LEGAL AND ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES OF THE FOREIGN POLICY OF INDEPENDENT AZERBAIJAN IN RELATION TO NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES by Katana Gafarova

“…The dispositive principles of co-operation with the EU are described in detail, with particular reference to the peculiarities of the legal regime established by the founding documents of this organisation and the fundamental founding agreements. Attention is drawn to the rather defining provisions of the intergovernmental agreements of Azerbaijan with China and Kazakhstan, in view of a number of common interests in the field of security, energy independence, logistics and other areas of the economy. …”
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Tumor microenvironment-responsive hyperbranched polymers for controlled drug delivery by Yuqiong Guo, Xinni He, Gareth R. Williams, Yue Zhou, Xinying Liao, Ziyi Xiao, Cuiyun Yu, Yang Liu

“…Hyperbranched polymers (HBPs) have drawn great interest in the biomedical field on account of their special morphology, low viscosity, self-regulation, and facile preparation methods. …”
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Lifestyle risk behaviours among adolescents: a two-year longitudinal study of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic by Nicola Clare Newton, Maree Teesson, Jennifer Debenham, Cath Chapman, Bridie Osman, Lauren Anne Gardner, Fiona Elizabeth Wylie, Katrina Elizabeth Champion

“…Objective To examine changes in the prevalence of six key chronic disease risk factors (the “Big 6”), from before (2019) to during (2021) the COVID-19 pandemic, among a large and geographically diverse sample of adolescents, and whether differences over time are associated with lockdown status and gender.Design Prospective cohort study.Setting Three Australian states (New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia) spanning over 3000 km.Participants 983 adolescents (baseline Mage=12.6, SD=0.5, 54.8% girl) drawn from the control group of the Health4Life Study.Primary outcomes The prevalence of physical inactivity, poor diet (insufficient fruit and vegetable intake, high sugar-sweetened beverage intake, high discretionary food intake), poor sleep, excessive recreational screen time, alcohol use and tobacco use.Results The prevalence of excessive recreational screen time (prevalence ratios (PR)=1.06, 95% CI=1.03 to 1.11), insufficient fruit intake (PR=1.50, 95% CI=1.26 to 1.79), and alcohol (PR=4.34, 95% CI=2.82 to 6.67) and tobacco use (PR=4.05 95% CI=1.86 to 8.84) increased over the 2-year period, with alcohol use increasing more among girls (PR=2.34, 95% CI=1.19 to 4.62). …”
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Phytochemical and Metabolomic Investigation of a Popular Traditional Plant from La Réunion: <i>Psiloxylon mauritianum</i> by Théo Ozga, Gaëtan Herbette, Patrick Carriere Richez, Patricia Clerc, Juliano Haddad, Chaker El Kalamouni, Jérôme Bignon, Rémy Marcellin-Gros, Emerson Ferreira Queiroz, Jean-Luc Wolfender, Jacqueline Smadja, Anne Gauvin-Bialecki

“…Some interesting structure–activity relationships could be drawn between the new compound and the known active triterpenes.…”
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Potential role of dietary white poplar (Populus alba L.) in stimulating growth, digestion, and antioxidant/immune status of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) by Rowida E. Ibrahim, Mohamed Shaalan, Mohamed ElHady, Hanan A. Ghetas, Faten I. Elsayed, Elsayed M. Younis, Abdelwahab A. Abdelwarith, Mohamed F. Badran, Simon J. Davies, Afaf N. Abdel Rahman

“…Abstract The potential use of feed supplements as immune-stimulant and growth-promoting agents in fish diets has drawn much attention. The current research investigated the effects of feeding Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) on white poplar (Populus alba L.) …”
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Effect of comorbidity classes on survival of patients with gastrointestinal tract cancer by Linna Gao, Tian Yao, Shaohua Ge, Jiuwei Cui, Wei Li, Zengqing Guo, Hongxia Xu, Min Weng, Suyi Li, Qinghua Yao, Wen Hu, Lan Zhou, Junqiang Chen, Xianghua Wu, Qingchuan Zhao, Hongli Li, Hanping Shi, Yi Ba, He Huang, The Investigation on Nutrition Status and its Clinical Outcome of Common Cancers (INSCOC) Group

