Beyond bronchial thermoplasty – where to now? by Peter B. Noble, David Langton, Chuan T. Foo, Bruce R. Thompson, Alvenia Cairncross, Michael J. Hackmann, Francis Thien, Graham M. Donovan

“…It is anticipated that the next iteration of BT (likely in a drug form) will have an overall greater effect on the health care system by virtue of evoking ASM remodelling as a treatable trait, and after appropriately drawing on lessons learned from the ∼fifteen-year BT saga.…”
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A Postcolonial Conversational Approach to Preaching in Multicultural Contexts by Scott Donahue-Martens

“…This article outlines three inter-related foci for preaching, especially preaching where both the preacher and the congregation have social privilege, to foster healthy multiculturalism. Drawing from the works of Jared Alcántara and Matthew Kim, I recognize the need for preachers and congregations to increase their intercultural competence and hermeneutical tools for recognizing, interpreting, and ethically navigating biblical and modern cultures. …”
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Strategic Stability: Dynamics and Factors of Transformation by K. V. Bogdanov

“…The paper provides a comparative analysis study of the dynamics and mechanisms of the strategic stability transformation both during the Cold War and at present. Drawing on the analysis of the factors affecting strategic stability in different time periods, the author outlines the priorities of this transformation. …”
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The Impact of Energy Cooperation and the Role of the One Belt and Road Initiative in Revolutionizing the Geopolitics of Energy among Regional Economic Powers: An Analysis of Infras... by Wu Hao, Syed Mehmood Ali Shah, Ahsan Nawaz, Ali Asad, Shahid Iqbal, Hafiz Zahoor, Ahsen Maqsoom

“…Several regions such as Central Asia, the Arctic, Eastern Mediterranean, and the South China Sea are offering substantial natural gas and oil reserves and drawing global attention to develop energy cooperation. …”
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Changes in urinary concentrations of contemporary and emerging chemicals in commerce during the COVID-19 pandemic: Insights from the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcom... by Megan E Romano, Jessie P Buckley, Xiuhong Li, Julie B Herbstman, Kurunthachalam Kannan, Sunmi Lee, Susan L Schantz, Leo Trasande, Margaret R Karagas, Frederica Perera, ECHO Cohort Consortium

“…Within the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) program, a national consortium initiated to understand the effects of environmental exposures on child health and development, our objective was to assess whether urinary concentrations of a wide range of potential endocrine-disrupting chemicals varied before and during the pandemic. Drawing from three racially, ethnically, and socioeconomically diverse ECHO cohorts, we assessed key differences in urinary chemical concentrations related to environmental exposures through food packaging, use of disinfectants, personal care products and air pollutants using repeated urine samples in a subset of 47 participants, who contributed a urine sample prior to the pandemic (between October 2018 and February 2020) and a subsequent urine sample after the pandemic began (between March 2020 and April 2021). …”
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The Role of Oral Fusobacterium nucleatum in Female Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Fariah I. Gaba, Raquel Carcelén González, Raquel González Martïnez

“…More recently, oral Fusobacterium nucleatum species have been observed in cancerous human breast tissue, drawing attention to the role of microbes in cancer pathogenesis. …”
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On Improving Administrative and Legal Provision of HR Management in State Forensic Institutions and Professional Training of Forensic Experts of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine by O. V. Kurdes

“…It has been proved that the Code of Professional Ethics of forensic experts has to be developed and approved at the level of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, which would be applied to all forensic experts of Ukraine regardless of departmental subordination and employment and should have a positive impact on the quality of judicial duties performed by forensic experts – drawing up qualitative and objective expert opinions. …”
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Vietnamese religiosity, premarital sexual permissiveness, and abortion attitudes: the mediating role of filial piety by Phuoc-Thien Nguyen, Vu Hoang Anh Nguyen, Tuan-Khai Truong, Tri-Bao Nguyen, Ky Luu, Vy Truc Le, Ngoc-Han Nguyen-Thi, Yen-Trang Chu-Nguyen, Lan Thi Nguyen, Vinh-Long Tran-Chi

