Ecolinguistic dynamics of English loanwords in Chinese: a case study on terms for cement by Ruifeng Mo, Hao-Zhang Xiao

“…As new concepts and items are introduced from abroad, the masses initially coin new loanwords, which are later standardized by authoritative bodies. (2) The vitality of the loanwords correlates with their niche breadth. …”
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Coping with sand and dust storms: Developing and validating of an adaptation assessment tool by Shiva Salehi, Ali Ardalan, Abbas - Ostadtaghizadeh, Armin Zareiyan, Gholamreza Garmaroudi, Abbas Rahimiforoushani

“…Results: After calculating the item effect score index with values higher than 1.5, the content validity ratio higher than 0.49, and the content validity index higher than 0.79, 40 items out of the initial 101 were selected. Through exploratory factor analysis, the items were further reduced to 34 and grouped into four areas, based on the eigenvalue being higher than 1. …”
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Early measures for prevention and containment of COVID-19 in the Maldives: A descriptive analysis by Mariyam SUZANA, Sheena MOOSA, Fathmath Nazla RAFEEG, Sofoora K. USMAN

“…Results: The government of Maldives initiated its first public health measures as early as January and as of March 2020, levied more than two hundred interventions to combat the outbreak of COVID-19. …”
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Neuron-Specific Glycine Metabolism Links Transfer RNA Epitranscriptomic Regulation to Complex Behaviors by Jennifer Blaze, Viviana Dolores Evans, Jessica Abigail Feria Pliego, Petr Unichenko, Behnam Javidfar, Soeren Heissel, Hanan Alwaseem, Zachary Pennington, Denise Cai, Henrik Molina, Christian Henneberger, Schahram Akbarian

“…Methods: To link specific molecular alterations resulting from neuronal Nsun2 ablation to neuropsychiatric phenotypes, we used drug-induced phosphoactivation of stress response translation initiation factors together with disruption of NSUN2-regulated glycine tRNAs and cell type–specific ablation of the glycine cleavage system modeling the excessive upregulation of this amino acid in the Nsun2-deficient brain. …”
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Comparative effectiveness of buprenorphine-naloxone versus methadone for treatment of opioid use disorder: a population-based observational study protocol in British Columbia, Cana... by Lawrence C McCandless, Malcolm Maclure, M Eugenia Socías, Evan Wood, Paul Gustafson, Robert W Platt, Bohdan Nosyk, Sander Greenland, Micah Piske, Trevor Thomson, Emanuel Krebs, Natt Hongdilokkul, Julie Bruneau, M Ehsan Karim, Judith I Tsui

“…Sensitivity analyses will be used to assess the robustness of results to heterogeneity in the patient population and threats to internal validity.Ethics and dissemination The protocol, cohort creation and analysis plan have been approved and classified as a quality improvement initiative exempt from ethical review (Providence Health Care Research Institute and the Simon Fraser University Office of Research Ethics). …”
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Life expectancy of cats in Britain: moggies and mollies live longer by Fernando Mata

“…The domestic cat (Felis catus) has been a popular companion animal for about 12,000 years, initially valued for rodent control before evolving into pets that provide affection and companionship. …”
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High volume-rate echocardiography for simultaneous imaging of electromechanical activation and cardiac strain of the whole heart in a single heartbeat in humans. by Julien Grondin, Hannah J Schleifer, Rachel Weber, Changhee Lee, Melina Tourni, Elisa E Konofagou

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>This initial feasibility study demonstrates that noninvasive high-volume rate imaging of the heart in a single heartbeat is feasible and can provide electromechanical activation and systolic strains simultaneously in all four cardiac chambers. …”
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Evaluation of a mentorship matchmaking event at an academic research institution to reinforce the scientific workforce pathway for underrepresented minority groups by Sirena Gutierrez, Jennifer A. Seuferer, Angel-Max Guerrero, Yazmin Carrasco, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Tung Nguyen, Leticia Márquez-Magaña, Todd Nystul, Meghan D. Morris

“…Methods In 2021, a virtual “matchmaking event” was held to connect NIH-funded research mentors with historically underrepresented trainees and initiate mentored research experiences. Survey data collected over 12 months was analyzed to evaluate the program’s success considering the number of mentor-trainee connections, mentor-trainee research experience matches, and NIH diversity supplement application status. …”
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Attitudes toward artificial intelligence and robots in healthcare in the general population: a qualitative study by Paulina Smoła, Iwona Młoźniak, Monika Wojcieszko, Urszula Zwierczyk, Mateusz Kobryn, Elżbieta Rzepecka, Mariusz Duplaga

“…The interviewees were initially recruited for the interviews in a convenience sample; then, the process was continued using the snowballing technique. …”
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Principles of administrative legal proceedings in modern conditions: scientific and legal aspect by M. V. Dzhafarova

“…It has been established that the principles of administrative proceedings at the current stage of development of administrative procedural law should be understood as the basic, initial rules which are stipulated by the provisions of national legislation, as well as generally accepted provisions of international law and standards of administration of justice, and which determine the organisational and functional (procedural) conditions for the administration of justice in administrative cases, and which are reflected and enshrined in the relevant provisions of the Code of Administrative Procedure of Ukraine. …”
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Voice assimilation of morphemic -s in the L2 English of L1 French, L1 Italian and L1 Spanish learners by Leonardo Contreras Roa, Paolo Mairano, Marc Capliez, Caroline Bouzon

