An exploratory study of the mandate and functions of national pharmaceutical services units: global trends and the cases of Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, and Nepal by Augustina Koduah, Ndinda Kusu, Herodias Ahimon, Andrew Brown, Nancy Njeru, Tom Menge, Mahama Ouattara, Nijan Upadhyay, Madan Kumar Upadhyaya, Melissa Jiha, Robbie Hodgson, Emmanuel Nfor, Francis Aboagye-Nyame, Tamara Hafner

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Dust Polarization of Prestellar and Protostellar Sources in OMC-3 by Yuhua Liu, Satoko Takahashi, Masahiro Machida, Kohji Tomisaka, Josep Miquel Girart, Paul T. P. Ho, Kouichiro Nakanishi, Asako Sato

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Deep sequencing of yeast and mouse tRNAs and tRNA fragments using OTTR by Hans Tobias Gustafsson, Lucas Ferguson, Carolina Galan, Tianxiong Yu, Heather Upton, Ebru Kaymak, Zhiping Weng, Kathleen Collins, Oliver J Rando

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Research Progress on the Improvement of Farmland Soil Quality by Green Manure by Yulong Wang, Aizhong Yu, Yongpan Shang, Pengfei Wang, Feng Wang, Bo Yin, Yalong Liu, Dongling Zhang, Qiang Chai

“…Specifically, it increases soil organic matter content, optimizes soil structure, enhances nutrient cycling, and improves microbial community composition and metabolic activity. …”
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Current sedation practices for non-invasive procedures in tertiary maternity and children’s hospitals in China: a 5-year update by Lu Wang, Bo Li, Ruidong Zhang, Yanhui Huang, Mazhong Zhang, Jijian Zheng

“…Questionnaires were sent to tertiary maternity and children’s hospitals nationwide through the WeChat Mini Program. The survey questioned the location and caseloads of hospitals providing sedation services, support facilities, contraindications, fasting practices, sedation regimens, monitoring practices, staff structure, certification requirements for sedation providers and quality control data.Results Procedural sedation for non-invasive procedures were provided in 88 of 114 hospitals. …”
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Short-term residential electricity consumption forecast considering the cumulative effect of temperature, dual decomposition technology and integrated deep learning by Lanlan Wang, Yong Lin, Tingting Song, Yuchun Chen, Kai Li, Junchao Ran

“…To meet this challenge, this paper designs the structure of this three-step residential electricity consumption forecasting. …”
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Establishment and application of an SNP molecular identification system for grape cultivars by Fu-qiang WANG, Xiu-cai FAN, Ying ZHANG, Lei SUN, Chong-huai LIU, Jian-fu JIANG

“…Finally, a total of 46 out of 48 KASP markers, including 22 markers selected by the research group in the early stage, were re-screened based on 348 grape accessions. Population structure, principal component, and cluster analyses all showed that the 348 grape accessions were best divided into two populations. …”
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A life course examination of the physical environmental determinants of physical activity behaviour: A "Determinants of Diet and Physical Activity" (DEDIPAC) umbrella systematic li... by Angela Carlin, Camille Perchoux, Anna Puggina, Katina Aleksovska, Christoph Buck, Con Burns, Greet Cardon, Simon Chantal, Donatella Ciarapica, Giancarlo Condello, Tara Coppinger, Cristina Cortis, Sara D'Haese, Marieke De Craemer, Andrea Di Blasio, Sylvia Hansen, Licia Iacoviello, Johann Issartel, Pascal Izzicupo, Lina Jaeschke, Martina Kanning, Aileen Kennedy, Jeroen Lakerveld, Fiona Chun Man Ling, Agnes Luzak, Giorgio Napolitano, Julie-Anne Nazare, Tobias Pischon, Angela Polito, Alessandra Sannella, Holger Schulz, Rhoda Sohun, Astrid Steinbrecher, Wolfgang Schlicht, Walter Ricciardi, Ciaran MacDonncha, Laura Capranica, Stefania Boccia

“…The availability of physical activity programs and equipment within schools, and neighbourhood features such as pedestrian and cyclist safety structure were positively associated with physical activity in children and adolescents. …”
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Conserved missense variant pathogenicity and correlated phenotypes across paralogous genes by Tobias Brünger, Alina Ivaniuk, Eduardo Pérez-Palma, Ludovica Montanucci, Stacey Cohen, Lacey Smith, Shridhar Parthasarathy, Ingo Helbig, Michael Nothnagel, Patrick May, Dennis Lal

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DISCOURSE OF TOLERANCE: FRAME ANALYSIS IN BARACK OBAMA’S SPEECHES by Saulet Alpysbayeva, Valeriy Makhpirov

