Malignant acanthosis nigricans and breast carcinoma. Presentation of a clinical case by Julio César Camero Machín, Roxana Rivera Rivadulla, Janet González Arencibia

“…The skin manifestations of malignant tumors include a group of dermatoses that can be the sign of the occult neoplasms presence and allow their timely diagnosis. The objective of this report is to present the acanthosis nigricans’ clinical characteristics associated with breast carcinoma. …”
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Effectiveness of scapular retraction exercises and kinesio taping in individuals with protracted shoulders: A randomized control trial by Divya Gohil, Mokshi Koul, Gaurang Baxi

“…Data were collected four times: pretreatment on day 1, immediate posttreatment on day 1, posttreatment on day 14, and on day 24. …”
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Photographie et écologie aux États-Unis: l’image à contre-emploi by François Brunet

“…This contribution proposes a short history of this question through three successive stages: a) the creation of Yellowstone National Park (1872), which, according to a persistent historiographical legend, allegedly resulted from the timely distribution to Congress members of pictures by survey photographer William H. …”
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Enhancing corporate competitiveness: leveraging CSR, creative self-efficacy, and behavior for competitive advantage by Abdulalem Mohammed, Abdullah Kaid Al-Swidi, Mohammed A. Al-Hakimi, Ataul Karim Patwary

“…Abstract The relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and competitive advantage (CA) has become more critical than ever for firms, particularly in the hospitality and other service industries, during times of crisis. This study sought to investigate the correlation between CSR and CA, with the mediating role of creative behaviour (CB) and the moderating role of creative self-efficacy (CSE). …”
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Improvement of the Method of Calculating Plates for Punching by N. N. Trekin, V. V. Krylov, K. R. Andrian

“…The magnitude of these moments for the most common spans is large and, in an elastic setting, exceeds the span by two times. Taking into account the redistribution of forces and the most likely formation of cracks in the stretched zone, it can be argued that in the operational stage, the support sections of the plates have compressed and stretched zones. …”
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A Simulation Tool for Hurricane Evacuation Planning by Daniel J. Fonseca, Gary P. Moynihan, Jordan Johnston, Jordan Jennings

“…Statistical testing was performed on the data generated by the simulation model to indentify variation in relevant traffic variables affecting the timely flow of vehicles travelling north. The performed statistical analysis focused on the closing of alternative on-ramps throughout the Interstate.…”
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Successful Same-Cycle Blastocyst Transfer following Laparoscopic Ovarian Detorsion: A Report of Two Cases and Literature Review by Mohamad Irani, Reshef Tal, David B. Seifer, Richard V. Grazi

“…Such cases present a clinical dilemma with respect to optimal timing of embryo transfer. We report two cases of a 41-year-old and a 32-year-old infertility patients undergoing IVF who were diagnosed with ovarian torsion within several days following oocyte retrieval. …”
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Advanced Breast Cancer Diagnostics With PolyBreastVit: A Combined PolyNet and Vision Transformer Approach by Visalakshi Annepu, Mohamed Abbas, Hanumatha Rao Bitra, Naveen Kumar Vaegae, Kalapraveen Bagadi

“…Breast cancer continues to be an important health issue around the world, with timely screening being important in improving survival and therapy. …”
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Epidural labour analgesia: A review (labour epidural) by George Manjit, Girijanandan Menon D., Skaria Baby, Lakshmi Seshadri

“…Labour pain is one of the most severe pains with significant physiological and psychological consequences. Timely labour analgesia has considerable foeto-maternal benefits. …”
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The Burden of Vibrio sp. Infections – A Scoping Review by Ke-Yan Loo, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Priyia Pusparajah, Sunny Hei Wong, Kok-Gan Chan, Learn-Han Lee, Vengadesh Letchumanan

“…V. cholerae causes cholera which may result in severe dehydration and death without timely treatment, V. parahaemolyticus infection causes gastroenteritis while V. vulnificus infections typically manifest as wound or soft tissue infections with poor prognosis, including amputation or death. …”
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The thermal evaluation of snow line and identification of potential areas of snow falling in the Alborz Mountains with NOAA-AVHRR images by Dariush Yarahmadi, Amanolah fathnia, Mehdi Sherafat

