Challenges for Air Transport Providers in Czech Republic and Poland by Anna Toruń, Czesław Burniak, Jerzy Biały, Justyna Tomaszewska, Norbert Grzesik, Sarka Hoskova-Mayerova, Marta Woch, Mariusz Zieja, Adam Rurak

“…The knowledge of conditional changes in the number of passengers utilizing air transport grants the ability to make forecasts about the needed infrastructure, number of aircrafts, pilots, and staff needed at the airports.…”
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Xeroderma Pigmentosum: Man Deprived of His Right to Light by Subhash Mareddy, Jithendra Reddy, Subhas Babu, Preethi Balan

“…Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is a hereditary autosomal recessive disorder characterized by photo hypersensitivity of sun exposed tissues and subsequent several-fold increased risk for malignant changes resulting from impaired ability to repair UV-induced DNA damage. Estimated incidences vary from 1 in 20,000 in Japan to 1 in 250,000 in the USA, and approximately 2.3 per million live births in Western Europe. …”
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Green strategy for gaining competitive advantage in pharmacy: Exploring the role of green and social innovation by Budi Nur Siswanto, Irayanti Adriant, Rizqi Permana Sari, Agus Rahayu

“…In addition, the role of mediation of social innovation and green innovation can strengthen the influence of green strategy on competitive advantage by increasing the company's ability to innovate sustainably, as well as responding to increasingly environmentally conscious needs. …”
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Interactive and unimodal relationships between plant biomass, abiotic factors, and plant diversity in global grasslands by Marie Spohn, Sumanta Bagchi, Jonathan D. Bakker, Elizabeth T. Borer, Clinton Carbutt, Jane A. Catford, Christopher R. Dickman, Nico Eisenhauer, Anu Eskelinen, Nicole Hagenah, Yann Hautier, Sally E. Koerner, Kimberly J. Komatsu, Lauri Laanisto, Ylva Lekberg, Jason P. Martina, Holly Martinson, Meelis Pärtel, Pablo L. Peri, Anita C. Risch, Nicholas G. Smith, Carly Stevens, G. F. Ciska Veen, Risto Virtanen, Laura Yahdjian, Alyssa L. Young, Hillary S. Young, Eric W. Seabloom

“…This lack of predictive ability may arise from the assumption of linear relationships between plant biomass and the environment and an underestimation of interactions of environmental variables. …”
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Enhancing Preschool Language Acquisition Through Robotic Assistants: An Evaluation of Effectiveness, Engagement, and Acceptance by Santiago Berrezueta-Guzman, Maria Dolon-Poza

“…Performance assessments were conducted at three stages to evaluate vocabulary acquisition and sentence construction abilities. Results revealed that children interacting with the robot learned 23% more words than those taught through traditional methods, particularly in the early months of exposure. …”
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HPV16E6-Dependent c-Fos Expression Contributes to AP-1 Complex Formation in SiHa Cells by Feixin Liang, Shinichiro Kina, Hiroyuki Takemoto, Akira Matayoshi, Thongsavanh Phonaphonh, Nao Sunagawa, Keiichi Arakaki, Akira Arasaki, Hai Kuang, Hajime Sunakawa

“…To date, the major role of HPV16E6 in cancer has been considered to be its ability to inhibit the p53 tumor-suppressor protein, thereby thwarting p53-mediated cytotoxic responses to cellular stress signals. …”
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Computer-Aided Designing and Manufacturing of Lingual Fixed Orthodontic Appliance Using 2D/3D Registration Software and Rapid Prototyping by Soon-Yong Kwon, Yong Kim, Hyo-Won Ahn, Ki-Beom Kim, Kyu-Rhim Chung, Seong-Hun Kim (Sunny)

“…The availability of 3D dental model scanning technology, combined with the ability to register CBCT data with digital models, has enabled the fabrication of orthognathic surgical CAD/CAM designed splints, customized brackets, and indirect bonding systems. …”
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Strength of Flanged and Plain Cruciform Members by Nicholas Harris, Girum Urgessa

“…Analysis results show the ability of flanged and plain cruciform to resist lateral-torsional buckling over longer unbraced lengths, allowing development of efficient plastic resistance.…”
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Retention of Organic Matter Contained in Industrial Phosphoric Acid Solution by Raw Tunisian Clays: Kinetic Equilibrium Study by Wiem Hamza, Chaker Chtara, Mourad Benzina

“…The used samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, chemical analysis, and specific surface area and MET was also realized. The ability of clay samples to remove S.O.M from aqueous solutions of industrial phosphoric acid has been studied at different operating conditions: temperature, agitation speed, contacting time, and so on. …”
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Evaluating digital transformation in small and medium enterprises using the Alkire-Foster method by Luís L. Moreira, Sofia S. Pinto, Leonardo Costa, Nuno Araújo

