Quantitative Clinical Diagnostic Analysis of Acetone in Human Blood by HPLC: A Metabolomic Search for Acetone as Indicator by Esin Akgul Kalkan, Mehtap Sahiner, Dilek Ulker Cakir, Duygu Alpaslan, Selehattin Yilmaz

“…We also present acetone as a useful tool for the HPLC-based metabolomic investigation of endogenous metabolism and quantitative clinical diagnostic analysis.…”
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Environmental scanning: how developed is information acquisition in Western European companies? by David Benczur

“…Is the real impact still unknown, or is it too insignificant to talk about? The present paper searches for the answers to this question both in literature and on the field, focusing on the point where the impact is expected to be the greatest: Information Gathering. …”
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The gendered perspective of cyberbullying: The case of a rural University in Limpopo by Memory Mabika

“…Besides increased integration due to availability and access to mobile communication technologies, students today indulge in cyberbullying where they harass, insult and stalk each other. …”
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The ethnoregional component of the party-political landscape of Europe by Vladimir Y. Shveytzer

“…Their activity focuses on the topics of reforming the national economic system, not excluding the problem of finding a «new sovereignty» within the framework of a possible change in the country concentration of the European Union. …”
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Degradation of aflatoxins in weakly alkaline conditions by Natalie Sandlin, Jiu Lee, Marco Zaccaria, Marek Domin, Babak Momeni

“…The AF degradation was shown to occur through lactone ring opening, a known cause of AF toxicity. Further analysis also provided a putative structure of the AFG2 degradation byproduct. …”
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Effects of Adoption of Agricultural Technologies on Irish Potato Yield in Ol Kalou Sub-County Kenya: Application of Endogenous Switching Regression Model by David Kihoro, Geofrey Kingori Gathungu, Rael Nkatha Mwirigi, Vicky Nyambura Wairimu

“…However, despite the high potential of about 30 tonnes per hectare (ha), smallholder farmers in Kenya realize low Irish potato yields ranging from 4-8 tonnes per ha due to limited uptake of agricultural technologies. …”
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Late Developing Supernumerary Premolars: Reports of Two Cases by Soghra Yassaei, Mahdjoube Goldani Moghadam, S. M. Ali Tabatabaei

“…The patient was made aware of the supernumerary tooth presence, and periodic radiographic assessment was planned.…”
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MECHANISMS, INVESTMENT POLICY AND FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY OF PENSION FUND ADMINISTRATORS IN NIGERIA by Adeoye Amuda Afolabi, Mubaraq Sanni, Muritala Olatunji Oladele, Yusuf Alabi Olumoh, Muhammed Kamaldeen Usman

“…The study recommended that pension fund administrators in Nigeria should regularly assess and update corporate governance procedures to align with industry best practices, implement robust oversight mechanisms to ensure transparency and accountability in decision-making processes, and enhance board training and development to improve the effectiveness of governance structures; and periodically review the investment policy to adapt to changing market conditions and emerging risks, diversify investment portfolios to spread risk and enhance potential returns, and utilize advanced risk management tools to identify and mitigate potential investment risks. …”
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Ausência de políticas laborais de proteção em face da automação: reflexões a partir da crise do capitalismo e da (in)efetivade do direito ao desenvolvimento em tempos de pandemia... by Marina Morais de Carvalho, Jailton Macena de Araújo

“…É sabido que a tecnologia tem ampla capacidade de modificar o mundo e a vida em sociedade, todavia é necessário que seus alcances sejam bem delimitados e regulados pelo Direito. …”
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Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference, Body Fat, Fasting Blood Glucose in a Sample of Moroccan Adolescents Aged 11–17 Years by Slimane Mehdad, Abdeslam Hamrani, Khalid El Kari, Asmaa El Hamdouchi, Amina Barakat, Mohamed El Mzibri, Najat Mokhtar, Hassan Aguenaou

