The Small Wars Doctrine of the US Marine Corps and Colonial Experience of the European Powers by S. G. Malkin

“…The author argues that clarification of the role and significance of the colonial background in the projection of US military-political power in the late 19th — early 21st centuries allows for better understanding of the theory and practice of international relations both in the era of ‘high imperialism’ and world wars of the 20th century, and in the context of transition from global colonial empires to nuclear superpowers. It may also be instrumental in addressing the deepening contradictions between advocates of a ‘global leadership’ concept and proponents of a multipolar world during the post-Cold War period. …”
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Variabilidad de la temperatura de superficies en el NW de la provincia de Neuquén a partir de informción satelital. by Marisa Gloria Cogliati, Mariana Suárez

“…El análisis posterior de una mayor cantidad de situaciones, permitiría realizar mapas estacionales de temperatura de superficie en una escala que no es posible obtener con el instrumental que se encuentra instalado en este momento, pudiendo asociarse posteriormente al comportamiento de la temperatura del aire. …”
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Intestinal Microbiota in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure and Systolic Dysfunction by M. V. Fadeeva, A. V. Kudryavtseva, G. S. Krasnov, M. R. Skhirtladze, V. T. Ivashkin

“…A correlation between the number of some bacterial families and various laboratory and instrumental indicators assessed in heart failure patients was revealed. …”
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What are the Thoughts of Women Whose Husbands’ Frozen Testicular Sperm Is Thawed for in vitro Fertilization on the Day of Oocyte Retrieval? A Qualitative Study by He Y, Wei Q, Chen X, Zhang C, Wang Z

“…Additionally, establishing and strengthening social support, reinforcing privacy protections and safety measures, promoting effective communication between partners, and managing treatment outcome expectations are crucial steps forward.Immediate Practical Implications: Women prioritize treatment efficacy, privacy preservation, and the necessity of acquiring comprehensive professional knowledge when employing their partner’s testicular sperm for in vitro fertilization. The study is instrumental in shaping policy dialogues on reproductive health, highlighting the critical significance of women’s psychological health in the realm of in vitro fertilization.Keywords: azoospermia, assisted reproductive technology, women, qualitative research…”
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Diabetic Macular Edema Treatment with Bevacizumab Does Not Depend on the Retinal Nonperfusion Presence by Bogumiła Sędziak-Marcinek, Sławomir Teper, Elżbieta Chełmecka, Adam Wylęgała, Mateusz Marcinek, Mateusz Bas, Edward Wylęgała

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Association of Myasthenia Gravis With Autoimmune Thyroid Disease: A Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Study by Yao Wang, Ke Wang, Jing Lu, Peng Xu, Dongmei Zhang, Xinzhi Chen, Jian Wang

“…Therefore, this study endeavors to investigate the causal links between MG, along with its subgroups, and AITD through a Mendelian randomization (MR) approach. Methods Genetic instrumental variables associated with MG and AITD were selected from three major publicly available GWAS databases for MR analysis. …”
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Diagnosis of Non-Tumor Stenosing Lesions of the Major Duodenal Papilla Using Endoscopic Ultrasonography by V. A. Belozerov, O. I. Okhotnikov, N. A. Korenevskiy, V. A. Prokopov, S. N. Grigoriev, S. M. Shevyakin

“…When monitoring 54 patients for one to three years, 85.2 % of patients showed regression of clinical, laboratory and instrumental symptoms of biliary hypertension.Conclusions. …”
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Changes in flavor profile of sauce-flavor baijiu: Perceptual interactions between 1-propanol and aroma compounds by Han Zhao, Li-Juan Chai, Wei Zhang, Xiao-Juan Zhang, Zhen-Ming Lu, Song-Tao Wang, Cai-Hong Shen, Jin-Song Shi, Zheng-Hong Xu

“…In this study, an instrumental and perceptual analysis was employed to assess the impact of 1-propanol on the flavor and volatile compounds in sauce-flavor Baijiu. …”
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Adaptation Practices of Young Central Asian Migrants in Tatarstan: A Socioanthropological Survey by Tatiana A. Titova, Vadim E. Kozlov, Elena V. Frolova

“…Qualitative research methodology and that of in-depth interviews have proven most instrumental herein. Results. The study reveals certain features of adaptation strategies and linguistic competence levels in ethnic and demographic groups of migrants. …”
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Exploring the role of the JEEViKA swasthya mitra helpdesk in improving healthcare access: a qualitative study in tertiary healthcare facilities in Bihar, India by Pragya Kumar, Shamshad Ahmad, Narottam Pradhan, Neha Chaudhary, Haripriya H., Sarita Kumari, Naveen K. G., Akanksha Yadav, Rakesh Jha, Md. Ashraf Parwez, Swati Swati, Apolenarius Purty, Somya Somya

