A cross-sectional study exploring the positive aspects of caregiving in opioid dependence and its relation with quality of life, social support, and caregivers’ burden by Priyanka Saha, Sayan Saha, Gauri Shanker Kaloiya, Siddharth Sarkar

“…Results: Of the 199 caregivers recruited, a majority of the caregivers were middle-aged women. About two-thirds of the patients were currently using opioids (n = 135, 67.8%), while the remaining were abstinent. …”
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Transporte aéreo em Santa Catarina: aviação regional e dinâmicas territoriais by Lucas Azeredo Rodrigues, Márcio Rogério Silveira

“…En résumé, il s'agit de démontrer que la concentration des services aériens sur le territoire analysé reflète le processus de formation socio-spatiale, la division territoriale du travail et les stratégies adoptées par les agents impliqués.This research seeks to make a discussion about air passenger transportation in the state of Santa Catarina. …”
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EEC and Yugoslav cooperation in the frames of modern international relations in Europe by E. G. Entina

“…As for the policy of so-called containment of the external actors one could see that besides Moscow, we can speak about similar attitude of the EU towards China. It makes it possible to consider the EU policy towards the countries of the former Yugoslavia in the paradigm of neoclassical realism, rather than in the paradigm of traditional liberal European integration approaches which allows us to unite neorealists elements with the specifics of internal processes, including the modernization of institutes, relations between society and state, types of political leadership.…”
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Machine learning algorithms in air quality modeling by A. Masih

“…The work aims at highlighting the underlying principles of machine learning techniques and about their role in enhancing the prediction performance. …”
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Physical activity and erectile dysfunction: a systematic review by Camila Araujo, Melissa Souza, Aline Fernandes, Andreia Pelegrini, Alexandro Andrade, Adriana Guimarães

“…In this sense, the main objective of this study was to analyze the scientific literature, published in the last ten years (2004-2014), about the relationship between physical activity, ED and the associated factors among men older than 17 years in cross-sectional studies, randomized clinical trials and cohort studies. …”
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Driving political issues with political brand storytelling on social media: an online brand persona perspective by Helena van Wyk, Charmaine Du Plessis

“…In this regard, an online political brand persona may be critical in not only eliciting an emotional reaction from political consumers, but also establishing a long-term connection with them based on how credible the political brand is in terms of what they care about and their ability to solve issues. …”
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Russian national model of public policy: structure and special features by D. Yu. Znamenskiy

“…The analysis of the peculiarities of citizens’ perception of the main political institutions made it possible to draw a conclusion about their direct connection with the specifics of the domestic system of political representation.The main theoretical result of the research is to substantiate the author’s approach to public policy research. …”
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Consumer Protection of Girls from Cybercrime in a Gender Perspective by Susilowati Suparto, Deviana Yuanitasari, Sonny Dewi Judiasih, Yamudin Salaeh

“…This is due to several factors, such as higher emotional vulnerability, still strong gender stereotypes, as well as a lack of education and awareness about cybersecurity among girls. Therefore, special protection that takes into account a gender perspective is essential to reduce the risk and impact of cybercrime against girls. …”
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Fabricating PCPDTBT/PC61BM organic solar cells using the PVD method by Or Gindi, Zeev Fradkin, Anat Itzhak, Sofiya Kolusheva, Peter Beker

“…The final device features a working solar cell device made of the materials discussed above with Cell size of 0.0026mm2, cell efficiency of about 0.18% and thickness of 309 nm–400nm. These results showcasing the possibility of building and fabricating organic cells with the PVD method.…”
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Thailand's animals in peril: a systematic review of microplastic contamination and its ecological consequences by Weerachon Sawangproh, Paiphan Paejaroen

“…The ingestion of MPs poses direct physical threats to wildlife and serves as a vector for harmful chemicals, raising concerns about bioaccumulation and biomagnification within food webs, ultimately impacting human health through seafood consumption. …”
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Melatonin and Angelman Syndrome: Implications and Mathematical Model of Diurnal Secretion by Justyna Paprocka, Marek Kijonka, Piotr Wojcieszek, Marcin Pęcka, Ewa Emich-Widera, Maria Sokół