“…BMI may provide a better proxy estimate of overall adiposity than WC; nevertheless, both of them would appear to be a reasonable surrogate for FM and PBF as screening tools to identify adolescents at risk of developing excess body fat and high level of FBG.…”
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A reproducible representation of healthy tibiofemoral kinematics during stair descent using REFRAME – part I: REFRAME foundations and validation by Ariana Ortigas-Vásquez, William R. Taylor, Barbara Postolka, Pascal Schütz, Allan Maas, Matthias Woiczinski, Thomas M. Grupp, Adrian Sauer

“…Here, building on previous work that introduced a frame orientation optimisation method and demonstrated its potential to induce convergence towards a consistent kinematic signal, we present the REference FRame Alignment MEthod (REFRAME) that addresses both rotational and translational kinematics, is validated here for a healthy tibiofemoral joint, and allows flexible selection of optimisation criteria to fittingly address specific research questions. …”
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MU’TEZİLE’NİN BASRA’DA ORTAYA ÇIKIŞI VE FAALİYETLERİ by Mehmet Usluer

“…Bu sayede büyüyen kent, toplumsal grupların birbirlerini etkilemesi neticesinde siyasi ve sosyo-kültürel açıdan kozmopolit bir hale geldi. …”
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Reduction of injury rate when introducing automated control systems of production processes at energy enterprises by R. N. Pigilova, F. M. Filippova, Yu. A. Averyanova

“…The research showed that an automated process control system is the most effective tool: it provides operational information about the process, the condition of equipment and controls, significantly reduces non-production costs and energy losses. …”
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Developing a multidimensional scale for presenteeism: A study on measurement and implications by S. Mumlu-Karanfil, A. Doğan, S. Bozkurt

“…The paper’s primary purpose is to develop a comprehensive measurement tool suitable for the individual and organizational multi-factor structure of presenteeism that accurately reflects the complex nature of today’s business world. …”
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A Midwest Perspective on Biochar Integration in Extension by Blake C. Colclasure, Elizabeth Bose, Jack Dempsey, Taylor K. Ruth

“…Respondents’ attitudes toward biochar, as well as their perceptions of other agents’ attitudes, were, on average, neutral. …”
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The Effect Of Plyometric And Tabata Training On Jump Performance, Respiratory Function Parameters On Aerobic Gymnasts by Gencay Cüce, Engin Güneş Atabaş, Ayşegül Yapıcı

“…First group (A group), Technical + Pliometric training program, second group (B group), Technique + Tabata training program, third group (C group) control group applied only Technical training program. A total of 12 exercises were applied to the subjects for 6 weeks, 2 exercises per week. …”
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Smart cities, smart systems: A comprehensive review of system dynamics model applications in urban studies in the big data era by Gift Fabolude, Charles Knoble, Anvy Vu, Danlin Yu

“…System dynamics (SD) models that are often utilized to provide holistic, systematic understanding of a research subject, like the urban system, emerge as valuable tools, but data scarcity and theoretical inadequacy pose challenges. …”
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Revisión de la normatividad para el ruido acústico en Colombia y su aplicación by Oscar Casas-García, Carlos Mauricio Betancur-Vargas, Juan Sebastián Montaño-Erazo

“…En el presente artículo se revisa la normatividad jurídica y técnica sobre el ruido acústico para Colombia, y su aplicación tomando como casos de estudio cinco de las principales ciudades del país: Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, Cartagena y Barranquilla. …”
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Opportunities for promoting open data in the Caribbean through biobanks by Sushant Saluja, Simon G. Anderson

“…It analyzes successful models such as the UK Biobank, the All of Us Research Program at the United States’ National Institutes of Health, and Human Heredity and Health in Africa (known as H3Africa), hosted at the University of Cape Town, pinpointing key lessons on data-sharing, ethical governance and infrastructure that could be applied to the Caribbean context. …”
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Ship Bow Force-Deformation Curves for Ship-Impact Demand of Bridges considering Effect of Pile-Cap Depth by Wei Fan, Wancheng Yuan

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