HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXT OF EVOLUTION OF SOCIAL CONTRACT IDEA (FROM ANTIQUITY TO NEW (MODERN) TIME) by O. Belousova

“…The article is devoted to consideration of one of the “corner stones” of modern sociological science, i.e., formation and development of the idea (and) theory) of the “social contract”. …”
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Weed Management in Peaches by Jeffrey G. Williamson

“…HS93/WG020: Weed Management in Stone Fruit Tree Crops (Nectarine, Peach, and Plum) (ufl.edu) …”
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Weed Management in Nectarines by Jeffrey G. Williamson

“…HS93/WG020: Weed Management in Stone Fruit Tree Crops (Nectarine, Peach, and Plum) (ufl.edu) …”
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Weed Management in Plums by Jeffrey G. Williamson

“…HS93/WG020: Weed Management in Stone Fruit Tree Crops (Nectarine, Peach, and Plum) (ufl.edu) …”
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The Effect of Morphological Characteristic of Coarse Aggregates Measured with Fractal Dimension on Asphalt Mixture’s High-Temperature Performance by Hainian Wang, Yin Bu, Yanzhe Wang, Xu Yang, Zhanping You

“…The high-temperature performances of the dense-graded asphalt mixture (AC-16), gap-graded stone asphalt mixture (SAC-16), and stone mastic asphalt (SMA-16) mixtures containing aggregates with different fractal dimensions were evaluated through the dynamic stability (DS) test and the penetration shear test in laboratory. …”
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Antegrade Therapy for Management of Choledocholithiasis through Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Hepaticogastrostomy in a Patient with Surgically Altered Gastrointestinal Anatomy by Robert Dorrell, Katelyn Madigan, Swati Pawa, Rishi Pawa

“…Repeat cholangioscopy post-EHL and balloon sweeps showed complete duct clearance with no residual stones. The hepaticogastrostomy stent was subsequently removed, and the patient recovered without any complications.…”
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WILD SOUR CHERRY SPECIES OF THE CAUCASUS, CENTRAL ASIA AND THE FAR EAST AND THEIR USE IN BREEDING by A. A. Yushev, Yu. S. Orlova

“…Expedition activities of VIR and its experiment stations greatly broadened the collected diversity of stone fruits with valuable plant material that can be used in breeding. …”
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Asymptomatic cholecystitis and its controversial issues in biliary surgery by Sergey Yurievich Muraviev, Evgeniy Alexandrovich Tarabrin, Alexey Leonidovich Shestakov, Irina Alexandrovna Tarasova, Ivan Alexandrovich Markov, Vadim Sergeevich Razumovsky, Anna Victorovna Ananichuk, Andrey Pavlovich Fabrika, Valeria Alexandrovna Stener, Mehrshad Ebrahimnezhad, Denis Vasilievich Orlushin, Anna Nikolaevna Zavyalova

“…Gallbladder stones are present in 10–20 % of the population of Western countries, and the incidence rate has almost tripled over the past 30 years. …”
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An 11-Year-Old Child with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Who Presented with Nephrolithiasis by Fatih Firinci, Alper Soylu, Belde Kasap Demir, Mehmet Turkmen, Salih Kavukcu

“…The rate of nephrolithiasis in these patients is 5–10 times the rate in the general population, and both anatomic and metabolic abnormalities play role in the formation of renal stones. However, nephrolithiasis is rare in childhood age group. …”
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Les siphons en terre cuite du monde romain : l’exemple de l’aqueduc d’Almuñécar (Andalousie, Espagne) by Elena H. Sánchez López

“…For example, in Patara (Turkey), a Vespasian restoration of the siphon after an earthquake involved the replacement of the terracotta pipes with stone ones. However, in the Magra Dag aqueduct in Pergamon (Turkey), while the open-surface channels were actually made using terracotta pipes, the siphon used lead, a situation very close to that identified at Oinoanda (Turkey), where the siphon used stone pipes. …”
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Duplicated Renal System with H Shaped Ureter: An Extraordinary Anomaly by Fatih Akbulut, Metin Savun, Burak Ucpinar, Murat Sahan, Burak Arslan, Faruk Ozgor, Abdulmuttalip Simsek, Ahmet Yalcın Berberoglu, Murat Baykal, Murat Binbay

