Admirable Alterity on the Frontier: French Women’s Agency in the Hollywood Western (1931-1980) by Lara Cox

“…Issuing from a general climate of American post-war Francophilia, Frenchwomen in the “Frenchness Western” are intelligent and daring, even outdoing American male heroes. These women are understood as incarnating an “admirable alterity,” and are often compared to indigenous and Mexican women, sometimes aiding the latter in the sphere of interracial romance. …”
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Allestire prospettive inedite nei piccoli paesi by Nicola Flora

“… L’allestimento è tecnica specifica dell’arte del progetto che fa della rapidità di applicazione una modalità specifica per comunicare contenuti visuali, a volte politici e/o culturali, di molte e diverse nature; ma offre anche la possibilità di sperimentare e contaminare esperienze in modi che il progetto di architettura non consente. L’articolo vuole dare testimonianza di esperienze di ricerca applicata sia in piccoli paesi dell’Italia meridionale che in un’area complessa del centro della città di Napoli, dove grazie all’allestire (provvisorio e/o stabile) si sono potute esperire modalità di valorizzazione di patrimoni immateriali e materiali di luoghi altrimenti destinati all’abbandono, con grande perdita di valori civili e culturali di comunità in cerca di affermazione della propria identità e nuova consapevolezza della propria specificità in un mondo che sembra aver perso l’attenzione per il piccolo ed il fragile. …”
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Ewangelizator napełniony Duchem Świętym. Formacja świadków Ewangelii w Zgromadzeniu Sióstr Benedyktynek Misjonarek by Mariola Małgorzata Michalak

“…Budowaniu historii zbawienia, w Duchu Świętym, służy formacja chrześcijańska. Świadomość daru chrztu świętego, wprowadzającego niejako przez „bramę” w nową jakość życia – życia według Ducha, sprawia, że każde działanie benedyktynki misjonarki jest uwielbieniem Boga, komunią z Nim i „źródłem” więzi z każdym człowiekiem. …”
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L’histoire et « l’avenir possible » : Laroui, Djaït et la modernité du Maghreb dans les années 1970 by Idriss Jebari

“…These intellectuals’ participation in the public space was seen as innovative and daring. In this article, we look at their ideas and practices in relation to each other. …”
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A systematic review of the worldwide prevalence of survivors of poliomyelitis reported in 31 studies by Alice Theadom, Shivanthi Balalla, Kelly M Jones, Valery L Feigin, Gordon Jackman

“…The quality of each included study was assessed using an existing tool modified for use in prevalence studies. Average crude prevalence rates were used to calculate worldwide estimates.Results Thirty-one studies met criteria with 90% of studies conducted in low-income to lower middle-income countries. …”
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Sleep duration, sleep disturbances and skeletal muscle mass change over time: A population-based longitudinal analysis in Peru [version 3; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with... by Enrique S. Nuñez-del-Arco, Renzo A. Agurto-García, Rodrigo M. Carrillo-Larco, J. Jaime Miranda, Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz

“…The exposures were baseline self-reported sleep duration (normal, short and long sleepers) and disturbances (sleep difficulties and awakening at nights). Crude and adjusted linear mixed models were used to assess the associations of interest, and coefficients (β) and 95% confidence intervales (95% CI) were reported. …”
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Fast Rate Production of Biodiesel from Neem Seed Oil Using a Catalyst Made from Banana Peel Ash Loaded with Metal Oxide (Li-CaO/Fe2 (SO4)3) by Ismail J. Madai, Yusufu Abeid Chande Jande, Thomas Kivevele

“…Biodiesel is a possible remedy to the present toxic, finite sources and ever-diminishing crude fuels. Nonedible and locally available (Azadirachta indica) neem seed oil (NSO) as a second-generation feedstock was transformed into biodiesel using calcined banana ash (CBA) derived from banana peels blended with lithium calcium oxide iron (III) sulphate Li-CaO/Fe2 (SO4)3 catalyzed transesterification. …”
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Rhopalurus junceus scorpion venom induces G2/M cell cycle arrest and apoptotic cell death in human non-small lung cancer cell lines by Alexis Díaz-García, Ángel Garrido, Jenny Laura Ruiz-Fuentes, Tamara Hermosilla, Diego Varela

“…Additionally, combined etoposide/venom exposure provoked G2/M arrest and apoptosis in NSCLC more strongly than either substance alone. Furthermore, upon crude venom fractioning through RP-HPLC, we found two soluble fractions with high cytotoxic effects. …”
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Indications, contributing factors, and short-term outcomes of pneumonectomy: an 8-year retrospective study in a resource-limited setting by Mekonnen Feyissa Senbu, Dereje Gulilat, Hiwot Tadesse Habtamu

“…The Pearson chi-square test, crude odds ratio (COR), and adjusted odds ratio (AOR) were calculated for categorical variables where appropriate. …”
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Microencapsulation of single-cell protein from various microalgae species by Purnama Sukardi, Tjahjo Winanto, , Hartoyo, Taufik Budhi Pramono, Eko Setyo Wibowo

