A network analysis of the propagation of evidence regarding the effectiveness of fat-controlled diets in the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD): Selective citatio... by Rhodri Ivor Leng

“…<h4>Objective</h4>To examine how the first randomised controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the efficacy of cholesterol-lowering diets in the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease were interpreted in reviews of the literature prior to the National Institutes of Health consensus conference in 1984.…”
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A Roadmap Draft for the Development of Marine Regenerative Medicine in I.R. Iran by Mahdi Mahmoudpour, Iraj Nabipour

“…Educating and training the next generation of human resources to provide a critical national mass of workforce for MRM; 5. The development of biological models, tools and techniques of MRM. …”
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A twinning initiative between midwife associations in Ghana and Sweden -A process evaluation study by Hanna Fjellström, Emelie Sandberg, Johanna Blomgren, Malin Grahn, Fredrica Hanson, Netta Ackon, Gifty Baidoo, Louise Nordström, Malin Bogren

“…Recognising the importance of midwives being supported by a national midwife association, the initiative was to strengthen the professional association in Ghana as a labour union and to inspire Swedish midwives to involve themselves in international work. …”
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Predicting changes in agricultural yields under climate change scenarios and their implications for global food security by Christine Li, James Camac, Andrew Robinson, Tom Kompas

“…Without mitigation and adaptation, countries in South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, North America, and Oceania could become at risk of being unable to meet national calorie demand by the end of the century under the most severe emissions scenario.…”
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Delegitimizing, corruptive crises by Ángel R. Oquendo

“…If properly reinterpreted, it enables one to grasp corruption as an endemic threat to the normative identity of the national communities. The concept may describe a situation in which these collectivities must, at the outset, transition from an instrumental to a reflexive construction of legitimacy norms, such as autonomy, legality, and equality, in order effectively to regenerate a corrupt bureaucracy and, thereafter, struggle to recognize themselves after the changeover. …”
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Quantifying Urban Sprawl and Its Driving Forces in China by Jintao Wang, Shiyou Qu, Ke Peng, Yanchao Feng

“…Against the background that urbanization has proceeded quickly in China over the last two decades, a limited number of empirical researches have been performed for analyzing the measurement and driving forces of urban sprawl at the national and regional level. The article aims at using remote sensing derived data and administrative data (for statistical purposes) to investigate the development status of urban sprawl together with its driving forces. …”
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Description of the physical activity promotion programs funded by the Brazilian Ministry of Health by Tales Amorim, Alan Knuth, Danielle Cruz, Deborah Malta, Rodrigo Reis, Pedro Hallal

“…As a means to operationalize the National Health Promotion Policy, the Brazilian Ministry of Health funded cities for the development of local health promotion interventions from 2005 to 2009. …”
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Energy Management for Energy Harvesting-Based Embedded Systems: A Systematic Mapping Study by Xingyu Miao, Yongqi Ge

“…We have completed the system mapping research from five aspects, namely, (1) research type (validation research, evaluation research, solution proposal, philosophical paper, opinion, and experience), (2) research goals (application or theory), (3) application scenarios, (4) tools or methods, and (5) paper distribution, such as publication year and authors’ nationality. The results showed that the major research type of the EHES papers is validation research, accounting for 65%, which indicated research is still in the theoretical stage and many researchers focus on how to improve the efficiency of harvesting energy, develop a reasonable energy supply plan, and adapt EHES for real-world requirements. …”
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Meteorological Analysis of Floods in Ghana by S. O. Ansah, M. A. Ahiataku, C. K. Yorke, F. Otu-Larbi, Bashiru Yahaya, P. N. L. Lamptey, M. Tanu

“…We applied the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model to investigate and examine the meteorological dynamics, which resulted in the extreme rainfall and floods that caused 14 deaths, 34076 people being displaced with damaged properties, and economic loss estimated at $168,289 for the two cities according to the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO). …”
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Droits fonciers coutumiers et autonomie régionale à kalimantan-est (Indonésie) by Patrice Levang, Nicolas Buyse

