Stigma of People Affected by Leprosy and its determinants: a cross-sectional study in Sri Lanka by Udhishtran Arudchelvam, Thayaparan Pulendran, Maheshi Sirimanne, Sandali Pabasara, Indira Kahawita, Nadeeka Chandraratne

“…Abstract Background Leprosy, being a neglected tropical disease, remains a significant public health concern in several parts of the world, especially Sri Lanka, where it has long been associated with stigma. …”
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Structural features of correlations in lines with the naturally colored fiber in the trait-specific collection by L. P. Podolnaya, R. K. Tuz, M. Sh. Asfandiiarova, T. P. Rybakova, N. A. Khodjaeva

“…Production of fabrics from such fiber has some disadvantages, therefore an increasing number of genotypes of cotton with the naturally colored fiber is being created around the world in the last decades. An investigation of correlations between different traits makes it possible to reveal the degree of influence of fiber color on structural and agronomic characters, and determine the possibility of creating varieties with naturally colored fiber for profitable cultivation in the north of the Astrakhan Province.Material and methods. …”
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Sybil-Resistant Self-Sovereign Identity Utilizing Attested Execution Secure Processors and Zero-Knowledge Membership Proofs by Koichi Moriyama, Akira Otsuka

“…SSI brings various benefits to natural persons, such as owning controls; conversely, digital identity systems in the real world require Sybil-resistance to comply with anti-money laundering (AML) and other needs. …”
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Renal impairment as a risk factor for chemotherapy induced neutropenia in the treatment of trifluridine/thymidine phosphorylase inhibitor plus bevacizumab by Masatsune Shibutani, Hideki Tanda, Hiroaki Kasashima, Tatsunari Fukuoka, Shinichiro Kashiwagi, Kiyoshi Maeda

“…This study aimed to investigate the relationship between renal impairment and the incidence of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia during FTD/TPI + Bmab therapy using real-world data. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 69 patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) who were treated with FTD/TPI + Bmab for more than 28 days. …”
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Embryo Density and Its Neutrality in Day-3 Embryo Development: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Cheng Shi, Tie Cheng Sun, Shi Hui Meng, Ping Wang, Rong Liang, Sheng Nan Duan, Hong Jing Han, Ya Nan Liu, Huan Shen, Xi Chen

“…We aimed to evaluate the association between embryo density and day-3 embryo-developmental outcomes in real world with the largest sample size. Methods. In 2018, we identified 10941 day-3 embryos from all female patients (n = 1568) in the study. …”
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Transdisciplinary role of physical and mathematical disciplines in modern natural science and engineering education by V. A. Testov, E. A. Perminov

“…In the methodology of these approaches, an important role was played by the methods of students’ holistic scientific worldviews formation, including ideas about the modern picture of the world of mathematics and physics. The authors applied the methods to develop student systems thinking (with its important quality of nonlinearity), which underlies the solution of multifactorial interdisciplinary tasks of their professional activity.Results. …”
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Map Floodwater Radar Imagery using Machine Learning Algorithms by Thanh-Nghi Doan, Duc-Ngoc Le-Thi

“… Flooding is a widespread and costly natural disaster around the world. Accurately assessing the extent of flooding in near real-time is crucial for governments and humanitarian organizations. …”
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It takes a ‘spark’. Exploring parent perception of long-term sports participation after a practitioner-led, peer-group sports intervention for ambulant, school-aged children with c... by Georgina Clutterbuck, Mikaila Gent, Daniel Thomson

“…Interventions provided by health professionals in real-world sports contexts (i.e., in groups at sports facilities) have been shown to be effective in the short-term, however, long-term effects have not been investigated. …”
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A Descriptive Analysis of the Fastest Race Courses for Triathletes by Mabliny Thuany, David Valero, Elias Villiger, Marilia Andrade, Katja Weiss, Pantelis T. Nikolaidis, Rodrigo Luiz Vancini, Thomas Roseman, Beat Knechtle

“…For the top 100 athletes sub-sample, the Ironman® 70.3 European Championship Elsinore and Ironman® 70.3 World Championship were the fastest courses. Conclusion: These results are useful for athletes’ strategic planning and inform event organisers about the strengths of different courses, aiding in the optimisation and promotion of future Ironman® 70.3 races worldwide. …”
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Perceived stress and coping strategies used by undergraduate dental students: An observational study. by Saira Atif, Nilofar Mustafa, Sarah Ghafoor

