CROSS-CULTURAL ASPECTS OF METAPHORICAL FRAMING IN POLITICAL DISCOURSE by T. V. Andryukhina

“…Along with admitting a wide discrepancy between metaphorical models in western and oriental political discourse, the author gives some examples of metaphorical coherence as well as its violation in a number of basic metaphors in American, British and Russian political discourse. …”
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Prenatal inflammation and trauma symptoms in Latina mothers: The role of discrimination and growing up in an ethnic minoritized context by Rebeca Alvarado-Harris, Krista Perreira, Cheryl L. Woods-Giscombe, William Roger Mills‐Koonce, Hudson P. Santos, Jr.

“…Methods: Latina mothers, primarily of Mexican and Central American heritage (n = 150), completed the Everyday Discrimination Scale and the Traumatic Avoidance subscale of the Inventory of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms-II during pregnancy (24–32 weeks). …”
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Voiles et caravansérails : l’Orient dans Lolita by Monica Manolescu

“…Several obvious Oriental motifs could be mentioned: the harem, the pubescent concubine, the oriental decorations of Quilty’s and Gaston Godin’s homes, the imaginary fresco at the Enchanted Hunters, American motels compared to caravansaries, the veil that allows Humbert to catch furtive glimpses of the nymphet’s body. …”
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The principle of national sovereignty through the lens of Saint Andrew's Day National Assembly by Mitić Sara

“…The power that comes from the people and the power that belongs to the people is a principle that arose after the French bourgeois and American revolutions. In Serbia, it found its expression at the famous St. …”
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PROBLEM OF DEMOCRACY PROMOTION IN CONTEXT OF POSTCOLONIAL FEMINISM by V. A. Muzalevskiy

“…Examining the evolution of approaches to democratization, the author finds the differences in strategic culture of the United States and the European Union: if the American establishment have a propensity to masculine practice of democracy promotion ("democratic enlargement", the project "Greater Middle East", etc.), and European leadership prefers feminine practices. …”
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The protein tyrosine phosphatase, nonreceptor type 22-1858C->T (rs2476601) polymorphism is not a genetic risk factor for systemic lupus erythematosus in Indian Tamils by Panneer Devaraju, Reena Gulati, Durga Prasanna Misra, Vir Singh Negi

“…Three hundred SLE patients satisfying the 1997 revised American College of Rheumatology classification criteria for SLE were enrolled in the study. …”
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Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Restoration Using Sironix Suture Anchor: A Retrospective Observational Study by Krunal Shah, Ruchita Manwani, Ashok Kumar Moharana, Sachin Angrish, T. S. Deepak

“…Postoperatively, patients were followed up and functional outcomes were evaluated using the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Standardization Shoulder Assessment (ASES), level of activity using the Simple Shoulder Test (SST) questionnaire, Quality of life using the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI) scale, and Single Assessment Numerical Evaluation (SANE) score on a scale of 0–100. …”
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Simulation-Based Neonatal Resuscitation Education for Undergraduate Anesthesia Students: A Pre- and Post-Evaluation of Knowledge and Clinical Skills by Debas Yaregal Melesse, Henos Enyew Ashagrie

“…We used a validated checklist to follow the students’ performance (American Heart Association, 2005, and Ogunlesi et al., 2012). …”
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Abdominal Obesity Is Associated with an Increased Risk of All-Cause Mortality in Males but Not in Females with HFpEF by Liyao Fu, Ying Zhou, Jiaxing Sun, Zhaowei Zhu, Shi Tai

“…A post hoc analysis was undertaken from the American cohort of the Treatment of Preserved Cardiac Function Heart Failure with an Aldosterone Antagonist (TOPCAT). …”
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The Effect of Aromatherapy with Lavender Oil on the Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Fibromyalgia by Gulsah Yasa Ozturk, Ibrahim Bashan

