Debates on the Role of the U.S. Theater Missile Defense in the Regional Deterrence of North Korea and Iran by O. O. Krivolapov

“…According to the second approach, the regional missile defense may destabilize the situation in the region without enhancing the protection of the U.S. and their allies’ armed forces.The third section provides a critical analysis of the debate. The author concludes that the arguments and assessments of both the opponents and proponents of the deterrence of the DPRK and Iran by means of regional missile defense are theoretically ill-founded and often one-sided. …”
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Healthcare Delivery among Yoruba Bonesetters in Southwest Nigeria and the Need for Collaboration with Orthodox Orthopedic Healthcare Services: A Mixed Method Study by Soladoye S. Asa, Matthew O. Ilori, Lawrence A. Akinyoola

“…Other issues considered critical by the doctors in the management of fractures by TBS included lack of training in the biology of bones (86.7%) and inability to refer cases to modern health facilities (73.3%). …”
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La educación ambiental en jardines botánicos. Un estado del conocimiento ante los desafíos socioambientales by Daniela Patricia Arreola A. Flores, Laura Odila Bello Benavides

“…To develop its work and educational and environmental relevance towards critical and sociocultural approaches, greater efforts and projects in educational research and environmental education are necessary. …”
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Effects of water level changes on the hydrological connectivity and water quality of a lake-type wetland by Yemiao Lin, Junfeng Dai, Xinyue Peng, Zheqing Li, Zupeng Wan

“…Future research could consider increasing the monitoring frequency during critical periods of rapid hydrological change, such as rainfall-runoff events, to capture more precise and detailed hydrological and water quality data. …”
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Sawdust as an ameliorant to decontaminate Arsenic in potato soils by Md. Hossain, Tuhin Roy, Maruf Mostofa

“…Conclusion Therefore, Potato growers can produce Potato in 25 mg/kg Arsenic contaminated soil treated with 10 g sawdust/kg soil, which contains a minimum than the critical level of Arsenic for human consumption.…”
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A hybrid deep learning air pollution prediction approach based on neighborhood selection and spatio-temporal attention by Gang Chen, Shen Chen, Dong Li, Cai Chen

“…Abstract Air pollution is a critical global environmental issue, further exacerbated by rapid industrialization and urbanization. …”
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Government Support and Local Residents’ Behavior in E-waste Management: Evidence from Thailand by Peeranart Kiddee, Somsiri Decharat, Suttiporn Bunmak

“… Electronic waste (e-waste) management is a critical global pollution concern. This study investigates government support; local residents' perceptions, knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to e-waste management; and collaborative governance in southern Thailand. …”
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IRF3 Promotes Production of IL-6 and Nitric Oxide but Represses CCL22 in RAW264.7 Macrophage Cells Exposed to Lipopolysaccharides in Culture by Moore TC, Pinkerton TS, Petro TM

“…Restoration of IRF3 expression in IRF3KO RAW cells increased IL-6, restored NO, and decreased CCL22 production in response to LPS of E. coli.Discussion: Therefore, IRF3 is critical to the expression of pro- and anti-inflammatory factors produced by macrophages responding to LPS and could be a target during periodontitis treatment.Keywords: IRF3, lipopolysaccharide, macrophages, RAW264.7 cells, cytokines…”
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Impact of nutrient dynamics on chlorophyll-a concentrations in non-interconnected lakes: A study in the Vellore and Chennai region by Raghul Mageswaran, Porchelvan Ponnusamy

“…Spatial distribution maps for 2024 indicate that sample 1 from each lake showed higher turbidity, chlorophyll-a, total phosphate, and total nitrate, implying these parameters are critical drivers of eutrophication. Among the lakes, Kaveripakkam exhibited the highest values for these parameters, which needs management strategies. …”
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Urban Park Planning for Sustainability: Resident Insights from China’s Major Cities by Biao He, Siyu Wang, Qian Xiong, Zheng Zhao, Yilei Hou

“…Comparative analysis showed significant variations in the preferences in different resident groups, with Chaoyang Park facing a sense of deprivation due to weaker natural features, suggesting the critical role of natural elements in park design, while Century and Yuexiu Parks were highly valued for aligning park design with local needs and preferences. …”
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Application of a theoretical simulator to the optimisation of risk-based invasive species surveillance by Thomas I. Gibson, Rebecca S. Millard, Isla MacMillan, Nick Taylor, Mark Thrush, Hannah Tidbury

