Air Pollution and Urban Environment: Residents Approach in the Wider Area of Volos City, Greece by Louisa Skylodimou, Paschalina Lytoudi, Theodore Metaxas

“…The results indicate that perceptions vary by age, particularly concerning the effects of air pollution on the natural environment. Participants acknowledge that air pollution levels differ across cities of various sizes and recognize the adverse effects of pollution on the overall well-being of urban areas. …”
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Cytokines in Pericardial Effusion of Patients with Inflammatory Pericardial Disease by Konstantinos Karatolios, Rainer Moosdorf, Bernhard Maisch, Sabine Pankuweit

“…It is thus possible that VEGF and bFGF participate in the pathogenesis of inflammatory pericardial disease.…”
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Some Psychometric Properties of Lithuanian Thinking and Language Dysfunction Scale (TALD) by Karolina Petraškaitė, Neringa Grigutytė

“…Thought and Language Dysfunction Scale (TALD) is one of the newest and empirically based instruments that can help assess not only objectively observed but also subjectively expressed signs of thought disorder in various mental illnesses. This article aims to analyse some psychometric characteristics of the Lithuanian version of TALD in different psychiatric disorders. 129 individuals participated in the study (73 men, 56 women, age M = 34.28, SD = 9.95), of which 39 had schizophrenia, 27 schizoaffective disorder, 31 depression diagnoses, and 32 belonged to the control group. …”
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Świadek męczeństwa i jego rola w świetle jurysprudencji Kongregacji Spraw Kanonizacyjnych by Zdzisław J. Kijas

“…These are the persons who do not know the development of these tragic events personally, but heard about them from the person (people) who directly participated in those events. …”
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2023 GENERAL ELECTIONS, POLITICAL VIOLENCE AND NATIONAL INTEGRATION IN NIGERIA: A STUDY OF LAGOS STATE EXPERIENCE by AHMED OLAWALE MOLIKI, PETER ADENIYI Oluwatobi

“…It was recommended among others, that the stakes of the elections should be made less attractive so as to give room for patriotic citizens to participate in the political process and curb do-or-die elections. …”
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Sex differences in the association between lipids and cognitive function in older adults by Jiahao Chen, Yinming Wang, Wenyan Guo, Muyuan Jiang, Zixuan Gai, Huinan Zhang, Mulei Chen, Yifan Fan

“…However, the effect of sex differences on the relationship between lipids fractions and cognitive function in older adults has been contentious. Methods: 2,170 participants from the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (1999-2002 and 2011-2014) were included. …”
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Discrimination and calibration performances of non-laboratory-based and laboratory-based cardiovascular risk predictions: a systematic review by Yihun Mulugeta Alemu, Sisay Mulugeta Alemu, Dan Chateau, Nasser Bagheri, Kinley Wangdi

“…Protocol: PROSPERO (CRD42021291936).Results Nine studies (1 238 562 participants, 46 cohorts) identified six unique CVD risk equations. …”
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Metabolic Alterations in Different Stages of Hypertension in an Apparently Healthy Nigerian Population by M. A. Charles-Davies, A. A. Fasanmade, J. A. Olaniyi, O. E. Oyewole, M. O. Owolabi, J. R. Adebusuyi, O. Hassan, M. T. Ajobo, M. O. Ebesunun, K. Adigun, K. S. Akinlade, U. A. Fabian, O. O. Popoola, S. K. Rahamon, W. Okunbolade, M. A. Ogunlakin, O. G. Arinola, E. O Agbedana

“…MS components and other CVD risk measures were investigated in different stages of hypertension. 534 apparently healthy Nigerian traders aged 18–105 years were participants of a cohort study. The International Diabetes Federation (2005) and the National High Blood Pressure Education Program Coordinating Committee criteria were used for MS and HTN classifications, respectively. …”
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DESARROLLO TERRITORIAL Y DESIGUALDADES REGIONALES EN LA PROVINCIA DE SANTA CRUZ by Alejandro F. Schweitzer, Cristian Ampuero, Pablo Godoy

“…Tomando como punto de partida conceptos clave como el de desarrollo territorial y analizando las estrategias y articulaciones de los grupos dominantes, el estado y sociedades en el área de estudio, en los últimos años y en aproximaciones desde distintas escalas, la ponencia apunta a analizar los proyectos de territorio a partir del estudio de las iniciativas hacia los territorios por parte del estado y las empresas y reflexionar sobre las situaciones conflictivas y las resistencias desde las sociedades regionales.…”
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CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PERSONAL IDENTITY OF DESIGN STUDENTS AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF TRAINING IN HIGH SCHOOL by Andrei N. Vinogradov

“…In this article, the author proves the need to study the problem of personal identity. …”
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Mental Health in Children with Cerebral Palsy: Does Screening Capture the Complexity? by H. M. Bjorgaas, I. Elgen, T. Boe, M. Hysing

