COVID-19 impact on HIV PrEP uptake and retention at selected health facilities in Eswatini by Musa B. Ginindza, Nondumiso Ncube, Renier Coetzee

“…Background: Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uses antiretroviral medication to reduce HIV risk in HIV-negative individuals. Despite its effectiveness, global uptake faces policy and accessibility challenges. …”
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Chaos and Bifurcations of a Leslie-Gower Food Chain with Strong Allee Effect by Chunshan Xue, Xia Liu

“…Allee effect, as an important biological phenomenon, has been considered in many ecosystems, whereas, its influence on interactions of three or more species is little investigated. …”
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Performance Enhancement in Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Using Blade With Split by Adilkhan Tuken, Cemil Yigit

“…It has been determined that the optimum blade design reaches its maximum Cp at a lower tip–speed ratio (TSR) compared with the reference blade without splits. …”
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Organizational and legal basics for Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States, Compatriots Living Abroad and International Humanitarian Cooperation (Rossotrudniches... by T. A. Zанко

“…The article covers the organizational and legal basics for Rossotrudnichestvo as well as its powers, objectives, activities. The author analyzes the activities of the Agency involving implementation of governmental programs in the field of international humanitarian cooperation, and highlights promising forms of work with expatriates.…”
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Interactions between DASH-style diet and ADIPOQ and ARL15 genes polymorphisms on blood pressure and central obesity in Iranian adults by Mehdi Mollahosseini, Zeinab Yazdanpanah, Azadeh Nadjarzadeh, Masoud Mirzaei, Seyed Mehdi Kalantar, Hamid Reza Ashrafzadeh, Khadijeh Mirzaei, Hassan Mozaffari-Khosravi

“…Moreover, in individuals with the AA genotype of rs6450176 SNP, adherence to this diet was associated with lower SBP (P-interaction = 0.012), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR; P-interaction = 0.026) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR; P-interaction = 0.040), while in G allele carriers, the mean of these items was greater in individuals with high adherence to the DASH diet. …”
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A Complete Coverage Path Planning Algorithm for Lawn Mowing Robots Based on Deep Reinforcement Learning by Ying Chen, Zhe-Ming Lu, Jia-Lin Cui, Hao Luo, Yang-Ming Zheng

“…Future work will focus on testing and optimizing Re-DQN in more complex environments and exploring its application in multi-robot systems to enhance collaboration and communication.…”
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Barreau traditionnaliste contre barreau d’affaires : Le barreau de Bruxelles face la question des avocats-administrateurs de sociétés (1880-1925) by Jérôme de Brouwer

“…The traditionalist bar considers this extension of activities as a weakening of the values ​​that shape the professional identity of the lawyer and hence a risk to the survival itself of the profession of lawyer.…”
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How Will the Railway Look Like in 2050? A Survey of Experts on Technologies, Challenges and Opportunities for the Railway System by Michael Nold, Francesco Corman

“…It can deliver high-quality transport services, superior speed, safety and comfort to most competing modes. Nevertheless, its share of the total traffic is often relatively small. …”
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Strategi Pembinaan Olahraga Difabel yang Inklusif di Kabupaten Sinjai by Andi Baso Husain, A. Anwar Ishar, Rahmat S. Bintang

“…Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kendala utama yang dihadapi meliputi kurangnya pelatih berlisensi, minimnya sarana dan prasarana yang ramah difabel, serta belum optimalnya pengelolaan NPC Sinjai. Untuk itu, strategi yang diusulkan mencakup pengaktifan kembali NPC Sinjai, rekrutmen pelatih berlisensi, peningkatan sarana prasarana, serta kolaborasi erat antara pemerintah daerah dan organisasi terkait. …”
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A Microfluidic Paper-Based Device for Monitoring Urease Activity in Saliva by Francisca T. S. M. Ferreira, António O. S. S. Rangel, Raquel B. R. Mesquita