“…According to the Indonesian constitution of 1945, customary rights are only recognized if not in contradiction with the superior interests of the Nation. The contradiction is most blatant in matters of forest management. …”
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Emission Characteristics of Volatile Organic Compounds from Typical Coal Utilization Sources: A Case Study in Shanxi of Northern China by Yang Xu, Hualong Yu, Yulong Yan, Lin Peng, Rumei Li, Cheng Wang, Zhiyong Li

“…As a major source of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), coal utilization also led to high national emissions of these pollutants. In this study, we investigated the profiles; benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX) ratios; ozone formation potential (OFP); and secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation potential of VOCs generated by coal-utilizing steel plants, power plants, coking plants, and residential stoves in northern China. …”
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EDUCATIONAL ROBOTS IN TEACHERS’ EDUCATION by Danimir Mandić, Gordana Miščević, Jelica Babić, Sofija Matović

“…The relevance of their development is visible in a series of strategies and initiatives at the global and national level. The application of AI and robotics poses a number of pedagogical challenges to teachers, with the use of robots in education being one of the latest trends. …”
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Implications of Implementing Promulgated and Prospective Emission Regulations on Air Quality and Health in India during 2030 by Sreyashi Debnath, Rama Krishna Karumuri, Gaurav Govardhan, Rajmal Jat, Himadri Saini, Akash Vispute, Santosh H. Kulkarni, Chinmay Jena, Rajesh Kumar, D. M. Chate, Sachin D. Ghude

“…Throughout India, under the S2 and S3 scenarios, 38% and 62% of states would meet the annual National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) of 40 µg m−3, respectively. …”
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Level of cognitive functioning among elderly patients in urban area of Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study. by Joynal Abedin Imran, Pradip Kumar Saha, Marzana Afrooj Ria, Syeda Saika Sarwar, Jannatul Ferdous Konok

“…This cross-sectional study employed systematic random sampling among 150 elderly participants (aged 60-85 years) from the outpatient department of the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation (NITOR) in Dhaka, Bangladesh. …”
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Association between serum vitamin D and severe headache or migraine: A population-based analysis. by Shunfa Hao, Renyi Qian, Yiru Chen, Jingfang Liu, Xiaoyan Xu, Yunxiang Guan

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We selected 9142 participants from the 2001-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). …”
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Which Medievalism? The Case of Ford Madox Brown by Laurent Bury

“…This combination of nationalism and Aestheticism shows how medieval beauty could be an infinite source of inspiration for Victorian artists.…”
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Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Treatment of Post-stroke Depression of Liver-Qi Stagnation Type in 33 Cases by Cheng LI, Xiaoai LI, Hui LIANG, Nianwen YAN, Yanxu WANG

“…The treatment lasted for two weeks. The national institute of health stroke scale (NIHSS), Hamilton depression (HAMD) scale, TCM syndrome score of liver-Qi stagnation and treatment emergent symptom scale (TESS) were used to evaluate the curative effect of two groups.Results:After the treatment, the NIHSS, HAMD and TCM syndrome score were decreased in both groups (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05), and the decreasing amplitude in the treatment group was higher than that in the control group, and there was a significant difference between them (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). …”
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Spelling correction with large language models to reduce measurement error in open-ended survey responses by Maxwell B. Allamong, Jongwoo Jeong, Paul M. Kellstedt

“…We demonstrate the efficacy of this approach with open-ended responses about the Democratic and Republican parties from the 1996–2020 American National Election Studies, where GPT is shown to correct 85%–90% of misspellings identified by human coders in a sample of responses. …”
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Long-term outcomes of corneal transplantation: a review of 8,378 patients by Mohammad Nasser Hashemian, Mohammad Javad Zia, Masoud Khorrami-Nejad, Qaysser Sattar Abed, Hesam Hashemian

“…Analysis revealed no significant association between re-transplantation rates and patient gender or nationality. Older recipient age correlates with higher re-transplantation rates, likely due to reduced regenerative capacity and increased comorbidities in older patients. …”
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THE IMPACT OF TAX INCENTIVES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC by Maria Zenovia GRIGORE, Iuliana UȚĂ

“…Macroeconomic analysis of the construction sector in Romania based on data provided by the National Institute of Statistics shows that these tax incentives have had a positive impact on the activity of construction companies. …”
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