SQM Ageing and Atmospheric Conditions: How Do They Affect the Long-Term Trend of Night Sky Brightness Measurements? by Pietro Fiorentin, Stefano Cavazzani, Andrea Bertolo, Sergio Ortolani, Renata Binotto, Ivo Saviane

“…The analysis mainly revealed a tendency toward reductions in measured NSB due to both instrument ageing and atmospheric variations. This work compared the component due to instrumental ageing with the contribution of atmospheric conditions. …”
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The Empire of Amir Timur and His Political Successors: Kipchaks in Social and Administrative Structures by Rustam A. Abdumanapov

“…Insights into the Kipchak ethnic component of Central Asian history are a very important field instrumental in reconstructing actual processes across the vast Eurasian territories. …”
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How does digital literacy affect the health status of senior citizens? Micro-level evidence from the CFPS data by Xiaoyi Chen, Nian Wang

“…Based on the CFPS data, this study constructs a balanced panel and employs a two-way fixed-effects model for the estimation. The instrumental variable (IV) method is employed for tackling the endogenous problems. …”
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Phenotypic and genotypic features of the full-term newborns with delayed conjugation jaundices in relation to gender of the child by O. K. Botvin'yev, A. I. Kolotilina, I. N. Razumovskaya, A. V. Yeremeyeva

“…All patients underwent complex clinical and laboratory, instrumental and immunologic investigation. Features of pregnancy and delivery course, weight and height scores and children disease spectrum, blood groups and Rhesus factor were investigated.Results. …”
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Direct imaging of exoplanets: Legacy and prospects by Chauvin, Gael

“…It is also important to develop dedicated instrumentation and techniques to study in their totality the population of giant and terrestrial planets, but also to reveal in the near future the first biological markers of life in the atmospheres of terrestrial planets. …”
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Association between sanitary toilets and health poverty vulnerability among rural western Chinese adults aged 45 years and older: A cross-sectional study. by Ximin Ma, Qi Hu, Jiahui He, Chunsheng Li, Kexin Chen, Wenlong Wang, Hui Qiao

“…The provision of sanitary toilets has been instrumental in mitigating health-related poverty among middle-aged and elderly people residing in rural areas. …”
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Diagnostics and treatment of biliary dyskinesia: clinical guidelines of the Russian gastroenterological Association by V. T. Ivashkin, I. V. Mayev, Yu. O. Shulpekova, Ye. K. Baranskaya, A. V. Okhlobystin, A. S. Trukhmanov, T. L. Lapina, A. A. Sheptulin

“…Diagnosis of biliary dyskinesia requires first the careful analysis of pattern of pain and compliance of symptoms to biliary pain criteria; second, instrumental tests that exclude organic origin of biliary disease. …”
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Russian-Persian Schools as an Element of Imperial Russia’s Soft Power Policy in Northern Persia: Late Nineteenth – Early Twentieth Centuries by Vladimir O. Kulakov

“…Analytical and generalization methods — with comparative into historiographic and archival materials — have proved most instrumental therein. Results. The article identifies some prerequisites for the emergence of Russian-Persian schools in Northern Persia, determines the validity of their activities in this particular region of the country, clearly outlines the context of Russia’s competition with other governments in this matter to conclude as follows: the Russian government was perfectly aware of the need to open such schools that would disseminate the Russian language and Russia-related ideas among Persia’s population; graduates of those educational institutions would serve an important element in pursuing Russia’s interests both in trade, economy, and politics; despite various difficulties — primarily financial ones — the schools were popular enough among ethnic Persians both in Tehran and in other cities of Northern Persia. …”
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Swine zoonotic viruses: transmission and novel diagnostic technology by Letian Zhang, Zhiwen Jiang, Ying Qin, Yuhai Bi, Shuo Su

“…These techniques are instrumental in enabling cost-effective and convenient rapid detection procedures for broader implementation across diverse regions for effective surveillance of viral epidemics. …”
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Motivations behind end-of-life care: a qualitative study of Iranian nurses’ experiences by Zahra Royani, Khadijeh Yazdi, Gholam Reza Mahmoodi-Shan

“…Leveraging these findings can be instrumental in shaping healthcare practices and policies to enhance the quality of end-of-life care.…”
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Bases cognitivas do direito econômico brasileiro by Rodrigo Oliveira Salgado, Fábio Sampaio Mascarenhas, Ricardo Begosso

