Analysis of quality of life and influence factors in patients with lung cancer undergoing radiotherapy or chemotherapy under the normalization of epidemic prevention (疫情常态化防控期间肺癌放化... by WU Suya (吴苏娅), WAN Jing (万晶), ZHANG Liuliu (张柳柳), WANG Min (王敏), LIU Dan (刘丹), ZHU Ping (邾萍)

“…Objective To investigate the current quality of life of patients with radiotherapy and chemotherapy for lung cancer under the normalization of COVID-19 prevention, and to explore the influence factors of the quality of life in patients with radiotherapy or chemotherapy for lung cancer. …”
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The Role of Iranians in Istanbul in Publishing and Distributing Modernist and Constitutionalist Texts by Mohammad Hossein Sadeghi, Hassan Hazrati

“…This study focuses on Iranian printers and authors who acted as publishers and distributors of these works. It explores their significant impact on the dissemination of such literature across Iran and the Ottoman Empire, highlighting their roles in authoring, translating, and publishing. …”
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Seeking and encountering online information for menstrual health: a qualitative study among adolescent schoolgirls in Gianyar Regency and Denpasar City, Bali, Indonesia by Heather Suttor, Kadek Putri Yamayanti, Ni Luh Eka Purni Astiti, Tungga Dewi, Richard D. Chenhall, Ansariadi Ansariadi, Julie Hennegan

“…Using a participatory and ethnographic approach over seven months from November 2022 to June 2023, this qualitative study explores how adolescent girls between 13 and 15 years of age in junior high school in two districts of Bali, Indonesia, access and use online information for menstrual health learning. …”
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Risk factors analysis and modeling prediction of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in asymptomatic young adults (青年无症状体检人群非酒精性脂肪肝危险因素分析及建模预测)... by LIU Xiaoliu (刘晓柳), GAO Yunfei (高芸飞), WANG Haibo (王海波), WANG Hui (王慧), HUANG Lijuan (黄丽娟), ZHANG Lijun (张丽君)

“…Objective To explore the risk factors of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in young adults and to establish a model for prediction, in order to provide reference for the early prevention of the disease in young people. …”
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Effect of Gardeniae Fructus Powder on Growth Performance, Antioxidant Capacity, Intestinal Barrier Function, and Colonic Microbiota of Weaned Piglets by Shilong Liu, Min Tian, Ming Ma, Yueqin Qiu, Jiaxi Tang, Jing Hou, Qi Lu, Chaoyang Tian, Guohao Ye, Li Wang, Kaiguo Gao, Shining Guo, Zongyong Jiang, Xuefen Yang

“…The present study aimed to explore the effect of GF powder on the growth performance, diarrhea rate, antioxidant and immune capacity, and intestinal health of weaned piglets. …”
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Factors Contributing to Retention in Care and Treatment Adherence Among People Living With HIV Returning to Care in South-Eastern Tanzania: A Qualitative Study by Matimbwa H, Lolo SA, Matoy LS, Ndaki R, Ngahyoma S, Mollel HA, Luoga E, Vanobberghen F, Vianney JM, Idindili B, Weisser M

“…However, treatment interruptions remain a major challenge, particularly in rural Africa. This study explored factors related to dropout, return, retention in care, and treatment adherence among PLHIV returning to care after missing clinical visits.Methods: We conducted an exploratory study using a phenomenological approach in rural South-eastern Tanzania, from July to October 2023. …”
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Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871 – 1918 by Arzu Melek Ozgumus

“…Hoyer meticulously examines how Bismarck ensures the central role given to Prussia, and how he uses his power and position to create a German national identity. She explores how Bismarck implements a cultural strategy, Kulturkampf, to suppress the religious identities, especially of Catholic minorities under Protestant Prussian rule. …”
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New Information and Communication Technologies for climate services: Evidence from farmers in Ada East District, Ghana by Rebecca Sarku, Famous Addi, Emmanuel M.N.A.N. Attoh

“…For instance, creating localised weather apps or integrating CIS with agricultural management systems can provide value-added services to the farming community. Businesses can explore partnerships with CIS providers to sponsor or subsidise the delivery of weather information services to farmers. …”
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戶外教育課程評估指標建構之研究 Indicators for Evaluating Outdoor Education Curricula by 鄭智明 Chi Meng Cheang, 陳美燕 Mei-Yen Chen, 郭雄軍 Husing-Chun Kuo

