HUMAN RIGHTS, FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS AND UNIVERSAL VALUES IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS by L. S. Voronkov

“…The author analyzes the evolution of human rights and fundamental freedoms in domestic political life of individual states and in international relations as well over the latest two centuries. …”
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Predicting the claim amount from car insurance using multiple linear regression: a case study of Iran insurance by Reza Rasinojehdehi, Soheil Azizi

“…This study focuses on predicting the amount of customer claims and utilizes data from 128 individuals insured by Iran insurance company. The dataset includes various attributes such as the age of the vehicle owner, type of car, age of the car itself, number of claims, and the corresponding claim amounts (measured in 10,000 Tomans) recorded in the year 1400. …”
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„Aleksander I jako król polski” pędzla Niccoli Montiego (1819) – malarstwo portretowe w służbie propagandy Królestwa Kongresowego by Mikołaj Getka-Kenig

“…In terms of form, on the other hand, its originality within the scope of an elaborate iconographic programme presumably stems from the individual preferences of the client, namely the president of the Court of Appeal. …”
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<i>Mycobacterium abscessus—</i>An Emerging True Pathogen: A Case Report by Shruti Appaswamy, Bhavesh D Rathod

“…Although historically known to cause infections in immunocompromised individuals, the incidence of infections in immunocompetent humans is on the rise, giving it the status of a true pathogen. …”
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Therapeutic Adherence and Subjective Well-being in Patients with Type II Diabetes Mellitus by Ahmed José Pomares Avalos, Rocío Jorge González, Yuslemi Alfonso Trujillo, Marian Amanda Vázquez Núñez

“…<strong><br />Conclusions:</strong> the subjective well-being can be a protective factor for the individual´s health before pathological processes, however, it is not necessarily equivalent to present therapeutic adherence, since in the studied patients, despite having a high subjective well-being, difficulties remained in therapeutic adherence.…”
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Three Cases of Arteritic Anterior Optic Neuropathy Several Months after COVID-19 Vaccination by Yuichi Yamamoto, Ken Ogino, Satoshi Yasuhara, Yu Kawashima, Toshiya Miki

“…We observed three cases of AAION after the affected individuals received their second COVID-19 vaccine. …”
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Personality and cognition: shoal size discrimination performance is related to boldness and sociability among ten freshwater fish species by Shi-Jian Fu, Na Zhang, Jie Fan

“…Abstract Several studies have reported that animals’ personalities are often correlated with individual differences in cognition. Here, we tested whether personality is related to cognition across species, focusing on 10 freshwater fishes and a task relevant for fitness, the ability to discriminate shoal size. …”
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La mediación pedagógica en el sistema familiar frente a los contenidos en televisión, internet y redes sociales online by Marta Silva Pertuz, Adriana Silva Silva, Andrés F. García Jiménez

“…Esto permite una oportunidad para plantear estrategias de comunicación familiar, que posibiliten una injerencia de los padres / cuidadores o acompañantes sobre estos contenidos, teniendo en cuenta el ciclo vital individual y familiar.…”
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Cigarette and Waterpipe Smoking Decrease Respiratory Quality of Life in Adults: Results from a National Cross-Sectional Study by Salamé Joseph, Salameh Pascale, Khayat Georges, Waked Mirna

“…This finding was confirmed in COPD individuals, where several environmental factors, lower education, and cumulative smoking of cigarette and of waterpipe were found to be independent predictors of a lower quality of life, after adjusting for COPD severity. …”
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Oral and intestinal manifestations of giant cell arteritis by Mathieu Pernet, Laura Moi, Fulvia Serra, Nicolas Garin

“…Background: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common primary vasculitis in individuals over 50 years of age. GCA typically affects large- and medium-sized arteries and is classically associated with cranial manifestations of ischaemia, such as headaches (notably in the temporal region), jaw claudication and visual symptoms that can lead to blindness. …”
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Systemic lupus erythematosus in a patient with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: A case report and review of the literature by Chen Sun, Pingyang Han, Juzhen Yan

