Communication Skills Health Sciences Studies by Juan Francisco Tejera Concepcion, Miriam Iglesias León, Manuel Cortés Cortés, Gisela Bravo López, Norma Mur Villar, Juan Virgilio López Palacio

“…<strong>Objective:</strong> to define the communication skills that can be treated through the system of knowledge of the subjects and activities in pre-graduate students majoring in Health Sciences. <strong>Methods:</strong> at theoretical level: historical-logical, inductive-deductive, analytic-synthetic, systemic, structural, and modeling; at empirical level: documents analysis, meetings with focus groups, observation, surveys to teachers, triangulation of results and expert criteria and at statistical level: percentage analysis and Delphi method. …”
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Anti-amoebic effects of selected herbal extracts against Acanthamoeba species isolated from different borehole water samples from Budiriro District in Harare, Zimbabwe by Kudzai Fambisai, Petros Muchesa, Farisai Chidzwondo, Rumbidzai Mangoyi

“… Acanthamoeba species are the major cause of Acanthamoeba Keratitis (AK) of eyes, Acanthamoeba meningoencephalitis of the central nervous system, and fatal Granulomatous Amoebic Encephalitis (GAE) of the brain in humans. …”
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An Efficient Cluster Authentication Scheme Based on VANET Environment in M2M Application by You-Boo Jeon, Keun-Ho Lee, Doo-Soon Park, Chang-Sung Jeong

“…Thus, in near future, advanced wireless and mobile sensor network in M2M application will be major key factor of the future generation convergence network which is based on the state of the application. …”
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Differential Susceptibility to Particulate Matter-Induced Cardiac Remodeling and Senescence: A Comparative Study in Young and Aged Mice by Dunia Waked, Gabriel Henrique Rodella Guedes, Raissa Macedo, Paulo Hilário Nascimento Saldiva, Mariana Matera Veras, Ana Paula Cremasco Takano

“…Background: Epidemiological and toxicological studies have shown that inhalation of particulate matter (PM), a major component of air pollution, is associated with the development of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). …”
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The Relationship among Physical Activity, Intestinal Flora, and Cardiovascular Disease by Qiuyu Yan, Wenhui Zhai, Chenghao Yang, Zihao Li, Longfei Mao, Mingyi Zhao, Xiushan Wu

“…PA benefits the metabolic changes that occur in the gut microbiota (GM). The major metabolites of the GM influence pathogenesis of CVDs through various pathways. …”
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α-Amylase and α-Glucosidase Inhibitory Activities of Phenolic Extracts from Eucalyptus grandis × E. urophylla Bark by Ping Jiang, Jia Xiong, Fei Wang, Mary H. Grace, Mary Ann Lila, Rui Xu

“…HPLC-MS analysis of EB-E-7 revealed the presence of ellagic acid, quercetin-glucuronide, quercetin-3-α-rhamnopyranoside, and ellagic acid rhamnoside as major compounds, together with smaller concentrations of myricetin-rhamnoside, isorhamnetin-hexoside, myricetin-3-α-arabinofuranoside, and isorhamnetin. …”
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Emodin Enhanced Microwave‐Responsive Heterojunction with Powerful Bactericidal Capacity and Immunoregulation for Curing Bacteria‐Infected Osteomyelitis by Tao Xu, Hao Cheng, Hailiang Pei, Jiameng Wang, Yiwei Shi, Xiangyu Zhang, Di Huang

“…Abstract Eradication of osteomyelitis caused by bacterial infections is still a major challenge. Microwave therapy has the inherent advantage of deep penetration in curing deep tissue infections. …”
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The Influence of Monoamine Oxidase Variants on the Risk of Betel Quid-Associated Oral and Pharyngeal Cancer by Ping-Ho Chen, Bin Huang, Tien-Yu Shieh, Yan-Hsiung Wang, Yuk-Kwan Chen, Ju-Hui Wu, Jhen-Hao Huang, Chun-Chia Chen, Ka-Wo Lee

“…Betel quid (BQ) and areca nut (AN) (major BQ ingredient) are group I human carcinogens illustrated by International Agency for Research on Cancer and are closely associated with an elevated risk of oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs) and cancers of the oral cavity and pharynx. …”
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Construction of a neural network model for small-scale shaded relief maps constrained by topographic feature lines by Yue Wang, Wenping Jiang, Han Jiang, Danfeng Dai, Peiyang Ma, Yuan Wang, Zhizhi Wang

