Psychometric properties of the New Ecological Paradigm Scale (NEP) by Vdović Milica, Hagen Mina, Simonović Anja, Avramović Nađa, Milošević-Đorđević Jasna

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Exergy, Energy, Economic, and Environmental Assessment of Gas Condensate Stabilization Units for the Selection of Optimum Configuration by Van Vang Le, Elizabeth C. Matsui

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QUALITATIVE CHANGES IN JAPAN’S POLICY IN THE FIELD OF MILITARY SECURITY IN 2013 by D. V. Streltsov

“…Constitutional reform is seen in Tokyo as a sort of milestone marking the end of the postwar Japanese history when Japan held the position of the "junior partner" of the United States. However, even within the framework of the Constitution the Abe Cabinet strives to achieve a full legitimization of the self-defense forces’ missions outside Japan, formally to maintain peace and security, but essentially to meet the requirements of the Security Treaty.The author concludes that the future policy of Japan in the field of military security will be to a large extent determined by the situation around the territorial dispute with China. …”
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The Effect Of Mild Exercise Induced Dehydration On Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 3 (SCAT3) Scores: A within-subjects design. by Sean M Collins, Monica R Lininger, Thomas G Bowman

“…# Background Sports-related concussions are prevalent in the United States. Various diagnostic tools are utilized in order to monitor deviations from baseline in memory, reaction time, symptoms, and balance. …”
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Upper Extremity Superficial Vein Thromboses Presenting as Acute Neck Pain in a Young and Healthy Male: A Case Report by Kristen L Zosel, Max K Dummar, Benjamin G Adams, Nancy C Henderson, Richard B Westrick

“…# Background and Purpose Neck pain in the United States is pervasive and contributes to disability. …”
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A linear tessellation model for the identification of "food desert": A case study of Shanghai, China. by Lu Wang, Yakun He, Zhonghai Yu, Hongrui Wang, Wenjuan Ye, Xin Li, Yingping Liu, Junxiao Zhang

“…The "food desert" problem has been treated under a national strategy in the United States and other countries. At present, there is little research on the phenomenon of "food desert" in China. …”
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Alzheimer's disease and gut-brain axis: Drosophila melanogaster as a model by Samuel de Mattos Alves, Paulo Noronha Lisboa-Filho, Carolina Letícia Zilli Vieira, Marina Piacenti-Silva

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Patentometric Analysis of AI Based Structural Health Monitoring by Desai Pradnya, Sandbhor Sayali, Kaushik Amit Kant, Patil Ajit, Dabir Vaishnavi

“…The chosen data is evaluated for patents by nation and year, and the IPC and CPC codes for patents in artificial intelligence for structural health monitoring are also covered. The United States is currently at the forefront of patenting artificial intelligence AI-based structural health monitoring systems. …”
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Clonidine Use for the Treatment of Nightmares in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder by Jill S. Bange, Kelly E. Melvin

“…In order to further characterize clonidine’s role in treating nightmare symptoms in PTSD, we offer this case report describing one United States veteran who presented to an inpatient psychiatric unit after a suicide attempt. …”
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Defining familiarity in nursing homes providing care for residents with dementia: a scoping review by Joanna Sun, Sumiyo Brennan, Therese Doan

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THE PHENOMENON OF TRAMP AND THE AMERICAN SYSTEM OF SEPARATION OF POWERS by N. V. Molchakov, V. Y. Yakunin

“…Trump managed to be elected under the slogan of such a revolution, becoming the first the president in the political history of the United States, which has no firm support among the elites.  …”
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THE ALBANIAN FACTOR OF DESTABILIZATION OF THE WESTERN BALKANS: SCENARIO APPROACH by E. G. Ponomareva

“…Substantiation of the probability of the development and implementation of the scenario is given in four key parameters, including political, economic, military and cultural and religious spheres.Among the main actors of the scenario the author singles out the armed forces of Kosovo, Albanian paramilitary formations on the territory of western Macedonia, transnational corporations, private military companies, as well as the United States, Britain, Turkey and the Arab monarchies who support the project politically and financially.The article concludes that there is a need for an objective political assessment of the situation in the region, an analysis of security threats and risks of another round of destabilization of the Western Balkans. …”
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The paradox of resource-richness: unraveling the effects on financial markets in natural resource abundant economies by Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Kamran Khan, Salman Wahab, Bilal Ahmed, Zhang Jijian

“…This study uses diagnostic tests and method of moments quantile regression to examines this interplay across Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Russia, and the United States. We find that achieving financial inclusion is significantly challenging for countries that heavily rely on natural resources. …”
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Association between dietary intake of live microbes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cross-sectional study of NHANES 2007–2012 by Yifeng Xu, Zhaoqi Yan, Liangji Liu

“…Conclusion Our study suggests a negative association between higher dietary live microbe intake and the risk of COPD among adults in the United States. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT00005154 First Posted date 26/05/2000(retrospectively registered).…”
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ASD: Interaction and socialisation through an adapted social network by Filipe Costa Pereira, Maisa Folgueral, Cibelle Amato, Valéria Farinazzo Martins

“…Estimates indicate that approximately 1% of children worldwide are diagnosed with autism, while in the United States, this ratio is 1 in every 36 children. …”
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From the Guest Editors by Fred Brauer, Carlos Castillo-Chavez, Thomas G. Hallam, Jia Li, Jianhong Wu, Yicang Zhou

“…Zhien's vision and courage became evident when he abandoned a promising career in pure mathematics and enthusiastically embraced a career in the field of mathematical biology soon after his first visit to the United States in 1985. His rapid rise to his current role as an international leader and premier mentor to 11 Ph.D. students has facilitated the placement of Chinese scientists and scholars at the forefront of research in the fields of mathematical, theoretical and computational biology.For the full paper, please click the 'Full Text' button above.…”
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Cutaneous Metastasis in the Setting of Both Colon and Breast Primary Malignancies by Mary Junak, Hunter Jecius, Jennifer Erdrich

“…Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most diagnosed cancer in the United States, and many patients unfortunately have metastases at the time of their diagnosis. …”
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Inference of Wildfire Causes From Their Physical, Biological, Social and Management Attributes by Yavar Pourmohamad, John T. Abatzoglou, Erica Fleishman, Karen C. Short, Jacquelyn Shuman, Amir AghaKouchak, Matthew Williamson, Seyd Teymoor Seydi, Mojtaba Sadegh

“…We developed a machine learning model of wildfire ignition cause across the western United States on the basis of physical, biological, social, and management attributes associated with wildfires. …”
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Climate change and agricultural productivity: Economic implications for food security by Riza Murabildayeva, Laila Bimendiyeva, Saltanat Kondybayeva, Zhanna Yermekova

“…In particular, a correlation analysis was conducted between selected indicators for three countries: Kazakhstan, the United States of America, and Germany, as a representative of European Union countries. …”
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The Evolution of the NATO-Russia Relations by V. I. Batyuk

“…At the same time, for a variety of reasons, in the post-bipolar world the military-political dependence of the Western European subregion on Washington did not decrease, as many hoped, but, on the contrary, has increased, thus excluding for Moscow the very possibility to play on the contradictions between the United States and its European allies. Accession to the Alliance of the Eastern and Southern European ‘recruits’ (many of which shared strong anti-Russian sentiments) further limited the Russia’s possibilities for such maneuvering. …”
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