Immanuel Wallerstein's Theory of the Capitalist World-System by Darius Žiemelis

“…The main strength of the CWS's approach is the possibility to expand historical thinking to regional and global perspectives in reply to the challenges facing social, political, and geopolitical reality and to interpret the history of every region in the historical context of local and world (meta) civilization. …”
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Multilevel analysis of prevalence and determinants of diarrhea among under-five children in Somalia: insights from the Somalia demographic and health survey 2020 by Hamse Arab Ali, Abdulkadir Mohamed Nuh, Hamse Adam Abdi, Abdisalam Hassan Muse

“…Furthermore, feeding practices indicated that children not using bottle nipples faced higher odds of diarrhea (AOR = 1.377; CI: 1.172–1.617). …”
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Barriers and Facilitators in Implementing a Telemonitoring Application for Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease and Health Professionals: Ancillary Implementation Study of the NeLL... by Marion Delvallée, Abdallah Guerraoui, Lucas Tchetgnia, Jean-Pierre Grangier, Nassira Amamra, Anne-Laure Camarroque, Julie Haesebaert, Agnès Caillette-Beaudoin

“…However, despite these recommendations, the adoption of telemonitoring by both health care professionals and patients faces numerous challenges. ObjectiveThis study aims to identify barriers and facilitators in the implementation of a telemonitoring program for patients with CKD, as perceived by health care professionals and patients, and to explore factors associated with the adoption of the program. …”
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Les Jeunes Tunisiens, une contre-expérience de la minoration ? Politisation des langues dans la presse francophone en Tunisie coloniale (1907-1912) by Sarra Zaïed

“…Thus, I propose to shed light on a strategy that has not yet been explored in the historiography of Tunisian nationalism, namely, the politicisation of language, and of bilingualism in particular. The Young Tunisians, faced with the diatribes launched by Le Colon français, positioned themselves as authority figures in colonial Tunisia by making knowledge of French and Arabic essential conditions for participation in Tunisian political life. …”
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Klasifikasi Citra Sampah Menggunakan Support Vector Machine dengan Ekstraksi Fitur Gray Level Co-Occurrence Matrix dan Color Moments by Iffa Zainan Nisa, Sukmawati Nur Endah, Priyo Sidik Sasongko, Retno Kusumaningrum, Khadijah Khadijah, Rismiyati Rismiyati

“…Abstract Waste is one of the global problems faced by the whole world, including Indonesia. Improper waste management can harm the environment and interfere with health. …”
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Universal health coverage for women of reproductive ages: a survey-based comprehensive assessment of service utilisation and health expenditure in Tanzania by Jim Todd, Ties Boerma, Peter Binyaruka, Mark Urassa, Milly Marston, Sophia Adam Kagoye, Charles Mangya, Coleman Kishamawe

“…The poorest women had poorer self-reported health, lower coverage of maternity care, lower utilisation of services for their own healthcare and lower health insurance coverage, and limited their expenditure by making greater use of nearby public services than richer women.Conclusion Women spent more financial resources on their own non-maternal healthcare than maternity care with poorer women still facing disadvantages for their own healthcare. Health insurance programmes were hardly but were associated with an increase in service use. …”
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Multi-Class Guided GAN for Remote-Sensing Image Synthesis Based on Semantic Labels by Zhenye Niu, Yuxia Li, Yushu Gong, Bowei Zhang, Yuan He, Jinglin Zhang, Mengyu Tian, Lei He

“…While existing generative models perform well in natural scene domains (e.g., faces and street scenes), their performance in remote sensing is hindered by severe data imbalance and the semantic similarity among land-cover classes. …”
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Effect of Situational Interactive Respiratory Training System on Patients with Respiratory Dysfunction after Stroke by TAN Lishuang, WANG Na, ZHAO Xiaoxue, DU Tianshu, ZHANG Yan

“…Firstly, the forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV₁), peak expiratory flow (PEF), maximum expiratory time, pulse oxygen saturation (SpO₂) were evaluated by the system, so as to provide basis for the formulation of respiratory rehabilitation training plan. Then, the patient faced the screen and aligns his mouth with the pressure sensor of the training system to perform lip-respiratory breathing. …”
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Localized Drug Delivery in Different Gastrointestinal Cancers: Navigating Challenges and Advancing Nanotechnological Solutions by Hasan AM, Cavalu S, Kira AY, Hamad RS, Abdel-Reheim MA, Elmorsy EA, El-kott AF, Morsy K, AlSheri AS, Negm S, Saber S

“…However, the localized delivery via oral administration faces many challenges related to the complex structure of GIT (varied pH levels and transit times) as well as the harsh environment within tumor cells (hypoxia, efflux pumps, and acidity). …”
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Oleanolic Acid Cubic Liquid Crystal Nanoparticle-Based Thermosensitive Gel Attenuates Depression Symptoms in Chronic Unpredictable Mild Stress Rats by Shi Z, Wang Q, Li Q, Jia F, Xu W