“…Abstract This study focuses on filial piety, a fundamental psychological factor in Vietnam and its relationship with religiosity and attitudes toward abortion. Drawing on data from 656 participants, the research employed the Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) method and identified significant differences in intrinsic religiosity (IR) based on various forms of cohabitation with parents. …”
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An Investigation of Selective Catalytic Reduction Catalyst SO2/SO3 Conversion in Coal-fired Power Plants by Yang Zhang, Zhiqiang Jiang, Zhengang Zhou, Yonglong Yang, Qianwei Feng, Jianping Jiang, Zhen Du, Dong Guo, Xinrong Yan

“…Effectively controlling the conversion rate of SO2/SO3 in the denitrification catalyst can substantially mitigate the hazards associated with SO3. Drawing on 170 SCR catalyst tests, the impact of various factors, including the catalyst’s V2O5 content, WO3/MoO3 content, inlet SO2 concentration, inlet flue gas temperature, and area velocity, on the SO2/SO3 conversion was systematically investigated. …”
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Implementasi kebijakan penurunan stunting di kabupaten Donggala by La Samudia Dalili, Daswati Daswati, Sitti Chaeriah Ahsan

“…The research aims to describe the implementation of the Stunting Reduction Policy in Donggala Regency; the study uses a qualitative descriptive approach; informants are determined through purposive sampling; data collection includes observation, interviews, and documentation; data analysis follows an interactive model consisting of data condensation, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. The research findings are as follows: The policy goals and targets are clear, easy to understand, and measurable. …”
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Cultural foundations of global health: a critical examination of universal child feeding recommendations by Gabriel Scheidecker, Leberecht Funk, Nandita Chaudhary, Bambi L. Chapin, Wiebke J. Schmidt, Christine El Ouardani

“…These recommendations denounce feeding practices that diverge from this style as Non-Responsive Feeding, thereby pathologizing the many valued ways of feeding children in communities all over the world without sound scientific evidence. Drawing on ethnographic research, we show that there is a wide variety in feeding practices around the world and these are closely interlinked with the understandings and priorities of caregivers, as well as with favored forms of relationships and ways of maintaining them. …”
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Refugee securitization and the challenges of formal integration: case of Somali refugees in Kenya and Ethiopia by Fred N. Ikanda, Abdirahman A. Muhumad, Jana Kuhnt

“…This article examines how the securitization of Somali refugees in Kenya and Ethiopia, the two main host countries for this refugee group, has hindered their formal integration and exacerbated policies of encampment in these countries. Drawing on securitization theory, we highlight the discrimination of Somali refugees in Kenya and Ethiopia by demonstrating how this refugee group is seen as a specific security threat and treated differently from other refugee groups in these countries. …”
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Influence of Hot Rolling Process on Microstructure and Properties of Low-strength IF Steel by Liu　Gan, Ai　Chengshen, Li　Jiangwei, Kong　Xianglei, Wang　Yang, Huang　Minghao

“…The results show that the microstructure of hot-rolled IF steels in the austenitic zone was equiaxed grains， while the grains of hot-rolled IF steel in the ferrite zone are elongated and fibrous along the rolling direction； Compared with the austenitic zone hot rolling process， the optimum process parameters for ferrite zone rolling are heating temperature 1 150 ℃+final rolling temperature 800 ℃+coiling temperature 720 ℃， in which the yield strength Rp0.2 is significantly reduced， and the size of precipitated phases is overall larger by 70-85 nm， but there is no significant difference in the size of TiN precipitated phases； In terms of texture， cold-rolled annealed IF steel γ texture is stronger， and the orientation distribution of each component in the main texture is more concentrated with smaller differences in strength.The corresponding r value increases by 0.64， while the △r value decreases by 0.35， significantly improving its deep drawing formability. This provides a technical reference for promoting the application of ferrite rolling technology.…”
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Regarding the Issue on Multidisciplinary Forensic Examinations to Establish the Fact of Contact Interaction by K. P. Sylenok, O. Y. Hrosheva

