Plasma Procalcitonin Is Useful for Predicting the Severity of Acute Cholecystitis by Saben Sakalar, Engin Ozakın, Arif Alper Cevik, Nurdan Acar, Serkan Dogan, Filiz Baloglu Kaya, Taylan Kara

“…Delayed diagnosis may constitute morbidity and mortality; therefore, early diagnosis and determining the severity of acute cholecystitis are crucial. …”
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Structured Dynamics in the Algorithmic Agent by Giulio Ruffini, Francesca Castaldo, Jakub Vohryzek

“…This dual constraint on the agent’s constitutive parameters and dynamical repertoire enforces a hierarchical organization consistent with the manifold hypothesis in the neural network. …”
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Segmentation of a CFRP weave structure for material characterization and simulation by Benedikt Boos, Kuo-Ching Chen, Andreas Gebhard, Martin Gurka

“…The results presented in this article constitute the first steps in the development of a multiscale approach to bridge the gap over those 5 orders of magnitude on the length scale, to provide a digital representation of an actual CFRP sample, to be able to derive the aforementioned parameters. …”
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Why Are There So Many Ways to Measure Pain? Epistemological and Professional Challenges in Medical Standardization by Hanna Grol-Prokopczyk

“…However, researchers frequently disagree on what constitutes a “pain measure.” Many respond to the considerable challenge of treating pain intensity by redefining their work—sometimes in the face of resistance from patients—around other, putatively more treatable domains, such as disability. …”
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Phase relations of bridgmanite, the most abundant mineral in the Earth’s lower mantle by Tomoo Katsura

“…Abstract The knowledge of phase relations of constitutive minerals is essential to investigate the structure, dynamics and evolution of the Earth and planetary interiors. …”
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Empathy moments by Nathalie Barbosa De La Cadena

“…By applying Husserl’s phenomenological reduction, I evidence three moments that constitute empathy: first, to recognize the other Ego; second, to open myself up to the other Ego; and third, to feel with the other Ego. …”
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Decentralizing security architecture: evaluating federalism’s role in enhancing security frameworks in Nigeria by O. O. Awotayo, B. O. Omitola

“…It recommends amendments to the 1999 constitution, suggesting that the majority of the items currently in the exclusive lists should be moved to the concurrent lists. …”
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From Topological Optimization to Spline Layouts: An Approach for Industrial Real-Wise Parts by Carolina Vittoria Beccari, Alessandro Ceruti, Filip Chudy

“…Based on the tests carried out, promising results have been obtained. It constitutes a first step towards the automatic generation of shapes that can readily be imported and edited in a CAD system.…”
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Nature and culture intertwined or redefined? On the challenges of cultural primatology and sociocultural anthropology by Gabriela Daly Bezerra de Melo

“…The modern categorization also referred to as modern constitution has set Nature and Culture apart as two distinct ontological provinces, separating the pole of human beings and culture from the pole of non-humans and nature. …”
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Entre histoire de la mémoire et mémoire de l’histoire : esquisse de la réponse épistémo-logique des historiens au défi mémoriel en France by Patrick-Michel Noël

“…However, the « epistemo-logy » of historians is essential to its comprehension for it constitutes the medium through which the discipline has defined, programmed and justified itself. …”
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Wedged Sensor in Distress? Lessons Learned from Troubleshooting Dampened Transmitted PA Waveforms of CardioMEMS Device by Robby Singh, Santo Scarfone, Marcel Zughaib

“…Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality with heart failure constituting a large portion of this spectrum. Heart failure patients have 90-day readmission rates of nearly 41% associated with a high expense. …”
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Regulation of education implementation in Kutai Kartanegara based on education policy by H. Hairan, A. Aini, B. Susilo

“…The implementation of education requires a budget that is used for activities in the context of increasing Human Resources, in line with the mandate set out in Article 31, paragraph (4) of the 1945 Constitution, which states that the State shall give priority to the education budget of not less than twenty per cent of the State revenue and expenditure budget, as well as regional revenue and expenditure budgets, to meet the needs of national education. …”
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Mobilização para além das fronteiras: semelhanças transnacionais dos movimentos sociais de origem virtual pelo mundo by Luciana de Oliveira Leal Halbritter, Maria Inácia D\u2019Ávila Neto

“…What began as revolt due to the increase in public transportation fares led to the rejection of constitutional draft amendments, voting bills, and promises of changes in critical sectors such as health and education. …”
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A abstinência voluntária do consumo de carne pode ser compreendida como um princípio ético? by Marta Luciane Fischer, Andressa Luiza Cordeiro, Rafael Falvo Librelato

“…Although the diet is based on numerous biopsychosocial factors, the access to information, especially regarding scientific knowledge about animal consciousness, added to the consolidation of bioethics, contributes to the strengthening of a critical awareness about the treatment of animals, and potentially constitutes a stimulus for the decision to abstain from meat consumption. …”
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Allelopathic and auto-toxic effects of aqueous extracts of Codonopsis pilosula root secretions. by Daiyu Qiu, Xue Wang, Fengbin Xu, Qian Li, Fengying Ren, Kan Jiang

“…Three primary allelopathic compounds-acetic acid, hexamethyl cyclotrisiloxane, and methoxybenzene oxime were isolated and identified in the aqueous extracts. Acetic acid, constituting 44.1% of the total chemical profile, exhibited a significant inhibitory effect on seed germination and seedling growth (P<0.05). …”
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Visceral Leishmaniasis with Associated Common, Uncommon, and Atypical Morphological Features on Bone Marrow Aspirate Cytology in Nonendemic Region by Harish Chandra, Smita Chandra, Rajeev Mohan Kaushik

“…Aggregates of LD bodies in form of ring, floret, or strap shapes along with giant cells constitute the atypical morphological features. Conclusion. …”
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Zu hybriden Kommunikationsformen im Online-Diskurs von NGOs by Marcelina Kałasznik

“…In her analysis, the author draws attention to the process of hybridization as well as to the phenomena of intertextuality and deixis, which play a special role in the constitution of meaning in digital texts. In this sense, the monograph is a comprehensive account of the production, organization and reception of digital texts.…”
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A clinical dilemma, the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy by Carlos Moya Toneut, Javier Cruz Rodríguez, Miguel Román Sarduy Nápoles

“…Conclusions: the diversity of possible clinical presentations has led to "the great simulator of gynecology", so it constitutes a clinical dilemma its diagnosis in the different levels of health care.…”
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Adult-onset spinal teratoma: a case report and review by K. Blank, G. Terbetas, L. Neverauskienė, J. Ušinskienė

“…Teratomas of the spinal cord constitute 0.1-0.5% of all spinal tumors, and these lesions are extremely rare in adults. …”
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Multisegment Mapping Network for Massive MIMO Detection by Yongzhi Yu, Jianming Wang, Limin Guo

“…However, the use of deep learning for massive MIMO detection can achieve a high degree of computational parallelism, and deep learning constitutes an important technical approach for solving the signal detection problem. …”
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