FUNCTIONS OF THE STATE AND LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT BODIES IN THE REGULATION OF FUNERAL SERVICES: ECONOMIC ASPECTS AND ENSURING SOCIAL STANDARDS by Denys Komarnytskyi, Liudmyla Sylenko, Roman Tуtykalo

“…These include: the method of dialectical materialism; the method of abstraction; methods of analysis and synthesis; the functional method; the system analysis method; the synergistic method; the comparative legal method; the method of interpretation and hermeneutics; the dogmatic method; the system analysis method; and the statistical method. The purpose of the article is to reveal the economic and social functions of the state and local self-government in the regulation of funeral services in Ukraine. …”
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Exploring and detecting predictors associated with survival and mortality of cervical cancer patients: a 10-year retrospective study by Shaba Muneeha, Raushan Kumar Chaudhary, Vijith Vittal Shetty, Soumya Patil, Uday Venkat Mateti

“…The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, Kaplan–Meier curve, log-rank test and Cox regression. …”
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Formulating a Blue Ocean Strategy in the Banking Services Industry: Enhancing Customer Satisfaction through Improved Demand Fulfillment and Presenting an Optimal Pattern by Manuchehr Ghanbari, Ali Sabzali Yameqani, Yousef Rabbani, Kobra Sabzali Yamaqani

“…Conducted in an exploratory manner, the research is characterized by a practical orientation and a comparative approach. The statistical population consists of five managers and experts in the field of banking, who were selected using the available sampling method. …”
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Sistem Pelacakan Dokumen Berbasis Seluler dan Kode QR by Monanta Alfiareza, Nori Wilantika

“…The system involves 5 actors, namely Field Inspection Officers (PML), District Statistics Coordinator (KSK), district/city BPS employees, BPS RI employees, and leaders. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among healthcare workers in the Ekurhuleni District, South Africa by E Mahlare, E Ramutshila, A Musekiwa, L Kuonza, T Mabuto

“…Participants aged 30 - 40 years had poor HIV knowledge although their association is not statistically significant. Nurses had higher HIV PrEP knowledge (aOR 11.1; 95% CI 3.8 - 32.4, p<0.001) compared with health promoters. …”
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Electrical and Viscoelastic Parameters of Erythrocytes as a Part of Diagnostic Models for Differentiating Fatty Liver Disease of Mixed Genesis from Non-Alcoholic and Alcohol-Relate... by M. V. Kruchinina, M. F. Osipenko, M. V. Parulikova, A. A. Gromov

“…Two indicators of red blood cells have been established that statistically significantly distinguish the mixed-genesis FLD from the AFLD (Volcano plot); these are the index of red blood cells destruction at a frequency of 5 ×105 Hz, which was higher with AFLD (p = 0.0007), and the capacity of cell membranes, the value of which prevailed in mixed-genesis FLD (p = 0.011). …”
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The Model of Disengagement of Talent with Meta-synthesis Method by Ali Asghar Mobasheri, Ali Nasr Isfahani, Hadi Teimouri

“…Meta-synthesis is particularly effective for combining scattered findings from previous studies to create new conceptual frameworks. The statistical population for this research consisted of previous studies. …”
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A green forage diet enhances microbial diversity in buffalo rumen by Angela Salzano, Giovanna Bifulco, Alfio Calanni Macchio, Valentina Longobardi, Francesca Aragona, Giovan Maria Pacelli, Giuseppe Campanile

“…Indeed, at the order level, the Peptostreptococcales-Tissierellales, Veillonellales-Selenomonadales, and Bradymonadales groups showed statistically significant differences (p<0.05), with the former bacteria being more abundant in the Dry group and the other two in the Green group. …”
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A Community-Based Intervention for Mental Health and Wellbeing in Pregnancy and Postpartum: One Healthy Start Site&rsquo;s Story by Sampson M, Xu W, York FN, Roberson J

“…More robust data is needed to allow statistical comparisons are needed in future research.Plain Language Summary: In this study, we wanted to know how well a strengths-based program, the University of Houston Healthy Start (UHHS), screened and referred mothers for postpartum depression needs. …”
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Designing a Conceptual model for Evaluating the Performance of Software Developers in Fintech Organizations by Hassan Javadi, Fereshteh Amin

“…In addition, the fuzzy Delphi method, coupled with a two-stage expert survey, was employed to confirm and rank the identified components. The statistical population during the fuzzy Delphi phase comprised 10 software engineering experts, who were selected through purposive sampling based on their expertise and experience in the field.ResultsThis research identified 197 primary codes from the semantic expressions gathered during the interviews, which were subsequently categorized into 12 sub-themes. …”
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Which patients received a ReSPECT form, what was documented and what were the patient outcomes? A protocol for a retrospective observational study investigating the impact of the C... by Lucy Selman, Charlotte Chamberlain, Adam McDermott, Claire A Woodall, Lucy Victoria Pocock

