The Perception of Corruption Among Retailers in Central Asia and Eastern Europe During and After the 2008 Crisis by Halil Dincer Kaya, Engku Ngah S. Engkuchik

“…We compare the crisis period to the post-crisis period and found that these firms believed that the incidence of bribes went down significantly after the crisis ended. …”
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Moderate intermittent water deficit enhances dry matter remobilization, nitrogen uptake, and water and nitrogen use efficiency in winter wheat by Chen Ru, Yuxuan Liu, Wene Wang, Xiaotao Hu

“…The TOPSIS assessment indicated that PID2 enhanced drought tolerance in wheat most effectively, making it a promising water management strategy for mitigating post-anthesis stress.…”
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Refractory gastrocutaneous fistula treated by two-stage surgery: a case report by Yuji Kobayashi, Shusuke Yagi, Kazuhiko Yamada, Daiki Kato, Naoki Enomoto, Kyoko Nohara, Norihiro Kokudo

“…Case presentation A 61-year-old man with a perforated gastric ulcer underwent omental filling as an emergency surgery. Post-operative leakage led the development of a 10-cm gastrocutaneous fistula. …”
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Research Capacity Strengthening in Low and Middle Income Countries - An Evaluation of the WHO/TDR Career Development Fellowship Programme. by Michael Käser, Christine Maure, Beatrice M M Halpaap, Mahnaz Vahedi, Sara Yamaka, Pascal Launois, Núria Casamitjana

“…Recommendations included the development of a scheme to support the re-integration of fellows into their home institutions post-fellowship and to seek partnerships to facilitate the scaling-up of the programme. …”
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Auditory comprehension performance of college students with and without sport concussion on Computerized-Revised Token Test Subtest VIII by Anthony P Salvatore, Michael Cannito, Heather E Brassil, Edina R Bene, Bess Sirmon-Taylor

“….), verbal memory (p = 0.000), visual memory (p = 0.000), visual motor speed (p = 0.000) and reaction time (p = 0.004) in this post-test only matched subject design. Impulse Control was not significant (p = 0.613). …”
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Evolution and Diversity of Hepatitis C Virus and Peculiarity of Modern Laboratory Diagnostic of Hepatitis C Markers by L. I. Nikolaeva, E. A. Leybman, G. V. Sapronov

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Assessment of genetically modified maize MON 89034 × 1507 × NK603 for renewal authorisation under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 (application GMFF‐2022‐3670) by EFSA Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO), Ewen Mullins, Jean‐Louis Bresson, Tamas Dalmay, Ian Crawford Dewhurst, Michelle M. Epstein, Leslie George Firbank, Philippe Guerche, Jan Hejatko, Francisco Javier Moreno, Hanspeter Naegeli, Fabien Nogué, Nils Rostoks, Jose Juan Sánchez Serrano, Giovanni Savoini, Eve Veromann, Fabio Veronesi, Ana M. Camargo, Tilemachos Goumperis, Paolo Lenzi, Pietro Piffanelli, Tommaso Raffaello

“…The data received in the context of this renewal application contained post‐market environmental monitoring reports, a systematic search and evaluation of literature, updated bioinformatic analyses and a search for additional documents or studies performed by or on behalf of the applicant. …”
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The influence of outdoor-based discovery learning model on critical thinking skill in ecosystem material by Tri Agustini, Nike Anggraini, Khoiron Nazip

“…Pre-experimental study using a one-group pre-test post-test design was the methodology employed. The population of this study consisted of 30 students from a private high school in Palembang. …”
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Three-Dimensional Comparison of CBCT and Intraoral Scans for Assessing Orthodontic Traction of Impacted Canines with Clear Aligners by Teresa Pinho, João Pedro Carvalho

“…Canine movement was evaluated at the cusp and apex through two methods: overlay of pre- and post-treatment CBCTs, and overlay of initial and final STL scans onto the initial CBCT. …”
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Enhancing Subjective Well-Being in Young Professional Athletes: The Role of Self-Esteem and Perceived Social Support in Moderating Neuroticism by Serdar Solmaz

“…In the constructed structural equation model, multiple regression analyses, post hoc analyses, and slope analyses were utilized. …”
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Impact of NSAIDs and endurance exercise on myocardial fibrosis and arrhythmogenesis in murine coxsackieviral myocarditis by Sander Eens, Kasper Favere, Manon Van Hecke, Siel Van den Bogaert, Erik Fransen, Tania Roskams, Pieter-Jan Guns, Hein Heidbuchel

