Pancreatic Function, Type 2 Diabetes, and Metabolism in Aging by Zhenwei Gong, Radhika H. Muzumdar

“…Of the reported 25.8 million Americans estimated to have diabetes, 26.9% are over the age of 65. …”
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Promoting Moderate-Vigorous Physical Activity in Overweight Minority Girls by Norma Olvera, Marilynn Graham, Jessica McLeod, Stephanie F. Kellam, Nancy F. Butte

“…Traditional fitness activities were identified as the most successful in eliciting MVPA in overweight Latina and African American girls.…”
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Retrofitting of box section concrete beams to resist shear and torsion using Near-Surface-Mount (NSM) GFRP Stirrups by Moaz A. Nasser, Ahmed A. Mahmoud, Tarek S. Mustafa, Ahmed N. M. Khater

“…The shear capacity of all tested beams based on Egyptian code ECP 208�2019 is calculated and compared with that from American code ACI 440�2019 and Canadian code CSA-A23.3-04. …”
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Lutte symbolique, recours à l’étranger et consécration transnationale. Sartre et ses modèles américains by Anna Boschetti

“…Sartre’s effort to assimilate the achievements of American novelists, notably Faulkner, Hemingway and Dos Passos, played a major role in his literary apprenticeship. …”
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Elevated Serum C-Reactive Protein and Markers of Sleep Disordered Breathing by R. Constance Wiener, Rouxin Zhang, Anoop Shankar

“…For race/ethnicity, the association was strongest in Mexican Americans/others, modest in Non-Hispanic whites, and absent in Non-Hispanic blacks (P-interaction =0.07). …”
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North, Iran-Contra, and the Doomsday Project: The Original Congressional Cover Up of Continuity-of-Government Planning by Peter Dale Scott

“…This article explores those connections and their implications for American democracy and American power in the Middle East.…”
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The Religious Work of Beverly Jenkins’s Black Historical Romance by Jeania Ree V. Moore

“…In offering this analysis, this article draws attention to a long-standing African American religious historiographic tradition known as chronicling. …”
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Recently Delisted Songbird Harbors Extensive Genomic Evidence of Inbreeding, Potentially Complicating Future Recovery by Anna María Calderón, Andrew W. Wood, Zachary A. Szpiech, David P. L. Toews

“…ABSTRACT The Kirtland's warbler (Setophaga kirtlandii) is a rare migratory passerine species and habitat specialist of the North American Jack Pine Forests. Their near extinction in the 1970s classified them as endangered and protected under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. …”
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Growth models and comparative political economy in Latin America by Nikolas Passos, Guilherme Spinato Morlin

“…Finally, the paper opens a research agenda for the political economy of stagnation in Latin American economies.…”
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Massive Leiomyomatous Uterine Proliferation Following Kidney Transplantation: A Case Report and Literature Review by Emmanuel J. Minja, Miguel Tan, Melissa J. Gibbs, Marwan M. Kazimi, Jonathan C. Hundley, Harrison S. Pollinger

“…Despite increasing number of African American females being evaluated for and undergoing kidney transplantation (KT), perioperative management guidelines for uterine fibroids currently do not exist. …”
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Current Indications for Surgical Repair in Patients with Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Ascending Aortic Ectasia by Christian D. Etz, Martin Misfeld, Michael A. Borger, Maximilian Luehr, Elfriede Strotdrees, Friedrich-Wilhelm Mohr

“…Current guidelines of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the joint guidelines of the American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) recommend elective repair in symptomatic patients with dysfunctional BAV (aortic diameter ≥45 mm). …”
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Procurement in the field of military property: to the activities of the Russian Supply Committee in America in 1917 by V. M. Tarelko

“…As a result, the author concluded that in the conditions of political instability and stagnant organizational and structural problems, the Russian Supply Committee could not properly resolve the issue of purchasing military property on the American market.…”
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The Persimmon Borer Sannina uroceriformis Walker, Pest of Persimmon by Russell F. Mizell, III

“…Mizell, describes a wood-boring insect pest of American persimmon, which is used as a root-stock for Oriental persimmon production. …”
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Investors´ protection in the U.S.: the issue of mandatory arbitration clauses in contracts between investors and brokerage/advisory firms by DÉBORA CHAVES MARTINES FERNANDES

“…Abstract This paper proposes a review of the American literature, as well as the main rulings of Supreme Court of United States, aiming to map the pros and cons of inserting a mandatory pre-dispute arbitration clause in contracts between investors and brokerage/advisory firms that trade on the securities market. …”
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Comparison of Per Cent Predicted and Percentile Values for Pulmonary Function Test Interpretation by Smita Pakhale, Zoheir Bshouty, Theodore K Marras

“…However, recommendations of the American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society suggest using a percentile-based approach to define an abnormal test (less than the fifth or greater than the 95th percentiles).…”
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The Persimmon Borer Sannina uroceriformis Walker, Pest of Persimmon by Russell F. Mizell, III

“…Mizell, describes a wood-boring insect pest of American persimmon, which is used as a root-stock for Oriental persimmon production. …”
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UPLC-TOF-MS Characterization and Identification of Bioactive Iridoids in Cornus mas Fruit by Shixin Deng, Brett J. West, C. Jarakae Jensen

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Acute and Fatal Isoniazid-Induced Hepatotoxicity: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Wissam K. Kabbara, Aline T. Sarkis, Paola G. Saroufim

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Nasogastric Tube Feeding-Induced Esophageal Bezoar: Case Description by Jad A. Degheili, Mikhael G. Sebaaly, Ali H. Hallal

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