Effect of visceral fat area on prognosis of patients undergoing radical gastrectomy and construction of nomogram by Zhicheng Huang, Baohua Zheng, Zhiwei Wang, Xiaobin Chen, Yu Wang

“…Multivariate Cox regression analysis led to the construction of a nomogram prediction model for the total survival of gastric cancer patients. Its internal verification C-index was 0.881 (95% CI: 0.852–0.910), and the calibration chart showed good consistency. …”
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Employees’ perceptions of symbolic corporate identity elements and employer-employee relationships at Lonmin Platinum by Lida Holtzhausen, Lynette Fourie, Annelie Naudé

“… Apart from historical and contextual factors complicating the mining industry, Lonmin Platinum’s management of employee relationships was further complicated by its diverse workforce of approximately 20 000 employees consisting of literates, semi-literates and illiterates. …”
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Prognostic significance of ımmunhistochemical axl expression in pancreas ductal adenocarcinomas by Ozden Oz, Asuman Argon, Tulu Ayata Kebat, Ozlem Ozdemir, Savas Yakan

“…This study aimed to investigate the relationship of immunohistochemical Axl expression with histological features and its prognostic importance in PDACs. Materials and Methods: Fifty-three patients who were operated on for PDAC between 2006-2017 were evaluated retrospectively. …”
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The study about Social Economy and Social Enterprise in the Czech Republic by Magdalena Hunčová

“…The structure of social enterprises has its specific feature in the Czech Republic, because of many self-governments enterprises providing welfare on its level on one hand, and only a few (social) co-operatives or other self-help mutual symmetries on the other hand. …”
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Étude ethnobotanique, ethno-taxonomique et ethnoécologique de Anacyclus pyrethrum var. pyrethrum (L.) Link. (Asteraceae) dans la vallée d’Ait Mhamed (Région d’Azilal, Maroc)... by Abderrahim Ouarghidi, Abdelaziz Abbad

“…This study has also shown that the local population is aware of the rarefaction of the species in its natural range and has a very important know-how in terms of its mode of management and conservation in situ.…”
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Grząskie podglebie kulturowe demokracji: Wokół teorii klasy rządzącej Gaetano Moski i „spiżowego prawa oligarchii” Roberta Michelsa by Antoni Kamiński, Bartłomiej Kamiński

“…Ukazują, że podglebiem dla demokratycznej struktury ITU, dzięki której uniknięto jej oligarchizacji, była silna podkultura stworzona przez środowisko drukarzy. …”
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Two Cases of Pachydermodactyly Presenting as Polyarthritis by Roxana Mititelu, Sarah Finch, Paul Dancey, Ian Landells

“…Pachydermodactyly is characterized by asymptomatic, progressive swelling of the lateral aspects of the 2nd to 4th finger along the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint without involving the joint itself. We present 2 interesting cases of patients with periarticular swelling who were initially diagnosed and treated as juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) with subsequent clinical and pathology confirmation of pachydermodactyly. …”
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Cortistatin-14 Exerts Neuroprotective Effect Against Microglial Activation, Blood-brain Barrier Disruption, and Cognitive Impairment in Sepsis-associated Encephalopathy by Qiang Wen, Qian Ding, Jinchao Wang, Yanhua Yin, Shangchen Xu, Yuanrong Ju, Hongsheng Ji, Bin Liu

“…The present study aimed to explore the neuroprotective role of cortistatin-14 in sepsis-associated encephalopathy and its underlying mechanisms in a mouse model. A septic mice model was established using the cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) method. …”
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Self-Movement Screening using the Symmio Application is Reliable and Valid for Identifying Musculoskeletal Risk Factors by Kyle Matsel, Jonathan Kirsch, Tessa Netelbeek, Rolando Rodriguez, Ervin Velic, Kate Schwartzkopf-Phifer

“… # Hypothesis/Purpose The purpose was to establish the inter-rater reliability of the Symmio Self-Screen application in untrained individuals and to investigate its accuracy to detect MSK risk factors such as pain with movement, movement dysfunction, and decreased dynamic balance…”
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Insights Into Antimicrobial Resistance From Dental Students in the Asia–Pacific Region by Saba Ghafoor, Gabriela Salvadori, Shiho Kino, Vy Thi Nhat Nguyen, Tam Thi-Thanh Nguyen, Miho Ishimaru, Antônio Pedro Ricomini-Filho, Cassiano Kuchenbecker Rösing, Dileep De Silva, Jun Aida, Belinda Farias Nicolau, Ratilal Lalloo, Roger Junges