“…We propose that the /s/ ~ /z/ voicing opposition may constitute an exception to the markedness hierarchy of voice contrasts for obstruents (word-initial < word-medial < word-final), whereby the word-final position is not more marked than the other positions. …”
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Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis by J. Čemerkaitė, I. Kaukėnaitė, R. Liutkevičienė

“…Clinical manifestations of the disease depend on lesions in those areas of the CNS where AQP4 is most pronounced: spinal cord, optic nerves, dorsal medulla, brainstem, thalamus, and hypothalamus. Initially, NMOSD typically presents with optic neuritis or transverse myelitis, or, less commonly, a combination of both. …”
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Contribution of Glycosaminoglycans to the Microstructural Integrity of Fibrillar and Fiber Crimps in Tendons and Ligaments by Marco Franchi, Viviana De Pasquale, Désirée Martini, Marilisa Quaranta, Maria Macciocca, Alessio Dionisi, Vittoria Ottani

“…Fibrillar and fiber crimps play a mechanical role in absorbing the initial loading during elongation of both tendons and ligaments, and in recoiling fibrils and fibers when tissues have to return to their original length. …”
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Performance of indirect adherence measures for daily oral pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV among adolescent men who have sex with men and transgender women in Brazil. by Diana Zeballos, Laio Magno, Fabiane Soares, Jony Arrais Pinto Junior, Leila Amorim, Dirceu Greco, Alexandre Grangeiro, Inês Dourado, PrEP15-19 study group

“…However, their performance in identifying those with low adherence might be limited, suggesting that it is necessary to initiate adherence interventions when there is no evidence of perfect adherence. …”
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Treatment of hospital wastewater by anodic oxidation using a new approach made by combining rotation with pulsed electric current on Cu-SnO2–Sb2O5 rotating cylinder anode by Falah H. Abd, Ali H. Abbar

“…Additionally, the prepared anode has the potential to remove COD from hospital wastewater with 85 % efficiency by applying a current density of 10 mA/cm2 for 120 min at an initial pH of 3 where an energy consumption of 2.85 kWh/kg was claimed. …”
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Artificial intelligence-driven fuzzy logic approach for optimal well selection in gas lift design: A brown field case study by Nnaemeka Princewill Ohia, Chadi Paul, Emmanuel Asolo, Taiwo Adetomiwa Adewa, Chidimma Favour Chukwu, Paschal Ateb Ubi, Daniel Hogan Itam, Daniel Ugochukwu Nnaji

“…By utilizing both upper and lower membership functions to define the Footprint of Uncertainty (FOU), the model effectively categorized wells into ''Excellent,'' ''Good,'' and ''Poor'' for gas lift suitability. Out of the initial fifty-nine wells, the system identified nineteen as excellent candidates, six as good, and twenty as poor, with thirteen wells excluded due to insufficient data. …”
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Efforts to strengthen anatomic pathology diagnostic services for cancer in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review protocol by Katherine Van Loon, Elia John Mmbaga, Marcia Edelweiss, Dianna L. Ng, Asteria Herman Kimambo, Edda Vuhahula, Beatrice Paul Mushi, Omolade Adegoke, Johanna Goldberg, Pendo M. Ibrahim, Zainab Illonga, Julia Jackman, Luisa Jamisse

“…The primary aim of the scoping review is to comprehensively map the existing evidence on initiatives aimed at enhancing the capacity for pathology services.Methods and analysis This study will follow Joanna Briggs Institute methodology for scoping reviews. …”
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Batılı Gezginlerin Gözlem ve Değerlendirmelerinde Ankara Keçisi by Mehmet AK

“…While the interests of the Westerners into Angora goat were in increase, initiatives to take the goat out of the country started in the 16th century onwards. …”
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Integrated systems improve soil microclimate, soybean photosynthesis and growth by Luciana Maria da Silva, Eduardo Habermann, Kátia Aparecida de Pinho Costa, Adriano Carvalho Costa, João Antônio Gonçalves e Silva, Eduardo da Costa Severiano, Lourival Vilela, Fabiano Guimarães Silva, Alessandro Guerra da Silva, Bruno de Souza Marques, Fabrício Rodrigues, Carlos Alberto Martinez

“…This study aimed to compare the conventional soybean (Glycine max L.) cultivation method with integrated systems in an Latossolo Vermelho Acriférrico típico and how these systems affect soil cover biomass production, initial nutrient concentration in plant residues, soil respiration and microclimate, as well as soybean growth, physiology and productivity. …”
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Exploring the functional diversity and metabolic activities of the human gut microbiome in Thai adults in response to a prebiotic diet by Amornthep Kingkaw, Preecha Patumcharoenpol, Narissara Suratannon, Massalin Nakphaichit, Sittiruk Roytrakul, Wanwipa Vongsangnak

“…This work presents an initial study of metaproteomics associated with prebiotic diet in a Thai population-based cohort in a developing Southeast Asian country.IMPORTANCEStudies primarily focused on the impact of CMH on gastrointestinal symptoms and gut microbial compositions. …”
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