The role of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in the formation of atherosclerotic vascular lesions in patients with abdominal obesity by N. L. Denisov, V. B. Grinevich, Ye. V. Chernetsova, Yu. A. Kravchuk, K. V. Ivashkin

“…All patients underwent a complex of laboratory and instrumental tests required by the Russian guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of NAFLD (2015). …”
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Preliminary Compositional Evidence of Provenance of Ceramics from Hatahara Archaeological Site, Central Amazonia by K. P. Nunes, R. G. Toyota, P. M. S. Oliveira, E. G. Neves, E. A. A. Soares, C. S. Munita

“…One hundred twenty four ceramic fragments and six clay samples from the Hatahara archaeological site in Amazonas state, Brazil, were analyzed using instrumental neutron activation analysis, INAA, to determine the concentration of twenty chemical elements: Ce, Co, Cr, Cs, Eu, Fe, Hf, K, La, Lu, Na, Nd, Rb, Sc, Ta, Tb, Th, U, Yb, and Zn. …”
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Periostin as a Biomarker of the Amniotic Membrane by Mariya P. Dobreva, Larissa Lhoest, Paulo N. G. Pereira, Lieve Umans, Susana M. Chuva de Sousa Lopes, An Zwijsen

“…The availability of molecular marker genes that are specifically expressed in the amniotic membrane and not in other extraembryonic membranes would be instrumental to validate unequivocally the starting material under investigation. …”
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El valor del bachillerato para las familias rurales mexicanas by Carlota Guzmán Gómez

“…Se encontró que las familias tienen una valoración instrumental del bachillerato, fincada en la expectativa de que sus hijas e hijos tengan una vida mejor. …”
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Globalization, Security and Governance Challenges in Nigeria by WILSON SIMON OKWOLI, LAMI LENTON ANUGA, JOSEPH ABOGENYE ANUGA

“…Security challenges such as insurgency and political agitations relying on terrorism were studied in the context of a globalized world. The Instrumental Theory of Insecurity was adopted as the theoretical framework guiding the study. …”
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Decoding sustainable growth: The role of digital technology and entrepreneurship in carbon reduction by Zeeshan Arshad, Mara Madaleno, Ana I Lillebø, Helena Vieira

“…Entrepreneurship is instrumental in promoting innovation towards sustainable economic growth. …”
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Enhancing the role of mass media in the translation of evidence from health policy and systems research in Nigeria by Prince Agwu, Chinyere Mbachu, Obinna Onwujekwe

“…On the basis of the cultivation theory, the media was found instrumental in feedback of research results to communities, securing policy-makers’ reactions and stimulating policy actions. …”
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Exploratory Data Analysis Methods for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI): A Comprehensive Review of Software Programs Used in Research by Hussain A. Jaber, Basma A. Al-Ghali, Muna M. Kareem, Ilyas Çankaya, Oktay Algin

“…We will particularly focus on the wide array of software applications that are instrumental in facilitating and improving these complex and often nuanced analyses. …”
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Comprehensive Ultrasound Diagnosis of Sigmoid Diverticulitis by A. I. Кoushnerou, I. A. Hadji-Ismail, A. V. Vorobei, S. I. Rudenka

“…We used the HD15 (Philips, the Netherlands), HS 60 (Samsung, South Korea) and Hi Vision Preirus (Hitachi, Japan) ultrasound instruments equipped with convex and intracavitary microconvex 2–12 MHz linear transducers. …”
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Academic and recreational reading attitudes among primary students in a rural Malaysian village by Astri Yulia, R. Malatesha Joshi, Nor Azilah Husin, Na~Thinamalar Magiswary Nadarajan, Norhayati Mohd Zin, Cheli Nadarajan

“…The research concludes that after-school reading initiatives are instrumental in enhancing children’s academic and recreational reading attitudes, providing valuable insights for educators, policymakers, and researchers focused on literacy development.…”
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Exploring the contribution of integrated healthcare practices to malaria control in Ghana: perspectives of medical herbalists by Irene G. Ampomah, Susan Devine, Genevieve A. Ampomah, Theophilus I. Emeto

