Vestibular Dysfunction in Euthyroid Children with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis by Gülcan Seymen, Gözde Günay, Ahmet Adnan Cirik, Reyhan Sürmeli, Mehmet Sürmeli

“…This study aimed to analyze cervicalevoked myogenic potentials (cVEMP) and video head impulse test (vHIT) results between children with Hashimoto thyroiditis (HT) and healthy controls to determine vestibular end-organ problems. Methods: Thirty-six children with HT and 30 healthy subjects were recruited. …”
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Folie à Deux in the Setting of COVID-19 Quarantine by Maxsaya Baez Nuñez, Ezequiel Rodriguez, Matthew DeLuca, Krishan Chirimunj, Monica Dhingra

“…The delusions were described as electric microwave shocks being transmitted to their internal organs by neighbors, followed by somatic symptoms of palpitations, headaches, and a shock-like perception. …”
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Circularity in textile waste: Challenges and pathways to sustainability by Saloua Biyada, Jaunius Urbonavičius

“…Ultimately, overview of current-state-of-art suggests that textile waste can be successfully managed through biological treatment (using micro-organisms and especially enzymes), and thus mitigate the inappropriate textile waste management programs, thereby demonstrating the added value of the current study for the forthcoming research.…”
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How to push oil and gas companies to realise climate change mitigation by Rebecca Scholten, Anaїs Stekelenburg, Tineke Lambooy, André Nijhof

“…Practical implications – We recommend that strong influence be exerted by governments, other companies, civil society organizations to influence the cultural Norms in the sector. …”
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CHALLENGES OF LOCALIZATION OF THE POLICY FRAMEWORK AND NATIONAL ACTION PLAN FOR PREVENTING VIOLENT EXTREMISM IN PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA by BEJI GOWAL BEKUMA, JOHN UKAWUILULU

“…While, different civil society organizations should not work at cross-purposes but be coordinated in their activities toward preventing violent extremism in Plateau State. …”
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THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM OF USING GROUND WATER TO COOL LIVESTOCK BUILDINGS by Thay Ngok Shon, Vo Ti Tin

“…Hot climate strongly affects the animal organism alongside with the animal weight reduction and reduction the quantity of egg-laying in poultry. …”
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Segmented algorithm for three-dimensional reconstruction in linear scan geometry by Т. Г. Віхтинська, К. Є. Лапітан, К. Е. Нємченко

“…It provides the ability to obtain detailed information about the internal structure of organs and bones. Despite the success of computed tomography in areas such as three-dimensional mammography or lung radiography, it has not achieved the same level of widespread as, for example, magnetic resonance imaging, even if CT offers greater accuracy. …”
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Autologous Fat Grafting in the Treatment of Facial Scleroderma by Mehdi Gheisari, Arman Ahmadzadeh, Nilofar Nobari, Behzad Iranmanesh, Nikoo Mozafari

“…Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare systemic autoimmune disease, characterized by progressive cutaneous and internal organ fibrosis. Orofacial manifestations of systemic sclerosis are extremely disabling and treatment options are limited. …”
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Health Benefits of Endurance Training: Implications of the Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor—A Systematic Review by Włodzimierz Mrówczyński

“…The relationships between the training-evoked increase of endogenous BDNF and molecular and/or physiological adaptations in the nervous structures controlling both motor performance and homeostasis of the whole organism have been presented. Due to a very wide range of plastic changes that ET has exerted on various systems of the body, the improvement of motor skills and counteraction of the development of civilization diseases resulting from the posttraining increase of BDNF/TrkB levels have been discussed, as important for people, who undertake ET. …”
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Clinicoradiological Manifestations of Melioidosis with Pulmonary Involvement in a Tertiary Hospital Setup by P Prem Ananth, R Anand, R Prathipa, S Raghul Raj, N Nagarajan

“…Systemic involvement of melioidosis shows isolated pulmonary (Lung plus Pleura) involvement at up to 38% followed by disseminated melioidosis at 33% (more than two or more organs involved), with liver and lymph nodes both accounting for 9%. …”
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Preparation and Properties of OMMT/PU Composites by Chen Yufei, Han Yang, Dai Qiwang, Zhang Xiwang, Qingyu Zhang

