ASSESSMENT OF A HYBRID WIND-PV SYSTEM FOR POWER GENERATION IN URBAN AREAS: LITHUANIAN CASE STUDY by Giedrius Gecevičius, Vladislovas Katinas

“…The results indicated that the maximum generated power from photovoltaic was recorded in June, with the 197 kWh/m2, and the lowest in December, 13 kWh/m2. To compare, the wind speed gains the largest values during the winter season and the lowest in summer. …”
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Nurturing Entrepreneurial Family Embeddedness: Practical Insights From a Territorial Perspective by Paula Martínez Sanchis

“…Received: 1 May 2023 Accepted: 13 December 2023 …”
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Evaluation of personality disorders. A systematic review by Brayan Deivi Pérez Leiva, Elizabeth Jiménez Puig

“…<br /><strong>Methods</strong>: a systematic review was carried out, through the PRISMA Statement, in the Cochrane, PubMed, Scielo, EBSCO, and PsycInfo databases, from October to December 2019. A total of 183 articles were considered eligible. …”
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A Meta-analysis: Therapeutic Effect of Tai Chi on Low Back Pain by Xiang LI, Xiangbin WANG, Tianjiao LI, Jian HE, Meijin HOU

“…Objective:To systematically review the therapeutic effect of Tai Chi on low back pain.Methods:We searched NCBI, CNKI, WanFang Data and VIP databases to collect randomized controlled trials (RCTs) about Tai Chi exercise on low back pain, and the search period was from January 2000 to December 2016. Two reviewers independently screened literature, extracted data and assessed the risk of bias of included studies. …”
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« C’est eux contre nous » ou « Qui a peur de qui ? » : la rhétorique post-11 septembre de l’administration américaine vue par la caricature de presse by Dominique CADINOT

“…However, despite the context, on December 15th, three months after the attacks, Atlanta’s major daily newspaper, TheAtlanta Journal-Constitution, ran an editorial cartoon drawn by Mike Luckovich questioning John Ashcroft’s management of the USA PATRIOT Act.The apparent purpose of the caricature is to satirize the way the Arab or Muslim communities are stigmatized as “enemies within” and to critique the artificial dichotomy used by the administration: “Us versus them”.However, the decision to depict John Ashcroft, leader of the domestic war-on-terror apparatus and prominent evangelist, indicates that what is at stake here is the thorny issue of the relations between state power and religion.Since cartoons may provide scholars with a glimpse of the political debate or public opinion surrounding past events, this essay will seek to highlight and reflect on the feelings of millions of Americans who, a few months after the implementation of the national security strategy, initiated a response to those confounding patriotism and bigotry.…”
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Assessment and analysis of riparian zone downstream of Brantas River at three different points in Mojokerto region, East Java, Indonesia by Khalifa Abdalnasser A M, Leksono Amin Setyo, Marjono, Rachmansyah Arief

“…The research was conducted in December 2023. The method used in this study was to analyse the vegetation ecology in which the quadrat technique was applied to a 5 x 5 m plot size to collect primary data on the riparian plants. …”
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Staying up Late-An Independent Risk Factor for Stroke by Fanglue CHEN, Renming XIE, Yanru LI, Da LEI

“…Objective:To study whether or not staying up late is an independent risk factor for stroke.Methods:From January 2013 to December 2013, patient data were recorded in Xiangya Boai Rehabilitation Hospital to analyze independent risks for stroke. …”
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Educare all’opera: un’esperienza di museo inclusivo presso il Teatro di San Carlo by Dinko Fabris

“…Since 2020 and until December 2023, I have been in charge of a new Department of Research, Publishing and Communication at San Carlo, which includes the Historical Archives and the Museum. …”
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Performance of Equity Mutual Funds considering ESG investments, Financial Constraints, and the COVID-19 Pandemic by Thayse Machado Guimarães, Rodrigo Fernandes Malaquias

“…The database is comprised of 3,840 equity mutual funds in the period from January/2006 to December/2020. Each year, considering daily returns, we employed the Returns-Based Style Analysis to classify each fund as an ESG-related fund or a conventional fund; all funds in the category “Equities - Sustainability / Governance” were also considered as ESG-related mutual funds. …”
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A review of dietary behaviors among college students in Saudi Arabia by Mohammed A. Alshehri

“…This review examines the prevalence of dietary habits among Saudi college students based on studies from January 2018 to December 2023. A total of 12 relevant studies were analyzed, revealing poor dietary practices, including low consumption of fruits and vegetables and high intake of fast foods and sugary snacks. …”
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Epidemiological Factors in Patients with Endometrial Adenocarcinoma by Luis Enrique Pompa Montes de Oca, Johely López Rivas

