ASEAN Defence Ministers MeetingPlus: Institutional structure, specific features, and evolution (2010–2022) by K. G. Muratshina

“…While other dialogue partners, primarily the United States and China, are pressurising ASEAN in order to ‘win over’ the Southeast Asian countries to their side, Russia consistently promotes an equal, practice-oriented dialogue, and adheres to the principles of non-interference in internal affairs and in local conflicts. …”
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Professionally focused vlog in pre-service foreign language teacher education by A. Melnyk

“…They entail: setting explicit  project objectives aligned with authentic outcomes reflective of prospective professional activities; creating quasi-professional tasks (a partial analogue of a professional one) designed to enhance university-level students’ professional motives and interests in teaching languages and cultures, and modelling situations that closely mirror challenges pertinent to professional advancement; maintaining a project log for a 4-5 weeks duration, meticulously managing ordered stages of work during classroom and extracurricular activities, accompanied by a set of exercises and tasks for improving linguistic, speech, educational-strategic and socio-cultural competences; promoting personalised learning to explore topics that align with their professional aspirations; facilitating reflection practices, taking into account the obstacles students encountered and the resolution strategies they surmounted in pursuit of project goals; emphasizing self-regulation, critical appraisal and revision.…”
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Serum levels of interleukin-6 type cytokines and soluble interleukin-6 receptor in patients with rheumatoid arthritis by T. Robak, A. Gladalska, H. Stepień, E. Robak

“…The highest IL-6 and sIL-6R levels were found in the patients with Stages 3 and 4 of RA activity and the lowest in the control group. …”
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Scoping review to identify strategies and interventions improving interprofessional collaboration and integration in primary care by Roy Remmen, Kris Van den Broeck, Peter Pype, Peter Van Bogaert, Muhammed Mustafa Sirimsi, Hans De Loof, Kristel De Vliegher

“…Objective To identify strategies and interventions used to improve interprofessional collaboration and integration (IPCI) in primary care.Design Scoping reviewData sources Specific Medical Subject Headings terms were used, and a search strategy was developed for PubMed and afterwards adapted to Medline, Eric and Web of Science.Study selection In the first stage of the selection, two researchers screened the article abstracts to select eligible papers. …”
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Effects of nitrogen fertilizer application rate on lodging resistance for rice (Oryza sativa L.) stem by Yuya Lu, Jiehao Cui, Shuying Bao, Weiyang Liu, Yanqiu Geng, Xuanhe Liang, Shangze Li, Liying Guo, Xiwen Shao

“…The lodging index of rice varieties fluctuated at the filling stage, peaking 30 days after heading. Moreover, the lodging index increased progressively with higher nitrogen fertilizer application rates, reaching its maximum under the N5 treatment, which corresponded to an increased lodging risk. …”
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Urban Environment Transformation, Taking into Account Image Perception and Participation of Residents (Basmanny District in Central Moscow) by D. O. Babkina, O. I. Adamov

“…Interviewing was conducted and image elements appearance, stages of their development and gradual incorporation into the urban tissue were identified. …”
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Time-Dependent Effect of Chitosan Nanoparticles as Final Irrigation on the Apical Sealing Ability and Push-Out Bond Strength of Root Canal Obturation by Diatri Nari Ratih, Nikita Ika Sari, Pribadi Santosa, Nofa Mardia Ningsih Kaswati

“…Root canal irrigation is a crucial stage during root canal treatment since it can affect the root canal obturation; as a result, the success of root canal treatment can be achieved. …”
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Tear film parameters and meibography in eyes of children with vernal keratoconjunctivitis by Ruchi Gupta, Ritu Arora, Isha Gupta, Parul Jain

“…Conclusion: Tear film parameters were significantly deranged in children with VKC in the active stage as compared to age-matched controls. Children with VKC also had a higher Meibomian gland dropout.…”
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Domain-Invariant Label Propagation With Adaptive Graph Regularization by Yanning Zhang, Jianwen Tao, Liangda Yan

“…However, most existing methods alternate the optimization learning of domain-invariant features and the updating of the “pseudo labels” into two different stages, which makes them difficult to achieve optimal learning performance. …”
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Comprehensive Analysis of microRNA Methylation Profiles and Determination of Their Functional Significance in Colorectal Cancer: A Study Protocol by Nurul Syakima Ab Mutalib, Imilia Ismail, Muhammad Redha Abdullah Zawawi, Nadiah Abu, Siti Aishah Sulaiman, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Learn-Han Lee

“…Methylation signifies a major transformation in cancer detection, as widespread epigenetic changes could potentially provide superior early-stage cancer detection and classification compared to somatic mutations. …”
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A national cross-sectional study on latent profile analysis of occupational fatigue among Chinese nurses in the early post-COVID-19 era by Qiuyang He, Qiuyang He, Jianhua Ren, Jianhua Ren, Guoyu Wang, Guoyu Wang, Yonghong Wang, Yonghong Wang

“…The vast majority of nurses reported experiencing moderate to high levels of occupational fatigue during the early stage of the post-coronavirus era. Significant predictors for membership in these fatigue profiles included marital status, possession of a master’s degree or higher, working over five night shifts per month, experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, and exhibiting higher scores in extrinsic effort and overcommitment.ConclusionChinese nurses exhibit a relatively high level of occupational fatigue in the early post-COVID-19 era, likely influenced by various socio-demographic and work-related factors. …”
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The “Mother Load” and Return to Sport: A Case Report of Returning to Professional Netball Following Cesarean Section by Alexandra Diggles