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate the meaning of tolerance evoked by frames in particular contexts, to form the principal semantic prototypes within the political text and their structural implementation. The subject of the study was the final address of B. …”
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INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL AID IN POST-CONFLICT RECOVERY: LESSONS FROM GLOBAL PRACTICES FOR DE-OCCUPIED AREAS by Viktoriia Zalizniuk, Anton Plaksun

“…ITA is conceptualized as a strategic resource that encompasses financial, technical, expert, and institutional support from international donors aimed at the implementation of long-term sustainable development programs. The article provides a structural analysis of the forms of international technical assistance, the mechanisms of its provision, and institutional coordination, particularly in the context of cooperation between governments, intergovernmental organizations, financial institutions, and civil society actors. …”
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The Effectiveness of Research and Development in the Field of Transport and Space Systems in Russia: Analysis of Publication Activity by V. P. Zavarukhin, T. I. Сhinaeva, E. Yu. Churilova

“…The aim of the study. Federal target program “Research and development in priority areas of development of the scientific and technological complex of Russia for 2014-2021” defines transport and space systems as a priority area of strategic importance for the country’s economy. …”
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Peculiarities in Changes of Peroxide Haemolysis of Erythrocytes in Patients with Generalized Periodontitis Combined with Iron Deficiency Anemia by Slaba O.

“…Changes of peroxide resistance of erythrocytes as a reflection of the metabolic displacements, relating to the development of inflammation in the periodontal tissues can serve as an informative test for the assessment of the nature of structural and metabolic changes during the development of periodontitis in patients with iron deficiency anemia. …”
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The mediating role of self-compassion in the relationship between childhood trauma and the symptoms of body dysmorphic disorder by Motahhareh Kargar Shooroki, Azadeh Choobforoushzadeh, Azra Mohammadpanah Ardakan

“…Methods A cross-sectional design employing structural equation modeling (SEM) was utilized to construct an optimal model for BDD symptoms, where the mediating role of self-compassion was tested in the relationship between childhood trauma and BDD symptoms. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward postoperative rehabilitation among females with rotator cuff injury: a cross-sectional study by Peng Xiao, Guilong Zhang, Wenlong Wu, Yong Huang, Bingjie Guan, Xiaoyu Tang

“…Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, group comparisons via t-tests or ANOVA, Spearman correlation analysis, and structural equation modeling (SEM) to examine the relationships between knowledge, attitudes, and practices. …”
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The Effect of Self Identity on Increasing Iron Tablet Adherence Among High School Adolescent Girls Through Health Belief Model as Mediator Variables by Salim LA, Silitonga HTH, Nurmala I, Muthmainnah M, Devi YP, Salsabila AC, Restuti DY

“…The data for this study was analyzed using structural equation model-partial least square with Smart-Partial Least Squares (PLS) software.Results: Self identity was found to have significant effect on expectation (p-value < 0.001), perceived susceptibility and severity (p-value < 0.001), and problem solving ability (p-value 0.005). …”
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The model of intermediate assessment of future teachers’ professional competencies by I. V. Golovina, Kh.-Akh. S. Khaladov, T. Yu. Medvedeva, G. A. Paputkova, A. V. Milekhin

“…The study presents the main structural and dynamic components of the model for the intermediate assessment of professional competencies of students in pedagogical training programs. …”
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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Among Patients Undergoing Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in the Endoscopy Unit of a Tertiary-Care Hospital by Wei L, Niu Q, Ma L, Liu G, Zhang H, Zheng X, Lin Y, Du N, Li L

“…Weak to moderate positive correlations were observed between knowledge, attitudes, and practices (knowledge-attitudes: r = 0.281, P < 0.001; knowledge-practices: r = 0.148, P < 0.001; attitudes-practices: r = 0.370, P < 0.001). According to structural equation modeling, knowledge directly impacted attitude (β = 0.397, P = 0.026), and attitude influenced practice (β = 0.402, P = 0.007). …”
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Logistic Decisions in the Installation of Offshore Wind Farms: A Conceptual Framework by Mario O. A. González, Gabriela Nascimento, Dylan Jones, Negar Akbari, Andressa Santiso, David Melo, Rafael Vasconcelos, Monalisa Godeiro, Luana Nogueira, Mariana Almeida, Pedro Oprime

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Genome-Wide Association Study for Belly Traits in Canadian Commercial Crossbred Pigs by Zohre Mozduri, Graham Plastow, Jack Dekkers, Kerry Houlahan, Robert Kemp, Manuel Juárez

“…Additionally, <i>PNKD</i>, <i>VIL1</i>, and <i>PRKAG3</i> (120.74–121.88 Mb on SSC15) were linked to belly firmness, influencing muscle structure and fat composition. Three QTLs for belly side fat were identified on SSC1, SSC2, and SSC3, highlighting genes like <i>SLC22A18</i>, <i>PHLDA2</i>, and <i>OSBPL5</i>, which regulate fat deposition and lipid metabolism. …”
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