Contaminants in the Urban Environment: Dioxins by Yun-Ya Yang, Gurpal S. Toor

“…Long-term exposure to dioxins can harm immune system, nervous system, endocrine system, and reproductive functions. This 7-page fact sheet discusses the sources, emission trends, and impacts of dioxins as well as the ways to minimize exposure to dioxins. …”
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Contaminants in the Urban Environment: Dioxins by Yun-Ya Yang, Gurpal S. Toor

“…Long-term exposure to dioxins can harm immune system, nervous system, endocrine system, and reproductive functions. This 7-page fact sheet discusses the sources, emission trends, and impacts of dioxins as well as the ways to minimize exposure to dioxins. …”
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Effect of Knowledge Sharing on Success of IT Outsourcing by فرج‌اله رهنورد, جلیل خاوندکار

“…By outsourcing, organizations can focus on core functions, decrease their operational costs and technology risk, and to use external sources to achieve the organizational objectives. …”
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SIU-ICUD: Principles and Outcomes of Focal Therapy in Localized Prostate Cancer by Alessandro Marquis, Jonathan Olivier, Tavya G. R. Benjamin, Eric Barret, Giancarlo Marra, Claire Deleuze, Lucas Bento, Kae J. Tay, Hashim U. Ahmed, Mark Emberton, Arnauld Villers, Thomas J. Polascik, Ardeshir R. Rastinehad

“…Cancer control rates vary by energy modality, tumor characteristics, and institutional experience, demonstrating comparable outcomes to radical treatments in well-selected patients. The safety profile is excellent, with high rates of urinary continence and sexual function preservation. …”
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Metaphorics and intertexts in the key text positions of political media discourse by V. O. Pareshneva

“…Metaphorical models of implementing the manipulative and predictive functions of the title viewed as a strong position of the text are considered as complex formations including intertextuality and precedent elements. …”
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Recreational Thematic Dominants in News TV Discourse by M. A. Gladko

“…The key tasks of the research are to identify the repertoire of thematic dominants of recreation, their functional characteristics, the specifics of participation in the construction of the news text, as well as a description of the recreation scale.Methodology and sources. …”
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Assessment of Serum Vitamin D Levels and Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Vitamin D Deficiency among Emergency Health-care Workers at a Tertiary Care Center in N... by Sakshi Yadav, Prakash Ranjan Mishra, R. Rajalekshmi, Bharath Gopinath, Praveen Aggarwal, Akshaya Ramaswami, Paulina, Mohit Sharma

“…While most participants were aware of the active form of vitamin D, its sources and critical functions, knowledge about non-skeletal manifestations and measurable forms of vitamin D deficiency was limited. …”
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Reactualizing Classical Islamic Power: Reinterpreting Al-Mawardi in Post-Reform Indonesian Democracy by Jafar Ahmad

“…Al-Mawardi, through the institution of ahl al-halli wa al-‘aqdi, provides a theoretical foundation for community representation in the leadership selection process, which functionally resembles elections in a democratic system. …”
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A Review on Flavonoids as a Potential Biomolecule for Inhibiting the Effect of Head and Neck Cancer by Muhammad Moazzam Ashraf

“…Results: Plants have been major sources of flavonoids but fungi, especially endophytic fungi are also valuable sources of natural therapeutic agent flavonoids. …”
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Stimulation of the immune system by liposomes with potassium orotate (review) by V. V. Mosyagin

“…The review article analyzes the existing world experience in obtaining liposomes for targeted delivery of a medicinal substance potassium orotate to tissue macrophages to stimulate the immune system. The selection of literary sources was carried out on the basis of the relevance of the information and the depth of the research. …”
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Bovine PMN responses to extracellular vesicles released by Besnoitia besnoiti tachyzoites and B. besnoiti-infected host cells by Gabriel Espinosa, Constanza Salinas-Varas, Lisbeth Rojas-Barón, Christian Preußer, Elke Pogge von Strandmann, Ulrich Gärtner, Iván Conejeros, Carlos Hermosilla, Anja Taubert

“…Therefore, we tested whether exposure of bovine PMN to EVs from different cellular sources affects classical PMN effector functions and cytokine/chemokine secretion. …”
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NURSING CARE FOR THE COMFORT OF HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS by Pepa Dzhedzheva

“…Material and methods: the present study is based on the search, selection and critical review of scientific articles and other source documents related to the definition of the concept of comfort in healthcare; factors influencing the comfort of hospitalized patients; importance of comfort in the healing process and nursing care for its improvement. …”
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Real-World Efficacy of Explainable Artificial Intelligence using the SAGE Framework and Scenario-Based Design by Eleanor Mill, Wolfgang Garn, Chris Turner

“…The paper then employs a functionally-grounded evaluation method to assess its effectiveness. …”
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Permanent Magnets in Sustainable Energy: Comparative Life Cycle Analysis by Svetlana Orlova, Anton Rassõlkin

“…Various studies have explored different aspects of the LCA of NdFeB magnets, focusing on production methods, recycling processes, and the environmental impacts of different rare-earth sources. A comparative LCA highlights the significant environmental footprint of rare-earth magnets, underscoring the role of functional unit selection: when assessed per unit of energy density, the environmental impact of NdFeB magnets aligns more closely with alternatives. …”
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Neighbor interaction-based personalised transfer for cross-domain recommendation by Kelei Sun, Yingying Wang, Mengqi He, Huaping Zhou, Shunxiang Zhang

“…The second module develops an attention mechanism to guide the knowledge transfer process selectively. Moreover, a meta-network based on users' transferable features is trained to construct personalised mapping functions for each user. …”
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Comprehensive sustainable development of a multifunctional machine: 3D food printer and didactic platform by Arturo Molina, Daniel Cortés, Isaac Chairez, Mariel Alfaro-Ponce, Mario Moisés Alvarez, Grisell Trujillo de Santiago

“…In this manner, the selection and innovation of materials constitutes a primary source of innovation and research in the integral development of a 3D food printer. …”
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Effectiveness of care coordination interventions delivered to stroke survivors in low and middle-income countries: Systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. by Stephanopoulos Kofi Junior Osei, Anthony Danso-Appiah

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Electronic databases, trial registries and non-database sources will be searched for published and unpublished studies. …”
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„Jestem matką smoków”: Edukacyjny potencjał Sagi pieśń lodu i ognia George’a R.R. Martina oraz serialu Gra o tron by Beata Czuba

“…Among the numerous functions of popular culture, the educational function has great potential to be used in various contexts of education and upbringing. …”
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Reprogrammed Cell‐based Therapy for Liver Disease: From Lab to Clinic by Amir Mehdizadeh, Masoud Darabi

“…The generation of human functional hepatocytes in high quantities for liver cell therapy is an important goal for ongoing therapies in regenerative medicine. …”
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Challenges in osteochondral repair—a critical review by Jalaja Aswathy, Josna Joseph, Annie Abraham

“…This critical review addresses the various challenges in OC tissue repair, including (i) anatomical complexities, (ii) biological approaches to restoring the OC interface, and material selection, (iii) cell sources for reconstruction, and (iv) recreating a coordinated microenvironment. …”
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