«Danger: Security»! Securitization Theory and the Paris School of International Security Studies by O. S. Gaidaev

“…The idea that security should not always be regarded as an absolute good in international politics and threats should not always be objectified is firmly rooted in the constructivist approaches to studying international security. …”
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Utilization of periwinkle and palm kernel shells in load-bearing ecofriendly interlocking concrete paver by Oluwarotimi Olofinnade, Paul Awoyera, Kelvin Edemirukewa, Kunle Ogundipe

“…Pavers cured by complete immersion in water recorded good strength and achieved the 30 MPa compared to open air cured pavers. …”
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HIV and AIDS prevention behavior among housewives in South Purwokerto sub-district, Indonesia by Colti Sistiarani, Dian Anandari, Elviera Gamelia

“…Results The results showed that most respondents (51%) perceived themselves as vulnerable to HIV infection, 52% described HIV as an emergency disease, 65% reported that HIV prevention is not helpful, 71% stated that there are no barriers to HIV prevention, 62% had a positive belief on HIV prevention, and 65% of women had a cue to act in preventing HIV transmission. HIV and AIDS good prevention behavior was seen in 56% of respondents. …”
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Triple antiviral therapy in patient with liver cirrhosis: complications and options of pharmacological treatment by M. V. Mayevskaya, I. N. Tikhonov, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Patients with LC who represent heterogenic group require the special approach. AVT with good efficacy and sufficient safety profile in patients with compensated cirrhosis, is as well as for patients in the Waiting list for liver transplantation currently possible. …”
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Transnasal Endoscopic Orbital Decompression Combined with an Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Protocol in Graves Ophthalmopathy by Hui-Qing Xu, Qian Wang, Li-Li Hu, Hong Li, Feng Peng

“…Ophthalmological examination showed that GO patients had good correction of exophthalmos after surgery combined with ERAS. …”
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Prevalence of gastrointestinal nematode parasites of dogs and associated risk factors in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia by Tsedalu Yirsa, Amare Bihone, Getenew Teshager, Yimer Muktar, Abebe Berihun

“…Regarding body condition scores, poor were 6.5 times (COR: 6.55; 95 % CI: 0.06–0.56) and medium was 0.5 times (COR: 1.5; 95 % CI: 0.26–0.9 9) more exposed than their comparable good body conditions. Generally, this finding suggests potential public health hazards associated with low levels of nematode infections in dogs.…”
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Queue Length Estimation Based on Probe Vehicle Data at Signalized Intersections by Huidan Luo, Mingjun Deng, Jia Chen

“…After analyzing the existing similar methods, although the accuracy of the method proposed in this paper does not reach the highest level, it has the advantages of simple operation, less computation, and good real-time computation. Relevant research results can provide support for traffic control at signalized intersections.…”
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Enhancement of Health-related Quality of Life among School-going Adolescent Girls with Improvement in Menstrual Hygiene Knowledge and Practices by Akanksha Goyal, Sunita Agarwal

“…Results: A majority of the study participants (328 [61%]) had poor HRQoL after the pretest, which was improved to 195 (39%) of the study participants with good HRQoL after 3 months of the workshop during the posttest. …”
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THE APPLICATION OF USING GEL PAD AS A MEDIUM FOR ULTRASOUND SHOULDER by Lelly Agustina Sisparwati, Rosy Setiawati, Berliana Devianti Putri

“…This study used materials that are easily found such as gel wax and paraffin for making the gel pad. A good oil and mineral based wax gel are used as a basic ingredient for ultrasound gel making. …”
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Gradual Application of Potassium Fertilizer Elevated the Sugar Conversion Mechanism and Yield of Waxy and Sweet Fresh-Eaten Maize in the Semiarid Cold Region by Li Yang, Yu Xin Chi, Yu Feng Wang, Muhammad Zeeshan, Xun Bo Zhou

“…Fresh-eaten maize (Zea mays L.) is favored by consumers for its unique flavor, good health, and medical effects. Heilongjiang province is a semiarid cold region with the annual output of 3.35 billion ears, and the demand for fresh eaten maize is increasing in the region. …”
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Immunogenicity and safety of a live attenuated varicella vaccine in children aged 1 to 12 years: A double-blind, randomized, parallel-controlled phase III clinical trial in China by Shiyuan Wang, Yang Zhang, Guifan Li, Jinhui Shi, Xianyun Chang, Hao Zhang, Fengcai Zhu, Jingxin Li, Kai Chu, Jinfang Sun

