Enhancement of Health-related Quality of Life among School-going Adolescent Girls with Improvement in Menstrual Hygiene Knowledge and Practices by Akanksha Goyal, Sunita Agarwal

“…Improvement in knowledge and menstrual hygiene practices may lead to enhancement in HRQoL. Therefore, the aim of the study was to enhance the HRQoL of adolescent school girls by improvement in menstrual hygiene knowledge and practices. …”
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Effect of Dry Heat Puffing on Nutritional Composition, Fatty Acid, Amino Acid and Phenolic Profiles of Pseudocereals Grains by Paucar-Menacho Luz María, Dueñas Montserrat, Peñas Elena, Frias Juana, Martínez-Villaluenga Cristina

“…Fatty acid profile and ω-6/ω-3 ratio was not affected by puffing, although it was observed a healthier ratio in quinoa (7:1) compared to kiwicha (65:1). Thermal treatment reduced essential amino acid contents and protein quality of both grains, although amino acids content remained adequate according to FAO/WHO requirements for adults. …”
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Re-imagining Africa: revisiting Rider Haggard’s legacy in modern times with particular reference to South Africa by Lindy STIEBEL

“…This article revisits some of the themes of that statement and assesses Haggard’s ongoing legacy in the modern era. …”
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A Review on Anti-Dip Bedding Rock Slopes Subjected to Flexural Toppling by Xin Qu, Fangfang Diao, Xingqian Xu, Cheng Li

“…Therefore, in this study, we provide a detailed and systematic review of the mechanical model, precondition, failure patterns of rock strata, primary controlling factors, morphological characteristics of slope failure surfaces, and theoretical analysis methods of slope stability. …”
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Information security of the region: Approaches to consideration and economic essence by Liubov Kovalska, Volodymyr Topalov, Roman Topalov

“…It is noted that information resources need to be protected from threats and dangers of unauthorized access to them. The necessity of ensuring information security at various levels of management is proved. …”
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TO EMPTY THE SEA WITH A THIMBLE: READERLY EXPLOITS, DISCOVERIES AND LOSSES by Piotr Nowak

“…Still, to purchase books is not quite the same as to read them. Therefore we may divide contemporary society into two categories based on people's attitude to books. …”
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Laparoscopic Repair of Diaphragmatic Rupture: A Case Report with Radiological and Surgical Correlation by Patrick Nguyen, Bonnie Davis, Daniel D. Tran

“…Failure to recognize diaphragmatic rupture can result in a delayed presentation, sometimes years later, with a potential catastrophic outcome. Therefore, prompt and swift diagnosis is critical to avoid this potential harmful scenario. …”
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Impact of Pearl River Key Reservoir Group Water Allocation on Power Generation and Power Grid Security by Yi Ling

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Real-world effectiveness of intravenous belimumab in adults with systemic lupus erythematosus: results of the observational OBSErve study in the Russian Federation by Alexander Mikhailovich Lila, Elena Aleksandrovna Aseeva, Alyona Igorevna Zagrebneva, Irina Borisovna Vinogradova, Ruzana Ramilovna Samigullina, Munther Khamashta, Tamer Elfishawy, Lindsey Teichman, Debora dos Santos, Juliana Queiroz, Larisa Alexandrovna Kniazeva, Saeed Noibi

“…At 6 months post-index, among patients who completed ≥6 months of belimumab therapy (full analysis set, n = 53), 90.6% and 60.4% had an overall clinical improvement of ≥20% and ≥50%, respectively. …”
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Transparency, nonclassicality, and nonreciprocity in chiral waveguide quantum electrodynamics by Qingtian Miao, G. S. Agarwal

“…Forward propagation amplifies the quantum fluctuations in amplitudes, while backward propagation significantly suppresses them. These findings open pathways for controlling light-matter interactions in chiral quantum electrodynamics, with potential applications in quantum information and nonreciprocal quantum devices.…”
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Cooperation between Public Libraries and School Libraries and the Situation in Turkey by Bülent Yılmaz