“…The findings suggested that such programs can be instrumental in overcoming barriers to healthcare access and reducing financial burdens on vulnerable populations. …”
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Clinical characteristics and quality of life of patients with coronary heart disease before revascularization by Yu.A. Borkhalenko, О.J. Zharinov, N.B. Іvaniuk, K.O. Mikhaliev, O.P. Nadorak, О.А. Еpanchintseva, B.М. Тоdurov

“…The cross-sectional single-center retrospective study analyzed data from clinical, instrumental examination and assessment of QoL according to MLHFQ, SAQ and SF-36 questionnaires in 242 patients with coronary artery disease consecutively prepared for revascularization interventions. …”
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Response in Ambient Low Temperature Plasma Ionization Compared to Electrospray and Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization for Mass Spectrometry by Andreas Kiontke, Susan Billig, Claudia Birkemeyer

“…In conclusion, our report provides a very useful resource to the optimization of instrumental conditions with respect to most important requirements of the three ionization techniques and, at the same time, for future developments in the field of ambient ionization.…”
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Rigid‐Flexible Coupling Realized by Synergistic Engineering of the Graphitic‐Amorphous Architecture for Durable and Fast Potassium Storage by Mingchi Jiang, Ning Sun, Bin Cao, Xuyang Jian, Razium Ali Soomro, Bin Xu

“…This work elucidates the impact of carbon configurations on K‐storage performance and proposes a structural model for efficient K‐ion storage, which is instrumental in the rational design and advancement of carbon anodes in PIBs.…”
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Bibliometric analysis of research trends and networks in carbon tax studies: Insights into environmental and economic policy implications by Andi Kusumawati, Suhanda Suhanda, Darmawati, Andi Iqra Pradipta Natsir, Indira Syakira Kirana Juanda

“…Their commitment to advancing academic research and community service has been instrumental in completing this study.…”
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Issues of diagnostics and treatment of abdominal pain at irritable bowel syndrome at outpatient stage of the healthcare by Yu. A. Kucheryavy, T. L. Lapina, M. A. Livzan, M. F. Osipenko

“…In the case of visceral pain the minimal range of laboratory and instrumental tests is indicated. If the history of visceral pain is more than 6 months and there are no alarm symptoms, doctor should define specific features of clinical presentation already during outpatient visit, taking into account pain location, that provides formulation of preliminary diagnosis. …”
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The problem of rare tumors in gynecology: a clinical case of benign retroperitoneal sclerosing pelvic pecoma in 49-year-old woman by V. I. Lanchinsky, Yu. V. Chushkov, A. B. Ponomarev, Yu. I. Osmanov, A. I. Ishchenko, N. V. Vorobev

“…The article analyzes the clinical features of the patient`s disease, as well as the available results of instrumental methods of examination which can lead to final diagnosis of pecoma, also difficult issues of diagnosis and tactics of diagnostic search are noted.The literature data on the frequency of detection of pecomas, the features of their structure are presented. …”
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Method development and application for the analysis of chiral organic marker species in ice cores by J. Schäfer, A. Beschnitt, F. Burgay, F. Burgay, T. Singer, T. Singer, T. Singer, M. Schwikowski, M. Schwikowski, M. Schwikowski, T. Hoffmann

“…The method combines a reversed-phase column in the first dimension and a chiral column in the second dimension in a simple instrumental setup with only one additional six-port valve. …”
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Detection acoustic signals of partial discharges on defects in high voltage insulation by D. A. Ivanov, T. G. Galieva, A. V. Golenishchev-Kutuzov, M. F. Sadykov, R. I. Kalimullin, A. V. Semennikov

“…Physical processes of generation of various types of partial discharges in high-voltage insulators are considered. The instrumental implementation and method of processing diagnostic information from sensitive elements — acoustic receivers of the ultrasonic range are described. …”
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Methodology for Determining the Effective Thickness of the Cemented Layer of Steel by S. G. Sandomirski, A. L. Val’ko, S. P. Rudenko

“…Metal banding and the unavoidable instrumental error in hardness measuring have a great influence on the reliability of hef determination. …”
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Thermal Environmental Impact of Urban Development Scenarios from a Low Carbon Perspective: A Case Study of Wuhan by Kai Lin, Qingming Zhan, Wei Xue, Yulong Shu, Yixiao Lu

“…The findings of this study enhance the comprehension of the climatic implications associated with various urban development paradigms and are instrumental in delineating future trajectories for low-carbon sustainable urban development models.…”
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