ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AS A CONCEPT OF POWER POLITICS by I. N. Timofeev

“…However, this approach misses a political component, specially the one of coercion to comply with international norms or requirements of sanctions’ initiators. …”
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A global analysis of portion size recommendations in food-based dietary guidelines by Fanny Salesse, Fanny Salesse, Alison L. Eldridge, Tsz Ning Mak, Eileen R. Gibney, Eileen R. Gibney

“…Guidelines were classified for each group as qualitative, quantitative, or missing. A standardized approach was applied to convert PS recommendations given as household measures, cup equivalents, pieces and other measures into grams for cross comparison. …”
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Informing the development of diagnostic criteria for differential diagnosis of alcohol-related cognitive impairment (ARCI) among heavy drinkers: A systematic scoping review. by Lisa Jones, Lynn Owens, Andrew Thompson, Ian Gilmore, Paul Richardson

“…Uncertainty in attributing a diagnosis of suspected ARCI commonly arises in clinical practice and opportunities to intervene are missed. A systematic scoping review approach was taken to (i) summarise evidence relating to screening or diagnostic criteria used in clinical studies to detect ARCI; and (ii) to determine the extent of the research available about cognitive assessment tools used in 'point-of-care' screening or assessment of patients with suspected non-Korsakoff Syndrome forms of ARCI.…”
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Methods of Additive Manufacturing for Dental Co-Cr Alloys: Systematic Review by Evan Hussain Alwan, Sabiha Mahdi Kanaan

“…A cutting-edge technique called additive manufacturing uses a layer-by-layer approach to material build-up to produce things directly from digital models. It is missing a tool, a manufacturing process that produces fully thick metallic components quickly and with good precision. …”
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Risk factors for loss to follow-up in patients with gout: A Korean prospective cohort study. by Hyunsue Do, Chang-Nam Son, Hyo Jin Choi, Ji Hyoun Kim, Min Jung Kim, Kichul Shin, Sang-Hyon Kim, Byoongyong Choi, You-Jung Ha, Joong Kyong Ahn, Hyun-Ok Kim, Sung Won Lee, Chang Hoon Lee, Ran Song, Kyeong Min Son, Seung-Geun Lee, Ki Won Moon

“…LTFU was defined as missing a clinic visit for more than a year. Logistic regression was used to determine factors associated with LTFU.…”
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Patient “No-Show” Prior to Elective Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty Increases Risk of Postoperative Anemia by Jeffrey S. Mun, BA, Matthew W. Parry, MD, MS, Alex Tang, MD, Jesse J. Manikowski, MS, Cory Crinella, PA-C, John J. Mercuri, MD, MA

“…Demographic factors were independently associated with higher odds of missing a scheduled clinical appointment. The results suggest orthopedic surgeons should consider NS data to pre-emptively assess risk for complications following THA. …”
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Understanding Loneliness in an Aging Population of San Vito de Coto Brus, Costa Rica by Nicholas Leahy, Melissa Rallo, Lillianna Pedersen, Christine Wan, Hima Konduru, Shania Bailey, Alexis Vetack, Wendel Mora, Shailvi Gupta, Carlos Faerron Guzmán

“…Discussion: These results could indicate a stronger association of loneliness being linked to missing a life partner compared with loneliness being linked to having smaller social networks. …”
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Treatment patterns and clinical profile in progressive pulmonary fibrosis: a Japanese cross-sectional survey by Hidekata Yasuoka, Yuko Waseda, Yuko Kaneko, Masateru Okazaki, Ryoko Iwasaki, Shoko Nagata, Mark Small, Haruyuki Ishii

“…As reported by patients themselves (n = 53), 49.1% never and 37.7% rarely missed a dose.ConclusionThis analysis of real-world data from Japan provides insights into the clinical profile of patients with IPF and PPF in Japan, and highlights differences between physicians and patients in perception of symptom severity and attitudes to treatment.…”
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Investigating and Completing Khanlari’s Theory on Metrical Units by Abbas Jahed Jah

“…Therefore, when Khanlari encounters a monosyllabic unit at the end of a meter, he experiences confusion and difficulty.Incomplete Set of Trisyllabic Units: Khanlari’s prosody contains six trisyllabic units, which is insufficient for representing all trisyllabic units in Persian prosody, missing a unit with the syllable pattern of two longs and one short (- - U). …”
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Selected Abstracts of the 20th International Workshop on Neonatology and Pediatrics; Cagliari (Italy); October 23-26, 2024 by --- Various Authors

“…Masnata (Cagliari, Italy) ABS 39. MISSING A PINCH OF SALT IN A NEONATE • F. Sansone, V. …”
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