“…Finally, the performance of the final model was analyzed using ROC curves, calibration curves and decision curves. The nomogram was drawn to evaluate the model. Results We included 10,019 patients and obtained two comorbidity classes. …”
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Task-shifted approaches to postdiagnostic dementia support: a qualitative study exploring professional views and experiences by Louise Robinson, Greta Rait, Claire Bamford, Jill Manthorpe, Rachael Frost, Jane Wilcock, Karen Harrison Dening, Martin Knapp, Sube Banerjee, Joy Adamson, Alistair Burns, Raphael Wittenberg, Kate Walters, Alison Wheatley, Greta Brunskill, Louise Allan, Lynne Corner, Donna Buxton, Katherine Jacques, Doug Lewins, Sue Tucker

“…Objectives To explore the views of commissioners, service development leads, service managers and senior staff in selected dementia services on increasing the role of primary care in postdiagnostic support for people with dementia.Design Qualitative semi-structured telephone interviews and a focus group.Setting Participants were drawn from National Health Service (NHS) Clinical Commissioning Groups, social care commissioning and a range of dementia services across primary care, secondary mental healthcare, social care and the third sector. …”
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Somatic copy number deletion of chromosome 22q in papillary thyroid carcinoma by Olivia W Lee, Danielle M Karyadi, Stephen W Hartley, Weyin Zhou, Mitchell J Machiela, Shahriar A Zamani, Liudmyla Yu Zurnadzhy, John N Weinstein, Young Joo Park, Jeong-Sun Seo, Gerry A Thomas, Tetiana I Bogdanova, Mykola D Tronko, Lindsay M Morton, Stephen J Chanock

“…Many differentially expressed genes are drawn from immune response and regulation pathways. …”
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Kinematics Analysis and Performance Optimization of Low Coupling PRPaR/2CRR Parallel Mechanism by Zhang Li, Zhu Lei, Xu Dong

“…The research results show that the external boundary of the workspace of the PRPaR/2CRR parallel mechanism is smooth, with a semi tire shaped structure and local cavities. A conclusion can be drawn that compared with the 3CRR parallel mechanism, the PRPaR/2CRR parallel mechanism has better workspace <italic>V</italic>, global dexterity <inline-formula><alternatives><math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M4"><msub><mrow><mi>G</mi></mrow><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">C</mi><mi mathvariant="normal">I</mi></mrow></msub></math><graphic specific-use="big" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="alternativeImage/BB82F71E-2534-420b-AB14-C438CF320FD0-M002.jpg"><?…”
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Meta-analysis on the chronic effects of exercise on depression in older adults by Melanie Mack, Claudia Voelcker-Rehage, Pinelopi S. Stavrinou, Iuliia Pavlova, Yaël Netz, Burcu Kömürcü Akik, Antonia Kaltsatou, Sandra Haider, Christoforos D. Giannaki, Arzu Erden, Andreea Badache, Michel Audiffren

“…The results highlight the importance of individualizing exercise regimens to achieve optimal outcomes. The conclusions drawn may provide a foundation for developing evidence-based recommendations for exercise programs aimed at alleviating depression in older adults. …”
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Visualization analysis of knowledge graph of domestic self-regulated learning researches based on CiteSpace (基于CiteSpace的国内自我调节学习研究知识图谱可视化分析)... by CHEN Qiannan (陈倩楠), QIAN Zhigang (钱志刚), WANG Beibei (王贝贝), JIN Guifang (金桂芳), ZHANG Xueru (张雪茹)

“…Visual analysis of literature authors, institutions and keywords was conducted and knowledge map was drawn. Results The number of literatures published in China was 627, which showed an increasing trend. …”
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On Channel Transforms to Enhance Reciprocity and Quantization in Physical-Layer Secret Key Generation by Ghalib Hussain, Syed Junaid Nawaz, Shurjeel Wyne, Mohammad N. Patwary

“…Subsequently, by using an invertible transform the envelope values are transformed into samples drawn from a uniform distribution, which are then processed through a uniform quantizer. …”
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The Effect of Mulching on the Root Growth of Greenhouse Tomatoes Under Different Drip Irrigation Volumes and Its Distribution Model by Jiankun Ge, Yuhao Zhu, Xuewen Gong, Chuqi Yao, Xinyu Wu, Jiale Zhang, Yanbin Li

“…After carrying out two years of experimental research, the following results were drawn: (1) The average soil water content in the 0–60 cm soil layer was Y0.9 > N0.9 > Y0.5, and the average soil temperature in the 0–30 cm soil layer was Y0.5 > Y0.9 > N0.9. (2) The interaction between mulching and irrigation had a significant impact on the distribution of tomato roots. …”
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Advances and Prospects in Smart Border Studies Based on a Bibliometric Analysis by Yang Danxuan, Li Cansong, Hu Wei, Lai Zulan, Ge Xurui

