On the Steady State Response of a Cantilever Beam Partially Immersed in a Fluid and Carrying an Intermediate Mass by A.A. Al-Qaisia, M.N. Hamdan, B.O. Al-Bedoor

“…The Lagrangian dynamics in conjunction with the assumed mode method is utilized in deriving the non-linear unimodal temporal equation of motion. …”
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Female genital cutting in Malaysia: a mixed-methods study by Abdul Rashid, Yufu Iguchi

“…A questionnaire was created and used by three trained research assistants for the quantitative component of the study. …”
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The opportunities and risks of mobile phones for refugees' experience: A scoping review. by Tiziana Mancini, Federica Sibilla, Dimitris Argiropoulos, Michele Rossi, Marina Everri

“…The results showed that modern devices, such as mobile phones, bring both risks and opportunities for refugees' experience, thereby both favouring and threatening asylum seekers' and refugees' human rights. Recommendations to policymaking and services and associations for advancing the use of MPs for the protection of the rights of migrants have been proposed.…”
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Evaluating the Gifted Students’ Understanding Related to Plasma State Using Plasma Experimental System and Two-Tier Diagnostic Test by Saadet Deniz Korkmaz, Bahadir Ayas, Eren Can Aybek, Suat Pat

“…First tier of the test consists of multiple-choice items and the second tier consists of open-ended items. Students were asked to find the correct answer in the first tier and write the reasons (justifications) for their answers in the second tier. …”
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Epidemiology of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Patients Attending at Hiwa Hospital in Sulaimani City, Iraq by Bushra Mohammed Ali, Hiwa Abas Ahmed

“…Chi-square test was employed to assess the association between different variables, P value of 0.05 or less considered as statistical significant This study included 70 cases and 70 controls were age and gender matched,  most of the cases were in between age 56-70 years old, illiterate 39(55.7%),  jobless 26(37.1%), from urban area 45 (64.3%) , married 65 (92.9%). had sufficient income and barely sufficient. …”
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Exploring parental knowledge, care-seeking, and support strategies for neonatal illness: an integrative review of the African Great Lakes region by Sarah Farrell, Tracey A. Mills, Dame Tina Lavender

“…Studies meeting inclusion criteria were critically analysed using Whittemore and Knafl’s framework, and quality was assessed with Hawker et al.’s tool, following PRISMA guidelines. …”
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The Application of Parallel Robotics to Investigate the Effect of Lumbar Bracing on Trunk Muscle Activity by Gregory N. Kawchuk, Narasimha G. Prasad, Jonathan Glass, Carolyn Knight, Serena Third, Daniel Timmermans

“…Surface electromyographic (sEMG) data were collected from the trunk of 24 asymptomatic participants, who were seated on the robot, tilted to 15°, then circumducted while attempting to maintain an upright posture. …”
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La evaluación de las políticas municipales de juventud a partir de un sistema de indicadores by Pere Soler-Masó, Anna Planas-Lladó, Judit Fullana-Noell

“…Permite evaluar la situación dedichas políticas, hacer evidentes las tendencias y los cambios, valorar su nivel de eficacia y contribuira establecer objetivos a corto y medio plazo. Asimismo, se puede utilizar como herramienta para laautoevaluación, para reflexionar sobre la propia acción y aprender de los errores y las dificultadesen el desarrollo de las políticas municipales de juventud.…”
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Biochemical Bone Turnover Markers and Osteoporosis in Older Men: Where Are We? by Pawel Szulc

“…In men aged less than 60, the association of serum and urinary levels of biochemical bone turnover markers (BTMs) and bone mineral density (BMD) is weak or not significant. …”
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DIGITAL NATIVE CHARACTER IN SOCIAL MEDIA INTERPRETATION: A STUDY ON INSTAGRAM ACCOUNTS, @QURANREVIEW by Izzuthoriqul Haq, Muhammad Labib Syauqi

“…The interpretation model is quite effective and has implications for the cognitive, affective, and behavioral aspects of the readers. While the social space of its interpretation is based on the culture of social media and digital natives, which leads to popular Islamic discourse.…”
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Understanding the mechanism underlying the green synthesis of metallic nanoparticles using plant extract(s) with special reference to Silver, Gold, Copper and Zinc oxide nanopartic... by Kangkan Deka, Renaldy Donlang Nongbet, Karan Das, Pranjal Saikia, Simran Kaur, Abhijita Talukder, Bhargab Thakuria

