Quality assessment of spent laying hens and analysis of influencing factors by Runzhe Wang, Jiahui Lai, Guiyun Xu, Chuanwei Zheng, Zhiqiong Mao, Jiangxia Zheng

“…The carcass evaluation was conducted utilizing the methodology prescribed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Tibial specimens were procured for the purpose of quantifying their length, mass, diameter, maximum breaking strength, maximum breaking distance, as well as for determining the concentrations of calcium, phosphorus, and ash content. …”
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Impact of the external knee flexion moment on patello-femoral loading derived from in vivo loads and kinematics by Adam Trepczynski, Paul Kneifel, Mark Heyland, Marko Leskovar, Philippe Moewis, Philipp Damm, William R. Taylor, Stefan Zachow, Georg N. Duda

“…Tibio-femoral (TF) contact forces were measured in vivo using instrumented tibial components, while synchronously internal TF and PF kinematics were captured with mobile fluoroscopy. …”
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La electrificación en Pereira, Colombia (1914-1939): luces y sombras de la ciudad burguesa by Héctor-Alfonso Martínez-Castillo, Jhon-Jaime Correa-Ramírez

“…Se propone una aproximación al contexto de llegada de la electrificación a la ciudad de Pereira y tres momentos clave de este proceso: primero, la fundación de la primera planta de electricidad en 1914; segundo, la municipalización del sistema eléctrico en 1925, y tercero, la puesta en marcha de los proyectos de las plantas de Libaré y Belmonte a finales de la década de 1930, con los que la ciudad suplió sus necesidades de energía eléctrica. …”
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Correlación entre teorías constitucionales y métodos de interpretación: la eutanasia como caso de estudio en Colombia by Sergio Luis Mondragón Duarte, Aldemar Guzmán Quintero, Laura Marcela Franco Mateus, Sergio Luis Sánchez Rengifo

“…Reflexión: Se evidencia la aplicación de métodos de interpretación por la Corte Constitucional en casos específicos, como Martha Liria Sepúlveda y Víctor Julio Escobar, a partir del análisis al respecto desde las teorías constitucionales, como originalista, el derecho consuetudinario, el activismo judicial y los enfoques de autores como Dworkin, Alexy, Habermas y Nino, lo cual da lugar a generar un impacto en las directrices fundamentales y principios para la interpretación constitucional, así como diferentes tipos de interpretación, como la auténtica, doctrinaria y judicial. …”
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Eksplorasi Bahasa Jawa Pra-Sekolah di Desa Jumapolo, Karanganyar by Amalia Wulan Sari, Oktiva Herry Chandra

“…Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan observasi partisipasi aktif. Teknik simak, libat, cakap. Kemudian data akan direduksi dan dianalisis berdasarkan teori sintaksis. …”
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Muscle-Bone Interactions in Chinese Men and Women Aged 18–35 Years by Meihua Su, Zhaojing Chen, Breanne Baker, Samuel Buchanan, Debra Bemben, Michael Bemben

“…Significant sex differences p<0.05 were found for most body composition variables, hip aBMD, tibia variables, and muscle strength and power. Adjusting for height and weight eliminated most of the significant sex differences. …”
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Multiple-Wearable-Sensor-Based Gait Classification and Analysis in Patients with Neurological Disorders by Wei-Chun Hsu, Tommy Sugiarto, Yi-Jia Lin, Fu-Chi Yang, Zheng-Yi Lin, Chi-Tien Sun, Chun-Lung Hsu, Kuan-Nien Chou

“…Seven inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensors were placed at seven locations: the lower back (L5) and both sides of the thigh, distal tibia (shank), and foot. The 20 subjects selected to participate in this study were separated into two groups: stroke patients (11) and patients with neurological disorders other than stroke (brain concussion, spinal injury, or brain hemorrhage) (9). …”
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In vivo kinematic analysis of failure cases after nonanatomical anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a preliminary study by Tomofumi Kage, Shuji Taketomi, Tetsuya Tomita, Takaharu Yamazaki, Ryota Yamagami, Kenichi Kono, Kohei Kawaguchi, Ryo Murakami, Takahiro Arakawa, Takashi Kobayashi, Hiroshi Inui, Sakae Tanaka

“…The anteroposterior (AP) translation of the medial and lateral femoral condyles and center of the femur and femoral rotation relative to the tibia during squatting were evaluated using a two- to three-dimensional registration technique under fluoroscopy. …”
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BRICS as a Catalyst for Global Governance Transformation: Beyond Western Perceptions by Dylan Yanano Mangani

“…Furthermore, political responses to crises, such as turmoil in Zimbabwe, Libya, and Mali, as well as nuclear issues in Iran, where BRICS members have assumed mediatory, supportive, or leading roles, have sparked renewed interest in understanding BRICS as an alternative to traditional conceptions of global peace and security governance. …”
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REPUBLIC OF YEMEN: OVERCOMING SEPARATIST TRENDS by A. V. Fedorchenko

