A land-cover-assisted super-resolution model for retrospective reconstruction of MODIS-like NDVI data across the continental United States by blending Landcover300m and GIMMS NDVI3... by Zhicheng Zhang, Zhenhua Xiong, Xuewen Zhou, Kun Xiao, Wei Wu, Qinchuan Xin

“…The model exhibits reasonable predictive capabilities in reconstructing retrospective data when assessed using Landsat data prior to 2000. …”
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Disease control and quality of life in chronic spontaneous urticaria and recurrent angioedema are strongly linked, but not in all patients by Sophia Neisinger, Pascale Salameh, Annika Gutsche, Felix Aulenbacher, Frank Siebenhaar, Marcus Maurer

“…Conclusion Although most patients with controlled disease have better quality of life, unexpectedly, quality of life remains impaired in up to one‐fourth of patients with completely controlled CSU and RA. Reasons behind this should be investigated in further studies.…”
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An Analysis of Transportation Mode Choice in Bitung City Using Structural Equation Modeling by Lucia Ingrid Regina Lefrandt, Charles S. C. Punuhsingon

“… Transportation is the foundation of daily life and is vital to a region's economic and social development. Transportation is a crucial aspect of human life, facilitating connections between locations. …”
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Mnemonic diplomacy in Russian-Serbian relations: The limits of the possible by A. M. Ponamareva

“…The Balkan region has traditionally been of particular importance for Russia, and currently Serbia remains one of the few European countries potentially exposed, due to ideological affinity, to the influence of Russia’s soft power. …”
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Mitigating Risks in the Disaster Management Cycle by Huay Ling Tay, Ruth Banomyong, Paitoon Varadejsatitwong, Puthipong Julagasigorn

“…Broader coverage of respondents across geographical regions will provide further insights into the perspectives on the relevant risk factors in the DMC phases. …”
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Study of Teakwood Quality from Community Forests in Gunungkidul. VII. Natural Subterranean Termite Resistance by Ganis Lukmandaru, Pito Wargono, Arsy Rahman Mohammad, Vendy Eko Prasetyo

“…Further, the heartwood regions of Panggang and Playen sites exhibited higher antitermite activities than those of Randublatung samples. …”
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Assessment of Malaysia-wide PM2.5 Forecasts from a Global Model by Zhixian Tan, Mohd Talib Latif, Matthew J. Ashfold

“…However, we found CAMS-GACF captured better the increased regional PM2.5 pollution during the transboundary ‘haze’ episode of 2019. …”
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SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS OF NATIONAL HISTORY AS AN INSTRUMENT OF THE MEMORY POLICY OF THE SOVIET STATE by Isabella S. Ogonovskaya

“…The problem of the influence of state policy on the development of historical education in the Soviet school, as well as the content of school textbooks on the history of the USSR, is updated. The reasons for the transformation of school historical education in accordance with changes in political attitudes, stages of development of Soviet society, the change of leaders of the country, conceptual approaches in historical science are considered. …”
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The wolf (Canis lupus) in the north of Central Polissia: diet, ecological niche width, and selective predation by Sergiy Zhyla

“…The results of the analysis of linear characters showed that specimens from the northern, central, and southern oblasts of Ukraine differ from those from the eastern oblasts of Ukraine and the native range of the common raccoon dog (eastern regions of Russia), the latter being characterised by larger dimensions. …”
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El tianguis de cambio de Pátzcuaro, Michoacán a través del Metabolismo Social desde Mesoamérica hasta el siglo XXI by Yaayé Arellanes Cancino, Nimcy Arellanes Cancino, Dante Ariel Ayala Ortiz

“…A partir de información del archivo histórico de la región, revisión bibliográfica, entrevistas a participantes del mercado, así como observación participante reciente, se aborda el metabolismo social y se destacan dos de sus fases: consumo y circulación. …”
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Pre-Hospital Point-of-Care Troponin: Is It Possible to Anticipate the Diagnosis? A Preliminary Report by Cristian Lazzari, Sara Montemerani, Cosimo Fabrizi, Cecilia Sacchi, Antoine Belperio, Marilena Fantacci, Giovanni Sbrana, Agostino Ognibene, Maurizio Zanobetti, Simone Nocentini

“…<b>Results</b>: The Atellica VTLi demonstrated reasonable sensitivity for detecting AMI, with sensitivity increasing from 60% at the first measurement (time 0) to 80% at the second measurement (time 1 h). …”
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Impact of COVID-19 on the Air Quality over China and India Using Long-term (2009–2020) Multi-satellite Data by Manish Soni, Sunita Verma, Hiren Jethava, Swagata Payra, Lok Lamsal, Priyanshu Gupta, Janhavi Singh