“…Studies around the world have reported that dental students experience higher stress compared to medical students. …”
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Utilizing Indonesian Empty Palm Fruit Bunches: Biochar Synthesis via Temperatures Dependent Pyrolysis by Fairuz Gianirfan Nugroho, Abu Saad Ansari, Nurul Taufiqu Rochman, Shubhangi Satish Khadtare, Vijaya Gopalan Sree, Nabeen K. Shrestha, Afina Faza Hafiyyan, Hyunsik Im, Abu Talha Aqueel Ahmed

“…Biochar from biomass pyrolysis, with its high porosity and surface area, is especially useful as catalyst support, enhancing catalytic activity and reducing electron recombination in photocatalysis. Indonesia, the world’s top palm oil producer, generated around 12 million tons of empty fruit bunches (EFBs) in 2023, making EFBs a promising biochar source. …”
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Explainable AI-Enhanced Human Activity Recognition for Human–Robot Collaboration in Agriculture by Lefteris Benos, Dimitrios Tsaopoulos, Aristotelis C. Tagarakis, Dimitrios Kateris, Patrizia Busato, Dionysis Bochtis

“…The findings indicate that future research should focus on enlarging the dataset, investigating the use of additional sensors and sensor placements, and performing real-world trials to enhance the model’s generalizability and adaptability for practical agricultural applications.…”
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Safety of combined drug use in patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases: an analysis based on the spontaneous reporting database of adverse drug reactions in Hubei... by Jia Wang, Yuhang Zhao, Zherui Chen, Rui Huang

“…This study aimed to evaluate the safety of combination drugs for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases using real-world data.MethodsWe analyzed adverse drug reaction data received by the Hubei Adverse Drug Reaction Center from the first quarter of 2014 to the fourth quarter of 2022. …”
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Emergency Medicine as a Medical Speciality in Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects by Wahab Yinusa

“…The result of the latter is a casualty department with an overwhelming burden of patients and a high mortality rate. The World Health Assembly (WHA) resolution 60.22 of 2007 mandated every member state government to establish and monitor integrated EM care systems; it is therefore expected that the emergency medical services (EMS) in the country would wear a new look. …”
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A novel approach to analyzing the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 based on visualization and clustering of large genetic data compactly represented in operative memory by A. Yu. Palyanov, N. V. Palyanova

“…SARS-CoV-2 is a virus for which an outstanding number of genome variants were collected, sequenced and stored from sources all around the world. Raw data in FASTA format include 16.8 million genomes, each ≈29,900 nt (nu­cleotides), with a total size of ≈500 ∙ 109 nt, or 465 Gb. …”
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GLOBAL SCIENCE GOVERNANCE: CASE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS by M. V. Kharkevich, M. Yu. Tumanova, D. S. Korobov, S. N. Nedelko

“…In addition, the increase in transaction costs is also influenced by the increasing interdependence between scientists around the world. Science is, in principle, collective creativity, but today it is truly global, and global collective work is more difficult to organize and provide than local or regional. …”
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Efficacy and safety of avacopan in antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody-associated vasculitis: a retrospective cohort study in Japan by Genri Tagami, Makoto Yamaguchi, Hirokazu Sugiyama, Hiroshi Kinashi, Kentaro Imai, Keisuke Kamiya, Takayuki Katsuno, Takahiro Imaizumi, Shogo Banno, Yasuhiko Ito, Takuji Ishimoto

“…However, limited real-world data exist on the outcomes and experiences associated with avacopan use for AAV in Japan. …”
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The status of women in the Ancient East: peculiarities of marriage and family relations in Mesopotamia by I. A. Lohvynenko, Ye. S. Lohvynenko

“…The rite of “sacred marriage” was one of the significant religious rituals, which encouraged the reproduction of similar sacred acts in worldly life, and became the ideological basis of the activity of the priests of Mezhyrechya. …”
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THE DESIRE FOR RECOGNITION IN THE CONTEXT OF FRANCIS FUKUYAMA’S UNIVERSAL HISTORY by T. V. Danylova

“…This article attempts to test Fukuyama’s theory through the lens of philosophical anthropology and analyze human desire for recognition in the context of Fukuyama’s World History. Methodology. The analysis is focused on human desire for recognition as a significant dimension of human nature. …”
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The quality of education of the Russian political elite by N. N. Meshcheryakova, O. V. Kryshtanovskaya

“…This is explained by a number of reasons: the elite is increasingly choosing legal, economic, managerial, diplomatic and military education, which Russian variants are not in demand in the world. The difference in educational trajectories between elite and elitist education also means that the fact of having higher education is important for joining the  elite,  but  not  its  quality.  …”
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