Addressing unmet mental health needs of older adults in Turbo, Colombia: a multi-component psychosocial intervention feasibility study by Clarissa Giebel, Erika Montoya, Gabriel Saldarriaga, Thais Caprioli, Mark Gabbay, Danicza Martinez, Jessica Rua, Maria Isabel Zuluaga

“…Methods Based on a systematic review and meta-analysis of community-based mental health interventions for older adults in LMICs, qualitative interviews with older adults and local stakeholders, as well as a mental health needs assessment survey of the local older adult population in Turbo, Colombia, we consulted older adults in the region to co-produce a community-based intervention. …”
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Security environment of the state in the context of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine activities by K. L. Buhaichuk

“…The concept of “national security” actually describes the desired overall state of the security environment of a particular country, which affects the regional or global security environment. The state of national security is actually a characteristic of the overall security environment of the state. …”
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Age-Related Trends in Body Composition among Women Aged 20–80 Years: A Cross-Sectional Study by Nirmala Rathnayake, Hasanga Rathnayake, Sarath Lekamwasam

“…In general, such studies are scarce in the South Asian region and this cross-sectional study examined the age-related trends in body composition in a selected group of healthy women aged 20–80 years in Sri Lanka. …”
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KeIayakan dan Keefektifan Sistem KonseIing Perilaku dengan Teknik Desensitisasi Sistematis daIam LMS Schoology untuk MeminimaIisasi Tingkat Kecemasan BeIajar Siswa by Ni Wayan Suari, Kadek Suranata, Gede Nugraha Sudarsana

“…Tanggapan siswa terhadap keberterimaan, kemudahan akses, dan kebermanfaatan sistem dan panduan dengan index sebesar 93,57%, yang menampakkan respon mereka Sangat Baik. Hasil uji efektivitas dengan membandingkan tingkat kecemasan siswa antara sebelum dan setelah mengikuti program konseling yang menampakkan penurunan yang signifikan. …”
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Transcription factor KLF2 is associated with the dysfunctional status of NK cells and the prognosis of pediatric B-ALL patients by Fang Wu, Huimin Xu, Benshan Zhang

“…BackgroundNatural killer cells, an important component of the innate immune system, can directly recognize and lyse virally infected or transformed cells. …”
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Modeling Climate‐Driven Vegetation Changes Under Contrasting Temperate and Arid Conditions in the Mediterranean Basin by Marco Bianchini, Mohamed Tarhouni, Matteo Francioni, Marco Fiorentini, Chiara Rivosecchi, Jamila Msadek, Abderrazak Tlili, Farah Chouikhi, Marina Allegrezza, Giulio Tesei, Paola Antonia Deligios, Roberto Orsini, Luigi Ledda, Maria Karatassiou, Athanasios Ragkos, Paride D'Ottavio

“…Results revealed increasing temperatures and declining precipitation in both regions, confirming Mediterranean climate trends. …”
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Gastric cancer incidence, mortality and burden in adolescents and young adults: a time-trend analysis and comparison among China, South Korea, Japan and the USA by Jian Li, Yao Zhang, Si Lin Wu, Yi Fu, Ji Sheng Wang

“…The MIRs declined constantly in South Korea and China, and the MIR in the USA became the highest in 2019.Conclusions Although not covered by prevention and screening programmes, variations in disease burden and time trends may reflect variations in risk factors, cancer control strategies and treatment accessibility of GC among the four countries. Investigating the reasons behind the varying disease burden and changing trends of GCAYA across countries will inform recommendations for prevention measures and timely diagnosis specific to this underserved population to further decrease the GC burden.…”
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Parent Training Pamphlets: An Intervention Study Among Parents at Child Health Checkups by Kazuko Akutsu, Aya Goto, Fareeda Abo-Rass, Hiroyuki Yokoyama

“…Introduction: Parent training (PT) programs are recognized as effective interventions that enhance parenting techniques and improve the parent-child relationship. …”
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Luminescence Nanothermometry Based on Pr3+ : LaF3 Single Core and Pr3+ : LaF3/LaF3 Core/Shell Nanoparticles by M. S. Pudovkin, D. A. Koryakovtseva, E. V. Lukinova, S. L. Korableva, R. Sh. Khusnutdinova, A. G. Kiiamov, A. S. Nizamutdinov, V. V. Semashko

“…The formation of the shell was proved by detecting the increase in physical sizes, sizes of coherent scattering regions, and luminescence lifetimes of core/shell NPs comparing with single core NPs. …”
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Hydrogeochemical Characteristics of the Haiyuan-Liupanshan Seismic Belt at the Northeastern Edge of the Tibet Plateau by Xinyan Li, Xiaopeng Liu, Jianguo Du, Yueju Cui, Fengxia Sun

“…Most of the sites with higher TDS in HLFZ fall on the a higher stress state region (represented by a low b value<0.75), which reflected a possible evidence of seismic activity affected the hydrogeochemistry of groundwater.…”
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Theoretical and practical aspects of professional psychological selection of candidates for training at higher education institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine by A. V. Larionova

