Behavioural intentions in response to a potential menthol cigarette sales ban: a survey examining smokers in Washington, DC public housing by Kimberly Horn, Craig T Dearfield, Ian Crandell, Debra H Bernat

“…This study examined public housing residents’ behavioural intentions if menthol-flavoured cigarettes were no longer sold.Setting 15 District of Columbia Housing Authority properties between March 2019 and March 2021.Participants 221 District of Columbia Housing Authority residents ages 18–80 years who reported smoking menthol cigarettes (83.3% African-American/black).Primary and secondary outcomes Cigarette quitting and switching intentions due to a hypothetical menthol-flavoured cigarette sales ban.Results Nearly one-half (48.0%) of residents said they intended to quit cigarette use if menthol-flavoured products were no longer sold, while 27.2% were unsure if they would quit, and 24.9% reported they would not quit. …”
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Durability Improvement of Synthetic Dry Adhesives by Metal Coatings by Gyuhe Kim, Taechang Ahn, Hui Yun Hwang

“…The adhesion tests show that the indium- and zinc-coated microstructures have a higher shear adhesion strength than the noncoated ones. Also, the shear adhesion strength of noncoated SDAs was only 14.5% of the initial strength while that of the zinc-coated ones was 35.6% after 200 times of attachment and detachment. …”
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Lance Nematode, Hoplolaimus galeatus (Cobb, 1913) Thorne, 1935 (Nematoda: Secernentea: Tylenchida: Tylenchoidea: Hoplolaimidae) by William T. Crow, Angela S. Brammer

“… Among nematodes, which are often too small to be accurately detected by sight, the lance nematode Hoplolaimus galeatus (Cobb, 1913) Thorne, 1935, is one of the larger species. As adults they measure about 1.5 mm in length. …”
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Dynamic guardianship of potato landraces by Andean communities and the genebank of the International Potato Center by Sophia Lüttringhaus, Willy Pradel, Víctor Suarez, Norma C. Manrique-Carpintero, Noelle L. Anglin, David Ellis, Guy Hareau, Nelissa Jamora, Melinda Smale, Rene Gómez

“…Abstract Background Potato landraces (Solanum spp.) are not only crucial for food security and sustenance in Andean communities but are also deeply rooted in the local culture. …”
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A Framework for Coxeter Spectral Classification of Finite Posets and Their Mesh Geometries of Roots by Daniel Simson, Katarzyna Zając

“…In case GJ is positive semi-definite of corank one, we relate the Coxeter spectral properties of the posets J with the Coxeter spectral properties of a simply laced Euclidean diagram DJ∈{𝔻̃n,𝔼̃6,𝔼̃7,𝔼̃8} associated with J. …”
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THE REALIST PARADIGM OF ENERGY DIPLOMACY IN THE RUSSIAN SCIENTIFIC TRADITION AND ITS PRACTICAL APPLICABILITY by R. О. Reinhardt, S. V. Pronichkin

“…Nowadays energy diplomacy tends to be one of most relevant and important fields of applied research in International Relations. …”
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Historical biogeography and systematics of yellow-bellied toads (Bombina variegata), with the description of a new subspecies from the Balkans by Christophe Dufresnes, Simeon Lukanov, Sven Gippner, Johanna Ambu, Ilias Strachinis, Dragan Arsovski, Benjamin Monod-Broca, Hugo Cayuela, Petros Lymberakis, Daniele Canestrelli, Dan Cogălniceanu, Nikolay A. Poyarkov, Spartak N. Litvinchuk, Tomasz Suchan, Mathieu Denoël, Daniel Jablonski

“…The analyses support four major lineages, one assigned to B. v. variegata (Carpathians and northwestern ranges), one assigned to B. v. pachypus (Apennine Peninsula), and two assigned to B. v. scabra (Dinarides, Hellenides and Balkanides vs. the Rhodope mountains). …”
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Utilizing Cytokines to Function-Enable Human NK Cells for the Immunotherapy of Cancer by Rizwan Romee, Jeffrey W. Leong, Todd A. Fehniger

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Intelligent Excavation Technologies for Satellite Spectrum Signals by Qiulin LYU, Xiaojin DING, Gengxin ZHANG

“…With the construction of spatial information network, the available spectrum resources are increasingly scarce, and the electromagnetic environment is becoming more and more complex, resulting a more prominent challenge of realizing the safe control of the global electromagnetic.Therefore, the sensing method of electromagnetic spectrum occupation state was studied, a time convolution neural network to sense the spectrum occupation state was constructed.To mine abnormal spectrum data, neural network was used to automatically detect abnormal spectrum, such as fl uctuation noise fl oor, spectrum grass and large bandwidth.The spectrum parameter extraction method was explored.Considering the large propagation delay between the spectrum-sensing satellite and its gateway, a neural network was constructed to predicted the spectrum occupation state.The perception, anomaly, parameters and prediction results of satellite spectrum signal were visualized.The preliminary evaluation results showed that the designed satellite-spectrum intelligent mining technologies could not only improved the sensing ability of spectrum situation, but also eff ectively improved the utilization of spectrum resources.…”
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In Defense of Thought: A Critical Review of Three Works in the Field of Method of Research in History by Yaghoub Khazaei

