Urine Test Strip Quantitative Assay with a Smartphone Camera by Miroslav Pohanka, Jitka Zakova

“…Urine test strips for urinalysis are a common diagnostic tool with minimal costs and are used in various situations including homecare and hospitalization. …”
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NAFLD, Estrogens, and Physical Exercise: The Animal Model by Jean-Marc Lavoie, Abdolnaser Pighon

“…Although nonalcoholic hepatic steatosis is more common in men than in women, after menopause there is a reversal in gender distribution. …”
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Isoproterenol Induced Insulin Resistance Leading to Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus by Ryan Hoff, Chung-Kay Koh

“…DKA resolved quickly after discontinuing isoproterenol and starting insulin drip. DKA is a common complication of diabetes mellitus, with about 140,000 hospital admissions for DKA in 2009. …”
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Advanced imaging techniques in crystal arthritis by Victor Laurent, Georgios Filippou, Silvia Sirotti, Tristan Pascart

“…Gout and calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease are the most common causes of crystal arthritis. Identifying the pathogenic crystal deposition is the cornerstone of the diagnosis, but also prognosis and monitoring of the diseases. …”
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Acquired Dyslexia in Spanish: A Review and Some Observations on a New Case of Deep Dyslexia by Robert Davies, Fernando Cuetos

“…We argue that MJ has a deficit in her lexical selection ability, common to both her reading and her naming problems. …”
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Reflexões acerca da “herança” axiológica dos direitos humanos by Vivianny Galvão

“…In order to analyze the influence of the French Declaration on the Declaration adopted by the United Nations, there was the debate between Jellinek and Boutmy on the foundations of the French Declaration. It is common to accept that the origin of institutions is directly or indirectly linked to European thought. …”
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Host Cell Autophagy in Immune Response to Zoonotic Infections by Panagiotis Skendros, Ioannis Mitroulis

“…Many of these pathogens cause common zoonotic infections worldwide. The induction of the autophagic machinery by innate immune receptors signaling, such as TLRs, NOD1/2, and p62/SQSTM1 in antigen-presenting cells results in inhibition of survival and elimination of invading pathogens. …”
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Accurate Assessment of Computed Order Tracking by P.N. Saavedra, C.G. Rodriguez

“…Spectral vibration analysis using the Fourier transform is the most common technique for evaluating the mechanical condition of machinery working in stationary regimen. …”
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Du caboclo à l’indigène : réflexions sur l’ethnogenèse au Brésil by Florent Kohler

“…I suggest that this convergence results less from common ancestral origins than from a similarity in the oppression that these populations suffered, specifically in the form of evangelization which brought on a form of amnesia regarding origins. …”
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Determinants of agricultural employment during the COVID-19 pandemic: A spatial analysis of Brazilian municipalities. by Patrícia Batistella, Luan Marca, Fernanda Castilhos França de Vasconcellos, Eduardo Rodrigues Sanguinet, Augusto Mussi Alvim, Adelar Fochezatto

“…Notably, the findings reveal that the transfer policies implemented by the Brazilian Federal Government have had a positive impact on agricultural employment in Brazilian municipalities, challenging the common assumption that such measures might discourage job-seeking efforts. …”
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Metallic and Microbial Contaminants in Drinking Water of Cankiri, Turkey by Emrah Caylak, Mustafa Tokar

“…Coliform bacteria are a commonly used bacterial indicator of sanitary quality of water. …”
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Atmospheric pressure plasma jet for respiratory face masks decontamination and re-use: Considerations on microbiological efficacy, material impact and product lifecycle. by Diletta Scaccabarozzi, Jessica Ponti, Sabrina Gioria, Dora Mehn, Taija Sinkko, Fulvio Ardente, Francesco Fumagalli

“…This study assessed the feasibility of an atmospheric pressure plasma approach for the decontamination of disposable filtering face piece respirators (FFR) or respiratory masks commonly used in hospital settings.…”
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Baptism of Fire: Modeling the Effects of Prescribed Fire on Lyme Disease by Emily Guo, Folashade B. Agusto

“…Prescribed burns are a common form of land management that can be cost-efficient if properly managed and can be applied across large amounts of land. …”
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Le Traité des délits de Joseph-Pierre Chassan : une nouvelle source pour L’Éducation sentimentale  by Biagio Magaudda

“…However, the analysis of the notes taken by Flaubert on Chassan's work and the rereading of the writer's historical novel highlight common aspects that deserve to be deepened: we will see that the Traité des délits, a little-known work, plays a crucial role in the elaboration of a speech by Frédéric in L'Éducation sentimentale and is now added to the long list of works consulted by the writer for the preparation of his novel.…”
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Processing morphological variants in searches of Latin text by Mark Greengrass, Alexander M. Robertson, Robyn Schinke, Peter Willett

“…A characteristic of natural-language text databases is that a user must be able to specify all of the variant forms of each query word if high recall is to be achieved. The most common type of word variants are those arising from morphology and thus most retrieval systems provide facilities for user-controlled right-hand (and occasionally left-hand) truncation to allow the retrieval of all words with the same root. …”
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Managing against the Development of Herbicide-Resistant Weeds: Sugarcane by Dennis C. Odero, Brent A. Sellers, Jason A. Ferrell, Gregory E. MacDonald

“…This revised 4-page fact sheet lists herbicides by group number, mechanism of action, chemical family, common name, and trade name. Written by D.C. Odero, B.A. …”
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Children and Adolescents with Anxiety Disorder by Didem Behice ÖZTOP, Emel KARAKAYA

“…Anxiety disorders are one of the most common problems in the field of childhoodand adolescent psychiatry. …”
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Snake and staff symbolism and healing by Francois P. Retief, Louise Cilliers

“…During the Middle Ages the caduceus entwined with the double-snake became a symbol of the healing sciences (pharmacy and alchemy in particular) and today, although mythologically incorrect, it is in common usage in the health care field. …”
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Knowledge about Diabetes and Glycemic Control among Diabetic Patients in Saudi Arabia by Noura A. Abouammoh, Muteb A. Alshamrani

“…Findings of the study illustrated that the problem was common among middle-aged male patients. A significant amount of knowledge related to the consumption of medicines, insulin, healthy diet, etc. was found among diabetic patients. …”
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Naxi Cosmology of Mt Yulong Sacred Sites with Caveats for Conservation by Jan Salick, Robbie Hart, Li Siyu

“…Through participatory mapping, free listing, and extended semi-structured interviews, we explored relations of Naxi cosmologies of sacred space with “biodiversity conservation”. For this commonly espoused partnership, we found encouragement, skepticism and challenges. …”
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