“…Children with CP (N=47) were assessed according to DSM-IV criteria using a psychiatric diagnostic instrument (Kiddie-SADS) and a mental health screening questionnaire (SDQ). Participants from the Bergen Child Study, a large epidemiological study, served as controls. …”
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Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety in Elementary School Students by Emine Gül Kapçı, Runa İdil Uslu, Denis Sukhodolsky, Derya Atalan Ergin, Gökçe Çokamay

“…A total of 61 children (37 girls and 24 boys; age range 8-13) with high scores on either self-report or parental reports of anxiety participated in the study. The treatment group received 10 weekly sessions over three months that was administered using the Cool Kids treatment manual (Lyneham 2003). …”
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Exploring teachers' experiences in teaching learners with Dissociative identity disorder at rural schools in the Amajuba district KwaZulu-Natal by Nelly Mokoena

“…Qualitative findings revealed that dissociative episodes, memory lapse, and the psychological stress associated with Dissociative Identity DID adversely affected learners’ participation in class, homework completion, and exam performance. …”
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Effect of Beverage Consumption Frequency on DMFT Index among Iranian Adult Population: An AZAR Cohort Study by Mahdi Hadilou, Mohammad Hossein Somi, Elnaz Faramarzi, Leila Nikniaz

“…A total of 14,966 adults with the mean age of 49.64 ± 9.28 were enrolled. The participants’ mean DMFT value was 21.27 ± 8.95. Weekly consumption of tea and coffee beverages resulted in 13% (95% confidence interval: 3% to 22%) lower DMFT compared to daily consumption (p=0.01). …”
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Protein hydrolysates of niosome-encapsulated skipjack (Katsuwonus pelamis) viscera: Antioxidant, anticancer, and release properties by Shima Kaveh, Alireza Sadeghi Mahoonak, Vahid Erfani-Moghadam, Mohammad Ghorbani, Aliakbar Gholamhosseinpour, Mojtaba Raeisi

“…Additionally, the study investigated the stabilization of FPH by partially replacing cholesterol with cholecalciferol and squalane in nano-sized niosomes. …”
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Randomized clinical trial of ICECaP (Individualized Coordination and Empowerment for Care Partners of Persons with Dementia): Primary mental health and burden outcomes. by Virginia T Gallagher, Anna Arp, Ryan Thompson, M Agustina Rossetti, James Patrie, Shannon E Reilly, Carol Manning

“…In this pilot randomized unblinded control trial of ICECaP, n = 61 (n = 90 randomized) care partners completed 12-months of the ICECaP intervention and n = 69 (n = 92 randomized) care partners received routine clinical support (controls) in an outpatient memory care clinic at an academic medical center, from which the participants were recruited. Early termination endpoints (death and higher level of care) and trial drop out were comparable across groups. …”
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Pear Juice Clarification Using Polygalacturonase from Beauveria bassiana : Effects on Rheological, Antioxidant and Quality Properties by Ayodeji Emmanuel Amobonye, Prashant Bhagwat, Faith Matiza Ruzengwe, Suren Singh, Santhosh Pillai

“…In this study, pear juice was effectively clarified using partially purified polygalacturonase from an entomopathogenic fungal endophyte Beauveria bassiana SAN01. …”
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Telomere length as a quantitative trait: genome-wide survey and genetic mapping of telomere length-control genes in yeast. by Tonibelle Gatbonton, Maria Imbesi, Melisa Nelson, Joshua M Akey, Douglas M Ruderfer, Leonid Kruglyak, Julian A Simon, Antonio Bedalov

“…We also found 39 genes that have an important role in telomere maintenance or cell proliferation in the absence of telomerase, including genes that participate in deoxyribonucleotide biosynthesis, sister chromatid cohesion, and vacuolar protein sorting. …”
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Characterising educational research on climate change in the climate emergency era (2017–2024) by Marta Segade Vázquez, Antonio García Vinuesa, Ana Rodríguez Groba, Júlio J. Conde

“…This resulted in 55 articles being identified. The analyses found that the increase in publication volume noted up to 2017 has continued, with research expanding to new geographic regions and including a broader range of participants. …”
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Decreased desire to have children: A qualitative study by Maryam Ghaderi Najafabadi, Zahra Shojaei Ardekani, Samira Sohbati, Firoozeh Mirzaee, Masoumeh Ghazanfarpour, Sahebeh Dadshahi

“…Results: This study included 21 women (10 women employees and 11 midwives) aged 25-43 years (for women employees) and 2756 years (for midwives) with 1 to 34 years of job experience. In examination of participant’ views about the barriers to childbearing, 1 124 codes were identified, of which we managed to extract six subthemes and two themes. …”
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