Research from Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries will Benefit Global Health and the Physiotherapy Profession, but it Requires Support by Saurab Sharma, Arianne Verhagen, Mark Elkins, Jean-Michel Brismée, George D. Fulk, Jakub Taradaj, Lois Steen, Alan Jette, Ann Moore, Aimee Stewart, Barbara J. Hoogenboom, Anne Söderlund, Michele Harms, Rafael Zambelli Pinto

“….^1^ A small proportion of published research arises from low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs),^1,2^ home to 85% of the world’s population. Systems-level, institutional-level, and individual-level factors contribute to these disparities. …”
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Smart Irrigation Controllers: How Do Soil Moisture Sensor (SMS) Irrigation Controllers Work? by Michael D. Dukes, Mary Shedd, Bernard Cardenas-Lailhacar

“…It describes how soil moisture sensor systems work, rules for installation, setting the sensor threshold, and programming the irrigation timer. …”
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Pseudoxanthoma elasticum. Case presentation by Graciela Caridad Cabrera Acea, Ana Dolores López Marquet, María Julia Cabrera Pereda

“…We present this case since this is an infrequent disease and for the importance of an early diagnosis of skin lesions in a systemic disease.…”
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INTEGRATION OF STAKEHOLDERS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CDIO IDEOLOGY by Svetlana I. Osipova, Edward A. Rudnitskiy

“…The problem of integration of all interested parties (stakeholders) in the process of implementation of the innovative educational program “Metallurgy” is actualized to eliminate systemic gap between labor market needs and provided educational services. …”
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Heating elements of flexible tape in current mode power supply of complex form by E. V. Ptitsyna, D. V. Ptitsyn, A. B. Kuvaldin

“…The purpose of the work is to study the influence of electrical modes on the energy and technological parameters of heaters to develop recommendations for the selection of effective modes of operation of such heaters when powered by a complex form of current to develop automated control systems, involving the use of two control channels: the amplitude of voltage (current) and the frequency spectrum.…”
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THE MAIN DIRECTIONS OF THE DEFINITION OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BENEFITS (FOR EXAMPLE, NIZHEGORODSKIY REGION) by E. Frantseva-Kostenko

“…Currently in a systemic crisis and the availability of sanctions in the first place is the problem of development of regions of Russia, therefore, the definition of the main socio-economic trends of development of regions is the most relevant. …”
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Anesthetic Considerations in a Patient with Myotonic Dystrophy for Hip Labral Repair by Ramon Go, David Wang, Danielle Ludwin

“…Myotonic Dystrophy (DM) affects multiple organ systems. Disorders such as hyperthyroidism, progressive musculoskeletal weakness, cardiac dysrhythmias, hypoventilation, and cognitive-behavioral disorders may be present in these patients. …”
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Pseudo-Weak-R0 Algebras by Yong Lin Liu, Xiaobo Cai

“…The simplified axiom systems of pseudo-weak-R0 algebras and pseudo-R0 algebras are obtained.…”
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Une méthode de suivi de la vulnérabilité systémique à l’érosion et la submersion marines by Catherine Meur-Ferec, Iwan Le Berre, Lucie Cocquempot, Élisabeth Guillou, Alain Henaff, Thibaud Lami, Nicolas Le Dantec, Pauline Letortu, Manuelle Philippe, Camille Noûs

“…On the other hand, the paper presents an inter-sectoral researchers-managers approach to build a series of indicators to monitor the four components of systemic vulnerability (hazards, stakes, management and representations). …”
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Pasture Management for Bobwhite Quail by William M. Giuliano, James F. Selph, Emma V. Willcox, Adam S. Willcox

“…Wilcox explain how to use grazing as an effective habitat management tool in rangeland systems. Also includes suggestions on how to adapt improved or tame grass pasture to provide the "crazy-quilt" habitat necessary for healthy and abundant quail populations. …”
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The doctor-patient relationship by Héctor Rodriguez Silva

