Hollywood sur la Lune : les « Scientifilms », les Pulps et l’imaginaire science-fictionnel by Jay P. Telotte

“…This approach locates similar impulses for “reading” and shaping—via film—in stories that involved film or the film industry, in film-related advertising, in editorial matter and readers’ letters, in reviews, and in cover illustrations, all suggesting an interest in, even fascination with “scientifilms,” as they were often termed. …”
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A Variant of Concern (VOC) Omicron: Characteristics, Transmissibility, and Impact on Vaccine Effectiveness by Angel Yun-Kuan Thye, Jodi Woan-Fei Law

“…This is worrying as even after COVID-19 vaccination has been implemented globally, there are findings that COVID-19 vaccines may not be able to provide complete protection against Omicron. This review aims to provide insight into the characteristics of Omicron, including its symptoms, severity, risk of hospitalization, transmissibility and infectivity, immune evasion, and impact on the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines. …”
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Quality and Competitiveness in the System of Higher Education: Aspects of Interrelation by A. I. Vasil’ev

“…The article examines the relationship between the theoretical categories “quality of education” and “competitiveness of education”, as applied to educational activities of higher educational institutions. Based on a review of the scientific literature, the author adduces the examples of the opposition and mixing of the quality and competitiveness of education. …”
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Librarian and scientist Kazys Sendzikas by Genovaitė Raguotienė

“…-1940) on Lithuanian libraries and the history of the period of the Republic (1918-1940). First, the author reviews Sendzikas's written heritage, which consists of 20 items. …”
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Systemic Barriers and Unfairness: Access to Justice in Zimbabwe and Beyond by Wesley Maraire

“…A multi-pronged research approach, involving a comprehensive literature review, media reports and my experience and observations within the Zimbabwean justice system are used. …”
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To what extent are call combinations in chimpanzees comparable to syntax in humans? by Maël Leroux

“…Nevertheless, a contentious debate surrounding the evolutionary origins of syntax remains, specifically whether the combinatorial capacities displayed in animals merely illustrate a case of convergent evolution or whether it could also represent, within the primate lineage, a homologous trait to syntax in humans. In this piece, I review the literature on combinatorial signalling in our closest-living relative, the chimpanzee (Pan troglotytes), central to demonstrating a more ancient evolutionary account of syntax. …”
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Immune Cells and Inflammation in Diabetic Nephropathy by Zihan Zheng, Feng Zheng

“…Although direct targeting of these proinflammatory cells may be difficult, new approaches that focus on their metabolic profiles may be able to alleviate DN significantly, especially since dysregulation of the local metabolic environment may well be responsible for triggering inflammation to begin with. In this review, the authors consider the metabolic profile of several relevant immune types and discuss their respective roles.…”
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From impact metrics and open science to communicating research: Journalists' awareness of academic controversies. by Alice Fleerackers, Laura L Moorhead, Juan Pablo Alperin, Michelle Riedlinger, Lauren A Maggio

“…Those with a more limited awareness are more trusting of the peer review system as a quality control system and more willing to rely on researchers when determining what research to report on and how to vet and frame it. …”
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Acupuncture Efficacy on Acute Stroke Patients:A Meta-analysis by Jiaqing LIU, Tongyan LIU, Yun XIANG, Ning ZHAO, Hong ZHANG

“…Study selection, data extraction and quality appraisal were performed by two independent reviewers. The Stata 12.1 software was used for meta-analysis and the GRADE-profile was used to assess the outcome.Results:Eleven trials that represented 1,087 participants were included. …”
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Possible Immunosuppressive Effects of Drug Exposure and Environmental and Nutritional Effects on Infection and Vaccination by H. P. Huemer

“…Thereby they may have an influence on the effectiveness and possible side effects of vaccines. This mini review lists some of the different substance classes and also some of endogeneous, infectious, nutritional, and environmental influences with suspected capability to interfere with immunizations. …”
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Scapular Stabilization for Shoulder Pain: Putting the Cart Before the Horse? by Alyssa Elder, Christopher M. Powers

“…The purpose of this clinical commentary is to highlight the potential impact of faulty glenohumeral joint mechanics as being contributory to scapulothoracic joint kinematics. We first review the normal kinematics and muscular actions associated with typical arm elevation and then discuss how impairments at the glenohumeral joint may be contributory to faulty scapulothoracic motion. …”
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Caladium Cultivars Developed at the University of Florida/IFAS by Zhanao Deng, Brent K. Harbaugh

“…Original publication date September 25, 2003. Reviewed December 9, 2004. ENH 965/EP223: Caladium Cultivars Developed at the UF/IFAS (ufl.edu) …”
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Justification of The Asian Literary Canon by Alfriani Ndandara

“…There are four criteria suggested in this research.They are: first, the work may contain cultural and moral values of Asian ; second, the work may inform ideologies and social of the Asian; Third, it may inform the historical value of Asian countries; and the last, it is already criticized and reviewed by others, in this case, researcher or readers. …”
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ENTITIES PERFORMING SELF-GOVERNMENT PUBLIC TASKS - SPECIFICITY OF ACTING AND FUNDING by Anna Milewska

“…The article uses the methods of analysis and literature review as well as inductive and deductive reasoning. …”
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Children’s Pain: A Mandate for Change by Andrea L Brennan-Hunter

“…A loud call for change is being voiced by physicians, nurses, children and their families. A review of the literature was conducted to document this issue. …”
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Ferroptosis plays a role in osteoarthritis by Ruba Altahla, Jamal Alshorman, Xu Tao

“…Expanding our knowledge in this area could have profound implications for effectively managing and treating OA. This review offers an in-depth exploration of the molecular processes associated with ferroptosis. …”
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The Malaria Burden: A South African Perspective by Marissa Balmith, Charlise Basson, Sarel J. Brand

“…The malaria burden remains largely concentrated in the WHO sub-Saharan African region and has been recognised as a significant contributor to morbidity and mortality. This review aims to contribute to the existing knowledge on malaria in South Africa, a region within sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on the epidemiology and life cycle of the malaria parasite as well as diagnostic approaches for detecting malaria. …”
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Assistive devices: Regaining mobility in myositis by Samira Davalbhakta, Akshay Oswal, Sanat Phatak

“…In inflammatory myositis, ADs are of utility in combating weakness, improving mobility, preventing and treating contractures, preventing falls, and assisting in daily chores. This narrative review looks at the evidence for the use of ADs in myositis and disorders with a similar pattern of muscle weakness (e.g., muscular dystrophy) subsequent to a literature search. …”
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High-Dimensional Cox Regression Analysis in Genetic Studies with Censored Survival Outcomes by Jinfeng Xu

“…While relating a large number of factors to a survival outcome through the Cox relative risk model, various techniques have been proposed in the literature. We review some recently developed methods for such analysis. …”
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Legal protection of citizens' constitutional rights in the 2024 simultaneous elections by Didik Suhariyanto

“…Using a qualitative approach and library research, this study reviews relevant literature, legislation, and reports from related institutions. …”
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