Looking closer: the eastern gate of the Early Bronze Age fortifications on Zyndram’s Hill and its relation to ritual practices by Marcin S. Przybyła, Jan Ledwoń, Magdalena Makiel, Aleksandra Wójcik

“…We shall try to justify this assumption based on various categories of evidence: the layouts of the entire defensive system of the settlement on Zyndram’s Hill and of similar fortifications in the Balkans, the landscape and astronomical context, the symbolism of some of the elements used in the gate (stone stelae) and the artefacts discovered in it (anthropomorphic figurines), and finally, the results of archaeological-botanical and microstratigraphic analysis of sediments. …”
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Self-assessment policy and perspectives for learning and organizational innovation in postgraduation programs in business administration in brazilian northeast region by Marcio Roque dos Santos da Silva, Maria Conceição Melo Silva Luft, Maria Elena Leon Olave

“…Methodologically, a multi-case study was conducted with four Postgraduation Programs; evidence was produced from interviews and documentary research and treated through Content Analysis. …”
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Concomitant Nephrotic Syndrome and Cryoglobulinemia in a Case of Malignant Mesothelioma by Kei Nagai, Hiroaki Tachi, Kohei Inoue, Atsushi Ueda

“…Unfortunately, our rare case lacks a basis in renal pathology or evidence of links between the pathogenesis of malignant mesothelioma, cryoglobulinemia, and nephrotic syndrome. …”
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Review of Current Strategies to Address Micronutrient Deficiencies (MNDs) in Ghana: A Scoping Review by Jolene Mateko Azagba-Nyako, Charles Tortoe, Paa Toah Akonor, Alice Padi, Jackline Boateng, Richard Otwey

“…A scoping review was conducted to identify the policy framework around MND intervention, the actors implementing MND-related strategies and documented evidence on which strategies worked across implementation stakeholders. …”
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Recent results of molecularphylogenetic studies of endemic invertebrates inhabiting Lake Baikal by D. Yu. Sherbakov, M. V. Kovalenkova, O. O. Maikova

“…Another interesting feature is a practically absolute absence of evidence for co-evolution even of ecologically tightly connected organisms.…”
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Gastrointestinal Histoplasmosis Presenting as an Acute Abdomen with Jejunal Perforation by Bryan R. Anderson, Jaron Marriott, Chinthaka Bulathsinghala, Humayun Anjum, Salim Surani

“…CT of the abdomen and pelvis revealed evidence of gas in the mesentery, small bowel thickening, edema, and free fluid in the abdomen. …”
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Medicalização do parto: a apropriação dos processos reprodutivos femininos como causa da violência obstétrica by Kenia Martins Pimenta Fernandes, Carlos Mendes Rosa

“…The medicalization process gave rise to a form of violence resulting from the appropriation of female reproductive processes by health teams called obstetric violence, characterized by the use of harmful obstetric practices that lack scientific evidence of its effectiveness, which are permeated gender and social class prejudices and institutional racism. …”
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A Systematic Review of Center of Mass as a Measure of Dynamic Postural Control Following Concussion by Sarah Patejak, Joshua Forrest, Emily Harting, Mable Sisk, Eric Schussler

“… # Conclusion Center of mass measures during gait may be an indicator of ongoing concussive injury involvement after clinical indications have subsided. # Level of Evidence 2a…”
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Gestural communication in wild spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) by Felipe Villa-Larenas, Miquel Llorente, Katja Liebal, Federica Amici

“…Overall, our study provides first evidence of gestural production in a Platyrrhine species, and confirms this taxon as a valid candidate for research on animal communication.…”
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Antimicrobial proteins from oyster hemolymph improve the efficacy of conventional antibiotics. by Kate Summer, Qi Guo, Lei Liu, Bronwyn Barkla, Sarah Giles, Kirsten Benkendorff

“…This study is in agreement with growing evidence that AMPPs show specificity and a high capacity for synergism with antibiotics. …”
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Early Determinants of Intergenerational Upward and Downward Educational Mobility by Markus P. Neuenschwander, Lukas Ramseier, Ariana Garrote

