Synthesis and Characterization of PEGylated Liposomes and Nanostructured Lipid Carriers with Entrapped Bioactive Triterpenoids: Comparative Fingerprints and Quantification by UHPLC... by Carmen Socaciu, Florinela Fetea, Mihai Adrian Socaciu

“…UV–Vis spectrometry was applied as a preliminary evaluation (1), as well as UHPLC-QTOF-ESI⁺-MS for structure identification (2), ATR-FTIR spectroscopy (for semi-quantitative evaluation) (3), and HPLC-DAD for an accurate quantification of each component, either in the organic solvents or in the nanoformulations (4). …”
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Enhancing engagement in HIV care among adolescents and young adults: A focus on phone-based navigation and relationship building to address barriers in HIV care. by Harriet Fridah Adhiambo, Chanda Mwamba, Jayne Lewis-Kulzer, Sarah Iguna, Gladys Moraa Ontuga, Dorothy Imbuka Mangale, Everlyne Nyandieka, James Nyanga, Isaya Opondo, Joseph Osoro, Lina Montoya, Edwin Nyagesoa, Norton Sang, Eliud Akama, Elizabeth Bukusi, Lisa Abuogi, Elvin Geng, Zachary Arochi Kwena

“…Structural, psychological, and clinical barriers to HIV care engagement among adolescents and young adults living with HIV (AYAH) persist globally despite gains in HIV epidemic control. …”
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Vitamin A Supplementation Coverage and Ocular Signs among Children Aged 6–59 Months in Aleta Chuko Woreda, Sidama Zone, Southern Ethiopia by Temesgen Nigusse, Achamyelesh Gebretsadik

“…Data were collected from mothers with children aged 6–59 months using a structured pretested questionnaire. A total of 665 children aged 6 to 59 months were examined for clinical signs and symptoms of vitamin A deficiency by trained clinical health professionals. …”
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Stan biologiczny populacji ludzkich a przemiany środowiska społeczno-ekonomicznego by Anna Siniarska, Napoleon Wolański

“…From observations of phenotypes it can be concluded that both structural alterations in the DNA and differences in gene expression cause variations, the majority of genes are inactive at various stages of ontogeny, while various portions of the genotype become active at different times in the life of an individual. …”
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Identifying factors that underpin student decisions to pursue the Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Atlantic Canadian Universities: Protocol for a mixed methods study. by Tiffany A Lee, Amit Sundly, Stephen D Coombs, Gerald J Galway

“…Descriptive statistics and frequency counts will be used to describe the data; differences across decision-making domains, by gender and other demographic groupings, will be analyzed using inferential statistics. Semi-structured interviews with a sample of 12 to 15 participants will be conducted to further understand and explain the quantitative results. …”
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Nanomechanical characterization of soft nanomaterial using atomic force microscopy by Chi-Dat Lam, Soyeun Park

“…Chemical force microscopy, single-molecule force spectroscopy, and single-cell force spectroscopy are primary AFM methods that provide a comprehensive view of such properties through retract curve analysis.Furthermore, this paper, structured into key thematic sections, also reviews the exemplary application of AFM across multiple scientific disciplines. …”
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Didactic potential of metaphors used in medical discourse by Katarzyna Karska, Ewelina Prażmo

“…They enrich conceptualisation, structure the semantics of the message and serve a number of pragmatic functions, esp. in doctor to patient communication. …”
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Experimental study on in-situ simulation of rainfall-induced soil erosion in forest lands converted to cash crop areas in Dabie Mountains. by Gao Li, Tao Yang, Rui Chen, Haogang Dong, Feng Wu, Qinghua Zhan, Jinyan Huang, Minxuan Luo, Li Wang

“…Economic development in the Dabie Mountains of China has necessitated the conversion of vast tracts of forest land into economic crops, notably tea gardens and orchards, thereby disrupting soil structure and precipitating large-scale soil erosion. …”
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Pyriproxyfen, villain or good guy? A brief review by Andressa Pereira Cabral, Fabrício Pereira dos Santos Maia, D’Angelo Carlo Magliano, Jones Bernardes Graceli, Paula Soares, Eduardo Andrés Rios Morris, Leandro Miranda-Alves

“…Reductions in insect populations, induced by PPF, can disrupt food availability for higher trophic levels, potentially destabilizing community structure and ecosystem equilibrium. Given mounting evidence of unintended consequences, robust risk assessment and regulatory oversight are imperative. …”
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Juridical facts in housing law by V. A. Kroitor

“…Achieving the research purpose became possible through the usage of a set of general scientific and special methods of scientific cognition, in particular, the dialectical, axiological, structural and logical, formal and legal methods were used. …”
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Optimizing Heat Pump Control in an NZEB via Model Predictive Control and Building Simulation by Christian Baumann, Philipp Wohlgenannt, Wolfgang Streicher, Peter Kepplinger

