War and negotiations. How Vietnam defeated the American Colossus by A. M. Vasiliev

“…Over the course of the prolonged US war in Vietnam, the bloodiest one after World War II, it became obvious that there was no alternative to a negotiation process. Important reasons were the impossibility for Washington to win the battlefield and the rise of anti-war sentiment in the United States. …”
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விவேக சிந்தாமணி கூறும் மானுட விழுமியங்கள் / Human Values in Viveka Cintamani by முனைவர் சு. சுசா / Dr. S. Susa

“…In the hierarchy of living beings, humans distinguish themselves as the foremost species, endowed with the ability to reason. Literary records indicate that humans have integrated themselves with the environment, considering not only their own well-being but also that of the entire ecosystem. …”
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Identification of Novel GCK and HNF4α Gene Variants in Japanese Pediatric Patients with Onset of Diabetes before 17 Years of Age by Rumi Katashima, Mari Matsumoto, Yuka Watanabe, Maki Moritani, Ichiro Yokota

“…Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) is commonly misdiagnosed as type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Common reasons for misdiagnosis are related to limitations in genetic testing. …”
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Management of female para-urethral cyst with dyspareunia: a case report by Manoj Kumar Deepak, R. M. Meyyappan, T. Senthil Kumar, J. Saravanan

“…Para-urethral cysts (Pastor and Chmel in Int Urogynecol J 29(5):621–629, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-017-3527-9 ) are often incidentally detected by gynecologists during pelvic examination for other reasons. Patients rarely present with complaints of lower urinary tract symptoms and dyspareunia affecting sexual life. …”
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Systematic Characterization of the Chemical Components of Canna edulis Ker-Gawl Based on UHPLC Q-Exactive Orbitrap MS Technology by Liqiao Lv, Chi Zhang, Jiahui Wu, Dachuan Zhang, Fangyuan Zhao, Lv Bu Aga, Nan Wang, Junling Li, Leimengyuan Tang, Baosheng Zhao, Chunguo Wang, Xueyong Wang

“…The established method provided satisfactory precision and accuracy, acceptable recovery, good linearity, and a reasonable detection limit. The UHPLC Q-Exactive Orbitrap MS method was used for the first time to accurately, quickly, and systematically characterize the compounds of the rhizome, revealing the pharmacodynamic substances and providing a theoretical basis for its quality control, in-depth research, and development.…”
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Racial disparities in extended venous thromboembolism prophylaxis after hysterectomy. by Wenbo Wu, Sherry Wu, Sim Berlene Mariano, Richard E Burney, Jonathan P Kuriakose

“…Regression analysis showed that, compared to their White counterparts, Black females were significantly less likely to receive eVTEp. The underlying reasons for this disparity require further investigation into possible socioeconomic influences and inherent biases.…”
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Model calculation of a radio communication line based on remote sensing data by Andrey T. Albuzov, Pavel E. Shakhov, Vladimir I. Filatov

“…In the process of functioning of modern complexes and specialized equipment in conditions of direct visibility between radio facilities, data transmission is not always possible, which significantly reduces the efficiency of the data transmission system and increases the time to search for new locations for transceivers. The reason for this problem may lie in the peculiarities of the terrain, which has an interference and diffraction effect on the propagation of the radio signal. …”
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EXPLORING DENTISTS' KNOWLEDGE AND PERSPECTIVES ON ORALBIOPSIES AT BAQAI DENTAL COLLEGE, KARACHI by Samara Rais, Nauman Sheikh, Zarah Subhan, Qasim Saleem, Ayesha Azmat, Ramsha Tariq

“…About 43% of participants were familiar with all biopsy methods. Reasons for not performing biopsies included difficulty in handling, lack of experience, decreased self-confidence, and insufficient patient compliance. …”
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Innovative approach for modelling gravity-induced signal path variations of VLBI radio telescopes by Michael Lösler, Cornelia Eschelbach, Ansgar Greiwe, Boye Zhou, Lucia McCallum

“…This approach considers only homologous deformation of the receiving unit and takes into account three main deformation patterns affecting the signal path. For this reason, the measuring and modelling effort can be greatly simplified because the original spatial problem is reduced to a two-dimensional problem. …”
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Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis Preceding Type 2 Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma by Dominik Dabrowski, Ekin Ozluk, Silvia Barbeito, Eric X. Wei

