Latvia and Estonia's View to the Separation of Klaipėda from Lithuania in 1939 by Zenonas Butkus, Magnus llmjärv

“…That action was determined by the Estonian military and diplomatic office's belief that peace and stability could be preserved in Europe by satisfying Germany's ethnically-based territorial requirements. …”
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Intelligent IoT-Based Network Clustering and Camera Distribution Algorithm Using Reinforcement Learning by Islam T. Almalkawi, Rami Halloush, Mohammad F. Al-Hammouri, Alaa Alghazo, Loiy Al-Abed, Mohammad Amra, Ayooub Alsarhan, Sami Aziz Alshammari

“…The advent of a wide variety of affordable communication devices and cameras has enabled IoT systems to provide effective solutions for a wide range of civil and military applications. One of the potential applications is a surveillance system in which several cameras collaborate to monitor a specific area. …”
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Mesenchymal stem cells transplantation in the treatment of tendon disorders by Adrian Różycki, Michał Pniak, Paweł Miklis, Maciej Mawlichanów, Aleksandra Ciesielska, Aleksandra Sieradzka, Krzysztof Szerej, Alicja Kot, Marta Wojtczak, Natalia Myśliwiec

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Isolation, genetic, and biological characterization of human adenovirus type 55 positive isolates from Wuhan, China by Jing Xie, Yan Wang, Huan Li, Bingxiu Tan, Zhengying Yu, Lizhong Li, Wei Zhang, Hongbin Song, Leili Jia

“…Infections by HAdV-55, one of the important pathogens leading to respiratory tract infections, often develop into pneumonia and are frequently associated with outbreaks in military camps and schools. Methods We studied 186 HAdV-55-positive nasopharyngeal swab samples that were collected from patients with respiratory infection in Wuhan, China, from 2018 to 2019. …”
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“The Founder and Father of his Empire”: Voltaire on the Peace of Nystad and the Imperial Status of Russia by S. A. Mezin

“…The author finds out, why Voltaire, condemning fascination with the history of wars and kings, in his two works: «The History of Charles XII» and «The History of the Russian Empire under Peter the Great» paid great attention to the Northern War and Peter I’s participation in it.The reasons of the French historian interest to the named subject are viewed in terms of the modern methods of historical analysis, «philosophical» basis of his views on war and civilization, features of historical presentation.The paper shows Voltaire’s change in attitude on interpretation of the military historical subjects, first covered in «The History of Charles XII» and then in «The History of the Russian Empire under Peter the Great». …”
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Urological, vascular, and infectious implications of kidney transplant: a single-center experience by Juan G. Prada, Sofía Manjarrés-Sierra, Isabella Lince-Rivera, Carolina Martínez-Pinedo, Carolina Martínez-Pinedo, Germán Patiño, Hugo E. López

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How Much Time Should Be Waited and What Are the Main Findings to Evaluate the Hepatocellular Carcinoma Response to Regorafenib? A Real-Life Experience by Gustavo Hideki Kawanami, Leopoldo Katsuda, Thiara Barcelos Rocha, Fabio da Silva Yamashiro, Leonardo Pelafsky, Xingshun Qi, Fernando Gomes Romeiro

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Prospective Randomized Study Comparing Combined Phaco-ExPress and Phacotrabeculectomy in Open Angle Glaucoma Treatment: 12-Month Follow-Up by Joanna Konopińska, Marta Deniziak, Emil Saeed, Agnieszka Bartczak, Renata Zalewska, Zofia Mariak, Marek Rękas

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Competency-based training in anaesthesiology: train the trainers first. A descriptive cross-sectional survey by the committee of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensi... by Vojislava Neskovic, Carmen Oliveira, Carmen Oliveira, Aeyal Raz, Lesley Bromley, Gordana Jovanovic

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An exploration of the increasing prevalence of chronic pain among Canadian veterans: Life After Service Studies 2016 and 2019 by Jhalok Ronjan Talukdar, Dena Zeraatkar, Andrew Thomas, Jason W. Busse

“…Background The Life After Service Study (LASS) suggests that the absolute prevalence of chronic pain among Canadian veterans, defined as pain lasting 3 months or longer, increased by 10% from 2016 to 2019.Aims We explored the association of year of survey administration, sociodemographic characteristics, military service, and health-related factors with the prevalence of chronic pain among Canadian veterans.Methods We analyzed 2016 and 2019 LASS data and built a multivariable regression model to explore factors associated with chronic pain. …”
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Development of a Three-Dimensional Finite Element Model of Thoracolumbar Kyphotic Deformity following Vertebral Column Decancellation by Tianhao Wang, Zhihua Cai, Yongfei Zhao, Guoquan Zheng, Wei Wang, Dengbin Qi, Diyu Song, Yan Wang

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Conceptual Transformations of Public Diplomacy by M. M. Lebedeva

“…The tools developed in related fields – military, commercial – has its own specifics. The article shows that association of these activities with public diplomacy is wrong both in theoretical and practical terms, since it does not allow choosing the appropriate tools of influence for a specific situation. …”
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THE DESIRE FOR RECOGNITION IN THE CONTEXT OF FRANCIS FUKUYAMA’S UNIVERSAL HISTORY by T. V. Danylova

“…Modern civilization has been facing with an acute problem of growing inequality, serious financial crisis, political havoc and military conflicts, migrants and refugees problem. …”
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The quality of education of the Russian political elite by N. N. Meshcheryakova, O. V. Kryshtanovskaya

“…This is explained by a number of reasons: the elite is increasingly choosing legal, economic, managerial, diplomatic and military education, which Russian variants are not in demand in the world. …”
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Tsardom of Muscovy Traditional Culture and Peter's Westernization Project by T. V. Chernikova

“…The start of early Europeanization, when Russia began borrowing military, technical, cultural, and other innovations from Western Europe can be dated from the birth of a unified Moscow state. …”
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Dynamic Mechanical Response, Cracking Behavior, and Stress Intensity Factors of Cement Mortar Specimens with Open and Closed Flaws by Qizhi Wang, Fangshi Shi, Xiao Wang, Qingling Meng, Xing Li, Jinbo Song, Chang-yi Yu

“…Major civil and military infrastructures are usually located in mountainous areas with complex geological structures. …”
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Development of the US Plans for Post-War Japan during World War II by A. A. Sidorov

“…The needs to promote the interdepartmental cooperation and to reconcile the positions of the State Department, the Military and Naval Ministries on the future of Japan came to the fore. …”
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The Lost Gambit: The Third War between Israel and Egypt, its Causes and Lessons by Alek D. Epstein

“…He was personally acquainted with all of the highest representatives of Egyptian political and military elite. He had visited Israel multiple times since August, 1971. …”
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Metabolic/bariatric surgery optimization: a position statement by Arabic association for the study of diabetes and metabolism (AASD) by Amin Roshdy Soliman, Hesham Magd eldin Saleem, Amr Abel Hady El Meligi, Mervat Naguib, Rasha Sobh Mohamed, Ghada Rabie Abdelaziz, Maha Rakha, Shereen Abdelghaffar, Abd ElKhalek Hamed, Hany Abd El Rahman saeed Hammad, Eman O Mahmoud, Inass Shaltout

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Multi-UAV Task Assignment in Dynamic Environments: Current Trends and Future Directions by Shahad Alqefari, Mohamed El Bachir Menai

“…The rapid advancement of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has transformed a wide range of applications, including military operations, disaster response, agricultural monitoring, and infrastructure inspection. …”
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