“…Thymic dysplasia, T-cell lymphopenia, and B-cell abnormalities collectively contribute to the immunodeficiency and autoimmune manifestations observed in individuals with 22q11.2DS. Genetic factors such as 22q11.2DS should be considered in the diagnosis of childhood rheumatic diseases. …”
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Daily Activity Monitoring and Fall Detection Based on Surface Electromyography and Plantar Pressure by Xugang Xi, Wenjun Jiang, Zhong Lü, Seyed M. Miran, Zhi-Zeng Luo

“…Daily activity monitoring and fall detection using wearable sensors provide an important healthcare system for elderly or frail individuals. We investigated the classification accuracy of daily activity and fall data based on surface electromyography (sEMG) and plantar pressure signals. sEMG and plantar pressure signals were collected, and their features were extracted. …”
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Multi-Strategy Improved Whale Optimization Algorithm and Its Engineering Applications by Yu Zhou, Zijun Hao

“…Subsequently, ImWOA integrates an advanced random searching strategy that equilibrates global and local searches by focusing on the current optimal location and the mean position of all individuals. Lastly, a combined mutation mechanism is employed to enhance population diversity, prevent the algorithm from stagnating in local optima, and consequently augment its overall search capability. …”
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Improved Method for the Quantification of Motility in Glia and Other Morphologically Complex Cells by Mari Sild, Robert P. Chatelain, Edward S. Ruthazer

“…Here we report the development of a method to calculate a motility index for individual cells with complex, dynamic morphologies. …”
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An analysis of the quality of educational services provided for rural administrators (A case study of Dehyars in Nasrabad District, Torbat Jam County) by hamdolah sojasi qedari, hamide mahmoodi, mahboobe shirmohamadi

“…According to the results of the correlation test, both dimensions of ‘expectations’ and ‘perceptions’ have a positive and significant relationship with the individual characteristics of the Dehyars. The results of single sample t-test indicate that the mean of respondents' views in two dimensions of perceptions and expectations from training services is moderate to high. …”
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Serum Analysis in Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders: A Controlled Cross-Sectional Study in Norway by Kordian Staniszewski, Henning Lygre, Trond Berge, Annika Rosén

“…Results from our study suggest that serum analyses should neither be used as a biomarker of TMD nor a diagnostic tool for an individual subject with TMD.…”
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Visual and Chemical Prey Cues as Complementary Predator Attractants in a Tropical Stream Fish Assemblage by Chris K. Elvidge, Grant E. Brown

“…Predator species-pair counts were greatest in response to cues from the more abundant prey species, indicating that individuals may adopt riskier foraging strategies when presented with more familiar prey cues. …”
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Transtheoretical-Based Model of Intervention for Diabetes and Prediabetes: A Scoping Review by Daniel Miezah, Mustapha Amoadu, Priscilla Nyamekye Opoku, Enoch Mensah Junior, Jethro Zutah, Paul Obeng, Jacob Owusu Sarfo

“…The study found that the primary interventions based on the TTM for managing diabetes and prediabetes were educational materials to promote physical activity among diabetes and prediabetes individuals, health education, exercise, motivational interviews, self-tracking, and dietary changes. …”
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CLIMATE CHANGE AND LAND-BASED CONFLICT: THE IMPACT ON FOOD SECURITY IN NIGERIA by OGUIKE MIRIAM ADAEZE UJU

“…As a result of climate change, the number of land-based conflicts and deaths increased due to violence conflict within communities, groups, individuals and states. There is increase in flooding that leads to lack of access to transportation, food, health care, clean water, sanitation, economic activities. …”
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Aerodynamic and Inertial Loading Effects of Insect-Inspired Appendages in Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles by Titilayo Ogunwa, Javaan Chahl

“…Here, the effects of the individual dynamic, inertial and aerodynamic contributions of biologically inspired appendages in fixed wing forward flight demonstrate the utility of the framework on an example system. …”
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