Research Progress on Biomaterials for Spinal Cord Repair by Liao Z, Bao Q, Saijilahu, Chimedtseren C, Tumurbaatar K, Saijilafu

“…In addition, the glial scars and inflammatory responses around the lesion site are another major obstacle for successful axon regeneration after SCI. …”
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Political and socioeconomic implications of Classic Maya lithic artifacts from the Main Plaza of Aguateca, Guatemala by Kazuo Aoyama

“…Third, Ruler 3 of Aguateca carried out the royal Maya ritual of caching obsidian and chert eccentrics as well as other lithic artifacts in Structure L8-5 facing a large plaza. …”
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The Cross-Modal Effects of Sensory Deprivation on Spatial and Temporal Processes in Vision and Audition: A Systematic Review on Behavioral and Neuroimaging Research since 2000 by Laura Bell, Lisa Wagels, Christiane Neuschaefer-Rube, Janina Fels, Raquel E. Gur, Kerstin Konrad

“…One of the most significant effects of neural plasticity manifests in the case of sensory deprivation when cortical areas that were originally specialized for the functions of the deprived sense take over the processing of another modality. Vision and audition represent two important senses needed to navigate through space and time. …”
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Tabaquismo by Alfredo Darío Espinosa Brito, Alfredo Espinosa Roca

“…<p>En este art&iacute;culo se clasifican los individuos con relaci&oacute;n al h&aacute;bito de fumar y se define a los adictos seg&uacute;n la causa principal por la que fuman. …”
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Experimental study and theoretical analysis on the flexural behaviors of UHPC-strengthened NC overlay in bridge deck by Haibo Jiang, Gongyong Mei, Ruyu Shen, Jie Xiao, Shaowei Deng, Shufeng Zhang

“…In this study, eight USNBs representing the UHPC-rehabilitated NC overlays in negative bending moment zone of bridge decks were designed and fabricated for four-point bending tests to investigate the cracking behaviors and flexural performances. One another original NC beam was also investigated for comparison purpose. …”
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Playing in Tongues: The Hammond Organ and Black Pentecostal Instrumentality by Braxton D. Shelley

“…Each of the journeys stages a moment of startling conversion, where one element of the instrument’s voice is overcome by another. Clark’s playing is an invaluable window into the confessional dimensions of gospel’s timbral practice. …”
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Surgical Dressing Cosmesis in the Immediate Postoperative Setting: A Crowdsourcing-based Study by Alexa Clark, BA, Shannon Su, BS, Jennifer Wang, BS, Orr Shauly, MD, Albert Losken, MD, Kendall Brooks, MD, Daniel Cuzzone, MD

“…Although cost, availability, and time to apply are common factors surgeons evaluate when picking a dressing, cosmetic preference is another consideration. Allowing the patient to participate in dressing selection may give them more perceived autonomy and increase immediate postoperative satisfaction. …”
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To Be or Not To Be: Twitter Presence among Turkish Diplomats by H. Mehmetcik, E. Salihi

“…Though Turkish diplomats are selected from well-educated individuals who can make the greatest use of available opportunities provided by social media, relatively few of them are active on Twitter. Another significant conclusion is that Turkey’s twiplomacy is inconsistent and driven by individuals rather than a part of a wider strategy or framework. …”
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Diversity and composition changes of intestinal fungi in patients with chronic kidney disease by XIE Huichao, XIAO Weidong, HAN Ben

“…Methods‍　‍A total of 8 CKD patients admitted in Department of Nephrology of our hospital， and another 5 age- and gender-matched healthy individuals were recruited in this study. …”
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Geotouristic Coastal Itinerary in the South Coast of Paraíba (Northeast of Brazil) by Luciano Pereira, Arilde Alves

“…The existence of interpretative trails assigns a new function, now from the geotouristic point of view, to the itineraries, as they enrich the experience of tourists, to whom is given the opportunity of knowing the abiotic heritage and the cultural heritage from another perspective, apart from enhancing their environmental awareness. …”
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The influence of nutrition on the formation and modification of human immunity by Zuzanna Chęcińska-Maciejewska, Andrzej Ciborek, Ewelina Książek, Hanna Krauss

