Examining change and permanence in traditional earthen construction in Ghana: a case study of Tamale and Wa by Irene Appeaning Addo, Ibrahim Yakubu, Alexandre S. Gagnon, Christopher T. S. Beckett, Yuner Huang, Frederick Owusu-Nimo, Ana Margarida Armada Brás

“…To explore the factors that contribute to the departure from traditional earthen building methods that rely on local materials, this study employs a constructivist research approach. Participants in a survey that informed this study revealed that they struggled to access building materials to construct their houses. …”
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Supplementation with serine-enriched non-essential amino acids from minimum essential medium promotes blastocyst development of in vitro-fertilized bovine embryos by Nobuhiko ITAMI, Yuji HIRAO

“…DNA methylation is a critical event for blastocyst formation in bovines, and serine is a common NEAA that serves as a methyl donor and participates in DNA methylation. Serine is generally added at a concentration of 100 µM in bovine embryo culture medium. …”
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Generation of bovine decellularized testicular bio-scaffolds as a 3D platform for testis bioengineering by Francesca Di Filippo, Tiziana A. L. Brevini, Georgia Pennarossa, Fulvio Gandolfi

“…However, spermatogenesis is a complex biological process that, at present, can be partially reproduced in vitro only in the mouse. The development of reliable 3D in vitro models able to mimic the architecture and the physiological microenvironment of the testis, represents a possible strategy to facilitate ex vivo haploid male gamete generation in domestic species. …”
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The Effect of Preoperative Type 2 Diabetes and Physical Fitness on Mental Health and Health-Related Quality of Life after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass by Cathrine L. Wimmelmann, Michael T. Lund, Merethe Hansen, Flemming Dela, Erik L. Mortensen

“…Mean % excess weight loss was 65% (±12) at 18-month follow-up and 50% of the participants with diabetes experienced total remission. …”
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Prevalence of TB-related symptoms and self-reported disability among adult TB survivors by A.K. McDonald, D. Nakkonde, P. Kaggwa, S. Zalwango, A. Joseph, E. Buregyeya, J.N. Sekandi

“…RESULTS: Of the 200 participants, the median age was 33.0 years (IQR 26–44.5); 52.5% were male, and 23% were HIV-infected. …”
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Analysis of global experience in creating digital platforms and related risks by T. B. Timofeeva, E. A. Ozdoeva

“…A comprehensive study of Russian and foreign experience in creating digital platforms allowed us to formulate the main requirements for such platforms and determine their development trends. The article shows that the introduction of digital platforms in all sectors of the economy is a natural accelerating trend in the development of the modern world. …”
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Supervised exercise-based rehabilitation for people with intermittent claudication-Study protocol for a Danish implementation process (StRiDE). by Sara Fredslund Hajdú, Helle Bøgard, Thomas Vedste Aagaard, Stine Gundtoft Roikjær, Charlotte Simonÿ, Anne Dalhoff, Kim Houlind, Alexander Luijk, Ida Ulriksen, Lotte Therkildsen Jensen, Søren T Skou, Lars Hermann Tang

“…Evidence shows that by participating in supervised exercise therapy and smoking cessation programs, people with intermittent claudication can reduce those symptoms and improve health-related quality of life and maximal walking distance while minimizing the need for an operation. …”
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The Mediating Role of Basic Psychological Needs and Meaning in Life in Adolescent Suicidal Ideation by Jiayi Li, Jinqian Liao, Shuai Chen, Cheng Guo

“…A total of 6474 middle school students from Sichuan and Hebei provinces, China, participated in the study. Data were collected using the Self-Assessment of Suicidal Ideation Scale, the Parental Psychological Control Scale, the Meaning in Life Scale, and the Basic Psychological Needs Scale. …”
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Stakeholder perspectives to inform the implementation of a community health worker-delivered home management of hypertension intervention in Zimbabwe by Paddington Tinashe Mundagowa, Malvin Musariri, Pamela Magande, Tendai Hlabangana, Linda Jane Mukwambo, Pemberai Zambezi, Priscillah Muchemwa-Munasirei, Fadzai Mukora-Mutseyekwa

“…This study aimed to determine the barriers and facilitators of implementing a community health worker (CHW)-delivered home management of hypertension (HoMHyper) intervention from a stakeholder’s perspective using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR).Design Exploratory qualitative study.Setting Five primary healthcare facilities in Mutare City, Zimbabwe.Participants 25 CHWs, 10 health facility nurses and 3 Mutare City health administrators.Results Perceived barriers to implementation of the HoMHyper intervention were staff shortage, patient privacy and confidentiality, limited access to antihypertensive medication, CHW incentivisation and equipment shortage, as well as patient knowledge and beliefs about hypertension. …”
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Is It Possible to Observe Society in Its Totality? Niklas Luhmann as Perseus and Medusa as Society by A. Yu. Antonovskiy

