Expansion Mechanism and Properties of Magnesium Oxide Expansive Hydraulic Cement for Engineering Applications by Siqi Li, Yecheng Feng, Jinbo Yang

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Precipitation Trends over Time Using Mann-Kendall and Spearman’s rho Tests in Swat River Basin, Pakistan by Ijaz Ahmad, Deshan Tang, TianFang Wang, Mei Wang, Bakhtawar Wagan

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Vortical waves in a quantum fluid with vector, axial, and helical charges. I. Non-dissipative transport by Sergio Morales-Tejera, Victor E. Ambruş, Maxim N. Chernodub

“…Due to the symmetries of the Lagrangian for free massless Dirac particles, there are three independent and classically conserved currents corresponding to the vector, axial, and helical charges. …”
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Blood Reference Intervals for Antillean Manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus) from Puerto Rico by Antonio A. Mignucci-Giannoni, Mayela M. Alsina-Guerrero

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Spontaneous Thrombosis in Giant Aneurysm of the Anterior Communicating Artery Complex in Pediatric Age: Five-Year Follow-Up by Vítor M. Gonçalves, N. Cristino, M. Cunha e Sá

“…Noninvasive and radiation-free imagiological studies play an important role in the diagnosis and follow-up of these young patients. …”
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The Close Relationship between Large Bowel and Heart: When a Colonic Perforation Mimics an Acute Myocardial Infarction by Maria Francesca Secchi, Carlo Torre, Giovanni Dui, Francesco Virdis, Mauro Podda

“…Right chest wall and cervical subcutaneous emphysema, pneumomediastinum, pneumoretroperitoneum, and bilateral subdiaphragmatic free air were reported on the chest and abdominal X-rays. …”
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Structural basis for c-di-GMP-mediated inside-out signaling controlling periplasmic proteolysis. by Marcos V A S Navarro, Peter D Newell, Petya V Krasteva, Debashree Chatterjee, Dean R Madden, George A O'Toole, Holger Sondermann

“…Our structural and functional analyses identified a conserved system for the regulation of periplasmic proteases in a wide variety of bacteria, including many free-living and pathogenic species.…”
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Gut bacterial communities in roadkill animals: A pioneering study of two species in the Amazon region in Ecuador. by Manuel Alejandro Coba-Males, Magdalena Díaz, C Alfonso Molina, Pablo Medrano-Vizcaíno, David Brito-Zapata, Sarah Martin-Solano, Sofía Ocaña-Mayorga, Gabriel Alberto Carrillo-Bilbao, Wilmer Narváez, Jazzmín Arrivillaga-Henríquez, Manuela González-Suárez, Sandra Enríquez, Ana Poveda

“…Knowledge is limited by the logistical and ethical challenges of obtaining samples for free-living animals. Roadkill carcasses offer a largely untapped source for biological material, including endogenous gut microbiota. …”
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An Improved Form of 2D SPH Method for Modeling the Excavation Damage of Tunnels Containing Random Fissures by Xuhua Ren, Shuyang Yu, Jixun Zhang, Haijun Wang, Zhaohua Sun

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Influence of Tunneling in Cohesionless Soil for Different Tunnel Geometry and Volume Loss under Greenfield Condition by Raja Kanagaraju, Premalatha Krishnamurthy

“…This paper presents the numerical analysis of settlement to profile the vulnerable zone or influence zone due to tunneling activities in cohesionless deposits for free field or Greenfield conditions. The analysis considers the factors like saturated density (γsat), unsaturated density (γunsat), angle of shearing resistance (φ), deformation modulus (ES), volume loss (VL), and the support pressure of the shield head at the tunnel face. …”
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Pornography and Speech Act Theory – An In-Depth Survey by Áron Dombrovszki

“…In Section 1, I contrast the conservative and liberal arguments against pornography and sketch MacKinnon’s liberal critique. …”
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Numerical Modeling of Coupled Surge-Heave Sloshing in a Rectangular Tank with Baffles by Lv Ren, Yinjie Zou, Jinbo Tang, Xin Jin, Dengsong Li, Mingming Liu

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The Mercosur-European Union agreements seen from the perspective of Argentina’s foreign policy by Alejandro Cesar Simonoff

“…Instead, a new approach was adopted, based on the belief that free trade would promote enhanced economic growth. …”
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Stylization of history in the works of N.V. Kukolnik by Alexandr V. Kubasov

“…This concept is characterized by a free interpretation of the past in a figurative manner, while still maintaining reliance on well-known facts, events, or qualities of historical figures, expressed within a specific stylistic framework. …”
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Type a botulinum toxin in the management of spontaneous salivary otorrhea: a case report by Teffran J. Chan, Trevor A. Lewis, Doron D. Sommer

“…Here we report the first case of spontaneous salivary otorrhea conservatively managed with a type A botulinum toxin (BTA) injection. …”
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An Unusual Clinical Presentation of Merkel Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report by Deba P. Sarma, Dawn E. Heagley, Julianne Chalupa, Meredith Cox, James M. Shehan

“…The patient was treated with local irradiation. She remains disease free at her six-month follow-up visit. Conclusion. …”
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Surgical Treatment Outcomes of Unresolved Osgood-Schlatter Disease in Adolescent Athletes by Frederick Mun, William L. Hennrikus

“…The purpose of this case series is to report the outcomes of ossicle excision and tubercleplasty for unresolved Osgood-Schlatter disease that has failed conservative treatment in six adolescent athletes. A retrospective chart review was completed, and data collected include age at onset of symptoms, age at surgery, sex, laterality, mechanism of injury, conservative treatment regimen, radiographic findings, sports played, time to return to sport, length of follow-up, and Lysholm score. …”
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A spatial inventory of freshwater macroinvertebrate occurrences in the Guineo-Congolian biodiversity hotspot by Emmanuel O. Akindele, Abiodun M. Adedapo, Oluwaseun T. Akinpelu, Esther D. Kowobari, Oluwatosin C. Folorunso, Ibrahim R. Fagbohun, Tolulope A. Oladeji, Olanrewaju O. Aliu, Oluwatobiloba S. Adenola, Babasola W. Adu, Francis O. Arimoro, Sylvester S. Ogbogu, Sami Domisch

“…Aside from the underreporting and underestimation of freshwater ecosystems, the challenges regarding incorrect coordinates and taxonomical inaccuracies in freshwater species occurrence data pose another major hurdle that may hinder freshwater conservation efforts in the hotspot. Hence, for any biogeographic analysis, species distribution modelling or conservation initiative, it is crucial to use datasets that are, to the largest possible extent, free of spatial and taxonomic errors. …”
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Industrial Recycling of Scrap Copper Cables and Wires: Combining Cold and Hot Treatments for Maximum Recovery and Minimal Emissions by O. Choukri, E. Mohsine, S. Taibi

“…With the increasing amount of electrical cable and wire scrap, copper recycling has become a priority to conserve natural resources and reduce environmental impact. …”
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Cholecystoduodenal Stenting: An Option in Complicated Acute Calculous Cholecystitis in the Elderly Comorbid Patient by Brady Bonner, Nicholas I. Brown, Varghese Pynadath Joseph, Manju Dashini Chandrasegaram

“…The procedure restored antegrade gallbladder drainage, and at 18 months she remains symptom-free from her gallbladder. Long-term management of recurrent cholecystitis in elderly comorbid patients commonly includes permanent cholecystostomy or repeated percutaneous gallbladder drainage, both of which can be poorly tolerated. …”
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