The Role of Governance Integrity in Islamic Banking; (with Emphasis on the Legal System of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Malaysia) by Ali Allahyarifard, Mahmood Ganjbakhsh

“…Failure to apply prior and subsequent desirable supervision by the competent institutions mentioned in the constitution and other laws resulting in the divergence of Islamic banking governance reference laws and executive instructions, excluding some institutions from supervision by the laws approved by the governing bodies, violation of the decrees issued by the regulatory body about banking and lacking in the required expertise in Islamic banking knowledge are among the factors that prevent the implementation of true Islamic banking based on ethics in the society. …”
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Development of Special Competencies in Hearing Impaired Students in Conditions of Inclusive Environment of Technical University by О. A. Oreshkina, N. N. Dvulichanskaya

“…They are associated both with a low level of the school chemistry course knowledge and with their peculiarities of perception of educational materials in chemistry in connection with a defect. …”
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Overview for developing Delphi-based interdisciplinary consensus statements on imaging: pros and cons by Dietrich Tobias Johannes, Mascarenhas Vasco V., Cerezal Luis, Afonso P. Diana, Sudoł-Szopińska Iwona

“…Lastly, after each round, participants are given insight into the collective panel’s previous responses. This knowledge enables them to potentially reconsider and adjust their positions in subsequent rounds, driving towards the group consensus. …”
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Smart home technology to support engagement in everyday activities while ageing: A focus group study with current and future generations of older adults. by William Son Galanza, Jens Offerman, Sofi Fristedt, Susanne Iwarsson, Nebojsa Malesevic, Steven M Schmidt

“…Some participants did not fully understand what SHT is nor perceive its benefits, but they expressed a desire to acquire the skills and knowledge to operate SHT. Furthermore, participants desired SHT that can support an active lifestyle. …”
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Efficacy, safety, and tolerability of lifitegrast 5% eye drops: A randomized, double-blind, active-controlled trial in Indian patients with dry eye disease by Namrata Sharma, Sayan Basu, Rohit Shetty, Pramod Kumar, Anindita Mondal, P Seshu Babu, Richa Srivastava, Ranjana A Pande, Shubashree Karat, Hemaxi P Desai, S Manjula, M Krishna Kumar

“…No serious safety concerns were reported in any treatment group. Conclusion: To our knowledge, this is the first active-controlled trial informing on the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of lifitegrast 5%. …”
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Injury and Illness in Elite Athletics: A Prospective Cohort Study Over Three Seasons by Shane Kelly, Noel Pollock, George Polglass, Ben Clarsen

“…Respiratory illness is the most common illness and has the highest burden. Knowledge of this injury and illness profile within athletics could be utilised for the development of targeted prevention measures within the sport at the elite level…”
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Assessment of the Finlay Journal Scientific Production According to the Web of Science by Alex Véliz Burgos, Carolina Cabezas Cáceres, Belkis González Aguiar, Alain Francisco Morejón Giraldoni, Anita Dörner Paris

“…The best journals worldwide do bibliometric studies to determine if they are competitive with their pairs in a thematic knowledge area. <strong><br />Objective:</strong> to evaluate the scientific production of the Finlay Journal in the period 2015-2017. …”
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Chemical Elements of the Periodic Table in Indigenous Language as a Teaching Resource for Contextualized Chemistry/Science Teaching by Tewton Wai Wai, Kelly Carlos Castello, Virginia Marne da Silva Araújo dos Santos, Hosana Carolina Santos Barreto, Ricardo Carvalho Santos

“…Indigenous populations in Brazil have few teaching materials that value the indigenous language and knowledge, as well as their relationship with science. …”
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Mechanical properties and deformation mechanisms of the C14 Laves and µ-phase in the ternary Ta-Fe(-Al) system by C. Gasper, E.M. Soysal, N. Ulumuddin, T. Stollenwerk, T. Reclik, P.L. Sun, S. Korte-Kerzel

“…Due to their complex crystal structure and resulting brittleness, the knowledge on their mechanical behaviour is still very limited. …”
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LEGAL ASPECTS OF CONDUCTING OF HANDWRITING RESEARCH by Veronika N. Shkabaro, Аlona V. Bila, Vladislav V. Voronin