“…Early detection and rapid response are critical to the successful management of non-indigenous species (NIS) and rely on effective surveillance programmes. …”
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A green route of antibacterial films production from shrimp (Penaeus monodon) shell waste biomass derived chitosan: Physicochemical, thermomechanical, morphological and antimicrobi... by Md. Mahmudur Rahman, Mohd. Maniruzzaman, Ripon Kumar Saha

“…But, due to the deficiency of the most critical understanding, designing of the biopolymeric materials from natural resources have signified a big challenge. …”
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Understanding and addressing the global impact: A systematic review and cross-sectional bibliometric analysis of Langya henipavirus and pre-existing severe henipaviruses by Jian-Di Li, Yu-Qing Liu, Rong-Quan He, Zhi-Guang Huang, Wan-Ying Huang, Hong Huang, Zhi-Hong Liu, Gang Chen

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Ecosystem health assessment based on the V-O-R-S framework for the Upper Ganga Riverine Wetland in India by Alka Yadav, Mitthan Lal Kansal, Aparajita Singh

“…While riverine wetlands play a critical role in sustaining human well-being and conserving endemic biodiversity, limited studies have explored WEH through an integrated lens of ecological factors and human reliance on ecosystem services. …”
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ANTHROPOLOGICAL DIMENSIONS OF PRAGMATISM AND PERSPECTIVES OF SOCIO-HUMANITARIAN REDESCRIPTION OF ANALYTIC METHODOLOGY by A. S. Synytsia

“…Conclusions. Pragmatists criticized impersonal, formal thinking, which cannot be an effective means of cognition. …”
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Government Subsidy Decision-Making for Waste Tire Recycling under the Coexistence of the Retailer and the Internet Recycling Platform by Fangmei Qi, Yuqi Fan, Gaofeng Guan, Jin’e Zheng

“…However, in order to maintain the manufacturer’s core position in the closed-loop supply chain, the subsidy coefficient for the Internet recycling platform should not exceed the critical value of 18. These results provide managerial insights for the government, manufacturer, and the third party to make decisions in the field of waste tire recycling. …”
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The Giardia ventrolateral flange is a lamellar membrane protrusion that supports attachment. by William R Hardin, Germain C M Alas, Nikita Taparia, Elizabeth B Thomas, Melissa C Steele-Ogus, Kelli L Hvorecny, Aaron R Halpern, Pavla Tůmová, Justin M Kollman, Joshua C Vaughan, Nathan J Sniadecki, Alexander R Paredez

“…Attachment to the intestinal epithelium is critical to the lifestyle of the ubiquitous parasite Giardia lamblia. …”
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A Room with Two Views: An Insight into the 1985 and 2007 Film Adaptations of E. M. Forster’s Novel by Elena Raicu

“…Forster (1908) is firstly a Bildungsroman, being centered on the discovery made by a young woman –Lucy Honeychurch– of the world, of herself and of romance, and secondly, a critical portrayal of the English society. The novel was adapted for the screen twice: in 1985, based on a script by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, and again in 2007, with the help of screenwriter Andrew Davies. …”
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Chromatin remodeling (SWI/SNF) complexes, cancer, and response to immunotherapy by Razelle Kurzrock, Shumei Kato, Nithya Krishnamurthy, Scott Lippman

“…The SWItch/Sucrose Non-Fermentable (SWI/SNF) chromatin remodeling complex subfamily mediates nucleosome reorganization and hence activation/repression of critical genes. The SWI/SNF complex is composed of the BRG-/BRM-associated factor and Polybromo-associated BAF complexes, which in turn have multiple subunits. …”
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Thumb Arthrodesis in The Arthritis Cases: A Scoping Review by Ghifar Akbar, Viskasari Pintoko Kalanjati, Teddy Heri Wardhana

“…Methods: After filtering per PRISMA-Sc guidelines on PubMed and the Journal of Hand Surgery (2020-2023), with additional manual filtering, four articles were found and analyzed using the JBI Critical Appraisal Checklist for Case Reports before inclusion. …”
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