Challenges and Opportunities for Maximizing the Utilization of the New Development Bank in Brazil by Bruno De Conti, Cyro Faccin

“…With this objective in mind, this article endeavors to delve into the obstacles and opportunities for enhancing the NDB’s utilization in Brazil. …”
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Relations on Ensuring the Rights and Freedoms of a Man and Citizen as a Component of the Subject Matter of Administrative Law by A. T. Komziuk, Ye. A. Lypii

“…It is established that it can be carried out in different ways and means: by utterances in declarations, statements, enshrined in the Constitution and laws; participation in the preparation and adoption of international human rights instruments, accession to relevant international treaties, etc. …”
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Psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9: an investigation using Rasch analysis and confirmatory factor analysis by David Forsström, Farzaneh Badinlou, Magnus Johansson, Olivia Ojala, Samir El Alaoui, Kristoffer N. T. Månsson, Alexander Rozental, Johan Lundin, Simon Jangard, Shervin Shahnavaz, Karolina Sörman, Nitya Jayaram-Lindström, Tobias Lundgren, Markus Jansson-Fröjmark, Maria Hedman-Lagerlöf

“…The aim of this study was to investigate validity and reliability of the PHQ-9 in a Swedish sample of individuals with self-reported current or past mental health problems using Rasch analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. A sample of 4958 participants was recruited from an online survey covering different aspects of covid-19 and mental health targeted towards individuals with mental health problems. …”
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A qualitative exploration of the educational needs of people living with heart failure: BANDAIDD-Explore study. by Caleb Ferguson, Scott William, Sabine Allida, Peter S Macdonald, Gary Kilov, Clara K Chow, Anthony Keech, BANDAIDD Study Investigator team

“…Four focus groups were conducted face-to-face or via videoconference, recorded, and transcribed verbatim for thematic analysis. A total of 23 participants were recruited and included in analyses (clinicians n = 13; adults with HF n = 7; caregivers n = 3). …”
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Perceived causes of cancer in a rural community of Ethiopia: a qualitative study by Abigiya Wondimagegnehu, Muluken Gizaw, Lidya Genene Abebe, Brhanu Teka, Andreas M. Kaufmann, Tamrat Abebe, Shannon A. McMahon, Adamu Addissie, Eva J. Kantelhardt

“…Causes of cancer largely focused on individual behaviours namely mitch (referring to exposure to sunlight), poor personal hygiene and urinating on the ground/dirty areas. Almost all participants strongly related cancer to a wound that does not heal and entails a foul-smelling discharge. …”
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Community advisory boards as implementation strategies to center partner and patient voice in community health centers by Rebekka M. Lee, Kamini Mallick, James G. Daly, Vetta Sanders Thompson, Elise Hoffman, Maria Papadopoulos, Stacey Curry

“…Methods: This mixed methods study integrates brief quantitative surveys of community engagement (N = 20) and one-on-one qualitative interviews (N = 13) of staff and community partners engaged in CHC CABs with a cost analysis and qualitative feedback from CHC staff participating in an online learning community (N = 17). …”
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Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Validity, and Reliability of the Patient-Rated Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire for Thai Patients by Jananya P. Dhippayom, Piyawat Trevittaya, Andy S. K. Cheng

“…Three occupational therapists were asked to assess content validity while 30 participants were asked to fill in the questionnaire in order to assess construct validity, internal consistency, and test-retest reliability. …”
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Analysis of Coordinated Pricing Model of Closed-Loop Supplying Chain Based on Game Theory in E-Commerce Environment by Zhaoquan Zhou, Bin Gu

“…In this paper, the pricing strategy of the closed-loop supply chain and the coordination of interests among participants are studied by using game theory under the practical e-commerce model. …”
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Gothic Fault-Lines in Anne Brontë’s Social Fiction: The Case of The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1848) by Isabelle Hervouet

“…It contends that critical disagreement on whether or not The Tenant is a feminist novel and the embedded narrative the instrument of Gilbert’s reformation, originates, at least partially, in the generic tension at work within Brontë’s novel, and the presence of Gothic fault-lines. …”
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Quality circles for quality improvement in primary health care: Their origins, spread, effectiveness and lacunae- A scoping review. by Adrian Rohrbasser, Janet Harris, Sharon Mickan, Kali Tal, Geoff Wong

“…We then compared information we found in the articles to that we found in books and on websites. …”
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Identifying the critical management aspects for diabetic patients A qualitative study by Farshad Falahati, Khalil Alimohammadzadeh, Seyed Mojtaba Hosseini, Ali Maher, Mehrnoosh Jafari

