Institutional Distance, Regional Clusters and Performance of Foreign Subsidiaries: Evidences from Brazil by Jonas Fernando Petry, Mohamed Amal, Dinorá Eliete Floriani

“…Institutional distance (ID) has come to be a key concept in understanding the determinant factors of the performance of a multinational company’s (MNC) subsidiaries in emerging economies. However, the results of empirical studies are contradictory and inconclusive. …”
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Postpartum choriocarcinoma complicated by uterine perforation: A case report and literature review by Rayan R. Salahaldin, Mais E. Abubaker, Ghada M. Abdalqader, Anas R. Tuqan, Basel A. Zaben, Iba Barghouthi

“…Despite initial single-agent chemotherapy, disease progression led to uterine perforation and hemoperitoneum, requiring emergency surgery. Following recovery, multi-agent chemotherapy resolved her symptoms. …”
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Advanced Techniques and Antenna Design for Pulse Shaping in UWB Cognitive Radio by Lise Safatly, Mohammed Al-Husseini, Ali El-Hajj, Karim Y. Kabalan

“…Spectrum scarcity has emerged as a primary problem in the communications technology. …”
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Splenic Complications of Babesia microti Infection in Humans: A Systematic Review by Igor Dumic, Cristian Madrid, Libardo Rueda Prada, Charles W. Nordstrom, Pahnwat Tonya Taweesedt, Poornima Ramanan

“…As babesiosis is an emerging tick-borne zoonosis, we hope that this review will help to raise awareness among clinicians regarding this rare but potentially life-threatening complication.…”
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EMBODIMENT, IDENTITY FORMATION AND MISSIONAL LEADERSHIP: ROOTS OF THEORY AND PRACTICE IN THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION by J. Barentsen

“…Practices and theories emerge in our bodily engagements with the world and one another. …”
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Exploring the Mesoscopic Structure of Bitcoin During its First Decade of Life by Nicolò Vallarano, Tiziano Squartini, Claudio J. Tessone

“…., across the years 2011-2018. What emerges from our analysis is that the BUN is a core-periphery structure with a certain degree of “bow-tieness”, i.e., admitting the presence of a Strongly-Connected Component (SCC), an IN-component (together with some tendrils attached to it) and an OUT-component. …”
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Human Herpesviridae Methods of Natural Killer Cell Evasion by Carl I. Odom, David C. Gaston, James M. Markert, Kevin A. Cassady

“…Human herpesviruses cause diseases of considerable morbidity and mortality, ranging from encephalitis to hematologic malignancies. As evidence emerges about the role of innate immunity and natural killer (NK) cells in the control of herpesvirus infection, evidence of viral methods of innate immune evasion grows as well. …”
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Research Progress on Genome-Scale Metabolic Models of Lactic Acid Bacteria and Their Application in the Food System by LIU Zihao, NI Haojie, LI Wenlu, WANG Fengzhong, WANG Yanbo, ZENG Hong

“…Moreover, it analyzes the primary challenges and limitations of the GSMMs and gives an outlook on future directions in by combining emerging technologies and innovative ideas. The final goal is to provide valuable insights for the effective and precise application of LAB GSMMs to the intelligent design of microbial communities in the food industry.…”
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Handling COVID-19: Best Practices for Agribusiness by Michelle Danyluk, Tom Maddox, Laurel Dunn

“…While most feed and supply stores continue to operate during disease outbreaks and other emergencies, preventive steps can be taken to protect the health of employees and customers. …”
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Correlation Between Blood Glucose Fluctuations and Osteoporosis in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Fuhua Chen, Ping Wang, Fang Dai, Qiu Zhang, Ruixue Ying, Liya Ai, Yiqing Chen

“…Thus, maintaining the long-term stability of blood glucose levels emerges as a target to be pursued in clinical practice in order to safely reduce mean blood glucose and for its direct effects on osteoporosis and fractures in T2DM.…”
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Burkholderia Aortic Aneurysm: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Sreelakshmi Panginikkod, Aishwarya Ramachandran, Pratyusha Bollimunta, Roshanak Habibi, Roshan Kumar Arjal, Venu Gopalakrishnan