“…Medical herbalists perceived integrated care as instrumental in enhancing malaria management through factors such as improved quality assurance, increased accessibility to integrated health facilities, patient-centred care, follow-up practices, and opportunities for continuous professional development. …”
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Morbidity and factors associated with frailty in post-COVID-19 elderly patients attended at a reference center by Ely Carlos Pereira de Jesus, Victor Guilherme Pereira, Zilá Aparecida Soares Pereira, Maria Suzana Marques, Cristiane Vieira da Silva, Leila das Graças Siqueira, Luciana Colares Maia, Antônio Prates Caldeira

“…The variables associated with frailty were cognitive impairment (OR: 2.95; 95% CI: 1.12-7.80; p=0.029), the presence of five or more comorbidities (OR: 11.55; 95% CI: 2.22-60.01; p=0.004), and impairment in instrumental activities of daily living (OR: 41.97; 95% CI: 5.47-321.93; p<0.001). …”
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NeuralACT: Accounting Analytics Using Neural Network for Real-Time Decision Making From Big Data by Leonidas Theodorakopoulos, Alexandra Theodoropoulou, Georgios Kampiotis, Ioanna Kalliampakou

“…The accounting division plays a crucial role in providing accurate financial data and insights, which are instrumental to informed decision-making and strategic planning. …”
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Community-Based Social Capital as a Pillar of Disaster Mitigation in Coastal Areas by Wati Rita, Sujianto, Heriyanto Meyzi, Adianto Adianto, Sutikno Sigit, Febrian Achmad Fajri

“…These networks are instrumental in spreading information, enhancing disaster preparedness, fostering social solidarity, and bolstering community efforts in disaster mitigation. …”
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SOME CONSIDERATIONS ON THE TYPOLOGY OF PHILOSOPHICAL-ANTHROPOLOGICAL MODELS (TO THE PROBLEM OF VALUE IDENTIFICATIONS OF UKRAINIANS) by V. V. Mudrakov, O. S. Polishchuk

“…This person finds himself or herself in the situation of value disorientation, nostalgic impulses and instrumental thinking. Their task is to move towards the "monad personality". …”
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El zapateo en las tradiciones afrocriollas de la costa peruana: una mirada a lo musical by Ricardo López Alcas

“…Paralelo a ello, profundizamos en la expresión propiamente musical del zapateo a través de transcripciones enfocadas en la acción performativo-musical del zapateador, lo cual, desde una perspectiva musicológica, permite develar las relaciones musicales que existen entre los patrones rítmicos del marco instrumental y la variedad de timbres que se produce en el zapateo al ejecutar diferentes rudimentos. …”
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Early Iron Age Pottery Technology of the Kazakh Uplands (Saryarqa) by Valeriy G. Loman

“…Bobrinsky’s method — with the aid of МБС-10 binocular microscope and СНОЛ muffle laboratory furnace — has proven most instrumental in testing the pottery technology. Results and conclusions. …”
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PEDIATRIC OCULAR TRAUMA MANAGEMENT: A CASE STUDY OF EFFECTIVE INTRA-ORBITAL FOREIGN BODY IOFB EXTRACTION by Doni Setiawan, Liesa Z Subuh, Alexandria Stephanie Suparman, Yugos Juli Fitra

“…Early diagnosis, aided by a 3D head CT scan, is instrumental in locating the IOFB and identifying the involved anatomical structures. …”
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Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Perfluorooctane Sulfonate and Perfluorooctanoic Acid in Fish Fillet Samples by Viviana Paiano, Elena Fattore, Andrea Carrà, Caterina Generoso, Roberto Fanelli, Renzo Bagnati

“…The linearity of the instrumental response was good, with average regression coefficients of 0.9971 and 0.9979 for PFOS and PFOA, respectively, and the coefficients of variation (CV) of the method ranged from 8% to 20%. …”
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Outcome of spine surgery in the context of spinal metastatic disease: The National Surgical Quality Improvement Program by Salim M. Yakdan, Maya Herrera, Nour Wehbe, Monifa Al Akoum, Muhammad Irfan Kaleem, Miguel A. Ruiz-Cardozo, Karan Joseph, Nada Assaf, Hani Dimassi

“…These identified factors can be instrumental in assisting clinicians with risk stratification, preoperative optimization, and postoperative care planning, ultimately improving patient outcomes. …”
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