Beauty and ugliness in Olmec monumental sculpture by Claude-François Baudez

“…The latter represented the severed heads of opponents who probably were losers in ritual battles. Therefore they could not claim the divine patronage of the jaguar, and had to appear just as « plain », ugly people.…”
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Prevalence and predictors of confirmed infection in patients receiving empiric antimicrobials in the intensive care unit: a retrospective cohort study by Luis Carlos Maia Cardozo Júnior, Larissa Bianchini, Jakeline Neves Giovanetti, Luiz Marcelo Almeida de Araújo, Yuri de Albuquerque Pessoa dos Santos, Bruno Adler Maccagnan Pinheiro Besen, Marcelo Park

“…Infection was classified as confirmed in 61 (25.1%) prescriptions, probable in 39 (16.0%), possible in 103 (42.4%), and discarded in 40 (16.5%). …”
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Tackling ALT-positive neuroblastoma: is it time to redefine risk classification systems? A systematic review with IPD meta-analysis by Marta Avinent-Pérez, Frank Westermann, Samuel Navarro, Amparo López-Carrasco, Rosa Noguera

“…Non-stage 4 ALT-positive patients had reduced overall and event-free survival probabilities compared to their TMM-negative counterparts, indicating potential misclassification. …”
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Forecasting and modelling the rye market, as a niche grain crop, under conditions of increasing mineral fertiliser costs by Anatolii Dibrova, Viktoriia Baidala, Теtiana Mirzoieva, Ludmila Stepasyuk, Alla Chmil, Larysa Dibrova

“…This study aimed to assess the current state of supply and demand in the rye market, which is considered a niche grain crop, and to forecast the effects of changes in mineral fertiliser costs on key market parameters under probable scenarios. The research employed comparative analysis, tabular representation, statistical economic approaches, abstract-logical reasoning, and econometric modelling. …”
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Les réseaux d’alimentation en eau des pentes de la Croix-Rousse et de la presqu’île de Lyon by Jules Ramona

“…The study sector thus includes a large number of ponds, probably fed by rainwater (mainly handicraft ponds and outdoor ornamental ponds). …”
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PROSPECTS OF DISTANCE LEARNING, IN RELATION TO THE NEW REALITIES OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC RELATIONS by P. A. Kapyrin

“…The paper focuses on the processes that probably await higher education in the near future and the requirements that will be imposed on it by the new socio-economic reality. …”
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L’université toulousaine et l’outre-mer (1808-1945) by Caroline Barrera

“…This assumption seems probable because from the 1880’s, the development of the university is concomitant with colonization. …”
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Un four de terre cuite architecturale de la fin du Moyen Âge ou de l’époque moderne à Gournay (Centre, Indre) by Stéphane Joly, Jérôme Bouillon

“…Some of the finds from nearby (pits and a pond) are probably part of this workshop. Similar findings are rare in this region and they are almost exclusively of ancient excavations. …”
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POLYAKOV LOG COARSE GARNET OCCURRENCE IN THE SOUTH URALS by V.A. Popov, M.A. Rassomakhin, S.V. Kolisnichenko

“…The formation of coarse garnet crystals is probably related to fluctuations of supersaturation relative to garnet in areas of schists with abundant chlorite. …”
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First insight into host ant use of the scarce large blue Phengaris teleius (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in Ljubljansko barje (Central Slovenia) by Barbara Zakšek, Gregor Bračko, Nika Kogovšek, Marijan Govedič, Valerija Zakšek

“…Our results indicate that M. scabrinodis is probably the main host of Phengaris teleius in Ljubljansko barje, the same as in other regions of Europe. …”
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De l’agglomération antique de la Croix de la Pierre à la paroisse de Saint-Martin-de-Claix (Beaulieu, Charbonnier-les-Mines - Puy-de-Dôme) : nouvelles données sur la topographie ur... by Philippe Bet, Bertrand Dousteyssier, Gabriel Fournier

“…Thanks to textual data, the history of this ancient terrain - abandoned probably at the end of the Early Roman Empire- can be followed during the Middle Ages: it is characterized by the Christianization of area and profound changes in the spatial organization.…”
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Cognitive Retardation in a Patient with Preservation of Psychomotor Speed by J. R. Willison, E. K. Warrington

“…We describe a patient (R.S.) who after a bout of probable TB exhibited an unusual pattern of response retardation, although given time he was able to score at a satisfactory level. …”
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Estimation of current population status of the Alcon large blue Phengaris alcon (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in Bela krajina (SE Slovenia) based on egg... by Ivan Kljun, Tjaša Zagoršek, Tadeja Rome, Tanja Lončar, Barbara Ramšak

“…Owing to the short distances between the populations it is probable that the species forms a single metapopulation with an estimated population size of about 190 individuals. …”
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South American Fruit Fly, Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by Howard V. Weems, Jr.

“…In most of South America it probably is the most important species of Anastrepha. …”
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Study of discoloured iron-gall ink inscriptions – case of the Gradual of Lviv Benedictines from Krzeszow by Aleksandra Surmak

“…The results provided information about the composition of iron-gall inks in the Gradual from Krzeszów and helped to identify the probable cause of the change in the text layer.…”
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Safe Skin Management during Open Hepatectomy in a Patient with Recessive Dystrophic Congenital Epidermolysis Bullosa by Ikuo Watanobe, Hiroko Kida, Yuuki Sekine, Masaya Kawai, Shozo Miyano, Michio Machida, Toshiaki Kitabatake, Hiroyuki Sugo, Yoshifumi Lee, Kuniaki Kojima

“…While previous reports of treatments requiring general anesthesia in these patients were focused on anesthesia-related procedures, such as endotracheal intubation, no report has described specific management required for these patients during surgery, such as preparation of the surgical site, fixation of infusion lines and other tubes, and adjustment of the operation table. This is probably the first report to address these issues. …”
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Le problème du Pseudo-Hugo : qui a écrit l’Histoire de Hugues Falcand ? by Graham A. Loud

“…While the evidence is contradictory, on balance it appears more probable that “Hugo Falcandus”, whoever he may have been, was a native of the regno rather than someone from northern Europe.…”
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Les nouveaux espaces publics chez les Yucuna d’Amazonie colombienne by Laurent Fontaine

“…The 1970’s were then marked by the emergence of the indigenous assemblies that are probably the areas of interaction which are the most representative of modern public spaces integrated in communities.…”
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Comment lisait-on une lettre au Moyen Âge ? Le témoignage du Roman du Mont Saint-Michel by Catherine Bougy

“…The official document in Latin, recognisable as such by its valediction, valei, is a papal letter presented probably in the form of a parchment roll. It is entrusted to a "chaplain" who "unrolls" it, examines it attentively and "recites" to Richard I of Normandy what he "understands" of the text, while translating it for him without "losing" the contents.…”
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A New Genus and Species of Neotropical Horsefly (Diptera: Tabanidae) by G. B. Fairchild

“…The mortality rate among these names has been high, and conservative students of the family will probably recognize hardly half of these as useful. …”
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