“…Traditional manual methods for generating shaded relief maps can effectively highlight major topographic structures but are time-consuming and require professional skills. …”
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Potential Antioxidant Role of Tridham in Managing Oxidative Stress against Aflatoxin-B1-Induced Experimental Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Vijaya Ravinayagam, Ravindran Jaganathan, Sachdanandam Panchanadham, Shanthi Palanivelu

“…Significant exposure to Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), a potent hepatotoxic and hepatocarcinogenic mycotoxin, plays a major role in liver carcinogenesis through oxidative tissue damage and p53 mutation. …”
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Distributions of Trace Elements and Their Relationships With Heavy Minerals in Some Chinese Low‐Rank Coals by Peng Jin, Chong Tian, Yuxuan Huang, Bengen Gong, Xiaochuan Wang

“…Rare heavy mineral particles including zircon, sphalerite, and gypsum are observed in HMFs from four low‐rank coals. Minerals are the major carriers of the TEs, and different kinds of minerals carry different kinds of TEs. …”
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Micromorphological features of brown rotted wood revealed by broad argon ion beam milling by Rikako Tsukida, Tomohiro Hatano, Yuka Kojima, Satoshi Nakaba, Yoshiki Horikawa, Ryo Funada, Barry Goodell, Makoto Yoshida

“…Abstract Brown rot fungi, the major decomposers in the boreal coniferous forests, cause a unique wood decay pattern but many aspects of brown rot decay mechanisms remain unclear. …”
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Mathematical Modeling of Marine Oil Spills in the Luanjiakou District, near the Port of Yantai by Daming Li, Xingchen Tang, Yanqing Li, Xiao Wang, Hongqiang Zhang

“…It is concluded that the transport of oil slicks is mainly influenced by flood/ebb currents, whereas the wind plays a major role in the drift and thickness of oil slicks. …”
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Treatment of a penetrating inferior vena cava injury using doctor-helicopter emergency medical service and direct-to-operating room resuscitation in Korea: a case report by Dongmin Seo, Jieun Kim, Jiwon Kim, Inhae Heo, Jonghwan Moon, Kyoungwon Jung, Hohyung Jung

“…The patient was discharged without major complications on the 19th postoperative day with rivaroxaban as an anticoagulant medication. …”
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Uncovering online travel agency antecedents and their consequences in terms of consumer behavior: A retrospective analysis for future research by Seema Singh, Prince Prince, Neha Aggarwal, Devika Dabas

“…Nevertheless, monetary value, trustworthiness, perceived value, website quality, electronic word of mouth (e-WOM), service quality and information value are the most common antecedents, with customer purchase intention, satisfaction and loyalty as major consequences in terms of CB. This article represents the first effort to conduct a thorough literature evaluation of the influencing factors/variables, antecedents and consequences for CB. …”
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Acemannan Induced Bone Regeneration in Lateral Sinus Augmentation Based on Cone Beam Computed Tomographic and Histopathological Evaluation by Hai Anh Trinh, Van Viet Dam, Wijit Banlunara, Polkit Sangvanich, Pasutha Thunyakitpisal

“…Acemannan, the major polysaccharide extracted from Aloe vera, is biomaterial that has demonstrated osteoinductive effects in vitro and in vivo. …”
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Overt Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis Infection: An Infrequent Occurrence in Archived Tissue from False TB Reactor Cattle in Michigan, USA by Scott D. Fitzgerald, Steven R. Bolin, Kathryn G. Boland, Ailam Lim, John B. Kaneene

“…Based on these results, we found no evidence that overt infection with MAP plays a major role in the false tuberculosis reactor test results for cattle examined in this study.…”
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Characterizing Industrial VOC Hotspots in One of Eastern China’s Largest Petrochemical Parks Using Mobile PTR–ToF–MS Measurements by Jie Fang, Zihang Zhang, Zeye Liang, Ming Wang, Yunjiang Zhang, Xinlei Ge

“…The industrial emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are a major contributor to air pollution in urban areas. …”
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The Use of Data Mining in Public Budgeting: A Systematic Literature Mapping by Jose Claudio Guedes Das Neves, Veronica Oliveira De Carvalho

“…Generally, data mining consists of three major steps: pre-processing, pattern extraction, and post-processing. …”
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Unloading of Right Ventricle and Clinical Improvement after Ultrasound-Accelerated Thrombolysis in Patients with Submassive Pulmonary Embolism by Sachin Kumar Amruthlal Jain, Brijesh Patel, Wadie David, Ayad Jazrawi, Patrick Alexander

“…The most feared complication of systemic thrombolysis is intracranial or major bleeding. To circumvent this problem, a newer and safer approach is sought. …”
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