“…The digital technology transition fosters the flexibility of companies and their ability to respond quickly to market changes. However, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) seem to be particularly challenged by digital transformation. …”
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Genomic detection of Panton-Valentine Leucocidins encoding genes, virulence factors and distribution of antiseptic resistance determinants among Methicillin-resistant S. aureus iso... by Masoud A. Juma, Tolbert Sonda, Boaz Wadugu, Davis Kuchaka, Mariana Shayo, Petro Paulo, Patrick Kimu, Livin E. Kanje, Melkiory Beti, Marco Van Zwetselaar, Blandina Mmbaga, Happiness Kumburu

“…Of concern, is a recently recognized ability to resist antiseptic/disinfectant agents used as an essential part of treatment and infection control practices. …”
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Understanding Community Health Care Through Problem-Based Learning With Real-Patient Videos: Single-Arm Pre-Post Mixed Methods Study by Kiyoshi Shikino, Kazuyo Yamauchi, Nobuyuki Araki, Ikuo Shimizu, Hajime Kasai, Tomoko Tsukamoto, Hiroshi Tajima, Yu Li, Misaki Onodera, Shoichi Ito

“…Self-assessment questionnaires evaluated the students’ interest in community health care and their ability to envision community health care settings before and after the intervention. …”
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Effect of small boat engine noise on hearing loss of fishermen and efficiency of small boat engine silencer by S. Sinworn, N. Viriyawattana

“…The detrimental impact of the loud noise emitted by small boat engines affects the hearing abilities of fishermen in Thailand has been well-documented. …”
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Depression symptom severity and behavioral impairment in school-going adolescents in Uganda by Ronald Anguzu, Catherine Abbo, Julia Dickson-Gomez, Max Bobholz, Arthur Kiconco, Abdul R. Shour, Richard Kabanda, Kenneth Kalani, Laura D. Cassidy

“…Our outcome variable was behavioral impairment defined as self-reported behavior that interferes with an individuals’ ability to do schoolwork (school performance) or get along with others (peer interaction) (yes/no). …”
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Development of a Comprehensive Fall Risk Assessment Tool for Older People in Elderly Care Institutions and Its Test by LUO Yuan, ZHANG Hua, WANG Sanxiang, ZHANG Mengxi, DENG Yuqian, RAN Haiye, LIU Jiaxin, ZHANG Yi, CHEN Xi, WU Yibo, ZHAO Liping

“…The results of the predictive ability analysis showed an area under the test work characteristic curve (AUC) of 0.87 for Morse Fall Scale (MFS) ≥55 and 0.84 for MFS≤25. …”
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Physicians’ Perceptions of the Quality of Palliative Care and of the Importance of Collaboration in Interdisciplinary Teams in Norwegian Nursing Homes by Skomakerstuen Ødbehr L, Hov R, Sanaker H, Sandsdalen T

“…Finally, systemic and environmental factors affected the ability to ensure continuity of care. Further work is needed to ensure that systemic factors enable physicians to deliver high-quality palliative care and that a comfortable physical environment is created in nursing homes.Plain language summary: In this study, we interviewed twelve nursing home physicians and asked them about their views on the quality of palliative care in nursing homes and what they thought about the importance of working in interdisciplinary teams to provide the best possible care for patients. …”
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Increasing brain half-life of antibodies by additional binding to myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein, a CNS specific protein by Marie-Lynn Cuypers, Tom Jaspers, Jarne Clerckx, Simon Leekens, Christopher Cawthorne, Guy Bormans, Frederik Cleeren, Nick Geukens, Bart De Strooper, Maarten Dewilde

“…Conclusions We have discovered mouse/human/cynomolgus cross-reactive anti-MOG VHHs which have the ability to drastically increase brain exposure of antibodies. …”
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Allelopathic Properties of the Species Comprising Communities of Invasive <i>Impatiens</i> spp. and Antioxidant System of Invaders’ Populations by Eugenija Kupcinskiene, Ruta Budreviciute, Vaida Jasionyte, Laura Simanaviciute, Lina Jociene, Edvina Krokaite-Kudakiene, Tomas Rekasius, Vitas Marozas

“…In general, our results about allelopathic potential and phenolics content, as well as free radical scavenging ability, confirm the supreme competitive ability of <i>I. glandulifera</i> compared to both <i>I. parviflora</i> and to the native co-occurring species.…”
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Anemia, Hyperglycemia, and Reduced Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Improve the GRACE Score&rsquo;s Predictability for In-hospital Mortality in Acute Coronary Syndrome; Single-Ce... by Turu' Allo IJ, Pramudyo M, Akbar MR

“…We investigated whether incorporating anemia, hyperglycemia and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) into the existing Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE) score improves its ability to predict in-hospital mortality. Based on 634 ACS patients, the study suggests that including these clinical parameters improved the GRACE score’s predictive ability for in-hospital mortality. …”
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Associations between Prospective Memory, Executive Function and Physical Activity in Schoolchildren by Anouk Irina Glättli, Markus Gerber, Sebastian Ludyga

“…Executive function such as working memory or inhibition are responsible for goal-directed behavior and cognitive control processes. Those cognitive abilities are critical for successfully coping with everyday challenges from school age to late adulthood (Diamond, 2013). …”
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