Yoruba Epistemology, Art, Language and the Universe of Meanings: A Meta-Analysis by Michael O. Afolayan

“… I had the rare privilege of delivering in proxy the original paper of Professor Moyo Okediji at the African Studies Association meeting, where it was first presented on December 2, 2016. Although short in quantity, I consider it to be loaded in quality, contents, intents, intensities, and in its ability to problematize a discourse critical to our understanding of indigenous scholarship and all its epistemological implications that span the entire landscape of the humanities. …”
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Determination of a normal orogenic palaeo-geothermal gradient with clay mineral and organic matter indices: a review by Rafael Ferreiro Mählmann, Meinert Rahn, Sébastien Potel, Lan Nguyen-Thanh, Rainer Petschick

“…In both parts of the Alps a complex thermal history of short durations (< 5.0 myr for the Northern Calcareous Alps to 10 myr for the Helvetic Alps) caused similar VR/KI trends, but disequilibrium is suggested by weaker regression parameters. …”
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Utilization of Blood Flow Restriction Therapy with a Former Triathlete After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Case Report by Christopher Keating, Stephanie Muth, Cameron Hui, Lisa T Hoglund

“…BFR was incorporated into her home program, 16-weeks postoperatively. The Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire-2 (SF-MPQ-2) and Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) were used to measure pain. …”
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Investigating the Efficacy of the Web-Based Common Elements Toolbox (COMET) Single-Session Interventions in Improving UK University Student Well-Being: Randomized Controlled Trial by Jeffrey Lambert, Maria Loades, Noah Marshall, Nina Higson-Sweeney, Stella Chan, Arif Mahmud, Victoria Pile, Ananya Maity, Helena Adam, Beatrice Sung, Melanie Luximon, Keren MacLennan, Clio Berry, Paul Chadwick

“…ConclusionsThis study demonstrated high engagement with the COMET intervention, along with preliminary short-term efficacy. Almost all participants completed the intervention, but study attrition was high. …”
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Аssessment of the prospects for growing forest crops of European larch in the Eastern Forest-Steppe of Ukraine by Svitlana Raspopina, Maksim Didenko

“…The main objective of this paper was to study the soil conditions and the state of forest crops of European larch and assess the prospects for its use in the plantation system of cultivation (the cultivation stands with a short rotation age (41-60 years)) in the Eastern Forest-Steppe of Ukraine. …”
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Testing an Electronic Patient-Reported Outcome Platform in the Context of Traumatic Brain Injury: PRiORiTy Usability Study by Christel McMullan, Grace Turner, Ameeta Retzer, Antonio Belli, Elin Haf Davies, Laura Nice, Luke Flavell, Jackie Flavell, Melanie Calvert

“…The platform included measures for anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder-2 item), depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-2), posttraumatic stress disorder (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder checklist 2), and TBI-specific quality of life (Traumatic Brain Injury – Quality of Life Short form) and a total of 26 questions. Overall, all participants were satisfied with the system, noting that it was easy to navigate and accessible despite difficulties in understanding some questions. …”
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Alcohol use and HIV suppression after completion of financial incentives for alcohol abstinence and isoniazid adherence: a randomized controlled trialResearch in context by Winnie R. Muyindike, Robin Fatch, Sara Lodi, Nneka I. Emenyonu, Allen Kekibiina, Julian Adong, Brian Beesiga, Kara Marson, Harsha Thirumurthy, Michael G. McDonell, Moses R. Kamya, Gabriel Chamie, Judith A. Hahn

“…Summary: Background: In a recent randomized trial, six months of financial incentives contingent for recent alcohol abstinence led to lower levels of hazardous drinking, while incentives for recent isoniazid (INH) ingestion had no impact on INH adherence, during TB preventive therapy among persons with HIV (PWH). Whether the short-term incentives influence long-term alcohol use and HIV viral suppression post-intervention is unknown. …”
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Machine and deep learning algorithms for sentiment analysis during COVID-19: A vision to create fake news resistant society. by Muhammad Tayyab Zamir, Fida Ullah, Rasikh Tariq, Waqas Haider Bangyal, Muhammad Arif, Alexander Gelbukh

“…This research employs Convolutional Neural Networks, Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM), and Gated Recurrent Unit (GRU) as deep learning classifiers, and afterwards compares the obtained results. …”
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Different lysine-to-methionine ratios in a low-protein diet affect the microbiome and metabolome, influencing the jejunal barrier function in Tibetan sheep by Fengshuo Zhang, Zhenling Wu, Yu Zhang, Quyangangmao Su, Kaina Zhu, Xuan Chen, Shengzhen Hou, Linsheng Gui

