The Utility Incommensurability Thesis: The Analytics of Preferences à la Adam Smith by Elias L. Khalil

“…While Smith’s scholars have started to pay attention to this concept, they do not appreciate its importance in uncovering the nature of the friendship-and-love utility, especially how such utility is incommensurable with substantive utility.…”
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Test-Retest Reliability of the Isometric Soleus Strength Test in Elite Male Academy Footballers by David Rhodes, Josh Jeffery, Daniel Brook-Sutton, Jill Alexander

“…This test may be beneficial for performance practitioners for profiling soleus function of athletes.…”
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Assessing the acute effect of compression socks on improving arterial compliance in young volunteers by Kosuke Morinaga, Masako Nakahara, Kotaro Matsuura, Shigekazu Ishihara, Yasuhiro Idobata, Takafumi Kobata, Toshio Tsuji

“…Mean arterial blood pressures (MAPs) were measured at the upper arms and ankles on both sides. Sensor cuffs were attached over socks to estimate pressures exerted on arterial walls by the socks in the condition of wearing socks. …”
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Ecological System Influences in the Treatment of Pediatric Chronic Pain by Deirdre E Logan, Lisa Engle, Amanda B Feinstein, Christine B Sieberg, Penny Sparling, Lindsey L Cohen, Caitlin Conroy, Dana Driesman, Akihiko Masuda

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ANNALYTICAL BENCHMARKS IN THE WORK “ON A SUN DIAL II” FOR CLARINET B FLAT AND RECITER BY PETRU STOIANOV by Cristian BENCE-MUK

“…We remark a tight connection between music and the poetic text, both from the point of view of artistic atmosphere and from the perspective of the annalogies and symbols it highlights, unveiling, at the same time, the profound meanings of the literary text. …”
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Microbiological Quality Assessment by PCR and Its Antibiotic Susceptibility in Mangrove Crabs (Ucides cordatus) from Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by M. C. N. Carvalho, M. M. Jayme, G. S. Arenazio, F. V. Araújo, S. G. F. Leite, E. M. Del Aguila

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Effects of Construction Sequences and Volume Loss on Perpendicularly Crossing Tunnels by Yanwei Zang, Penglu Gan, Jia-jia Yan, Shiming Liu, Zihai Yan

“…However, the soil-structure interaction problems arising from perpendicularly crossing tunnels attract relatively little research attention in the past. …”
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Therapeutic Potential of <i>Cajanus cajan</i> (L.) <i>Millsp</i>. Leaf Extract in Modulating Gut Microbiota and Immune Response for the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Mingzhang Lin, Linghua Piao, Zhendong Zhao, Li Liao, Dayong Wang, Haiwen Zhang, Xiande Liu

“…</i>, traditionally used in Chinese herbal medicine for gastrointestinal issues such as bleeding and dysentery, has garnered attention for its potential therapeutic benefits. However, its effects on IBD remain largely unexplored. …”
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Application of chemotactic behavior for life detection by Max Riekeles, Vincent Bruder, Vincent Bruder, Nicholas Adams, Berke Santos, Berke Santos, Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Dirk Schulze-Makuch

“…One excellent biosignature for the present detection of microbial life on Earth is motility, leading to its growing interest within the astrobiological community as an observable attribute that, if detected during future in situ space missions, could point towards the existence of life on Mars or other celestial bodies. …”
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Combined Effects of Glenohumeral Mobilization, Stretching, and Thoracic Manipulation on Shoulder Internal Rotation Range of Motion by Brian T Swanson, Marissa Hagenbruch, Bernardine Lapaan, Kirill Skipalskiy

“…Following a seven-day washout period, all participants attended a second session and received a prescriptive supine HVLA manipulation targeting the T3-4 segment, followed by the previously randomized intervention. …”
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Nordic Preschool Teachers’ Views of the Physical and Psychological Literacy Environments Regarding Read-Alouds by Tarja Alatalo, Maria Magnusson, Martina Norling

