Patient with Crouzon Syndrome Treated with Modified Le Fort III Osteotomy without Previous Orthodontic Treatment: Case Report and a Review of the Literature by Farnoosh Mohammadi, Afrooz Javanmard, Hamid Mojtahedi

“…Crouzon syndrome is the most common type of craniofacial dysostosis anomaly which presents a great challenge for clinicians since birth. Multiple synostoses in the sutures of the cranial base in this syndrome result in the hypoplasia of the midface, shallow orbits, a short nasal dorsum, maxillary hypoplasia, and, in severe cases, obstruction of the upper airways. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF THE POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF AGRITOURISM IN BINH DINH PROVINCE, VIETNAM by Thi Hoai Huong Hoang, Quyet Thang Dao, Thi Thu Thuy Nguyen, Thi Thanh Nhan Tran, Thi Thuy Dung Nguyen, Thi Thuy Giang Nguyen

“…The research results show that Binh Dinh Province has great agritourism potential based on four evaluation factors, including (1) local agricultural tourism resources, (2) the trend for agritourism development and the agritourism market, (3) the local community’s willingness, and (4) the supporting activities of the local government. …”
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Réflexions autour de la notion de vraisemblance dans l’art du portrait royal à la Renaissance : l’exemple des représentations du souverain Henri IV by Juliette Souperbie

“…Henry IV was a king who encountered great difficulties in establishing his power, but he knew how to use his image to respond to disputes and legitimize his position on the throne of France. …”
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Experimental Study on the Characteristics of Granular Materials’ Flows and Fractures under Uniaxial Compression by Futian Zhao, Jun Liu, Zhimin Xiao, Mingqing Liu, Yue Wang, Chen Ou, Mengyang Zhen

“…It was confirmed that the particles and loading strength have great influences on fractures of granular materials.…”
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From the Guest Editors by Alberto d’Onofrio, Paola Cerrai, Alberto Gandolfi

“…There is an increasing awareness that to properly understand how tumorsoriginate and grow, and then how to develop effective cures, it must be taken into accountthe dynamics of tumors and its great complexity. Tumors are characterized not only by thecoexistenceof multiple scales, both temporal and spatial, but also by multiple and quitedifferent kinds of interactions, from chemical to mechanical. …”
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Analytical Method to Interpret Displacement in Elastic Anisotropic Soil due to a Tunnel Cavity with an Arbitrary Cross Section by Qiongfang Zhang, Kang Cheng, Yadong Lou, Tangdai Xia, Panpan Guo, Xiaolu Gan

“…The results show anisotropic stiffness properties nn=Eh/Ev and mm=Gvh/Ev have a great effect on the displacement distribution patterns around an elliptical tunnel with certain shape.…”
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Idiopathic subglottic stenosis in a 32-year-old pregnant woman by Bo Toennesen, Thomas Kjærgaard, Johannes Martin Schmid

“…Diagnosis of subglottic stenosis remains greatly a challenge for physicians due to case rarity and presentation of symptoms imitating several other more prevalent medical disorders. …”
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Preliminary Compositional Evidence of Provenance of Ceramics from Hatahara Archaeological Site, Central Amazonia by K. P. Nunes, R. G. Toyota, P. M. S. Oliveira, E. G. Neves, E. A. A. Soares, C. S. Munita

“…Based on probability measures, the great majority of the ceramics are considered to be local in origin.…”
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Analysis of Design Schemes of HMCVT by Zhu Zhen, Gao Xiang, Cao Leilei, Pan Daoyuan, Zhu Yu

“…The five simple and reliable stepless transmission device is designed autonomously,through the different combinations of hydraulic regulating speed mechanism and mechanical variable speed mechanism,the switch of hydraulic transmission,hydro- mechanical transmission and mechanical transmission is carried out to meet the requirements of smooth start,field operation and transportation,the power performance and fuel economy performance of diesel engine are given full play,and the transmission performance and efficiency of transmission are improved greatly. In order to reach the goal of energy conservation and emissions reduction,a simple introduction of energy storage device is given.…”
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Review and Criticism of the Translation of the Abd al-Qāhir al -Jurjānī's Book and His Modern Perspectives on Literary Criticism by Zahra Khosravi

“…The present article first deals with the issue in the works of the great Muslim scholars, and then in the other part analyzes the translation of Abd al-Qāhir al-Jurjānī 's book and his modern views on literary criticism. …”
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Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Tuberculosis in the State of Mexico, Mexico by Adrian Zaragoza Bastida, Marivel Hernández Tellez, Lilia P. Bustamante Montes, Imelda Medina Torres, Jaime Nicolás Jaramillo Paniagua, Germán David Mendoza Martínez, Ninfa Ramírez Durán

