Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim. Polysaccharide attenuates diabetes through the synergistic impact of lipid metabolism and modulating gut microbiota by Qiaoying Song, Kunpeng Zhang, Shuyan Li, Shaoting Weng

“…The results showed that high-fat diet significantly increased the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), viscera index, oxidative stress, impaired glucose tolerance, decreased body weight, immune response and short-chain fatty acid (SCFAs) content, and disrupted the balance of intestinal flora structure. However, after 6 weeks of TMSP1 intervention decreased lipid accumulation, ameliorated gut microbiota dysbiosis by increasing SCFAs-producing bacteria and mitigated intestinal inflammation and oxidative stress. …”
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Exploring the Psychological Side of Fentanyl: A Scoping Review to Disclose the Psychosocial Dimensions of Illicitly Manufactured Fentanyl Users by Pasquale Caponnetto, Sergio Triscari, Graziella Chiara Prezzavento, Giorgia Farrugio, Chiara Farrauto, Simona Lanzafame, Giulia Schilirò, Eleonora Uccelli, Noemi Maria Vitale, Abdulnaser Fakhrou, Karim Nagi, Carmen Concerto

“…Few studies have delved into the psychological aspects of illicit fentanyl use, and there is currently no comprehensive review providing a structured psycho-social profile of the population groups most vulnerable to its effects. …”
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) In Africa: Challenges and Prospects by Kennedy Mahlatsi

“… The implication of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable development is that Africa’s structural transformation must be anchored by the principles of sustainable development. …”
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Analyzing the Effect of Perceived Organizational Support on Organizational Citizenship Behavior with the Mediating Role of Organizational Indifference by Vahid Bekhradi Nasab, Milad Ahmadi

“…For analyzing the data to test research hypotheses, we used inferential statistics and test structural equations in SPSS 22 and Smart Pls 2.0 software.Findings: The findings indicate that perceived organizational support is influential and effective on organizational citizenship behaviour and its dimensions. …”
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The value of a collaborative community of practice to disseminate an inclusive pedagogy in a UK university by Alison Cornforth

“…A small-scale case study approach was taken using mixed methods of semi-structured interviews and pre and post launch website data analytics to triangulate and analyse data. …”
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Development of Youth Communities in the University Ecosystem: Resources, Projects, and Risks by A. V. Kiryakova, N. A. Kargapoltseva, I. D. Belonovskaya, S. A. Duzhnikov

“…The subject of study is the structure, axiological, organizational and procedural foundations of the university ecosystem. …”
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Fundamental charges for dual-unitary circuits by Tom Holden-Dye, Lluis Masanes, Arijeet Pal

“…This provides partial progress towards a characterisation of the microscopic structure of complex many-body solitons (in dual-unitary circuits on qubits), whilst also establishing a link between fermionic models and dual-unitary circuits, advancing our understanding of what kinds of physics can be explored in this framework.…”
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Wearable CNT/PAni/fabric piezoresistive sensor for continuous blood pressure monitoring by Milad Barati, Alireza Nikfarjam

“…One of the coated layers has a mesh structure, which increases the sensitivity of the sensor and lowers its detection limit. …”
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Recursive seed amplification detects distinct α-synuclein strains in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with Parkinson’s disease by Stefan Bräuer, Iñaki Schniewind, Elisabeth Dinter, Björn H. Falkenburger

“…We hypothesized that structurally distinct aSyn aggregates, or strains, may underlie the clinical heterogeneity of PD. …”
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Exploring the relationship between corporate governance and firm value: evidence from LQ45 companies (2010-2014) by David David, Setyani Dwi Lestari, Adi Saputro

“…These findings indicate the importance of focusing on corporate governance and financial structure as a whole, even though these variables do not have a direct partial impact. …”
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Internal company interaction on example of management accounting system in innovative project by E. V. Orlov, O. A. Smolyakov, E. O. Egorova