“…Herein, we aimed to present an H shaped ureter case, which was identified while performing ureterorenoscopy to a 48-year-old female patient due to a right distal ureteral stone.…”
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Urethral Hairballs as a Long-Term Complication of Hypospadias Repair: Two Case Reports by Spyridon Kampantais, Charalampos Dimitriadis, Leonidas Laskaridis, Ioannis Perdikis, Petros Kirtsis, Chrysovalantis Toutziaris

“…This can be accompanied with numerous troublesome long-term complications such as formation of stones, diverticula, and hairballs. We report two cases of men with a history of hypospadias repair being affected by such complications. …”
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Secondary amyloidosis with concomitant gastric GIST and gastric adenocarcinoma - A case report by Ankita Soni, Nishant Batta, Shefali Mehmi, Vikram Narang, Bhavna Garg, Harpreet Kaur

“…Ultrasonography revealed a common bile duct (CBD) stone and a small extra-luminal gastric mass. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) was performed to remove the CBD stone which revealed an incidental finding of gastric ulcer. …”
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Unveiling the Original Polychromy of Archaic Architecture: The Gigantomachy on the West Pediment of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi (6th c. B.C.) by Giasemi G. Frantzi, Georgios P. Mastrotheodoros, Panayiotis Theoulakis, Sotiria Kogou, Athanasia Psalti, Hariclia Brecoulaki

“…The Gigantomachy depicted on the west pediment of the Late Archaic temple of Apollo at Delphi marks a significant milestone in early Greek architectural sculpture. Crafted from porous stone and enhanced with plaster and paint, the surviving fragments differ markedly from the marble figures of the east pediment of the same temple. …”
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Effect of Ursodeoxycholic Acid Alone and Ursodeoxycholic Acid Plus Domperidone on Radiolucent Gallstones and Gallbladder Contractility in Humans by Ilyas Tuncer, Mustafa Harman, Yasar Colak, Ismail Arslan, M. Kursad Turkdogan

“…After 12 months of treatment, stone dissolution was found in 9 (40.9%) of the patients in group I and 7 (38.8%) of the patients in group II. …”
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Gallstones in Elderly Patients: Impact of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy by A Montori, M Boscaini, M Gasparrini, G Miscusi, L Masoni, M Onorato, J Montori

“…Moreover, these patients present with acute cholecystitis and associated common bile duct stones more often than their younger counterparts. …”
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A Case of Complete Renal Duplex with H-Shaped Ureter by A. Ghobashy, M. El-Shazly, A. Lari, O. Al-Hunaidy, A. Allam, N. Alenezy, E. Yordanov, B. Hathout

“…Noncontrast CT revealed stone midthird right ureter with duplex right kidney. …”
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La gestion de l’eau à Bibracte (Saône-et-Loire), avant et après la Conquête romaine by Laetitia Borau

“…Built around the turn of this era, this stone basin was sealed with clay. It encompassed a surface of about 18 m2. …”
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Pathology of the Gastrointestinal Tract in Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism by I. A. Baranova, A. V. Baranov

“…St Goar proposed a mnemonic triad to recognize this pathology as “diseases of stones, bones and abdominal groans”. A high frequency of gastrointestinal complaints, peptic ulcer, pancreatitis, cholelithiasis in patients with PHPT has been reported. …”
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Investigating Use of Crushed Glass as Partial Replacement of Sand to Improve Finish Mortar Strength. by Ashaba, Dennis

“…The high calcium oxide content and low magnesium oxide content probably mean that lime was provided from calcareous stones rather than dolomitic.…”
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