US-Japan Trade Relations Amid the Globalization Crisis by V. G. Shvydko

“…Although the main attention has been focused on the strategic and military aspects of these relations, mutual trade and investment, related policies and regulation at­tract more of the attention of the political elites of the two countries.The tensions between the two countries on this issue have a long history. …”
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Comprehensive Review of Wearable Antennas With Flexible Periodic Structures for Body-Effect Mitigation by Adel Ashyap, Raad Raad, Faisel Tubbal, Wajid Ali Khan, Suhila Abulgasem

“…Recent advancements in wireless technology have prompted the development of wearable antennas, particularly for Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs) used in sports, military activities, healthcare, and identification systems. …”
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Spatial Transcriptome and Single Nucleus Transcriptome Sequencing Reveals Tetrahydroxy Stilbene Glucoside Promotes Ovarian Organoids Development Through the Vegfa‐Ephb2 Pair by Chunlan Mu, Xiaoyong Li, Jiamei Yang, Geng G. Tian, Hepeng Bai, Wenhui Lin, Linhui Wang, Ji Wu

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Effects of temperature on mechanical properties and impact resistance of carbon fiber/bismaleimide resin composites by Xinying Zhu, Shikai Yin, Lulu Liu, Wenzhao Yi, Gang Luo, Zhenhua Zhao, Wei Chen

“…Bismaleimide (BMI) resin, a thermosetting material with superior heat resistance, mechanical strength, and environmental stability, is widely used in aerospace applications, especially in the military aircraft and turbofan engine characterized by high temperatures. …”
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Modern trends and conceptual approaches to understanding the essence of the concept of “national security” by Yu. O. Zahumenna

“…More specific varieties of the legal definition of “security”, which correlate with it as “general” and “special” categories, are the concepts of “national security”, “state security”, “public security”, “personal security”, and derivatives from them, such as “military security”, “economic security”, “information security” and other types of security, are allocated in a separate type in numerous scientific works of Ukrainian and foreign specialists depending on the object of protection, the sphere of social relations, and the types of practical activities of various state bodies. …”
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Diplomatic activities of M.M. Litvinov in the USA during the Great Patriotic War (1941–1943) by A. A. Vershinin, P. A. Tupikin

“…Litvinov used all the diplomatic tools available to defend the interests of the USSR, instantly reacting to any changes in the moods of the U.S. military and political establishment and immediately reporting them to Moscow. …”
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Anti-HMGB1 Neutralizing Antibody Ameliorates Neutrophilic Airway Inflammation by Suppressing Dendritic Cell-Mediated Th17 Polarization by Fang Zhang, Gang Huang, Bo Hu, Li-Ping Fang, E-Hong Cao, Xiao-Feng Xin, Yong Song, Yi Shi

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Firearms control as an element of criminological security in the concept of transitional justice for Ukraine by Yu. V. Orlov, A. M. Yashchenko

“…The article proposes a criminological model for establishing control over firearms circulation which provides for: 1) preservation of the existing legal regime of firearms circulation for civilians until the end of the armed conflict and the legal regime of martial law; after the lifting of martial law, a balanced legalisation of civilian (short-barreled) weapons with strict control, verification and constant monitoring is required; 2) for military personnel (including those discharged from service): a) a special type of exemption from criminal liability under Articles 263 and 410 (regarding misappropriation of firearms, ammunition, explosives or other munitions) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, subject to presentation for inspection, registration and issuance of a permit (de lege ferenda); b) obtaining a permit (de lege ferenda) for storage of firearms (in the amount of no more than one unit per person) and ammunition (in the amount of no more than 60 pieces); 3) criminal liability for violation of the conditions of the permit to keep and carry firearms. …”
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Soviet Russia/the USSR and transformation of the international relations system in the first half of the 1920s by E. V. Romanova

“…The author shows that, despite the prominence of ideological conflict in the development of the IR system that emerged after the First World War, continuous tensions both between the defeated and the victors and among the latter urged the political and military elites of Western states to consider the Soviet Russia as a situational partner even under the Bolsheviks rule. …”
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Snapshot of health-related behaviours in adults living with disabilities 1 year into the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey study by Syeda F Hussain, Nikki Heinze, Claire L Castle, Lauren R Godier-McBard, Theofilos Kempapidis, Renata S M Gomes

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The immune-related gene CD5 is a prognostic biomarker associated with the tumor microenvironment of breast cancer by Yi Zhao, Hengheng Zhang, Wenwen Wang, Guoshuang Shen, Miaozhou Wang, Zhen Liu, Jiuda Zhao, Jinming Li

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Purification of amorphous boron powder by using the soluble transformation of acid-insoluble boron magnesium compounds by Lv S.-X., Cao Z., Wu J.-J.

