California’s Senate Bill 596: Spearheading the global transition to sustainable cement by Kenneth C. Johnson

“…California is well-positioned to spearhead the global transition to sustainable cement with its Senate Bill 596 (Becker 2021), which directs the California Air Resource Board (CARB) to “develop a comprehensive strategy for the state’s cement sector to achieve net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases associated with cement used within the state as soon as possible […]” CARB’s SB 596 strategy could serve as a model policy framework for other states’ and nations’ climate policies. …”
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Bacterial Diversity in Native Heart Valves in Infective Endocarditis by Anna Sinitskaya, Alexander Kostyunin, Maxim Asanov, Maria Khutornaya, Anastasia Klyueva, Alyona Poddubnyak, Alexey Tupikin, Marsel Kabilov, Maxim Sinitsky

“…Improving the identification of pathogens that cause IE is important to increase the effectiveness of its therapy and reduce the mortality caused by this pathology. …”
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Visible and invisible cultural patterns influencing women’s use of maternal health services among Igala women in Nigeria: a focused ethnographic study by Uchechi Clara Opara, Peace Njideka Iheanacho, Pammla Petrucka

“…Subthemes generated under the theme of perception were, Belief in witchcraft, Pregnancy announces itself, I cannot tell people I am in labour, and Unspoken acquiescence to the culture. …”
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The Correlation Between External and Internal Factors of the Libyan Crisis by E. N. Koposova

“…The importance of this region is determined by its geopolitical position, concentration of large natural resources, as well as the fact that it represents the greatest threat to the international security - the bases of terrorist organizations, the strengthening role of the group "Islamic State", drug trafficking and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). …”
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Study of Shear Capacity of Jointed Rock Mass with Prestressed Anchor Bolt by Yufei Zhao, Hongtao Zhang, Yong Nie

“…Research on shearing property of jointed rock mass with prestressed anchor bolt and its mechanical property is an aspect for the stability analysis of rock slope and tunnel. …”
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A Brief Review on Engaging and Interactive Learning for Children: Exploring the Potential of Metaverse-Based Oral Health Promotion by Vini Mehta, Ankita Mathur, Himanshu Chaurasia, Vishnu Teju Obulareddy, Cesare D’Amico, Luca Fiorillo

“…This review aims to fill this gap by providing an overview of the current state of metaverse-based oral health promotion for children, discussing its benefits and challenges, and highlighting its potential for improving children’s oral health. …”
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Verbalphrase im deutschen und im polnischen Expertentext (am Beispiel philologischer Aufsätze) by Lesław Cirko

“…Describing the verb and its dependent elements is an important step-leading to better comprehension and more effective syntactic analysis of a sentence. …”
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Corporate social responsibility communication for both business and societal sustainability in ten South African organisations by Louise Bezuidenhout, Elbe Kloppers

“…CSR communication was primarily used to enhance business sustainability by portraying the company as a responsible corporate citizen through corporate communication efforts to enhance its reputation. This is attributed to the fact that the current CSR communication theory is based on corporate communication, which prioritises business objectives. …”
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Hierarchical Energy Management and Energy Saving Potential Analysis for Fuel Cell Hybrid Electric Tractors by Shenghui Lei, Yanying Li, Mengnan Liu, Wenshuo Li, Tenglong Zhao, Shuailong Hou, Liyou Xu

“…The proposed HIO-based EMS utilizes a low-pass filter and fuzzy logic correction in its upper-level strategy to manage high-frequency dynamic power using the supercapacitor. …”
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Overview of retail investment instruments of the Russian economy by M. E. Kosov

“…The analysis of the essence, trends, opportunities, and risks of the retail investment instruments will allow us to assess the effectiveness of the activities of financial regulators in this area and identify promising and appropriate areas for its improvement.…”
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Kořeny teorie spravedlivé války: od Platóna ke Grotiovi by Jiří Hutečka

“…Anyone who considers the problems of war in 21st century must keep this in mind in order to be able to understand the problem of human organized violence in its complexity. The purpose of this article is to bring a short comprehensive (and necessarily selective) survey of the theory’s lineage from its beginnings towards full and systematized form created in Europe in early 17th century. …”
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Climate change reflects on security of the border villages, case study: Salas Babajani border villages by morad Kaviani Rad, meysam toulabi nejad, farid rezaei

“…The results also showed that with climate change, some former farmers have moved to their village boundaries for daily livelihoods due to climate change and food scarcity, which could in the future be the third border region and its villages. Serious challenges lead to insecurity. …”
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Amplifying organizational performance from business intelligence: Business analytics implementation in the retail industry by Emmanuel P. Paulino

“…This study is also unique in defining what key performance metrics are much improved as a result of its implementation. This may serve as a viable reference for other researchers interested in business analytics and other technology about data management applied in business operations.…”
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Exploring the rise and diversity of health and societal issues that use a public health approach: A scoping review and narrative synthesis. by Alison Hurst, Nick Shaw, Daniele Carrieri, Ken Stein, Katrina Wyatt

“…There is an increase in calls across diverse issues for a "public health approach" however, it is not clear whether there is any shared understanding in approach in its conceptualisation or implementation. Our aims were to (1) identify and categorise the issues which discuss a public health approach within published literature since 2010, (2) chart the descriptions and applications of public health approaches across and within four purposively sampled categories of issues, and (3) capture any evaluations conducted. …”
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Viability and Alkaline Phosphatase Activity of Human Dental Pulp Cells after Exposure to Yellowfin Tuna Bone-Derived Hydroxyapatite In Vitro by Tetiana Haniastuti, Heni Susilowati, Margareta Rinastiti

“…The bone of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) contains high calcium and phosphor and can be synthesized into hydroxyapatite (HA). Due to its mineral content and similarity in chemical composition with human hard tissue, HA may have potency as a pulp capping material. …”
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The Impact of Cancel Culture on Politics and International Relations by L. V. Deriglazova, A. M. Pogorelskaya

“…Conclusions about the nature of cancel culture as an instrument of politics helps to understand better its functions in regard to attempts to “cancel” Russia. …”
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Extracellular cold-inducible RNA-binding protein in CNS injury: molecular insights and therapeutic approaches by Dmitriy Lapin, Archna Sharma, Ping Wang

“…We then review what is known about eCIRP in CNS injury, and its known mechanisms in both CNS and non-CNS cells, identifying opportunities for further study. …”
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Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Anti-Inflammatory Actions of 6-(Methylsulfinyl)hexyl Isothiocyanate Derived from Wasabi (Wasabia japonica) by Takuhiro Uto, De-Xing Hou, Osamu Morinaga, Yukihiro Shoyama

“…Structure-activity relationships of 6-MSITC and its analogues containing an isothiocyanate group revealed that methylsulfinyl group and the length of alkyl chain of 6-MSITC might be related to high inhibitory potency. …”
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From InSAR‐Derived Subsidence to Relative Sea‐Level Rise—A Call for Rigor by P. S. J. Minderhoud, M. Shirzaei, P. Teatini

“…This study highlights the need for a robust InSAR‐data processing framework to accurately interpret VLM and its relationship to relative SLR. The processing pipeline should ensure internal consistency of SAR data and rigorously assess output accuracy, considering also post‐processing effects. …”
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Robotic Partial Cystectomy for Urachal Carcinoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Rawad Abou Zahr, Valentin Colinet, Aurore Mattlet, Teddy Jabbour, Romain Diamand

“…Diagnosis is often challenging due to the location of the tumor and its late presentation. We hereby report the case of a 49-year-old female where the diagnosis of urachal carcinoma was made and a robotic partial cystectomy associated with en bloc resection of the umbilicus was performed. …”
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