Functional and Structural Brain Plasticity Enhanced by Motor and Cognitive Rehabilitation in Multiple Sclerosis by Luca Prosperini, Maria Cristina Piattella, Costanza Giannì, Patrizia Pantano

“…Small sample sizes, lack of randomization and/or an active control group, as well as missed relationship between MRI-detected changes and clinical performance, are the major drawbacks of the selected studies. Knowledge gaps in this field of research are also discussed to provide a framework for future investigations.…”
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Effects of Mechanical Stretch on Cell Proliferation and Matrix Formation of Mesenchymal Stem Cell and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Fibroblast by Liguo Sun, Ling Qu, Rui Zhu, Hongguo Li, Yingsen Xue, Xincheng Liu, Jiabing Fan, Hongbin Fan

“…Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and fibroblasts are two major seed cells for ligament tissue engineering. …”
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The Spread of Antibiotic Resistance Genes In Vivo Model by Shuan Tao, Huimin Chen, Na Li, Tong Wang, Wei Liang

“…Infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria are a major public health threat. The emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the environment or clinical setting pose a serious threat to human and animal health worldwide. …”
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State Participation in Energy Security Provision of the People’s Republic of China by I. F. Rakhimyanova

“…The article outlines the contours of energy security of China, the role of major players, including public authorities, government energy corporations, private businesses and the population. …”
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STATE DILEMMAS IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD ORDER by I. N. Timofeev

“…Third, a small group of major powers still play the key role in the world order. …”
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Effects of Online Learning Readiness and Online Self-Regulated English Learning on Satisfaction with Online English Learning Experience During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Sarah W. S. Ip, Wai-Ming To

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has caused major changes in pedagogical practices worldwide. …”
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Airway Inflammation and the Pathogenesis of Asthma by Paul M O'Byrne

“…However, it is very likely that eicosanoids, such as the cysteinyl leukotrienes, are produced by eosinophils and mast cells and are a major cause of bronchoconstriction in asthma. Also, these inflammatory cells can produce proinflammatory cytokines, such as granulocytc-macrophage colony-stimulating factor. interleukin (IL) 3 and IL-5, which may promote continuing inflammation in the airways. …”
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Topical Review: Basic Psychological Needs in Adolescents with Chronic Pain—A Self-Determination Perspective by Annina Riggenbach, Liesbet Goubert, Stijn Van Petegem, Rémy Amouroux

“…In this topical review, we first discuss two major models that have been developed to understand pain-related disability: the fear-avoidance model of pain and the ecological resilience-risk model in pediatric chronic pain. …”
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RUSSIAN RESEARCH AND HIGHER EDUCATION SYLLABI ON POST-SOVIET SPACE: PRIORITIES IN TERMINOLOGY AND STRUCTURE OF COURSES by Y. A. Nikitina

“…The article is devoted to the analysis of the key concepts used in the undergraduate and graduate courses on the post-Soviet region, of the link between these concepts and the official rhetoric based on the foreign policy documents. Major research questions of the article are: how is the international political region on the ex-Soviet space is called? …”
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Transformational Leadership, Team Conflict, and Personality: Influences on Work Stress in Public Organizations by Rohana Binti Ahmad

“…Employee health and productivity are both negatively affected by work stress, which is a major issue for public sector organisations. Employees in the public sector are the subjects of this quantitative study, which seeks to understand the connections between transformational leadership, team conflict, personality factors, and stress on the job. …”
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Les libéraux du Trienio constitucional (1820-1823) en quête de leurs origines : des fictions oniriques au service d’une mythologie politique by Maud Le Guellec

“…But once in charge, the Liberals had to establish themselves as a major player on the national political scene, and change mentalities in the face of absolutist schemes that were well entrenched in people’s minds. …”
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Manurial value of khat waste vermicompost from Awday, Harar town, Ethiopia by Hiranmai Yadav Rameshwar, Anteneh Argaw

“…The young leaves are chewed as a part of social recreation and the older leaves along with the twigs are discarded. This forms the major part of municipal solid waste that is dumped in large quantity in Harar region. …”
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Reduction of cyanide concentration in cassava by lactic acid bacteria fermentation: A meta-analysis by Jayanegara M. Asyam, Palupi Eny, Jayanegara Anuraga

“…Cassava is a major staple food for humans in many countries, particularly in tropical regions. …”
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Unlocking the diversification benefits of DeFi for ASEAN stock market portfolios: a quantile study by Shoaib Ali, Youssef Manel

“…Our sample includes four major DeFi’s and six ASEAN stock markets, spanning from March 2018 to December 2022. …”
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Assessment of Factors Affecting Fish Production and Marketing in Gambella Region, Ethiopia by Gatriay Tut Deng

“…Despite the known water and fish potential of the region, fish production is very low. Major factors contributing to a reduction in fish production in the region include inefficient fishing gears, poor transportation access, poor postharvest handling, low price at the landing site, and improper market place. …”
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Ontology-based prompt tuning for news article summarization by A. R. S. Silva, Y. H. P. P. Priyadarshana

“…Additionally, our model showed significance in F1, precision, and recall metrics, with major improvements of 6.7, 3.9, and 4.8%, respectively. …”
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Improvement of bovine tuberculosis diagnosis by M. O. Baratov

“…Detection of animals with non-specific reactions to tuberculin is one of the major problems in bovine tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis. …”
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Sex- and site-specific, age-related changes in bone density – a Terry collection study by Niina Korpinen, Petteri Oura, Juho-Antti Junno

“…We speculate that differences to modern and earlier archaeological populations are related to the major lifestyle differences between the periods.…”
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An Overview of the BALSAC Population Database. Past Developments, Current State and Future Prospects by Hélène Vézina, Jean-Sébastien Bournival

“…The BALSAC database, developed since 1971, contains data on the Quebec population from the beginnings of European settlement in the 17th century to the contemporary period. Today, BALSAC is a major research infrastructure used by researchers from Quebec and elsewhere, both in the social sciences and in the biomedical sciences. …”
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Facilitators’ perspective towards implementation of Competency Based Medical Education (CBME) in a Government Medical College in Delhi: a cross-sectional study by Ghurumourthy Dhandapani, Sanjeev Kumar, Sunanda Gupta, Shveta Lukhmana

“…Faculty members cited infrastructural deficits (93%) and competing time demands and priorities (85%) as major barriers to implementation. Conclusion To address the challenges, the National Medical Commission should ensure the availability of sufficient infrastructure and provide regular training programs for faculty members.…”
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