Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Lung Cancer Mortality Attributed to Air Pollution in Türkiye in 2019 by Didem Han Yekdeş, Ali Cem Yekdeş, Ülfiye Çelikkalp, Pelin Sarı Serin, Miraç Çağlayan, Galip Ekuklu

“…As a conclusion, the PM2.5 average values for 2019 in Türkiye are over the limits for both the national legislation and the World Health Organization (WHO). …”
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Manajemen kepala Madrasah Ibtidaiyah dalam menumbuhkan pendidikan karakter religius pada era digital by Murni Yanto

“…The character of State Islamic Elementary School students has values that come from Pancasila, religion, culture, and national education goals, namely honest, tolerance, religious, discipline, cooperation, creative, democracy, independence, national spirit, curiosity, love for the country, friendly, communicative, respect for achievement, love peace, care for the environment, love to read, care about socially, and have responsibility. …”
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Health promotion and tobacco control: a transatlantic perspective between Brazil and Portugal by Francisco Lucas de Lima Fontes, Ermelinda do Carmo Valente Caldeira

“…It offers a theoretical framework that guides governments to create evidence-based strategies that are sensitive to cultural and social particularities. In Brazil, the National Health Promotion Policy (Política Nacional de Promoção da Saúde, PNPS) translates these principles into concrete actions, whereas in Portugal, the National Program for the Prevention and Control of Smoking reflects a progressive normative approach, especially in relation to tobacco consumption and electronic devices. …”
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Awareness of Contraindications Among Cancer Patients in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Mansour Almuqbil, Rama Abdulhamid Mohammed Alobaid, Amouna Abdulrahim Mazal Alhamad, Noor Hussam Eddin, Nora Al Yahya, Walaa F. Alsanie, Abdulhakeem S. Alamri, Majid Alhomrani, Amal F. Alshammary, Rafiulla Gilkaramenthi, Syed Mohammed Basheeruddin Asdaq

“…Multinomial regression analysis was employed to identify the predictors of awareness of contraindicated medications, foods, and other environmental factors. Results Nationality, co-morbidities, and cancer duration were significant predictors of awareness regarding contraindicated drugs. …”
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Long-Term Results After Laparoscopic Lavage for Perforated Diverticulitis Purulent Peritonitis in Sweden: A Population-Based Observational Study by Andreas Samuelsson, MD, David Bock, PhD, Mattias Prytz, MD, PhD, Carolina Ehrencrona, BSc, Anette Wedin, RN, Eva Angenete, MD, PhD, Eva Haglind, MD, PhD

“…Methods:. LapLav is a national cohort study with nearly complete coverage of all patients operated in Sweden between 2016 and 2018. …”
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Association between exposure to 35 environmental pollutants and mortality from cerebrovascular diseases: A long-term prospective study by Lingjun Yan, Bingqin Xie, Zilin Liu, Yu Huang, Chenyu Ding, Wenhua Fang, Fuxin Lin, Yuanxiang Lin, Dezhi Kang, Fa Chen

“…Data on 35 types of environmental pollutant exposure were extracted from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). …”
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Rebuilding Participatory Institutions in Brazil: The <i>PPA Participativo</i> Between Corporate Demands and Climate and Animal Rights by Priscila Delgado de Carvalho, Priscila Zanandrez, Diego Matheus de Menezes

“…It also discusses the prominence of climate-related proposals, suggesting that the <i>PPA Participativo</i> serves as a relevant indicator of national concerns regarding climate-based issues. Building on previous experiences, the <i>PPA Participativo</i> is a strategy consisting of three layers: an online platform for digital participation, state-level meetings with civil society activists, and a high-level forum composed of members from national councils. …”
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Les langues de la diffusion scientifique : une question pour les géographes et les géographies by Nathalie Lemarchand, Antoine Le Blanc

“…In July 2014, the CNFG (French National Committee for Geographers) organized a two-day forum to discuss the relationship between languages, social contexts of scientific production, and the overtly admitted language of scientific exchange, that is, English. …”
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THE CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT AS A CULTURAL TRAUMA OF UKRAINE by Ya.O. Yakovlieva

“…The aim is to bring the concept of perception of the Chernobyl accident and the "exclusion zone" as "cultural trauma" and "places of memory" in the background of Ukrainian national history. It was achieved by applying the methods of analysis and synthesis of the ideas of the "new history" and principles of "implantation" Chernobyl discourse in the process of inculturation of modern Ukrainian culture. …”
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Peculiarities of the Formation of Educational Trajectories of Russian Students: Assessment and Opportunities by I. A. Aleshkovski, A. T. Gasparishvili, O. V. Krukhmaleva, N. P. Narbut, N. Ye. Savina