“…Stability studies were also performed to assess its functionality as a point-of-care methodology, and the device was stable for 4 months when stored in a vacuum. …”
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Marchiafava-Bignami Disease in a Nonalcoholic Diabetic Patient by Sisira Yadala, Jin Jun Luo

“…The underlying pathophysiology of the development of MBD in our case is likely to be osmotic stress from a wide range of glycemic fluctuations causing structural and functional disturbance of oligodendrocytes, which may be reversible in its early stage.…”
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Altered Expression of Cellular Bcl-2 in the Progression of Hamster Cholangiocarcinogenesis by Byung-suk Jeon, Byung-IL Yoon

“…Bcl-2 is an intracytoplasmic and membrane-associated apoptosis suppressor, and its overexpression is closely associated with survival of malignant tumors, in particular their aggressive behavior and poor prognosis. …”
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Stochastic Optimal Selection and Analysis of Allowable Photovoltaic Penetration Level for Grid-Connected Systems Using a Hybrid NSGAII-MOPSO and Monte Carlo Method by Ali Abubakar, Reindorf Nartey Borkor, Peter Amoako-Yirenkyi

“…However, due to the stochasticity and nondispatchable nature of its generation, significant adverse impacts such as power overloading, voltage, harmonics, current, and frequency instabilities on the utility grid arise. …”
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Linguistic Potentialities in Eliot's New Idea about the Old Concept “Classic” by Leila Aghayani Chavoshi

“…Such a work is not a classic one due to its antiquity or being compatible with the principles of classicism (school art of 18th century).  …”
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Height of Mining-Induced Fractured Zones in Overlying Strata and Permeability of Rock with Nonpenetrative Fractures by Yu Liu, Qimeng Liu, Wenping Li, Youbiao Hu

“…The characteristics of fractured rock within NFZ and the determination method of its height were studied. The results showed that the height of NFZ ranged from 11.55 to 21.20 m, which was approximately 0.17 times the combined height of the TFZ and the CZ. …”
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Genomic signatures of habitat isolation and paleo-climate unveil the “island-like” pattern in the glasshouse plant Rheum nobile by Hum Kala Rana, Santosh Kumar Rana, Hang Sun, Dong Luo

“…We analyzed plastome and Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) sequences from 104 R. nobile samples, revealing significant genetic structure with significant unique alleles across populations. …”
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Pengembangan Aplikasi E-Learning Edu IT : Pembuatan Aplikasi Ujian Essay Online serta Upload Download Materi Kuliah by Maria Bellaniar Ismiati, Latius Hermawan

“…Selanjutnya akan tampil nilai untuk masing-masing mahasiswa. Selain itu pada aplikasi ini juga akan ditambahkan suatu menu untuk upload dan download materi kuliah sehingga nantinya akan menjadi suatu e-learning yang lengkap. …”
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Smart Cities in comparison: An analysis of the best Smart Cities by Stefano CARBONI

“… This research paper aims to identify the best Smart City in the world, by investigating the rankings of Smart Cities, based on its main characteristics and implemented policies. …”
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油茶籽淀粉的结构与体外模拟消化特性研Structure and digestion property in vitro of Camellia oleifera starch by 向敏1，韩小苗1,2，吴苏喜1,2，李万元2，彭邵锋3 XIANG Min1,HAN Xiaomiao1,2,WU Suxi1,2， LI Wanyuan2,PENG Shaofeng3"

“…To promote the utilization of starch resources from Camellia oleifera seed, the extraction of starch was conducted using alkaline and enzymatic methods on Camellia oleifera seed meal, and its structure and digestive property in vitro were compared with commercially available corn starch and potato starch. …”
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Pitaya (Dragon Fruit) (Hylocereus undatus) Pests and Beneficial Insects by Rita Elena Duncan, Daniel Carrillo, Jorge E. Peña

“… Pitaya or Dragon Fruit is a recent crop in South Florida; it belongs to the Cactaceae family, and its scientific name is Hylocereus undatus (Haworth) Britton & Rose. …”
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