“…Mice were sacrificed six weeks post-inoculation for ventricular arrhythmogenicity evaluation and cardiac histopathological and molecular analysis. …”
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Cosmology and general relativity in upper secondary school through new targeted teaching materials: A study on student learning and motivation by A. Gasparini, A. Müller, F. Stern, L. Weiss

“…The main research objective was to explore whether a conceptually deep and educationally effective GR and cosmology course could be successfully implemented for nonspecialist upper secondary students. A pre-post study assessed both conceptual learning and affective outcomes, including interest, curiosity, self-concept, and perceived relevance of science. …”
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Retroperitoneal Fibrosis: A Rare Cause of Acute Renal Failure by Amaka Ezimora, Marquetta L. Faulkner, Oluwafisayo Adebiyi, Abimbola Ogungbemile, Salas-Vega Marianna, Chike Nzerue

“…Renal ultrasound showed bilateral hydronephrosis. Post-void residual urine volume was normal. Abdominopelvic CT scan showed retroperitoneal fibrosis confirmed with fine-needle biopsy. …”
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A school-based cross-sectional survey of adverse events following co-administration of albendazole and praziquantel for preventive chemotherapy against urogenital schistosomiasis a... by Sammy M Njenga, Paul M Ng'ang'a, Mariam T Mwanje, Fatuma S Bendera, Moses J Bockarie

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Children were treated with single doses of albendazole and praziquantel tablets and then interviewed using a questionnaire for post treatment AEs.<h4>Results</h4>Overall, 752 children, 47.6% boys, participated in the study. …”
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Effects of Non-Collagenous Proteins, TGF-β1, and PDGF-BB on Viability and Proliferation of Dental Pulp Stem Cells by Fahimeh Sadat Tabatabaei, Maryam Torshabi

“…The MTT assay was performed for assessment of cell viability and proliferation in the presence of different concentrations of dentin proteins and growth factors during 24 - 72 h post-treatment. Results: The cells treated with 250 ng/mL dentin proteins had the best viability and proliferation ability in comparison with other concentrations (P < 0.05). …”
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Acrochordons and diabetes mellitus: A Case control study by Pratistha Shrestha, Y Poudyal, S L Rajbhandari

“…Blood glucose level including both fasting plasma glucose and 2-hour  post-glucose  load  were  determined  for  both  case  and  control  and  compared.  …”
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Integrated intra‐ and intercellular signaling knowledge for multicellular omics analysis by Dénes Türei, Alberto Valdeolivas, Lejla Gul, Nicolàs Palacio‐Escat, Michal Klein, Olga Ivanova, Márton Ölbei, Attila Gábor, Fabian Theis, Dezső Módos, Tamás Korcsmáros, Julio Saez‐Rodriguez

“…To address this gap, we combined over 100 resources covering interactions and roles of proteins in inter‐ and intracellular signaling, as well as transcriptional and post‐transcriptional regulation. We added protein complex information and annotations on function, localization, and role in diseases for each protein. …”
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Favourable Pregnancy Outcomes Recorded amongst Teenagers Delivered in a Teaching Hospital Annex in Southwestern Nigeria – Report of a 10-year Retrospective Review by Oluseun Oloruntoba Adeko, Adekunle Joseph Ariba, Victoria Iyabo Olafimihan, Alarape Naomi Oluwasanya

“…Study outcomes were mode of delivery, booking status and post-partum haemorrhage (PPH) for the mothers; birth weight, estimated gestational age (EGA) at delivery and foetal status at birth for the babies. …”
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The effect of lying on the stomach on the spine angles of 13-18-year-old students in Karaj by zahra Keshtpour, Mohammad Ali Soleyman Fallah

“…The data were analyzed using one-way analysis of variance and Bonferroni post hoc test at the significance level of 0.05.Results: A significant difference was between lumbar lordosis and forward head angle abnormalities among students who were less than 1 h and more than 2 h accustomed to lying on their stomachs (P<0.05). …”
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Enseignement/apprentissage par les activités culturelles et artistiques au Burkina Faso : cas du Collège Sacré Cœur de Dapoya (Ouagadougou) by Achille TANOU, Inoussa NIKIEMA & Neebelaoné NABEOLE PODA

“… Résumé : Ce travail traite des enjeux éducationnels des activités culturelles et artistiques dans les établissements d’enseignement post-primaire et secondaire du Burkina Faso avec le cas particulier du Collège Sacré Cœur de Dapoya. …”
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