“…Three main stages of psychological selection in the higher educational institutions have been considered (the first is carried out by psycho-diagnostic centers and laboratories at the military medical commission and has a pronounced psychiatric orientation, the second is carried out by the employees of the psychological support service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in regions, the third is carried out by psychologists of higher educational institutions) and “weak spots” in each of them have been identified. …”
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Nacionalita a konfese v politickém životě jagellonských Čech by Petr Vorel

“…Domestic aristocracy started to observe a greater danger from the side of Hungarian aristocracy that was becoming more influential due to the transfer of royal court to Buda (German: Ofen), and due to the increased land ownership in Czech lands. This was one of the reasons why Moravian (1480) aristocracy, followed by the Bohemian noblemen (1500), approaches the formation of a precise definition of nobility, that time vastly formed by Czech families. …”
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The mexican potato species Solanum neoantipoviczii BUK. (= S. stoloniferum Schlechtd.) from the taxonomic series Longipedicellata BUK. and its use in interspecific hybridization by N. M. Zoteyeva, Yu. Tarwacka

“…Russian taxonomist S. M. Bukasov recognized it as an independent species. At the same time D. …”
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Dynamics of ecosystem service values in the Tarim River Basin by Mengxin Sun, Mengxin Sun, Xin Shen, Xin Shen, Hailiang Xu, Hailiang Xu, Ai Shajiang·Aili, Ai Shajiang·Aili

“…This study focuses on the Tarim River Basin, specifically the Aksu, Yarkant, Hotan, and Kaidu Peacock Rivers, and the mainstream Tarim River, which flow through key administrative regions.MethodsWe analyzed multi-temporal land use and land cover (LULC) data from 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, and 2020, applying the comparable coefficient method to assess ESV changes and their spatial distribution. …”
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Association of Red Blood Cell Distribution Width With Carotid–Femoral Pulse Wave Velocity in a Southern Chinese Population by Xing Yu, Yali Huang, Yunyun Su, Liangdi Xie

“…ABSTRACT Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) has recently been recognized as a novel biomarker associated with various cardiovascular conditions. …”
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Effects of ZnO nanoparticles concentration on the morphology and textural properties of ZnO/NiFe2O4 nanocomposite by Jimoh Oladejo Tijani, Augustine Innalegwu Daniel, Sarah Udenyi Onogwu, Ambali Saka Abdulkareem, Usman Ahmed Aminu, Marshall Keyster, Ashwil Klein

“…Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy (EELS) spectra show similarities in the shape of Zn, Fe and Ni from zero loss, low loss and core loss region with a little shift in energy. All the elements exhibit multiple oxidation state; +2 and +3 for Fe and +1 and +2 for Zn and Ni. …”
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Perceptions of cervical screening uptake amongst South Asian women in Ontario, Canada: a concept mapping study by Kimberly Devotta, Aisha Lofters, Jacqueline Bender, Patricia O’Campo

“…Conclusions As Ontario and many other jurisdictions around the world seek to strengthen cervical screening efforts in line with national and international goals to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040, it is critical to address underscreening. This CM study recognizes the value of engaging those most impacted by an issue, to identify and prioritize how and where to intervene to address low rates of cervical screening. …”
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Radiographic Evaluation of The Bone Density Around Tooth-Anchored One-Piece Immediate-Loading Dental Implant by Bangen Mohammed Karam, Bahar Jaafar Selivany, Huda Jameel Qasim, Rafah Hussein Mohammed

“…Grayscale values and texture parameters, including mean, standard deviation (SD), and coefficient of variation (CV), were analyzed in regions of interest (ROIs) around the implants. …”
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The Reliability of the GNRB® Knee Arthrometer in Measuring ACL Stiffness and Laxity: Implications for Clinical Use and Clinical Trial Design by Kayla Smith, Nicole Miller, Steve Laslovich

“…Reliable laxity and stiffness values may assist practitioners in clinical reasoning and the development of individualized ACL rehabilitation programs. …”
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Participatory research towards the control of snakebite envenoming and other illnesses in a riverine community of the Western Brazilian Amazon. by Alícia Patrine Cacau Santos, Evellyn Antonieta Rondon Tomé Silva, Hiran Sátiro Souza da Gama, Jady Shayenne Mota Cordeiro, Ana Paula Silva Oliveira, Jéssica Albuquerque Araújo, Rafaela Nunes Dávila, Hélio Afonso Amazonas Júnior, Altair Seabra Farias, Jacqueline Almeida Gonçalves Sachett, Vinícius Azevedo Machado, Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro, Felipe Leão Gomes Murta

“…<h4>Background</h4>Riverine communities face various health problems, which involve geographical and cultural barriers to accessing care, in addition to a lack of financial investments in services aimed at these communities, resulting in a process of invisibility for the population living in these regions. In this scenario, the significant burden of snakebite envenoming (SBE) highlights the need for participatory research to address ways to minimize this situation. …”
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