Contesting a legendary legacy: A century of reflection on Raymond Dart and the Taung skull by Christa Kuljian

“… In 1925, Raymond Dart published his description of the Taung Child skull, which he named Australopithecus africanus, thereby making a pivotal contribution to the field of palaeoanthropology. …”
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Stigma related to podoconiosis in Ethiopia: a systematic review by Temesgen Lera Abiso, Amene Abebe Kerbo, Eskinder Wolka Woticha, Mengistu Meskele Koyira

“…PubMed/Medline, Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and Google databases were searched. Articles published in the English language from inception to 2023 were included. …”
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Psychological interventions for chronic non-specific low back pain: protocol of a systematic review with network meta-analysis by Lingxiao Chen, Jill Hayden, Manuela Ferreira, Emma Ho, Milena Simic, Claire Ashton-James, Josielli Comachio, Paulo Ferreira

“…The research will be published in a peer-reviewed journal.PROSPERO registration number CRD42019138074.…”
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Construction of cuproptosis-related genes risk model predicts the prognosis of Uterine Corpus Endometrial Carcinoma by Yanfang Huang, Guoxian Luo, Xiujie Sheng, Jianqi Li

“…Cuproptosis-related genes were sourced from previously published studies and the FerrDb database. UCEC gene expression profiles and clinical data were obtained from the TCGA database. …”
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A European Approach to Irritable Bowel Syndrome Management by Michel Delvaux, Jacques Frexinos

“…Therefore, following a complete and detailed review published in 1989, these drugs have not been used extensively in the United Kingdom or the United States. …”
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Relationship between Antibiotic Consumption and Resistance: A Systematic Review by Asrat Agalu Abejew, Gizachew Yismaw Wubetu, Teferi Gedif Fenta

“…This systematic review aims to review the relationship between ABC and ABR from 2016 to 2022. Methods. Articles published over 7 years (2016–2022) were searched from December 23 to 31, 2022. …”
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International Experience of Legal Regulation of Liability for Insult of Police Officers and Possibilities of Its Use in Ukraine by K. L. Buhaichuk

“…Such actions have a qualified composition, which is manifested in the public dissemination of such insults or slander. It is argued that punishment for insulting a police officer is applied only in cases related to the performance of their official duties. …”
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Research trends on lymphedema after mastectomy for breast cancer patients from 2000 to 2023: a scientometric analysis by Ling Chen, Yuxian Zheng, Daitian Zheng, Zhiyang Li, Hongwu Chen, Chujun Chen, Chujun Chen, Shuxian Yu

“…This study aims to explore global research trends on BCRL from 2000 to 2023, identify existing knowledge gaps, and highlight emerging focus areas through a bibliometric approach.MethodsA comprehensive search was conducted using the Web of Science (WOS) database to retrieve literature published between January 2000 and November 2023. Bibliometric analyses and visualizations were performed using R Studio, CiteSpace, and VOSviewer. …”
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Prevalence and management of child sexual abuse cases presented at Nigerian hospitals: A systematic review by Elizabeth Oluwatoyin Akin-Odanye

“…Methods: A systematic review of literature including only studies published in English from 2006 to 2016 and cited in the Medline, Scopus and Web of Science databases was carried out. …”
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In-Line and Cross-Flow Coupling Vibration Response Characteristics of a Marine Viscoelastic Riser Subjected to Two-Phase Internal Flow by Xueping Chang, Jinming Fan, Wenwu Yang, Yinghui Li

“…Model validations are firstly performed through comparisons with the published experimental data and numerical simulation results, and the characteristic curves of the in-line and cross-flow vibration pattern, the in-line and cross-flow displacement trajectories, the in-line and cross-flow space-time response of displacement, and the in-line and cross-flow space-time response of stress versus different parameters are obtained, respectively. …”
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How Do We Treat Children with Anterior Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment Syndrome and Is the Biopsychosocial Model Also Being Applied? A Scoping Review by Anke P. C. Top, Thomas G. de Leeuw, Wichor M. Bramer, Bernadette C. M. de Mol, Frank J. P. M. Huygen, Maaike Dirckx