“…The attitudes towards reading aloud to organise everyday activities scored very low on average, which was a somewhat unexpected finding. …”
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Q-learning Based Meta-Heuristics for Scheduling Bi-Objective Surgery Problems with Setup Time by Ruixue Zhang, Hui Yu, Adam Slowik, Kaizhou Gao

“…Since the increasing demand for surgeries in hospitals, the surgery scheduling problems have attracted extensive attention. This study focuses on solving a surgery scheduling problem with setup time. …”
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Identification of Two Novel Mutations of ABCD1 Gene in Pedigrees with X-Linked Adrenoleukodystrophy and Review of the Literature by Bingzi Dong, Wenshan Lv, Lili Xu, Yuhang Zhao, Xiaofang Sun, Zhongchao Wang, Bingfei Cheng, Zhengju Fu, Yangang Wang

“…X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is an inherited peroxisomal metabolism disorder, resulting from the loss-of-function mutation of ATP-binding cassette protein subfamily D1 (ABCD1) gene. …”
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New Energy Vehicles&#x2019; Technological Innovation Strategy Under Dual Credit Policy: The Role of Blockchain Adoption and Demand Information Sharing by Miaomiao Ma, Yuyu Li, Bo Huang

“…This paper explores the impact of market uncertainty and risk attitudes on technological innovation in new energy vehicles (NEVs) under the dual credit policy, focusing on the roles of manufacturers&#x2019; demand information sharing and blockchain adoption. …”
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Examination of Faecal Caliform Presence in Groundwater in Ghana (A Case Study in Ketu South Municipality) by Seth Y Ahiabor, Austin D Amoako

“…The presence of pathogenic organisms in the water could be attributed to pit latrine in the vicinity that extent their influence on these water qualities, since they are sited close to them. © JASEM…”
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Perlindungan HAM bagi saksi pelaku yang bekerja sama dalam memberi keterangan (justice collaborator) dalam tindak pidana korupsi by Wahdina Aulia, Irwansyah Irwansyah

“…Pelaku disebut (justice collaborato karena motifasi mereka ingin lebih baik dan juga mendapatkan reward ataupun penghargaan seperti pengurangan masa tahanan. …”
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Protective effects and antioxidant mechanisms of lactobacillus combined with carnosine on the stomach and small intestine by Jian Qin, Ziyi Luo, Xu Yang, Yunqing Zhang, Huiying Li, Conghui Wang, Zhiqiang Zou, Yue Ma, Jing Ma, Daoyou Yue, Dipeng Zhao, Sen Qin, Rong Du

“…Although both lactobacillus (LAB) and carnosine (CAR) contribute to combating oxidative stress and attenuating gastrointestinal disorders, little is known about the effects and mechanisms of their combined treatment. …”
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From threat to response: Cybersecurity evolution in Albania by Klorenta PASHAJ, Vilma TOMÇO, Eralda GJIKA

“…One key recommendation is the forecasting of cyber-attacks, which could benefit from the application of time-series and machine learning techniques to enhance predictive capabilities. …”
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Interrelation of Self-Report, Behavioural and Electrophysiological Measures Assessing Pain-Related Information Processing by Oliver Dittmar, Rüdiger Krehl, Stefan Lautenbacher

“…INTRODUCTION: A number of variables reflecting attentional and emotional mechanisms of processing pain-related information have recently attracted interest, ie, fear of pain, pain catastrophizing, hypervigilance and attentional bias to pain. …”
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O desastre e a feitiçaria: refletindo a incidência da devastação capitalista a partir dos Kaiowá e Guarani by Arthur Paiva Octaviano

“…Portanto, viso refletir os efeitos desse capitalismo feiticeiro e, ao mesmo período, de desastre, visualizados pelo ato recursivo supostamente racional da governamentalidade neoliberal (Foucault, 2004) sobre os Kaiowá e Guarani, e suas formas de ação política por reconhecimento (Honneth, 2003).…”
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