“…Busca-se, nesse sentido, avaliar o Direito Econômico no país a partir de sua perspectiva funcional, que procura explicar o complexo e gradual processo em que nasceram as bases que nutrem cognitivamente a tradição do direito econômico brasileiro, pautado em uma concepção finalístico-instrumental do direito amparada na realidade social; a teoria do subdesenvolvimento, da qual se extrai a equação que a economia política introduz como base cognitiva do direito econômico brasileiro, na busca pelo desenvolvimento; as lógicas da Constituição Econômica e Dirigente que delineiam a vinculação da atuação do Estado desenvolvimentista a determinadas regras, princípios e fins; e, por fim, seu recorte epistemológico no país a partir da leitura articulada das obras de Alberto Venâncio Filho, Washington Peluso Albino de Souza, Geraldo Vidigal, Fábio Konder Comparato, Eros Roberto Grau e Gilberto Bercovici. …”
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Social network support for women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy by Diego Augusto Lopes Oliveira, Luiza Beatriz de França Silva, Sabrina Kelly Marinho Alves, Marilia Cruz Gouveia Camara Guerra, Vania Pinheiro Ramos

“…FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: The social support network is perceived as a contributor in coping with chemotherapy and its impacts through the exchange of support in instrumental, face-to-face, and emotional conjuncture. …”
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THE IMPACT OF GENDER DIVERSITY ON EARNINGS QUALITY OF LISTED FINANCIAL SERVICES FIRMS IN NIGERIA: ANALYSIS OF TWO-STAGE LEAST SQUARES by Joseph Olorunfemi Akande

“…To address potential endogeneity, a two-stage least squares (2SLS) regression was used, with instrumental variables estimating the endogenous variables. …”
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Impact of Internet Usage on Depression Among Older Adults: Comprehensive Study by Lin Guo, Yunwei Li, Kai Cheng, Ying Zhao, Wenqiang Yin, Ying Liu

“…MethodsUsing data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), a 2-stage instrumental variable approach was applied to address endogeneity and estimate causal relationships between internet usage and depression. …”
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Action inflexibility and compulsive-like behavior accompany neurobiological alterations in the anterior orbitofrontal cortex and associated striatal nuclei by Laura M. Butkovich, Sophie T. Yount, Aylet T. Allen, Esther H. Seo, Andrew M. Swanson, Shannon L. Gourley

“…We found that these mice also demonstrate insensitivity to Pavlovian-to-instrumental transfer, as well as compulsive-like grooming behavior that is ameliorated by fluoxetine and inhibitory, but not excitatory, chemogenetic modulation of excitatory OFC neurons. …”
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Mendelian randomization analysis reveals genetic evidence for a causal link between inflammatory bowel disease and uterine cervical neoplasms by Chunge Cao, Xiaorui Sun, Xiaohu Chen, Ying Zhang, Chaoyan Yue

“…We aimed to evaluate the causal relationship between IBD and uterine cervical neoplasm using a bidirectional Mendelian randomization analysis.MethodsWe derived instrumental variables for IBD, including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, from the IEU Open genome-wide association study (GWAS) database, and for the histological subtypes of uterine cervical neoplasm from the FinnGen repository’s GWAS data. …”
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The causal relationship between steroid hormones and risk of stroke: evidence from a two-sample Mendelian randomization study by Yang Zhang, Miaowen Jiang, Di Wu, Ming Li, Xunming Ji

“…Through genome-wide association meta-analysis, the genetic variants of steroid hormones, including testosterone/17β-estradiol (T/E2) ratio, aldosterone, androstenedione, progesterone, and hydroxyprogesterone, were acquired as instrumental variables. Analysis was done on the impact of these steroid hormones on the risk of stroke subtypes. …”
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Epidemiology of spinal cord injuries in three selected counties in Kenya by George M. Muli, Veronica Ntsiea, Natalie Benjamin-Damons, Nassib Tawa

“…This injury often leads to a range of debilitating consequences, including loss of motor function, sensation, sphincter control and autonomic nerve function below the site of injury, as well as challenges with self-care and performance of instrumental activities of daily living (ADLs). Objectives: This study aimed to determine the prevalence, risk factors and characteristics of SCI among adult patients in three selected counties in Kenya. …”
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Production of Prodigiosin Using Tannery Fleshing and Evaluating Its Pharmacological Effects by C. Sumathi, D. MohanaPriya, S. Swarnalatha, M. G. Dinesh, G. Sekaran

“…Optimization of fermentation conditions to yield maximum prodigiosin, and instrumental analysis using FTIR, NMR, ESI-MS, TGA, and DSC. …”
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Causal associations between dietary habits and liver cancer risk: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study by Wen-Hao Hu, Jia-An Sun, Chang Liu

“…Importantly, our two-sample MR investigations indicated no considerable pleiotropy effects in the instrumental variables (IVs). Conclusion In summary, our findings suggest a potential protective effect of oily fish intake against liver cancer, emphasizing the need for further studies to validate these results.…”
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