Values associated with Nordic Walking: An international cross-sectional survey among individuals practicing walking with poles. by Wioletta Szymczak, Krzysztof Jurek, Monika Dobrogowska

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional quantitative study with convenience sampling study was performed among 416 Poles, 132 Europeans from 11 countries (Germany, the UK, Spain, France, Italy, Portugal, Ireland, Denmark, Austria, Sweden, and Norway), and 212 participants from 5 non-European countries (the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan). The study used an author's tool that included questions concerning the ways of doing Nordic Walking and its and social and organizational contexts, its classification and interpretation as a health-related, recreational, or sports activity, its position in the space of everyday life and in the sphere of preferred values, motives for walking with poles, meanings attributed to this activity, and the individual and social benefits associated with it.…”
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New Approaches to Developing the Integral Indicator Methodology for Estimating the Financial Efficiency of Agricultural Entities in Poland, the Republic of Moldova, and EU Countrie... by Mariusz Trojak, Barbara Kiełbasa, Daniela Popa, Aliona Sargo

“…Evaluating a broad field of research, the paper describes profit maximizing food products and demonstrates how several widely-used products can be fit into this framework. The authors also present an overview of the current major trends in the food sector and relate them to the assumptions for food products, thereby displaying their relevance and timeliness. …”
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ECONOMIC WELFARE AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING OF THE POPULATION OF UKRAINE IN THE POSTWAR YEARS by Natalia Riabinina

“…A significant burden on the implementation of the budget policy is borne by the economic and financial sector of business in cooperation with the authorities. The implementation of the priority goals of sustainable development, which envisages improving the standard of living of the population and overcoming poverty, is also manifested in the economic burden and moral and ethical norms of each person.  …”
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Cross-agency working when conducting a pragmatic RCT for older victims of crime: our experiences and lessons learned by Marc Serfaty, Jessica Satchell, Gloria K. Laycock, Chris R. Brewin, Marta Buszewicz, Gerard Leavey, Vari M. Drennan, Jonathan Cooke, Anthony Kessel

“…Methods The trial management group (authors) and partners organisations identified the challenges and lessons learned from conducting the VIP trial in which the police identified and screened victims of reported community crime, aged 65 years or over, for distress. …”
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Ideas of Multipolarity in the Conceptual Frame of the Soviet Diplomacy during the Final Phases of the Great Patriotic war (1943–1945) by I. E. Magadeev

“…Litvinov and I.M. Maisky. The author substantiates these insights by drawing upon both published and archival source materials, including the diaries and records maintained by officials within the Soviet Foreign Office, as well as documents emanating from the "Litvinov commission."…”
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Longitudinal Invariance Testing Of The Knee Injury Osteoarthritis Outcome Score For Joint Replacement Scale (KOOS-JR) by Alexandra Dluzniewski, Caleb Allred, Madeline P Casanova, Jonathan D Moore, Adam C Cady, Russell T Baker

“… # Level of Evidence 3 © The Author(s)…”
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60th Anniversary of Postgraduate School of Federal State-Financed Institution “Federal Centre for Animal Health” by Т. V. Zhbanova, Т. B. Nikeshina, N. А. Perevozchikova, N. А. Мarova

“…The leading scientists of the Institute were authorized by a decision of the Higher Attestation Commission of the USSR to provide academic supervision to postgraduate students. …”
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Decoding MexB efflux pump genes: structural, molecular, and phylogenetic analysis of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Muhammad Bilal Habib, Naseer Ali Shah, Afreenish Amir, Huda Ahmed Alghamdi, Muhammad Haseeb Tariq, Kiran Nisa, Mariam Ammoun

“…These highly conserved regions could be used for diagnostic purposes of efflux pump MexB genes.ConclusionTo avoid their spread in hospital settings, responsible authorities ought to begin rigorous initiatives in order to reduce the prevalence of multi-drug resistant, extensively drug resistant, and efflux pump carrying isolates in clinical settings.…”
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Three effective cases of transcatheter arterial embolization after atezolizumab and bevacizumab treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma: a case report by Koji Rinka, Kiyohide Kioka, Yuga Amano, Takashi Nakai, Yasuko Kawasaki, Norifumi Kawada

“…However, the concepts of transcatheter-arterial-chemoembolization-unsuitable and transcatheter-arterial-chemoembolization-refractory tumors have emerged. The authors herein describe three Japanese patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who were treated with atezolizumab and bevacizumab followed by transcatheter arterial embolization or transcatheter arterial chemoembolization. …”
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Assessing the Inter-Rater and Inter-Trial Reliability of the NeurOptics Pupillary Light Response-3000 Pupillometer by Deborah A Jehu, Lori A Bolgla, Samantha Armas, Forest Dutton

“… # Purpose The purpose of this study was to assess the inter-rater and inter-trial reliability of the NeurOptics PLR-3000 pupillometer device in measuring pupil size changes, constriction velocities, and dilation velocities. The authors hypothesized that inter-rater and inter-trial reliability would have intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) greater than or equal to 0.70 for all PLR parameters…”
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Russian Higher School: Forced Distance Learning and Planned Switch to Distance Learning During Pandemic (Experience of Sociological Analysis) by I. A. Aleshkovski, A. T. Gasparishvili, O. V. Krukhmaleva, N. P. Narbut, N. E. Savina