“…Amorphous boron powder produced by magnesium thermal reduction contains many impurities that are insoluble in acids as well as defects such as low purity, excessive particle size, and poor chemical activity, which seriously hinder its large-scale application in the military and aerospace fields. In this paper, the soluble transformation mechanism of insoluble boron magnesium compounds into amorphous boron powder during calcination and a method for purification boron powder were studied. …”
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Innovations and innovative in domestic banking: Theoretical aspect by Natalia Mostovenko

“…Secondly, the question of ensuring and maintaining a certain financial stability in the banking system in general and individual banks in particular, which takes on a special meaning during the introduction of martial law and military operations, is now acute. The key to financial stability can be new tools in the anti-crisis management system, which are impossible without the general innovative focus of the banking business…”
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« Une femme en Côte d’Ivoire, une femme au Burkina Faso » by François Ruf

“…But these women ‘back in the village’ are also motivated by substantial and diversified investments, the structural determinants around cocoa cultivation, and policy: declining cocoa prices since 1988, falling yields from ageing cocoa farms, political and military crises, and new land-related issues . These profound ecological, economic, and political changes of the 2000s generate or accelerate the process of ‘return’ of wives to the home village – and the spectacular boom of cashew cultivation in Côte d’Ivoire, in which women play an important role, for example in the groups claiming an Abron/Koulango origin, along the Ghanaian border. …”
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Insulin Resistance Markers to Detect Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in a Male Hispanic Population by Maritza Pérez-Mayorga, Jose P. Lopez-Lopez, Maria A. Chacon-Manosalva, Maria G Castillo, Johanna Otero, Daniel Martinez-Bello, Diego Gomez-Arbelaez, Daniel D. Cohen, Patricio Lopez-Jaramillo

“…In a cross-sectional cohort study, we examined 263 active military personnel from the Colombian Air Force, aged between 29 and 54 years. …”
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Prevalence of behavioral risk factors among Ukrainians during war amid existing stress factors by Olena Kolesnikova, Olena Vysotska, Anastasiia Radchenko, Olga Zaprovalna, Nataliya Emelyanova

“… Background: Military conflicts and associated stress often lead to lifestyle changes. …”
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Contrast Medium Use in Computed Tomography for Patients Presenting with Headache: 4-year Retrospective Two-Center Study in Central and Western Regions of Ghana by Bashiru Babatunde Jimah, Benjamin Dabo Sarkodie, Asare Kwaku Offei, Ewurama Andam Idun, Dorothea Anim, Edmund Brakohiapa, Benard Ohene Botwe

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Parental Acceptance of Moderate Sedation and Associated Techniques for Behavior Management in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Alanbari MA, Hamdan HM, Bawazir OA, Sulimany AM

“…Mohamad A Alanbari,1 Hebah M Hamdan,2 Omar A Bawazir,1 Ayman M Sulimany1 1Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 2Department of Periodontics and Community Dentistry, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Mohamad A Alanbari, Pediatric Dentistry Department, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Email Mohdanbari91@gmail.comPurpose: This study aimed to evaluate the acceptance of moderate sedation (MS) as a behavior guidance technique (BGT) method among Saudi parents, and also assess their acceptance of other BGTs, including parental separation, papoose board (PB), and nitrous oxide (N2O), used in conjunction with MS.Patients and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at the Dental University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. …”
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A Graphene/MXene-Modified Flexible Fabric for Infrared Camouflage, Electrothermal, and Electromagnetic Interference Shielding by Xianguang Hou, Ziyi Zang, Yaxin Meng, Tian Wang, Shuai Gao, Qingman Liu, Lijun Qu, Xiansheng Zhang

“…With their superior infrared camouflage, thermal management, and electromagnetic shielding performance, graphene/MXene-modified fabrics have found extensive use in intelligent wearables and military applications.…”
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Generic, specific and direct object of a crime under the Article 330 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine by V. Yu. Boichuk

“…Generic object of a crime under the Art. 330 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, has been defined as social relations existing with regard to the security of state secrets and official information gathered in the course of operative and search, counter-intelligence activities, in the field of the country defense, as well as the security of the state border of Ukraine and military security in terms of providing draft call and mobilization. …”
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