Comprehensive characterization of pore structure in coal seams with abnormal gas emission in deep close range coal seam clusters by Anying YUAN, Xiaolu YANG, Junling HOU, Guangsheng FU

“…The results show that the internal pore structure of coal body will affect its permeability, and the development of a large number of granular pores in coal body and the serious filling of minerals are not conducive to fluid migration. …”
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Health-related physical fitness in children among five Mediterranean countries: a cross-cultural study from the DELICIOUS project by Mohamed Aly, Noha El-Gyar, Amira M. Shalaby, Osama Abdelkarim

“…Participants completed the International Physical Performance Test Profile (IPPTP), which assesses sprint speed (20 m dash), coordination (jumping sideways), upper body strength (push-ups), abdominal strength (sit-ups), lower body power (standing long jump), and cardiovascular endurance (6-min run). …”
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Humpty Dumpty and High-Risk AI Systems: The Ratione Materiae Dimension of the Proposal for an EU Artificial Intelligence Act by Jérôme De Cooman

“…In addition, the European Commission’s White Paper on AI already called for a regulatory framework that should concentrate on a riskbased approach to AI regulation that minimises potential material and immaterial harms. The Proposal, internal market oriented, sets up a risk-based approach to AI regulation that distinguishes unacceptable, high, specific and non-high-risks. …”
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Risk Factors and Characteristics Associated with Visual Impairment and Eye Diseases in Moyamoya Disease: Insights from a National Database by Youyi Song, Xin Yang, Hongzhu Yang, Hongyun Mei, Xuedan Lu, Hao Xie, Qinfeng Yang, Wenbin Duan

“…Methods This study utilized International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes from both the 9th edition (ICD-9-CM) and 10th edition (ICD-10-CM) to define diagnoses, complications, and procedures within the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) Database. …”
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Scientific support of small fruit growing in Russia and prospects for its development by I. M. Kulikov, S. M. Evdokimenko, T. A. Tumaeva, A. V. Kelina, F. F. Sazonov, N. V. Andronova, M. A. Podgaetsky

“…An analysis of the achievements in small fruit growing in research institutions under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation revealed a huge scientific potential (genetic collections, hybrid funds) for creating competitive commercial varieties and technologies for their cultivation by establishing plantations with certified planting material in accordance with international requirements. Information from literary sources indicates that one of the main criteria for the value of varieties is resistance to harmful viral diseases. …”
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Revalidation and adaptation of the Menstrual Practice Needs Scale (MPNS) in a cross-sectional survey to measure the menstrual experiences of adult women working in Mukono District,... by Julie Hennegan, Kellogg J Schwab, Natalie G Exum, Simon P S Kibira, Fredrick E Makumbi, Justine N Bukenya, Petranilla Nakamya

“…MPNS total and subscale scores demonstrated acceptable internal consistency. Higher scores reflected more positive menstrual experiences and were associated with well-being (total score r=0.24, p<0.001), not missing work due to the last menstrual period (total score OR=2.47 95% CI 1.42 to 4.30) and confidence to manage menstruation.Conclusions The MPNS offers a valid and reliable way to assess menstrual health needs. …”
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Work-related smartphone use during off-job hours and work-life conflict: A scoping review. by Holly Blake, Juliet Hassard, Jasmeet Singh, Kevin Teoh

“…Searches were conducted in PsycINFO, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS), Academic Search Complete, ProQuest Central, Web of Science, ProQuest Theses, Emerald, Business Source Complete, ScienceDirect, Scopus, Google Scholar. …”
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Prevalence and correlates of facemask usage during the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda. by Nelson Onira Alema, Christopher Okot, Emmanuel Olal, Eric Nzirakaindi Ikoona, Freddy Wathum Drinkwater Oyat, Steven Baguma, Denish Omoya Ochula, Patrick Odong Olwedo, Johnson Nyeko Oloya, Francis Pebalo Pebolo, Pamela Okot Atim, Godfrey Smart Okot, Ritah Nantale, Judith Aloyo, David Lagoro Kitara

“…Data was collected in a face-to-face questionnaire interview with an internal validity of Cronbach's α = 0.72 and entered into Excel. …”
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Правове регулювання відповідальності посадових осіб під час надання публічних послуг як захід запобігання корупції та корупційним ризикам... by O. A. Grabylnykova, O. V. Marchenko

“…І суттєвий покращення запобігання корупції за різними статистичними показниками Україна отримала саме за час великої війни (індекс сприйняття корупції станом на 2023 Україна займає 104 місце, про що стверджує неурядова організація Transparency International) та у світовому Індексі сприйняття корупції (СРІ) за 2023 рік Україна отримала 36 балів зі 100 можливих. …”
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The dramatic impact of Coronavirus outbreak on air quality: Has it saved as much as it has killed so far? by R.J. Isaifan

