitoes: Developing a flexible approach to forecasting mosquito populations by Travis McDevitt‐Galles, Arthur T. Degaetano, Sarah C. Elmendorf, John R. Foster, Howard S. Ginsberg, Mevin B. Hooten, Shannon LaDeau, Katherine M. McClure, Sara Paull, Erin Posthumus, Ilia Rochlin, Daniel Grear

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Separating the Effects of Early-Life and Adult Body Size on Chronic Kidney Disease Risk: A Mendelian Randomization Study by Xunliang Li, Wenman Zhao, Haifeng Pan, Deguang Wang

“…Genetic associations with early-life and adult body size were obtained from a genome-wide association study of 453,169 participants in the U.K. Biobank, and genetic associations with CKD were obtained from the CKDGen and FinnGen consortia. …”
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Evaluating Dispersion of Residential CO and NOx Emissions with the Help of Different Models in Körfez District, Kocaeli Province by Kazım Demirarslan, Şenay Çetin Doğruparmak

“…With the help of the obtained data, emission rates were calculated using the mass-based emission factors of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. These ratios were divided into residential areas and data were obtained in g/s.m2 and these data were entered to AERMOD, ISCST-3 and CALPUFF VIEW programs for the purpose of modelling. …”
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Role of the epithelial layer in the generation of superoxide anion by the guinea-pig isolated trachea by G. Sadeghi-Hashjin, P. A. J. Henricks, G. Folkerts, T. Muis, J. Garssen, F. P. Nijkamp

“…Generation of chemiluminescence was decreased by more than 50% when the tissues were co-incubated with superoxide dismutase (100 U/ml). Also, addition of direct donors of nitric oxide diminished chemiluminescence generation by zymosan-activated tracheal rings significantly by about 50%. …”
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СТРУКТУРА И СВОЙСТВА СИСТЕМЫ «ПОКРЫТИЕ (Ag–C)/(МЕДЬ) ПОДЛОЖКА», ОБЛУЧЕННОЙ ИМПУЛЬСНЫМ ЭЛЕКТРОННЫМ ПУЧКОМ... by Денис Анатольевич Романов, Станислав Владимирович Московский, Василий Витальевич Почетуха, Екатерина Степановна Ващук, Юрий Федорович Иванов

“…Установлено, что графит присутствует в виде наноразмерных (10‒15 нм) частиц в объеме зерен серебра и зерен меди, а также располагается на границах зерен серебра. В системе Ag–C/Сu выявлено формирование переходного слоя толщиной 250–300 нм. …”
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Herald Patch as the Only Evidence of Pityriasis Rosea: Clinical, Laboratory and Pathogenetic Features by Francesco Drago, Astrid Herzum, Serena Varesano, Gaetano Serviddio, Francesco Broccolo, Giulia Ciccarese

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Bearing Defect Detection with Unsupervised Neural Networks by Jianqiao Xu, Zhaolu Zuo, Danchao Wu, Bing Li, Xiaoni Li, Deyi Kong

“…Gradients of the unlabeled data are used as labels, and autoencoder networks are created with U-net to predict the output. In the second experiment, positive samples of the supervised experiment are used as the training set. …”
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Optimization of the enzymatic hydrolysis process for sea buckthorn leaf polysaccharides: an investigation into their enhanced physicochemical properties and antioxidant activities by Yuning An, Buyu Wang, Ziqi Meng, Yifeng Song, Yuan Wang, Wenwen Wang, Ming Xu, Xiaoping An

“…The results indicated that using pectinase with an enzyme dosage of 4500 U/g, at a temperature of 50 °C, a material-to-liquid ratio of 1:1, and a reaction time of 48 h, the polysaccharides content after enzymatic hydrolysis increased from 84.51 to 224.93 mg/g, representing a 179.34% increase. …”
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