“…In the context of the implementation of numerous innovative projects around the world, one of the urgent tasks of the modern theory of management accounting is the harmonisation of business processes within systems of various specialization (management, accounting, design and production) that form the organisational structure of the company and are at its various levels. …”
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Modified Stochastic Petri Net-Based Modeling and Optimization of Emergency Rescue Processes during Coal Mine Accidents by Xiao Li, Yongkui Shi, Zaiyong Wang, Wenquan Zhang

“…This paper introduces the stochastic Petri net (SPN) and Markov chain (MC) models based on the system structure flow to analyze the ER processes of coal mine accidents. …”
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Identity and Socio-Political Self-Determination of the Ewe People in Ghana and Togo by Nikolay A. Medushevskii

“…In the context of the study, the author states that the problem of the Ewe ethnic identity formation has historical roots, since the Ewe, despite having a common language and cultural tradition, have always been disunited and are still characterized by a clan-tribal structure of self-government, which exists in parallel with the state vertical of power. …”
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CRANIOFACIAL DEFORMITIES TREATED BY AUTOLOGOUS FAT TRANSPLANTATION TECHNIQUE: CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY by Cristian Drochioi, Agop-Forna Doriana, Otilia Boişteanu, Alexandra Manolache, Victor Vlad Costan

“…The study group included 36 subjects from OMF Surgery Clinic (Iasi), over the period 2009-2016, with defects of diverse etiology located in the cranial-maxillo-facial territory: traumatic, congenital or postoperative, treated by lipo-structure technique with autologous fat grafting. Results. the distribution of etiology in the study group was categorized in two groups: tumoral formation (83,3%) and post-traumatic sequelae (6 cases, 16,7%). …”
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German Policy Towards Muslim Communities by L. R. Sadykova

“…Globalization of migratory streams, penetration of foreign culture groups into structure of accepting society and prevalence of multicultural, multiethnic societies are important characteristics of a modern era. …”
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Effectiveness of innovative circular technologies for sustainable rural freshwater supply in Tanzania by Christopher S. Awinia

“…Data were collected from 131 households through a quantitative semi-structured survey; these data were complemented by qualitative data involving 116 focus group discussions. …”
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A Review on Synthesis and Characterization of Ag2O Nanoparticles for Photocatalytic Applications by Workneh M. Shume, H. C. Ananda Murthy, Enyew Amare Zereffa

“…To confirm the optimum production of Ag2O NPs, effect of pH, extract concentration, metal ion concentration, and contact time were optimized. The structure, morphology, crystallinity, size, purity, elemental composition, and optical properties of obtained Ag2O NPs were characterized by different techniques, such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscope (HRTEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and UV-visible spectrophotometer accordingly as revealed by our literature review. …”
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Use of knowingly false information by criminal proceedings participants by M. L. Hribov, V. V. Shendryk

“…To achieve this purpose, general scientific and special methods of cognition have been used, in particular methods of system analysis, system structural, logical and legal. The practice of using knowingly false information by representatives of the defense and witnesses to obstruct the tasks of criminal proceedings has been analyzed. …”
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A novel MADM model integrating hybrid information for evaluating the development prospects of urban new energy vehicles. by Yanlong Dong, Donghui Wang, Fanlong Zeng, Yongzheng Zhang

“…These objective weights are then integrated with the Vlsekriterijumska Optimizacija I Kompromisno Resenje (VIKOR) method, facilitating a structured group decision-making approach that synthesizes hybrid evaluation information. …”
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Emerging Technologies to Promote Fans Interaction in Football Events: A Systematic Review by Francisco Martins, Cíntia França, Pedro Paixão, Diogo V. Martinho, Pedro Campos, Bruna Gouveia, Helder Lopes, Andreas Ihle, Eduardo Marques, Élvio Rúbio Gouveia

“…Overall, the investigations that structure this review seem to be in the early stages of their development, with eight of them making tests with the target audience and the other three still in protocol development processes. …”
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