Prevalence of resistance-associated substitutions (RAS) in hepatitis C virus in the Former Soviet Union countries by Sten H Vermund, Salima Davlidova, Syed Hani Abidi, Syed Ali, Robert Heimer, Aidana Mustafa, Dinara Begimbetova

“…The NS5B RASs found in this study were 451S and 556G, associated with resistance to dasabuvir.Conclusion The high prevalence of HCV genotypes 1b and 3a in the FSU region and the presence of specific RASs should be considered when determining the most effective treatment regimen for HCV-infected individuals in the FSU countries.…”
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A Comparative Study on the Effectiveness of Unified Protocols for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders and Modular Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy on Positive and Negative... by Maryam Hashemipoor Zavareh, Mansoureh Bahramipour Isfahani, Ilnaz Sajjadian

“…These results underscore its potential as a potent tool for enhancing the emotional well-being of individuals with this condition, thereby contributing to an improved quality of life.…”
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Effects of Ultrasonic Treatment Combined with Microporous Modified Atmosphere Packaging on Cold Storage Quality of Fresh-cut Jackfruit by Aiping FAN, Qiuhong DENG, Liping ZENG, Guangming YANG, Yubing LI, Chunyan LIU

“…Notably, the US+MMAP combined treatment was significantly superior to the individual treatments. In summary, ultrasonic and microporous modified atmosphere packaging treatment has a good preservative effect on fresh-cut jackfruit.…”
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An Approach to Fall Detection Using Statistical Distributions of Thermal Signatures Obtained by a Stand-Alone Low-Resolution IR Array Sensor Device by Nishat Tasnim Newaz, Eisuke Hanada

“…This study demonstrates the effectiveness of using IR array sensors for non-invasive, real-time fall detection and activity recognition, which offer significant potential for improving healthcare monitoring and ensuring the safety of fall-prone individuals.…”
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Association between a body shape index and bone mineral density in US adults based on NHANES data by Jiabei Wu, Guiping Wu

“…In the fully adjusted model, individuals in the highest ABSI quartile had total BMD levels 0.045 g/cm² lower than those in the lowest quartile. …”
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Strategies for Enhancing Home Economics Teachers’ Service Delivery in Some Selected Public Secondary Schools in Lagos State by Kemi P. Ogbonna, Ukamaka G. Okwume, Francisca N. Onyeka, Temitope F. Ogabi

“…Findings revealed that some of the factors that have negative impacts on Home Economics teachers service delivery are obsolete curriculum that are not in tune with current realities, lack of meaningful job schedule, lack of proper planning and provision of needed technological tools, facilities and equipment needed foreffective teaching and learning of home economics, lack of proper procedures for measuring the growth of each individual teacher and student performance, inability to make result driven evaluation that would help teachers appreciate their roles as home economist and lack of clear understanding of the subject matter. …”
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Ordinal Logistic Regression Analysis in Determining Factors Associated with Socioeconomic Status of Household in Tepi Town, Southwest Ethiopia by Mesfin Esayas Lelisho, Abebe Argaw Wogi, Seid Ali Tareke

“…Socioeconomic status (SES) refers to an individual’s or group’s social position or class, which is often determined by a combination of education, income, and occupation. …”
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Principles of Introducing the Institution of Mediation in Public Legal Disputes in Ukraine by K. S. Tokarieva

“…The basic principles of such regulation are the principles of the rule of law, legality, justice, priority of human and civil rights and freedoms, humanism, equality, non-discrimination, responsibility of the individual and the state, publicity, compliance with international standards, minimum state intervention, proportionality, etc.; the essence of each principle has been also clarified. …”
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Prevalence of Risk Factors of the Female Athlete Triad among Young Elite Athletes of Pakistan by Jaweria Syed, Anam Jamil, Nazma Namroz, Madiha Shakeel, Ayesha Malik, Sumaira Kanwal, Huma Riaz

“…The Eating Aptitude Test-26 (EAT-26) and questionnaires on risks of amenorrhea and risks of low bone mineral density were completed. Individual prevalence of the risk factors of three components was assessed. …”
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Exploring medical students’ intention to use of ChatGPT from a programming course: a grounded theory study in China by Chen Wang, Changqi Xiao, Xuejiao Zhang, Yingying Zhu, Xueqing Chen, Yilin Li, Huiying Qi