“…Prepolymer of polyurethane (PU) was prepared by toluene diisocyanate (TDI) and polyether diol through polymerization, organically modified montmorillonite (OMMT) gained by montmorillonite (MMT) that was modified by octadecyl trimethyl ammonium chloride (OTAC), and the OMMT was used as intercalator; alcohol-based OMMT/PU adhesive was synthesized. …”
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Variation in nuclear genome size within the Eisenia nordenskioldi complex (Lumbricidae, Annelida) by S. V. Shekhovtsov, Ya. R. Efremov, T. V. Poluboyarova, S. E. Peltek

“…It can differ significantly both among higher-order taxa and closely related species within a genus; genome size is known to be uncorrelated with organism complexity (the so-called C-paradox). Less is known about intraspecific variation of this parameter. …”
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Construction of a Nomogram Model for Predicting Pleural Effusion Secondary to Severe Acute Pancreatitis by Bing-Mei Zhou, Zhao-Lei Qiu, Kai-Xuan Niu, Yin-E. Wang, Fu-Chen Jie

“…Logistic regression analysis showed that serum albumin (ALB) (OR = 0.830, 95% CI: 0.736∼0.936), fibrinogen (FIB) (OR = 4.573, 95% CI: 1.795∼11.648), C-reactive protein (CRP) (OR = 1.046, 95% CI: 1.009∼1.083), acute physiology, chronic health score system (APACHE-II) score (OR = 1.484, 95% CI: 1.106∼1.990), and sequential organ failure score (SOFA) (OR = 43.038, 95% CI: 2.030∼4.548) were independent risk factors for PE secondary to SAP (P<0.05) and entered into the nomogram. …”
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PET imaging of AAV9 and AAVBR1 trafficking in normal mice by Aditya Bansal, Shalini Sharma, Manasa Kethamreddy, Mukesh K. Pandey

“…The developed methodology provides a noninvasive approach to image the pharmacokinetics of AAVs in a longitudinal manner and renders a selection of specific AAV serotypes for tissue/organ specific targeting.…”
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Biological samples for examination: concepts, conditions, sampling tactics by M. H. Shcherbakovskyi, A. M. Protsenko, A. E. Volkova

“…The biological criterion means that the samples reflect the internal and external properties of a person as a biological organism. The informational criterion is that the samples meet certain requirements: undoubted origin, required quantity, proper quality, compatibility with traces of crime. …”
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Online Learning as e-Learning: The Quality and Results (Critical Analysis) by A. V. Dozhdikov

“…In the medium term, the benefits of this research, conducted by medical scientists, educators and psychologists, will be used by organizations on the “second wave” of interest to online learning. …”
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Conceptual approaches to the formation of regional economic clusters by N. V. Rakuta, T. E. Sitokhova

“…In the center of cluster education are one or more large and stable in their development enterprises, that provide effective demand, have common (similar) economic interests, a common development strategy aimed at activating the activities of small enterprises in the region.Small enterprises, that are part of the regional economic cluster can provide the region with a higher level of production efficiency and competitiveness in comparison with other non-systemically organized economic structures.…”
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A Modified WASPAS Method for the Evaluation of E-Commerce Websites Based on Pythagorean Fuzzy Information by Xiufang Ou, Bingbin Chen

“…The proposed approach significantly enhanced performance and reduced computational complexity, making it a promising tool for real-time detection and prediction of the efficiency of employees in various organizations and a tool for growth.…”
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Fluoride-induced testicular and ovarian toxicity: evidence from animal studies by Seyedeh Fahimeh Talebi, Mohammad Seify, Ramji Kumar Bhandari, Hamed Shoorei, Shahram Dabiri Oskuei

“…Sodium fluoride (NaF), another form of F, has the ability to accumulate in reproductive organs and interfere with hormonal regulation and oxidative stress pathways, contributing to reproductive toxicity. …”
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What is successful integration in primary health care: qualitative insights from the Chinese public by Jinnan Zhang, Rebecca Mitchell, Ruixue Zhao, Mengyao Li, Wenhua Wang

“…Background China is transforming its hospital-centric service delivery system into a people-centered integrated care model, with service delivery organized around the health needs and expectations of people. …”
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