“…On the basis of the analysis done and the conclusions obtained, the authors propose practical steps to optimize the work of the higher education system in stressful situations, to use distance technologies in the learning organization. …”
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Los álbumes ilustrados de Raquel Díaz Reguera: Itinerario lector imprescindible para la educación en valores / Raquel Díaz Reguera’s illustrated albums: an essential reading itiner... by Isabel Llamas Martínez, María del Carmen Quiles Cabrera, Gabriel Núñez Molina

“…Through a qualitative description of her career as a creator within this genre, we will highlight the author’s commitment to themes of great social and educational importance. …”
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«  Erika hätte so gern ein Bild von Koch ». Materielle Erinnerungskulturen in Mädchenschulen in Österreich und Deutschland in der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts by Li Gerhalter

“…In particular, such descriptions gave girls an opportunity to preserve memories, determining the content at their own discretion, without incurring any financial cost.Generally, the author interprets this material culture of remembrance (students’ desire to own objects as mementoes of colleagues and of teachers and students’ descriptions of the objects and their transfer in diaries and letters) as an expression of their identification with the school as an institution, which could also strengthen the girls’ sense of community with each other.…”
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Continuous Speech-Based Fatigue Detection and Transition State Prediction for Air Traffic Controllers by Susmitha Vekkot, Surya Teja Chavali, Charan Tej Kandavalli, Rama Sai Abhishek Podila, Deepa Gupta, Mohammed Zakariah, Yousef Ajami Alotaibi

“…Finally, sample-wise timestamp prediction was performed using the labels: fatigue, non-fatigue, and ambiguous (transition). To the best of the authors&#x2019; knowledge, this research is the first of its kind to address continuous speech-based fatigue state prediction for ATCs. …”
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One hundred years of zoonoses research in the Horn of Africa: A scoping review. by Lisa Cavalerie, Maya Wardeh, Ophélie Lebrasseur, Mark Nanyingi, K Marie McIntyre, Mirgissa Kaba, Daniel Asrat, Robert Christley, Gina Pinchbeck, Matthew Baylis, Siobhan M Mor

“…Finally, we found that a minority of international collaborations were between Global South countries with a high proportion of authors having affiliations from outside the Horn of Africa.…”
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Innovations and innovative in domestic banking: Theoretical aspect by Natalia Mostovenko

“…In order to reveal the theoretical content of the concepts, the presented article examines the existing author's approaches to the definition of the concept of «banking innovations», analyzes their common features and highlights essential differences. …”
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Challenges and future prospects of online practical education in physical education faculties during the COVID-19 pandemic by O.M. Abdel Fattah, A.A. Zureigat, S.H. Qasim, M.A. Alzughailat, A.S. Khasawneh

“…The present research aims to explore the challenges among the lecturers and students during the online practical education in the faculties of physical education (PE) during the COVID-19 world pandemic, and to seek the best solutions and applications that can be used under similar circumstances from the perspective of lecturers and students.Methodology and research methods. The authors used the descriptive approach on a sample of lec­turers (n = 63) and students (n = 1391). …”
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Comparison of ZnS(Ag) Scintillator and Proportional Counter Tube for Alpha Detection in Thin-Layer Chromatography by Marc Pretze, Jan Wendrich, Holger Hartmann, Robert Freudenberg, Ralph A. Bundschuh, Jörg Kotzerke, Enrico Michler

“…A difference was observed when measuring TLC with the AR-2000 in different modes; (4) <b>Conclusions</b>: The MiniScanPRO+ is fast, does not require additional equipment and can also measure the gamma spectrum, which may be important for some radiopharmaceutical production sites and regulatory authorities. The AR-2000 has a better signal-to-noise ratio, and this eliminates the need for additional waiting time after TLC development.…”
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Strategies to Enhance Nanocrystal Formulations for Overcoming Physiological Barriers Across Diverse Routes of Administration by Yanamadala Y, Muthumula CMR, Khare S, Gokulan K

“…Yaswanthi Yanamadala,&ast; Chandra Mohan Reddy Muthumula,&ast; Sangeeta Khare, Kuppan Gokulan Division of Microbiology, National Center for Toxicological Research, US Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, AR, 72079, USA&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Kuppan Gokulan, Division of Microbiology, National Center for Toxicological Research, US Food and Drug Administration, 3900 NCTR Road, Jefferson, AR, 72079, USA, Email Kuppan.gokulan@fda.hhs.govAbstract: Poor aqueous solubility and bioavailability limit the translation of new drug candidates into clinical applications. …”
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Security systems’ status with the use of technical means of video recording and video surveillance: international experience, perspectives for implementation in the activities of t... by V. A. Korshenko, V. V. Chumak, M. V. Mordvyntsev, D. V. Pashniev

“…Based on the review of the experience of introduction and use of video surveillance systems in Ukraine and analysis of their development in developed countries, the authors have suggested the ways to modernize and further develop security systems in Ukraine by using CCTV cameras.…”
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