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“…A realização desta edição coincide com este momento em que a consolidação da profissão vem se estabelecendo através do processo de certificação. Ao mesmo tempo é nosso compromisso regularizar esta publicação, mantendo a qualidade de sua editoria e de seus conteúdos, contando, para esse fim, com a colaboração da comunidade científica.…”
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Adsorption of Anionic Surfactants onto Alumina: Characteristics, Mechanisms, and Application for Heavy Metal Removal by Thi Minh Thu Nguyen, Thi Phuong Thao Do, Thi Sim Hoang, Ngoc Viet Nguyen, Huy Dong Pham, Trung Dung Nguyen, Thi Ngoc Mai Pham, Thanh Son Le, Tien Duc Pham

“…Adsorption of both SDS and STS onto large Al2O3 beads increased with an increase of ionic strength, demonstrating that the adsorption is controlled by electrostatic attraction between anionic sulfate groups and positively charged Al2O3 surface, as well as hydrophobic interactions between long alkyl chains of surfactant molecules. …”
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Prospects for digitalization of sustainable development projects in the Russian Federation by I. V. Pashkovskaya, B. B. Rubtsov, N. A. Amosova, O. S. Rudakova

“…The purpose of the study is to formulate recommendations for the progress of the sustainable development system in Russia, as well as to propose a mechanism for the tokenization of sustainable development bonds to attract and place funds from small investors in order to solve social and environmental problems of the Russian economy.…”
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N.P. VAN WYK LOUW AS SATIRIKUS by HP van Coller

“…The definition of satire proposed in this article is that satire is an implied or explicit attack on a satirical object, but also with the suggestion at least of an explicit satirical norm. …”
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Effects of Pickleball Intervention on the Self-Esteem and Symptoms of Patients with Schizophrenia by Tsai-Chieh Chien, Chao-Chien Chen

“…However, the Dink test scores in the experimental group showed significant improvements in physical activity capabilities and attention over time, with average hit counts increasing from 5.3 ± 1.5 to 10.7 ± 2.3 (<i>p</i> < 0.01). …”
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Community engagement initiatives in primary health care to achieve universal health coverage: A realist synthesis of scoping review. by Daniel Erku, Resham Khatri, Aklilu Endalamaw, Eskinder Wolka, Frehiwot Nigatu, Anteneh Zewdie, Yibeltal Assefa

“…The Donabedian's model for quality of healthcare was used to categorise attributes of CE into "structure", "process" and "outcome".…”
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La crisis del modelo de Estado en España y la reforma federal by Jorge Cagiao y Conde

“…Secondly, he comments on the problems generated by the passive attitude of Spanish governments to adapt the constitutional system to its conflictual context (multinational in public law and multi-level into the UE system), and he also explains why the federal logic is probably the answer to the internal and external factors of State crisis. …”
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Club Characteristic and the Proximity Effect of Travel Links between Cities in China by Mingxing Chen, Xinyue Luo, Maogui Hu, Xiaoping Zhang

“…Fourthly, the external connection mode of high-level cities is to establish close contact with high-level cities adjacent to the level, with strong attraction to low-level cities adjacent to the location at the same time. …”
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Serum chemokine IL-8 acts as a biomarker for identifying COVID-19-associated persistent severe acute kidney injury by Zhi He, Jing-jing Liu, Shao-lei Ma

“…Objectives Persistent severe acute kidney injury (PS-AKI) is associated with poor clinical outcomes. Our study attempted to evaluate the diagnostic value of chemokines for early-stage PS-AKI prediction.Methods According to the KDIGO criteria, 115 COVID-19 patients diagnosed with stage 2/3 AKI were recruited from the intensive care unit between December 2022 and February 2023. …”
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Process Assessment of Fencer's Parents within the scope of the Covid-19 Normalization Steps by Yusuf Barsbuğa

“…It was determined as a result of the study that the Covid-19 pandemic that poses impacts on the entire world affects the attitudes of parents of athletes to participate in organizations. …”
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Secure Pesticide Storage: Security Against Terrorist Threats by Frederick M. Fishel

“… Many farmers and managers of pesticide storage facilities had concerns about biosecurity and agroterrorism even before the Oklahoma City bombing and the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on our nation. Businesses that manufacture, reformulate, sell, distribute, transport, store, or apply pesticides have long known the mitigation steps for safety of their workers, customers and communities. …”
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Optimized Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System Using Metaheuristic Algorithms: Application of Shield Tunnelling Ground Surface Settlement Prediction by Xinni Liu, Sadaam Hadee Hussein, Kamarul Hawari Ghazali, Tran Minh Tung, Zaher Mundher Yaseen

“…In quantitative terms, PPN-ANFIS-PSO model attained the least root mean square error value (RMSE) of 7.98 and a correlation coefficient value (CC) of 0.83. …”
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SOCIETY OF KNOWLEDGES AS SPACE OF DEVELOPMENT OF INTELLECT OF PERSONALITY by G. Moskalyk

“…The author of the article pays attention to the integrity and consistency – logical properties of the educational process. …”
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Improving access to pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with COPD treated for substance misuse in the London Borough of Islington by Duncan Stewart, Jane Simpson, Divya Narasimhan

“…Sustained engagement with patients was challenging, with significant attrition observed from referral to programme completion. …”
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Biomechanics of Disc Degeneration by V. Palepu, M. Kodigudla, V. K. Goel

“…Disc degeneration and associated disorders are among the most debated topics in the orthopedic literature over the past few decades. These may be attributed to interrelated mechanical, biochemical, and environmental factors. …”
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PRESENT-DAY MISSION PARTNERSHIPS by C van Engen

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Microwave spectroscopy assisted by electromagnetically induced transparency near natural Förster resonance on Rubidium by Naomy Duarte Gomes, Daniel Varela Magalhães, J.D. Massayuki Kondo, Luis Gustavo Marcassa

“…Our data are more consistent with measurements made within ultra-cold atomic systems (Li et al., 2003; Han et al., 2006).…”
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Bubaludicus: games and playfulness for the buffalo promotion by Ricardo Alexandre Silva Pessoa

“…Creating an effective learning environment is not easy. Innovative methods attract more interest from people due to their needs. …”
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Thapsigargin Induces Apoptosis by Impairing Cytoskeleton Dynamics in Human Lung Adenocarcinoma Cells by Fei Wang, Da-zhong Liu, Hao Xu, Yi Li, Wei Wang, Bai-lu Liu, Lin-you Zhang

“…The phosphorylation forms of Cofilin-1 and paxillin are attenuated by 1 μM thapsigargin treatment for 24 h. …”
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Expression Analysis of Heavy-Chain-Only Antibodies in Cloudy Catshark and Japanese Bullhead Shark by Reo Uemura, Susumu Tanimura, Nao Yamaguchi, Ryuichi Kuroiwa, Gabriel Takashi Andrés Tsutsumi, Toshiaki Fujikawa, Kiyoshi Soyano, Kohsuke Takeda, Yoshimasa Tanaka

“…The variable region of IgNAR can be expressed as a monomer composed of a single domain, which has antigen specificity and is thus gaining attention as a next-generation antibody drug modality. …”
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