Body image and attitudes toward cosmetic surgeries among female college students in the United Arab Emirates: A cross-sectional study by Ahmad M. Al-Bashaireh, Yousef Aljawarneh, Osama Alkouri, Foad Alzoughool, Amal Alhefeiti, Amnah Aldhuhoori, Amnah Al Kaabi, Aseilah Alkaabi, Fawzia Alnaqbi

“…It encourages females to seek to meet specific beauty standards and not be content with their natural features. …”
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Open-label dose-extending placebos for opioid use disorder: a protocol for a randomised controlled clinical trial with methadone treatment by Annabelle M Belcher, Thomas O Cole, Aaron D Greenblatt, Stephen W Hoag, David H Epstein, Michael Wagner, Amy S Billing, Ebonie Massey, Kristen R Hamilton, Zofia K Kozak, Christopher J Welsh, Eric Weintraub, Emerson M Wickwire, Eric D Wish, Ted J Kaptchuk, Luana Colloca

“…Participants will meet with study team members five times over the course of 3 months of treatment with methadone (baseline, 2 weeks, and 1, 2 and 3 months postbaseline). …”
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HOW DO SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS INFLUENCE THE PROBABILITY OF FINANCIAL INCLUSION? EVIDENCE FROM A TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY by Hong Thu Nguyen, Kieu Oanh Dao Le

“…Financial inclusion can be understood as the provision of financial services in a convenient and appropriate way to meet the needs of society, help vulnerable groups have opportunities, and promote sustainable economic growth. …”
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Grouting Mechanism in Water-Bearing Fractured Rock Based on Two-Phase Flow by Bo Ren, Wenqiang Mu, Bingyou Jiang, Guofeng Yu, Lianchong Li, Tingshuang Wei, Yunchun Han, Diancai Xiao

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Prognosis of premenopausal women with low-risk endometrial cancer but elevated CA125 levels by Jeong Min Song, Ala Aiob, Ala Aiob, Kidong Kim, Kidong Kim, Kwang Beom Lee, Sokbom Kang, Chae Hyeong Lee, Se Ik Kim, Nam Kyeong Kim, Dae Hoon Jeong

“…IntroductionWomen with low-risk endometrial cancer, as defined by the Korean Gynecologic Oncology Group (KGOG) criteria, have a low risk of lymph node metastasis and an excellent prognosis without lymphadenectomy. …”
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The Role of Technical Car Features in Managing and Promoting New Peer-to-Peer Car-Sharing Systems: Insights from Potential Users and Strategic Implications for Service Providers by Katarzyna Turoń, Andrzej Kubik, Piotr Folęga, Andrzej Wilk, Peter Bindzar, Truong M. N. Bui

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Access to healthcare: waiting time until the surgical procedure by Cassiane de Santana Lemos, Ana Maria Muller Magalhães, Danielle Saraiva Tuma dos Reis, Alessandra Yuri Takehana de Andrade, Karla Cristina de Almeida, Fabiana Zerbieri Martins, Nancy Reynolds, Vanessa de Brito Poveda

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Failure Mechanism and Control Technology of Thick and Soft Coal Fully Mechanized Caving Roadway under Double Gobs in Close Coal Seams by Shengrong Xie, Xiaoyu Wu, Dongdong Chen, Yaohui Sun, En Wang, Xiaowei Wu, Xiaobo Duan, Zaisheng Jiang, Pengyu Qi, Songhao Shi

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Phthalates toxicity in vivo to rats, mice, birds, and fish: A thematic scoping review by Mohammad Shah Alam, Zannatul Maowa, Mohammad Nazmol Hasan

“…Background: Phthalates, a large group of endocrine disruptors, are ubiquitous in the environment and detrimental to human health. …”
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It’s Like Doing Simultaneous Mind Puzzles: Exploring How Care is Understood and Experienced by Nursing Assistants Working in Sweden with Older Persons by Lilienthal A, Farias L, Boström AM, Patomella AH, Asaba E