“…The results showed that the highest value of nutrition content was Spirulina sp. and the average composition of protein, crude lipid, carbohydrate, ash, nitrogen free extract, and water content was 34.80%, 0.30%, 18.53%, 20.09%, 26.29%, and 13.32%, respectively. …”
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Food needs and health behaviors in the COVID-19 situation: a case study of quarantined communities in densely populated areas of Bangkok, Thailand by Areeya Jirathananuwat, Suteera Saenmontrikul, Arunee Hengyotmark, Krittanan Pensirisomboon

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Agrobiological characteristics of hulless barley cultivars developed at Omsk agrarian Scientific Center by P. N. Nikolaev, O. A. Yusova, N. I. Aniskov, I. V. Safonova

“…‘Maysky’), in the yield of nutrients per area unit equaled the reference ‘Omsky golozerny 2’, but exceeded ‘Maysky’ (+47.2 kg/ha of protein, +390 kg/ha of starch, and +42.4 kg/ha of crude fat). ‘Omsky golozerny 4’ was also characterized by stability (stability = 4.8), increased compensatory ability (3.29) and adaptability (103%). …”
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The effect of thymus vulgaris extract and probiotic on growth performance, blood parameters, intestinal morphology, and litter quality of broiler chickens fed low-protein diets by Ali Golshahi, Mahmoud Shams Shargh, Behrouz Dastar, Enayat Rahmatnejad

“…The 2 × 3 factorial experiment involved two dietary crude protein (CP) levels and three supplementations, each with five replicates of 10 birds. …”
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Synthesis of glass-based catalysts for biodiesel production from a blend of beef tallow and waste cooking oil by M. Mashamba, L. Tshuma, L.B. Moyo, N. Tshuma, G.S. Simate

“…The FTIR results of the crude biodiesel samples produced by the catalysts at 15 min intervals showed that the NaOH treated glass-based catalyst exhibited the fastest transesterification reaction.. …”
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Incidence and Associated Factors of Laryngospasm among Pediatric Patients Who Underwent Surgery under General Anesthesia, in University of Gondar Compressive Specialized Hospital,... by Wubie Birlie Chekol, Debas Yaregal Melesse

“…Variables with P value less than <0.2 in bivariate analysis were fitted into the multivariable logistic regression analysis to identify factors associated with laryngospasm. Both crude and adjusted odds ratio with 95% CI were calculated to show strength of association. …”
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Brodalumab: Six-Year US Pharmacovigilance Report by Mark G. Lebwohl, John Y. Koo, April W. Armstrong, Bruce E. Strober, Soo Han Yoon, Nicole N. Rawnsley, Earl L. Goehring, Gina D. Mangin, Abby A. Jacobson

“…To assess long-term safety of brodalumab, we summarize pharmacovigilance data from 6 years of real-world clinical practice. Methods Crude adverse event (AE) reporting rates per 100 patients were calculated for common AEs and AEs of special interest reported to Ortho Dermatologics by US patients and healthcare providers from August 15, 2017 through August 14, 2023. …”
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Suicide mortality among individuals in federal prisons compared with the general population: a retrospective cohort study in the USA from 2009 to 2020 by Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein, Katherine LeMasters, Shabbar Ranapurwala, Mike Dolan Fliss, Michael Forrest Behne, Emilie Duchesneau, Jennifer Lao

“…From 2009 to 2020, the observed suicide rate in prisons increased from 10.57 to 19.01 per 100 000 and the crude suicide rate in the general population increased from 15.41 to 17.26 per 100 000. …”
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Hypertension and Its Associated Risk Factors in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2013: A National Survey by Charbel El Bcheraoui, Ziad A. Memish, Marwa Tuffaha, Farah Daoud, Margaret Robinson, Sara Jaber, Sarah Mikhitarian, Mohammad Al Saeedi, Mohammad A. AlMazroa, Ali H. Mokdad, Abdullah A. Al Rabeeah

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Biopriming of Momordica charantia Seeds with Enterobacter to Improve Nutritional and Biochemical Attributes by Shazia Anwer Bukhari, Nabila Farah, Ghulam Mustafa, Sibtain Ahmed, Mohammed Fahad Albeshr

“…The nutritional analysis showed that free amino acids (1.43 ± 0.02 mg/g), total soluble sugar (42.53 ± 1.65%), ash (20.53 ± 2.57%), and catalase (347.47 ± 34.76 U/g) were increased in fruit, while crude fiber (3.62 ± 0.1%) and peroxidase (5.61 ± 0.34 U/g) in peel and protein and metabolizable energy in peel and fruit were increased. …”
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Prevalence, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Associated Factors of Streptococcus pneumoniae Colonization Rate among Old-Age Patients with Respiratory Tract Infection Attending Sheik H... by Surafel Mekuria, Ayichew Seyoum, Zerihun Ataro, Tigist Abebe, Kedir Urgessa

“…The data were entered on Epi-data version 3.1, and frequencies, crude odds ratio, and adjusted odds ratio were analyzed using SPSS version 20. …”
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