Fructosamine measurement for diabetes mellitus diagnosis and monitoring: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol by Andre Pascal Kengne, Eugene Sobngwi, Jean Jacques N Noubiap, Jobert Richie N Nansseu, Joël Fokom-Domgue, Eric V Balti

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Code switching and the so-called “assimilation narrative” by Tamás Vraukó

“…This term tends to suggest that minority authors, who write in the language of their country, seek a place in society through assimilation. …”
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Representation of Hispanic Patients in Clinical Trials for Respiratory Failure: A Systematic Review by Emily A. Harlan, MD, MA, MSc, Kaitlin Malley, BS, Grecia Quiroga, MD, Eman Mubarak, MD, Pema Lama, BS, Amanda Schutz, PhD, Adolfo Cuevas, PhD, Catherine L. Hough, MD MSc, Theodore J. Iwashyna, MD PhD, Mari Armstrong-Hough, PhD, Thomas S. Valley, MD, MSc

“…DATA EXTRACTION:. Two authors independently screened studies and extracted data for each included study. …”
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Characteristics of adherent and non-adherent patients with hypertension in a Norwegian cross-sectional study by Eirik Olsen, Lene V. Halvorsen, Stine Rognstad, Arleen Aune, Karl Marius Brobak, Ola Undrum Bergland, Vibeke N. Kjær, Knut Liestøl, Marit D. Solbu, Rune Mo, Eva Gerdts, Morten Rostrup, Sverre E. Kjeldsen, Aud Høieggen, Mimi S. Opdal, Anne Cecilie K. Larstorp, Camilla L. Søraas

“…Methods: Patients with hypertension using ≥ 2 antihypertensive agents were invited to participate in this national study performed in a semi-blinded fashion. …”
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Russian-Persian Schools as an Element of Imperial Russia’s Soft Power Policy in Northern Persia: Late Nineteenth – Early Twentieth Centuries by Vladimir O. Kulakov

“…The study seeks to examine the phenomenon of Russian educational institutions in Northern Persia as another way of pursuing own national political goals in the designated country. …”
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Assessing the impact of different donor milk treatments on infant health and growth: a systematic review protocol by Daniel Klotz, Carolyn Smith, Agnieszka Bzikowska-Jura, Marzia Giribaldi, Tanya Cassidy, Laura Cavallarin, Serena Gandino, Karolina Karcz, Chiara Peila, Bartłomiej Walczak, Aleksandra Wesolowska

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UKRAINIAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN POLAND: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES by Valentyna Smachylo, Olha Rudachenko, Oleh Kulinich, Dmytro Simonov

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Building a near-infrared (NIR) soil spectral dataset and predictive machine learning models using a handheld NIR spectrophotometerZenodo by Colleen Partida, Jose Lucas Safanelli, Sadia Mannan Mitu, Mohammad Omar Faruk Murad, Yufeng Ge, Richard Ferguson, Keith Shepherd, Jonathan Sanderman

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Signs and features of law which cause the necessity of interpretation by V. K. Antoshkina

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Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps and Biologics: A Call for Better Data Standardisation and Presentation in Clinical Studies by Kariyawasam HH, Langan D, Rimmer J

“…Harsha Hemantha Kariyawasam,1,2 Dean Langan,3 Joanne Rimmer4– 6 1Specialist Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Royal National ENT Hospital, London, UK; 2Rhinology Section, Royal National ENT Hospital, London, UK; 3Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, UCL, London, UK; 4Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia; 5Department of Surgery, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; 6Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, AustraliaCorrespondence: Harsha Hemantha Kariyawasam, Specialist Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Rhinology Section, Royal National ENT Hospital London and UCLH NHS Foundation Trust, 47-49 huntley Street, London, WC1E 6DG, UK, Email harsha.kariyawasam@nhs.netAbstract: Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) is often severe, debilitating and difficult to treat. …”
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BOOK REVIEW: CIPRIAN PORUMBESCU NECUNOSCUT (CIPRIAN PORUMBESCU UNKNOWN), PUBLISHING BY ED. LIDANA, SUCEAVA, 3 EDIŢII, 2011-2013 (ISSN: 2284-712X) by Gabriela COCA

“…These papers are all included, in this presented volume, with other two studies: Ciprian Porumbescu – Friends and his Collaborators of Braşov (author: the regretted musicologist professor Constantin Catrina from the Transylvania University of Braşov) and The Aspects of the Musical Language and of its Architecture in Compositions by Ciprian Porumbescu (author: Ozana Kalmuski-Zarea – from the “Mihail Jora” Philharmonic of Bacău). …”
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Childbirth experience assessment tools based on COSMIN guidelines: A systematic review by Yifan Cheng, Ruxue Bai, Siyu Shan, Xinmiao Zhao, Chunling Xia

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The Specifics of Religious Identity of Armenian Youth in Russia and Armenia by A.S. Berberyan, H.S. Berberyan, O.R. Tuhina

“…Psychological Well-Being Scale by C. Ryff. Author's questionnaire for socio-demographic characteristics. …”
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Health-related quality of life after prosthodontic rehabilitation in patients with COVID-19-associated mucormycosis: A systematic review by Gunjan Chouksey, Rupali Choure, Kritika Singhal

“…Independently, the three authors conducted a comprehensive quality assessment of the selected studies using the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) study quality assessment tool to gauge the risk of bias specifically for before–after (pre–post) studies lacking a control group. …”
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Determinants of variations in sleep patterns across Brazil: Exploring geographic influences by Giovana Longo-Silva, Renan Serenini, Roberto Antunes, Márcia Lima, Anny Pedrosa, Risia Menezes

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Digital connection, real bonding: Brief online chats boost interpersonal closeness regardless of the conversational topic by Chiara Fini, Vanessa Era, Giovanna Cuomo, Ilenia Falcinelli, Mattia A. Gervasi, Matteo Candidi, Claudia Mazzuca, Marco Tullio Liuzza, Bodo Winter, Anna M. Borghi

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A qualitative study on general practitioners’ perspectives on late-life depression in Singapore—part II: system- and physician-related factorsResearch in context by Anna Szücs, V Vien Lee, Laurie J. Goldsmith, Alicia H. Ong, Tim J. Hart, Victor W.K. Loh, Monica Lazarus, Choon Kit Leong, Vivien M.E. Lee, Foon Leng Leong, Doris Young, Andrea B. Maier, Jose M. Valderas

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Diagnostic delay of myositis: protocol for an integrated systematic review by Christine Phillips, Matthew Cook, Anne Parkinson, Jane Desborough, Tergel Namsrai, Anita Chalmers, Christine Lowe

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DEVELOPMENT OF ACADEMIC COMMUNICATION SKILLS: METHODS OF WORK ORGANIZATION by V. V. Levchenko, E. V. Agrikova, M A. Voronina

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Challenges Faced by the Lithuanian State from Regional Identities by Petras Kalnius

“…The article examines how a search for identity attempted by Žemaitians (Samogitians), a Lithuanian local cultural group, eventually evolves into the demand that Žemaitian community should be recognised as an autochthonous nation, and Žemaitian dialect – as a separate language, with all implicit rights. …”
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