“…The mean NO2 and SO2 over IGP region is found to be 25% higher than whole India’s mean concentration due to large scale urban settlement and crop burning events. …”
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A study on the impact of sports participation support on the level of sports participation of urban junior high school girls in China by Mingyuan Dong, Mingtian Niu, Zhengxin Jiang, Yongchul Choi, Ning Li

“…However, the relationship between middle school girls’ physical activity levels and the actual social support they receive remains unclear.AimThis study aims to explore the support mechanisms that promote increased physical activity participation among middle school girls.MethodsA survey was conducted with 1,371 middle school girls from 16 regions and cities in China. The questionnaire included the Physical Activity Questionnaire (PAQ), the Social Support and Exercise Survey, the Physical Activity Rank Scale, and the Family Affluence Scale (FAS). …”
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Sociodemographic Factors Associated with Women’s Perspectives on Male Involvement in Antenatal Care, Labour, and Childbirth by Shamsudeen Mohammed, Ibrahim Yakubu, Issahaku Awal

“…This study provides an understanding of women’s perspective on men’s involvement in antenatal care, labour, and childbirth in the Northern Region of Ghana. Methods. Data for this cross‐sectional study were collected from 300 pregnant women using a structured questionnaire. …”
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Burden of coeliac disease in Germany: real-world insights from a large retrospective health insurance claims database analysis by Bernd Bokemeyer, Leonarda Serdani-Neuhaus, Juliane Sünwoldt, Christina Dünweber, Svitlana Schnaidt, Detlef Schuppan

“…Controls (non-CeD patients) were matched in a ratio of 5:1 by age, Charlson Comorbidity Index, sex and region. HCRU (hospitalisations, outpatient visits, medication use, sick leaves) and healthcare costs (outpatient services, inpatient services, outpatient pharmaceuticals, sick leaves and aids and remedies) were compared between CeD patients and controls. …”
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Priority areas of police bodies’ activity in ensuring the citizens’ rights in the conditions of martial law legal regime in Ukraine by O. I. Bezpalova

“…The general circle of citizens’ rights, which are violated during the operation of the legal regime of martial law as a result of active hostilities, occupation of certain regions and settlements, has been defined. Those rights of citizens whose duty to prevent violation, protection and restoration rests with police bodies have been systematized. …”
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Prevalence of sudden unexpected death of infants and its subcategories in low- or middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol by Liesl Zühlke, David Coetzee, Mark Engel, Natasha R Rhoda, Eunice Turawa, Imen Ayouni, Shanaaz Mathews

“…Introduction Infant mortality in low or middle-income countries (LoMICs) is still triple that of high-income countries (HICs), and the high mortality burden regions are also weighed down by a triple or quadruple burden of disease such as HIV and tuberculosis; chronic illness; mental health; injury and violence; and maternal, neonatal and child mortality. …”
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A semantic strength and neural correlates in developmental dyslexia by Sladjana Lukic, Sladjana Lukic, Sladjana Lukic, Fei Jiang, Maria Luisa Mandelli, Maria Luisa Mandelli, Ting Qi, Sarah M. Inkelis, Sarah M. Inkelis, Emily Rosenthal, Emily Rosenthal, Zachary Miller, Zachary Miller, Emma Wellman, Emma Wellman, Silvia A. Bunge, Silvia A. Bunge, Silvia A. Bunge, Maria Luisa Gorno-Tempini, Maria Luisa Gorno-Tempini, Christa Watson Pereira, Christa Watson Pereira

“…In the present study, we investigated semantic fluency as a cognitive strength in English-speaking children with dyslexia aged 8–13.MethodsNinety-seven children with dyslexia completed tests of letter and semantic verbal fluency, standardized measures of reading and cognitive functions, and task-free resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI). First, we adjusted performance on semantic fluency by letter fluency and created a residual score that was used to separate participants into high (residual &gt;0) or average (residual &lt;0) semantic performance groups. …”
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Salaman and Absal in Abd al-Rahman Jami by Halilović Tehran

“…The king's sagacious adviser helps Salaman recognize the truth of eternal love in the image of Venus, the symbol of love in Persian literature. …”
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Colonial legacy and traps in the social-ecological systems of forest management by C.D.A. Depari

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The persistence of colonial controls in present-day forest management has long been recognized as a potential threat to the resilience of social-ecological systems. …”
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