Prevalence and onychoscopy features of benign longitudinal melanonychia in richly pigmented skin individuals by Ehiaghe L. Anaba, Obumneme E. Okoro, Babawale Arabambi

“…Conclusion Benign longitudinal melanonychia has a high prevalence in richly pigmented skin individuals and it occurs more in the seventh decade of life. It affects females more and affects the finger nails more than the toe nails. …”
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Dancing to the Bhangra in New York City by Anjali Gera Roy

“…Nearly two decades after Rekha Malhotra alias DJ Rekha launched Basement Bhangra, a “party that mixes South Asian bhangra music with hip-hop, dancehall and electronic sounds to create an unforgettable New York City dance experience” at SOB’s on Varick Street, which subsequently moved to Le Poisson Rouge, it has been voted by Time Out New York readers as the “best live music venue”. …”
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Calibration of Material Models against TSTM Test for Crack Risk Assessment of Early-Age Concrete Containing Fly Ash by G. M. Ji, T. Kanstad, Ø. Bjøntegaard

“…Mineral additives such as silica fume (SF), blast furnace slag (BFS), and fly ash (FA) have been used extensively in production of high performance concrete in the last decades. The mineral additives such as fly ash and blast furnace slag will reduce the hydration heat during the hardening phase, and the mineral additives also have significant influence on the development of mechanic and viscoelastic properties at early age. …”
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De Alessandri a Ibáñez: las relaciones económicas entre Chile y España en los años veinte (1920-1931) by Juan Luis Carrellán Ruiz

“…Nevertheless, in the decade of 1920 the income of the saltpeter experienced a very significant growth with regard to the previous years, due to the good consideration of this natural product between the Spanish farmers. …”
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A Critical Review on the Book The Fantasy Film by Ali Khorashadi, Mohammad Shahba

“…The fantasy genre is of the most problematic genres in cinema and has been neglected by cinema adherents for decades. Although the first so-called fantasy works date back to the early years of cinema and the works of George Millis, by the late 1970s, for many reasons, including the relatively high cost of producing such works and the lack of progress in cinematic technology, fewer fantasy works appeared in cinema. …”
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Bacterial Infection Complicating Varicella Infection: A 10-Year Review of Hospitalized Children by Golda Milo-Manson, Carol Portwine, Elaine Wang

“…An increased incidence of Streptococci pyogenes (group A streptococcus [GAS]) infections and rheumatic fever has been reported over the past decade. The present study was conducted to determine whether a similar increase in such infections was observed after varicella, an infection previously shown to be associated with a high incidence of streptococcal infections. …”
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Provenancing ancient materials with lead isotopes: overlap uncovered by Sarah De Ceuster, Jurian Hoogewerff, Patrick Degryse

“…Abstract Lead isotope analysis has been used to provenance metals such as lead, silver and bronze for many decades. Different approaches to interpret lead isotope ratios were proposed, and various limitations of the method have been discussed and addressed. …”
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The role of BRICS in establishing the balance of power in international relations by Proroković Dušan

“…The intensification of integrations within BRICS, as well as the intensification of strategic BRICS projects, such as the establishment of the New Development Bank and the announcement of de-dollarization, were influenced by two important events in the last decade and a half: the Arab Spring and the escalation of the Ukrainian crisis. …”
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Intersexual relationships in mandrills: dominance, sexual conflict and the influence of social integration by Nikolaos Smit

“…The set up of Mandrillus Project over a decade ago has offered a unique opportunity to study intersexual relationships of mandrills in their natural habitat. …”
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Evaluation of the Drought Situation Using Remote Sensing Technology, an Applied Study on a Part of North Wasit Governorate in Iraq by A. J. Dakhil, E. K. Hussain and F. F. Aziz

“…Throughout the thirty-year analysis period, extreme drought conditions were prevalent, especially in the last two decades. Furthermore, this drought should prompt the government to implement preventative measures to avert it. …”
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Acoustic exposure and fire: an analysis of ‘correfocs’ in Barcelona by Karla Berrens

“…Many devils are part of a ‘colla’ for decades, thus exposing their hearing to extreme levels of sound several times a year. …”
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Students from all Layers of Society. Study Grants, Parents and the Education of their Children, 1815-2015 by Wouter Marchand

“…The grant system has been a subject of ongoing political debate during the last few decades, since the grants’ effect on upward social mobility has been called into question. …”
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Secondary Primary Malignancies in Multiple Myeloma: An Old Nemesis Revisited by Jay Yang, Howard R. Terebelo, Jeffrey A. Zonder

“…It has been known for decades that extended therapy with alkylating chemotherapy agents, such as melphalan, carries an increased risk of therapy-related myelodysplastic syndrome and/or acute myeloid leukemia (t-MDS/AML), with a cumulative risk as high as 10–15%. …”
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In Peritoneal Dialysis, Is There Sufficient Evidence to Make “PD First” Therapy? by Pranav Dalal, Harbaksh Sangha, Kunal Chaudhary

“…Since its introduction more than 3 decades ago, the use of peritoneal dialysis (PD) has increased greatly due to its simplicity, convenience, and low cost. …”
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Physical Insights into Molecular Sensors, Molecular Logic Gates, and Photosensitizers in Photodynamic Therapy by Demeter Tzeli, Ioannis D. Petsalakis

“…On these scientific fields, a lot of research has been conducted in the last decades to find out potential candidates. In the field of fluorescent sensors, switches, and molecular logic gates, the fluorescent photo-induced electron transfer switching principle is responsible for the quenching of fluorescence. …”
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Chagas Disease Cardiomyopathy: Immunopathology and Genetics by Edecio Cunha-Neto, Christophe Chevillard

“…About 30% of Chagas disease patients develop chronic Chagas disease cardiomyopathy (CCC), a particularly lethal inflammatory cardiomyopathy that occurs decades after the initial infection, while most patients remain asymptomatic. …”
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IMPACT OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ON THE SECURITY OF RECORDS AMONG ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF by SUDETU OSENI, OLUWABUNMI D. BAKARE, AMINAT Z. ALLI

“… Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has become an important tool in the day-to-day running of any office. For the past two decades, fast changes have been taking place in the office environment as a result of technological advancement. …”
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The 2020 IDS Release of the Antwerp COR*-Database. Evaluation, Development and Transformation of a Pre-Existing Database by Sam Jenkinson, Francisco Anguita, Diogo Paiva, Hideko Matsuo, Koen Matthijs

“…The sample spans nearly seven decades. The data is collected from historical records: including population registers and vital registration records covering births, marriages, in/external migrations and deaths. …”
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Mapping of mental health care facilities and psychiatrists in a North Indian district of India by Aninda Debnath, Harshal Ramesh Salve, Rajesh Sagar, Anand Krishnan, Rakesh Kumar, Shashi Kant

“…Introduction: Since 1990, the proportional contribution of mental disorders to India’s total disease burden has nearly doubled, but the number of psychiatrists has not increased proportionately. Even after two decades of District Mental Health Programme (DMHP) launch, a considerable treatment gap still exists for mental illness. …”
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RUSSIA'S PARTICIPATION IN MULTILATERAL MECHANISMS IN EAST ASIA by N. V. Stapran

“…For two post-Cold War Russia decades was involved in almost all the basic mechanisms of multilateral cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region. …”
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