Emphysema is associated with thoracic vertebral bone attenuation on chest CT scan in HIV-infected individuals. by Alycia Petraglia, Joseph K Leader, Matthew Gingo, Meghan Fitzpatrick, John Ries, Cathy Kessinger, Lorrie Lucht, Danielle Camp, Alison Morris, Jessica Bon

“…In non-HIV infected smokers, emphysema has been shown to independently predict low BMD. We hypothesized that emphysema would independently associate with thoracic vertebral bone attenuation, a surrogate for bone mineral density, in HIV-infected individuals.…”
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Pouvoir et légitimité des figures de l’Etat au Chili de 1810 à 1861 by Nathalie Jammet

“…At this time, it was a necessity to ensure the political independence by creating a regular army and by nominating some new representatives in the different regions. …”
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IMAGE OF A FAMILY IN TEENAGERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCE OF LIVING IN CLOSED INSTITUTIONS by S. S. Solonchenko

“…The image of a family of domestic teenagers is clearly defined, structured, with distributed intra-family roles. Independence and socialization of teenagers brings to the image of the family a serious and responsible attitude to family relations. …”
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The Power of Inquiry-Based Chemical Change Lesson in Under-Resourced Classrooms by Nkosinathi Willy Nkosi, Abraham Motlhabane

“…Learners embraced the opportunity to explore concepts independently, seeking clarification from peers and cultivating a deeper understanding of the subject matter. …”
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Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (OCABG) Surgery Outcome: AKI Incidence, Serum Uric Acid, and Cut-Offs of Variables by Mohamad Reza Zare-Khormizi, Fatemeh Pourrajab

“…Conclusion: SUA levels are independently associated with a higher risk of AKI and outcome complications after off-pump CABG, and confounding factors at specific cutoffs affect the odds ratio of UA for AKI occurrence.…”
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IMPROVING THE WELFARE OF FAMILIES IN RUSSIA: STATE AND REGIONAL ASPECT by O. Makhalina, V. Makhalin

“…The article briefly considers the current economic state of the family in the Russian Federation, analyzed the activities for social support and improved well-being of families and proposed measures to support and meet the interests of the families, increasing their economic independence.…”
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Principle of territorial integrity: Political consequences of the search for the final status of Kosovo and Metohija by Surlić Stefan, Lazarević Andrijana

“…Support for Kosovo's independence by leading Western countries conditioned Serbia to engage in a dialogue with temporary and then permanent administrative institutions in Pristina. …”
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A Video Browsing Tool for Content Management in Postproduction by Werner Bailer, Wolfgang Weiss, Gert Kienast, Georg Thallinger, Werner Haas

“…The survey rather measures the general user experience while different aspects of the usability cannot be analyzed independently.…”
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The Establishment and Activity of Military Achievers Union (1937-1940) by Aušra Jurevičiūtė

“…The aim of the union was to fight for the independence of Lithuania. The union had 8,000 members, 200 of which were officers. …”
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Fear of progression and quality of life in patients with heart failure: a cross-sectional study on the multiple mediation of psychological distress and resilience by Cancan Chen, Xiaofei Sun, Yanting Zhang, Henan Xie, Jie Kou, Hongmei Zhang

“…Additionally, fear of progression influenced mental quality of life through three pathways: (i) psychological distress (anxiety and depression) independently, (ii) resilience independently, and (iii) psychological distress (anxiety and depression) and resilience serially. …”
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When did recombination suppression events occur in bird ZW sex chromosomes? by Deborah Charlesworth

“…This Comment discusses that this finding suggets that WZ recombination stopped independently in the sex chromosomes in different bird lineages.…”
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Soara Batak: The Batak People's Resistance Newspaper in the Colonial Period (1919-1932) by Ichwan Azhari

“…Newspapers have a very important position in the politics of the Indonesian independence movement. Soara Batak is the first independence movement newspaper published in Batakland. …”
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BOARD CHARACTERISTICS AND REAL EARNINGS MANAGEMENT AMONG LISTED NON-FINANCIAL FIRMS IN NIGERIA by Abdulraheem Olayiwola KADIRI

“…It therefore recommended that an optimal size of board members as well as their independence should be emphasized for effective reduction in earnings management. …”
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Histoire, mémoire et tribus ou les aarch de 2001 en Kabylie by Nassim Amrouche

“…Mobilizing the history of the war of decolonization that founded the independence of the State, the aarch directly attacked the vouloir vivre ensemble, redefining the constitutive basis of the nation. …”
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Fighting Another’s War: Imperialist Projections on the Victorian Novel’s Continent by Tamara Wagner

“…Set in the late-1840s, Wilkie Collins’s sensation novel The Woman in White uses the Italian War of Independence as more than a background. Instead, it becomes a renegotiation of both Britain’s involvement—diplomatic or cultural as well as on the battlefield—in the wars waging in Europe at the time and, by metaphorical extension, its own “little wars” in the colonies. …”
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Lithuanian Language Curricula by Giedrė Čepaitienė

“…Since the restoration of the Lithuanian independence in 1990, the Ministry has maintained its role of developing school curricula and so there have been just a few independently published curricula so far. …”
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Lived Experiences and Coping Strategies of Unpaid Informal Caregivers of Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Singapore: A Qualitative Systematic Review Protocol by Jonathan Gao, Ze Ling Nai, Woan Shin Tan, Poh Hoon June Teng, Yu Wei Neo, Ee Yuee Chan

“…All citations will be screened by two reviewers independently. For included studies, two reviewers will independently: (a) extract data, (b) appraise quality, and (c) assess confidence in review findings. …”
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Corporate governance and firm’s financial performance amongst private business enterprises in Uganda, a perspective from Lira City by Eton, Marus, Fabian, Mwosi, Arthur, Sunday, Sammy, Godfrey Poro

“…The study also noted that board independence would propel the firm to grow to greater heights. …”
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Predictors of Alcohol Use, Alcohol-Related Problems, and Substance Use Following Adolescent Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery by Gretchen E. White, PhD, Richard E. Boles, PhD, Anita P. Courcoulas, MD, MPH, Thomas H. Inge, MD, Susan Z. Yanovski, MD, Todd M. Jenkins, PhD, Meg H. Zeller, PhD

“…Starting substance use post-surgery or continuing pre- to post-surgery was independently associated with a higher risk of post-surgery hazardous drinking. …”
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A Survey on Quality of Services, Training, and Attitude of Dermatology Trainee Residents About Sexually Transmitted Infections in Teaching Hospitals Across India by Nikhil Mehta, Sushant Agrawal, Japnoor Kaur, Somesh Gupta

“…Frequent point-of-care testing (P < 0.001), and male gender (P < 0.001) were associated with good confidence in independently managing STIs. Male gender (P = 0.038), having less reluctance in dealing with STI patients (P = 0.003), and good confidence in independently managing STIs (P = 0.008), was associated with willingness to continue STI practice. …”
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