Exploring sexual and reproductive health needs, barriers, and coping strategies of internally displaced women of reproductive ages in north-central Nigeria: A qualitative analysis. by Kwala Adline Okorafor, Joseph Okeibunor, Funmilola Folasade Oyinlola, Leopold Ouedraogo, Femi Rufus Tinuola

“…<h4>Data and methods</h4>A qualitative study was conducted between January 8th and February 28th, 2024, in 4 internally displaced camps in Abuja and Benue among women of reproductive age. Using a well-structured interview guide for an in-depth interview, 14 respondents were purposively selected for the study. …”
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Azurin a potent anticancer and antimicrobial agent isolated from a novel Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain by Nourhan A. Zaghloul, Mona K. Gouda, Yasser Elbahloul, Nancy M. El Halfawy

“…Moreover, FTIR spectroscopy revealed characteristic amide I and II absorption peaks (1500–1700 cm− 1), revealing the possible secondary structure of azurin. The results of NMR revealed the presence of characteristic amino acids such as methionine and cysteine, which confirmed the EDX results for sulfur-containing amino acids. …”
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Effect of TiO2 Nanoparticles on Physical and Mechanical Properties of Cement at Low Temperatures by Li Wang, Hongliang Zhang, Yang Gao

“….% TiO2 nanoparticles showed the superior performance. Refined pore structure in the MIP tests, more mass loss of CH in TGA, intense peak appearance associated with the hydration products in XRD analysis, and denser microstructure in SEM demonstrated that the specimen with 2 wt.% TiO2 nanoparticles exhibited preferable physical and mechanical properties compared with that without TiO2 nanoparticles under various curing temperatures.…”
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Characteristics of Plasmodium vivax apicomplexan amino acid transporter 8 (PvApiAT8) in the cationic amino acid transport by Wang-Jong Lee, Ernest Mazigo, Jin-Hee Han, Seok Ho Cha

“…Inhibition assays further confirmed its selectivity for cationic amino acids such as L-arginine, L-lysine, L-histidine, and L-ornithine. Sequence and structural analyses revealed a conserved binding pocket for cationic amino acids in Plasmodium species, distinct from that in Toxoplasma gondii NPT1. …”
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Measuring the performance of urban management on the quality of life of informal settlements in Miandoab City by farhad Judi, rahim Sarwar, Sayeda Sediqeh Hasani Mehr

“…The research employed a descriptive-analytical methodology, utilizing field data collected through a structured questionnaire. The validity of the questionnaire was established, and its reliability was determined using Cronbach's alpha, which yielded a value greater than 0.79. …”
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El desbanque del Usted, y el uso del Tú, al rescate de la igualdad comunicativa en un entorno universitario español by María Gemma Sánchez González

“…The research tool was a Likert-scale-based questionnaire and a rubric. Through the structural equation method, 196 responses were collected and another 40 from the additional observation method employed. …”
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Low-Load Blood-flow Restriction Training for Medial Tibial Stress-Syndrome in Athletes: A Case Series by Anders F. Brekke, Johanne Bjørklund, Rosa C. Holse, Christian Larsen, Mikkel H. Hjortshoej

“…Blood-flow restriction training using low loads (LL-BFR) may induce similar physiological and structural adaptations as heavy resistance training but without peak loads. …”
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Exploring Career Barriers Faced by Female Doctors Due to Gender Bias: A Qualitative Analysis by Anam Zahra, Tayyaba Azhar, Hajra Talat

“…Female doctors who had experienced delayed promotions or held leadership positions, and male doctors with experience supervising or working alongside female colleagues, participated in semi-structured interviews. An interview guide, informed by key themes from existing literature on gender studies in the medical field, directed discussions on career advancement barriers, strategies to overcome them, and the roles of male doctors in supporting female colleagues. …”
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Educational Intervention of Intention Change for Consumption of Junk Food among School Adolescents in Birgunj Metropolitan City, Nepal, Based on Theory of Planned Behaviors by Upendra Kumar Singh, Nirmal Gautam, Tulsi Ram Bhandari, Nirmal Sapkota

“…Therefore, this study aims to assess the effectiveness of an educational intervention program (interactive lecture) based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB) for reducing junk food consumption among school adolescents in Birgunj Metropolitan City, Nepal. A structured questionnaire was deployed for collecting the data from four government schools. …”
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Study on the Tribological Behavior of Laser Surface Texturing on Silicon Nitride Ceramic Under Water Lubrication by Hong-Jian Wang, Jing-De Huang, Bo Wang, Yang Zhang, Jin Wang

“…The most severe damage observed on the untextured Si₃N₄ ceramic led to a higher wear rate. The symmetrical structure of hexagonal patterns was more conducive to decreasing the wear rate than triangular patterns. …”
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Interpersonal, not existential, adversities predict postwar deterioration in youth social support by Kelly E. Dixon, Christopher M. Layne, Kimberly S. Ho Misiaszek, Chloe Golden