“…It is also found that individual factors, technical factors, information factors, and environmental factors are four important dimensions affecting the willingness to use ChatGPT. …”
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Bioanthropological and Biomechanical Perspectives on Skeletal Senescence Variation by Sayf Muhammad Alaydrus, Muhamad Andri Jauhari

“…Conclusion: Specific population-based healthcare services in geriatrics and gerontology are highly suggested to ensure inclusive healthcare for every aged individual. Due to the minimal data about bone aging in Indonesia (other than osteoporosis), the authors encourage data procurement from the local populations to create more suitable medical guidelines for elders in Indonesia.…”
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BK Virus Load Associated with Serum Levels of sCD30 in Renal Transplant Recipients by Haidar A. Shamran, Salma N. Malik, Jinan M. Al-Saffer, Rana S. Jawad

“…A total of 50 RTRs with nephropathy and 30 age-matched apparently healthy individuals were recruited for this study. Serum samples were obtained from each participant. …”
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Women’s understanding and experiences of menopause in low-income and middle-income countries in the Asia Pacific region: a scoping review protocol by Michelle Redman-MacLaren, Karen Cheer, Relmah Baritama Harrington, Dorothy Esau, Emmy Foroasi

“…A woman’s experiences of menopause are shaped by her individual circumstances and may vary between social and cultural contexts. …”
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Freshwater sponges in the southeastern U.S. harbor unique microbiomes that are influenced by host and environmental factors by Jacqueline G. Keleher, Taylor A. Strope, Noah E. Estrada, Allison M. Griggs Mathis, Cole G. Easson, Cara Fiore

“…Bacterial taxa within the Gammproteobacteria, Alphproteobacteria, Bacteroidota (Flavobacteriia in particular), and Verrucomicrobia, were notable as enriched in the sponge relative to the surrounding water across sponge individuals with diverging microbial communities from the water. …”
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THE SPECIFICS OF TRANSLATING THE FICTIONAL LANGUAGE "NADSAT" INTO FRENCH by Margarita N. Sadovnikova

“…It was found that the strategy of partial foreignization, which preserves individual lexical units from the "nadsat" in their original form, helps to recreate the unique stylistic coloring of the work and emphasizes its foreign cultural character, while the localization of anthroponyms adapts the names and nicknames of the characters to the host culture. …”
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Disaster Preparedness and First Aid Response: The Role of Emergency Nurses by Olaolorunpo Olorunfemi, Olufunke Beatrice Adesunloye

“…This not only benefits the individuals directly affected by disasters but also strengthens the resilience of communities and healthcare systems as a whole.…”
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Influence of temperature on the quality of sperm from synthetic strain rabbits by Khedidja Boutebel-Boudour, El Hassen Lankri, Malika Meziane-Ahmed, Nacira Zerrouki-Daoudi

“…In terms of mass motility and individual motility, the averages recorded were respectively 5.058 ± 0.631 and 3.979 ± 0.957 for the first batch, and 3.246 ± 0.527 and 2.746 ± 0.769 for the second batch. …”
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THE SOCIAL THEORY OF MAX WEBER IN CONFLICT OF INTERPRETATIONS by Zenonas Norkus

“…In all interpretations abovementioned Weber is conceived as a macrosociological theorist whose substantive work stands in tension with his methodological and programmatic texts containing the concept of interpretative sociology, the outline of action theory and avocacy of the methodological individualism. Because of this part of his work Weber was identified (mainly by efforts of A. …”
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Specific Features of Interaction between Criminal Police Divisions and Other Subjects within Counteracting Criminal Offenses against Morality by O. M. Yemets

“…During the research the author has used the system of methods of scientific cognition: formal logic (abstraction, analogy, deduction, induction, synthesis) for the detailed clarification of the content of the considered issues; empirical – during the experimental study; method of system analysis – to determine the directions of introduction of innovative approaches to solve the problem; theoretical – during the study of scientific and educational literature; modeling – in the study of certain objects by modeling their individual features. Based on the analysis of the current practice of law enforcement agencies in combating criminal offenses against morality, the author has defined the current features of the interaction of criminal police units with other entities in this area. …”
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Human microbiome, applied to clinical practice by V. T. Ivashkin, K. V. Ivashkin

“…The main features of human microbiome include: great variety at the level of genus and at the level of species, varying modes of diversification within samples, variability of microbiome of separate individuals is much less in comparison to interindividual variability, metabolic pathways remain unchanged until the patient is healthy, the lack of pathogenic bacteria in healthy microbiomes serves as microbiota alteration evidence in the state of disease. …”
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