“…Knowledge about early determinants supports upward and downward mobility at an early stage. Evidence about early determinants of educational mobility allows for the elaboration of educational strategies to minimize the correlation between family socio-economic status (SES) and student upper-secondary education level. …”
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Neutrophils in Tissue Trauma of the Skin, Bone, and Lung: Two Sides of the Same Coin by A. Kovtun, D. A. C. Messerer, K. Scharffetter-Kochanek, M. Huber-Lang, A. Ignatius

“…Furthermore, there is evidence that neutrophil actions depend on the quality of the initial stimulus, including trauma localization and severity, the micromilieu in the affected tissue, and the patient’s overall inflammatory status. …”
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Massive Acetaminophen Overdose Treated Successfully with N-Acetylcysteine, Fomepizole, and Hemodialysis by Michael H. Chiu, Natalia Jaworska, Nicholas L. Li, Mark Yarema

“…Acetaminophen overdose is one of the most common causes of acute hepatic failure in the developed world. There is strong evidence for N-acetylcysteine (NAC) as a safe and effective antidote for acetaminophen toxicity. …”
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Landscape Of HOXA Genes Methylation in Colorectal Cancer by Muhiddin Ishak, Rashidah Baharudin, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Learn-Han Lee, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib

“…Our work gave a comprehensive assessment of the DNA methylation pattern of HOXA genes and provide the first evidence of HOXA2, HOXA3 and HOXA4 differential methylation in Malaysian CRC. …”
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Concurrent Validity of The Expanded Cutting Alignment Scoring Tool (E-CAST) by Lauren Butler, Alexa Martinez, Ashley Erdman, Dai Sugimoto, Alex Loewen, Eryn Milian, Charles Wyatt, Kristin Hayden, Amie DeVerna, Kirsten Tulchin-Francis, Sophia Ulman

“… # Conclusion The E-CAST performed with acceptable to outstanding area under the curve values for all variables except static knee valgus. # Level of evidence 3b…”
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A Case of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia after Treatment with Fludarabine, Cyclophosphamide, and Rituximab Chemotherapy, with Aut... by Ing S. Tiong, Michael B. Y. Lau, Seventeen Toumoua, Shingirai Chiruka

“…Biopsies demonstrated abundant hemophagocytosis by the activated macrophage as stained by CD68. There was no evidence of residual CLL as demonstrated by the lack of lymphocytes which was confirmed by the negative staining of CD79a. …”
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Neuroanatomical and Neurocognitive Differences Between the Executive Functions in Child Sexual Offenders: A Systematic Review by Yaiza Ara-García, Manuel Martí-Vilar, Laura Badenes-Ribera, Francisco González-Sala

“…Thus, the purpose of this review is to find all available evidence on the neurocognitive and neuroanatomical differences in executive functions among pedophilic and non-pedophilic child sex offenders, and non-offender pedophiles. …”
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Medical and social domains of ageing research in Singapore (2008–2018): a scoping review by Chen Hee Tam, Elaine Qiao Ying Ho, Sumali Subhashini Hewage, Shilpa Tyagi, Gerald Choon Huat Koh

“…Data such as article title, authors, year of publication, name of journal, type of journal, study design and the kind of data used were charted from the included articles for evidence synthesis. Results: Since 2008, there has been a steady increase in the number of publications on ageing in medical and social domains in Singapore. …”
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The impact of long-term care needs on the socio-economic deprivation of older people and their families: A scoping review protocol. by Rossella Martarelli, Georgia Casanova, Giovanni Lamura

“…This proposed project will contribute to multidisciplinary research on the connections between ill health and poverty, and could support critical reflections on the current evidence and guide future policies to alleviate this double burden.…”
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CONSULTANCY SERVICES MARKET FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES IN CROATIA by Anamarija Delić, Mirela Alpeza

“…The main objectives of the study are to identify and analyze determinants that influence consultancy market for MSMEs in Croatia, through opinions and views of the owners of MSMEs, on the one side, and consultants as service providers, on the other side (mirroring perspective). The empirical evidence in this paper is provided through secondary research and primary research – a survey conducted among 303 MSME owners and 60 providers of consultancy services for MSMEs. …”
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