Designing and evaluating a patient decision aid for patients with locally advanced or locally recurrent rectal cancer: a national multicentre mixed methods study protocol by Martyn Evans, Hayley Anne Hutchings, Dean Anthony Harris, Deena Harji, Anwen Williams

“…Patients with potentially curable disease have to consider many trade-offs when considering major exenterative surgery. …”
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Legal aspects of protecting the Ukrainian population against emergencies under martial law by O. A. Lukianykhina, S. A. Petrovska

“…It is important to understand these consequences, in particular within the context of building a fair and proper legal status at the legislative level for those categories of workers involved in overcoming the consequences of such emergencies, not only employees of the SES and the police, but also of critical infrastructure, transport, healthcare, and trade. The introduction of martial law on the territory of Ukraine affects the civil defence system in terms of the legal framework and the process of organising disaster protection, which is manifested in the following 1) in addition to the Civil Protection Code of Ukraine No. 5403-VI of 2 October 2012 and departmental by-laws in the field of civil protection of the population from emergencies, an extra legal basis appears in the form of the Decree of the President of Ukraine on the introduction of martial law, the provisions of which may define additional tasks in the field of civil defence; ensure the implementation of functions on protection of the population from emergencies; 2) the structure of public administration is changed, which provides for the establishment of military administrations, which, in cooperation with the military command, ensure coordination of public authorities, in particular those responsible for the protection of the population from emergencies; 3) during the legal regime of martial law, it is allowed to involve citizens of Ukraine in socially useful works carried out to eliminate man-made, natural and military emergencies that occurred during martial law and their consequences It is noted that the procedure for engaging representatives of the categories specified in the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine “On Approval of the Procedure for Engaging Able-bodied Persons in Socially Useful Work under Martial Law” needs to be clarified at the level of individual by-laws and regulations at the level of peculiarities of their collection, notification, management of their activities, disciplinary liability and the system of payment of remuneration in cash or in kind, non-material incentives, their institutionalisation and methodological basis for organising and conducting such work.…”
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LA RUTA DEL CACIQUE LLAMPILANGUEN (1804): LA RECONSTRUCCIÓN GEOGRÁFICA DE UN CAMINO. HISTÓRICO by Walter Daniel Melo, Juan Francisco Jiménez, Sebastián Leandro Alioto

“…It emerged from an investigation on the relationship between native societies and cattle introduced by Europeans in the Pampas, and with the trade networks and moving of people and animals which took place during the period of Indian autonomy. …”
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Calculation and structural analysis of total factor energy efficiency in high carbon sectors by Bo-Wen An, Pei-Yuan Xu, Dong Pan, Xiao-Tian Li, Dong Wang

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Efficient refrigerant strategies for large-scale geothermal heat pumps: Triple analysis of energy, exergy, and cost by Mahsa Shahpar, Ahmad Hajinezhad, Reza Fattahi, Seyed Farhan Moosavian

“…This study thus highlights the critical trade-offs between system performance, environmental impact, and economic feasibility, providing invaluable insights into the optimization of geothermal heat pump systems for sustainable and cost-efficient building climate control.…”
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Biodiversity conservation and threat reduction in Kibale and Queen Elizabeth conservation areas, Uganda by Joseph Katswera, Norah M. Mutekanga, Charles K.Twesigye

“…The conservation areas are threatened by habitat transition/changes, wild fires, human-wildlife conflicts, armed poaching and illegal wildlife trade/trafficking in game meat and game products, increasing human population pressure, and boundary encroachment. …”
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Brexit and the Future of the Special Relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom by A. A. Aleshin, S. V. Kislitsyn

“…The authors also examine a wide range of agreements which laid a formal basis for the special relationship in such spheres as military and technical cooperation as a whole and nuclear cooperation in particular, intelligence, trade, taxation, scientific and industrial cooperation. …”
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The impact of individual and organizational factors on employee innovative work behavior: Empirical evidence from private companies in Vietnam by Tran Hai Yen, Chu Tien Minh, Nguyen Ngoc Diep, Khuc Dai Long

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Measuring the condition of Tehran Metropolitan based on Ubiquitous city indicators by Haniyeh Asadzadeh, Afshar Hatami, Farzaneh Sasanpour