“…This longitudinal study (N = 1,590 war-exposed Bosnian adolescents) used structural equation modeling to compare and contrast the predictive potency of three hypothesized contributors to adolescents’ postwar perceived social support: (a) prewar disruptions in early attachment relationships, (b) wartime and postwar interpersonal adversities, and (c) wartime and postwar adverse living conditions. …”
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Farmers’ Perceptions of Mexican Bean Weevil, Zabrotes subfasciatus (Boheman), and Pest Management Practices in Southern Ethiopia by Tariku Mesele, Kumela Dibaba, Esayas Mendesil

“…The majority (75%) of the farmers stored common bean in polypropylene bags while less than 10% of the farmers stored beans in ‘Diya’ (a traditional storage structure). Most (60.8%) farmers stored their beans in seed (threshed) form, and the majority (63.5%) of them stored their beans for 3-5 months. …”
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Towards the Universal Health Coverage in Ghana: An exploratory, cross-sectional study on the National Health Insurance Scheme by Richard Boateng, Alfred E Yawson

“…Data analysis was conducted through SPSS 21 and AMOS 21, employing basic analysis such as reliability, principal component and model fit analysis. Additionally, the structural model analysis was conducted to examine the relationship between antecedent and outcomes variables. …”
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Does Pseudomonas aeruginosa Colonization Affect Exercise Capacity in CF? by Asterios Kampouras, Elpis Hatziagorou, Vasiliki Avramidou, Vasiliki Georgopoulou, Fotios Kirvassilis, John Tsanakas

“…Exercise capacity as reflected by peak oxygen uptake is reduced in Pseudomonas colonized patients and reflects lung structural damages as shown on HRCT. Pseudomonas colonization could predict exercise limitation among CF patients.…”
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Integration of Universities and Employers – Potential in Building Social Capital by S. M. Apenko, A. V. Lukash, A. I. Davydov

“…The empirical basis of the work was formed by: 1) data on self-evaluation for 2023 of four leading universities of the Omsk region, differing in the structure of educational programs and industry focus (OmSTU, OmSU, OmGUPS, SibADI); 2) the results of questionnaire survey of the main participants of the educational process: students and employers of these universities; 3) data from the survey of university youth within the framework of the Federal project “Runway 2023” (2,139 students of these universities). …”
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Mechanism of steel slag powder stabilization and improvement of expansive clay by Yinlei SUN, Chuan YU, Lei LIAO, Zhifei LI

“…The main conclusions are as follows: (1) SSP contains abundant active mineral components that can undergo ion exchange and hydration reaction with clay particles, thus changing the microstructure and physicochemical properties of clay. (2) The chemical composition and structural properties of SSP will be affected by the production process and the use of the environment, which in turn affects its chemical activity. …”
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Investigation of Performance and Residual Stress Generation of AlSi10Mg Processed by Selective Laser Melting by Lianfeng Wang, Xiaohui Jiang, Yihong Zhu, Zishan Ding, Xiaogang Zhu, Jing Sun, Biao Yan

“…By working on the mechanical properties, residual stress, and microstructure, the high-temperature gradients can have significant effect on the proper functioning and the structural integrity of built parts. This work presents a comprehensive study on the scanning path type and preheating temperature for AlSi10Mg alloy during SLM. …”
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ANALYSIS OF THERMAL PROPERTIES OF THE LED-LINES BY METHOD OF ELECTRICАL TRANSIENT PROCESSES by S. A. Manеgo, Yu. A. Bumai, I. A. Khorunzhii, Yu. V. Trofimov

“…The study concludes that out of the degree of temperature-distribution heterogeneity along the line impossibility of the line chip structural units thermal characteristics extraction arises based on all LEDs homogenized over the line temperature-time dependences. …”
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Perception of Loneliness in Adolescence: Role of Maladaptive Personality Traits and Trauma-Related Symptomatology by Fiorenza Giordano, Danilo Calaresi, Valeria Saladino, Valeria Verrastro

“…Our study aims to identify the possible role that maladaptive personality traits and post-traumatic stress symptomatology in the form of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Disturbance in Self-Organization (DSO) may play in the perception of loneliness in adolescents: Methods: We identified a mediation model constructed through structural equation modeling (SEM) to test PTSD and DSO post-traumatic stress symptomatology as independent variables and maladaptive personality as a mediator in the relationship between these and perceptions of loneliness in a population of adolescents of both sexes, Italian high school students; Results: Our study identifies the significant role of PTSD and DSO symptomatology in influencing the state of loneliness, both directly and indirectly through maladaptive personality traits, which appear to exert a substantial influence on the perception of loneliness, potentially functioning as mediators in the relationship between the latter and PTSD/DSO symptomatology. …”
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Thrips dynamics in Allium crops: Unraveling the role of reproductive mode and weather variables in Thrips tabaci population development. by Bettina Porta, Ben Vosman, Pablo González Barrios, Richard G F Visser, Guillermo A Galván, Olga E Scholten

“…We investigated the genetic diversity, reproductive mode, and heteroplasmy frequency in T. tabaci populations from different Allium spp fields in six locations in the Netherlands in 2021 and at two locations from the North and South of Uruguay over three years to unravel how the diversity is structured in the populations and if changes can be associated with weather variables. …”
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