Starting from Scratch: Experiences from Developing the First Vascular Anastomotic Training Program in North Macedonia Using the Porcine Thigh as a Simulation Model by Eleonora O.F. Dimovska, Gordana Georgieva, Blagoja Srbov, Boro Dzonov, Goran Stevanovski, Sofija Pejkova

“…Microsurgical reconstruction constitutes a fundamental part of plastic and reconstructive surgery. …”
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Influence of Surface Energy Effects on Elastic Fields of a Layered Elastic Medium under Surface Loading by Supakorn Tirapat, Teerapong Senjuntichai, Jaroon Rungamornrat

“…The boundary value problems for the bulk and the surface are formulated based on classical linear elasticity and a complete Gurtin-Murdoch constitutive relation. An analytical technique using Love’s representation and the Hankel integral transform is employed to derive an integral-form solution for both displacement and stress fields. …”
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Automated Classification of Circulating Tumor Cells and the Impact of Interobsever Variability on Classifier Training and Performance by Carl-Magnus Svensson, Ron Hübler, Marc Thilo Figge

“…Application of personalized medicine requires integration of different data to determine each patient’s unique clinical constitution. The automated analysis of medical data is a growing field where different machine learning techniques are used to minimize the time-consuming task of manual analysis. …”
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Mesoscopic Numerical Simulation of Fracture Process and Failure Mechanism of Concrete Based on Convex Aggregate Model by Yijiang Peng, Xiyun Chen, Liping Ying, Ying Chen, Lijuan Zhang

“…A multistage linear damage constitutive model that can describe nonlinear behavior of concrete under mechanical stress was proposed. …”
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Whey Protein Lycosome Formulation Improves Vascular Functions and Plasma Lipids with Reduction of Markers of Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Prehypertension by Ivan M. Petyaev, Pavel Y. Dovgalevsky, Victor A. Klochkov, Natalya E. Chalyk, Nigel Kyle

“…The reduction of plasma triglycerides and cholesterol fractions and almost two-fold decline in C-reactive protein (CRP) and inflammatory oxidative damage (IOD) levels as well as an increase in nitric oxide (NO), tissue oxygenation (StO2), and flow-mediated dilation values constitute the most significant benefit/outcome of the treatment with the combined formulation of whey protein and lycopene. …”
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Vibration Analysis of Typical Flat Plate Ship Structures Through a New Method by Shuo Li, Yuhang Tang, Jiangtao Liu, Haichao Li, Xuhong Miao

“…The typical flat plate is a basic structural unit that constitutes the main structures of the hull, such as the cabin, bow and stern, double bottom, superstructure, etc. …”
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Analysis of the Influence of Cracked Sleepers under Static Loading on Ballasted Railway Tracks by Laura Montalbán Domingo, Clara Zamorano Martín, Cristina Palenzuela Avilés, Julia I. Real Herráiz

“…For a better understanding of the phenomenon, the finite element method constitutes a useful tool to assess the effects of cracking from the point of view of structural behaviour in railway track structures. …”
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Urgent and Nonurgent Presentations to a Psychiatric Emergency Service in Nigeria: Pattern and Correlates by Increase Ibukun Adeosun, Abosede Adekeji Adegbohun, Oyetayo Oyewunmi Jeje, Olufemi Oyeleke Oyekunle, Modupeola Olugbemisola Omoniyi

“…Only 29.1% of the presentations constituted an “emergency” 10.9% were “urgent,” while 60% were “nonurgent.” …”
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Parameter Analysis on Hardening Soil Model of Soft Soil for Foundation Pits Based on Shear Rates in Shenzhen Bay, China by Yanbin Fu, Siyue He, Sizhan Zhang, Yong Yang

“…The hardening soil (HS) model is the most commonly used constitutive models of soft soil of foundation pits of PLAXIS software in numerical analysis, and its parameters are prerequisite for accurate calculation. …”
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High-fidelity annotated triploid genome of the quarantine root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne enterolobii by Marine Poullet, Hemanth Konigopal, Corinne Rancurel, Marine Sallaberry, Celine Lopez-Roques, Ana Paula Zotta Mota, Joanna Lledo, Sebastian Kiewnick, Etienne G. J. Danchin