“…The most significant shortage (More than 50 %) in Tehran metropolitan are in U-Health and care U-Governance, U-culture, and sports, U-education, U-housing, U-transportation, infrastructure, citizens, trade and finance aspects. In turn, U-facilities, U-environment, U-energy network, and U-water network are the only aspects that the distribution of indicators (More than 50 %) are appropriate. …”
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Navigating the Challenges of Sustainability in the Food Processing Chain: Insights into Energy Interventions to Reduce Footprint by Orlando Corigliano, Pietropaolo Morrone, Angelo Algieri

“…The study delineates the high energy demands and ecological burdens of food production, trade, and consumption through a comprehensive bibliographic analysis of high-impact research papers, authoritative reports, and databases. …”
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Peculiarities of the examination of citrus fruits (mandarins) during the forensic examination by M. V. Harbuz, L. Yu. Ulybina

“…In today’s environment, the issue of ensuring the identification and safety of imported products is of particular relevance, which is aimed at the successful functioning of the state in the global economy and the reduction of technical barriers to trade. The article discusses the peculiarities of conducting an examination of citrus fruits, in particular, tangerines, with a view to their further classification in the Ukrainian Classifier of Goods for Foreign Economic Activity. …”
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A study on the impact of accounting information security controls on the effectiveness of internal controls in Vietnamese enterprises by Vuong Thi Thanh Nhan, Nguyen Ngoc Khanh Dung, Tran Phuoc

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Crimean-Ottoman Factor in the Socio-Cultural System of Russia in Early Modern Times by T. V. Chernikova

“…This would free part of the population of the non-chernozem center for trade and industrial activities. But the transfer of the agrarian center to the south was restrained by the constant military danger from the Wild Field, which was part of the Horde, and then the Crimean Khanate, backed until the end of the 18 century by the Ottoman Empire, perceiving the Black Sea with its “inland lake”. …”
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Book history's recent methodological trend: national and intemational outlines by Jyrki Hakapää

“…A new methodological turn towards transnationalism and diversity might seem less relevant when looking for examples from the Baltic Sea region, where languages, cultural and trade networks, social systems, and even states have continuously changed. …”
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Evaluating the risk of bacterial infections associated with the most handled Iraqi notes in Kalar by Hassan Mohammad Tawfeeq, Mohammed Hassan Fatah, Ahmed Mohammed Tofiq

“…The goals of the current research focused on the exploration of the scope of microbial pollution of the widely traded paper currency notes of the Iraqi currencies (250, 1000 and 5000 Iraqi Dinars) in Kalar city. 300 banknotes (100 samples for each of the denominations under investigation) in circulation were gathered from different categories of Kalar population and one fresh sample for each of the three currencies (control negative). …”
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Des semis et des clones by Malou Delplancke, Yildiz Aumeeruddy-Thomas

“…Almond fruit, quite commonly used as currency, is a bankable standing crop; in this respect, there is a distinction between hard shell almonds (l’luz beldi), which are stored throughout the year, and soft shell almonds (l’luz snan or l’luz romi), which cannot be preserved as long. Almonds are traded for services, tendered like money at the souk, as and when needed by households, or will even be donated. …”
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Editions of Lithuanian books in 1795-1864 by Aušra Navickienė

“…Editions of fiction fluctuated from 500 to 5,000 copies, and those printings intended to inform about the trade of books were made up of only a few hundred copies. …”
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The Role of Chinese Small and Medium TNCs in the Modernization of the National Economy by D. B. Kalashnikov

“…In developing countries SMFAs are represented by trade and manufacturing outlets within the “Belt and Road Initiative” They come after the infrastructural projects of large business, grouped in clusters, have strong coordination with other Chinese TNCs, and create Chinese GVCs. …”
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Dynamic Reliability Management for FPGA-Based Systems by Jahanzeb Anwer, Sebastian Meisner, Marco Platzner

“…Therefore, DRM allows for maintaining a suitable trade-off between computation reliability and performance overhead during run-time of an application.…”
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Numerical Investigation and Design of Reinforced Concrete Shear Wall Equipped with Tuned Liquid Multiple Columns Dampers by Zhe Wang, Liang Cao, Filippo Ubertini, Simon Laflamme

“…The objective of this study is to assess energy mitigation and strength trade-offs in designing TLWDs and demonstrating the promise of TLWD systems in tall buildings through vertically distributed applications. …”
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