FROM HIGH ASPIRATIONS TO HARSH REALITY: EU HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTION AT THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL by A. S. Boyashov

“…‘Big’ states still play the leading role in this process. The internal disagreement among the EU member states weakens the EU human rights promotion. …”
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Impact of Climate Change and Air Pollution Forecasting Using Machine Learning Techniques in Bishkek by Erkin Isaev, Boobek Ajikeev, Urmatbek Shamyrkanov, Kenjebek-uulu Kalnur, Karimov Maisalbek, Roy C. Sidle

“…Atmospheric stability increased from 2015 to 2020 with ongoing climate change leading to more temperature inversions. About 80%–90% of days with temperature inversions are associated with winter heating seasons and these numbers increased two-fold during the past 5 years. …”
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Fire Resistance of Building Structures and Fire Protection Materials: Bibliometric Analysis by Marina Victorovna Gravit, Irina Leonidovna Kotlyarskaya, Olga Alexandrovna Zybina, Dmitriy Alexandrovich Korolchenko, Zhmagul Smagulovich Nuguzhinov

“…According to Scopus, research papers on this topic have been published in 2175 sources. The leading journal in terms of the number of published papers is Fire Safety with 250 publications, but journals such as <i>Fire</i> and <i>Buildings</i> of MDPI Publishing are strongly increasing the pace. …”
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Prediction and Analysis of Abnormal Gas Emission Law in Low-Gas Tunnel Based on K-Line Diagram by Haiyang Wang, Shulei Zhao, Jialiang Liu, Yanmin Zhou, Xiang Chen, Jie Wang, Liang Cheng

“…By tracking and analyzing the gas monitoring data of the low-gas tunnel, it is found that the cyclic abnormal gas emission occurred many times during the construction period, leading to local gas accumulation, which greatly increases the risk of gas explosion accidents. …”
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Treatment Challenges in a Tourette Syndrome Patient with Self-Injurious Behaviour: Case Report and Literature Review by G. Asadauskaitė, G. Jasionytė, M. Karnickas

“…The pathogenesis of Tourette syndrome emphasizes the dysfunction of neuronal networks in the basal ganglia. It leads to impaired inhibition in the sensorimotor cortex of the brain, which results in motor and vocal tics. …”
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Genomic Variability among Field Isolates and Laboratory-Adapted Strains of Leptospira borgpetersenii Serovar Hardjo by Alejandro Llanes, Carlos Mario Restrepo, Pablo Riesgo-Ferreiro, Sreekumari Rajeev

“…Some of these genes seem to be involved in transcriptional regulation, possibly leading to a distinct regulatory pattern in each type. …”
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The effect of coagulation traits on the risk of retinal vein occlusion: a mendelian randomization study by Chaoyi Yuan, Chao He, Ling Zuo, Baoxing Liu, Hui Qi

“…Abstract Retinal vein occlusion (RVO) is the leading cause of vision loss due to an obstruction in the retinal venous system. …”
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A systematic in vitro study of the effect of normoglycaemic and hyperglycaemic conditions on the biochemical and cellular interactions of clinically-available wound dressings with... by Shirin Saberianpour, Gianluca Melotto, Rachel Forss, Lucy Redhead, Susan Sandeman, Nadia Terrazzini, Dipak Sarker, Matteo Santin

“…Diabetic foot, leg ulcers and decubitus ulcers affect millions of individuals worldwide leading to poor quality of life, pain and in several cases to limb amputations. …”
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Challenges and Solutions for Keeping Maternity and Gynecology Services Functioning Comprehensively in Secondary Level Health Care Facility in COVID-19 Pandemic Situation Using a Cl... by Jayanta Kumar Biswas, Pratistha Lall, Soumen Das Poddar, Vikas Srivastava, Ajith Nilakantan

“… OBJECTIVE: With the nationwide lockdown in India, and with a near-exclusive focus on the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) there has been a great deal of neglect in the management of other illnesses leading to significant mortality and morbidity. We aimed to assess the feasibility of keeping obstetrics & gynecology services in a secondary care hospital functioning (in terms of regional experiences and comprehensive patient care measures) in the COVID-19 pandemic situation using a clinical approach. …”
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Therapeutic ultrasound transducer technology and monitoring techniques: a review with clinical examples by Maxime Lafond, Allison Payne, Cyril Lafon