“…It is noted that the legal nature of the handwriting examination presupposes the availability of special knowledge in the field of science, which allows with a very high percentage of accuracy to establish or disprove facts that are important in the consideration of a case and the resolution of a civil dispute. …”
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From threats to solutions: A literature review of climate adaptation in anadromous salmon and trout by Lisa G. Crozier, Jared E. Siegel

“…In this study, we conducted a comprehensive review of literature published from 2010 to 2020 to synthesize current knowledge on climate impacts to these fish populations. …”
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Barriers and facilitators associated with the use of mental health services among immigrant students in high-income countries: A systematic scoping review. by Christelle Dombou, Olumuyiwa Omonaiye, Sarah Fraser, Jude Mary Cénat, Karine Fournier, Sanni Yaya, Sanni Yaya

“…However, various barriers like stigma, insufficient knowledge, or adherence to traditional gender roles (such as masculinity) hinder their utilization of these services. …”
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Factors Associated with Women’s Chronic Disease Management: Associations of Healthcare Frustrations, Physician Support, and Self-Care Needs by Matthew Lee Smith, Marcia G. Ory, SangNam Ahn, Toni P. Miles

“…However, less is known about how these factors are associated with aging women’s knowledge about self-care behavior. This study examined the sociodemographics, health indicators, healthcare-related frustrations, and perceptions of physician support associated with middle-aged and older adult females’ self-reported need for help to learn how to take better care of their health. …”
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Influence of Dietary Factors on Helicobacter pylori and CagA Seroprevalence in Bulgaria by Daniel Yordanov, Lyudmila Boyanova, Rumyana Markovska, Juliana Ilieva, Nikolay Andreev, Galina Gergova, Ivan Mitov

“…Conclusion. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report revealing reverse associations between honey or yoghurt consumption and CagA IgG prevalence as well as between frequent honey consumption and lower prevalence of the H. pylori infection. …”
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Prenatal Identification and Molecular Characterization of Two Simultaneous De Novo Interstitial Duplications of Chromosomal Regions 7p22.1p21.1 and 15q24.1 by Sabrina C. Burn, Kali Swift, Maria Palmquist

“…Postnatal MRI was consistent with Dandy-Walker variant showing hypogenesis of the inferior cerebellar vermis. To our knowledge, there are no prenatal or postnatal reports of comparable duplications involving these two regions simultaneously. …”
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ENHANCING TOMATO LEAF DISEASE DETECTION THROUGH MULTIMODAL FEATURE FUSION by Puja SARAF, Jayantrao PATIL, Rajnikant WAGH

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Spatial-temporal characteristics of agricultural economic resilience and spatial spillover effects of driving factors: evidence from provincial panel data in China by Xiaoyu Chen, Haohan Wang, Xingyuan Zhu, Xiao Zhang

“…Furthermore, these findings provide practical knowledge for policy adjustments and enhancing interregional coordination to boost AER.…”
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Positive Psychological Interventions for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Rationale, Theoretical Model, and Intervention Development by Jeff C. Huffman, Christina M. DuBois, Rachel A. Millstein, Christopher M. Celano, Deborah Wexler

“…Positive psychology (PP) interventions, which utilize systematic exercises to increase optimism, well-being, and positive affect, consistently increase positive states and are easily delivered to patients with chronic illnesses. However, to our knowledge, PP interventions have not been formally tested in T2D. …”
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Intratumor heterogeneity: models of malignancy emergence and evolution by R. A. Ivanov, S. A. Lashin

“…By uncovering the mechanisms that determine tumor heterogeneity, researchers can identify key genetic and epigenetic changes that contribute to tumor progression and resistance to treatment. This knowledge enables the development of innovative strategies for targeting specific tumor clones, minimizing the risk of recurrence and improving patient outcomes. …”
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Expression of CD24 in Human Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Is Regulated by TGFβ3 and Induces a Myofibroblast-Like Genotype by Luisa Marilena Schäck, Manuela Buettner, Alexander Wirth, Claudia Neunaber, Christian Krettek, Andrea Hoffmann, Sandra Noack

“…Methods used are stimulation studies with TGF beta as well as shRNA-mediated knockdown and overexpression of CD24 followed by microarray, immunocytochemistry, and flow cytometric analyses. To our knowledge, we demonstrate for the first time that the expression of CD24 is an inherent property of hBMSCs. …”
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