Institutionalization of the UN Police Peacekeeping by S. A. Tishkov, D. K. Labin

“…Article studies the strategic frame, organizational and operational aspects of UN peacekeeping missions police components activities to ensure sustaining peace.It is noted that at present the UN Police actively participates in UN peace operations acting as an integrated solution of issues of peace and security. …”
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Dental Cavity Grading: Comparing Algorithm Reliability and Agreement with Expert Evaluation by Abubaker Qutieshat, Abdurahman Salem, Melina N. Kyranides

“…The software was tested on cavity preparations carried out by 70 participants on artificial molar teeth. These cavities were also independently assessed by an experienced academic panel. …”
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An analysis of crime reporting (and audience perceptions of it) in selected South African media by Daan du Plessis

“…In this article, the way in which crime as a topic is dealt with in selected news media is explored. …”
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Evaluating the Relationship of GDF-15 with Clinical Characteristics, Cardinal Features, and Survival in Multiple Myeloma by Małgorzata Banaszkiewicz, Jolanta Małyszko, Krzysztof Batko, Ewa Koc-Żórawska, Marcin Żórawski, Paulina Dumnicka, Artur Jurczyszyn, Karolina Woziwodzka, Joanna Tisończyk, Marcin Krzanowski, Jacek Małyszko, Anna Waszczuk-Gajda, Ryszard Drożdż, Marek Kuźniewski, Katarzyna Krzanowska

“…Growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF-15), a member of the transforming growth factor-β superfamily, participates in processes associated with myeloma development and its end-organ complications. …”
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Comparison of management options for spontaneous bleeding into soft tissues in patients with COVID-19 by A. E. Tyagunov, D. Y. Trudkov, A. Y. Polyaev, E. A. Stradymov, M. V. Baglaenko, S. V. Mosin, A. V. Sazhin

“…Methods used to treat CT-confirmed spontaneous hematomas in COVID-19 patients included nonoperative management (NOM), angiography (AG) with transarterial embolization (TAE) and open surgery (OS). A total of 227 participants with spontaneous hematomas into soft tissues were enrolled in this retrospective single-center study at a COVID-19-hospital between March 3, 2020 and March 3, 2022. …”
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Student and Faculty Satisfaction with Their Dental Curriculum in a Dental College in Saudi Arabia by Maha Abdelsalam, Tobias E. Rodriguez, Lynn Brallier

“…Section 1 investigated the level of satisfaction with the curriculum, and Section 2 sought reasons why participants were satisfied with the curriculum. The questionnaire was electronically mailed to faculty members, interns, and senior students. …”
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How Much Do They Know? Determination of Knowledge about Harmful Effects of Smoking and Alcohol Use in University Students and the Predictors of Substance Use: A Cross-Sectional Stu... by Hatice Kübra Barcın Güzeldere, Gülin Öztürk Özkan, Berna Dincer

“…A total of 912 university students, from faculties of health sciences (n = 444) and other faculties (n = 468), participated in the study. The questionnaire consists of three parts and 44 questions. …”
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Unmasking the Imitators: Challenges in Identifying Intracranial Atherosclerosis‐Related Large Vessel Occlusion Mimics During Mechanical Thrombectomy by Aaron Rodriguez‐Calienes, Fazeel M. Siddiqui, Juan Vivanco‐Suarez, Sophie Shogren, Milagros Galecio‐Castillo, Mahmoud Dibas, Aditya S. Pandey, Marc Ribo, Santiago Ortega‐Gutierrez

“…The review explores angiographic mimics of ICAS‐LVO, such as intracranial vasospasm, intracranial dissection, partially occlusive thrombus, and rare vasculopathies like Moyamoya disease, reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome, and vasculitis. …”
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Antilipotoxicity Activity of Osmanthus fragrans and Chrysanthemum morifolium Flower Extracts in Hepatocytes and Renal Glomerular Mesangial Cells by Po-Jung Tsai, Mei-Ling Chang, Ching-Mei Hsin, Chung-Chieh Chuang, Lu-Te Chuang, Wen-Huey Wu

“…The results showed that OF and CM significantly suppressed FFA-induced intracellular triacylglycerol accumulation via partially inhibiting the gene expression of sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1c (SREBP-1c) and glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase (GPAT) in HepG2 cells. …”
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El inicio de la vida laboral como detonador de la independencia residencial de los jóvenes en México by Julieta Pérez Amador

“…Excluyendo las características individuales y familiares particulares, se encuentra que la incorporación laboral está relacionada en forma fuerte y positiva con la salida del hogar paterno en ambos tipos de partida, pero es más importante entre aquellos que salen por una vía distinta a la unión en pareja.…”
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Concentrating Mill Wastes are the Source of Pollution of Human Environment and Natural Ecosystems with Heavy Metals: A Case Study in Primorsky Krai, Russian Federation by Irina A. Tarasenko, Alexander V. Zin’kov, Aleksei S. Kholodov, Muhammad Riaz, Valeriy I. Petukhov, Nikita Y. Popov, Aristidis Tsatsakis, Kirill S. Golokhvast