“…While the clinical indications explored in this review are at different points in the clinical evaluation path, based on the ever expanding research being conducted in preclinical realms, it is clear that additional clinical applications of therapeutic ultrasound that utilize a myriad of bioeffects will continue to grow and improve in the coming years.Conclusions: Therapeutic ultrasound will continue to improve in the next decades as the combination of transducer technology and treatment monitoring techniques will continue to evolve and be translated in clinical settings, leading to more personalized and efficient therapeutic ultrasound mediated therapies.…”
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Alone or in combination, hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulfate alleviate ECM degradation in osteoarthritis by inhibiting the NF-κB pathway by Yiran Ma, Xin Yang, Min Jiang, Wangjuan Ye, Hong Qin, Songwen Tan

“…Abstract Backgrounds Osteoarthritis (OA) significantly impacts the elderly, leading to disability and decreased quality of life. …”
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A Case of Spontaneously Improving Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in an Adult Associated with T-Cell Histiocyte-Rich Large B-Cell Lymphoma by Cyrus Askin, Ashley Burris, Clifton Layman, Brian Haney, Jordan Hall

“…In the second week, the patient deteriorated, leading us to initiate steroid monotherapy in the absence of a cause for his HLH. …”
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Calculating torque, back-EMF, inductance, and unbalanced magnetic force for a hybrid electrical vehicle by in-wheel drive application by Alireza Hosseinpour, Akbar Rahideh, Ahmed Abbas, Atif Iqbal, Claude Ziad El-Bayeh, Aymen Flah, Enas Ali, Ramy N. R. Ghaly

“…Increasing the temperature leads to a weakening of the magnet’s residual flux density, which strongly affects the performance characteristics of the electric machine such as Back-EMF and UMF. …”
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Quantifying and Mapping the Impact of Construction Land Expansion on Cultivated Land Fragmentation—A Case Study of Fuqing City, China by Xiaoran Yang, Xiping Zheng, Xinyang Yu

“…The results demonstrated that the expansion of construction land resulted in fragmented patterns within the cultivated land landscape: (1) The large core area of cultivated land was subdivided into smaller core areas during 2000–2020, while the construction land exhibited a tendency towards aggregation and a spillover effect; (2) The expansion rate of the construction land in the study area accelerated, while the extent of the cultivated land decreased; (3) Cultivated land fragmentation intensified as landscape aggregation weakened, leading to an expansion in the agglomeration of construction land. …”
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Migraine and restless legs syndrome – is there an association? by D. Bučaitė, J. Normantas, G. Žemgulytė

“…Migraine is one of the reasons that can cause unhealthy sleep, and if sleep is disturbed, this leads to the provocation of migraine attacks. Sleep disorders have various clinical manifestations, one of which is restless legs syndrome. …”
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A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF VIDEO-BASED FEEDBACK IN HIGHER EDUCATION (2003-2022): TRENDS, GAPS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS by Nagaletchimee Annamalai, Arathai Din Eak

“…The United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom are identified as leading contributors, with China emerging as a prominent player in Asia. …”
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The role of mixing sequence in shaping the 3D-printability of geopolymers by Mona Sando, Dietmar Stephan

“…A homogeneous distribution of all liquids additionally leads to an even distribution of dissolved silicon ions. …”
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Alzheimer’s disease may develop from changes in the immune system, cell cycle, and protein processing following alterations in ribosome function by Akiko Yamakawa, Mutsumi Suganuma, Risa Mitsumori, Shumpei Niida, Kouichi Ozaki, Daichi Shigemizu

“…The details of AD pathogenesis have not been fully elucidated, and a comprehensive gene expression analysis of the process leading up to the onset of AD would be helpful for understanding the mechanism. …”
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Electric Discharge-Generating Devices Developed for Pathogen, Insect Pest, and Weed Management: Current Status and Future Directions by Shin-ichi Kusakari, Hideyoshi Toyoda

“…The strategic pairing of charged and grounded conductors at specific intervals generates an electric field, leading the charged conductor to initiate a corona discharge in the surrounding space. …”
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Parental Reported Bullying among Saudi Schoolchildren: Its Forms, Effect on Academic Abilities, and Associated Sociodemographic, Physical, and Dentofacial Features by Raghad S. Alabdulrazaq, Sanaa N. Al-Haj Ali

“…Bullying among schoolchildren is a serious phenomenon and a leading health concern. Aim. To determine the prevalence of bullying, its forms, and its effect on academic abilities and school attendance, as well as associated sociodemographic, physical, and dentofacial features among Saudi schoolchildren. …”
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