“…Current situation in capitalist countries with neoliberal systems where health care is managed by private enterprises and insurances, and medical services are just another commercial activity is discussed. …”
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Cracks in refractory concrete: Transgranular or intergranular? by Christian Jung, Katja Schladitz, Claudia Redenbach, Anna Nowacka, Florentine Domrös, Michael Godehardt, Jana Hubálková

“…We suggest a method for quantifying the degree of transgranular cracking based on segmenting the aggregate and the crack systems in the computed tomography images. For comparing, validating, and training crack segmentation methods, semi-synthetic images with simulated crack structures have been proven to be very useful. …”
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Pulmonary vascular malformations in genetic epileptic encephalopathy: A rare, fatal case report by N. Garancini, M. Ghezzi, A. Farolfi, V. Guaia, G. Canali, V. Fabiano, G.V. Zuccotti, E. D'Auria

“…Mutations of KCNT1 gene, encoding for a sodium-gated potassium channel, are causative of a wide spectrum of epilepsies and neurodevelopmental disorders; cardiovascular involvement also seems to be significant, with cardiac arrhythmia and, less frequently, the development of Systemic to Pulmonary Collateral Arteries (SPCAs) has been reported. …”
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Use of Acupuncture in the Rehabilitation Treatment of Patients with Parkinson's Disease by Julio López Argüelles, Omar Morejón Barroso

“…The practice of this technique has among its benefits: reducing signs and symptoms, improving motor functions, reducing the need for medication, minimizing medication side effects, slowing the progression of the disease, increasing dopamine levels, decreasing neuronal damage and death, increase cyclophilin levels, increase the number of stem cells and the number of neurons transformed from them, and enhance antioxidant systems. For years it has been postulated that the insertion of needles causes the release of endorphins and that it promotes local blood flow.…”
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Infinitely Many Solutions for a Generalized Periodic Boundary Value Problem without the Evenness Assumption by Xiaodong Gu, Mingliang Song

“…Meanwhile, we give two corollaries for the periodic solutions of second-order Hamiltonian systems and an example that illustrates our results.…”
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Physiologically Based Structure of Mean Residence Time by Mária Durišová

“…Therefore, tools from the theory of linear dynamic systems were used for the structural identification of MRT in this study. …”
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Acute Pancreatitis and Splenic Vein Thrombosis due to Hypertriglyceridemia by Ercan Gündüz, Recep Dursun, Mustafa İçer, Yılmaz Zengin, Cahfer Güloğlu

“…Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a condition characterised by the activation of the normally inactive digestive enzymes due to an etiological factor and digestion of the pancreatic tissues, resulting in extensive inflammation and leading to local, regional, and systemic complications in the organism. It may vary from the mild edematous to the hemorrhagic and severely necrotising form. …”
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Characteristics of local inflammation of the fibula bone material from Tell Masaikh (Syria) by Hanna Mańkowska-Pliszka, Jacek Tomczyk

“…Inflammatory states usually precede the development of an organ or systemic pathologies. Whether a given infection that causes such a state has a chance to develop, depends on many individual and environmental factors. …”
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Late Diagnosed Left Coronary to the Pulmonary Artery Large Fistulae: An Interesting and Incidental Cath Lab Finding by Marcos Danillo P. Oliveira, Pedro H. M. Craveiro de Melo, Érlon O. Abreu-Silva, Fernando Barbiero Coura, Gleyson Moraes Rios, Daniel Izzet Potério

“…A coronary artery fistulae involve a communication between a coronary artery and a chamber of the heart or any segment of the systemic or pulmonary circulation. We present herein the case of a 67-year-old man with a recent history of exertional angina and dyspnea to usual daily activities whose coronary angiogram revealed an interesting and incidental coronary-pulmonary artery large fistulae.…”
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La place des saints. Virtuosité religieuse et structure du champ religieux by Jean-Pierre Albert

“…Then, the question is asked as for whether other religious systems can produce analogous structural effects and, consequently, similar types of religious characters.…”
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