“…Conclusion: The review underscores the significance of green synthesis methods in nanoparticle production, highlighting their versatility and the need for ongoing research to harness their full potential while addressing associated challenges.…”
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Preventing Foodborne and Non-foodborne Illness: Vibrio parahaemolyticus by Anita C. Wright, Renée M. Goodrich-Schneider, Michael A. Hubbard, Keith R. Schneider

“…Schneider, describes this bacterium that occurs naturally in coastal waters throughout the world and is linked to illnesses associated with consumption of raw or improperly cooked seafood — type of illness, who is at risk of infection, how common infections are, how they occur, how to receive and store seafood and shellfish, and methods to prevent infection in high-risk individuals. …”
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مدى وعي طلبة قسم المكتبات والمعلومات جامعة عين شمس بالتنمر الإلكتروني وأساليب مواجهته: ( دراسة وصفية تحليلية).... by منى محمود حسنى أبوالنجا

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Et si les ethnosciences facilitaient la production de passerelles au sein du monde académique comme non-académique ? by Catherine Sabinot

“…In order to strengthen the science-policy interface in the field of biodiversity and ecosystem services for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, long-term human well-being and sustainable development, IPBES, after having worked on regional assessments of biodiversity, is now engaged in the production of assessments targeting cross-cutting themes in which we will see that the ethnosciences have a major role to play.…”
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NT-proBNP, Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, and Nutritional Status in Hemodialysis Patients by Jacques Ducros, Laurent Larifla, Henri Merault, Lydia Foucan

“…One component in each of the 4 categories for the wasting syndrome was retained: serum albumin ≤ 38 g/L, BMI ≤ 23 Kg/m2, serum creatinine ≤ 818 µmol/L, and normalized protein catabolic rate (nPCR) ≤ 0.8 g/kg/day. NT-proBNP was assessed using a chemiluminescence immunoassay. Two multivariate logistic regression models were performed to determine the parameters associated with high NT-proBNP concentrations. …”
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Epigenetic Markers of Renal Function in African Americans by Samantha M. Bomotti, Jennifer A. Smith, Alicia L. Zagel, Jacquelyn Y. Taylor, Stephen T. Turner, Sharon L. R. Kardia

“…We then evaluated (1) whether epigenetic markers are associated with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), (2) whether the significantly associated markers are also associated with traditional risk factors and/or novel biomarkers for eGFR, and (3) how much additional variation in eGFR is explained by epigenetic markers beyond established risk factors and biomarkers. …”
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Morphological Characterization of Emerging Cercariae among Lymnaeid Snails from Barangay Cawongan, Padre Garcia, Batangas, Philippines by Gregorio L. Martin I, Esperanza C. Cabrera

“…The total cercarial shedding rate of the snails studied, as a measure of the infected snails, was found to be 35.6% and was positively associated with the length of the snail shell [OR = 1.809; 95% CI: 1.471–2.225; p<0.001], but not with the weight [OR = 0.003; 95% CI: 0.00–0.275; p=0.012] and width of the shell [OR = 0.937; 95% CI: 0.672–1.305]. …”
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La oposición entre el rock y la nueva ola: un constructo de autenticidad en la historiografía del rock peruano by José Francisco Melgar Wong

“…En la historiografía del rock peruano la nueva ola es asumida como un movimiento musical correspondiente a un estilo particular, marcadamente opuesto a la concepción de la música rock. …”
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El higo by Ali Sarkhosh, Peter C. Andersen, Luis Jonathan Clavijo Herrera

“… El higo (Ficus carica L; familia Moracea) se originó en los trópicos del Viejo Mundo: Asia Menor y la Región Mediterránea. En el Mediterráneo, el higo se ha cultivado desde el año 5,000 a.C. …”
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Beneficial and harmful effects of duloxetine versus placebo, ‘active placebo’ or no intervention for adults with major depressive disorder: a systematic review with meta-analysis a... by Christian Gluud, Marija Barbateskovic, Joanna Moncrieff, Faiza Siddiqui, Janus C Jakobsen, Mathias Maagaard, Sophie Juul, Johanne Juul Petersen, Caroline Barkholt Kamp, Mark Abie Horowitz, Kiran Kumar Katakam

“…Intervention effects were assessed by both random-effects and fixed-effect model meta-analyses, risk of bias assessments were performed by two independent review authors using Cochrane’s risk of bias tool V.2 and the certainty of evidence was assessed using Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation.Results We included 28 trials randomising a total of 7872 participants. …”
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