Comparison of two screening tools for borderline personality disorder (BSL-23 and MSI-BPD) among Indian gay, bisexual, and heterosexual men by Jaiyant Cavale, Dweep Chand Singh, Lata Hemchand

“…BSL-23 can be used among men regardless of their sexual orientation as an initial BPD screening tool in clinical settings. Both the tools must be validated among larger samples in India, and translated into regional languages to ensure sociocultural suitability.…”
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Exploring the roles and functions of champions within community-based interventions to support older adults with chronic conditions: A scoping review protocol. by Kristina M Kokorelias, Hardeep K Singh, Reham Abdelhalim, Marianne Saragosa, Guillaume Lim Fat, Christine Sheppard

“…Health care champions are people who endorse the adoption of new initiatives being implemented within health care settings. …”
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Hybrid Simulated Annealing-Evaporation Rate-Based Water Cycle Algorithm Application for Medical Image Enhancement by Eyob Mersha Woldamanuel

“…Due to its high potential for finding a globally optimal solution, SA is applied solely to determine the optimized initial population of the ERWCA, thereby enhancing its convergence characteristics. …”
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Brazilian livestock extensionists attitudes toward different fates for male dairy calves by Karolini Tenffen De-Sousa, Juliana Bernardes Benetton, Luiz Carlos Pinheiro Machado Filho, Maria José Hötzel

“…The nascent nature of the issue in Brazil emphasizes the need for comprehensive education and knowledge exchange initiatives in the industry, to ensure that practitioners are well-prepared to adopt best practices in male calf management. …”
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A review of approaches to the integration of humanitarian and development aid: the case of drought management in the Horn of Africa by Tahira Shariff Mohamed, Todd Andrew Crane, Samuel Derbyshire, Guyo Roba

“…In doing so, the paper argues that despite multiple policy shifts and the adoption of new frameworks (including, recently, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development’s Drought Disaster Resilience and Sustainability Initiative - IDDRSI), when it comes to practical implementation, there has been little progress. …”
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Performance and carcass characteristics of cattle with different castration practices by M. M. Anjos, V. S. Miler, B. N. Barboza, E. O. Queiroz, B. R. C. N. Pazdiora, G. A. Viana, R. D. Pazdiora

“…Immunocastrated and surgically castrated animals showed better carcass finishing (P<0.05) than non-castrated animals. The initial temperature of the carcass was lower (P<0.05) in the immunocastrated group, while for the final temperature no statistical differences (P>0.05) were verified for the animals submitted to different treatments. …”
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Visceral Leishmaniasis and Herpes Zoster as a Component of Syndrome of Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome in an HIV-Positive Patient by Ermira Muço, Arta Karruli, Neada Hoxha, Alma Hoxhaj, Majlinda Kokici

“…A close monitoring during ART initiation, in particular in late presenters, is important in preventing IRIS. …”
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Neoadjuvant pyrotinib and trastuzumab in HER2-positive breast cancer with no early response (NeoPaTHer): efficacy, safety and biomarker analysis of a prospective, multicentre, resp... by Fei Wang, Yongjiu Wang, Bin Xiong, Zhenlin Yang, Jingfen Wang, Yumin Yao, Lixiang Yu, Qinye Fu, Liang Li, Qiang Zhang, Chao Zheng, Shuya Huang, Liyuan Liu, Chun Liu, Huaibo Sun, Beibei Mao, Dong-Xu Liu, Zhigang Yu

“…This prospective, multicentre, response-adapted study evaluated the efficacy and safety of adding pyrotinib to the neoadjuvant treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer patients with a poor response to initial docetaxel plus carboplatin and trastuzumab (TCbH). …”
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Labor Market Slack in the EU during the COVID–19 Crisis by Ewa Rollnik‑Sadowska, Ewa Cichowicz, Katarzyna Dębkowska

“…In the first stage, hierarchical analysis was used to determine the initial number of groups, while in the second stage, the proper classification of objects was made using the k‑means method. …”
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Neutrality or Involvement? World War II and Evolution of Foreign Policy Concepts of the Nordic Countries by E. V. Korunova

“…The author shows that although this reaction was more than restrained, and the project was not implemented, Sweden’s initiatives contributed to the creation of a unique security architecture in Northern Europe, where each state of the region had its own role with the neutral Sweden serving as a balancing force.…”
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Chromosome-level reference genome assembly for the mountain hare (Lepus timidus) by Fekete, Zsófia, Absolon, Dominic E., Michell, Craig, Wood, Jonathan M. D., Goffart, Steffi, Pohjoismäki, Jaakko L. O.

