Photoaging smartphone app promoting poster campaign to reduce smoking prevalence in secondary schools: the Smokerface Randomized Trial: design and baseline characteristics by Michael Kreuter, Fabian N Fries, Titus J Brinker, Ute Mons, David A Groneberg, Anil Batra, Werner Seeger, Felix Herth, Julia Holzapfel, Tanja G Baudson, Katharina Sies, Lena Jakob, Hannah Maria Baumert, Marlene Heckl, Ana Cirac, Janina L Suhre, Verena Mathes, Hannah Spielmann, Nancy Rigotti, Tobias Raupach, Henning Gall, Claudia Bauer, Pat Marek, Chase H Harrison, Lava Taha, Andreas Owczarek, Felix J Hofmann, Roger Thomas

“…Introduction Smoking is the largest cause of preventable death globally. Most smokers smoke their first cigarette in early adolescence. …”
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Prevalence of malocclusion and orthodontic treatment need in a sample of 12-15-year-old kurdish schoolchildren in Ranyia district by Zana Qadir Omer, Hashem Omer Karim

“…The Dental Health Component (DHC) and the Aesthetic Component (AC) of the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN) were used to analyse the relationship of malocclusion with gender and age.The data were recorded in questionnaires. Results: Statistical analysis revealed that 47.1 % of children do not need orthodontic treatment while 52.7% of them have malocclusion with varying treatment needs. …”
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Tanggung Jawab Pejabat Pembuat Akta Tanah (PPAT) Dalam Pembayaran Pajak Bea Perolehan Hak Atas Tanah dan Bangunan (BPHTB) Atas Transaksi Jual Beli Tanah dan/atau Bangunan di Kota Padang by Reta Permata Kasman, Khairani, Syofiarti

“… PPAT dalam membuat akta terlebih dahulu wajib memastikan Bea Perolehan Hak Aatas Tanah dan Bangunan (BPHTB) tersebut telah dibayar dengan memperlihatkan bukti setoran BPHTB. …”
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Financial management practices and Profitability of Small and Medium Enterprises in Kabale Municipality. by Herbert, Kwarimanya Rugyendo

“…One respondent was purposively selected from each SMEs totaling to 63 respondents. Descriptive findings of SME profitability were analyzed These findings generally revealed that 99 of 150 SMEs surveyed (66%) were profitable and the remainder (34%) were not profitable, that is, they could not produce an annual average profit return that was higher than the free-risk rate of interest. …”
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Continuous electrocoagulation treatment of chromium from tannery wastewater in a cylindrical column by Nahid M. Genawi, Nafis Mahmud, Elfatih A. Hassan, Muftah H. El-Naas

“…The results showed that a maximum chromium removal (99.94 %) was achieved within one hour in batch mode at current density, pH, and effluent concentration of 10 mA/cm2, 6.5, and 500 mg/L, respectively. …”
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Run-Time Value Chain Analysis and Cost Accounting via Microservices in Agile Manufacturing by Salman Javed, Cristina Paniagua, Imran Javed, Jan van Deventer, Jerker Delsing

“…The VCA system enables real-time cost accounting and decision-making, supporting both pre and postproduction VCA, contrasting with traditional methods that rely on historical data. …”
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Evaluation of Performance Metrics Required in Proper Selection of SDN Controller for Integrated Satellite-Terrestrial Networks by Oluwatobi A. Ayofe, Mu'azu J. Musa, Zanna M. Abdullahir, Abdoulie M.S. Tekanyi, Aliyu D. Usman, Ezekiel E. Agbon, Emmanuel A. Otsapa, Agburu O. Adikpe, Matthew Iyobhebhe, Paul Thomas Muge

“…Observing from the values for both the throughput and synchronisation time metrics under all the topologies, it can be inferred that a number of hosts have more impact on the metrics rather than traffic volume, and this could be attributed to caching mechanisms like Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) wherein new traffic from known hosts can quickly be processed compared to new traffic from new hosts. …”
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Peningkatan Kinerja Jaringan Dengan Menggunakan Multi-Rule Algorithm by Tanwir Tanwir, Parma Hadi Rantelinggi, Sri Widiastuti

“…Algoritma Mural (Multi-Rule Algorithm) menghasilkan respon pada cache size 200 MB dengan waktu tanggapan rata-rata berturut-turut 56,33 dan 42 ms, sedangkan pada algoritma tunggal memerlukan waktu tanggapan rata-rata 77 ms. …”
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Why Aceh-Indonesia Conflict Resolution can’t be Copy-Paste in Bangsamoro-Philippines Issue? by Sidik Jatmika, Nanang Sumanang, Ajeng Puspa Marlinda, Chalilla Raihan Nabilazka, Muhammad Indrawan Jatmika