“…The role of vitamins and minerals, especially vitamins C and D, and zinc, in maintaining effective immunity was highlighted, and nutritional strategies supporting a healthy immune system were presented. Another important aspect was the analysis of the impact of the gut microbiota on immunity. …”
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The Explanation of Urban System Transformations in the Tehran\'s megalopolis region by Hosein Khorashadi Zadeh, Mohammad Solimani mehranjani, Simin Tavallaei, Reza kheyroddin, Ghahraman Abdoli

“…The reviews done the research shows that "spatial morphological structure" and "spatial division of labor" in Tehran's megalopolis region during the recent decades has not been able to support each other and significantly reduce the spatial non-equilibrium in the region. Therefore, according to the results obtained in the framework of this study, the "spatial morphological structure" and "spatial division of labor" in Tehran's megalopolis region during the recent decades (1345-1390), has been accompanied by a significant reduction in the spatial non-equilibrium in the region, though, the trend of transformations is on the move. …”
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Retracted: Design and Performance Evaluation of OAM-Antennas: A Comparative Review by Omar A. Saraereh

“…Numerous array structures, including linear, two-dimensional, circular, conical, cylindrical, spherical, and even non-uniform array shapes, can be used in different applications. …”
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Intelligent Digital Currency and Dynamic Coding Service System Based on Internet of Things Technology by Shanshen Li, Xin Jing

“…If it has received it, it will discard it. Otherwise, it will cache the message and attach its own neighbor node list to the signal-to-noise ratio of the channel link, update the RREQ message, and broadcast it. …”
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Using Self-Efficacy and Reflection to Improve Piano Learning Performance by Suqi Dong, Genutė Gedvilienė

“…One group received positive emotional input designed to boost confidence, another group encountered negative emotional input that triggered stress, and a control group received a routine without emotional manipulation. …”
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Association of systemic vitamin D on the course of dengue virus infection in adults: a single-centre dengue cohort study at a large institution in Singapore by Sapna P Sadarangani, Htet Lin Htun, Weiping Ling, Robert Hawkins, Tsin Wen Yeo, Laura Rivino, Paul A MacAry, Yee-Sin Leo

“…Methods: We evaluated the association between systemic 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25-(OH) D] and dengue disease severity in adults. We measured plasma for total 25-(OH) D levels with an electrochemiluminescence immunoassay using stored samples from participants with laboratory-confirmed dengue, who were prospectively enrolled in 2012–2016 at our institution. …”
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ALMA FACTS. II. Large Scale Variations in the 12CO(J = 2 – 1) to 12CO(J = 1 – 0) Line Ratio in Nearby Galaxies by Shinya Komugi, Tsuyoshi Sawada, Jin Koda, Fumi Egusa, Fumiya Maeda, Akihiko Hirota, Amanda M. Lee

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Strategic Management at Mormaii - the Brazilian Surf Industry Leader by Marcos Abilio Bosquetti, Gabriela Gonçalves Silveira Fiates, Jess Ponting

“…Semi-structured in-depth interviews with the founder and CEO and the executive directors at the Brazilian surf industry leader - Mormaii, were conducted to understand how the 4-decade local company found its way to success. …”
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Carbon utilization and storage through rehabilitation of groundwater wells by Vivek V. Patil, Gabriella Basso, Steven Catania, Christopher Catania, Timothy Ostapuk, Robert Vince

Subjects: “…CO $$_{2}$$ 2 sequestration…”
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Selecting the Best Routing Traffic for Packets in LAN via Machine Learning to Achieve the Best Strategy by Bo Zhang, Rongji Liao

“…In the field of our research here, emphasis was placed on extracting weights that would affect the speed of the network's response and finding the best path, such as the number of nodes in the path and the congestion on each path, in addition to the cache used for each node. Therefore, the use of these elements in building the neural network is worthy, as is the exploitation of the feed forwarding and the backpropagation in the neural network in order to reach the best prediction for the best path. …”
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