“…<br /><strong>Method:</strong> an observational, retrospective and descriptive study of all patients treated at the "Enrique Cabrera" General Teaching Hospital with the diagnosis of endometrial cancer, n = 32, from January 1st, 2009 to December 1st, 2010 was conducted. <br /><strong>Results: </strong>68,7 % of patients were 60 years old or more, 50 % of them had 1 or 2 children, 75 % had their menarche before the age of 13 and 68,7 % began their menopause with 50 years old or more. …”
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TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH GIANT CELL BONE TUMOR IN NORTHERN BRAZIL, IN 2020 AND 2021 by Fernando Brasil do Couto Filho, Eduardo Sadao Yonamine, Felipe Guimarães Magno, Ana Beatriz Favacho-Silva, Carlos Rafael Alves de Brito, Thiago Raphael Brasil Brito

“…Method: An analytical study in the form of a retrospective cohort, conducted through a review of patient medical records and imaging exams of individuals treated at the hospital between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2021. Result: A total of 19 patients were evaluated, with an average time of 10.5 months between diagnostic suspicion and the first consultation with the Orthopedic Oncology team. …”
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Intrusive Seismic Swarms as Possible Precursors of Destructive Earthquakes on Mt. Etna’s Eastern Flank by Salvatore Gambino, Giovanni Distefano

“…In the last 40 years, three destructive seismic events reached I0=VIII EMS (heavily damaging) in 1984 (October 25), 2002 (October 29), and 2018 (December 26). These events followed a few days after the occurrence of strong seismic swarms and the sudden acceleration of the eastern flank seaward. …”
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Seroprevalence of HCMV among Pregnant Women and Its relation to CD4 and CRP by Staar Mohammed Qader

“…The study carried out in Kirkuk governorate from the December 2017 to May 2018 for study the relation of CD4 percentage and CRP with HCMV seropositive pregnant women. …”
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VERSATILE IN COMBINATION; TRAMADOL AND BUPIVACAINE, AS CAUDAL BLOCKANALGESIA FOR PEDIATRIC INFRA-UMBILICAL SURGERIES by Naila Zahoor Awan et al

“…The time frame of our study was six months from 1st July – 31st December 2015. Results: The mean age was 4.66±1.79 years. …”
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Analysis of Temporal-spatial Characteristics of Coastal Surface Currents in the Lianyungang Based on HFSWR Observations by ZHANG Wenya, PAN Guangwei, QIU Zhongfeng, REN Lei, XU Qing

“…Based on the surface current data observed by high frequency surface wave radar (HFSWA) near the shore of Lianyungang from January 2019 to December 2019,this paper analyzes the temporal-spatial characteristics of sea surface current.The results show that:as the regular semidiurnal current,the current turns to reciprocating current near the shore in a southwest-northeast direction,with centralized flow in ebb and flow.The reciprocating current weakens from the shore to the sea,as a result,it gradually turns into rotating current.The average major axis of the current ellipse is 44.34 cm/s for M₂-component,11.71 cm/s for S₂-component,and 12.85 cm/s for MKS₂-component.The measured maximum surface current velocity is between 100 cm/s and 199 cm/s,which mainly occurs in autumn and winter,with little difference in space.There are significant seasonal variations in the temporal-spatial characteristics of the sea surface current field,and the velocity vector field has a trend of counterclockwise rotation.The maximum current velocity in this sea area may be between 44 cm/s and 158 cm/s,with the average value of 89 cm/s.In addition,the current velocity gradually decreases from southeast to northwest.…”
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Do Otologists and Other Otolaryngologists Manage Single-Sided Deafness Differently? by Nurullah Türe, Armağan İncesulu, Badr Eldin Mostafa

“…METHODS: A questionnaire was sent via Google Sheets to members of the Turkish and Egyptian Otorhinolaryngology Societies between December 2021 and February 2022. For the statistical analysis, the respondents were divided into 3 groups as otologists, non-otologists, and residents at the department of otolaryngology—head and neck department. …”
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Effects of Environmental Factors on the Growth, Optical Density and Biomass of the Green Algae <i>Chlorella Vulgaris</i> in Outdoor Conditions by Lavajoo Fatemeh, Dehghani Mohsen

“…The highest biomass yields were (3.0 μg/ml-1) in December and (2.01 μg/ml-1) in November in PBR. The highest deviation was in atmosphere lux in time 8:30 (± 117.7) and lowest  deviation was in atmosphere temperature in time 15:00 (± 1.0499). …”
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Biofilm Forming Intestinal Escherichia coli as a Risk Factor for Increasing BMI in Type 2 Diabetic Patients by Sahar Salih Hussein, Asal Aziz Tawfeeq

“…Materials and Methods: This study included the collection of 180 samples from diabetic and non-diabetic participants (20–50 years) during the period from December 2022 to March 2023. BMI was calculated for study participants, and Escherichia coli was microbiologically and biochemically identified. …”
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Is Communication A Receipt For Doctors? The Relationship Between Communication Competence And Trust: A Research On Breast Patients by Emel Durmaz, Zuhal Gök Demir, Fulya Erendag Sumer, Çiğdem Karakaya

“…The research was carried out between December 2019 and March 2020 using aquestionnaire form with 321 breast patients in the radiology department in a public health institution inAntalya, Turkey. …”
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