“…Participants expressed working responsibly day-to-day to find solutions to meet the needs of older persons. Tensions experienced between task and relational care orientations align to variation in understandings of care. …”
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Mobile Phone App to Promote Lifestyle Change in People at Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: Feasibility 3-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial by Gyri Skoglund, Gunvor Hilde, Pernille Lunde, Venessa Vera Cruz Naceno, Cecilie Fromholt Olsen, Birgitta Blakstad Nilsson

“… Abstract BackgroundThe use of mobile health interventions, such as apps, are proposed to meet the challenges faced by preventive health care services due to the increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D). …”
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Rapid Adaptation to Prevent Drug Use (RAPD): protocol of a pilot randomized trial to enhance the impact of an evidence-based intervention for youth by Andria B. Eisman, Christine Koffkey, Robert T. Partridge, Suzanne Brown, Bo Kim

“…We will pilot test RAPD in ten middle schools serving diverse student populations using a two-group, mixed method, cluster randomized controlled trial design. …”
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Pioglitazone Metformin Complex Improves Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Comorbid Psychological Distress via Inhibiting NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation: A Prospective Clinical Study by Qing-jun Guo, Jing Shan, Yi-feng Xu, Yan-yan Hu, Cui-lan Huo, Jing-yun Song, Chao-qun Wang, Hui Zhou, Chao-qin Yu, Qin Huang

“…The participants were required to meet the criteria for PCOS (Rotterdam, NIH) and psychological distress (any factor scores of SCL−90−R>2). …”
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Isolation of competent actinomycetes strains from soil planted with three species of mint irrigated with olive mill wastewater by Oumaima Beroigui, Lahsen El Ghadraoui, Faouzi Errachidi

“…The objectives were to investigate the impacts of varying doses of OMWW on soil microflora, and to analyze the enzymatic profile of a selected group of isolated actinomycetes. Method: A physico-chemical characterization of soil parameters and OMWW was conducted. …”
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Estimating the global health impact of gender-based violence and violence against children: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol by Joht Singh Chandan, Emmanuela Gakidou, Jaidev Kaur Chandan, Nicholas Metheny, Mariam Khalil, Cory N Spencer, María Jose Baeza, Alexandra Debure, Molly Herbert, Teresa Jewell, Rachel Qian Hui Lim, Sonica Minhas

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Integrated reports and changes in the presentation of companies' financial information by Pavlović Jelena

“…This has given rise to the need for an integrated report that would include a wide spectrum of interest groups. This paper explores the importance of implementing integrated reporting in company presentations. …”
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Multi-authority attribute-based encryption access control model for cloud storage by Zhi-tao GUAN, Ting-ting YANG, Ru-zhi XU, Zhu-xiao WANG

“…The existing attribute-based encryption access control studies are mostly based on single authority,and this scheme is apt to be under attack to cause exposure of secret keys.Thus,a multi-authority access control model PRM-CSAC is proposed.Based on CP-ABE method,a multi-authority attribute-based encryption scheme is designed to improve security level.Minimized attribute grouping algorithm is designed to distribute keys to users according to needs,which can reduce unnecessary attribute key distribution and decrease the amount of re-encryption attributes.The read and write attribute are added to strengthen the control of owners.The analysis shows that the proposed scheme can meet the security requirement of access control in cloud,and it also has less response time and system cost.…”
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Les salafistes marocains et la reconfiguration politico-religieuse post-2011 : fluctuation entre (dé)politisation, radicalisation et intégration by Salim Hmimnat

“…In each moment of this evolution, the regime opts for a pragmatic approach which consists in using this religious trend to meet pressing demands and priorities of a political and security nature. …”
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Modeling and Profile Analysis of Globoidal Cam in Automatic Tool Changer by Yu Jianwu, Luo Hong, Shu Xin, Wu Yao, Wen Cheng, Hu Qifeng

“…By using the segment modeling method,the cam profile curve groups in both indexing period and dwell period are created in Pro/E software. …”
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