“…The post-partum athlete demonstrated alterations in pelvic floor muscle function, reduced lower limb power and psychological readiness. A functionally staged dynamic and sport specific pelvic floor muscle training program was implemented and adapted to the patient for her early post-partum timeline…”
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Progression of Heart Failure in People with Type 2 Diabetes in Germany: An Analysis Using German Health Insurance Claims Data by Keni Cheng-Siang Lee, Tobias Wagner, Adee Kennedy, Michael Wilke

“…Baseline characteristics included demographic data, disease stage, comorbidities, and risk factors. Follow-up criteria included major adverse cardiac events (MACEs), EF category, and mortality. …”
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Peran Kemokin dalam Patogenesis Rinitis Alergi by Effy Huriyati, Bestari J Budiman, Ricki Octiza

“…Literature review: Chemokine as a chemotactics cytokine participate to all allergic reaction stage. CC chemokines were subfamilial chemokines which have role in allergic reaction. …”
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Design of a new model yeast consortium for ecological studies of enological fermentation by Pourcelot, Eléonore, Vigna, Audrey, Marlin, Thérèse, Galeote, Virginie, Nidelet, Thibault

“…Consequently, molecular methods have emerged to identify the different species at different stages of the winemaking process. Model microbial communities or consortia, which provide simplified systems resembling natural microbial diversity, offer opportunities to investigate population dynamics and understand the role of community diversity in ecosystem performance. …”
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Endophytic strategies decoded by genome and transcriptome analysis of Fusarium nematophilum strain NQ8GII4 by Siyuan Yan, Qingchen Zhang, Shuxin Jia, Miaomiao Guo, Qiangqiang Zhang, Peiwen Gu, Peiwen Gu

“…However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the symbiotic relationship between NQ8GII4 and alfalfa roots remain poorly understood.MethodsIn this study, we conducted (1) a comparative genomic analysis of selected saprophytic, pathogenic, and endophytic fungi, including molecular phylogeny analysis, whole-genome alignment, and divergence date estimation positioning, and (2) transcriptomic profiling of alfalfa roots infected with NQ8GII4.ResultsOur findings reveal that NQ8GII4 is genetically closely related to F. solani, suggesting it diverged from Fusarium phytopathogens. During the early stages of symbiosis establishment, genes encoding glycosyltransferases (GTs), fungal cell wall-degrading enzymes (FCWDEs), and steroid-14α-demethylase (CYP51) were significantly downregulated, potentially suppressing hyphal growth of the fungus. …”
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Temporal and Spatial Characteristics of Tidal Current in the Eastern Waters of Macao in Summer by FANG Shenguang, HUANG Chunhua, YU Fenghua, WANG Shijun, HE Yong

“…The eastern waters of Macao at the Pearl River Estuary are an important channel for water and sediment discharged by the west beach of Lingdingyang Estuary and Macao waterway.The measured data during the flood seasons shows that the waters feature semi-diurnal tidal currents,and the average velocity in this area is about 21~23 cm/s during the flood and 18~29 cm/s during the ebb.The flowing direction is stable,namely,N—NNW trending during the flood and S trending during the ebb,and tidal power is stronger in the south.The average velocity in the waters is mainly dependent on the tidal type,and the flood runoff mainly affects residual currents and tidal duration.A stagnant area is formed in the north of the waters during the flood,and the water and sediment in the south are transported outside the Lingdingyang Estuary.Wind on the sea surface has a significant impact on the vertical dynamic structure of flow in the range of 40% water depth,and residual flow direction in the range of 10% water depth near the sea surface has a good follow-up.During southwest wind,the maximum horizontal flow velocity gradient appears in the second flood and ebb stage and corresponds to the occurrence of the maximum sediment concentration in the tidal cycle.Due to the shallow water depth in the north of the waters,the bed shear gradient force is generally greater than that in the south.As a result,the sediment concentration observed in the north of the waters is significantly higher than that in the southeast.According to the comprehensive analysis,astronomical tides,flood runoff,and wind are the main controlling dynamic factors in the waters.The friction resistance of shallow water in the north is drastically larger than that in the south,which leads to a significant difference in tidal duration and phases of vertical floods and ebbs.As a consequence,the special vertical dynamic structure of convergence on the surface and dispersion at the bottom is formed in the waters,which is strengthened by massive freshwater runoffs during the flood seasons.This leads to the trend of surface diluted water drifting to the east and the invasion of the nearshore by bottom high-salt water.…”
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Impact of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy on Thrombomodulin Concentration and Early Markers of Atherosclerosis by Hasan Elkan, Mehmet Memduh Baş, Berna Kaya

“…LSG might prevent or reduce atherogenesis in the early stages by stopping endothelial dysfunction.…”
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Contemporary magical practices: An empirical “case” (part 2) by I. V. Trotsuk, M. V. Tsymbal

“…The article continues the description of the state and development of the magical in the contemporary secular society. …”
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Mobile medical unit as a rational model of modern mobile medical formation operating in the metropolis in emergency situations by A. O. Sboev

“…A survey of 112 respondents from 57 industry-specific metropolitan organizations and enterprises of the state healthcare system was conducted on the main indicators of the activities of institutions involved in the formation of a mobile medical unit. …”
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