“…Following the previously published brown hare reference genome assembly, the mountain hare is the second Finnish pilot species for the European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) initiative, a collaborative effort to generate reference genomes for European biodiversity. …”
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A New Algorithm for Extracting Winter Wheat Planting Area Based on Ownership Parcel Vector Data and Medium-Resolution Remote Sensing Images by Huaming Xie, Qianjiao Wu, Ting Zhang, Zhende Teng, Hao Huang, Ying Shu, Shaoru Feng, Jing Lou

“…Therefore, this paper proposes a new algorithm to extract winter wheat planting areas based on ownership parcel data and medium-resolution remote sensing images for improving classification accuracy. Initially, the segmentation of the image is carried out. …”
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National Dialogue: Bahrain Case by E. I. Vulakh

“…As such, the author examines the national dialogue initiated by Bahrain’s authorities in the face of the Arab Awakening. …”
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Effects of cardiovascular health, musculoskeletal health and physical fitness on occupational performance of firefighters: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Andre Pascal Kengne, Denise Smith, Jaron Ras, Elpidoforos Soterakis Soteriades, Lloyd Leach

“…A researcher-generated form with the key characteristics of each study will be used to retrieve all relevant details from the selected studies for initial eligibility screening. The Rayyan Intelligent Systematic Review tool will be used to screen and select studies for inclusion, and information from the included studies will be captured on the researcher-generated data extraction form. …”
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Every sip counts: Understanding hydration behaviors and user-acceptability of digital tools to promote adequate intake during early and late pregnancy. by Abigail M Pauley, Asher Y Rosinger, Jennifer S Savage, David E Conroy, Danielle Symons Downs

“…Most were willing to use digital tools (69%) and believed a smart water bottle would help them achieve daily fluid recommendations (67%). These initial findings suggest that pregnant women may benefit from useful strategies to increase knowledge, decrease barriers, and maintain adequate hydration, specifically earlier in pregnancy. …”
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Noi cercetări arheologice la cetatea Saschiz I. Incinta exterioară by Marcu Istrate, D., Dobrotă, S., Rezi, B., Gál, S.

“…In 2018, the fortress entered restoration, and in 2023 a large‑scale archaeology research project was initiated, involving excavations both inside the area of the preserved fortified structure – formerly the main ward of the fortress – and beyond it, in the area where the outer ward once stood. …”

Sustainability of the state system in the context of digital transformation by V. A. Kornilovich, K. A. Aramyan, A. V. Milekhin, A. V. Mironov

“…Before our eyes, the transition of initially networked social formations into political offline processes is unfolding, new power resources and mechanisms of influence on the political organization as a whole are emerging in society. …”
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Multispectral Polarization State Analyzer of Scanning Polarimeter ScanPol by Ivan Syniavskyi, Yevgen Oberemok, Yuriy Ivanov, Mikhail Sosonkin

“…Simultaneity is provided by separation of the initial spatial field by a pair of conjugated telescopes and a pair of Wollaston prisms. …”
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Formation of military-professional competencies with the use of problem-situational tasks by Elena G. Porshneva

“…Experiment results prompted conclusion on effectiveness of developed technical military discipline as in similar and even slightly worse initial conditions, students of experimental group trained in accordance with developed academic discipline with application of active methods and teaching aids, at course end show higher results compared to control group students, who were trained with traditional methods.Thus, study of disciplines of technical military education at Military Department of Aerospace Force of Military Training Faculty in a civil university with application of problem situational tasks is aimed at development of professional military competences and personal traits and achievement of main goal of training at Military Training Faculty - readiness of graduates for professional activity in accordance with competence requirements for relevant military occupational specialty.…”
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Aerodynamic optimization of small diffuser Augmented Wind Turbines: A differential evolution approach by Turan Dias Oliveira, Luzia Aparecida Tofaneli, Alex Álisson Bandeira Santos

“…Differential Evolution (DE) is used for the evolution of an initial random population of wind turbine rotors to an optimum final population, maximizing energy conversion. …”
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