Working capacity level defines the specific impairment profile of the comprehensive ICF core set for multiple sclerosis by Daiva Valadkevičienė, Irena Žukauskaitė, Indre Bileviciute-Ljungar, Rasa Kizlaitienė, Dalius Jatužis, Virginija Danylaitė Karrenbauer

“…Data regarding the cICF-MS categories were collected through telephone interviews and patient documentation. Using the fractional ranking method, the mean values of cICF-MS impairment were ranked from the most severely affected to the least affected (rank 1–93). …”
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Effect of Nebulized Morphine on Dyspnea of Mustard Gas-Exposed Patients: A Double-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial Study by Majid Shohrati, Mostafa Ghanei, Asghar Amini Harandi, Soniya Foroghi, Ali Amini Harandi

“…In a double-blind clinical trial study, 40 patients with documented history of exposure to SM were allocated to two groups: group 1 who received 1 mg morphine sulfate diluted by 4 cc normal saline 0.5% using nebulizer once daily for 5 days and group 2 serving as control who received normal saline as placebo. …”
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Study on the Dynamic Evolution of Transverse Collusive Bidding Behavior and Regulation Countermeasures Under the “Machine-Managed Bidding” System by Zongyuan Zhang, Jincan Liu, Zhitian Zhang, Bin Chen

“…Results indicate that: (1) The MMB model significantly mitigates vertical collusive bidding behavior but lacks measures for governing transverse collusive bidding; (2) The game model has five evolutionarily stable strategies, with the one where the collusion initiator adopting the “non-collude” strategy, the free bidder adopting the “bid” strategy, and the regulator adopting the “negative regulate” strategy being the optimal evolutionary stable strategy; (3) Decreasing the costs associated with preparing bid documents, enhancing supervision costs, increasing the technical complexity of collusive bidding, and expanding the total number of construction enterprises with high-credit and low-credit ratings can expedite the evolution of the three participants toward the optimal evolutionarily stable strategy. …”
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Spatial Distribution of Genetic, Ploidy, and Morphological Variation of the Edaphic Steno-Endemic <i>Alyssum moellendorfianum</i> (Brassicaceae) from the Western Balkans by Jasna Hanjalić Kurtović, Belma Kalamujić Stroil, Sonja Siljak-Yakovlev, Naris Pojskić, Adaleta Durmić-Pašić, Alma Hajrudinović-Bogunić, Lejla Lasić, Lejla Ušanović, Faruk Bogunić

“…Higher genetic diversity and allelic richness following the north-south pattern were documented in tetraploids compared to diploids, as indicated by nuclear microsatellites. …”
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Políticas e iniciativas institucionales sobre tecnologías digitales para la digitalización en Educación Secundaria by M. Isabel Pardo Baldoví, María Belén San Nicolás Santos, Nerea Rodríguez Regueira, Desirée González Martín

“…A través de un análisis documental y de contenido se identifican las iniciativas promovidas desde diferentes administraciones educativas públicas (Canarias, Galicia y Comunitat Valenciana) dirigidas a la integración de la tecnología en las aulas. …”
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Long-term outcomes after fixation of pure chondral fragment from the femoral trochlea in adolescents –three case reports- by Shuto Yamashita, Ryohei Uchida, Tomohiko Matsuo, Norimasa Nakamura, Shuji Horibe, Yukiyoshi Toritsuka

“…At final follow-up, all three patients were assessed by radiographs and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as well as clinical scores, including Lysholm questionnaires, and IKDC (International Knee Documentation Committee) score, KOOS (Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score). …”
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Are Women More Risk Averse? A Sequel by Christos I. Giannikos, Efstathia D. Korkou

“…Following the refinements, the new tests reveal a continuing pattern of decreasing relative risk aversion; however, contrary to the 1998 findings, there is no significant gender difference in financial relative risk aversion in 2022. This study also documents that education levels strongly influence risk-taking: single women with higher education levels are more likely to hold risky assets, while for men, higher education correlates with less risk-taking. …”
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Assessing the Impact of Point-based License Systems on Road Safety: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Francisco Alonso, Mireia Faus, Cristina Esteban, Bosco Martí

“…The aim of this systematic review was to examine a set of studies that analyze the effectiveness of point-based licensing in relation to the reduction of road accidents, as well as its impact on other variables documented in the scientific literature. Method: In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we searched PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science for reports published between date of database inception and September 2023. …”
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Dental Implant Failure Risk in Patients with Bruxism—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Literature by Josephine A. Ionfrida, Hanna L. Stiller, Peer W. Kämmerer, Christian Walter

“…Additionally, elevated failure rates have been documented in patients with bruxism.…”
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Bacterial Diversity Associated with Terrestrial and Aquatic Snails by Konstantinos Apostolou, Canella Radea, Alexandra Meziti, Konstantinos Ar. Kormas