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Acute hepatitis of non-specified etiology by Ye. V. Tsyganova, O. O. Znoyko, N. D. Yushchuk, K. R. Dudina, M. G. Isagulyants, N. V. Petrakova, T. V. Petrova, M. I. Mikhaylov

“…Investigation of patients with acute hepatitis of non-specified etiology included clinical, epidemiologic, routine laboratory, serological methods; molecular biological method (RNA of hepatitis A, C, Е, G viruses; DNA of hepatitis B virus, TTV, CMV, EBV, HHV of 1, 2, 6 and 8 types, PV B-19, NV-f – qualitative analysis); method of immunofluorescence (assessment of antimitochondrial and antinuclear antibodies); immunologic methods (laboratory diagnostic methods) – independent assessment of specific antibodies for individual HCV antigens spectrum, including structural and unstructural proteins and compound peptides, representing the whole HCV polyprotein (overall 38 antigens: 34 HCV antigens and 4 control antigens) in blood serum by EIA method; investigation of Т-cellular immune response to HCV antigens by blast-cell lymphocytes transformation method under stimulation by HCV antigens with quantitative evaluation of cytokine secretion; instrumental method – ultrasound investigation of abdominal organs.Conclusions. …”
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The state of police staffing in the Ukrainian SSR in the mid-1950s. by V. A. Grechenko

“…A topical and insufficiently studied issue in historical and legal science is the question of structural changes in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and their impact on the state of staffing of the police operating in the Ukrainian SSR in the first period after the change of power in the USSR, in the context of partial liberalization of the Soviet totalitarian regime (1954–1955). …”
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Modeling the significance of unified theory of acceptance and use of technology in predicting the intention and usage of eCNY by Yue Ma, Abdullah Al Mamun, Mohammad Masukujjaman, Roslan Ja’afar

“…The empirical analysis comprised 809 valid online questionnaires, and the examination was conducted through structural equation modeling employing the partial least squares technique, ultimately subjecting the conceptual model to a comprehensive assessment. …”
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Designing and validating an adaptation tool for endometriosis: an exploratory mixed method study protocol by Sanaz Mollazadeh, Nahid Marvi, Talat Khadivzadeh

“…The research will involve women of reproductive age diagnosed with endometriosis. In-depth and semi-structured interviews with open-ended questions will be conducted. …”
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Men’s views on factors contributing to their poor health-seeking behaviour in Limpopo Province, South Africa by Lazarros Chavalala, Tsakani Rachel Lebese, Lufuno Makhado

“…A qualitative descriptive design was used and individual semi-structured interviews were used to collect data in May and June 2024 from 21 men who were purposively selected. …”
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Public hospital-based care for abortive events in Mexico: complication rates and socio-demographic factors, 2018-2022 by Laura E. Jacobson, Biani Saavedra-Avendano, Raffaela Schiavon, Blair G. Darney

“…Methods We used ICD-10 codes from Mexico’s hospital discharge system (2018-2022), Subsistema Automatizado de Egresos Hospitalarios (SAEH), to describe abortive events admitted to hospitals: complications for excessive bleeding, infection, embolism, and unspecified; patient socio-demographic and clinical characteristics; and municipality-level structural vulnerability. We estimate complications by pregnancy duration, describe types of complications, identify characteristics associated with the presence of a complication using multuvariable regression, and calculate complication rates (proportion of abortive event that result in a complication treated in a public sector hospital per 1,000 women of reproductive age) by state in 2022. …”
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Topic Modeling of Nursing Issues in the Media During 4 Emerging Infectious Disease Epidemics in South Korea: Descriptive Analysis by Jungok Kim, Eun Kyoung Yun

“…The selected news articles were preprocessed then analyzed for text and structure using a 3-step keyword analysis method, latent Dirichlet allocation topic modeling, and keyword network analysis. …”
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Taking into account students' psychotypes and using their neuropsychological maps when implementing digital educational technologies within the Metaverse by Galiya Ldokova, Svetlana Frumina, Suad Abdalkareem Alwaely

“…To determine the students' psychotype, the Questionnaire of Character Accentuations, the Methodology for Determining the Dominant Hemisphere of the Brain and the Type of Interhemispheric Asymmetry, the Methodology for Diagnosing the Volitional Potential of an Individual, the Individual-Typological Questionnaire, and the Methodology for Determining the Structure of Temperament were used. The results of the psychodiagnostic testing were compared with the data of electroencephalography (EEG) neuroimaging. …”
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The impact of green human resource management practices on organisational sustainability through green knowledge sharing by Aimun Khawaja, Khalida N. Janjua

“…Data analysis was done using structural equation modelling with the use of Smart Partial Least Squares 4.0 software. …”
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