EVOLUTION OF THE PHENOMENON OF CITIZENSHIP IN THE CONTEXT OF HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE WESTERN EUROPE by L. Y. Maximova

“…It is possible that the Modern period is the beginning of the third cycle, which will continue its development in accordance with the aforementioned vectors.…”
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Loose cigarette purchase and adolescent smoking in Indonesia: a mixed-methods study by Vid Adrison, Dian Kusuma, Gea Melinda, Fariza Zahra Kamilah, Syifa Rizki Amelia, Sofwatun Nida

“…More than half of the students (68%) reported buying loose cigarettes in the past 30 days, including 36% who smoked 1–2 days in a month and 34% who usually consumed one cigarette a day. One-third of the students had nicotine dependence (30%), with an average smoking duration of 3 years. …”
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Clinical Evaluation of LASEK for High Myopia Correction between the Triple-A Profile and the Zyoptix Tissue Saving Profile by Min Li, Yuehui Shi, Lina Sun, Lin Liu, Chen Qu, Jun Zou

“…The mean reduced corneal thickness was 113.06 ± 10.5 μm in the Triple-A profile group and 121.43 ± 23.46 μm in the TS group (P=0.02). …”
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Evaluation of dried blood spot sampling for real-time PCR malaria diagnostics in a rural setting in Angola by Alejandro Mediavilla, Begoña Febrer-Sendra, Aroa Silgado, Patricia Martínez-Vallejo, Beatriz Crego-Vicente, Arlette Nindia, Carles Rubio Maturana, Lidia Goterris, Joan Martínez-Campreciós, Sandra Aixut, Pedro Fernández-Soto, María Luisa Aznar, Antonio Muro, Inés Oliveira-Souto, Israel Molina, Elena Sulleiro

“…For each patient, a fresh capillary blood specimen [for thin and thick blood films and rapid diagnostic test (RDT)] and venous blood, collected as DBSs (two 10-µl circles were combined for a total volume of 20 µl of DBS), were obtained. …”
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Shanghai et Guangzhou sont les deux agglomérations urbaines les plus peuplées du monde by François Moriconi-Ebrard, Joan Perez

“…Since they are the biggest agglomerations in the world, Shanghai and Guangzhou finally give us a lot to think on definitions, concepts and challenges that finally go far beyond the sole case of China.…”
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Modality in debate by Laurent Rouveyrol

“…Il faut donc distinguer le niveau des modalités, concernant les choix de marqueurs tels que les déterminants, de celui des modalisations, correspondant aux marqueurs explicites de subjectivité : les adjectifs axiologiques, les complétives de type « I think that » et les auxiliaires modaux dont CAN fait partie. …”
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Stem rust in Western Siberia – race composition and effective resistance genes by V. P. Shamanin, I. V. Pototskaya, S. S. Shepelev, V. E. Pozherukova, E. A. Salina, E. S. Skolotneva, D. Hodson, M. Hovmøller, M. Patpour, A. I. Morgounov

“…The second set included spring wheat lines from the Arsenal collection, that were previously selected according to a complex of economically valuable traits, with genes for resistance  to stem rust, including genes introgressed into the common wheat genome from wild cereal species. The third  set included spring bread wheat varieties created in the Omsk State Agrarian University within the framework of  a shuttle breeding program, with a synthetic wheat with the Ae. tauschiigenome in their pedigrees. …”
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Clinical Features and Changes in Insulin Requirements in People with Type 2 Diabetes Requiring Insulin When Hospitalised with SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Antonella Corcillo, Aaisha Saqib, Niruthika Sithamparanathan, Amina Khanam, Jamal Williams, Abhiti Gulati, Dulmini Kariyawasam, Janaka Karalliedde

“…Conclusion. More than one-third of people with T2DM not previously treated with insulin required new insulin treatment when hospitalised with SARS-CoV-2 infection, and of this group, 24% remained on insulin at 6 weeks after discharge. …”
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Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic IOLs in Patients with Uveitis – A Randomised Clinical Trial by Pålsson S, Schuborg C, Sterner B, Andersson Grönlund M, Zetterberg M

“…Visual acuity, flare, and central foveal thickness were used as outcome measures.Results: In total, 34 (61%) patients (52 eyes) with uveitis and 22 (39%) non-uveitic patients (38 eyes) were included in the study. …”
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Sushi Reverses Course: Consuming American Sushi in Tokyo by Matthew Allen, Rumi Sakamoto

“…The return “home” of the transformed product that is at once both familiar and exotic occupies a different symbolic space to the ideas formalised in the so-called “McDonaldisation” (Ritzer 1993) of global production, which dominates much of the thinking about globalisation of culture. While McDonaldisation may entail efficient, standardised and controlled forms of cultural hybridisation such as the teriyaki chicken burger, American sushi in Tokyo presents a different type of hybridisation characterised by the playfulness and unpredictability of its production and consumption. …”
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Retrieval and Evaluation of Global Surface Albedo Based on AVHRR GAC Data of the Last 40 Years by Shaopeng Li, Xiongxin Xiao, Christoph Neuhaus, Stefan Wunderle

“…We provide a comprehensive retrieval process of the GAC43 albedo, followed by a comprehensive assessment against in situ measurements and three widely used satellite-based albedo products, the third edition of the CM SAF cLoud, Albedo and surface RAdiation (CLARA-A3), the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) albedo product, and MODIS BRDF/albedo product (MCD43). …”
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Exploring the Feasibility of a 5-Week mHealth Intervention to Enhance Physical Activity and an Active, Healthy Lifestyle in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Mixed Methods Study by Kim Daniels, Sharona Vonck, Jolien Robijns, Kirsten Quadflieg, Jochen Bergs, Annemie Spooren, Dominique Hansen, Bruno Bonnechère

