Book history's recent methodological trend: national and intemational outlines by Jyrki Hakapää

“…Researchers in smaller countries, where local book culture has been more or less dependent on foreign contacts and influences for a long time, might question if the cosmopolitan attitude has ever truly been forgotten. A new methodological turn towards transnationalism and diversity might seem less relevant when looking for examples from the Baltic Sea region, where languages, cultural and trade networks, social systems, and even states have continuously changed. …”
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An Intratumoral Aneurysm and an Extrarenal Synchronous Cystic Tumour in a Case of a Renal Cell Carcinoma by Supun De Silva, Lalani De Silva, Susantha De Silva, Priyani Amarathunga

“…Although few cases were reported with various vascular anomalies associated with a renal tumor, this is the first ever case to find an arteriovenous fistula with a secondary venous aneurysm located inside a malignant renal mass. …”
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GBS-DP: a bioinformatics pipeline for processing data coming from genotyping by sequencing by A. Y. Pronozin, E. A. Salina, D. A. Afonnikov

“…However, reduction in sequencing time and cost has led to the need to develop efficient bioinformatics analyses for an ever-expanding amount of sequenced data. Bioinformatics pipelines for GBS data analysis serve the purpose. …”
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Wildflower pollen quality in roadside habitats, with particular emphasis on Hedera helix by Aoife McMullin, Paul Hamilton

“…The quality of air is of more significance today than ever before. Human population growth and pollutants emitted through fossil fuel consumption put pressures on air quality. …”
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Inter-Cloud Data Security Framework to Build Trust Based on Compliance with Controls by Syed Imran Akhtar, Abdul Rauf, Muhammad Faisal Amjad, Ifra Batool

“…The future of cloud is the “cloud of clouds,” where cloud service providers (CSPs) collaborate with each other to provide ever-scalable solutions to their customers. However, one of the most restricting factors toward the use of the cloud by its consumers is their concerns about data security. …”
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Evaluating the Performance of SWAN model in forecasting storm surges over the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea in a case study (June 7-10, 2023) by Zahra Ghassabi, Sara Karami, Behzad Layeghi

“…Today, a large part of the world's economy depends on the seas, and many people work on the waters every day; therefore, accurately predicting the height of waves and their characteristics is more important than ever. In this study, the ability of the SWAN model to predict storm surges in the Persian Gulf and the Oman Sea on June 7-9, 2023, when the National Meteorological Organization had issued several orange and red warnings, was investigated. …”
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Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on supervised consumption service delivery in Vancouver and Surrey, Canada from the perspective of service providers by Tyson Singh Kelsall, Michelle Olding, Tara Myketiak, Nitasha Puri, Kanna Hayashi, Thomas Kerr, Mary Clare Kennedy

“…Abstract Following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, an ever-increasing number of people have died from the toxic drug supply in Canada. …”
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Coats’ disease in adulthood with preserved vision after intravitreal aflibercept injection combined with laser photocoagulation : a case report by Safaa Abatli, Sameeha Ziad Shweiki

“…Five months after treatment, her vision has improved to 0.7 (6/8.7) and she has remained stable ever since. At present, the patient is undergoing routine outpatient follow-up. …”
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Simple shell measurements do not consistently predict habitat in turtles: a reply to Lichtig and Lucas (2017) by Evers, Serjoscha W., Foth, Christian, Joyce, Walter G., Hermanson, Guilherme

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Experience of Contraceptive Denial, Perceived Ease of Future Access to Contraception, and Adverse Mental Health Outcomes in Polish Women by Jade M, Mijas ME, Jasienska G, Galbarczyk A

“…There were no differences in stress, anxiety, and depression scores between women who had and had not ever experienced denial. However, women who had experienced contraceptive denial within the last six months, had higher depression scores. …”
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Sexuality post gynaecological cancer treatment: a qualitative study with South African women by Jennifer Moodley, Sorrel Pitcher, Nazia Fakie, Tracey Adams, Lynette Denny