“…The outdoor education model explored in the current study was developed on the basis of experiential learning. …”
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Antecedents and consequences of professional competence of school administrators with emphasis on environmental sustainability and sustainable development by mohamadreza rasouli, ghafar tari, hossein Baghaei

“…Therefore, the aim of this research is to explore the antecedents and consequences of professional competence of school managers with an emphasis on environmental sustainability and sustainable development. …”
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600 meters to VO2max: Predicting Cardiorespiratory Fitness with an Uphill Run by Kübra Stoican, Regina Oeschger

“…Thus, future work should include increasing the sample size and exploring probabilistic models for VO2max prediction. …”
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Editorial by Joanna Krasodomska, Nadia Albu, Anna Szychta

“…Halabi, Alan Labas, and Craig Hurley explores whether introducing a transformative subject on sustainability, the environment, and the SDGs into a master’s accounting course can foster critical thinking and shift student attitudes. …”
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Èdè Àyàn: The Language of Àyàn in Yorùbá Art and Ritual of Egúngún by Oláwọlé Fámúlẹ̀

“…Paradoxically, many Yorùbá art scholars often make very little or no effort to explore the relevance of ìlù in their studies on Yorùbá visual culture, such as Egúngún. …”
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Within Satisfaction and Distress: Characterizing the First Cultural Transition of Young Talented Cameroonian Footballers by Boris Tachom Waffo, Denis Hauw

“…Thus, what characterize the experience of the first cultural transition of African footballers? This study aimed to explore the athletic transnational career of Cameroonian footballers to characterize their experience of the first cultural transition. …”
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Spatial Analysis of Factors Affecting the Formation of Smart Rural Tourism (Case Study: Tourism-Oriented Villages in Eastern Kermanshah Province) by Aliakbar Anabestani, Sajjad Barani Aliakbari

“…Additionally, factor analysis was conducted to further explore the impacts of the factors on smart rural tourism. …”
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Impact of Financial Literacy on Saving Decisions: Insight from Aseman Project Operated by Barkat Foundation by VAhid Moghadam, Hadi Amiri, Sahar Baharipour, Fatemeh Bagheri, Parisa GHasemian

“…Future research should explore these intergenerational effects and seek to understand how the quality and quantity of financial education provided to members can be enhanced to better translate into improved saving behaviors. …”
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Measurement and Evaluation of Social Resilience Indicators in the Historical Neighborhoods of Tabriz City (Case Study: Sorkhab Neighborhood of Tabriz) by Leila Rahimi, Mahta Choobineh

“…Therefore, the aim of this research was to explore the components of social resilience in the historical context of Sorkhab Neighborhood in Tabriz. …”
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Leveraging Local Community Capacities for Sustainable Security: A Case Study of the Border Villages in Darmiyan and Sarbisheh Counties by Javad Mikaniki

“…Purpose: This article explored an integration-oriented approach to reveal the capacities of the local community in achieving sustainable security in the rural border settlements of Darmiyan and Sarbisheh Counties in Southern Khorasan. …”
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Modeling the construction of an efficient customer club for the quantitative and qualitative development of increasing customers in the banking system by Ali Taher khani kojariha, Younos Vakil Alroaia

“…A comprehensive review of the studies conducted in the field of building a banking customer club indicates that the identification of the dimensions of the comprehensive model is very effective in identifying the factors of building an efficient customer club for the quantitative and qualitative development of customer growth in the banking system; on the other hand, the novelty of the topic of building an efficient customer club, the generalization of the research done in this field, and the lack of a suitable model for building an efficient customer club prompted the researcher through acquiring sufficient knowledge in the above field and applying the knowledge and experiences of academic consultants and bank managers; to explore the dimensions of building an efficient customer club in order to identify the dimensions and indicators of a comprehensive model for building an efficient customer club, and to answer this key question for us, which is: how is the model of building an efficient customer club for the quantitative and qualitative development of increasing customers in the banking system? …”
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Designing a structural model to improve the productivity of higher education managers by Kiana Kaveh, Amineh ahmadi, mojtaba moazzami

“…The results of the research conducted in Iran and the world show that, first of all, studies on how to be productive in organizations, especially higher education and universities, are necessary; and each organization needs different indicators compared to other organizations, depending on its goals and implementation methods, to improve its productivity and organizational development, which must be studied and explored separately. There are also a series of individual and moral factors that can be common in all organizations, because all managers, apart from their job and system positions, have common human characteristics, hence the basic research question is: what is the structural model for improving the productivity of higher education managers?…”
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