SELECTION OF DNA MATRIX FOR JUSTIFICATION OF THRESHOLD FOR CONTAMINATION OF PROCESSED MEAT PRODUCTS WITH UNDECLARED POULTRY COMPONENTS by M. Yu. Minaev, G. I. Solodovnikova, K. A. Kurbakov

“…In the Russian certified methods, the species-specific DNA matrix for chickens is a multi-copy gene of cytochrome B in mitochondrial DNA. …”
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Sustainability Assessment and Spatial Optimization of Minority Characteristic Villages Based on the Minimum Cumulative Resistance Model: A Case Study of Qiandongnan, China by Min Wang, An Huang, Qianxi Zhang, Zhe Cheng

“…The sustainable development of minority characteristic villages (MCVs) is crucial to regional diversity, equality, and inclusion. However, it also faces multi-dimensional challenges, especially spatial imbalance. …”
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A new specimen of Plesiopterys wildi reveals the diversification of cryptoclidian precursors and possible endemism within European Early Jurassic plesiosaur assemblages by Miguel Marx, Sven Sachs, Benjamin P. Kear, Mats E. Eriksson, Klaus Nilkens, Johan Lindgren

“…Phylogenetic analyses using both equal weighting and weighted parsimony determined phylogenetic placement within Plesiosauria. …”
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Developing a Comprehensive Shipment Policy through Modified EPQ Model Considering Process Imperfections, Transportation Cost, and Backorders by Waseem Sajjad, Misbah Ullah, Razaullah Khan, Mubashir Hayat

“…<i>Results:</i> In the developed mathematical framework, the lot-sizing problems, imperfections in the production processes, retailers, and distributors are considered with equal-sized shipment policy to attain pragmatic and real-time results. …”
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NEW EXPERIMENTAL PATHOGENETICALLY GROUNDED VARICOCELE MODE by M. A. Berdnikov, N. V. Antipov, Yu. K. Gulkov

“…The main aim of the study was to develop a pathogenetically grounded varicocele model and to compare it with the well-known one.Materials and methods. 30 male mongrel laboratory rats were divided in 3 equal groups, in the 1st group Saypol technique was performed, in the 2nd – one-time partial ligation of both spermatic cords with following testicles abdominisation. …”
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Utilizing Rasch Model to Analyze A Gender Gap in Students’ Scientific Literacy on Energy by Mardiah Afifa, Rini Khoirunnisa, Sri Mindia Vanessa Pratiwi, Dariah Meitaza

“…However, students have low literacy, with a logit of -0.51, so physics teachers must create teaching methods to improve students’ scientific literacy. …”
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Changes in the Economic Behaviour of Czech Households in the Years of Economic Crisis and Pandemic by Stanislava Hronová, Richard Hindls

“…A reduction in household consumption generally means an increase in household savings if all other circumstances are equal. The aim of the present paper is to show, using the methods of time series analysis, the effects of these two crisis periods in terms of data for the household sector or to show whether the fall in the propensity to consume and the rise in the propensity to save in 2020–2021 can be considered statistically significant compared to the crisis period of 2009–2013. …”
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Evaluation of Impact of Some Pulse Parameters on the Efficiency of Electric Cardiac Defibrillation by I. V. Venin, M. S. Bogushevich, A. I. Redko, S. V. Serikov

“…Objective: to test the hypothesis of the resonance pattern of an electric cardiac defibrillation process and to study the impact of the frequency spectrum of pulses of various shape on the efficiency of defibrillation.Material and methods. The frequency spectrum of pulses the efficiency of which during defibrillation was known was examined. …”
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Icelandic teachers’ perspectives and strategies for supporting children’s plurilingual development in compulsory schools by Artëm Ingmar Benediktsson, Anh-Dao Tran, Renata Emilsson Peskova, Hanna Ragnarsdóttir, Samúel Lefever

“…Whilst the participating teachers acknowledge the importance of plurilingualism, their teaching methods and perspectives often remain at a surface level, prioritising the development of Icelandic over a deeper engagement with students’ full linguistic repertoires. …”
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Gender Disparities Among Award and Grant Recipients in Annual Infectious Disease Society Meetings by Digbijay Kunwar, Ili Margalit, Elda Righi, Asma Nasim, Dafna Yahav, Noam Tau, On behalf of the ESCMID Ethics Advisory Committee (EEAC)

“…Methods Female award and grant winners in infectious diseases conferences (2009–2023) were evaluated. …”
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The synergistic effect of Thymus vulgaris essential oil and carvacrol with imipenem against carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: in vitro, molecular docking, and molecular... by Saoussen Jilani, Mohamed Ferjeni, Kholoud Al-Shammery, Haya Rashid Mohammed AlTamimi, Malek Besbes, Salwa Ahmed Lotfi, Amr Farouk, Walid Ben Selma, Walid Ben Selma