“…To ensure a comprehensive overview of published literature on this topic, the search was not restricted based on study type. …”
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Narrative Review of the Morphofunctional Underpinnings and Comprehensive Rehabilitation Strategies for Smartphone-addicted University Students by Lucia Ana-Maria Anghelescu, Aurelian Anghelescu, Gelu Onose

“…The relationship (((smartphone addiction) and (problematic smartphone use) and (systematic review) identified 22 papers, published between 2016 and 2024, 16 of which were during the Covid era and post-pandemic periods (2020-2024). …”
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Improving quality of strawberry by novel essential oil nanoemulsions of Echinophora platyloba combined with Aloe vera gel and gum arabic by Iman Kebriti, Mousa Solgi, Mohammad Velashjerdi

“…Abstract Strawberry fruits are highly perishable and have a limited shelf life. Therefore, effective methods such as essential oils (EOs) and edible coatings are required to mitigate spoilage and maintain fruit quality during storage. …”
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Information Access and Promotion of Human Rights: A Case Study of High Court Kabale Municipality. by Akwasiibwe, Bonitah

“…The study results on the opportunities, best practices, and positive aspects inherent to free access to information and the promotion of human rights were; publishing of periodic reports that provide information, advocacy for free access to information, ensuring that legislation is consistent, provision of timely access to the right kind of legal information and information needs to be reasonable and easily understood by the general public. …”
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Internal Control Systems and service delivery in Kabale Municipal Council, Kabale District, Uganda. by Boaz, Abomugisha

“…It is therefore recommended that all stakeholders should follow internal controls put in place for effective and efficient delivery of services, the division of work and segregation of duties should be upheld, Each department should be represented on the procurement committee for transparency purposes; the control environment should be improved by management to allow any stakeholder to access documents, and culprits that breach norms and regulations are found, they should be punished accordingly, Finally the management of the Council should prioritize services which are critical to the public, like Road construction, Waste disposal, Education, Security and Health.…”
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The Rise of SARS-CoV-2 Variants and the Role of Convalescent Plasma Therapy for Management of Infections by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi

“…This review examines the limited number of clinical trials published, to date that have deployed this therapy and explores clinical trials in progress for the treatment of COVID-19.…”
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The Rise of SARS-CoV-2 Variants and the Role of Convalescent Plasma Therapy for Management of Infections by Mohamed, Moubarak, Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Helal F., Hetta, Hazem M., Shaheen, Abdur, Rauf, Hayder M., Al-kuraishy, Safaa, Qusti, Eida M., Alshammari, Emmanuel Tiyo, Ayikobua, Fred, Ssempijja, Adam Moyosore, Afodun, Ritah, Kenganzi, Ibe Michael, Usman, Juma John, Ochieng, Lawrence Obado, Osuwat, Kevin, Matama, Ali I., Al-Gareeb, Emmanuel, Kairania, Monica, Musenero, Susan, Christina Welburn, Gaber, El-Saber Batiha

“…This review examines the limited number of clinical trials published, to date that have deployed this therapy and explores clinical trials in progress for the treatment of COVID-19…”
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Call for Papers: Constitutions and Intergenerational Justice by IF and FRFG

“… The Intergenerational Justice Review (IGJR) has been published by the Stuttgart-based think tank Foundation for the Rights of Future Generations (FRFG) since 2002. …”
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Reconstrucción del antihélix con un injerto libre del pecho después de exéresis de carcinoma basocelular by Felix Osmany Batista Batista, Susana De la Caridad Almaguer Pérez, Reinier Cedeño Ramírez, Aluett Niño Peña, Miriam Vivar Bauzá

“…Presentación del caso: Se trata de una paciente femenina, de 55 años de edad, color de piel blanca, ocupación agrícola, con antecedentes de lesiones de cáncer de piel no melanoma que acude a consulta del Hospital Vladimir Ilich Lenin. Se le diagnostica un carcinoma basocelular nodular de 1,5 cm localizado en la antihélix del oído izquierdo apta para exéresis quirúrgica y reconstrucción. …”
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Dealing with Complexity – Knowledge, design, and management of the built environment by Cesare Sposito, Francesca Scalisi

“…The published contributions certainly do not fully encompass the fields of inquiry, strategies, measures, and actions that the scientific community and the construction sector can implement to contain human activity within planetary boundaries and make both the built environment and biophysical systems more resilient. …”
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