“…The resulting triploid genome assembly spans 285.4 Mb with 556 contigs, a GC% of 30 ± 0.042 and an N50 value of 2.11 Mb, constituting a useful platform for comparative, population and functional genomics.…”
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Integrated-Hybrid Framework for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Microscopic Traffic Flow Modelling by Ammar Jafaripournimchahi, Yingfeng Cai, Hai Wang, Lu Sun, Jiancheng Weng

“…Focusing on the realization of the car following behavior of CA vehicles, the driving system (vehicle control system) and the vehicle mechanical system are modeled separately and linked by throttle and brake actuators model. The IH model constitutes the key part of the Full Velocity Difference (FVD) model considering the mechanical capability of vehicles and dynamic collision avoidance strategies to ensure the safety of following distance between two consecutive vehicles. …”
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Development of Tax Procedural Law and Sectoral Case Law in Selected Countries by Tjaša Vozel

“…An empirical study of the case law of the Administrative, Supreme and Constitutional Courts in selected period further showed that errors were mainly detected in relation to substantial violation of procedural requirements rather than incorrect application of substantive law. …”
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Predictive Assessment of the Antiviral Properties of Imperata cylindrica against SARS-CoV-2 by Frank Eric Tatsing Foka, Hazel Tumelo Mufhandu

“…The omicron variant and its sublineages are highly contagious, and they still constitute a global source of concern despite vaccinations. …”
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L’intégration d’étrangers dans la santería et le culte d’Ifá à La Havane by Emma Gobin

“…In particular, the paper argues that the bonds Cuban priests establish with foreigners—through ritual kinship or through increasingly numerous ceremonial collaborations with initiates from abroad—constitute an additional component in the micro-conflicts that ordinarily pervade religious practice and can, on a larger scale, have an influence on the power relations that create oppositions between different ‘elite’ groups (some of them deeply committed to projects of ritual ‘reform’). …”
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The Nasal Route as a Potential Pathway for Delivery of Erythropoietin in the Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke in Humans by Julio Cesar García-Rodríguez, Iliana Sosa Teste

“…Contrary to the other EPO variants, Neuro-EPO is not chemically modified, making it biologically similar to endogenous EPO, with the advantage of less adverse reactions when this molecule is applied chronically. This constitutes a potential benefit of Neuro-EPO over other variants of EPO for the chronic treatment of neurodegenerative illnesses. …”
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Maxillofacial fractures in patients treated at the Princess Marina Hospital, Gaborone by Juan Carlos Quintana Díaz, Carlos Alberto Botella Suarez, Evis Johnson Montero, Raquel Rojas Bruzón

“…<p><strong>Background</strong>: Fractures of the maxillofacial complex constitute about half of all fractures, and in a large number of patients they are associated with other fractures and injuries. …”
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The Effect of Yttrium Addition on the Microstructures and Electrical Properties of CuMn Alloy Thin Films by Ho-Yun Lee, Chi-Wei He, Ying-Chieh Lee

“…The phase variation, microstructure, film thickness, and constitutional analysis of CuMnY films were characterized using X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning, and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and related energy dispersive X-ray analyses (XRD, FESEM, and HRTEM/EDX). …”
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Microalbuminuria in the Early Diagnosis of Kidney Damage in Diabetic Patients by Gabriel Ignacio Hinojoza Alarcón, Agustín Paramio Rodríguez

“…The diagnosis of microalbuminuria was made after it was verified in two determinations of the three carried out in a period of 6 months, with two groups of patients being constituted according to whether the microalbuminuria presence or not was determined. …”
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WILL TO TRUTH AND GENDER STUDIES by D. Y. Snitko, O. P. Varshavskyi

“…To achieve this purpose, the following tasks are solved: 1) to investigate the way in which philosophy constitutes itself; 2) to establish how the category of "sex" manifests, both in the natural and in the social contexts; 3) to determine the correlation of gender studies and philosophy. …”
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The EU’s Consular Protection Policy from the Administrative Law Perspective by Erzsébet Csatlós

“…Therefore, the article examines what constitutes European administration in this and other policy fields and what represents its structural and procedural law sides. …”
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