“…An 18-month prolonged engagement period, from July 2021 to November 2022, was established with participants, data, and stakeholders. To ensure questionnaire validity and reliability, SPSS software was employed for Cronbach’s alpha, CVI, and CVR indices. …”
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Roles of the <i>Sec2p</i> Gene in the Growth and Pathogenicity Regulation of <i>Aspergillus fumigatus</i> by Yuhuan Liu, Shumi Shang, Cong Liu, Yichen Liu, Keyang Xu, Dan He, Li Wang

“…When exposed to caspofungin, <i>Sec2p</i> negatively regulated the expression of cell wall integrity (CWI) pathway genes and participated in the cell wall stress response of <i>A. fumigatus</i>. …”
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Zeitenwende Through the Lens of Olaf Scholz’s Government Strategic Documents by A. P. Sokolov, S. E. Protsenko

“…The participants in these debates can be broadly categorized into three groups: proponents of both the “Zeitenwende” and the government's associated policies; supporters of the “Zeitenwende” who dissent on the methods or tools of implementation; and opponents of the “Zeitenwende” in principle. …”
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METTL16 controls airway inflammations in smoking-induced COPD via regulating glutamine metabolism by Xinyu Jia, Shan Liu, Chunan Sun, Manni Zhu, Qi Yuan, Min Wang, Tingting Xu, Zhengxia Wang, Zhongqi Chen, Mao Huang, Ningfei Ji, Mingshun Zhang

“…Mechanistically, METTL16 could regulate lung epithelial mitochondrial function by participating in the reprogramming of glutamine metabolism. …”
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Emotional intelligence as a predictor of clinical competence in nursing students by Maryam Aghabarary, Mahsa Khedmatizare

“…The mean score of participants’ clinical competence was 102.58 ± 19.94, indicating a moderate level. …”
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Out-of-Wedlock Pregnancy Among Single Mothers in Khartoum, Sudan: Sociodemographic Characteristics, Causes, and Consequences by Amal Abdelgadir Ali Mohamed, Elshafee Ahmed Apaker Babiker, Sohair Mohmoud Godat, Salma Mohammed Gomaa Doalbet, Aida AF Ahmed, Maha Hamed Mohamed Ali, Abdalkhaliq Ahmed Obadi, Amna Mohammed Ali Mustafa, Amani Awad Elkarim Taha, Amira Elnour Eltayeb Elbashir, Ragaa Gasim Ahmed, Fahad A Alghamdi, Waled AM Ahmed

“…Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted at the Mygoma Orphanage Center (MOC) and Shamaa Rehabilitation Center (SRC) using convenience sampling among 200 participants. A validated questionnaire with 25 items was used to collect data. …”
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Is Physical Activity Related to Depression and Anxiety among Adults? Observations from a Noncommunicable Disease Screening Clinic in North India by Madhur Verma, Amandeep Kaur, Ankush Upneja, Preeti Dhoat, Jitender Aneja, Rakesh Kakkar

“…Materials and Methods: A study was conducted between March 2021 and August 2022 using a cross-sectional study design. We recruited 334 participants >40 years of age from the noncommunicable disease (NCD) screening clinic of a tertiary care institute in North India. …”
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Intraoperative Complications of Cataract Surgery Using Intracameral Illumination in the Elderly over 75 Years by Yu Jeong Kim, Su Jin Park, Jong Yeon Lee, Dae Yeong Lee, Dong Heun Nam

“…A retrospective, consecutive, interventional case series Participants. Two hundred eighty-six eyes of 184 patients older than 75 years who underwent cataract surgery using microscope and intracameral illuminations. …”
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Deviation from the balanced time perspective and depression and anxiety symptoms: the mediating roles of cognitive-behavioral emotion regulation in a cross-cultural model by Hamed Abdollahpour Ranjbar, Hamed Abdollahpour Ranjbar, Ayse Altan-Atalay, Mojtaba Habibi Asgarabad, Bulent Turan, Mehmet Eskin

“…Despite extensive research on TP and ER, their joint impact, particularly in the context of depression and anxiety, and cultural differences remain underexplored.MethodParticipants (N = 513 Iranian, N = 470 Turkish) completed self-report questionnaires on time perspective, cognitive and behavioral ER, anxiety, and depression symptoms. …”
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Active Moss Biomonitoring of Mercury in the Mine-Polluted Area of Abbadia San Salvatore (Mt. Amiata, Central Italy) by Federica Meloni, Sergio Calabrese, Orlando Vaselli, Francesco Capecchiacci, Francesco Ciani, Lorenzo Brusca, Sergio Bellomo, Walter D’Alessandro, Kyriaki Daskalopoulou, Stefania Venturi, Barbara Nisi, Daniele Rappuoli, Franco Tassi, Jacopo Cabassi

“…Hg was accumulated in the mosses via GEM adsorption, uptake of particulate Hg, and precipitation via raindrops/snowfall, with almost no loss and without post-deposition volatilization. …”
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