E-Cigarette Use and Use of Evidence-Based Smoking Cessation Methods Among American Indian Cigarette Smokers: A Cross-Sectional Analysis by Ashley L. Comiford, DrPH, Dorothy A. Rhoades, MD, MPH, Justin D. Dvorak, PhD, Kai Ding, PhD, Noah Collins, Alexandra L. Blair, Mark P. Doescher, MD, MSPH

“…A larger study is needed to determine whether individuals who use E-cigarettes are also more likely to have tried prescription medication for smoking cessation. …”
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Discussion Paper for the Foundation for the Rights of Future Generations - The housing crisis as a problem of intergenerational justice: The case of Germany by Elena Lutz

“…This would especially benefit young individuals, since the young move more often than baby boomers and are therefore disproportionately negatively affected by price increases in re-lettings. …”
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Assessing the Uses, Benefits, and Limitations of Digital Technologies Used by Health Professionals in Supporting Obesity and Mental Health Communication: Scoping Review by Amanda Kearns, Anne Moorhead, Maurice Mulvenna, Raymond Bond

“…Conflicts arose from cultural and individual differences, weight stigma, and confusion over HP roles in obesity and mental health care. …”
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Incidence rate and associated patient characteristics of liver disease in Wales 2004–2022: a retrospective population-scale observational study by Ashley Akbari, Andrew Yeoman, Haroon Ahmed, Jingwei Gao, Aled Davies, Thomas Peter Ignatius Pembroke

“…Objective To describe the incidence and key demographic, socioeconomic and clinical characteristics of individuals with liver disease in Wales.Design and setting This study is designed as a retrospective observational study that linked data of anonymised identified individuals from primary, secondary care and mortality data from the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage (SAIL) Databank in Wales.Participants All Welsh residents who registered with a SAIL-contributing general practitioner (GP) and diagnosed with liver disease from 2004 to 2022.Primary and secondary outcome measures Our primary outcome is the annual age-standardised incidence rate of liver disease. …”
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How does playfulness (re)frame the world? Evidence for selective cognitive and behavioral redirecting in times of adversity by Xiangyou Shen, Zoe Crawley

“…IntroductionDo playful people perceive, approach, and respond to their environment and life events differently than less playful individuals? While playfulness has been theorized to affect how individuals frame or reframe situations, this widely accepted premise lacks theoretical specification and empirical validation. …”
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Effects of spinal deformities on lower limb kinematics during walking: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Fateme Khorramroo, Seyed Hamed Mousavi, Reza Rajabi

“…Sensitivity analysis revealed strong evidence of a significant decrease in cadence during walking in individuals with sagittal trunk malalignment compared to controls. …”
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Exploring the effects of ecological parameters on the spatial structure of genetic tree sequences by Ianni-Ravn, Mariadaria K., Petr, Martin, Racimo, Fernando

“…Geographic space is a fundamental dimension of evolutionary change, determining how individuals disperse and interact with each other. Consequently, space has an important influence on the structure of genealogies and the distribution of genetic variants over time. …”
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Taking into account students' psychotypes and using their neuropsychological maps when implementing digital educational technologies within the Metaverse by Galiya Ldokova, Svetlana Frumina, Suad Abdalkareem Alwaely

“…To determine the students' psychotype, the Questionnaire of Character Accentuations, the Methodology for Determining the Dominant Hemisphere of the Brain and the Type of Interhemispheric Asymmetry, the Methodology for Diagnosing the Volitional Potential of an Individual, the Individual-Typological Questionnaire, and the Methodology for Determining the Structure of Temperament were used. …”
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Living Together with LGBT: A Discussion from the Sharia Perspective by Mohd Azhar Abdullah, Nur Azwani Mansor, Abdul Azib Hussain, Muhammad Lukman Ibrahim, Khairulnazrin Nasir

“…Living together with individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) demands significant consideration, particularly when they cohabit as partners. …”
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Association of blood pressure and left ventricular mass with subclinical coronary atherosclerosis by Weiting Huang, Calvin Chin, Rehena Sultana, Chirk Jenn Ng, Jonathan Jiunn Liang Yap, Enver De Wei Loh, Swee Yaw Tan, Siew Ching Kong, Khung K Yeo

“…Individuals were stratified based on LVMI and the presence of CAC, and intergroup differences in risk factors were analysed. …”
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Social observation differentially affects prosocial learning of selfish and prosocial people by Yuri Kim, Kun Il Kim, Hackjin Kim

“…Recent studies have found that individuals with intrinsic prosocial tendencies are non-responsive to social observation in various prosocial decision tasks. …”
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Ecology and the evolution of cooperation by partner choice and reciprocity by Marcelino Fuentes

“…Both partner choice and direct reciprocity compel individuals to produce close to the socially optimal quantity of the shared good. …”
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Giant Water Bugs, Electric Light Bugs, Lethocerus, Abedus, Belostoma (Insecta: Heteroptera: Belostomatidae) by Paul M. Choate

“…Individuals prey on aquatic insects, small fish, frogs, tadpoles, small birds, and other organisms they are able to capture. …”
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The Ethical Standards Prescribed in The Qur'an by Zamakhsyari bin Hasballah Thaib

“…This research is to understand the ethical tenets elucidated in the Quran and their impact on the formation of a virtuous society, starting with the nurturing of individuals who possess high moral standards. Morality is essential for the development, maintenance, and improvement of any community, as well as strengthening the connections between individuals within it. …”
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Gratitude and Life Satisfaction among Older Adults in Saudi Arabia: Social Support and Enjoyment of Life as Mediators by Mogeda El Sayed El Keshky, Shatha Jamil Khusaifan, Feng Kong

“…In conclusion, enhancing gratitude, promoting the enjoyment of life, and social support to older individuals might increase their life satisfaction, which in turn might contribute to their successful aging.…”
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Biomedical research and vulnerability: a study on responsibility of health professionals in research involving human beings by Angelita Maria Maders

“…The present article is the result of a bibliographical survey that seeks to present, by using a methodology based on the hypothetical-deductive method, to present a reflection on the biotechnological advances taking in consideration the vulnerability of the individuals submitted to researches involving human beings in Latin America, especially regarding the limitations of health professionals’ actions and their liability. …”
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Implementasi Photovoice dalam Komunitas Tuli: Fotografi sebagai Medium Komunikasi Visual by Yosephien Reynalda Prananda Wibowo, Hafiz Aziz Ahmad

“…Individu dalam komunitas tuli menghadapi tantangan unik dalam berkomunikasi karena memiliki keterbatasan komunikasi verbal. …”

Libertas as an Expression of Roman Identity in Cicero and Sallust by Anna Iacoboni

“…Although the sense of libertas is different depending on whether it is implemented by the optimates or the populares, freedom is enslaved to the particular interests of the political group or the individual citizen. Individualism is the cause of the decline of the res publica. …”
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An Introduction to Annuities by Michael S. Gutter, Lisa Leslie

“… An annuity contract is purchased from a life insurance company. The individual gives the insurance company a lump-sum payment or a series of payments. …”
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El Parque Natural los Farallones. Territorio-vida by Arnaldo Ríos-Alvarado, Amparo Vesga-Sánchez

“…El artículo aborda la investigación ensamblando holocinéticamente el territorio en la naturaleza, para preservar y propiciar la vida: en lo individual (mi cuerpo), en el hogar (la pareja), en la comunidad (el grupo inmediato), y en la cuenca hidrográfica (ordenador natural, con sentido fractálico); agenciando un proceso de re-construcción del Territorio de Vida en la emergencia del Buen Vivir en lo individual, lo grupal y lo comunitario.…”
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