“…In order to create a stepping stone for future snail microbiome studies, in this literature review, we combined all the available knowledge to date, as documented in scientific papers, on any microbes associated with healthy and diseased terrestrial and aquatic snail species from natural and farmed populations. …”
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Genomic, Evolutionary, and Pathogenic Characterization of a New <i>Polerovirus</i> in Traditional Chinese Medicine <i>Viola philippica</i> by Yuanling Chen, Gaoxiang Chen, Jiaping Yu, Yali Zhou, Shifang Fei, Haorong Chen, Jianxiang Wu, Shuai Fu

“…<i>Viola philippica</i>, a medicinal herbaceous plant documented in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia, is a promising candidate for research into plant-derived pharmaceuticals. …”
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Influence of mimicry on extinction risk in Aculeata: a theoretical approach by Boutin, Maxime, Costa, Manon, Fontaine, Colin, Perrard, Adrien, Llaurens, Violaine

“…Positive ecological interactions can play a role in community structure and species co-existence. A well-documented case of mutualistic interaction is Mullerian mimicry, the convergence of colour pattern in defended species living in sympatry. …”
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Electroconvulsive Therapy in a Renal Transplantation Patient: A Rare Combination of Disease and Treatment by Giovanni Malaty, Kerilyn Godbe, Mehdi Elmouchtari, Gurjot Malhi, Justin White, Azziza Bankole, Tracey Criss

“…The patient’s depressive and delusional history was well-documented and had been refractory to several courses of psychotherapeutic and pharmacologic management. …”
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Auditoria interna e gestão: estudo de caso em uma universidade federal à luz da teoria institucional by Letícia dos Passos Pereira Dias, Débora Gomes de Gomes, Rodrigo Angonese, Alexandre Costa Quintana

“…Para coletar os dados, foram realizadas entrevistas com auditores e gestores da alta administração e análise de documental. Os resultados indicam baixa aderência ao estágio de habitualização e moderada aos estágios de objetificação e sedimentação do processo de institucionalização. …”
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Induced Hypothermia Does Not Harm Hemodynamics after Polytrauma: A Porcine Model by Matthias Weuster, Philipp Mommsen, Roman Pfeifer, Juliane Mohr, Steffen Ruchholtz, Sascha Flohé, Matthias Fröhlich, Claudia Keibl, Andreas Seekamp, Martijn van Griensven, Ingo Witte

“…Therapeutic hypothermia (34°C) was induced for 3 hours. We documented cardiovascular parameters and basic respiratory parameters. …”
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Políticas públicas educacionais: alguns reflexos do REUNI na Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (MG) by Vicente dos Santos Guilherme Júnior, Hilda Alberton de Carvalho

“…De natureza qualitativa, finalidade aplicada, nível exploratório e método dedutivo, o estudo se delineia como pesquisa bibliográfica e documental apoiado em análise descritiva. A relevância da análise empreendida evidencia-se pela necessidade de ampliar as discussões relacionadas à destinação de recursos às universidades, entendidas como peças fundamentais à promoção do desenvolvimento econômico e, frente ao atual cenário de restrições orçamentárias a elas imposto. …”
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Evaluation and Prioritization of Islamic Financial Instruments (Sukuk) in Iran with a Focus on Risk Sharing by Mohammad Mahdi Askari, Mohammad Mahdi Kargozar, Hassan Hemmati

“…Data collection was conducted in two phases: initially through library research and reviewing existing documents, and subsequently through field research. …”
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Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio: association with microcirculatory changes detected by nailfold capillaroscopy in scleroderma patients and its relation to disease severity by Rasha M. Hammoda, Nermin H. El-Gharbawy, Ahmed A. Khalifa, Amira A. Moharram, Rahma A. Elziaty

“…Abstract Background Microvascular alteration in scleroderma patients is well documented. Microcirculatory changes can be visualized by nailfold capillary microscopy (NFC) examination which is a safe and noninvasive technique. …”
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Bridging the Gap: Misaligned Perceptions of Urban Agriculture and Health Between Planning and Design Experts and Urban Farmers in Greater Lomé, Togo by Akuto Akpedze Konou, Kossiwa Zinsou-Klassou, Pablo Txomin Harpo De Roulet, Armel Firmin Kemajou Mbianda, Jérôme Chenal

“…The experts’ points of view are contrasted with ideas drawn from surveys of urban farmers in Greater Lomé, Togo, and official urban planning documents. Methodologically, 11 experts were selected in Greater Lomé and interviewed virtually via Zoom 5.6.6, and their audio files were anonymized, transcribed, and manually coded. …”
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A case of 49,XXXYY followed-up from infancy to adulthood with review of literature by Junko Kanno, Akinobu Miura, Sayaka Kawashima, Hirohito Shima, Dai Suzuki, Miki Kamimura, Ikuma Fujiwara, Masayuki Kamimura, Mitsugu Uematsu, Masataka Kudo, Atsuo Kikuchi

“…Among these cases, only three have been documented into adulthood. Moreover, no cases of 49,XXXYY have been reported in Japan. …”
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