“…The article raises the question of the theoretical and cognitive foundations of sociological observation in the system-communication theory of Niklas Luhmann. …”
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Identification of Potential Serum Metabolic Biomarkers of Diabetic Kidney Disease: A Widely Targeted Metabolomics Study by Hang Zhang, Jing-jing Zuo, Si-si Dong, Yuan Lan, Chen-wei Wu, Guang-yun Mao, Chao Zheng

“…This case-control study involved 44 T2DM patients. Among them, 24 participants with DKD were defined as the cases and another 20 without DKD were defined as the controls. …”
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RETRACTED Defamation Strategy Implementation in the German Political Discourse by A. P. Kryachkova

“…RETRACTEDThe main definitions of political discourse are introduced in this article. The author also suggests her own definition of this term. …”
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Assessment and Modelling of Walk Trips in Akure, Nigeria by Yinka Benjamin Oluwadiya, Arafat Ayodeji Adeowu, Emmanuel Femi Adebayo, Adekunle Isaac Omole, Musa Odunayo Sabit, Olatunji Akhigbe Akinyeye

“…The questionnaires were administered to 300 participants between May to November 2019 (6 months) across three primary residential neighborhoods in the city; high-density, medium-density, and low-density areas. …”
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Comparison of Pre-Service Physics Teachers’ Conceptual Understanding of Dynamics in Model-Based Scientific Inquiry and Scientific Inquiry Environments by Arzu Arslan-Buyruk, Feral Ogan-Bekiroglu

“…True-experimental design using quantitative and qualitative research methods was carried out for this research. Participants of this study were 22 senior pre-service physics teachers. …”
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La « poétique du port d’attache » : un outil de patrimonialisation de la « marque Rimbaud » à Charleville-Mézières by Alice Kersten

“…Cet article souhaite rendre compte d’une enquête de terrain menée à Charleville pendant deux années. …”
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ACTUAL DISCOURE ABOUT TIPES FND DEVELOPMENT TENDENCIES NATIONAL STATE by E. G. Ponomareva

“…All this naturally makes urgent the issues related to the search for optimal models of nation state development. The article analyzes approaches to understanding patterns, problems and prospects of the development of this institution existing in modern political science. …”
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PROGRESOS Y RETROCESOS DEL DESARROLLO ECONÓMICO DE CHILE EN LOS GOBIERNOS DE LA CONCERTACIÓN: 1990-2009 by Ricardo Ffrench-Davis

“…En este artículo se examinan las políticas económicas y sus efectos en los cuatro gobiernos de la Concertación de Partidos por la Democracia, en 1990-2009. Se comprueba que en esos dos decenios se logró reducir significativamente la brecha de ingreso por habitante con las economías más desarrolladas y reducir, moderadamente, la desigualdad del ingreso heredadas de la dictadura. …”
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Therapeutic effects of acupuncture therapy for kidney function and common symptoms in patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Shan Liu, Fan Zhang, Yan Bai, Liuyan Huang, Yifei Zhong, Yi Li

“…In addition, we visualized keyword co-occurrence overlay visualization with the help of VOSviewer software to describe the research hotspots of acupuncture therapy and CKD.Results A total of 24 studies involving 1494 participants were included. Compared to the control group, acupuncture therapy reduced serum creatinine levels (standardized mean difference [SMD]: −0.57; 95% CI −1.05 to −0.09) and relieved pruritus (SMD: −2.20; 95% CI −3.84, −0.57) in patients with CKD, while the TSA showed that the included sample size did not exceed the required information size. …”
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An Artificial-Intelligence- and Telemedicine-Based Screening Tool to Identify Glaucoma Suspects from Color Fundus Imaging by Alauddin Bhuiyan, Arun Govindaiah, R. Theodore Smith

“…Design, Setting, and Participants. 1546 disc-centered fundus images were selected, including all 457 images from the Retinal Image Database for Optic Nerve Evaluation dataset, and images were randomly selected from the Age-Related Eye Disease Study and Singapore Malay Eye Study to develop the system. …”
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Accent Choices of English Majors in the Netherlands: Patterns and Motivations by Gezina Christien Dorothé Huttenga, Dick Smakman

“…Most (70) of the survey participants preferred to follow the Standard British English (Received Pronunciation) articulation model, while a reasonable group (29) were more inclined towards more Americanised and international accents. …”
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