“…A previously validated and standardised 14-item instrument was utilised. Results: In all, 1413 responses were collected from Australia (n = 165), Sri Lanka (n = 112), Japan (n = 173), and Vietnam (n = 963). …”
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Why Hair Needs to Be Long by Nicolas Sihlé

“…The importance of tantrists’ hair is particularly striking in Repkong county (northeastern Tibet), which is famous for its large number of tantrists, many of whom wear dreadlocks wound around their heads. …”
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Improving learning experience through process re-engineering: Khan Academy localization into Azerbaijani by Ayaz Karimov, Alexander Nolte, Irene-Angelica Chounta, Mirka Saarela, Tommi Kärkkäinen

“…The aim of this research was to re-engineer the entire localization process of Khan Academy content into the Azerbaijani language and evaluate its impact on users’ learning experience. For this purpose, we implemented process re-engineering’s cycle of successive steps. …”
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Economic optimization configuration of energy storage in distribution network considering the attenuation of aging photovoltaic output by HU Haipeng, ZHAO Ping, LI Yan, HOU Qingxing, WANG Guanghui, LI Zhenxing

“…The results demonstrate that the proposed method can achieve significant reductions in both operating cost (33.91%) and life cycle cost (6.01%), thereby validating its economic effectiveness.…”
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DARBUOTOJŲ GEROVĖS DIMENSIJŲ SĄSAJOS AUTOMATIZUOTOSE DARBO VIETOSE by Karolina Kukcinavičiūtė

“…Visos permainos turi tiesioginės įtakos darbuotojų gerovės dimensijoms: pasitikėjimas organizacija, pasitenkinimas darbu, stresas ir perdegimas, todėl šia tema atliekama vis daugiau tyrimų. …”
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Measurement of polystyrene photodegradation rate using a quartz crystal microbalance by Abdullah N. Alodhayb

“…This polymer is very cheap; however, after its usage, the slowness of its photodegradation leads to environmental pollution. …”
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Network Meta-Analysis and Trial Sequential Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials Comparing Robotic, Laparoscopic, and Open Pancreatoduodenectomy by Nejo Joseph, MBChB, Chris Varghese, MBChB, James Lucocq, MBChB, Matthew J. McGuinness, MBChB, Samuel Tingle, MBChB, Giovanni Marchegiani, PhD, Kjetil Soreide, PhD, Mohammed Abu-Hilal, Jas Samra, Marc Besselink, PhD, Steve White, Sanjay Pandanaboyana, FRCS

“…The use of minimally invasive (laparoscopic and robotic) pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) is being increasingly adopted despite the lack of hard evidence to support its utilisation. With recent randomised controlled trials (RCTs) comparing open pancreatoduodenectomy (OPD) with robotic or laparoscopic pancreatoduodenectomy (RPD or LPD), we undertook a network meta-analysis (NMA) comparing all 3 approaches to evaluate comparative outcomes. …”
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Prader-Willi Syndrome. About a Case by Carlos Enrique Cruz Carrazana, Claudia García Carrazana

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Yann Guy, L’impact de la finance de marché sur le comportement d’investissement des entreprises : une confrontation des approches microéconomique et macroéconomique by Yann Guy

“…The research focuses on the links between the growth strategy of non-financial firms and the conditions of its financing in France since the early 1980s. According to this objective, the empirical work consists in making a comparison between the facts one observes at the microeconomic level on the basis of the large quoted groups’ consolidated accounts, and at the macroeconomic level on the basis of French national accounts. …”
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YOKSULLUK OLGUSU VE TÜRKİYE’DE YOKSULLUK VE HANE REFAHININ DHS WEALTH INDEX İLE DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ by Fatih Şantaş

“…Araştırma sonucunda, Türkiye’de hane refahının dönemler itibariyle yükseldiği belirlenmiştir. Bu çalışma, yoksulluğun 15-19 yaş grubunda olan, eğitimi ve sağlık güvencesi olmayan, Doğu Bölgesi’nde ve kırsal yerleşim alanında yaşayan bireylerde istatistiksel olarak anlamlı şekilde daha yüksek olduğunu göstermektedir.…”
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Nouveaux apports sur l’archéologie du littoral de Guyane : de la préhistoire à la conquête by Martijn M. van den Bel

“…In French Guiana, structured archaeological research only started in the early 1970s. Its results have been synthesized by Stéphen Rostain twenty year later. …”
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