“…Despite the fact that the change in top state leadership in Yemen after the "Arab Spring" was held on the softer model compared with Libya or Syria scenario, the transition period is not crowned with the stabilization of the political and economic situation and the onset of systemic reform. …”
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Israel in Foreign Policy of the United Arab Emirates: from Confrontation to Normalization by E. S. Melkumyan

“…The adjustment of Emirates’ foreign policy began after the aggravation in the Middle East, when countries such as Syria, Yemen and Libya were engulfed in conflicts. During this period, the Arab-Israeli conflict gradually lost its central role for the Arab world; the states of the Persian Gulf began to establish contacts with Israel, united by common fears about the strengthening Iran. …”
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Primary Ewing’s Sarcoma of the Spine in a Two-Year-Old Boy by Ali J. Electricwala, Jaffer T. Electricwala

“…It may involve any part of the skeleton but the most frequent parts are the ilium and diaphysis of femur and tibia (Alfeeli et al., 2005; Zhu et al., 2012). Primary ES of the spine is extremely rare (Yan et al., 2011). …”
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Saharan Dust Events over the Valencian Community (Eastern Iberian Peninsula): Synoptic Circulation Patterns and Contribution to PM10 Levels by Ariadna Huerta-Viso, Javier Crespo, Nuria Galindo, Eduardo Yubero, Jose Francisco Nicolás

“…In Scenario 1 (17.4%), the transport of Saharan dust was due to the combination of a trough situated over the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula and a high-pressure system centered on western Algeria, Tunisia and eastern Libya. According to the PDF analysis, SDE characterized by this type of pattern were the most likely to substantially increase PM10 mass concentrations. …”
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Development of fully-resorption replacement paste-like organic/inorganic artificial bones compatible with bone remodeling cycles by Yuki Kamaya, Shiori Kato, Kazuaki Nakano, Masaki Nagaya, Hiroshi Nagashima, Mamoru Aizawa

“…Cytotoxicity tests using Transwell® demonstrated cell growth in all cement specimens. In a pig tibia model, the amount of PLGA particle of 5 mass%, 10 mass%, and 20 mass% were tested to optimize material resorption and bone formation, compared with commercial HAp-based CPCs. …”
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Knee rotation in patients with and without patellofemoral instability and its correlation with patellar tendon trochlear groove distance by Himanshu Gupta, Vineet Jain, Nilansh Kataria, Ashish Dutt Upadhyay, Pallav Mishra, Himanshu Kataria

“…Knee rotation is the external rotation of the proximal tibia with respect to distal femur. The study was performed to compare knee rotation, patellar tendon lateralisation and patellar tendon trochlear groove (PTTG) distance measured on MRI between patients with and without PFI and to assess the relative association of these factors with PFI. …”
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Revisión sistemática de las causas y tratamientos para las grietas en los pezones durante la lactancia materna by Deimer De la Hoz Cáceres, José Francisco Jiménez García, Stefanny Rosanía Arroyo, Mirith Vásquez Munive, Lidice Álvarez Miño

“…Los resultados arrojan que el uso de lanolina, compresas de agua tibia, leche materna extraída y la aplicación de menta son referidos como más efectivos para el trauma del pezón. …”
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Available phosphorus from phosphate extracted from swine wastewater for poultry by Fernando de Castro Tavernari, Airton Kunz, Vivian Feddern, Ricardo Steinmetz, Paola de Azevedo Mello, Valderi Luiz Dressler

“…At 14 days, 3 birds per experimental unit were slaughtered to evaluate tibia-breaking strength. Data were submitted to analysis of variance and regression. …”
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Phytochemical Constituents and Biological Activities of Jasonia glutinosa L.: The First Report for the Plant Growing in North Africa by Hamdoon A. Mohammed, Abdulnaser Kh. Abdulkarim, Abdullah D. Alamami, Fatma A. Elshibani

“…The current study is the first report for the plant species growing in Libya and aims to investigate the phytochemical constituents, antioxidant, cytotoxic, and antimicrobial activities of the plant’s aqueous ethanolic extract. …”
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Mediterranean refugee traffic: main routes and problems of control by Vasily D. Ostanin-Golovnya, Anna A. Pavliukova

“…The most popular of them is the Central Mediterranean route, which runs from Tunisia and Libya, then the Western Mediterranean route – from Morocco and Algeria. …”
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Implant failure of the Compress prosthesis: a case report by Hiroshi Koike, Kunihiro Ikuta, Hiroshi Urakawa, Tomohisa Sakai, Takeo Fujito, Yoshihiro Nishida, Shiro Imagama

“…Case 2 describes a 14 year-old Japanese boy who underwent wide surgical resection of osteosarcoma in the left tibia, Compress arthroplasty, and reconstruction with a gastrocnemius flap after preoperative chemotherapy. …”
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