“…New geopolitical challenges that necessitate the formation of a nationally oriented education system require a multidimensional analysis, socio-cultural understanding and the search for new formats for the organization of higher education in Russia. …”
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Modernization of the mechanism of the financial services market cybersecurity legal support by O. V. Brusakova, O. P. Getmanets

“…That is why the issue of cybersecurity in this market is now gaining national importance and is becoming critical to national security. …”
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Associations of composite dietary antioxidant index with cardiovascular disease mortality among patients with type 2 diabetes by Chan Yang, Qiangfei Yang, Xi Peng, Xinqiong Li, Guocheng Rao

“…This prospective cohort study included 7551 patients with T2D who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 1999 through 2018. …”
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Impact of the Westerly Jet on Rainfall/Runoff in the Source Region of the Yangtze River during the Flood Season by Xin Lai, Yuanfa Gong, Sixian Cen, Hui Tian, Heng Zhang

“…Based on runoff data collected at the Zhimenda station, reanalysis data from the National Centers of Environmental Prediction/National Centers of Atmospheric Research (NCEP/NCAR), and observation data from ground stations in China, this study analyzes the characteristics of changes in runoff in the source region of the Yangtze River (SRYR) during the flood season (from July to September), the relationship between runoff and antecedent rainfall, and the impact of the westerly jet (WJ) on rainfall in the coastal zone of the SRYR. …”
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Strategy of Balancing in Turkish Foreign Policy by D. B. Grafov

“…On the one hand, this can be seen as the ambitions of «neo-Ottomanism», on the other hand, there is a new attempt to solve five foreign policy problems: the «Kurdish issue», the «Aegean dispute», the return of territories mentioned in the “National Oath” (Misak-i Milli), breakthrough from disillusionment with integration with the EU and overcoming inequality in allied relations with the United States to satisfy antiAmerican nationalism.The article examines Turkey's foreign policy since Erdogan gained full control of power and intervened in the civil war in Syria in 2014-2015. …”
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Prevalence and Distribution of Nonsyndromic Dental Anomalies in Children in Eastern Saudi Arabia: A Radiographic Study by Eman A. Bakhurji, Fatima Aldossary, Jood Aljarbo, Fatimah AlMuhammadi, Maysaa Alghamdi, Muhammad Ashraf Nazir

“…Descriptive statistics, chi-square test, and Fisher exact tests were used to report prevalence and differences by gender, nationality, and medical history at the 5% significance level. …”
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Requirements and special considerations for drug trials with children across six jurisdictions: 2. Ethics review in the regulatory approval process by Breanne Stewart, Pirkko Lepola, Gunter F. Egger, Fahimeda Ali, Albert J. Allen, Albert J. Allen, Alysha K. Croker, Andrew J. Davidson, Pamela Dicks, Saul N. Faust, Saul N. Faust, Dionna Green, Collin Hovinga, Collin Hovinga, Agnes V. Klein, Robyn Langham, Hidefumi Nakamura, Laura Pioppo, Shiva Ramroop, Michiyo Sakiyama, Isabel Sanchez Vigil de la Villa, Junko Sato, Donna L. Snyder, Mark A. Turner, Mark A. Turner, Sarah Zaidi, Kanecia Zimmerman, Kanecia Zimmerman, Thierry Lacaze-Masmonteil

“…While there is a growing trend for centralized ethics review, it is not universally permitted due to institutional, state/provincial, or national policies. Even where central review is allowed, local review may still be required for vulnerable populations like children. …”
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Implementing the Uganda lower secondary competence-based curriculum: the equity question by Mercy Chemutai Barasa, Proscovia Namubiru Ssentamu, John Koskey Chang’ach, Susan Jepkoech Kurgat

“…This could work against national socio-economic ambitions and also lead to non-achievement of the UN SDG4 of quality, equitable, inclusive education for all. …”
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Utilization of an Intraoperative Grading Scale in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Nepalese Perspective by Suman Baral, Raj Kumar Chhetri, Neeraj Thapa

“…PGS can be applied in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the rural setting of a developing nation. With its application, postoperative course could be predicted and adequate counselling can be done about the possibilities of the outcome.…”
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Association of the abdominal aortic calcification with all-cause and cardiovascular disease-specific mortality: Prospective cohort study. by Chang Sheng, Zhou Cai, Pu Yang

“…This study aims to prospectively investigate the association between AAC and all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD)-specific mortality rates in a nationally representative sample of adults in the United States, using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).…”
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Автентична народна архітектура в природному ландшафті Національного музею народної архітектури та побуту України... by Тамара Русінова, Людмила Назаренко

“…Preservation of historical and cultural national traditions, which should not fade into oblivion from the memory of our descendants, is considered by the authors of this article as one of the main tasks of today. …”
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