“…Participants felt that more sexual functioning information from healthcare providers, as well as peer support groups, would assist them in navigating the sexuality changes they experienced.Conclusions The findings of this study broaden conceptualisations of sexuality post treatment by detailing the ways that it is complex, nuanced, relational and ever shifting. More research is needed about how to incorporate holistic psychosexual support post treatment into the public healthcare system in South Africa.…”
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Burnout in healthcare – the Emperor’s New Clothes by Wojciech Marlicz, Anastasios Koulaouzidis, Dafni Charisopoulou, Janusz Jankowski, Maria Marlicz, Karolina Skonieczna-Zydecka, Patrycja Krynicka, Igor Loniewski, Jerzy Samochowiec, Grażyna Rydzewska, George Koulaouzidis

“…Their implementation into medical practice is inevitable. Now more than ever, there is a need for a new spirit in healthcare. …”
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Lest we remember? Recollection of the Boer War and Great War in Ireland by Ciarán WALLACE

“…Using submerged memories in the built environment the article reflects on the space between remembering and forgetting; that national attic where histories are stored – just in case they are ever needed.…”
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Performance Comparison of Different Neuroimaging Methods for Predicting Upper Limb Motor Outcomes in Patients after Stroke by Jingyan Tao, Zhaoqing Li, Yang Liu, Jianhua Li, Ruiliang Bai

“…In this study, we aimed to compare the predicative performance of these methods using different neuroimaging modalities and optimize the prediction protocol for upper limb motor function after stroke in a clinical environment. We assessed 28 first-ever stroke patients with upper limb motor impairment. …”
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Physical Activity Surveillance in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: A Pilot Mixed-Methods Investigation by Susan Giblin, Paul Scully, Julie Evers, Niall Dalton, Grainne Hayes, Alan Donnelly, O. Orla Neylon, Clodagh O’Gorman

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Documents Concerning Ankara During the Second World War in the Republic Archive of Prime Ministry 1939-1945 by Çağatay Benhür

“…The Second World War is the greatest conflict that the world ever has seen, is a research field that is focused by many scientists from various fields. …”
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SEARCHING FOR THE TRUE SELF: THE WAY OF NONDUAL WISDOM by T. V. Danylova

“…To overcome the feelings of loneliness, isolation, and alienation, modern individuals need to break through to the spiritual pole that provides them with ever new and deeper meanings; to go beyond the limits of dual thinking to perceive the true nature of their mind. …”
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Integrated collaborative filtering recommendation in social cyber-physical systems by Jiachen Xu, Anfeng Liu, Naixue Xiong, Tian Wang, Zhengbang Zuo

“…Cyber-physical systems are becoming part of our daily life, and a large number of data are generated at such an unprecedented rate that it becomes larger than ever before in social cyber-physical systems. As a consequence, it is highly desired to process these big data so that meaningful knowledge can be extracted from those vast and diverse data. …”
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Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Mediate Clinically Unpromising but Favourable Immune Responses in Kidney Transplant Patients by Urvashi Kaundal, Raja Ramachandran, Amit Arora, Deepesh B. Kenwar, Ratti Ram Sharma, Ritambhra Nada, Mukut Minz, Vivekanand Jha, Aruna Rakha

“…This study provides evidence that auto-MSCs are safe and well tolerated. This is the first ever report to compare autologous and allogeneic MSC infusion in KTx patients. …”
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A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial of Lifestyle Intervention and Pioglitazone for Normalization of Glucose Status in Chinese with Prediabetes by Yingying Luo, Hongyuan Wang, Xianghai Zhou, Cuiqing Chang, Wei Chen, Xiaohui Guo, Jinkui Yang, Linong Ji, Sanjoy K. Paul

“…However, no study has ever explored whether these interventions could revert prediabetes to normal glycemic status as the primary outcome. …”
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