“…The findings confirm that both GAM (Aceh) and MILF (Bangsamoro) have similar political preference sequence, but such of MNLF factions still continues their military movements. …”
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Atacama Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope (AtLAST) science: Our Galaxy [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Pamela Klaassen, Maria Beltrán, Alessio Traficante, Mark Booth, Kate Pattle, Jonathan Marshall, Joshua Lovell, Brandt Gaches, Alvaro Hacar, Nicolas Peretto, Caroline Bot, Doris Arzoumanian, Thomas Stanke, Gaspard Duchêne, Ana Duarte Cabral, Antonio Hales, David Eden, Patricia Luppe, Jens Kauffmann, Elena Redaelli, Sebastian Marino, Álvaro Sánchez-Monge, Andrew Rigby, Dmitry Semenov, Eugenio Schisano, Mark Thompson, Silvia Spezzano, Claudia Cicone, Friedrich Wyrowski, Martin Cordiner, Tony Mroczkowski, Doug Johnstone, Luca Di Mascolo, Minju Lee, Eelco van Kampen, Thomas Maccarone, Daizhong Liu, Matthew Smith, Amélie Saintonge, Sven Wedemeyer, Alexander Thelen

“…The complex interactions of those gas, dust and stellar populations form what has come to be known as the ecology of our Galaxy. …”
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Effects of foliar applications of γ-polyglutamic acid and alginic acid on the quality and antioxidant activity of Marselan grapes and wines by Huawei Chen, Lijian Zhang, Bowei Yang, Miaomiao Wang, Litao Ma, Jingjing Shi, Zhenwen Zhang, Qingqing Zeng

“…The 0.35 % (v/v) PGA (PGA2) significantly enhanced the antioxidant activity of both grapes and wines in both years. Overall, treatments with 0.45 % (v/v) PGA (PGA3), 0.45 % (v/v) ALA (ALA3), and 0.25 % (v/v) ALA (ALA1) notably increased the total phenolic and anthocyanin content in both grapes and wines. …”
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Ant Control in the Apiary by William H. Kern, Jr

“… Ants are one of a beekeeper’s most common pests, both in the apiary and in the honey house.  Florida and the Southeastern U.S. have a large and diverse ant fauna, with both native and exotic species.  …”
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A case of immune checkpoint inhibitor-related conjunctivitis controlled by tacrolimus eye drops by Ayaka Kawaguchi, Hayato Tanaka, Hitoshi Tabuchi, Kei Nakai, Atsuki Fukushima

“…Initially, the patient was diagnosed with allergic conjunctivitis, managed with 0.1 % fluorometholone eye drops, 4 times daily in both eyes, but the symptoms did not improve despite 27 weeks of treatment, ICI-related conjunctivitis was considered, and the patient was prescribed with, 0.1 % tacrolimus eye drops twice daily in both eyes. …”
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THE NEXUS OF EXTERNAL DEBT, PRIVATE INVESTMENT AND FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT: EVIDENCE FROM SELECTED SACU COUNTRIES by Brian Muyambiri, John-Baptiste Mabejane

“…However, for Lesotho and Namibia, it is the contrary, with external debt Granger causing financial development both in the short run and in the long run. The exception is Lesotho, where external debt is also found to Granger cause investment, also both in the short run and the long run. …”
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THE NEXUS OF EXTERNAL DEBT, PRIVATE INVESTMENT AND FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT: EVIDENCE FROM SELECTED SACU COUNTRIES by Brian Muyambiri, John-Baptiste Mabejane

“…However, for Lesotho and Namibia, it is the contrary, with external debt Granger causing financial development both in the short run and in the long run. The exception is Lesotho, where external debt is also found to Granger cause investment, also both in the short run and the long run. …”
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Liturgiese afleidings uit die kontinuïteit en diskontinuïteit van die Pasga en die Nagmaal by B. de Klerk

“…Liturgical deductions are amongst other things made regarding both festivals as celebration of the great acts of redemption in history, the eating of bread and the drinking of wine during both festivals, the eschatological elements in both festivals and the elements of commemoration, proclamation and expectation in both festivals. …”
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Record Keeping and Financial Performance of Financial Institutions in Rukungiri District Uganda. by Ninsiima, Moreen

“…The study also established that the majority of the respondents were in agreement that only valid cash payments are made (94%), all cash payments that are incurred are recorded (87%), cash payments are charged to the correct accounts (93%), cash payments posted to correct payable accounts and to the general ledger (79%), cash payments are recorded in the correct accounting period (94%). …”
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Body image and appearance distress among military veterans and civilians with an injury-related visible difference: A comparison study. by Mary Keeling, Diana Harcourt, Paul White, Sarah Evans, Victoria S Williams V, James Kiff, Heidi Williamson

“…BI psychological flexibility was identified as a key predictor of appearance-related outcomes in both groups. Self-compassion predicted social anxiety and depression symptoms in both groups, but only appearance outcomes among civilians. …”
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Edible portions of precooked blue swimming crab: Chemical composition and effect of chitooligosaccharide conjugate and high-pressure processing on microbial inactivation by Khaettareeya Pimsannil, Suriya Palamae, Xinru Fan, Qiancheng Zhao, Bin Zhang, Soottawat Benjakul

“…Different edible portions including meat (lump, claw and backfin) and roe of blue swimming crab (Portunus pelagicus) were analyzed. Both meat and roe had high protein content, but a greater fat content was found in roe. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Fixed and Variable Step Size Methods for Solving Ordinary Differetial Equations: A Case Study of Runge-Kutta Order 4 and Dormand Prince. by Byonaneebye, Darius

“…The solutions obtained from both methods are then compared in terms of their accuracy. …”
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