“…Given the slight increase in the number of melioidosis cases reported by CDC since 2008, melioidosis might be considered an emerging infectious disease in the United States. The purpose of this report is to raise awareness of the disease among clinicians as well as travelers.…”
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Les rouages et les ressorts territoriaux de la « démocratie du faire » – le cas de Saillans (2014-2020) by Sabine Girard

“…This article examines the mechanisms and territorial dynamics of this performative democratic model through an in-depth examination of an archetypal case study: the municipal governance of Saillans, a village in the Drôme region, during the period 2014-2020, which emerged following the election of a citizen-led list. …”
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Algorithms for Non-Relativistic Quantum Integral Equation by Jorge Henrique de Oliveira Sales, Pedro Henrique Sales Girotto

“…In quantum scattering theory the wave self-function is divided into two parts, one for the free wave associated with the particle incident to a scattering center, and the emerging wave that comes out after the particle collides with the scattering center. …”
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Online News, Public Health and Misinformation: Their Impact on Foreign News Consumers Living in China by Weinan Yuan

“…During a public health emergency, like the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for accurate and timely health information has become more urgent, especially as the increasing amount of misinformation on digital platforms (e.g. …”
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Septic Embolic Stroke Followed by Hemorrhage and Brain Abscess in a Patient with Systemic Infections: A Case Report and Literature Review by Jama A. Mohamud, Jingtao Wu, Ye Jing, Yu Wang

“…A week later the patient was noted to have worsening neurological status and left extremity weakness, and emergency brain CT scan revealed massive intracerebral hemorrhage in the right occipital lobe; he underwent intracranial hematoma evacuation surgery. …”
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Memes and Their Role in the 2019 Romanian Presidential Elections: An Exploratory Analysis by Andreea Stancea, Iulia Călin, Cecilia Ciocîrlan

“…Employing content analysis, the article offers a view over the types of memes that emerged during the 2019 Romanian presidential elections, emphasizing the representation of the two front-runner candidates: Klaus Iohannis and Viorica Dãncilã. …”
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Advanced flow cell design for in vitro release testing of mucoadhesive buccal films by Grilc Blaž, Zdovc Jurij, Planinšek Odon

“…Films for buccal application are a slowly emerging new platform for drug delivery. There remains a lack of analytical techniques for the determination of in vitro active pharmaceutical ingredient release. …”
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Development of Growth Theory for Vapor–Liquid–Solid Nanowires: Wetting Scenario, Front Curvature, Growth Angle, Linear Tension, and Radial Instability by Valery A. Nebol’sin, Nada Swaikat, Alexander Yu. Vorob’ev

“…In this paper, we report that under wetting conditions (or modes) of nanowire (NW) growth, when a nonplanar crystallization front emerges under a catalyst droplet, a shift in the three-phase line (TPL) of the vapor–liquid–crystal interface occurs under thermodynamically stable conditions when the angle with respect to the droplet surface, termed the growth angle, is fixed. …”
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A Case of Placenta Percreta Managed with Sequential Embolisation Procedures by Shannon Armstrong-Kempter, Supuni Kapurubandara, Brian Trudinger, Noel Young, Naim Arrage

“…Historically, abnormally invasive placenta has been managed with caesarean hysterectomy; however nonsurgical interventions such as uterine artery embolisation (UAE) are emerging as safe alternative management techniques. …”
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Extrinsic Subclavian Vein Compression after Osteosynthesis of a Midshaft Clavicular Fracture in an Athlete by Luciano A. Rossi, Nicolas S. Piuzzi, Santiago L. Bongiovanni, Ignacio Tanoira, Gaston Maignon, Maximiliano Ranalletta

“…Traditionally, nonsurgical management has been favored; however, recent evidence has emerged indicating that operative fixation produces lower nonunion rates, better functional outcomes, improved cosmesis, and greater patient satisfaction. …”
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