Negotiating National Equality in the Austrian Silesian Diet 1905-1914 by Paula Krajnik

“…This article will provide an overview of the struggle for national equality and attempts at a national compromise in Silesia from the Moravian Compromise in 1905 until the closure of the provincial diet in 1914. By analyzing the stenographic minutes of the Silesian provincial diet, this article traces the attempts at national equalization and pacification, how members of the provincial parliament debated national equalization and pacification, and aims to identify the reasons for their failure of these attempts. …”
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Interventional Treatment of Abdominal Compartment Syndrome during Severe Acute Pancreatitis: Current Status and Historical Perspective by Dejan V. Radenkovic, Colin D. Johnson, Natasa Milic, Pavle Gregoric, Nenad Ivancevic, Mihailo Bezmarevic, Dragoljub Bilanovic, Vladimir Cijan, Andrija Antic, Djordje Bajec

“…After ACS resolves efforts should be made to achieve early primary fascia closure. Additional data are necessary to resolve uncertainties regarding ideal timing and indication for operative treatment.…”
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Numerical Modeling of Unsteady Cavitating Flows around a Stationary Hydrofoil by Antoine Ducoin, Biao Huang, Yin Lu Young

“…Without the density modification, over-prediction of the turbulent viscosity near the cavity closure reduces the cavity length and modifies the cavity shedding characteristics. …”
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Combined Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Management of Postcholecystectomy Mirizzi Syndrome from a Remnant Cystic Duct Stone: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Arpit Amin, Yuriy Zhurov, George Ibrahim, Anthony Maffei, Jonathan Giannone, Thomas Cerabona, Ashutosh Kaul

“…The patient was treated with a novel strategy by combining advanced endoscopic and laparoscopic techniques in three stages as follows: Stage 1 (initial presentation): endoscopic sphincterotomy with common bile duct stent placement; Stage 2 (6 weeks after Stage 1): laparoscopic ultrasonography to locate the remnant cystic duct calculi followed by laparoscopic retrieval of the calculi and intracorporeal closure of cystic duct stump; Stage 3 (6 weeks after Stage 2): endoscopic removal of common bile duct stent along with performance of completion endoscopic retrograde cholangiogram. …”
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Duodenal Tube Feeding: An Alternative Approach for Effectively Promoting Weight Gain in Children with Gastroesophageal Reflux and Congenital Heart Disease by Seiko Kuwata, Yoichi Iwamoto, Hirotaka Ishido, Mio Taketadu, Masanori Tamura, Hideaki Senzaki

“…In a patient with trisomy 21 and persistent pulmonary hypertension after the closure of a ventricular septal defect, duodenal tube feeding ameliorated pulmonary hypertension, as evidenced by the improvement of the pressure gradient of tricuspid regurgitation from 77 to 41 mm Hg. …”
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<i>Lilium candidum</i> Extract Loaded in Alginate Hydrogel Beads for Chronic Wound Healing by Ioana Bâldea, Maria-Loredana Soran, Adina Stegarescu, Ocsana Opriș, Irina Kacso, Septimiu Tripon, Alexandra Adascalitei, Iulian George Fericel, Roxana Decea, Ildiko Lung

“…The longer release of bioactive compounds from plant extract loaded in the alginate hydrogel resulted in more effective wound closure, compared to the extract alone, and scar formation, compared to the alginate hydrogel. …”
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Novel Use of Household Items in Open and Robotic Surgical Skills Resident Education by Keri Rowley, Deepak Pruthi, Osamah Al-Bayati, Joseph Basler, Michael A. Liss

“…These included a wound closure model, an open prostatectomy model, a delicate tissue simulation, a knot-tying station, and a laparoscopic simulator. …”
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Effects of Artificial Flooding for Hydroelectric Development on the Population of Mansonia humeralis (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Paraná River, São Paulo, Brazil by Marcia Bicudo de Paula, Almério de Castro Gomes, Delsio Natal, Ana Maria Ribeiro de Castro Duarte, Luís Filipe Mucci

“…The closure of two phases of the dam at the Porto Primavera Hydroelectric Plant on the Paraná River flooded a flawed system located in the Municipality of Presidente Epitácio, São Paulo state, favoring the proliferation of aquatic weeds. …”
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Temporal legacies of coal mining in the West Coast, New Zealand: path-dependency or path-creation? by Sean Connelly, Etienne Nel, Alison Floyd

