The question of strains in AA amyloidosis by Gunilla T. Westermark, Ebba Nyström, Sofie Nyström, K. Peter R. Nilsson, Per Hammarström, Per Westermark

“…Abstract The existence of transmissible amyloid fibril strains has long intrigued the scientific community. The strain theory originates from prion disorders, but here, we provide evidence of strains in systemic amyloidosis. …”
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The Serbian version of the Pandemic-Related Pregnancy Stress Scale (PREPS-SRB)-A validation study. by Konstantin Kostić, Aleksandra Kostić, Aleksandra Petrović, Andrija Vasilijević, Jelena Milin-Lazović

“…The CFA showed very good fit indices for the Serbian sample, confirming the factor structure of the original English version. The RMSEA value of 0.056 (0.036-0.075) and values for fit indices TLI (0.961) and CFI (0.974) were above the cut-off of ≥0.95, indicating an excellent fit. …”
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THE ANALYSIS OF THE ARTISTIC AND GRAPHIC DESIGN OF THE HUMOROUS MAGAZINE «BALDA» IN THE CONTEXT OF SPECIALIZED EDITIONS OF THE EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY by Svetlana N. Sheveleva

“…The graphic and decorative elements used in the design of the magazine are described, with the help of which its original and memorable style is formed. Only three issues of «Balda» magazine were published: on January 1, 1907 – No. 1, on January 9, 1907 – No. 2, on January 16, 1907 – No. 3. …”
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Factors to affect inbred beet plants while developing material for linear selection by M. I. Fedorova, E. G. Kozar, S. A. Vetrova, V. A. Zayachkovskyi, V. A. Stepanov

“…In the present study, original data have been obtained revealing relationships between inbred beet seed productivity, its self-incompatibility and microgametophyte parameters, which is crucial for developing and maintaining constant fertile beet lines. …”
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Diagenetic Processes and Reservoir Heterogeneity in Salt-Encased Microbial Carbonate Reservoirs (Late Neoproterozoic, Oman) by Stephan Becker, Lars Reuning, Joachim E. Amthor, Peter A. Kukla

“…Depositional facies and carbonate/evaporite platform architecture are well understood, but original reservoir properties have been modified by diagenesis. …”
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Effect of Cannabis Seeds on Some Biomedical Parameters in Male Rats by Karwan Anwar Hassan, Salah Omer Hamabor, Hunar Mustafa Wassman

“… Cannabis, sometimes known as hemp, is a plant that originated in Central Asia. Cannabis seeds nutritional profile is astounding. …”
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Subjective Career Success in The Modern Career: A Parallel Mediation of Perceived Internal and External Employability by Syahrizal Syahrizal, Tika Rahma Yani Siregar

“…Conclusion: The research findings indicate that individuals exhibit a higher level of sensitivity towards their subjective career success when it comes to external options, as opposed to internal ones. Originality/value (state of the art): This study expands the existing literature by exploring parallel the mediation of perceived internal and external employability. …”
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Mondialisation et nouvelle mobilité des élites africaines by Michel Lesourd

“…Is it a new model of circulation in a world and an original contribution to the globalisation? We shall lean more specifically on Senegalese, Cape Verdean, Moroccan examples.…”
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Numerical Modeling of Reactive Transport and Self-Sealing Processes in the Fault-Controlled Geothermal System of the Guide Basin, China by Zhaoyun Hou, Tianfu Xu, Guanhong Feng, Bo Feng, Yilong Yuan, Zhenjiao Jiang

“…As a consequence, the permeability in the discharge zone reduced by 15% when compared to the original permeability of 100 mD. Moreover, another three self-sealing areas were formed near the recharge zone, the deep upgradient zone, and the downgradient area where the fast upward fluid flow occurred. …”
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Uplift Test and Design Method for Bearing Capacity of Isolated Spread Concrete Foundation Slab with Large Width-to-Height Ratio by Yuanqi Li, Xiaoliang Qin, Jinhui Luo, Meng Xiao, Cong Hua

“…Finally, the proposed design method was applied to a practical engineering, and the economic indicators obtained from the suggested design method were compared with that from the original design method. The results of this paper showed that the correction coefficient jsks based on numerical analysis agreed well with the recommended correction coefficient jk, and the error was between 1% and 3.4%, by which the reasonability of the proposed design method of uplift capacity for ISCFS-LWR has been proved. …”
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Hydrogeochemical Characteristics of the Haiyuan-Liupanshan Seismic Belt at the Northeastern Edge of the Tibet Plateau by Xinyan Li, Xiaopeng Liu, Jianguo Du, Yueju Cui, Fengxia Sun