“…Because FSGS only sparingly affects the kidney and is a common glomerulopathy in adults, it is reasonable to complete comprehensive diagnostic studies and commence medically necessary treatment, especially in the background of other renal comorbidities. …”
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Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with self-locking standalone cage for the treatment of cervical degenerative disc disease in patients over 80 years by Jian Zhou, An’nan Hu, Xiaogang Zhou, Jian Dong

“…The two groups had no significant differences in terms of the excellent and reasonable rates, fusion rate, and the C2–C7 Cobb angle. …”
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Fabrication of highly efficient quartz crystal microbalance ammonia sensor based on Cu-BTC nanocomposites by Kobra Vazirinezhad, Fatemeh Shariatmadar Tehrani, Sedigheh Zeinali, Maryam Tohidi

“…This sensor exhibited good repeatability and reversibility, reasonable selectivity towards other volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and long-term stability during 7 weeks of testing.…”
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FusionScan: accurate prediction of fusion genes from RNA-Seq data by Pora Kim, Ye Eun Jang, Sanghyuk Lee

“…We still lack a reliable program that achieves high precision with reasonable recall rate. Here, we present FusionScan, a highly optimized tool for predicting fusion transcripts from RNA-Seq data. …”
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Effectiveness of the Federal ‘Clean Air’ Project to Improve Air Quality in the Most Polluted Russian Cities by Roman V. Gordeev, Anton I. Pyzhev, Ekaterina A. Syrtsova

“…The emissions reduction target was lowered from 22% to 20%, the methodology for measuring pollution was revised, and new targets were set. One of the main reasons for this was the suboptimal quality of the data on which the initial plan was based. …”
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“If the End Justifies the Means, Then This Is Permissible…”: Academic Deviations of Russian Postgraduate Students in Socio-Humanitarian Areas by M. A. Kashina, V. A. Vasilyeva, S. Tkach

“…Directions for further research are related to the analysis of other forms of deviation, for example, practices of academic collusion within a university, as well as a description of the objective reasons for graduate students committing academic deviations, consideration of the prevalence of academic deviations of graduate students as a sign of a crisis in the normative foundations of the institution of graduate school.…”
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Technical means as sources of evidence in cases of administrative offenses: under the prism of observing human rights and freedoms by M. A. Sambor

“…It is argued that no socially significant goal may be the basis for limiting or depriving a person of his or her rights and freedoms, including the right to privacy, in any form. It is reasoned that the use of relevant technical means in administrative delict proceedings has a number of features and a number of imperatives, the violation of which leads to the inadmissibility of relevant evidence. …”
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Evaluation of the Cost of Intelligent Upgrades of Transportation Infrastructure for Intelligent Connected Vehicles by Zongwei Liu, Haokun Song, Hong Tan, Han Hao, Fuquan Zhao

“…In addition, the investment in intelligent upgrades of transportation infrastructure is mainly from the government, so the costs must be controlled reasonably to find the most cost-effective upgrade route. …”
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How Delphi studies in the health sciences find consensus: a scoping review by Julia Schifano, Marlen Niederberger

“…Sometimes an approach points to unintended effects, or biases in the individual judgments of the respondents and, thus, in the overall results of Delphi studies. For this reason, we extrapolate suggestions for how certain comparability and quality assurance can be achieved for Delphi studies.…”
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Mechanical Properties and Acoustic Emission Characteristics of Thawing Frozen Sandstone by Gengshe Yang, Bo Liang, Hui Liu, Yanjun Shen, Hailiang Jia

“…The efficacy of the model was evaluated against the test data and was found to be reasonably accurate. This paper uses acoustic emission technology to simultaneously monitor the melting process of frozen rocks and reveal the relationship between intensity and temperature. …”
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Image Enhancement of Cross-Border E-Commerce Logistics Video Surveillance Based on Partial Differential Equations by Xiaosheng Yu, Peili Wu

“…When the histogram equalization and the inverse equalization transform are combined reasonably, the brightness and contrast of the image can be adjusted very well. …”
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