Consumer Credit as a Provision of General Interest? by Irina Domurath

“…Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has shown once again that it is often the poor who suffer from economic downturn in times of crisis. As was the case in the financial crisis of 2008, we now have an opportunity to rethink the role of consumer credit in society and design and create a legal framework that adequately reflects that role. …”
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When Should Naloxone Be Administered to the Undifferentiated Unresponsive Person?

“…Despite deaths from opioid overdose having increased significantly in recent years, the ARC SAC advise that administering Naloxone, which can reverse the effects of an overdose, should not be prioritized in undifferentiated patients experiencing cardiac arrest over currently accepted resuscitation techniques, as coronary artery disease is nearly ten times more likely than opioid overdose to be the cause.…”
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Premiers jets  by ArianE Sirota

“…Splashes has been rewritten several times. Its first publication was in Cyprine, sexe désir et capitalisme, the Radicale Queer Semaine of Montreal’s fanzine in 2012. …”
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Evaluating chia (Salvia hispanica L.) seed administration for cholesterol reduction in quail (Coturnix coturnix) by Rahimatul Uthia, Ira Oktaviani Rz, Sri Vina Hidayani, Kustiasih Lestari, Fathul Jannah

“…Results indicated that administering S. hispanica L. seeds three times daily significantly reduced cholesterol levels (p < 0.05) compared to other frequencies. …”
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Case Finding and Medical Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes among Different Ethnic Minority Groups: The HELIUS Study by Marieke B. Snijder, Charles Agyemang, Ron J. Peters, Karien Stronks, Joanna K. Ujcic-Voortman, Irene G. M. van Valkengoed

“…Awareness and medical treatment of diabetes were 2 to 5 times higher among ethnic minorities than that among Dutch. …”
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Russia and the West: Contradictory Dialogue by T. V. Zonova, A. Giannotti

“…The aforementioned relationship span centuries of history. At times, these relations were peaceful, while at times, “Russophobia,” on the one hand, and anti-Western feelings, on the other, served as a backdrop to military clashes. …”
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Integrating Human Learning Factors and Bayesian Analysis Into Software Reliability Growth Models for Optimal Release Strategies by Chih-Chiang Fang, Liping Ma, Wenfeng Kuo

“…This study presents a Software Reliability Growth Model (SRGM) that incorporates imperfect debugging and employs Bayesian analysis to optimize the timing of software releases. The primary objective is to reduce software testing costs while enhancing the model&#x2019;s practical applicability. …”
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Impact Energy Consumption of High-Volume Rubber Concrete with Silica Fume by Hai-long Li, Ying Xu, Pei-yuan Chen, Jin-jin Ge, Fan Wu

“…The addition of silica fume increased its impact energy by 3.06 times, but the energy absorption capacity did not change significantly. …”
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Abnormal Blood Glucose as a Prognostic Factor for Adverse Clinical Outcome in Children Admitted to the Paediatric Emergency Unit at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana by Emmanuel Ameyaw, Kwame Amponsah-Achiano, Peter Yamoah, Jean-Pierre Chanoine

“…Subjects with dysglycaemia were 3 times (95% CI: 1.5–6.0) more likely to die and 4.8 times (95% CI: 3.1–7.5) more likely to develop complications (P=0.001). …”
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Addressing ADL ability in people with poststroke cognitive impairments: A Danish survey of clinical practice by E. Ghaziani, S. S. Christensen, C. H. Arens, E. E. Wæhrens

“…Intensity: 30-45 min 3-4 times/week in hospitals; 30-60 min 1-2 times/week in municipalities.Conclusions Therapists report to be guided by theory in their reasoning. …”
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Effect of Extruding Full-Fat Soy Flakes on Trans Fat Content by Hongxia Feng, Xiaonan Sui, Yunhe Chang, Baokun Qi, Yan Zhang, Yang Li, Lianzhou Jiang

“…For example, taking the effect of extrusion temperature into account, we can find that the highest amount of total of trans fatty acid (TTFA) was 1.62 times the amount of that in the control sample, whereas the lowest amount of TTFA was 1.54 times the amount of that in the control sample. …”
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Osmanlı İdaresinde Kıbrıs’ta Serkis Ağa Liderliğindeki Bir Ermeni Tercüman Ailesi ve Faaliyetleri by Ali Efdal ÖZKUL

“…Consequently, since the ancient times Cyprus has been in different ways placed in the routes of the communities being active in the Mediterranean. …”
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Removal of Polyvinyl Alcohol Using Photoelectrochemical Oxidation Processes Based on Hydrogen Peroxide Electrogeneration by Kai-Yu Huang, Chih-Ta Wang, Wei-Lung Chou, Chi-Min Shu

“…The amount of electrogenerated H2O2 produced using the ACF cathode was five times greater than that generated using the graphite cathode and nearly 24 times greater than that from platinum cathode. …”
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Assessment of Patient Satisfaction With MRI Department Services and Staff in Saudi Hospitals by Alghamdi SA

“…However, satisfaction with waiting times was lower, with 66.1% of patients expressing satisfaction. …”
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INCREASING FITNESS WITH ACUPUNCTURE AND HERBS by Ario Imandiri, Diarista Salfa Pratama, Abdul Rahman

“…To improve fitness, acupuncture therapy was performed 12 times in 4 stages of therapy. For herbal therapy infusa leaves Gotu Kola fresh as much as 2.5 grams and 2 grams of Liquorice, taken daily 3 times a day. …”
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Implicit Messages in Pakistani ESL Course Books: A Corpus-Based Study of Gender Representation by Muhammad Tanveer, Urooj Fatima Alvi

“…In addition, the percentage of male address titles is three times higher than that of female and neutral words, depicting that ESL textbook content writers show a male-dominated society. …”
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Microstructure Characterisation and Modelling of Pre-Forging Solution Treatment of 7075 Aluminium Alloy Using Novel Heating Methods by Hao Wu, Zisong Lu, Steven Hill, Richard Turner

“…This study evaluates the effectiveness of these conventional heating methods, commonly adopted in the industry with long durations (typically one hour), in comparison to newer, potentially more efficient approaches such as induction coil heating, infrared module heating, and infrared furnaces that can perform solution heat treatment in significantly shorter times (5 to 20 min). The properties of the edge and centre regions of the solution-treated billets, including the state of precipitates, grain structures, and Vickers hardness, are investigated and compared. …”
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Experimental Study and Numerical Analysis on Impact Resistance of Civil Air Defense Engineering Shear Wall by Chenglong Shi, Jigang Zhang, Junbo Zhang, Feng Shao, Yicong Zhang, Menglin Zhang

“…The effects of impact height, pendulum mass, and impact times on the impact resistance of civil air defense engineering shear walls were analyzed. …”
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Load Transfer Mechanism of Hybrid Pylon Joint with Cells and Bearing Plates by Yongjun Li, Yuqing Liu, Feihua Wang, Fei Yang

“…The vertical force of shear connectors is at a much lower magnitude within 0.6 times the length of the hybrid joint from the bearing plate and will increase gradually within 0.6 to 1.0 times the length of the hybrid joint. …”
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A New Combination Formula for Treatment of Fungal Keratitis: An Experimental Study by Hala Mohamed El-Mofty, Mohamad Amr Salah Eddin Abdelhakim, Mohamed Farid El-Miligi, Mohamed A. El-Nabarawi, Islam Ahmed Hamed Khalil

“…In vivo evaluation was performed on 24 rabbits divided into 2 groups, 12 rabbits each, group A (fast release formula; 6 times daily) and group B (slow release formula; 3 times daily). …”
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