“…The Schukalev classification method, fuzzy membership function, the proportion coefficients of major ions and principal component analysis (PCA) were adopted to analysis the hydrogeochemistry, water quality, origins and controlling factors of groundwater. In terms of chemical types, the sites along HLFZ can be divided into two groups. …”
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Linguistic-cultural validation of a French version of the oral health assessment tool by Rapp Lucie, Vergnes Jean-Noel, Monsarrat Paul, Kémoun Philippe, Balardy Laurent, Lacoste-Ferré Marie-Hélène

“…Abstract Objectives The aim of this study is to conduct a linguistic-cultural validation for the French context, of the original Australian version of the Oral Health Assessment Tool (OHAT) scale. …”
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Performance evaluation of organizational units with the hybrid approach of intuitionistic fuzzy DEMATEL-ELECTRE by Maryam Daneshvar, Fatemeh Karimi Jafari, Zahra Moradi Golriz

“…The results showed that among performance indicators, organizational improvement and transformation, transparency and productivity improvement have the most weight and importance in performance evaluation of organizational units.Originality/Value: For the first time, this research has used the hybrid intuitionistic fuzzy DEMATEL-ELECTRE approach to performance evaluation of organizational units. …”
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Cardiac Tissue Characterization with Ultrasound and : a very early index of diabetic cardiomyopathy? by Yeneir Vera Fernández, Angela Castro Arca, Gerardo Senra, Emilio F Buchaca Faxas, Nicolás A Hernández

“…<strong><br />Conclusions:</strong> The diabetes mellitus is cause of myocardiopaties that originate very precocious alterations in the myocardium of these patients; these changes can be discovered in very early phases by the pulsated Doppler detecting diastolic dysfunction and the tissular characterization by ultrasounds. …”
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Village-Indigenous Chicken Bacterial Carriage after the Heavy Rains of 2018, Kenya: Indicator on Environmental Contamination with Pathogenic/Zoonotic Bacteria by Acsa Igizeneza, Lilly Caroline Bebora, Philip Njeru Nyaga, Lucy Wanjiru Njagi

“…Most of them are of bacterial origin and chickens are a major source of such bacteria; they are consumed at high rate worldwide and tend to harbor the zoonotic bacteria without showing signs of illness. …”
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On The Possible Leakage of ET-RR1 Liquid Waste Tank: Hydrological and Migration Modes Studies by N. S. Mahmoud, S. T. EL-Hemamy

“…The amount of fission and activation products of the burned fuels that contaminated the water content of the reactor pool were considered as 10% of the original spent fuel. The radionuclides considered in this case were H-3, Sr-90, Zr-93, Tc-99, Cd-113, Cs-135, Cs-137, Sm-151, Pu-238, Pu-240, Pu-241, and Am-241.The instantaneous release was analyzed by theoretical calculations, taking into consideration the migration mechanism of the various radionuclides through the soil space between the tank bottom and the aquifer. …”
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How Do Diabetes Models Measure Up? A Review of Diabetes Economic Models and ADA Guidelines by Lindsay Govan, Olivia Wu, Robert Lindsay, Andrew Briggs

“…Only unique models, and only the original papers were included in the review. If additional information was reported in subsequent or paired articles, then additional citations were included. …”
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Improving Communication with Patients Discharged from the Emergency Department with Noncardiac Chest Pain: A Scoping Review with Narrative Synthesis by Ramzi Shawahna, Aya Ghoul, Najlaa Zaid, Wassan Damrah, Mohammad Jaber

“…Of those, 16 (64.0%) originated from the United States and 4 (16%) used some interventional design. …”
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The Impact of Intermediate Antidrug Antibodies to Infliximab and Adalimumab on Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis by Chaoyang Wang, Mazen Tolaymat, Raymond Cross

“…Results: Out of 322 patients with low titres, 271 persisted on their original anti-TNF, compared with nine out the 15 patients with intermediate titres (p=0.026) and one out the 10 patients with high titres (p<0.0001). …”
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Pueblo chico, alcalde grande. Abstencionismo en las elecciones municipales de Uruguay, 2010-2020 by Daniel Buquet, Antonio Cardarello, Nicolás Schmidt

“…Por esa razón, utilizamos una forma original para medir el involucramiento de la ciudadanía en las elecciones subnacionales mediante la cuantificación del “voto en blanco parcial” o la abstención de nivel, que captura el porcentaje de quienes asisten a votar, pero se abstienen en alguno de los niveles (departamental o municipal). …”
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