“…Data will be exported from the CCG Public Health Management data resource, a pseudonymised database linking data from organisations providing health and social care to people across BNSSG. Descriptive statistics of sociodemographic and health-related variables for those who completed the ReSPECT process with a clinician and had a documented ReSPECT form in their notes, in addition to their ReSPECT form responses, will be compared between before, during and after first COVID-19 wave groups. …”
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Resistance exercise training improves disuse-induced skeletal muscle atrophy in humans: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Xian Guo, Yanbing Zhou, Xinxin Li, Jinhao Mu

“…RET demonstrated a statistically significant preventive effect on the reduction of MVC in both quadriceps (n = 4, MD = 338.59, 95% CI = 247.49, 429.69, p < 0.001) and calf muscles (n = 3, MD = 478.59, 95% CI = 160.42, 796.77, p < 0.01). …”
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The interplay between persistent pathogen infections with tumor microenvironment and immunotherapy in cancer by Si Chen, Caihong Yao, Na Tian, Chunying Zhang, Yuemei Chen, Xuting Wang, Yue Jiang, Tonghao Zhang, Tingting Zeng, Yali Song

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Blockchain-Based Value-Added Tax System: A Systematic Review by Vahideh Ghanooni Shishavan, Shaban Elahi, Sadegh Dorri Nogoorani, Ali Yazdian Varjani

“…The first article in this field was published in 2017, and the number of articles has risen significantly since then.ResultsThe increasing number of papers reflects the growing interest in implementing blockchain technology. Statistical charts indicate that approximately 60% of the documents are conference papers. …”
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Peningkatan Performa Pengelompokan Siswa Berdasarkan Aktivitas Belajar pada Media Pembelajaran Digital Menggunakan Metode Adaptive Moving Self-Organizing Maps by Onky Prasetyo, Ahmad Afif Supianto, Syaiful Anam, Hilman Ferdinandus Pardede, Vicky Zilvan, R. Budiarianto Suryo Kusumo

“…The results showed that there was a statistically significant difference between the quantization error and the topographic error of the AMSOM algorithm and the SOM algorithm. …”
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Potential pathogenic and protective genotypes and phenotypes of vitamin D binding protein in multiple sclerosis by Suhail Al-Shammri, Suhail Al-Shammri, Arpita Chattopadhyay, Abu Salim Mustafa

“…Serum 25(OH)vitamin D and VDBP levels were measured by enzyme immunoassay. SPSS used for statistical analyses. Differences between independent and related groups tested by Mann–Whitney U and Wilcoxon signed-rank tests respectively, Genotype and phenotype frequencies were calculated; p &lt; 0.05 considered significant.ResultsThe study detected four Gc genotypes/phenotypes, namely GC1F/Gc1F (c.1296T, c.1307C/p.432Asp, p.436Thr), GC1S/Gc1S (c.1296G, c.1307C/p.432Glu, p.436Thr), GC2/Gc2 (c.1296T, c.1307A/p.432Asp, p.436Lys), and GC3/Gc3 (c.1296G; c.1307A/p.432Glu, p.436Lys) in both subjects. …”
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Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in management of breast cancers in Qatar by Rasha.S.Abo El Alaa, Hend Al-Jaber, Fatima Al Zahraa Chokor, Abdullah A. Shaito, Layla Al-Mansoori

“…Herbalists’ demographic data and their herbal recommendations for breast cancer treatment were collected through structured interviews. Descriptive statistics and the Relative Frequency Citation (RFC) were employed for data analysis. …”
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Micro-Credit Institutions’ Services and Sustainability of Micro, Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises During Covid-19 Pandemic in Kigezi Region, South Western Uganda. by Agaba, Moses, Kaaya, Siraj, Nafiu, Lukman Abiodun

“…According to the National Census of 2014 and the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) Household survey of 2016, the region has a population of about 1.5 million people from the six (6) districts (Kabale, Kanungu, Rukungiri, Rubanda, Rukiga and Kisoro). …”
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Assessment of The Factors Affecting Management of Gender and Sexual Violence Against Women in Rural Communities: A Case Study of Kyanamira Sub County Kabale District. by Tumuheki, Timothy

“…Based on the inferential statistics obtained earlier, a significant positive relationship was established between the composition of LC courts and Sexual and Gender-Based Violence against Women. …”
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Adopting Positive Selection Technology and Improving Seed Quality in Smallholder Potato Farmers in South-Western Uganda. by Kajura, Tibanyendera Deo

“…A household survey was conducted with 130 respondents randomly selected. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse the data. Chi-square tests, Pearson correlation and simple regression analyses were run between different variables to assess their interactive effects on adoption of the technology. …”
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