Strategic triangle ‘Russia — India — China’: Structure and problems of interaction by Xu Zhu

“…At the same time, unlike the Sino-American-Soviet ‘strategic triangle’, it is the logic of cooperation, rather than rivalry, which generally prevails within the framework of the RIC.However, the RIC ‘triangle’ can also be described as an inherently inconsistent system. …”
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Effect of Multicomponent Exercise Program on Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction in Oral Cancer Survivors by Sandeep Shinde, Ishana Kadam, Shivanee Dalvi, Pooja Jain, Sanjaykumar Patil, Anand Gudur

“…Outcome measures used were a Visual Analog Scale, assessment of range of motion (ROM) and manual muscle testing (MMT) and the American Academy of Orofacial Pain questionnaire. Pre- and post-assessment of the above measures was taken to confirm the results. …”
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Neuropsychiatric Involvement in Juvenile-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Mohammad-Amin Khajezadeh, Gholamreza Zamani, Bobak Moazzami, Zahra Nagahi, Mahdie Mousavi-Torshizi, Vahid Ziaee

“…Classification of neuropsychiatric JSLE was according to the 1999 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) neuropsychiatric manifestations of SLE case definitions. …”
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Lineage Distribution Using Whole-Genome Sequencing and Bedaquiline, Clofazimine, and Linezolid Phenotypic Profiles among Rifampicin-Resistant Isolates fr... by Andriansjah Rukmana, Cynthia Gozali, Linda Erlina

“…Using Mykrobe and TB-Profiler to determine the lineage distribution, the isolates were found to belong to lineage 4 (Euro-American; 48.33%), lineage 2 (East Asian/Beijing; 46.67%), and lineage 1 (Indo-Oceanic; 5%). …”
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Tear Strength Analysis of MDX4-4210 and A-2186 Silicones with Different Intrinsic Pigments Incorporated by Mechanical and Industrial Methods by Marcelo Coelho Goiato, Adhara Smith Nobrega, Emily Vivianne Freitas da Silva, Daniela Micheline dos Santos, André Pinheiro de Magalhães Bertoz, Mariana Vilela Sonego, Clovis Lamartine de Moraes Melo Neto

“…Twenty-four groups were created according to the American Society for Testing and Materials D-624/type C, half nonaged and half aged (n = 10): bronze mechanical MDX4-4210, bronze industrial MDX4-4210, black mechanical MDX4-4210, black industrial MDX4-4210, pink mechanical MDX4-4210, pink industrial MDX4-4210, bronze mechanical A-2186, bronze industrial A-2186, black mechanical A-2186, black industrial A-2186, pink mechanical A-2186, and pink industrial A-2186. …”
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Effect of intramuscular midazolam premedication on patient satisfaction in women undergoing general anaesthesia: a randomised control trial by Kwang Ho Lee, Seung Woo Song, Younghyun Jin, Hyunjae Lim, Jonghoon Lee

“…Initially, 140 women aged 20–65 years who underwent general anaesthesia and had an American Society of Anesthesiology physical status classification of I or II were randomly assigned to the intervention group or the control group, and 134 patients (intervention n=65; control n=69) completed the study.Intervention Intramuscular administration of midazolam (0.05 mg/kg) or placebo (normal saline 0.01 mL/kg) on arrival at the preoperative holding area.Main outcomes The primary outcome was the patient’s overall satisfaction with the anaesthesia experience as determined by questionnaire responses on the day after surgery. …”
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Role of Epidural Electrode Stimulation in Three Patients with Incomplete AIS D Spinal Cord Injury by Yu-Chen Chen, Xiang-Ling Huang, Hung-Yu Cheng, Ciou-Chan Wu, Ming-Yung Wu, Lian-Cing Yan, Shin-Yuan Chen, Sheng-Tzung Tsai, Shinn-Zong Lin

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: To determine whether epidural electrical stimulation (EES) improves sensory recovery and walking function in patients with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI) with a grade on the American Spinal Cord Injury Association impairment scale (AIS) of C or D at the cervical level. …”
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Coinfections between Persistent Parasitic Neglected Tropical Diseases and Viral Infections among Prisoners from Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America by Lilian Da Silva Santos, Hans Wolff, François Chappuis, Pedro Albajar-Viñas, Marco Vitoria, Nguyen-Toan Tran, Stéphanie Baggio, Giuseppe Togni, Nicolas Vuilleumier, François Girardin, Francesco Negro, Laurent Gétaz

“…Our research aimed to study the prevalence rates and coinfections of two neglected tropical diseases, namely, Strongyloides stercoralis and Schistosoma sp. and viral infections among sub-Saharan Africans (SSA) and Latin Americans (LA) in Switzerland’s largest pretrial prison. …”
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Slim Thabet, L'économie politique du capitalisme raisonnable. Essai sur les fondements institutionnalistes de la pensée économique de John Maynard Keynes by Slim Thabet

“…Commons represents one of the central figures of the American Historical Institutionalism and beyond the relationship between J. …”
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Genetic characteristics and pathogenesis of clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 high pathogenicity avian influenza virus isolated from poultry in South Korea, 2022–2023 by Ra Mi Cha, Min-Ji Park, Yoon-Gi Baek, Yu-Na Lee, Yunyueng Jang, Yong-Myung Kang, Gyeong-Beom Heo, Se-Hee An, Kwang-Nyeong Lee, Jae-Kyeom Kim, Hye-Ryoung Kim, Youn-Jeong Lee, Eun-Kyoung Lee