“…However, the intoxication of the ecosystem by tailing products is partially inhibited by the secondary minerals in the tailings ponds. …”
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The role of tqm and agile leadership in improving teacher performance: a study on madrasah aliyah in South Kalimantan by Syaifullah Syaifullah, Ria Mardiana Yusuf, Ami Pujiwati, Zainur Hidayah

“…A sample of 303 teachers participated, with quantitative data analyzed using PLS-SEM and qualitative data from interviews and focus group discussions. …”
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Management Policy Analysis Of Siberut Biosphere Reserve Mentawai Archepelago Distric West Sumatera Province by Sahadi Didi Ismanto, Ardinis Arbain, Helmi Helmi, Daimon Syukri

“…The purpose of research was to identify the policy which has been specified in Siberut, knows implementation of management, knows perception and participation of public and knows interaction of the parties involving in management Biosphere Reserve. …”
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New Optic Nerve Sonography Quality Criteria in the Diagnostic Evaluation of Traumatic Brain Injury by Ibrahim Soliman, Garrett G. R. J. Johnson, Lawrence M. Gillman, Frederick A. Zeiler, Fahad Faqihi, Waleed Tharwat Aletreby, Abdullah Balhamar, Nasir Nasim Mahmood, Shahzad Ahmad Mumtaz, Abdulrahman Alharthy, Christos Lazaridis, Dimitrios Karakitsos

“…Forty patients with severe TBI (Marshall Scale ≥II and GCS ≤8) participated in the study. All patients had an intraparenchymal ICP catheter inserted, while ONSD was measured bilaterally, upon admission and over the next 48 hours, based on the new sonographic criteria. …”
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SOURCES OF FINANCING TASKS FOR PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS: FINDINGS IN LIGHT OF THEIR REPORTING by Aleksandra Pisarska

“…In turn, in the empirical part, findings were based on the results of a case study supported by observation in a multi-field participating university. The entity's financial statements were also used. …”
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Relationship between physical activity and college students’ life satisfaction: the chain mediating effect of psychological resilience and negative emotions by Chenxin Huang, Jinfu Wang, Zixuan Chang, Jianjuan Tang

“…For data analysis, demographic analysis of variance, correlation analysis, and chain mediating effect test were conducted sequentially.ResultsThere were significant differences in psychological resilience, negative emotions, and life satisfaction by gender, and psychological resilience by grade level; there were significant correlations between physical activity and psychological resilience, negative emotions, and life satisfaction among college students (r = 0.541, p < 0.001; r = −0.379, p < 0.001; r = 0.435, p < 0.001); and psychological resilience, negative emotions had significant mediating and chain mediating effects between physical activity and life satisfaction, where the mediating effect of psychological resilience was significantly stronger than the mediating effect of negative emotions and the chain mediating effect of both.ConclusionThere was a correlation between physical activity and life satisfaction among college students, and this relationship was partially mediated by psychological resilience and negative emotions.…”
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Factors affecting life satisfaction among retired older adults by Minkyung Gu, Jakyung Yu, Sohyune Sok

“…The data included the general characteristics of study participants and the level of their life satisfaction, health conservation, self-efficacy, and social activity. …”
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Learning and Development of Diagnostic Reasoning in Occupational Therapy Undergraduate Students by Pedro Moruno-Miralles, Adriana Reyes-Torres, Miguel-Ángel Talavera-Valverde, Ana-Isabel Souto-Gómez, Luis-Javier Márquez-Álvarez

“…IBM SPSS Statistics (v19) and EPIDAT 3.1 were used for the data analysis. Results. Participants identified and categorized occupational performance problems. …”
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Risk eating behaviors, perception of parental practices and assertive behaviors in high school students by María Leticia Bautista-Díaz, Ariana Ibeth Castelán-Olivares, Armando Martin-Tovar, Karina Franco-Paredes, Juan Manuel Mancilla-Díaz

“…Method: With a non-experimental design and transversal study participated 200 students (104 men and 96 women) from a public high school with age mean of 16.52 (SD = 1.05 years), who after signing informed consent fulfilled the Eating Attitudes Test-26 (EAT), the Scale of Parental Practices for Adolescents (PP-A) which has nine subscales, four towards the father (PPf) and five towards the mother (PPm) and the Assertive Behavior Scale (CABS), all of them validated for Mexican population. …”
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SOURCES OF FINANCING TASKS FOR PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS: FINDINGS IN LIGHT OF THEIR REPORTING by Aleksandra Pisarska

“…In turn, in the empirical part, findings were based on the results of a case study supported by observation in a multi-field participating university. The entity's financial statements were also used. …”
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