The Millenium of Lithuania: Two Eliminated Alternatives by Alfredas Bumblauskas

“…The conclusion can be drawn that both events are treated as optics of the great national narrative that formed during the epoch of the national rebirth, which, on the basis of the "falling asleep" metaphor, refused the late history of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and in part regarded the integration of Vilnius into Lithuanian culture (Tumas Vaižgantas' conception of "natural Lithuanianism") with skepticism. …”
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Translation and Validation for the Portuguese Population of the Bedside Handover Attitudes and Behaviors Questionnaire by Cruchinho P, López-Franco MD, Teixeira G, Lucas P, Gaspar F

“…The questionnaire was cross-culturally adapted through translation, translation synthesis, and back-translation procedures, an expert committee harmonization, and two pre-tests.Results: We obtained one factorial solution through exploratory factor analysis that explained 53.5% of the total variance, with 18 items distributed by four components: Direct Engagement, Personal Interaction, Information Sharing, and Individualized Approach. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the four-factor factorial structure of the questionnaire X2/df = 1.440; CFI = 0.0953; GFI = 0.926; RMSEA = 0.043; P[rmsea] < 0.001; MECVI = 1.175). …”
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Stability of agronomic traits in interspecific hybrid potato clones in the Central Region of European Russia by M. S. Khlopyuk, N. A. Chalaya, E. V. Rogozina

“…Data on plant responses to environmental conditions allows breeders to conduct informed selection of plant forms for crossing. The objective of this work was to characterize interspecific potato hybrids in terms of their productivity, yield plasticity and stability in the Central Region of European Russia.Materials and methods. …”
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Tendencias actuales de la investigación en dislexia y necesidad de formación docente by Maria Nela Barba Tellez, Noemí Suárez Monzón, Licet Jomarrón Moreira, Carmen Del Rosario Navas Bonilla

“…La selección incluyó artículos de revistas científicas, informes de investigación y libros, aunque se citaron en el texto 31 fuentes. …”
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On notch and crack size effects in fatigue, Paris� law and implications for Whler curves by Michele Ciavarella, A. Papangelo

“…As often done in design practice, the W�hler curve of a specimen, in the absence of more direct information, can be crudely retrieved by interpolating with a power-law curve between static strength at a given conventional low number of cycles N0 (of the order of 10-103), and the fatigue limit at a infinite life, also conventional, typically N8=2?…”
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The Russian necropolis in Japan: problems and prospects for studying by E. I. Krasilnikova, S. S. Paichadze

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Evidence assessing the diagnostic performance of medical smartphone apps: a systematic review and exploratory meta-analysis by Livia Faes, Lucas M Bachmann, Martin K Schmid, Michael A Thiel, Rahel Buechi, Nicolas S Bodmer, Oliver Job, Kenny R Lienhard

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Transition to the sustainable supply chains: (on the example of PJSC Uralkali) by Strimovskaya Anna, Ryumkina Kseniya, Presnyakova Olga

“…Digitalization of logistics activity provides additional economic and environmental opportunities for modern enterprises: optimization of vehicle downtime during loading and unloading operations, reduction of CO2 emissions from irrationally formed routes, release of personnel from routine tasks in favor of strategic planning and control. …”
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Mathematical modeling of plasma thruster device thermal processes by V. V. Shalay, V. I. Gorbunkov, I. V. Kolganov

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Neoadjuvant programmed death ligand-1 with chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone for limited-stage small-cell lung cancer: a retrospective study by Zhi Yang, Yan-qing Wang, Xiujun Chang

“…Patient demographics, radiological and pathological evaluations of tumor response, surgical information, toxicity profiles, tumor marker and follow-up results of both groups were evaluated.Results17 patients were included in this retrospective study, of which, 11 patients received ICI and chemotherapy-containing regimens and 6 patients received neoadjuvant chemotherapy only. …”
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Development and validation of the health education demand scale for HPV infected patients based on KANO model. by Yuying Zhang, Li Luo, Shuaihui Du, Die Hou, Yaling Zhang, Limin He, Lihua Zhou

“…In stage 2, Exploratory factor analysis formed a scale of 28 items in 5 factors: disease information demand, social support, emotional demand, family support and health education style demand. …”
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Civil defendant representation in criminal proceedings by M. М. Kolomoitsev

“…Given these areas of activity of the civil defendant's representative, the author concludes that in general, this participant in criminal proceedings performs the following functions: informational, supportive and protective. Prospects for further research are to develop proposals for improving current legislation in terms of balancing the procedural statuses of a civil plaintiff and a civil defendant in criminal proceedings.…”
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Different pixel sizes of topographic data for prediction of soil salinity. by Shima Esmailpour, Ebrahim Mahmoudabadi, Mohammad Ghasemzadeh Ganjehie, Alireza Karimi

“…These insights provide valuable guidance for effective soil management and agricultural practices, as well as contribute to more informed decision-making in land management and environmental conservation.…”
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Understanding the factors related to how East and Southeast Asian immigrant youth and families access mental health and substance use services: A scoping review. by Chloe Gao, Lianne L Cho, Avneet Dhillon, Soyeon Kim, Kimberlyn McGrail, Michael R Law, Nadiya Sunderji, Skye Barbic

“…Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory and the PPCT model informed the development of the following themes: 1) Immediate Environment/Proximal Processes (Familial Factors, Relationships with Peers; 2) Context (School-Based Services/Community Resources, Discrimination, Prevention, Virtual Care); 3) Person (Engagement in Services/Treatment/Research, Self-management); 4) Time (Immigration Status). …”
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Factors Influencing the Serum Uric Acid in Gout with Cerebral Infarction by Yi Li, Hongyi Yang, Yao Tian, Lihua Duan

“…Although the relationship between gout and cardiovascular has been well demonstrated, there is little information about the difference between gout with cerebrovascular disease and cardiovascular disease. …”
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Quantitative Representation of Autonomous Driving Scenario Difficulty Based on Adversarial Policy Search by Shuo Yang, Caojun Wang, Yuanjian Zhang, Yuming Yin, Yanjun Huang, Shengbo Eben Li, Hong Chen

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Gender, Schaffensprozess und musikalische Analyse. Clara Schumanns Drei gemischte Chöre (1848) by Thomas Wozonig

“…The article thus aims at demonstrating how a historico-culturally informed analytical approach can provide insights into a composition that may seem inaccessible for traditional perspectives of structural analysis.…”
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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

“…This study aims to assess the psychosocial impacts of CL, shedding light on the experiences and perceptions of affected individuals, thus contributing to the knowledge on Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ethiopia and informing public health interventions to address its psychosocial effects.…”
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Factors Leading To Severe Anaemia In Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease by Erum Afaq, Humera Afaq, Naila Parveen, Hira Fatima Waseem, Anwar Ali, Shazia Nazar

“…Stages of CKD were classified as per NKF-K/DOQI classification. The information was entered on proforma and analysed through SPSS-23.0. …”
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A Study on Coronavirus Disease-2019 Stigma Associated with Coronavirus Disease-2019 Warriors and an Insight into Community Perception by Madhavi GAJULA, Suwarna MADHUKUMAR

“…Despite working relentlessly, they face stigma caused by misconceptions and false information that create a health gap. This study aimed to determine the level of stigma and discrimination against coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) warriors, understand its effects, and assess the community perception of the causes of stigmatization. …”
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