“…Some scholars strongly suggest that while interaction of two or more objects, several individual independent identification tasks are being resolved and the absence of at least one individualizing feature does not provide grounds for drawing a firm conclusion on the fact of contact interaction. …”
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Improving the reproducibility in geoscientific papers: lessons learned from a Hackathon in climate science by Alejandro Coca-Castro, Anne Fouilloux, Ricardo Barros Lourenço, Andrew McDonald, Yuhan Rao, J. Scott Hosking

“…In this paper, we explore the crucial role and challenges of computational reproducibility in geosciences, drawing insights from the Climate Informatics Reproducibility Challenge (CICR) in 2023. …”
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Towards developing new private sector obstetric care and contracting models in South Africa: Insights from public hospitals using private general practitioners to provide caesarean... by G C Solanki, T Doherty, V Brijlal, E Daviaud, S Fawcus

“…Developing and implementing new obstetric care models that address these challenges and lend themselves to public private engagements could play a vital role in efforts to improve obstetric care in the country. Drawing on insights from research we carried out on the care and contracting models used by five rural district hospitals in the Western Cape Province to contract private general practitioners to provide caesarean delivery services, this article outlines a potential alternative private sector obstetric care model with the aim of stimulating discussion by all relevant stakeholders on the development of new obstetric models for improving obstetric care in the country. …”
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Community responses to a novel house design: A qualitative study of "Star Homes" in Mtwara, southeastern Tanzania. by Salum Mshamu, Judith Meta, Bipin Adhikari, Salma Halifa, Arnold Mmbando, Hannah Sloan Wood, Otis Sloan Wood, Thomas Chevalier Bøjstrup, Nicholas P J Day, Steven W Lindsay, Jakob Knudsen, Jacqueline Deen, Lorenz von Seidlein, Christopher Pell

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>To evaluate the impact of a novel design "Star Home" on the incidence of malaria, respiratory tract infections and diarrheal diseases among children, randomly selected households in Mtwara, Tanzania were offered a free, new Star Home. Drawing on longitudinal qualitative research that accompanied the Star Homes study, this article describes the experiences of residents and the wider community of living with these buildings.…”
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Inventarisasi makanan tradisional dalam menunjang pengembangan wisata kuliner by Minta Harsana, Wika Rinawati, Afia Fauziah

“…Dalam analisis tersebut terdapat beberapa tahap yaitu: data reduction, data display dan conclutions drawing/verification.  Penilitian dilakukan dengan melakukan wawancara, observasi dan dokumentasi terhadap sample yang diperoleh secara snowball purposive sampling dari populasi dari penilitian ini yaitu seluruh pasar makanan tradisional dan sentra-sentra kuliner makanan tradisional yang addi Kabupaten Sleman Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta.Hasil Penelitian ini: Identifikasi jenis sajian Makanan Tradisional di Kabupaten Sleman di kategorikan menjadi 5 jenis sajian. …”
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Does the instructional approach really matter? A comparative study of the impact of online and in-person instruction on learner engagement by Zhiyong Li, Zonglin Dai, Jiaying Li, Pengju Guan

“…We discussed the findings in light of self-determination theory (SDT), drawing pedagogical implications for language teaching and policymaking for delivery of engaging offline, online, and hybrid language programs in the future.…”
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Enhancing spectral imaging with multi-condition image fusion by Joana Teixeira, Tomás Lopes, Diana Capela, Catarina S. Monteiro, Diana Guimarães, Alexandre Lima, Pedro A. S. Jorge, Nuno A. Silva

“…To address these challenges, this work explores the potential of using techniques from conventional RGB imaging to enhance the dynamic range of spectral imaging. Drawing inspiration from multi-exposure fusion techniques, we propose an algorithm that calculates a global weight map using exposure and contrast metrics. …”
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