“…However, OA is poorly soluble, has low oral bioavailability, and faces challenges in crossing the blood-brain barrier. …”
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Être touareg dans le Sud libyen en transition: une citoyenneté encore inachevée by Pauline Poupart

“…The main hardships it faces are the blocked political situation at the national level, internal rivalries among the Tuareg community and, most of all, the multiplication of armed groups who confiscated the public space while framing the use of force as the ultimate tool to access rights. …”
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Hemoglobin glycation index and mortality risk in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease patients: a novel U-shaped association by Mengjie Zhao, Ning Sun, Yurong Cheng, Wantong Zhang, Jinjin Ji, Qiuyan Li, Fang Lu, Weiliang Weng

“…The results from the weighted Cox proportional hazards model indicated that individuals in the high HGI group faced a significantly higher risk of all-cause mortality (HR 1.47, 95% CI 1.19–1.82, P < 0.001). …”
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Chromium "(VI)" phytoremediation using Azolla pinnata: effects on Vicia faba growth, physiology, cytogenetics, and gene expression profiling by Elham R. S. Soliman, Kareem Moustafa, Mohamed Khamis, Zeinab A. Shedeed

“…Abstract Background One of the primary challenges that the expanding population faces is water scarcity. Thus, a global imperative has been established to safeguard extant water resources and optimize their utility through sustainable practices and efficient management. …”
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Multi-Objective Optimal Trajectory Planning for Woodworking Manipulator and Worktable Based on the INSGA-II Algorithm by Jiaping Yi, Changqing Zhang, Sihan Chen, Qinglong Dai, Hang Yu, Guang Yang, Leyuan Yu

“…The manipulator has been widely used in the wood processing industry; the main problem currently faced is optimizing the motion trajectory to enhance the processing efficiency and operational stability of the woodworking manipulator and worktable. …”
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Effect of motivational interviewing to promote advance care planning among palliative care patients in ambulatory care setting: a randomized controlled trial by Helen Yue-Lai Chan, Doris Yin-Ping Leung, Po-Tin Lam, Polly Po-Shan Ko, Raymond Wai-Man Lam, Kin-Shan Chan

“…Abstract Background Many patients have mixed feelings about end-of-life care, even when facing life-limiting conditions. Motivational interviewing might be useful for supporting patients in evoking reasons for advance care planning. …”
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Hyperspectral inversion of heavy metal content in farmland soil under conservation tillage of black soils by Yanan Chen, Wanying Shi, Guzailinuer Aihemaitijiang, Feng Zhang, Jiquan Zhang, Yichen Zhang, Dianqi Pan, Jinying Li

“…Black soil is a valuable agricultural resource that helps guarantee food security worldwide and can serve as a soil carbon reservoir, but its protection faces several challenges. Due to long-term high-intensity development and utilization and the severe over-exploitation of groundwater, the arable land in China’s black soil area has been degraded. …”
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Genetic determinants of silver nanoparticle resistance and the impact of gamma irradiation on nanoparticle stability by Amira M. Mahfouz, Walaa A. Eraqi, Hala Nour El Din El Hifnawi, Alaa El Din Shawky, Reham Samir, Mohamed A. Ramadan

“…Abstract Background One of the main issues facing public health with microbial infections is antibiotic resistance. …”
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Komunikasi Publik Intelijen dalam Mendukung Pemanfaatan Energi Nuklir di Indonesia by Rizkyagi Aanwijzi

“…The results of this study found that the construction of nuclear power plants in Indonesia faces a number of obstacles, including the lack of political will and strong regulations. …”
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Perceived barriers to physical activity and their predictors among adults in the Central Region in Saudi Arabia: Gender differences and cultural aspects. by Osama Abdelhay, Mohammad Altamimi, Qusai Abdelhay, Marwan Manajrah, Ayla M Tourkmani, Mutaz Altamimi, Taghreed Altamimi

“…For external barriers, 76.5% faced 1-2 barriers. The most common internal barriers were laziness (40.2%) and lack of self-motivation (27.5%); the most prevalent external barriers were lack of facilities (20.2%) and long working hours (19.6%). …”
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Prevalence of Food Insecurity and Its Associated Factors among Adult People with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Hagos Degefa Hidru, Haftay Gebremedhine, Alem Gebretsadik, Hirut Teame, Hadush Negash, Meresa Berwo Mengesha

“…Ethiopia is intensely affected by food insecurity which is about 87.4% of adult people living with human immuno deficiency virus (HIV) are still facing shortage to have access to safe, sufficient, and nutritious food for themselves and their family. …”
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