“…IntroductionThe objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of the dietary lysine (Lys)/ methionine (Met) ratio in a low-protein diet on short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) profiles, villus morphology, antioxidant capacity, and immune status of the jejunum in Tibetan sheep.MethodsA total of 90 weaned Tibetan sheep, each 2 months old with an initial weight of 15.37 ± 0.92 kg, were randomly divided into three treatment groups. …”
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Association between relative telomere length and a genetic variant of SIRT1 gene and age-related macular degeneration by L.K. Moshetova, O.P. Dmitrenko, O.I. Abramova, N.S. Karpova, K.I. Turkina, I.N. Saburina

“…In patients with late AMD, there are more short telomeres (64% vs. 48% in the control group, р=0.0002).…”
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Le tourisme romantique d’avant mariage : un marché fructueux dans la mise en tourisme d’une destination ? Exemple de la station climatique Dalat – Vietnam by Anh Thư Lê

“…En sus, depuis une dizaine d’années, ces cérémonies sont souvent précédées d’un voyage d’avant mariage et pérennisées par la confection d’un album photo. Ce dernier étant devenu l’un des éléments mémoriels essentiels de l’ensemble du mariage, il n’est plus un simple objet de souvenir privé, mais se doit d’être original pour impressionner les invités et le réseau social du couple. …”
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The efficacy of core decompression combined with regenerative therapy in early femoral head necrosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis involving 954 subjects by Haiwei Tang, Tingxian Ling, Enze Zhao, Mingke You, Xi Chen, Gang Chen, Kai Zhou, Zongke Zhou

“…Nonetheless, the high heterogeneity and relatively short follow-up time of these studies make it difficult to draw accurate conclusions, which necessitates verification through future trials comparing CD versus CD combined with regenerative therapy, with a focus on extended follow-up periods.Systematic Review Registrationidentifier CRD42023467873.…”
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The effect of single and dual task training on the intracortical inhibition in young and old adults by Michael Wälchli, Craig Tokuno, Benedikt Lauber, Wolfgang Taube

“…Previous research has also indicated that short-interval intracortical inhibition (SICI) is modulated in a task-specific manner following explosive or balance training (Taube et al., 2020). …”
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Excess Sensitivity and Financial Development in the Iranian Households by Amineh Mahmoudzadeh, Kamyab Rajabizadeh, Majid Einian

“…Second, it mitigates the issues arising from the short time series data, which can lead to estimation errors. …”
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Adopting Positive Selection Technology and Improving Seed Quality in Smallholder Potato Farmers in South-Western Uganda. by Kajura, Tibanyendera Deo

“…Despite the importance of the crop there has been considerable reduction in yield to the current yield of 4.2 tons ha-1 by smallholder farmers which is far short of its potential on-station yields of over 25 t ha-1, mostly due to inadequate supplies of high quality seed that compels farmers to continuously use their own recycled seed with latent infections by bacterial wilt (Ralstonia solanacearum), viruses and other tuber-borne pathogens. …”
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Community Work Participation and Outcomes in Nyagatare District, Rwanda. by Jean Marie Vianney, Ruzindana

“…Conclusion and recommendations of the study were drawn basing on the results of the study. In short, the whole research process involved proposal writing, data collection, data analysis, presentation, discussion of results, summary, conclusions and recommendations. …”
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Designing a model for the development of questioning skills based on the school context in primary school students by motahare Khosravi Rad, Ahmad Akbari, Mohammad karimi, Moslem Cherabin

“…If children acquire good listening skills, their ears will become sharper to the sounds around them, and this carefulness and attention will have a direct effect on the development of their creativity and initiative.Suggestion to teachers: It is also recommended to teachers to be careful in choosing their teaching method and use question-and-answer-based methods as much as possible. …”
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Providing an entrepreneurial marketing model based on teamwork with an emphasis on start-up companies by Parastoo Bafghi, Mahmoud Ahmadi Sharif, Sina Nematizadeh

“…In addition, entrepreneurs should also consider short, medium and long term goals during this process (Mohabattalab & Rezvani, 2018). …”
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Is it Time to Recognize Political Anxiety as a Social Determinant of Health? by Brandon Ambrosino

“…Photo ID 23828612 © Thevirex | Dreamstime.com Introduction Physicians are on the lookout for social determinants of health, which are those economic, social, and environmental factors that shape a person’s well-being (or lack of it). …”
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The mediating role of creative self-efficacy in the relationship between organizational intelligence and organizational agility of teachers by Abbas Gholtash

“…Therefore, individual motivation stimulates two aspects; first, choosing a specific behavior; and second, following that type of behavior. …”
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