“…The temporal component of Blackball’s coal transition presents useful lessons for other mining communities which currently face closure.…”
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Ethylene Glycol Poisoning: An Unusual Cause of Altered Mental Status and the Lessons Learned from Management of the Disease in the Acute Setting by R. Singh, E. Arain, A. Buth, J. Kado, A. Soubani, N. Imran

“…A validated equation can be used to estimate necessary duration of hemodialysis, and even if direct measurements of ethylene glycol are not available, monitoring for the closure of the anion, lactate, and osmolal gaps can guide treatment. …”
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A deep reinforcement learning-based approach for cyber resilient demand response optimization by Ayush Sinha, Ranjana Vyas, Feras Alasali, William Holderbaum, O. P. Vyas

“…The contemporary smart grid infrastructure, characterized by its bidirectional communication capabilities between prosumers and utility organizations, has revolutionized the efficient execution of fine-grain computational tasks. …”
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Development and Structural Variety of the Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycans-Contained Extracellular Matrix in the Mouse Brain by Noriko Horii-Hayashi, Takayo Sasagawa, Wataru Matsunaga, Mayumi Nishi

“…PNNs restrict synaptic plasticity and regulate the closure of critical periods. Although previous studies have examined the starting period of PNN formation, focusing on primary sensory cortices, there are no systematic studies at the whole brain level. …”
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Case Report: Pediatric pontine abscess and ecthyma gangrenosum due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa septicemia by Jonathan Theros, Madison Wolfe, Larry Kociolek, Larry Kociolek, Irini N. Kolaitis, Irini N. Kolaitis

“…Prompt action through interdisciplinary care meetings and avoidance of early diagnostic closure resulted in an excellent neurological outcome for this patient with this rare case of a P. aeruginosa brainstem abscess.…”
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Dynamic Analysis of a Phytoplankton-Fish Model with Biological and Artificial Control by Yapei Wang, Min Zhao, Xinhong Pan, Chuanjun Dai

“…Based on the theoretical and numerical results, we analyzed the feasibility of biological and artificial control, which showed that biological and artificial methods can control phytoplankton blooms. These results are expected to be useful for the study of phytoplankton dynamics in aquatic ecosystems.…”
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Environmental health, climate change, and equity: Understanding geographic vulnerabilities by Gina Solomon, Matthew Gribble, Sheri Weiser

“…This article will describe general principles of geography and climate change risk and explore how these play out using four examples: harmful algal blooms in Alaska, loss of glaciers in Peru, sea level rise causing increased drinking water salinity in Bangladesh, and HIV and food insecurity in Kenya related to extreme weather. …”
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ZİHNİN ONTOLOJİK YAPISI VE ZİHNİYET BAĞIMLI DİLİN “BEN” AHLAKI by Muhammed Enes Kala

“…Makalemiz kendi içinde üç bölüme ayrılmıştır. İlk kısımda Necati Öner’in düşüncelerindenhareketle zihin kavramı değerlendirilip, zihnin yapısı ve işleyişine ilişkin bir tez önesürülmüş ve gerekçelendirilmeye çalışılmıştır. …”
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Comment agir au cœur d’un paysage fluvial en mutation ? by Anourak Visouthivong

“…Following the calendar of the monsoon and relations with the river genies, the supra-village negotiations of the Lao Loum with the river-garden are considered as a form of collective action or the expression of daily life, a deconstruction of moments of the Lao landscape in the "thick present" (Zitouni, 2019).…”
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An Experimental Study on Cracking Behavior of Precracked Sandstone Specimens under Seepage Pressure by Qibin Lin, Ping Cao, Hua Wang, Rihong Cao

“…Combined with axial stress-strain curves, photographic monitoring results and the output of AE counts and rock failure process can be generally divided into four stages: microcrack closure, elastic deformation, crack growth and propagation, and final failure. …”
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Orthodontic-logaoedic treatment using a modified Hawley device. by Clotilde Mora Pérez, Raúl López Fernández, Liliam Farray Domínguez, Raiza I. Domínguez Garcia, Yordanis Boza Mejias, Danibis Boza Mejias

“…The most common maxillofacial disorders are: vestibulo version (87,5%), increased enhancement (84,4 %) and abnormal bilabial closure (68,8 %). Dyslalias were reduced during treatment from 81,2 % to 28,1 % at the end of treatment.…”
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Consensus based sustainable decision making using probability hesitant fuzzy preference relations with application on risk assessment in food industry by Nighat Rehman, Rukhshanda Anjum, Fikre Bogale Petros

“…Then, a multiplicative transitive closure formula is defined to construct multiplicative consistent expected fuzzy preference relations and symmetrical matrices, ensuring the reliability of the preference relations. …”
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