“…In this study, cooperation between public and school libraries will be held theoretically and then an evoluation will be made for Turkey.…”
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Towards consensus: defining and supporting a professional role for pharmacists associated with traditional and complementary medicines – a protocol of implementing an international... by Joanna E Harnett, Carolina Oi Lam Ung, Shane Desselle

“…There lacks a consensus about the scope of these responsibilities, or the initiatives required to execute them. The aim of this study is to identify an international set of core responsibilities that support pharmacists’ contribution to ensuring the quality and safe use of T&CMs to promote public health.Methods and analysis An international cross-sectional e-survey of pharmacists representing the six WHO regions will be conducted over a 12-month period. …”
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Design and Simulation of a New Type of Stair Climbing Wheelchair based on Recur Dyn by Chen Weirong, Zhang Hua, Wang Feiwen, Zheng Min, Liu Cheng

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Usages et gestion du domaine forestier de Regina/Saint-Georges by Pauline Sévelin-Radiguet

“…Traditional hunting and gathering are still very much practiced by some communities and the forest estate remains for them an essential source of food.…”
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René Dumont ou le socialisme « de l’arbre et du jardin » by Alexis Vrignon

“…C’est à l’analyse de cette pensée que cet article est consacré, en s’intéressant à ses propositions théoriques ainsi qu’à la manière dont il s’est efforcé de traduire sa pensée en actes.…”
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Oxidative dissolution of metals in metal-based ionic liquids: Iron, copper, silver and aluminum by Yuchao Li, Yanxia Zheng, Huishuang Zhao, Qingshan Zhu, Yansong Zhao

“…Meanwhile, iron and copper powder can be quickly dissolved into [Bmim][CuCl3] and [Bmim][AgCl2] aqueous solution. Therefore, our results suggest that metal-based ionic liquid can be utilized to dissolve metal from mines using aqueous metal-based ionic liquid and then metal can be deposited from metal-rich aqueous metal-based ionic liquid water by removing water. …”
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Phytochemical analysis and biological activities of solvent extracts and silver nanoparticles obtained from Woodwardia unigemmata (Makino) Nakai. by Syed Ahsan Shah, Alia Gul, Ghulam Mujtaba Shah, Maha Saeed Ibrahim Wizrah, Awais Khalid, Mamoona Munir, Zainab Maqbool, Arusa Aftab, Mazen R Alrahili, Ayesha Siddiqua, M Yasmin Begum

“…Multidrug resistant bacteria are causing health problems and economic burden worldwide; alternative treatment options such as natural products and nanoparticles have attained great attention recently. Therefore, we aimed to determine the phytochemicals, antibacterial potential, and anticancer activity of W. unigemmata. …”
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Radioresistance in rectal cancer: can nanoparticles turn the tide? by Diogo Coelho, Diogo Estêvão, Maria José Oliveira, Bruno Sarmento

“…Here, we revise the main molecular differences between rectal and colon tumors, exploring the complex orchestration beyond rectal cancer radioresistance and the most promising nanomedicines reported in the literature to improve neoadjuvant therapy response rates. Graphical Abstract…”
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Efficient Particle Manipulation Using Contraction–Expansion Microchannels Embedded with Hook-Shaped Arrays by Di Huang, Yan Zhao, Chao Cao, Jiyun Zhao

“…This research holds the potential to enhance the foundational theory of Dean flows and broaden the application spectrum of inertial contraction–expansion microfluidic chips.…”
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A Rare Case of ARDS Caused by Bupropion Inhalation and Treated with Noninvasive Ventilation by Yousif Al-Saiegh, Jenna Spears, Pieter S. De Klerk, Joshua Hitchings, Christopher Lee, Tamara Mahr

“…New key data indicates that in a subset of patients, noninvasive ventilation techniques can be a therapeutic and equivalent alternative to traditional invasive ventilation. …”
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