“…Interestingly, the MBC/MIC was equal to 1 for most tested bacterial strains, confirming a bactericidal effect of Thyme-EO. …”
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Optimal Treatment of Magnetic Seizure Therapy (MST) in Patients with Clozapine-Resistant Schizophrenia (CRS) by Xiang Q, Xu P, Zhai Z, Jia Y, Li C, Liu D

“…Qiong Xiang,1,2,&ast; Peiwei Xu,3,&ast; Zhaolin Zhai,1,2,4 Yuping Jia,1,2 Chunbo Li,1,2,5 Dengtang Liu1,2,4– 6 1Division of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200030, People’s Republic of China; 2Clinical Center for Psychotic Disorders, National Center for Mental Disorders, Shanghai, 200030, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Psychiatry, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040, People’s Republic of China; 5Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200030, People’s Republic of China; 6Institute of Mental Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200030, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Dengtang Liu, Email liudengtang@smhc.org.cnObjective: The study aims to compare the clinical efficacy and cognitive side effect of magnetic seizure therapy (MST) and modified electroconvulsive therapy (MECT) on clozapine resistant schizophrenia (CRS).Methods: Sixteen patients with CRS were enrolled in this randomized, parallel-group, controlled clinical trial. …”
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ENSURING STATE SOVEREIGNTY AS A GUARANTEE OF THE COUNTRY'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT by Iryna Drobush, Liudmila Kornuta, Mykola Ukrainets

“…The work also employed methods of systematic, logical, institutional and retrospective analysis, as well as forecasting. …”
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Effect of Instrument-assisted Soft-tissue Mobilisation of Iliotibial Band with Conventional Exercise Therapy versus Conventional Exercise Therapy Alone on Clinical Performance in P... by Janvhi Balbir Gandotra, Pranita Dattatraya Ganjave, Riddhi Ashish Shroff

“…However, both interventions were equally effective in enhancing functional performance.…”
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Determination of Survivability of Some Probiotic Lactic Acid Bacteria in Some Locally Produced Drinks by Aisha, A. S, Bukar, A, Abdulkadir, B, Abdul, N. A, Salima, A. S., Isa, I. A.

“…The isolation of the organisms from yoghurt and “nono” were conducted using cultural methods and further characterized using biochemical tests. …”
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Rules for setting off periods of application of measures of procedural coercion in the term of criminal punishment: problems of legislative regulation and law enforcement by Yu. Yu. Ksendzov

“…The research subject is represented by the correlation between provisions for criminal and criminal procedure law in Russian Federation which turns out to be the basis in resolution of the inclusion of certain terms of criminal procedure measures administration into the criminal punishment duration which is enforced toward a defendant during criminal proceedings.The research objective is expected to be a confirmation or a contestation for hypothesis about the existing diversity of calculation methods for criminal punishment duration. Research methodology encompasses both dialectical and formal cognition methods. …”
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How do block training and circuit training affect physical fitness? A comparative study of futsal athletes by Mohammad Sabransyah, Asmutiar, Rajidin, Suriani Sari, Rubiyatno

“…Finding/Results: Both training methods significantly improved the athletes’ physical fitness levels (p < 0.05). …”
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Pharmacoeconomic analysis of tiotropium bromide and olodaterol fixed combination as maintenance therapy for patients with COPD in the Russian Federation by S. V. Nedogoda, M. Yu. Frolov, A. S. Salasyuk, I. N. Barykina, V. O. Smirnova

“…To assess the economic efficacy of a fixed combination tiotropium bromide+olodaterol (T+O) in comparison with other medications, included in the Vital and Essential Drugs List (VEDL), for the maintenance triple therapy of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).Materials and Methods. A Markov model was used for the estimation of direct medical costs associated with different medications. …”
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Intelligent fault tolerance control using long short-term memory for efficient system performance under fault conditions by Mostafa H. El-Mahdy, Abdelrahman O. Ali, O. H. Hassan, Eman M. El-Gendy, Mahmoud M. Saafan

“…The training process reaches 6553 iterations with Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) equal to $$\:5\times\:{10}^{-3}$$ at six minutes and 17 s. …”
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Recovering Pulsar Braking Index from a Population of Millisecond Pulsars by A. L. Hewitt, M. Pitkin, I. M. Hook

“…For a pulsar spinning down due to gravitational-wave emission from the principal mass quadrupole mode alone, the braking index would equal exactly 5. Unfortunately, for millisecond pulsars, it can be hard to measure observationally due to the extremely small second time derivative of the rotation frequency, $\ddot{f}$ . …”
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