“…Secondly, with a view toward enhancing border management efficiency, it is recommended that interdisciplinary cooperation be strengthened, international best practices be drawn upon, and technological innovations be promoted. …”
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Attitudes Toward Psychotherapeutic Treatment and Health Literacy in a Large Sample of the General Population in Germany: Cross-Sectional Study by Rebekka Schröder, Tim Hamer, Ralf Suhr, Lars König

“…MethodsA random sample was drawn from a panel representative of the German-speaking population with internet access in Germany and invited to participate in the study via email. …”
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Exploring the impact of aging on motor imagery abilities: a systematic review with meta-analysis by José Fierro-Marrero, José Fierro-Marrero, José Fierro-Marrero, Mario González-Iglesias, Alberto Melis-Romeu, Javier Andrés López-Vidal, Alba Paris-Alemany, Alba Paris-Alemany, Alba Paris-Alemany, Roy La Touche, Roy La Touche, Roy La Touche

“…The ability to generate MI in kinesthetic and visual modalities presented imprecise results, and no clear conclusions could be drawn on MI-execution temporal congruence due to imprecision. …”
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Autonomous inverse encoding guides 4D nanoprinting for highly programmable shape morphing by Shuaiqi Ren, Zhiang Zhang, Ruokun He, Jiahao Fan, Guangming Wang, Hesheng Wang, Bing Han, Yong-Lai Zhang, Zhuo-Chen Ma

“…Using this strategy, the 4D-printed structures can be designed and accurately shift to the target morphing of arbitrarily hand-drawn lines under stimulation. Furthermore, as a proof-of-concept, a flexible fiber micromanipulator that can approach the target region through pre-programmed shape morphing is autonomously inversely encoded according to the localized spatial environment. …”
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„O pecunia totius mali regina, fraudis et doli amica...“ Peníze v kultuře středověku by Tomáš Krejčík

“…Yet on the other hand ideas began to appear and spread which were drawn from the legacy of antiquity and which judged money according to the positive and negative effect it had on society. …”
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Community-based HPV self-collection versus visual inspection with acetic acid in Uganda: a cost-effectiveness analysis of the ASPIRE trial by Joel Singer, Angeli Rawat, Heather Armstrong, Josaphat Byamugisha, Gina S Ogilvie, Alex K Mezei, Heather N Pedersen, Stephen Sy, Catherine Regan, Sheona M Mitchell-Foster, Musa Sekikubo, Jane J Kim, Nicole G Campos

“…In both arms, VIA was performed at the local health unit by midwives with VIA-positive women receiving immediate treatment with cryotherapy.Design We informed a Monte Carlo simulation model of HPV infection and cervical cancer with screening uptake, compliance and retrospective cost data from the ASPIRE trial; additional cost, test performance and treatment effectiveness data were drawn from observational studies. The model was used to assess the cost-effectiveness of each arm of ASPIRE, as well as an HPV screen-and-treat strategy (‘HPV-ST’) involving community-based self-collected HPV testing followed by treatment for all HPV-positive women at the clinic.Outcome measures The primary outcomes were reductions in cervical cancer risk and incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs), expressed in dollars per year of life saved (YLS).Results HPV-ST was the most effective and cost-effective screening strategy, reducing the lifetime absolute risk of cervical cancer from 4.2% (range: 3.8%–4.7%) to 3.5% (range: 3.2%–4%), 2.8% (range: 2.4%–3.1%) and 2.4% (range: 2.1%–2.7%) with ICERs of US$130 (US$110–US$150) per YLS, US$240 (US$210–US$280) per YLS, and US$470 (US$410–US$550) per YLS when performed one, three and five times per lifetime, respectively. …”
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Anthropometric measurements as markers of elevated blood pressure among Portuguese children and adolescents by Edmar Mendes, Paulo Farinatti, Alynne Andaki, Susana Vale, Andreia Pizarro, Maria Paula Santos, Clarice Martins, Jorge Mota

“…Methods We included 2972 individuals aged 2–18 years, drawn from previous study databases. Participants were categorized into four groups: preschoolers (2–5 years), primary schoolers (6–10 years), middle schoolers (11–14 years) and high schoolers (15–18 years). …”
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