“…Phylogenetic analysis of hemagglutinin genes revealed that the South Korean H5N1 HPAIV isolates were closely related to Eurasian and American HPAIVs isolated between 2022 and 2023. In total, 21 diverse genotypes (22G0–22G20) were identified in virus isolates from poultry and wild birds, among which 22G7 was the dominant genotype. …”
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Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, association with ocean currents and seasonal effects of upwelling using real-time Argos locations by Chelsea E. Clyde-Brockway, Chelsea E. Clyde-Brockway, Samir Harshad Patel, Gabriela Blanco, Samuel J. Friederichk, Stephen Morreale, Frank V. Paladino, Frank V. Paladino

“…Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) are the most abundant marlin in Central American waters and are a species of socioeconomic and ecological importance with sport fishing generating millions of dollars (USD) and thousands of jobs each year. …”
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An ensemble prediction approach to weekly Dengue cases forecasting based on climatic and terrain conditions by Sougata Deb, Cleta Milagros Libre Acebedo, Gomathypriya Dhanapal, Chua Matthew Chin Heng

“…Materials and Methods: Experimental data were based on two Latin American cities, viz. San Juan (Puerto Rico) and Iquitos (Peru). …”
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Drought before fire increases tree mortality after fire by C. Alina Cansler, Micah C. Wright, Phillip J. vanMantgem, Timothy M. Shearman, J. Morgan Varner, Sharon M. Hood

“…To evaluate whether drought increases the likelihood of post‐fire tree mortality, we used a large database of tree survival and mortality from 32 years of wildland fires covering four dominant western North American conifers. We used Bayesian hierarchical modeling to predict the probability of individual tree mortality after fire based on species—Pinus contorta (lodgepole pine), Abies concolor (white fir), Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas‐fir), and Pinus ponderosa (ponderosa pine)—bark thickness, bark char, percentage live tree crown scorched or consumed crown volume scorch (CVS), and mean annual climatic water deficit (CWD) anomalies the year pre‐fire and fire year relative to the 1985–2015 reference period. …”
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Previous Intestinal Resection Is Associated with Postoperative Complications in Crohn’s Disease: A Cohort Study by Yantao Duan, Yifan Liu, Yousheng Li

“…These patients were more likely to be older (P=0.031), have longer disease duration (P=0.025), use less 5-aminosalicylic acid/sulfasalazine preoperatively (P=0.013), have lower body mass index (P=0.003), and have a higher American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status Classification System score (P=0.043). …”
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Phenotypic and Complete Reference Whole Genome Sequence Analyses of Two <i>Paenibacillus</i> spp. Isolates from a Gray Wolf (<i>Canis lupus</i>) Gastrointestinal Tract by Jessika L. Bryant, Jennifer McCabe, C. Cristoph Klews, MiCayla Johnson, Ariel N. Atchley, Thomas W. Cousins, Maya Barnard-Davidson, Kristina M. Smith, Mark R. Ackermann, Michael Netherland, Nur A. Hasan, Peter A. Jordan, Evan S. Forsythe, Patrick N. Ball, Bruce S. Seal

“…Two bacteria identified as unique <i>Paenibacillus</i> spp. strains by small ribosomal RNA (16S) gene sequencing were isolated from the gastrointestinal tract of a North American Gray Wolf (<i>Canis lupus</i>). The bacteria were typed as Gram-variable, and both were catalase/oxidase positive as well as sensitive to commonly used antibiotics. …”
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Does total column ozone change during a solar eclipse? by G. H. Bernhard, G. T. Janson, S. Simpson, R. R. Cordero, R. R. Cordero, E. I. Sepúlveda Araya, J. Jorquera, J. A. Rayas, R. N. Lind

“…Measurements were performed during three solar eclipses: the “Great American Eclipse” of 2024, which was observed in Mazatlán, Mexico, on 8 April 2024; a partial solar eclipse that took place in the United States on 14 October 2023 and was observed at Fort Collins, Colorado (40.57° N, 105.10° W); and a total solar eclipse that occurred in Antarctica on 4 December 2021 and was observed at Union Glacier (79.76° S, 82.84° W). …”
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The Optimal Timing of Strategic Action – A Real Options Approach by Gordon G. Sollars, Sorin Tuluca

“…To reflect this reality, we adapt a method for valuing an American financial option on a dividend paying stock to the real options context. …”
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The evolution of creaky voice use in read speech by native-French and native-English speakers in tandem: a pilot study by Claire Pillot-Loiseau, Céline Horgues, Sylwia Scheuer, Takeki Kamiyama

“…It has been reported as prevalent in (especially American) English but it is rarely described in French.During tandem exchanges between native-French speakers and native-English speakers, does voice quality found in each of the 2 languages spoken evolve in the course of the interactions? …”
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Neuropathic pain among patients with primary knee osteoarthritis: Results of a cross-sectional study from a tertiary care center in Southern India by R Vignesh Narayan, Molly Mary Thabah, Murali Poduval

“…Methods: A total of 161 patients with knee OA satisfying the American College of Rheumatology 1986 classification criteria for knee OA were prospectively studied. …”
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Evaluation of a mentorship matchmaking event at an academic research institution to reinforce the scientific workforce pathway for underrepresented minority groups by Sirena Gutierrez, Jennifer A. Seuferer, Angel-Max Guerrero, Yazmin Carrasco, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Tung Nguyen, Leticia Márquez-Magaña, Todd Nystul, Meghan D. Morris

“…Among trainees (n = 79), about two-thirds (67%) identified as women, 47% identified as Hispanic/Latinx, and 15% identified as Black/African American. Both mentors and trainees were extremely satisfied with the overall event (57% and 69%, respectively) and would recommend it to others (74% and 90%, respectively). …”
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