Adapting a style based generative adversarial network to create images depicting cleft lip deformity by Abdullah Hayajneh, Erchin Serpedin, Mohammad Shaqfeh, Graeme Glass, Mitchell A. Stotland

“…CleftGAN is a novel instrument that generates an almost boundless number of realistic facial images depicting cleft lip. …”
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Information and methodological support to the implementation of Best Available Techniques in the Russian Federation by D. O. Skobelev

“…The experience in developing and applying information and methodological support instruments, including information workshops, role games and professional qualification enhancement programmes has been described. …”
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The influence of the great powers on the national interests of the Republic of Serbia by Božić Sandra

“…The defence of AP KiM and its preservation in the constitutional and legal order of the Republic of Serbia is an existential national interest, the realization of which requires the engagement of all instruments of the national power of the Republic of Serbia. …”
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ANXIETAS AND COPING MECHANISM OF THE FINAL SEMESTER NURSING STUDENTS IN THE SITUATION OF COVID-19 by Endri Ekayamti

“…The population is students of the Akper Pemkab Ngawi in the final semester of the 2018/2019 academic year, the sampling technique used is total sampling with a total of 110 respondents. The anxiety instrument used is the STAI measurement scale and the scale of the coping mechanism. …”
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Development of a Confocal Optical System Design for Molecular Imaging Applications of Biochip by Guoliang Huang, Shukuan Xu, Jiang Zhu, Cheng Deng, Zhonghua Dong, Yang Yang, Xiaoyong Yang, Xianhua Wang, Guofan Jin

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Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) for European countries - relation to objective household financial situation by Malgorzata Grzywińska-Rąpca, Aneta Ptak - Chmielewska

“…The objectives of the article are (1) to test and select the components contributing to the consumer confidence index by proposing a new approach to its calculation and (2) to test the links between consumer sentiment and the level of financial instruments held by European households. Material and methods The modelling was carried out using data on the components of the Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) for the countries of the European Union and data on the financial situation of households. …”
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Exploring Consumer and Clinician Attitudes towards Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) in an Australian Inpatient Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Unit: A Qualitative Pilot Stu... by Rehana Di Rico, Louisa Ng, Jacquelin Capell

“…Benefits were viewed as contingent on a clearly articulated rationale for measurement, careful selection of PRO instruments and specific application in target populations, with doubts expressed over their specific utility in musculoskeletal rehabilitation. …”
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ANALYSIS OF METHODOLOGY AND MODELS OF STRATEGIC PLANNING OF LOCAL DEVELOPMENT IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA by Amra Abadžić, Bahrija Umihanić, Mirela Ćebić

“…Strategic planning is an instrument which the managers of local communities may use to make optimum decisions and their implementation. …”
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Cervical Ligamentum Flavum Cyst Causing Myelopathy: A Case Report by Thomas J Kishen, Prabhakar Sekar

“…The patient underwent a C3-C5 limited laminectomy, undercutting of the superior border of C6 lamina and C3-C6 lateral mass screw-based instrumented fusion with locally harvested autograft. …”
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Antioxidant Activity of Bioactive Compounds in the Ethyl Acetate Extract of Putat Leaves (Planchonia valida) by Nelson, Desy Vania Silaban, Faizar Farid, Ratih Dyah Puspitasari, Indra Lasmana Tarigan, Ilham Ifandi Ramadhan, Madyawati Latief

“…Further isolation was carried out using isolate liquid chromatography and FT-IR instruments. The obtained isolate was in the form of a wet solid, and through characterization, it was classified as a steroid compound suspected to be ergosterol. …”
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A Novel Cortex Phellodendri Chinensis–Based Carbon Dots Platform for Remarkable Analgesia for Clinical Pain Management by Huimin Peng, Xingxing Zeng, Songbai Li, Xin Wang

“…These included UV‐Vis, FTIR, fluorescence spectroscopy and HR‐TEM, DLS instruments. HR‐TEM results exhibited the presence of homogenous spherical‐shaped C‐dots of about 3.3 nm without aggregates. …”
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The Arabic adaptation and validation of the Partners in Health scale among patients with chronic diseases by Hayfa Almutary

“…Clinicians in Arabic-speaking nations will find the translated instrument culturally appropriate and useful in measuring self-management for chronically ill patients.…”
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ANAXAM @ TOMCAT 2.0: easy access to cutting-edge tomographic microscopy for industry by Margie P. Olbinado, Vladimir Novak, Christian Gruenzweig, Anne Bonnin, Federica Marone, Christian Matthias Schlepuetz, Goran Lovric, Marco Stampanoni

“…TOMCAT 2.0 will leverage on the higher brilliance of SLS 2.0 by deploying its upgrade program on two beamlines: (1) I-TOMCAT will be a brand-new instrument based on an insertion device of the latest generation; and (2) S-TOMCAT, the original beamline, will be refurbished with a new high-field superconducting 5T bending magnet. …”
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Do They Know It’s Christmas? by Cees Hesp

“…Not through donations or one-off kindness, but via sustainable financial instruments such as an interest-bearing bond, the DeFi Hunger & Poverty Water Bond. …”
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Evaluation of filling ability of Guttaflow Bioseal sealer to the simulated lateral canal by scanning electron microscope by Hero Mohammed Zahid, Niaz Hama Ghareeb

“…Methods: Thirty mandibular first premolars with single canals and mature roots were instrumented using Protaper universal rotary system after decoronation and standardisation of length (12mm). …”
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The role of chinese culture and strategic orientation in enhancing competitive advantage and firm performance in Indonesian chinese family companies by Susan Kustiwan, Asep Hermawan, Agustinus Sri Wahyudi

“…The data collection instrument consisted of structured questionnaires containing questions about corporate culture, strategic orientation, competitive advantage, and firm performance. …”
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Exploring internet addiction and its associated factors among college students in Western Rajasthan, India: A mixed-methods study by Thota Rajasekhar, Kikkeri Hanumantha Setty Naveen, Pankaja Raghav, Jitender Aneja, Prasanna Thirunavukkarasu, Gitashree Dutta, Srikanth Srinivasan, Prem Prakash Sharma, Manoj Kumar Gupta, Akhil Dhanesh Goel

“…A cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey was conducted among three streams of undergraduate colleges (health, engineering, and others). Survey instruments included Young’s internet addiction test (IAT), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) Items. …”
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An Automatic Emergency Braking Model considering Driver’s Intention Recognition of the Front Vehicle by Wei Yang, Jiajun Liu, Kaixia Zhou, Zhiwei Zhang, Xiaolei Qu

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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACTS OF RISKS ON BONDED AND UNBONDED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS by Ayodeji OKE

“…Construction bond was introduced as an instrument to protect or indemnify its recipients against risks and problems associated with construction projects but the challenge over the years lies in the practical enforcement of bonding conditions and its overall benefits to the construction industry. …”
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Evaluation of Penalty Corner Success Rates for Indoor Hockey Players by Sumbara Hambali, Deni Muharam, Gugun Gunawan, Veny Juniarni Hardi

“…The research subjects involved were indoor hockey athletes who were members of the STKIP Pasundan indoor hockey team who competed in the National Championship at Jakarta State University in May 2023, totaling 11 men. For the research instrument, the penalty corner test was used, which researchers analyzed starting from feeder-stopper-shooter and also success in putting the ball into the goal. …”
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