“…MethodsOur study used a mixed methods approach to evaluate the MIA app’s acceptability, feasibility, and usability. First, a think-aloud method was used to provide immediate feedback during initial app use. …”
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Clinical experience with heparin-containing eye ointment for dry eye by D.M. Safonova, A.O. Root, V.D. Yartsev, M.N. Narbut

“…<br> <b>Conclusion</b>: PARIN-POS^® eye ointment with heparin demonstrated clinical efficacy in dry eye patients PARIN-POS^® increases tear film thickness and decreases ocular discomfort.<br> <br> <b>Key words</b>: dry eye syndrome, corneal conjunctival xerosis, heparin, PARIN-POS, OSDI, tear meniscus, tear film.…”
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Association Between Diurnal Temperature Range and Risk of Cardiomyopathy-Induced Hospitalisation in Henan, China: A Time-Series Study by Zhang Z, Wang Y, Zhou Y, Pei J, Zhao G, Dong P, Yang K, Liu H, Xie N, Li X, Zang X, Lin F, Chen Z

“…Zhaolin Zhang,1,&ast; Yongbin Wang,2,&ast; Yifeng Zhou,1 Jiachao Pei,1 Guoan Zhao,1,3 Pingshuan Dong,4 Kan Yang,5 Hui Liu,6 Na Xie,7 Xuefang Li,3 Xiayan Zang,3 Fei Lin,1,3 Zhigang Chen1 1Department of Cardiology,The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, 453100, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453003, People’s Republic of China; 3Henan Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental Meteorological Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, 453100, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Cardiology,The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyan, 471000, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Cardiology,Nanyang Central Hospital, Nanyang, 473005, People’s Republic of China; 6Department of Cardiology,Anyang District Hospital, Anyang, 455000, People’s Republic of China; 7Department of Cardiology,The Third Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453003, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Fei Lin; Zhigang Chen, Department of Cardiology,The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, No. 88 Jiankang Road, Weihui, Henan, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 18567557937, Email 1fy2000129@xxmu.edu.cn; 1fy2015157@xxmu.edu.cnPurpose: The effect of the diurnal temperature range (DTR) on human health in diverse geographic areas and the potential confounding factors are not fully understood. …”
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Micro- and ultramorphological features of the leaf cells of Myrtus communis L. as a parameter for the standardization of medicinal plant syrup are the basis for new herbal remedies by V. M. Odyntsova, O. Ye. Matsehorova, S. I. Tertyshnyi, Yu. F. Polkovnikov

“…Ultra-thin sections, 60 nm thick, were obtained on a Reichert Om 43 ultramicrotome. …”
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Presenting a Prediction Model for CEO Compensation Sensitivity using Meta-heuristic Algorithms (Genetics and Particle Swarm) by Saeed Khaljastani, Habib Piri, Reza Sotoudeh

“…Among the data mining models, the third model, which incorporates the cost behavior parameter of changes in operational costs, produced the best results. …”
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Evaluation of the Efficacy of Stem Cell Therapy in Ovariectomized Osteoporotic Rats Based on Micro-CT and Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Zhencheng Xiong, Ping Yi, Jialiang Lin, Shengfeng Qiu, Li Shu, Chi Zhang

“…In the BMSC treatment groups, the trabecular numbers (Tb.N) (SMD=4.28, 95% CI: [0.91, 7.64], P=0.013, I2=94.9%) were significantly higher, whereas the results for trabecular thickness (Tb.Th) (SMD=2.7, 95% CI: [-0.34, 5.73], P=0.081, I2=95.4%) and trabecular spacing (Tb.Sp) (SMD=−3.08, 95% CI: [-6.55, 0.38], P=0.081, I2=96.3%) were not statistically significant compared to those of the OVX group. …”
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Peer- and community-led responses to HIV: A scoping review. by George Ayala, Laurel Sprague, L Leigh-Ann van der Merwe, Ruth Morgan Thomas, Judy Chang, Sonya Arreola, Sara L M Davis, Aditia Taslim, Keith Mienies, Alessandra Nilo, Lillian Mworeko, Felicita Hikuam, Carlos Garcia de Leon Moreno, José Antonio Izazola-Licea

“…Most studies took place in the global south (n = 27) and a third (n = 17) involved youth. Sixty-five percent of articles (n = 31) described the comparative advantage of peer- and community-led direct services, e.g., prevention and education (n = 23) testing, care, and treatment programs (n = 8). …”
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Conjunctival component of computer vision syndrome — causes and mechanisms of subjective manifestations by R.R. Akhmadeev, T.R. Mukhamadeev, E.F. Shaykhutdinova, A.R. Khusniyarova

“…The structure of "very often" complaints differs from the structure of "always" complaints in that burning and itching (19.5%) ranks third after dryness (21.3%) and redness (20.4%). …”
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Epidemiological aspects of nephrolithiasis and chronic diseases of the cardiovascular system combination by R. V. Royuk, S. K. Yarovoy, N. A. Guseva, Sh. L. Voskanyan, V. V. Royuk, D. B. Rodin

“…From 732 respondents with urolithiasis and associated cardiovascular diseases (CVD), were formed 3 groups, in the first group (I) were included patients (n=363) with hypertension and arterial hypertension: the second group (II; n=79) was formed from patients with isolated coronary heart disease. In the third group (III) were included 290 patients which had urolithiasis combined with hypertension, arterial hypertension and coronary heart disease. …”
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