“…Forty-two patients aged 18 years and over who were diagnosed with fibromyalgia according to the American College of Rheumatology 2010 diagnostic criteria and used lavender oil as an aromatherapeutic by applying it on the wrist or via inhalation for four weeks were included in this study. …”
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Ilmenite Inclusion: A Solution towards Solid Sagging for Hematite-Based Invert Emulsion Mud by Salem Basfar, Ashraf Ahmed, Salaheldin Elkatatny

“…The experiments were conditioned as per the standards of the American Petroleum Institute. The obtained results of sagging experiments indicated that including 50% of ilmenite mitigated the hematite settling and reduced the sag tendency towards the safe range. …”
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THE U.S. QUEST FOR NEW TECHOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF MILITARY SUPERIORITY: DILEMMAS OF THE THIRD OFFSET STRATEGY by V. I. Bartenev

“…First, the TOS fits in the context of the U.S. rebalance to the Asia-Pacific. Second, the American allies in Europe might face a threat of a widening technological gap with the United States and a need to boost their spending on defense research and development, which might be unfeasible in the current fiscal environment. …”
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Composition of the collection of primitive cultivated species within the Solanum L. section Petota Dumort. and contemporary trends in their research by E. V. Rogozina, A. A. Gurina

“…Bukasov’s potato classification, the diversity of South American highland potatoes explored by VIR’s collectors belongs to spp. …”
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The Readability of Patient Education Materials Pertaining to Gastrointestinal Procedures by Mohammad S. Nawaz, Laura E. McDermott, Savanna Thor

“…Due to the ubiquity and ease of access of Internet, patients are able to access online health information more easily than ever. The American Medical Association recommends that patient education materials be targeted at or below the 6th grade level in order to accommodate a wider audience. …”
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Effects of Adulteration on Diesel Oil with Kerosene Fuel in Ghana by K.O. Boadu

“…The above parameters were analysed using both standard American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) methods and Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23 statistical tools. …”
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The Effect of Plastic Waste Attachment on Branching Coral to Zooxanthellae Abundance in the Kelapa Dua Island Waters, Seribu Islands by Fadel Muhammad, Neviaty Putri Zamani, Meutia Samira Ismet, Muhammad Irlan Assidiq Kusuma Ramadhan

“…The zooxanthellae abundance was calculated using the APHA (American Public Health Association) formula. The results of zooxanthellae abundance on the closure treatment of branching coral samples with black plastic and control had the lowest and highest values by 4.25 x 105 cells/cm2 and 1.38 x 106 cells/cm2. …”
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Encuesta nacional de tendencias fitness para México en 2025: actualidad y direcciones futuras en acondicionamiento físico y salud by Lino Francisco Jacobo Gómez Chávez, Jorge López-Haro, Paola Cortés Almanzar, Adrián Ricardo Pelayo-Zavalza, Luis Eduardo Aguirre-Rodríguez

“…Para la recolección de los datos se utilizó una adaptación del listado de tendencias fitness 2025 del American College Sport Medicine (ASCM) al contexto mexicano. …”
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Cross-sectional analysis of two social determinants of health in California cities: racial/ethnic and geographic disparities by Dulce Bustamante-Zamora, Neil Maizlish

“…Objective To study the magnitude and direction of city-level racial and ethnic differences in poverty and education to characterise health equity and social determinants of health in California cities.Design We used data from the American Community Survey, United States Census Bureau, 2006–2010, and calculated differences in the prevalence of poverty and low educational attainment in adults by race/ethnicity and by census tracts within California cities. …”
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El Movimiento Bolivariano en Venezuela: ¿de vuelta al populismo? by Flávio da Silva Mendes

“…The new chief of state’s profile was similar to that of past Latin American political leaders and the Chávez phenomenon was presented by a large number of social scientists as a return to the continent’s old problem: populism. …”
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The impact of the Affordable Care Act on health insurance coverage in the Gulf Coast and the Rest of the United States by rural and urban areas by Hosik Min, Kenneth Hudson

“…Methods: Data from the 2009 and 2015 American Community survey micro-sample was used to examine the effects of ACA policy on health insurance coverage in the Gulf Coast states and the rest of the nation. …”