“…Despite its negative impacts that obliged the World Health Organization to declare COVID-19 epidemic as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, the rate of mortality of this infection has not exceeded 3.4% globally. …”
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Egg Freshness Indexes Correlations with Ovomucin Concentration during Storage by Yajun Jiang, Dandan Fu, Ming Ma

“…The study’s findings show the possibility of nondestructive prediction of an egg’s internal microscopic protein composition using its freshness index value.…”
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Nomogram for predicting early death in elderly patients with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma: A population-based SEER study. by Qi-Wei Liang, Xi-Lin Gao, Jun-Wei Zhang

“…According to the nomograms, the risk of all-cause death and cancer-specific early death had an area under the curve of 0.796 and 0.790, respectively. Internal validation and DCA revealed that the prediction model was accurate and could be applied clinically.…”
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Vers une cartographie systématique en diachronie de la recherche en prononciation de l’anglais L2 by Saandia Ali, Marie Garnier, Linda Terrier

“…These sources are international journals published online and in English. …”
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Development of a Recombinant Fusion Vaccine Candidate Against Lethal <i>Clostridium botulinum</i> Neurotoxin Types A and B by Eun-Sun Choi, Seong-Wook Pyo, So-Hyeon Kim, Jun-Ho Jeon, Gi-Eun Rhie, Mi-Ran Yun, Hwajung Yi, Yoon-Seok Chung

“…The HC_C domain is critical for binding to neuronal cell membrane receptors and facilitating BoNT internalization via endocytosis. Accordingly, it may serve as a vaccine candidate, inducing anti-BoNT-neutralizing antibodies in animals. …”
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Application and comparison of five risk assessment methods in ferrous metal foundry enterprises with silica dust concentration exceeding the limit posts by Qimeng Li, Xiaoying Li, Ge Qin, Yuanmeng Qi, Jie Liu, Xiaocui Tang, Di Wu, Changfu Hao, Sihua Wang

“…Five occupational health risk assessment (OHRA) methods, including Risk index method, Hazard grading method, International Council on Mining and Metals model, The synthesis index method, and The exposure ratio method, were used to assess the occupational health risk of the workplaces that produced silica dust and the concentration of silica dust exceeded the occupational exposure limits (OELs), and to compare the results of the different methods.ResultsThe risk index assessment method yielded one job of mild hazard, seven job of moderate hazard, fifteen jobs of high hazard, and forty-four jobs of extreme hazard. …”
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Maximal strength, sprint and jump performance in elite kumite karatekas by Fahri Safa Cinarli, Onur Aydogdu, Yalcin Aydin, Gürkan Tokgöz, Abdulselam Kahraman, Ayşegül Beykumül, Caner Aygoren, Nurkan Yılmaz, Rodrigo Ramirez-Campillo

“…Methods Male elite/international level (tier 4) kumite karatekas (n = 14; age, 20.79 ± 1.67 year; height, 1.77 ± 0.06 m; weight, 72.21 ± 5.20 kg) were recruited. …”
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Improper lung volume-dose parameters are risk factors for acute fatal radiation pneumonitis among esophageal cancer patients receiving chemoradiotherapy: a case-control study by Ruinuo Jia, Liuyan Li, Xiaoyi Liu, Junqian Zhang, Shuoguo Li, Ziqi Wang, Jingxia Li, Bingyi Xu, Manxi Sheng, Lei Ni, Danni Yang, Shegan Gao, Shegan Gao, Shegan Gao

“…Participants were enrolled using the International Classification of Diseases Codes Searching and then verified by medical record review. …”
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Modeling the tropical fish community related to land uses and environmental determinants by N. Takarina, O. Chuan, M. Afifudin, L. Tristan, I. Arif, A. Adiwibowo

“…The intact site had higher fish diversity and made a greater contribution to conservation by providing habitats for fish species with the least concern and vulnerability statuses, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List. …”
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Documents Concerning Ankara During the Second World War in the Republic Archive of Prime Ministry 1939-1945 by Çağatay Benhür

“…Moreover, new statistical data would be a contribution to the national data system. International data bases and indexing of the current archived documents will pave way for new researches. …”
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Computer-aided diagnosis of hepatic cystic echinococcosis based on deep transfer learning features from ultrasound images by Miao Wu, Chuanbo Yan, Gan Sen

“…., single-cystic, polycystic, internal capsule collapse, solid mass, and calcified subtypes. …”
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