Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Quality of Life of Patients with Parkinson’s Disease by Dengjun Guo, Bing Han, Yuqiang Lu, Chenling Lv, Xiaoling Fang, Zhenzhong Zhang, Zhenguo Liu, Xiaoping Wang

“…During the epidemic prevention and control period (February 1 to March 31, 2020), patients enrolled were asked to fill out questionnaires, including the “COVID-19 Questionnaire for PD Patients during the Period of Epidemic Prevention and Control” and “39-item Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39).” …”
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Modern features of organization’s management system in Germany on the example of BASF LLC by V. I. Ivanova, D. D. Mishchenko

“…The purpose of the study is to define the concept of management system, analyze and characterize insider management model and trace its features in the BASF management system. Among the research objectives are the following: to summarize, analyze and form the characteristics of the German management system, consider the BASF management system and trace the features of the German model in it. …”
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Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Screening for Magnesium Deficiency by Paolo Severino, Lucrezia Netti, Marco Valerio Mariani, Annalisa Maraone, Andrea D’Amato, Rossana Scarpati, Fabio Infusino, Mariateresa Pucci, Carlo Lavalle, Viviana Maestrini, Massimo Mancone, Francesco Fedele

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Ecology and digital technologies. Small-scale architecture as a place of connections by Massimo Perriccioli, Roberto Ruggiero, Michael Salka

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Validation of a Life Experience Scale of Older Adults from community clubs by María Elena Flores Villavicencio, Verónica Rodríguez Sánchez, José Raúl Robles Bañuelos

“…To analyze the validity of the questionnaire, an exploratory factor analysis of each item was carried out. Results: with the analysis of the matrix of rotated components, eight questions that were not feasible were eliminated because they had a value less than 0.5, leaving a total of 46 items. …”
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Two Faces of Protein Kinase Cδ: The Contrasting Roles of PKCδ in Cell Survival and Cell Death by Alakananda Basu, Deepanwita Pal

“…The function of PKCδ depends on various factors, including its localization, tyrosine phosphorylation, and the presence of other pro- and antiapoptoic signaling molecules. …”
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Application of Carbon Nanofiber-Modified Concrete in Industrial Building Design by Tianjie Liu

“…When the dosage is 0.3%, the mechanical properties of carbon nanofiber-modified concrete are the best, and its compressive strength, flexural strength, and split tensile strength are increased by 9.2%, 13.2%, and 17.5%, respectively, compared with plain concrete. …”
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Reliable SRAM using NAND‐NOR Gate in beyond‐CMOS QCA technology by Marshal Raj, Lakshminarayanan Gopalakrishnan, Seok‐Bum Ko

“…Abstract The rise in complementary metal‐oxide semiconductor (CMOS) limitations has urged the industry to shift its focus towards beyond‐CMOS technologies to stay in race with Moore’s law. …”
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Geospatial Assessment of Floods in Western Nepal by Sugam Subedi, Gandhiv Kafle, Shankar Tripathi

“…It was found that the flood had created a negligible impact on the forest, high impact on the river itself, and average impact on land. 0.13% of forests, 17.38% of land, and 82.48% of river bodies were affected by the flood of 2013. …”
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Determining the required data elements to develop the information management system for Iranian traditional medicine by Razieh Mirzaeian, Abdolghader Bahraini, Hadi Kazemi-Arpanahi

“…Items with an agreement level of 80% or more were deemed acceptable for inclusion in the final ITM-MDS. …”
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Unveiling the hidden burden: Exploring the psychosocial impact of cutaneous leishmaniasis lesions and scars in southern Ethiopia. by Behailu Merdekios, Misgun Shewangizaw, Abebayehu Sappo, Eshetu Ewunetu, Johan van Griensven, Jean-Pierre van Geertruyden, Melissa Ceuterick, Hilde Bastiaens

“…The analysis combined inductive and deductive approaches through an iterative process, developing a coding framework with seven themes (lesion & CL scar each) and subthemes, resulting in giving important insights in the psychosocial impacts of CL. …”
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Current developments in robotic assistance technology for total knee arthroplasty: a comprehensive overview by Hongli Zhang, Xing-an Jiang, Bing-chen Jin, Hong-hao Zhang, Jun-bo Liang

“…At present, the conservative treatment for knee arthritis is mostly using anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs, but the effect is mostly temporary, and can not prevent its progress and surgery is usually the last treatment method. …”
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Evaluation of the Association Metformin: Plantago ovata Husk in Diabetic Rabbits by Raquel Díez-Láiz, Juan J. García-Vieitez, M. José Diez-Liébana, Matilde Sierra-Vega, Ana M. Sahagún-Prieto, Ángela P. Calle-Pardo, Nélida Fernández-Martínez

“…We evaluated the use of Plantago ovata husk-metformin association in diabetic rabbits by determining its effects on glucose and insulin concentrations. …”
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Surgical Orthodontic Treatment of an Impacted Canine in the Presence of Dens Invaginatus and Follicular Cyst by Marialuce Spallarossa, Carola Canevello, Francesca Silvestrini Biavati, Nicola Laffi

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Reinforced AdaBoost Learning for Object Detection with Local Pattern Representations by Younghyun Lee, David K. Han, Hanseok Ko

“…In implementing Adaboost learning, the proposed algorithm employs an exponential criterion as a cost function and Newton’s method for its optimization. In particular, we introduce an optimal selection of weak classifiers minimizing the cost function and derive the reinforced predictions based on a judicial confidence estimate to determine the classification results. …”
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Determinants of E-Learning Adoption: Evidence from the Telecommunications Industry in Vietnam by BUI Tuyen Quang, NGUYEN Ngoc Minh, NGUYEN Phuong Mai

“…As a response to the global digital transformation trend, e-learning has been chosen as a critical method in corporate training worldwide due to its efficiency and flexibility. However, the adoption of an e-learning system is limited in developing countries, particularly in enterprises. …”
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The ABC of tDCS: Effects of Anodal, Bilateral and Cathodal Montages of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Patients with Stroke—A Pilot Study by A. Fusco, D. De Angelis, G. Morone, L. Maglione, T. Paolucci, M. Bragoni, V. Venturiero

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Variability and interpopulation differentiation of the rare species Gueldenstaedtia monophylla Fisch. (Fabaceae) by I. Yu. Selyutina, E. S. Konichenko, O. V. Dorogina

“…Genetic variability of the rare species Gueldenstaedtia monophylla from 7 natural populations in the central part of its range (Ongudai district, Altai Republic) was studied. …”
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Fuzzy logic based social trust computation scheme in Flying Ad-hoc network by Joydeep Kundu, Sahabul Alam, Arindam Dey

“…The Flying Ad Hoc Networks (FANETs) are becoming more popular in civic security, military, and multipurpose applications. Owing to its wireless nature and infrastructure-less architecture, the network has some additional security concerns that must be resolved before the system performs worse. …”
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Identification and management of a novel Danshen leaf anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum karstii in Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge in China by Haoyue Ma, Haoyue Ma, Liguo Huang, Lulu Guo, Lulu Guo, Shan Chen, Jiale Liu, Changyun Liu, Yanxia Dou, Xianchao Sun, Lin He, Guanhua Ma

“…Regrettably, the emergence of a novel leaf anthracnose in 2020 has significantly impacted its cultivation, leading to decreased yield and compromised quality. …”
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