“…Today, the discussion of method and methodology is one of the important measures of science in any field of science. …”
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Not getting better but not getting worse: A cluster randomized controlled pilot trial of a leadership implementation strategy by Jill Locke, Catherine M. Corbin, Roger Goosey, Vaughan K. Collins, Mark G. Ehrhart, Kurt Hatch, Christine Espeland, Aaron R. Lyon

“…., fidelity, initiative stability). Method One school district and 10 schools in Washington participated. …”
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Marguerite Mespoulet et Madeleine Mignon en Irlande pour les Archives de la Planète : influences hors champ by Karine Bigand

“…The mission to Ireland was one of the first to be carried out, by two experienced travellers and confirmed intellectuals, Marguerite Mespoulet and Madeleine Mignon. …”
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A Rare Case of Intraductal Papilloma Arising from Minor Salivary Gland in the Floor of the Mouth by Agnes Assao, Silas Antonio Juvencio de Freitas Filho, Luiz Antônio Simonetti Júnior, Denise Tostes Oliveira

“…Microscopically, the lesion was characterized by unicystic cavity exhibiting the lumen partially filled by papillary projections of the ductal epithelium with varying degree of oncocytic metaplasia. Based on the histopathological analysis, the differential diagnosis of oral intraductal papillomas and other ductal neoplasms of salivary origin are discussed.…”
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Aggregation Scheme with Secure Hierarchical Clustering for Wireless Sensor Networks by Tung-Shih Su, Mei-Wen Huang, Wei-Shou Li, Wen-Shyong Hsieh

“…Due to our IP naming rules and type 1 nodes as cluster heads, public key cryptography, such as RSA (Rivest, Shamir, Adleman), or ECC (Elliptic Curve Cryptosystem), is easily implanted to our system to strengthen our security. The sink node is the only certification authority in our system, but n level cluster heads can be extended to n level certification authorities if needed, where n is maximum number of level.…”
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Empowering wastewater treatment with step scheme heterojunction ternary nanocomposites for photocatalytic degradation of nitrophenol by Zhu Liu, Mah Roosh, Ming Lu, Aqsa Arshad, Wenqi Xian, Yuqiu Shen, Guocong Liu, Ali Bahadur, Shahid Iqbal, Sajid Mahmood, Khalid M. Alotaibi

“…Abstract The ongoing challenge of water pollution necessitates innovative approaches to remove organic contaminants from wastewater. …”
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COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Skåne county, Sweden, in relation to individual-level and area-level sociodemographic factors: a register-based cross-sectional analysis by Per-Olof Östergren, Louise Bennet, Jonas Björk, Adam Mitchell, Mahnaz Moghaddassi, Malin Inghammar

“…This sociodemographic selection showed consistency with respect to entering (obtaining ≥2 doses) and remaining (obtaining at least one booster dose) in the vaccination programme.…”
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Outcome from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest managed by the pre-hospital emergency medical system in Martinique, a French Caribbean Overseas Territory by Florian Negrello, Jonathan Florentin, Romain Jouffroy, Vianney Aquilina, Rishika Banydeen, Rémi Neviere, Dabor Resiere, Moustapha Drame, Papa Gueye

“…Non-shockable initial rhythm was present in 315 patients (93%), and 240 patients (71%) received advanced life support. Thirty-one patients (9%) achieved ROSC. On day 30, 13 patients (3.8%) were still alive, and 8 of them (2.4%) were alive with a CPC score of 1 or 2. …”
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The effect of user-generated content on tourist behavior: the mediating role of destination image by María del Carmen Hidalgo Alcázar, María Sicilia Piñero, Salvador Ruiz de Maya

“…In order to bridge this knowledge gap in tourism management, we conducted an empirical study to identify the impact of online user generated reviews on the two dimensions of destination image: affective and cognitive. …”
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Effects of salbutamol on serum potassium level and electrocardiography in experimental hyperkalemia in rabbits by Ramazan Bal, Ramazan Durgut, Sefa Çelik

“…Whereas, for positive control group, after the first 15 minutes only isotonic NaCI solution was administered. ECG recordings were performed every 3 minutes in Ihe period of the first 45 minutes and (hen at 60th and 90th minutes. …”
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Confirmation of the Absence of Somogyi Effect in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Retrospective Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems by Yuxin Huang, Xudan Lou, Weicong Huang, Jieyuzhen Qiu, Cuiping Jiang, Jiao Sun, Xiaoming Tao

“…Morning fasting glucose was observed lower after nights with nocturnal hypoglycemia compared with nights without hypoglycemia (P<0.001). 84 cases presented fasting glucose of more than 7 mmol/L after nocturnal glucose of less than 3.9 mmol/L. Only 27 cases presented fasting glucose of more than 7 mmol/L after nocturnal glucose of less than 3.0 mmol/L. …”
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