Secular trends of epidemiologic patterns of chronic kidney disease over three decades: an updated analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 by Jing Liu, Xue Li, Yongping Liu, Xiaodong Sun, Xiaojin Feng, Ningning Hou, Zhenna Chen

“…Additionally, the increasing high-temperature-related death burdens in lower SDI regions should receive social attention.…”
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Electrospun polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) fibers in membrane distillation applications by Charles Defor, Shih-Feng Chou

“…High molecular weight PTFEs are chemically inert while possessing excellent hydrophobic surface properties attributed to their low surface energy. These characteristics make PTFE an excellent candidate for membrane distillation application among all other hydrophobic polymers. …”
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Blowing Out the Candle: How to Quench Galaxies at High Redshift—An Ensemble of Rapid Starbursts, AGN Feedback, and Environment by Lucas C. Kimmig, Rhea-Silvia Remus, Benjamin Seidel, Lucas M. Valenzuela, Klaus Dolag, Andreas Burkert

“…Recent observations with JWST and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array have revealed extremely massive quiescent galaxies at redshifts of z = 3 and higher, indicating both rapid onset and quenching of star formation. …”
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Structural and content characteristics of innovative pedagogical system by Sergey L. Rykov

“…In the course of the research, the features and structure of the innovative pedagogical system are revealed, and the typology of teachers on the basis of their attitude to pedagogical innovations is presented. The author of the research defines the main components of the structure of innovative activity of a teacher, the system-forming elements of the pedagogical system, and the list of innovative pedagogical technologies. …”
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Two-Dimensional Convection Induced by Gravity and Centrifugal Forces in a Rotating Porous Layer Far Away from the Axis of Rotation by Peter Vadasz, Saneshan Govender

“…The problem corresponding to a layer placed far away from the centre of rotation was identified as a distinct case and therefore justifying special attention. The stability of a basic gravity driven convection is analysed. …”
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The Stoic Tradition by John Sellars

“… When we think about ancient philosophy we tend to think first and foremost of Plato and Aristotle, the two great Athenian philosophers, whose works have come down to us and that we can read today. …”
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Pericardial Effusion due to Infliximab Therapy for Ulcerative Colitis by Muhammad Mirza, Maira Mirza, Vagishwari Murugesan, Arrel Olano

“…Infliximab is known to be associated with various adverse effects including anti-TNF alpha induced lupus (ATIL). We present a rare case of a 51-year-old female with pericardial effusion secondary to infliximab therapy for treatment of her ulcerative colitis. …”
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Determination and Removal of Potentially Toxic Elements by <i>Phragmites australis</i> (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. (Poaceae) in the Valles River, San Luis Potosí (Central Mexico) by José Angel Montes-Rocha, Rocío del Carmen Diaz-Torres, Angel Josabad Alonso-Castro, César Arturo Ilizaliturri-Hernández, Leticia Carrizales-Yáñez, Candy Carranza-Álvarez

“…Sediment samples showed concentrations of Hg, Mn, Ni, Zn, Pb, V, Cu, Cr, and Cd, attributed to agricultural practices, industrial activity, and urbanization. …”
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Problematic issues of using the toolkit of economic cybernetics by V. Persianov, A. Kurbatova

“…At the same time, focusing on management in systems, it did not pay enough attention to many important functions and specifics of socio-economic processes. …”
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Preparation and Characterization of Biochar from New Precursor by Douha S. Khudair, Yasser I. Abdul-Aziz

“…The pyrolysis process lasted three hours at 600°C in a tube furnace with an inert nitrogen gas atmosphere. Elemental analysis, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) nitrogen adsorption, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), The biochar was characterized using several techniques, including elemental analysis, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) nitrogen adsorption, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). …”
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Ist es notwendig polnische Nasalvokale zu untersuchen? by Molenda Aleksandra, Artur Tworek

“…The declared aim of this article is to draw attention to Polish nasal vowels. The motivation for its creation is the lack of complexity in the description of this subsystem noted in the specialised literature. …”
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Adsorption of Heavy Metals on Bentonitic Soil for Use in Landfill Liners by Daniela Lima Machado da Silva, Maria Eugenia Gimenez Boscov, Marcela de Almeida Costa, Laércio Leal dos Santos, Márcio Camargo de Melo, Veruschka Escarião Dessoles Monteiro

“…Disturbed and undisturbed samples of the investigated soil were collected at a quarry in the rural zone of Boa Vista (state of Paraiba, Northeast Brazil). Sorption attributes were determined via batch tests with a soil-solution ratio of 1 : 12.5 (4 g of dry soil to 50 mL of solution). …”
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Encouraging Landscape Water-Conservation Behaviors #4: Florida Homeowners’ Reactions to Messages that Encourage Landscape Water Conservation Practice Adoption by Joy Rumble, Laura A. Warner, Courtney Owens, Alexa Lamm, Randall Cantrell

“…This 4-page fact sheet examines the impact of differently framed messages on Florida residents’ attitudes toward good irrigation practices and their perceived ability to implement those practices. …”
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Contesting digital leisure time: Parental struggles in relation to young children's play with tablets at home by Lundtofte Thomas Enemark

“…In this article, I analyse data from a video observation–based media ethnography of seven Danish children (aged 4–6) and engage with the research tradition attributed to parental mediation. The analysis suggests two major paths in the struggles that stand out from the discourses and in situ practices of parents and children in the empirical data. …”
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Study of Component Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of the Ophthalmic Emulsion Based on the Safflower Flowers (Carthamus tinctorius L.) by Zhanar Abuova, Aknur Turgumbayeva, Ardak Jumagaziyeva, Kairolla Rakhimov, Aigul Jussupkaliyeva

“…The investigated emulsion-type eye drop shows bactericidal activity against S. aureus ATCC 6538-P, where the zone of growth suppression under the ophthalmic emulsion action corresponded to 9.0 ± 0.0 mm. …”
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Versatile on-chip polarization-sensitive detection system for optical communication and artificial vision by Zhilin Liu, Mingxiu Liu, Liujian Qi, Nan Zhang, Bin Wang, Xiaojuan Sun, Rongjun Zhang, Dabing Li, Shaojuan Li

“…Abstract Polarization is an important attribute of light and can be artificially modulated as a versatile information carrier. …”
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Review on Social Media and Digital Security by Amar Yahya Hussien

“…To address the challenge, this paper firstly made a survey on the state-of-the-art of social media networks security and trustworthiness particularly for the increasingly growing sophistication and variety of attacks as well as related intelligence applications. …”
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Assessment of functional elements of public finance management by A. Z. Namitulina, I. V. Soklakova, E. Yu. Kuzmina, E. A. Buryak

“…The paper pays special attention to the control function due to the lack of a single objective control system. …”
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Recurrent Diplopia in a Pediatric Patient with Bickerstaff Brainstem Encephalitis by Scott A. McLeod, Wallace Wee, Francois D. Jacob, Isabelle Chapados, Francois V. Bolduc

“…Ophthalmoplegia has been reported with acute ataxia in Miller Fisher syndrome (MFS) and Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis (BBE). …”
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Factors of International Activity of Russian Cities: The Results of the Empirical Analysis by R. S. Mukhametov

“…As a result of the study, it was found that a large number of sister cities are observed in Russian cities, which can be attributed to megacities and large cities. It was revealed that a high level of international activity of Russian cities is characteristic of municipalities located in border regions. …”
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