A Case of Small Bowel Obstruction Caused by Bezoars Diagnosed with Double Balloon Enteroscopy by Masayuki Saita, Hiroshi Maekawa, Koichi Sato, Hajime Orita, Mutsumi Sakurada, Tomoaki Ito, Kunihiro Sinjoh, Yoshihiro Komatsu, Shigeo Nohara

“…After 9 days, the patient was discharged from our hospital in satisfactory condition. DBE also appears to be a safe and useful diagnostic tool in patients with SBO, and the findings of DBE influence the strategy of therapy in patients in whom the cause of SBO could not be determined by conventional radiography.…”
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What Might I Like My Kids to Learn about Life?: In Search of “Tradition” by Anthony McCann

“…This personal exploration of “tradition” started after my father died, an event which sparked a series of inner conversations about being a son, being a parent, and the learning that happens over generations. What do I mean by “tradition”? …”
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Landscapes without landscape architects. The ecological beauty of informal urban landscapes by Chiara Catalano, Thomas E. Hauck, Susann Ahn, Salvatore Pasta

“…In the long term, the struggle between these two opposite ways of conceiving the look and the role of green infrastructure appears pointless: in the end, what decides the identity of most urban green infrastructure is the ‘vegetation by use’, that is, the daily people’s use of these spaces (whether accessible). …”
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An optimal path threshold method for rigorously identifying extreme climate events by Bingjie Zhao, Christopher Horvat, Huilin Gao

“…However, intercomparisons of extreme events are often hampered by inconsistent definitions and standardizations for different types of events. …”
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Educating Preschoolers to Pro-Environmental Actions: A Metacognition-Based Approach by Martina Rulli, Elsa Bruni, Alberto Di Domenico, Nicola Mammarella

“…Although the interaction between metacognition and sustainability in preschoolers appears to be insufficiently explored, the final aim of this review is to offer a new education-based perspective about metacognition that can be implemented in early childhood to foster pro-environmental actions in the long-term. …”
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Teacher Wellbeing as a Cornerstone of Student Success in Foreign Language Education by Leandro Delgado-Fernández, José Luis Sardiñas-Companioni, Adis Eliany Puerto-Valdés

“…In response, a range of innovative and practical solutions to support teacher wellbeing are proposed, leading to happier teachers and more successful students.…”
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Génocide, révisionnisme, négationnisme : la réception contrastée de la série Black Earth Rising by Sylvie Allouche

“…Black Earth Rising (Rwanda, la couleur du sang in French) is a 2018 miniseries by Hugo Blick co-produced by the BBC and Netflix whose main character, Kate Ashby, is initially presented as a survivor of the Tutsi genocide which happened in Rwanda in 1994. Adopted following the genocide by a British lawyer, she herself became a lawyer, the series depicting a stage in her life where she finds herself confronted with the complexity of what took place during this period on the political and human levels. …”
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Relationship between Experimental Diet in Rats and Nonalcoholic Hepatic Disease: Review of Literature by Ayane A. Rodrigues, Raíssa S. B. Andrade, Daniel F. P. Vasconcelos

“…The findings of this review show that diet is one of the factors that predisposes to the appearance of NAFLD and that the studies presented a wide variety of designs.…”
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Baroreflex Activation Therapy for the Treatment of Drug-Resistant Hypertension: New Developments by Teba Alnima, Peter W. de Leeuw, Abraham A. Kroon

“…Although not totally understood considering the working mechanisms of BAT, it appeared to be possible to achieve at least as much efficacy of single-sided as bilateral stimulation. …”
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A Case of Prostatic Abscess with Malignant Lymphoma Involving the Prostate by Wataru Noguchi, Yoshihiro Inoue, Mana Fukushima

“…Antibiotics were prescribed, but the symptoms remained and intermittent fever appeared. The patient was diagnosed with prostatic abscess by computed tomography (CT). …”
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Halo Nevi Are Not Trivial: About 2 Young Patients of Regressed Primary Melanoma That Simulates Halo Nevi by S. De Schrijver, I. Theate, O. Vanhooteghem

“…We present two case reports suggesting that a halo nevus appearance can be seen in melanoma, even in young adults. …”
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Photovoltaic Power System with MPPT Functionality for a Small-Size Electric Vehicle by Jianming Xu, Longyun Kang, Changyi Zhong, Binggang Cao

“…However, there are several problems hampering their development, such as the short life span of batteries, poor performance of start-up, and a short driving range. …”
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Pregnancy Wastage Due to Fetal Congenital Malformations by Vijayata Sangwan, Shivani Khandelwal, Rajiv Mahendru, Pinkey Lakra, Sunita Siwach

“…They were more common in unbooked patients (70%) and the rural population. So, the main cause appears to be a lack of awareness and illiteracy. …”
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Longwall Mining Stability in Take-Off Phase by María-Belén Prendes-Gero, José Alcalde-Gonzalo, Pedro Ramírez-Oyanguren, Francisco-José Suárez-Domínguez, Martina-Inmaculada Álvarez-Fernández

“…It is continuously changing and evolving, with new techniques, technology, equipment, and face management practices and systems appearing for the purposes of improving aspects such as operational and financial performances and, above all, the safety of the miners. …”
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Morphology and Surface Structure of Eggs and First Instar Larvae of Coccinella septempunctata (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) by Selami Candan, Nurcan Özyurt Koçakoğlu, Hicret Arslan

“…C. septempunctata eggs are clear and oval, appearing elliptical dorsally and ventrally and slightly rounded at both ends. …”
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Mixed Layer Depth Promotes Trophic Amplification on a Seasonal Scale by Tianfei Xue, Ivy Frenger, Andreas Oschlies, Charles A. Stock, Wolfgang Koeve, Jasmin G. John, A. E. Friederike Prowe

“…In global model simulations, mixed layer depth appears to affect trophic transfer similarly in other productive regions. …”
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Lateral Seismic Fragility Assessment of Cable-Stayed Bridge with Diamond-Shaped Concrete Pylons by Chao Zhang, Jianbin Lu, Zhengan Zhou, Xueyuan Yan, Li Xu, Jinjun Lin

“…The fragility curves of bridge system on the lower bound and upper bound are studied. Moreover, the system fragility of the entire bridge is compared with that of each component.…”
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Iliac Crest Avulsion Fracture in a Young Sprinter by L. Casabianca, R. Rousseau, P. Loriaut, A. Massein, G. Mirouse, A. Gerometta, F. Khiami

“…Then a total loss of function of the lower limb appears forcing him to stop the run. X-ray and CT scan confirmed the rare diagnosis of avulsion of the quasitotality of the iliac crest apophysis, corresponding to Salter 2 fracture. …”
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THE BENEFITS OF ZIRCONIUM CROWNS VERSUS STAINLESS STEEL CROWNS IN PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY. A REVIEW ARTICLE by Vasilica Toma, Ana Sîrghe, Stefan-Alexandru Trufanda, Constantin Luca, Vacariu Simina Mădălina, Carmen Savin

“…However, their primary limitation is their aesthetic appearance. In contrast, zirconia crowns, which are tooth-colored full crowns, provide an excellent aesthetic solution and are more effective in maintaining and promoting gingival health. …”
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Les péripéties cynégétiques des Noirs d’Équateur. De l’art de rester humain et chrétien tout en chassant by Armelle Lorcy

“…During trips in the forest it often happens that hunters are confronted with various kinds of non human beings such as the tunda. …”
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