An Unusual Clinical Presentation of Merkel Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report by Deba P. Sarma, Dawn E. Heagley, Julianne Chalupa, Meredith Cox, James M. Shehan

“…An 83-year-old white woman presented with a several-month history of a painless 7 mm subcutaneous mass that was initially thought to be a lipoma. A conservative follow-up was planned. …”
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Hoarding Disorder trough 3 cases, a new mental disorder in DSM-5 by Süheyla Doðan Bulut, Esra Alataþ, Tonguç Berkol, Halime Þeyma Özçelik, Serdar Bulut

“…Although it is considered to be a symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder in DSM-IV-TR, it is thought that compulsive hoarding and OCD may have different biological, cognitive and behavioral mechanisms and compulsive hoarding may be associated with many other psychological illnesses. …”
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Câteva considerații asupra receptării protocronismului românesc by Vlad-Ion Pappu

“…The present paper represents a remake, on a wider scale, but far from being exhaustive, of the problem of Protochronism, as originally thought by Edgar Papu (1908-1993), her creator. The same problem was widely debated by the author of this work, Vlad-Ion Pappu, in the literary file Edgar Papu and Protochronism in the space of the “Luceafărul” magazine, Eikon Publishing House, Cluj, 2016. …”
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The Effect of Preheating on Fissure Sealant Viscosity by Ebru Hazar Bodrumlu, İ. Sefa Çakır

“…In the fissure sealants containing 30% and 55% filler, there was a significant difference in fluidity values when the temperature difference was large. Conclusion: It is thought that the filling ratio and temperature affect the fluidity in fissure sealants and that the appropriate temperature should be selected by considering the filling ratios to obtain the best result in terms of fluidity.Keywords: fluidity, viscosity, preheating, fissure sealant, the heating device.…”
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The Influence of Abrahamic Faiths in the Religious Pluralism Agenda in Malaysia by Rahim Kamarul Zaman, Mujahid Mohammad Fadzil, Hamid Fahmy Zarkasyi

“…Pluralism is a school of thought that originated in the West. It evolved from the ideas of Liberalism, which advocates for unlimited freedom. …”
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Early Onset Primary Hyperparathyroidism Associated with a Novel Germline Mutation in CDKN1B by Marianne S. Elston, Goswin Y. Meyer-Rochow, Michael Dray, Michael Swarbrick, John V. Conaglen

“…The implication from this case is that CDKN1B germline mutations may be associated with PHPT at an earlier age than previously thought.…”
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Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory roles of tea polyphenols in inflammatory bowel diseases by Van-Long Truong, Woo-Sik Jeong

“…., catechins, theaflavins, thearubigins, gallic acid, and flavonols), which are thought to contribute to the health benefits of tea. …”
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The Question of the vis-à-vis: Scotland and Others by David McCRONE

“…This generated, pari passu, a sense of belonging based as much on who we were not (English) as who we thought ourselves to be (Scots). None of this is to deny ‘being British’ except insofar as state-identity (British) has become aligned with being English. …”
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The proclivity of free-ranging indigenous village chickens for night-time roosting in trees by Takele Taye Desta

“…Birds might be also affected by adverse weather, although they are thought to be resilient to such environmental changes. …”
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A Rare Case of Paraneoplastic Syndrome Presented with Severe Gastroparesis due to Ganglional Loss by Konstantinos N. Argyriou, Martin Peters, Javaid Ishtiaq, Santosh Enaganti

“…Thus, if not suspected, it easily evades the diagnostic thought especially in those cases where the diagnostic work up has not detected any apparent cause. …”
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Comparing extraction conditions for favorable yield of lutein and zeaxanthin from distiller’s grains by Emily Aicher, Abigail S. Engelberth

“…However, corn – and thus distiller’s grains – contains notable levels of lutein and zeaxanthin, carotenoids thought to play a role in maintaining eye health. …”
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Acting Styles, Nuances and Linguistic Aesthetics: A Case Study of Ibrahim Chatta in Yoruba Films by Adejoke Adetoun Fadirepo, Adeyemi Oluwadamilare Oresanya

“…This study is hinged on Whorpian Theory on language which posits that the individual perceives his or her environment through the process of thought which is influenced by the language he uses. …”
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Comparison of Metacognitions Between Obsessive Compulsive Disorder’s Subtypes and Normal Healthy Controls by Katre DOÐAN, Özgür Saygýn SOLAK, Kadir ÖZDEL, Mehmet Hakan TÜRKÇAPAR

“…When it comes to the MCQ-30 scores in autogenous and reactive subtypes of OCD, there was no significant statistical difference between the two groups (p>0.05) Conclusion: Similar metacognitive pathologies in the OCD subtype groups and the difference between OCD and the control group support the thought of using Metacognitive Therapy as a treatment option with no consideration of the subtype. …”
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THE EVOLUTION OF HOMO ECONOMICUS by N. V. Komarovskaia

“…The article provides a review of the ways in which interdisciplinary research in modern economic thought gives a more realistic understanding of human behavior and economic decision making. …”
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Planning and Implementation of Active Leakage Control in the Management of Unreported Leakages by Mahmut Fırat, Mustafa Yıldırım

“…By preventing these volumes, especially in pumped systems, energy consumption will be reduced. As a result, it is thought that the outputs obtained from this study will constitute an important reference especially for practitioners. …”
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The use of authentic songs in teaching Russian as a foreign language on A1-A2 level by Natalia A. Gridneva, Svetlana M. Vladimirova

“…The inclusion of authentic materials in the educative process is an exclusive requirement of the modern methods of teaching languages: it enables to study language in its symbiotic relationship with the culture of native speakers. The well-thought-out work with authentic songs on A1-A2 level can be not less effective than on other levels, the need for it is here well established too. …”
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The determination of knowledge levels related to doping in elite athletes by Hayri Demır, Nevzat Dıncer

“…Therefore, it may be thought that they are inclined to use doping.…”
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LINGUISTIC AND ACOUSTIC RESOURCES OF THE COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEM FOR ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF SPEECH INTONATION by Yu. A. Zdaranok

“…A lot depends on correct intoning: perception, understanding and meaning. A thought covered in words with the right acoustic pronunciation gives a correct impression of things in human mind. …”
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A Guide in the Process of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Formulation by Nergis LAPSEKÝLÝ, Mehmet AK

“…Treatment planning in our case was planned on using cognitive restructing techniques for thought-action-fusion, anxiety intolerance and overestimated threat appraisals but the formulation was completed in the course of treatment when the patient could talk about his early experiences. …”
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Use of colemanite in ferronickel smelting by Keskinkilic E., Pournaderi S., Geveci A., Topkaya Y.A.

“…This can be mostly attributed to the physical losses of nickel due to very high slag volume in ferronickel smelters; for 1 ton of ferronickel, 10-15 tonnes of slag are generated regardless of the type of the laterite, which contains significant quantity of gangue components. The authors thought that use of colemanite could be a solution to decrease physical losses. …”
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