E-cigarette (EC) and heated tobacco product (HTP) use in the United Arab Emirates, an emerging EC and HTP market: a cross-sectional analysis of the International Tobacco Control (I... by Leinberger-Jabari, A, Ahmad, A, Lindson, N, Oke, J, Hartmann-Boyce, J, Fong, G, El-Shahawy, O, Raghib, A, Sherman, S

“…<p><strong>Introduction:</strong> E-cigarettes (ECs) and heated tobacco products (HTPs) are recent arrivals to the nicotine product market in the Middle East, which are rapidly growing in popularity in the region. …”

Use of hormone replacement therapy and risk of breast cancer: nested case-control studies using the QResearch and CPRD databases by Vinogradova, Y, Coupland, C, Hippisley-Cox, J

“…The risk associated with past long term oestrogen-progestogen use, however, remained increased (1.16, 1.11 to 1.21). …”

Refining Hardware of Desktop Fiber Extrusion Devices for Affordable Manufacturing and Novel Fiber Prototyping by Glasser, Kaili

“…Additionally, conjoining part tolerances and hardware insert locations and geometries within manufactured parts were verified and adjusted according to manufacturing standards. …”
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The future of the timeshare industry : will the brands dominate? : A summary of the vacation ownership industry and an analysis of the advantages that the brands have over smaller... by Bornstein, Ethan S., 1973-

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More than just a show: extending the impact of museum exhibitions for good by Salter, Kerryn Elizabeth

“…Given these circumstances, to sustain their cultural importance, popularity, and ultimately their survival – while still retaining their core functions, such as collecting and safekeeping objects from the past for future posterity – museums need to attend to the contemporary and evolving social, cultural, and educational needs and interests of the diverse communities they serve. …”
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Cheaper Than A Funeral: Considering Ibogaine’s Psychedelic Journey and Therapeutic Potential by Daly, Noah

“…The past decade has seen a surge of interest in psychedelic compounds as therapeutic medicine. …”
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Does disability modify the association between poor mental health and violence victimisation over adolescence? Evidence from the CoVAC cohort study in Uganda by Carter, DJ, Pitcairn, CFM, Eldred, E, Knight, L, Nakuti, J, Mirembe, A, Atuhaire, L, Allen, E, Bhatia, A, Naker, D, Parkes, J, Devries, K

“…The relationships between early mental health difficulties and both mental health difficulties in later adolescence and past year violence are stronger in young people with functional difficulties. …”

Distributed multicasting algorithm for real time multimedia traffic by Quan, Huo Sheng.

“…In the past, very few network applications involved multiple users and none of them had QoS (Quality and Service) requirements. …”
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Protestant masculinities : a study of Christian men’s sensibilities. by Woo, Darren Hon Fai.

“…Past literature have shown that the presentation of Protestant and masculine selves are relatively straightforward when considered separately. …”
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Overcoming cultural barriers to capture a market by Dominic Michael Stoeckler, Kishan Golyan, Miao, Xin, Samir Mowla

“…China has gone through an amazing growth spurt over the past 30 years, and with a population of 1.3 billion people, it represents a vast potential market for businesses the world over. …”
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30 Essential Skills for the Qualitative Researcher / by Creswell, John W., author 401571, Creswell Báez, Johanna, author 655108

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Professor Ts. Dr. Mohd Rusllim Mohamed appointed as President of AUSC by Mohd Aznorizamin, Ismail

“…Mohd Rusllim Mohamed was appointed as the President of the Asean University Sports Council (AUSC) for the period 2023 to 2025 in the 5th AUSC General Assembly 2022 held at the Doubletree By Hilton Hotel in Kota Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia.…”
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A sketch grammar of Singapore Foochow by Thang, Marcus Guo Ping

“…Foochow is an Eastern Min (or East Fujian) language, which is also widely known as a dialect, both in China and in Singapore. …”
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A sketch grammar of Chang. by Chor, Wan Ting.

“…This paper describes a sketch grammar of Chang, a Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Nagaland state, north-east India. The sketch grammar uses data collected from a fieldwork in Nagaland. …”
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Epistemic motives and cultural conformity : need for closure, culture, and context as determinants of conflict judgments. by Fu, Ho Ying., Lee, Sau-Lai., Morris, Micheal W., Chao, Melody., Chiu, Chi Yue., Hong, Ying Yi.

“…Individual differences in NFC interact with cultural group variables to determine East Asian versus Western differences in conflict style and procedural preferences (Study 1). information gathering in disputes (Study 2), and fairness judgment in reward allocation (Study 3). …”
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Malaysia Shipbuilding Industry: A Review on Sustainability and Technology Success Factors by Mad Lazim, Halim, Abdullah, Jamaluddin

“…The Malaysian shipbuilding and naval repair (SBSR) industry has evolved from the establishment of small shipyards in eastern Malaysia to the growth of larger-capacity shipyards. both in the East and West Malaysia. However, consistent patterns of delays in delivering to the customer directly reduced the company's profitability and financial results. …”
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Electrochemistry of modified graphene and carbon nanomaterials by Poh, Hwee Ling

“…The study is divided into three parts: a) Part 1: Influence of heteroatom functionalization on the properties of graphene, b) Part 2: Influence of synthesis methods/conditions on the properties of graphene and c) Part 3: Influence of structural differences on the properties of nanocarbons. …”
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Predicting EPL results with Elo rating, league simulation and machine learning prediction model by Ching, Kai Teng

“…Team strength can be handicapped when the key player is injured or is forced to take an international break in favor of playing for his country. Even past results may be skewed as there are home teams and away teams in football matches and past results sometimes may be skewed towards having a weaker opponent. …”
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Atmospheric characterization of cold exoplanets using a 1.5-m coronagraphic space telescope by Maire, Anne-Lise, Galicher, Raphael, Boccaletti, Anthony, Baudoz, Pierre, Schneider, Jean, Stam, Daphne, Cahoy, Kerri, Traub, Wes

“…We find that the characterization of the main planetary properties (identification of molecules, effect of metallicity, presence of clouds and type of surfaces) would require a median signal-to-noise ratio of at least 30. In the case of a solar-type star <10 pc, SPICES will be able to study Jupiters and Neptunes up to -5 and -2 AU respectively, because of the drastic flux decrease with separation. …”
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Efficient optimization of network metrics in large uncertain graphs by Saha, Arkaprava

“…As an example, the well-known social network Twitter alone has at least 187 million users and 132 billion connections as of now, and these numbers keep on increasing. …”
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