“…Since the satellites are able to imaging a surface at different times, this will allow snow survey studies to investigate the spatial and temporal distribution of snow. …”
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PRELIMINARY IDENTIFICATION OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE STYLES IN THE PROCESS OF STRATEGIC PLANNING: EMPLOYEE PERCEPTION IN THE TURKISH PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION by Ali Osman Öztürk, Elif Genç Tetik

“…Indeed, the vast majority of the previous studies emphasise that the concept has become much relevant with the strategy-making process in the public organizations, which mainly needs to be consistent with the culture types of organization. In times of change, the consistency between culture and strategy is key to create a sustainable organizational structure. …”
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Evaluation of Land Use Change Trends Using Landscape Measurements (Case Study: Pakdasht City) by Alireza Thernasab, Leila Ebrahimi, Ameneh Haghzad, Mehrdad Ramezan Por

“…Today, urban and rural planning and management programs need to obtain accurate spatial information at successive times about land use changes. The main purpose of this study is to study and evaluate land use changes due to physical development with respect to 4 land uses in Bayer, agricultural lands, water zones and man-made lands in Pakdasht. …”
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Boosting Chickpea Production by Optimizing Inter-Row and Intrarow Spacing at Central Highlands of Ethiopia by Almaz Meseret Gezahegn, Bizuwork Tafes, Sisay Eshetu

“…The experiment was carried out in a split-plot design replicated three times. The two varieties (Habru and Arerti) were assigned as a main plot and factorial of three inter-row spacing (20 cm, 30 cm, and 40 cm) and three intrarow spacing (5, 10, and 15 cm) as subplot treatments. …”
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Habsburg Hunting Palace in Vistula – An Attempt at Architectural Reconstruction by ROSŁON-MAZGAJ Katarzyna, SOKÓŁ Małgorzata

“…Few photos and plans have survived to our times. Therefore, this residence is an architectural mystery. …”
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The utilization of microbial cell-free DNA next-generation sequencing for the detection of human herpesvirus-8 in a quaternary care center by Rebecca Berger, Jennifer Jacobe, Fernando H. Centeno, Todd Lasco, Mayar Al Mohajer

“…Results: The clinical and laboratory turnaround times of mcfDNA NGS were 3 and 1 days, respectively (8.5 and 7 days for immunohistochemistry vs 5.5 and 2 days for serum HHV8 polymerase chain reaction). …”
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Toward a Methodology of Spatial Neighborhood Evaluation to Uncover the “Invisible Spaces” in Neighborhoods Built Through State Initiatives Between 1945 and 1980 by Hadas Shadar, Dalit Shach-Pinsly

“…These spaces provided opportunities for well-being, relaxation, and community building during times of lockdown and restricted human movement in the built environment. …”
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The Confession of King Gälawdewos (r. 1540–1559): A Sixteenth-Century Ethiopian Monophysite Document against Jesuit Proselytism by Solomon Gebreyes Beyene

“… The Jesuit mission in Ethiopia represented one of the most serious challenges of Ethiopian Christianity during the early modern times. The mission had two phases. In the first phase, from 1555 to 1603, the missionaries undertook to convert King Gälawdewos and his court in return for military support from Portugal but had to face opposition from his successor, Minas (r.1559–1563). …”
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Behavior of Concrete-Filled Steel Tube Columns Subjected to Axial Compression by Pengfei Li, Tao Zhang, Chengzhi Wang

“…The experimental results showed that the CFST column with reinforcing bars has a higher bearing capacity, more effective plastic behavior, and greater toughness, and the elastoplastic boundary point occurs when the load is approximately 0.4–0.5 times of the ultimate bearing capacity. The change of rock-socketed depth and the presence of steel tube will affect the ultimate bearing capacity of rock-socketed pile. …”
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Centralization and Reduced Financial Resources: A Worrying Picture for Hungarian Municipalities by Judit Siket

“…The study aims to explore the implementation of the European Charter of Local Self-Government’s special provisions related to local democracy concerns in times of crisis. The article analyses the relationship between the pandemic and governmental measures that affected the economic position of local self-governments. …”
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