“…The freeze-dried live attenuated VarV developed by Beijing Minhai Biotechnology Co. LTD. demonstrated good immunogenicity and higher safety compared to the active control vaccine in healthy participants aged 1–12 years.…”
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Comparative evaluation of management practices among large-scale broiler farms of Punjab, Pakistan by Muhammad Tahir Amin, Muhammad Usman, Hafiz Muhammad Ishaq, Asad Ali, Muzamal Tariq, Mian Mubashar Saleem, Syed Ghulam Mohayud Din Hashmi, Kinza Saleem, Sohail Ahmad

“…The infrastructure of >60 % of farms was found to be good with best biosecurity practices. The most commonly observed average downtime was 2–3 weeks plus washing with chlorinated water and detergent after dry cleaning at farms. …”
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Investigation of Hydrogeochemical Characteristics and Quality of the Water Resources in Şiran (Gümüşhane) District Center, Turkey by Ümmühan Semiz, Mehmet Ali Gücer, Selçuk Alemdağ

“…Consequently, the hydrogeochemical results showed that the water resources in the study area were in the category of good class waters in terms of drinking water.…”
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Effects of Hsa-miR-4741/LILRB2 on Senescence of Nucleus Pulposus Cells and Their Prognostic Values in Lumbar Disc Herniation by Zhendong He, Nan Zheng, Xiu-Quan Guo, Gang-Gang Wang, Mingjian Lin

“…In addition, the antioxidant NAC reversed the promotion of hsa-miR-4741 on NPC senescence.Conclusion The combination of hsa-miR-4741 and LILRB2 was a good predictor of LDH prognosis. Hsa-miR-4741 promoted oxidative stress-induced NPC senescence by negatively regulating LILRB2.…”
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FEATURES OF FORMING MARKETING OF AN ECO-ORIENTED ENTERPRISE by Nataliia Butko

“…We indicate marketing of an eco-oriented enterprise as product marketing, which includes a system of measures to increase people's interest in eco goods or services, encouraging them to take care of the environment with the consumption of eco-products. …”
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Development of Isocratic RP-HPLC Method for Separation and Quantification of L-Citrulline and L-Arginine in Watermelons by Rasdin Ridwan, Hairil Rashmizal Abdul Razak, Mohd Ilham Adenan, Wan Mazlina Md Saad

“…The method was validated and good linearity of L-citrulline and L-arginine was obtained with R2 = 0.9956, y=0.1664x+2.4142 and R2=0.9912, y=0.4100x+3.4850, respectively. …”
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Inversion of Water Quality Parameters from UAV Hyperspectral Data Based on Intelligent Algorithm Optimized Backpropagation Neural Networks of a Small Rural River by Manqi Wang, Caili Zhou, Jiaqi Shi, Fei Lin, Yucheng Li, Yimin Hu, Xuesheng Zhang

“…Meanwhile, the model also demonstrated good robustness and generalization ability for data from different periods. …”
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A new strategy for pharmacodynamic substance screening and research on gut microbiota pathway mechanisms based on UPLC-Q-orbitrap-MS and 16S rRNA by Zhiying Yu, Tong Li, Jie Yang, Jianghua He, Weijiang Zhang, Siyuan Li, Yunpeng Qi, Yihui Yin, Ling Dong, Wenjuan Xu

“…Efficacy verification showed that the main active components, puerarin, baicalin, and berberine, had good therapeutic effects on UC. The results of 16S rRNA gene sequencing showed that GQD improved UC by regulating the structure and function of the gut microbiota. …”
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The Predictive Value of the Pentraxin 3 Concentration in Cumulus Cell Culture Media for the Embryo Implantation by Tulay Irez, Yavuz Sahin, Eduard Malik, Onur Guralp

“…There was no pregnancy under the cut-off value of 60 ng/mL, whereby seven women had good quality grade 1 oocytes according to the traditional morphological criteria. …”
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Novel Application for Activated Carbon Pharmaceutical Formulation as an Efficient Adsorbent of Iron (III) from Contaminated Canned Food by Zahrah T. Althagafi, Hassan A. Arida, Reham F. Hassan

“…In a novel approach, this study simulates the adsorption behavior of active carbon towards iron (III) in the human stomach when canned food with relatively high iron levels has been digested, since the pH value of the human stomach (~3) comes in good agreement with the adsorption optimized pH range (2-4). …”
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