“…The characteristics describing the diurnal hormone secretion such as minimum melatonin concentration, release amplitude, phase shift of melatonin release, and sleep duration as well as the dim light melatonin onset (DLMO) of melatonin secretion and the γ shape parameter allow analyzing the fit and deducing about how much the measured melatonin profile differs from a physiological bell-shaped secretion. …”
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Relationship between oxidative stress biomarkers and micronuclei scoring as a biomarker for DNA damage in Egyptian nicotine-dependent smokers: A cross-sectional study by Asmaa Mahmoud Mohammed, Dalia Farouk, Adel F. Hashish

“…Background/aim About one-fifth of cancer deaths are caused by tobacco smoking. …”
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Common Fisheries Policy of the EU through the Lens of Multi-Level Governance Framework by V. O. Kolomin

“…For example, the author highlights a clear desire of the supranational bodies to acquire additional competences and to bring about redistribution of power in their favor through mobilizing the support of sub-national actors and think-tanks and at the expense of national actors. …”
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Effect of Surface Hardening on Dynamic Frictional Rolling Contact Behavior and Degradation of Corrugated Rail by Yuan Gao, Jingmang Xu, Ping Wang, Yibin Liu

“…The hardening can remarkably reduce the rail wear along the corrugation wave, and the wear depth of material with hardening technology is about 36% of that of nonhardening material. Laminar plasma surface hardening technology can therefore restrain the development of rail corrugation.…”
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Fabrication of Core-Shell PLGA-Chitosan Microparticles Using Electrospinning: Effects of Polymer Concentration by Nguyen Thi Hiep, Nguyen Dai Hai, Vo Van Toi

“…However, the advantage of this system is that we can fabricate either micro/nanofibers or micro/nanoparticles. To learn about the effect of liquid concentration, the electrospinning parameters (voltage, needle sizes, distance from needle to collector, and ejection speed) were fixed while the concentration of PLGA or chitosan was varied. …”
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A Possible Relationship between Peri-Implantitis, Titanium Hypersensitivity, and External Tooth Resorption: Metal-Free Alternative to Titanium Implants by Andrea Enrico Borgonovo, Rachele Censi, Virna Vavassori, Mauro Savio, Dino Re

“…Six months later, the patient complained about high mucosa sensitivity and implant exposure. …”
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Effect of Expanded Graphite on Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Polyamide 6/Glass Fibre Composites by Dajana Japić, Simon Kulovec, Mitjan Kalin, Janez Slapnik, Blaž Nardin, Miroslav Huskić

“…EG acted as a nucleating agent but hindered the crystallization rate at higher concentrations, which was more pronounced when EG5 was added. …”
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In Situ Swelling Behavior of Chitosan-Polygalacturonic Acid/Hydroxyapatite Nanocomposites in Cell Culture Media by Rohit Khanna, Kalpana S. Katti, Dinesh R. Katti

“…In situ AFM experiments on media-soaked samples indicate that soaking results in a change in topography and swelling proceeds differently at the initial soaking periods of about 8 days than for longer soaking. In situ modulus mapping experiments are done on soaked samples by probing ∼1–3 nm of surface indicating elastic moduli of ∼4 GPa resulting from proteins adsorbed on Chi-PgA-HAP nanocomposites. …”
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Percepção de agricultores familiares impactados pela mineração em tempos de Covid-19 sobre suas condições de saúde e segurança alimentar e nutricional by Aniele Magata Pinheiro, Marisa Alice Singulano, Marília Alfenas de Oliveira Sírio, Silvia Eloiza Priori, Maria Cristina Passos

“…The research aimed to understand the perceptions of family farmers with children and pregnant women in Mariana and Ouro Preto, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, impacted by mining and the COVID-19 pandemic, about their health status and food security. The study combined qualitative and quantitative methods. …”
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Clinical Validation of an Office-Based 14C-UBT (Heliprobe) for H. pylori Diagnosis in Iranian Dyspeptic Patients by Fariborz Mansour-Ghanaei, Omid Sanaei, Farahnaz Joukar

“…We encountered repeatedly, in our clinical practice, discordant results between UBT and histopathology about H. pylori infection. Goal. To study the diagnostic accuracy of Heliprobe 14C-urea breath test (14C-UBT) for detection of H. pylori infection in an Iranian population. …”
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