Pathways Through Which Green Exposure Type Influences Cardiovascular Diseases Mortality in Shanghai, China by Jianzhong HUANG, Yanting XU, Lan WANG, Zhouqian HE

“…Lastly, street-level analyses allow more precise environmental data integration, such as data on air pollution and temperature, which is often challenging in smaller individual-level units. Therefore, there is a need to conduct research on the influence of urban green exposure on CVDs mortality at the street level.MethodsThis research uses the partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) to analyze how different types of green exposure (vegetation cover, park accessibility, street green visibility, and park area per capita) influence cardiovascular disease mortality in 212 communities in Shanghai, China. …”
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The sport and Lithuanian national identity by Ingvaras Butautas, Rasa Čepaitienė

“…Unfortunately, in Lithuania by now, academic writing on this subject astonishes at its fragmentary nature and confines it mainly to the factography, while sport-minded individuals are professionally over-engaged. Therefore, preliminary research has shown that sport, as a socio-cultural phenomenon in the field of interdisciplinary studies, is non-existent in Lithuania. …”
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Diversas miradas: democracia del amor by Miguel López Melero

“…Una educación que nos lleve a actuar en la conservación de la naturaleza, a entenderla para vivir con ella y en ella sin pretender dominarla, una educación que nos permita vivir en la responsabilidad individual y social que aleja el abuso y trae consigo la colaboración en la creación de un proyecto armonioso entre la naturaleza y el ser humano. …”
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Mitral Valve Repair by Irbaz Hameed, MD, Adham Ahmed, BS, Christina Waldron, BS, Percy T. Algarate, MD, Michal Kawczynski, MD, Maurish Fatima, MBBS, BS, Amnah Alhazmi, MBBS, Samantha Colon, BS, Alexandria Brackett, MA, MLIS, Samuel Heuts, MD, PhD, Peyman Sardari Nia, MD, PhD, Mario Gaudino, MD, PhD, Vinay Badhwar, MD, Arnar Geirsson, MD

“…A novel meta-analytic volume-outcome approach using reconstructed Kaplan-Meier-derived individual patient data from the original studies was used. …”
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Dynamic Challenges of Active Tuberculosis: Prevalence and Risk Factors of Co-Infection in Clinical and Microbiological Characteristics at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah... by Mokhtar JA, Attallah DM, Jiman-Fatani AA, Al-Rabia MW, Alqarni MA, Saleh BH, Amboon MM, Altorki TA, Alkuwaity KK, Abujamel T, Kaki R, Albarakati TN, Daghistani H, Ismail MA, Alharbi O, Abu ITM, Alfadil A, Ibrahem K, Mufrrih M, Sait AM

“…Effective strategies, targeted interventions, and future research are vital for reducing mortality.This study examines the stability of tuberculosis (TB) disease presentation using dynamic models among patients treated at King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.Key findings include:This is the first study to analyze TB disease stability across different demographic groups.Males, elderly individuals, cancer patients, and those with pulmonary disease or other comorbidities were found to have a higher risk of death from TB.The results emphasize the need for healthcare practices to adopt the “equilibrium state” method for hazard assessment. …”
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Editorial by Ann-Kristin Kölln, Antony Mason, Maria Lenk, Jörg Tremmel, Markus Rutsche

“…This suggests that, irrespective of their individual features, there are hardly any noteworthy differences between parties’ ability to promote the election of young MPs. …”
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Contribution à l’histoire de la boulangerie romaine : étude de « pains/galettes » découverts en Gaule by Andreas G. Heiss, Véronique Matterne, Nicolas Monteix, Margaux Tillier, Camille Noûs

“…Over the past several decades, both the philosophy of cultural, social and historical anthropology have focused on the many avenues of study relating to food, or rather modes of consumption, by focusing on the construction of individual and collective identities. As a counterpoint to these theoretical considerations, archaeological experience brings its share of concrete, though uncertain observations, discoveries, and interpretations that arise from both the artefacts and their related contexts. …”
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Credit Risk Management Practices and Loan Performance of Commercial Banks in Uganda. A Case Study of Commercial Banks in Mbarara City by Francis, Agaba

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Credit Risk Management Practices and Loan Performance of Commercial Banks in Uganda. A Case Study of Commercial Banks in Mbarara City by Agaba, Francis

“…Stringent credit controls take the form of pledging collateral securities that are equivalent to the loans granted, limiting the ceiling of the loan an individual client can take, and ensuring borrowers have the capacity to pay their loans Commercial Banks should ensure proper credit risk assessment are done will register superior loan performance. …”
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Pierre et carrières dans la Saintonge antique : identification, usages et diffusion by Jacques Gaillard, Egle Conforto

“…Knowledge of ancient quarries and the individuals who exploited them requires a specific archaeological practice, focused on the reading of quarry faces and floors, in order to reveal the strategies implemented toward block extraction. …”
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Call for Papers: How attractive are political parties and trade unions to young people? by IF and FRFG

“…German parties seem to be doing particularly poorly in the descriptive representation of the young, while other countries and individual parties are apparently much better in engaging younger generations. …”
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Peer support for adult social care in prisons in England and Wales: a mixed-methods rapid evaluation by Holly Walton, Efthalia Massou, Chris Sherlaw-Johnson, Donna Gipson, Lucy Wainwright, Paula Harriott, Pei Li Ng, Stephen Riley, Stephen Morris, Naomi J Fulop

“…No studies measured cost-effectiveness. Individual level factors, service level factors, and organisational factors influenced implementation of peer support schemes. …”
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Villa d’époque romaine et habitat médiéval à Mont-Saint-Jean (Sarthe) : bilan des recherches 2008-2020 by Florian Sarreste, Paul-André Besombes, Phaedra Bouvet, Chloé Genies, Étienne Jaffrot, Florian Jedrusiak, Thomas Jubeau, Anthony Ledauphin, Annaïg Le Martret, Christophe Loiseau, Hugo Meunier, Aurore Noël, Sandrine Paradis-Grenouillet, Boris Robin

“…Primarily observed during the 19th century, this necropolis accommodated anywhere between several dozen and several hundred individuals between the 5th and 8th centuries. A round fibula and a back plate from a belt buckle, both discovered out of context, point to the presence of burials within which the deceased would have been dressed.Concurrent with this funerary reoccupation was a change of function for the ancient agricultural annexes. …”
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Level-8 Ph.D. Programs In Medical Sciences: High Time For The Higher Education Commission (HEC) Of Pakistan To Establish A Medical Wing by Wafa Omer

“…A medical doctor cannot be an Academician, researcher, or clinician individually as the practising physician has to work across all these domains at the same time during his tenure in a medical setup.6 The PhD programs in Basic and Diagnostic Medical Sciences in Medical Universities are governed by regulations formulated by both HEC and PMDC and not HEC alone. …”
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Improving the experience of health services for trans and gender-diverse young people and their families: an exploratory qualitative study by Melissa Stepney, Samantha Martin, Magdalena Mikulak, Sara Ryan, Jay Stewart, Richard Ma, Adam Barnett

“…Conclusions We make five recommendations: (1) better and empowered decision-making for trans young people; (2) recognising and catering for gender diversity in health care; (3) a ‘systems change’ intervention approach that goes beyond training for individual health practitioners; (4) a restructured service based upon informed consent; and (5) a positive role for the National Health Service in public debate, challenging misinformation. …”
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