“…The identification of clusters in space-time is of great interest in epidemiological studies. The objective of this research was to identify the spatial and temporal distribution of TB during the period 2006–2010 in the State of Mexico, using geographic information system (GIS) and SCAN statistics program. …”
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Innovative applications of advanced nanomaterials in cerebrovascular imaging by Li Na, Xiaofu Song, Ping Luo, Jingqi Su, Zhicheng Yao

“…Nanomaterials, including metallic nanoparticles, magnetic nanoparticles, quantum dots, carbon-based nanomaterials, and polymer nanoparticles, show great potential due to their unique physical, chemical, and biological properties. …”
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La marche de type machi aruki まち歩きpour prévenir les risques de catastrophes by Takeuchi Yukiko

“…Japan is permanently subjected to disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, floods, volcanic eruptions, and typhoons which cause many casualties and a great deal of damage to property each year. Education for risk prevention is an indispensable part of the curriculum of primary and secondary schools. …”
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Design and characteristic analysis of fiber optic Fabry-Perot sensor for static ice strain monitoring by Mengxing HUANG, Yuhang LI, Guanjun WANG, Jianxun LIU, Lu YAN, Longjuan WANG

“…Sea ice is one of the important natural disasters.A new method based on optical fiber Fabry-Perot sensor for ice strain measurement was proposed to meet the needs of ice strain monitoring.A high sensitivity optical fiber Fabry-Perot pressure sensor with thin-film structure was realized by means of pressure assisted arc discharge method,and the sensor was encapsulated by metal tube /PDMS /AB epoxy glue combination method.On this basis,the static internal strain characteristics of ice in the process of melting and freezing during -15℃～0℃ was studied.Experimental results show that this proposed thin-film fiber Fabry-Perot pressure sensor has good sensitivity characteristic in ice strain monitoring,it is believed of great value for the monitoring of remote distributed sea samples.…”
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Quand l’intime défie l’ordre colonial - Les couples de Malgaches et d'Européennes en Imerina (Hautes Terres centrales de Madagascar) de 1896 à 1960. by Violaine Tisseau

“…What lay behind this wavering was the fear of losing the colonizer’s prestige and a too great proximity between colonizers and colonized. …”
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Optimization of multipath transmission path scheduling based on forward delay in vehicular heterogeneous network by Haitao ZHAO, Yue CHEN, Tangwei ZHANG, Qixing ZHU, Hongbo ZHU

“…In order to solve the problem that the data packets were out of order at the receiving end in the multipath transmission,which greatly reduced the transmission performance,an optimization algorithm was proposed for multipath transmission path scheduling based on forward delay in the vehicle heterogeneous network.The main idea of the proposed algorithm was to schedule data packets through a concurrent path according to the forward delay and throughput difference estimated by the sender.A simulation experiment was carried out on NS-3.The simulation results show that compared with the previous algorithm,the proposed algorithm has better performance than other algorithms in reorder-buffer-occupancy density (RBD) and throughput.The problem of out-of-order data packets at the receiving end is significantly reduced,and the total system throughput and network utilization have been improved.…”
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Node Importance Evaluation of Cyber-Physical System under Cyber-Attacks Spreading by Xin-Rui Liu, Yuan Meng, Peng Chang

“…Identifying and evaluating the important nodes under the cyber-attack propagation scenario are of great significance for improving the reliability and survivability of the power system. …”
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Network telemetry technology and its application in automatic network operation and maintenance by Dongfeng MAO, Man JIA, Xiaoming HE, Zhihua LIU

“…As a new data acquisition technology, network telemetry has greatly enriched the diversity of data acquisition and expanded the range of traditional OAM data acquisition, whose goal is to realize real-time global network state visibility and traffic visibility.By combining with big data and AI technology, it can reduce human intervention and improve the operation and maintenance level of network automation.Firstly, the problems and challenges faced by the current IP network operation and maintenance were analyzed, and then it was elaborated that the network telemetry technology was the key enabler to realize the automatous network operation and maintenance.On this basis, the application of network telemetry technology in the IP network automatic operation and maintenance was investigated and discussed, and the reference and guidance for the automatic operation and maintenance of large-scale IP network were provided.…”
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Multiple-Attribute Decision-Making Method Based on Normalized Geometric Aggregation Operators of Single-Valued Neutrosophic Hesitant Fuzzy Information by Li Wang, Yan-Ling Bao

“…As a generalization of both single-valued neutrosophic element and hesitant fuzzy element, single-valued neutrosophic hesitant fuzzy element (SVNHFE) is an efficient tool for describing uncertain and imprecise information. Thus, it is of great significance to deal with single-valued neutrosophic hesitant fuzzy information for many practical problems. …”
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MECHANISMS THROUGH WHICH ISLAMIC BANKING PROMOTES MICROECONOMIC GROWTH: A THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS by Siti Nur Hidayati, Baiq Hidayatun Nisa, Liawati Liawati

“…Islamic banking, with principles based on Islamic law, has great potential in supporting the development of the microeconomic sector which is the backbone of the regional economy. …”
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