Prevalence and Quality of Life of Slovenian Children with Primary Nocturnal Enuresis by Katja Karničnik, Alenka Koren, Nastja Kos, Nataša Marčun Varda

“…There was evident linkage between the appearance of PNE in children and their relatives. The study showed that PNE influences the quality of life in less than half of the investigated children. …”
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Global stability for epidemicmodel with constant latency and infectious periods by Gang Huang, Edoardo Beretta, Yasuhiro Takeuchi

“…  &nbsp Furthermore, we also present a review of the SIR, SEIR epidemicmodels, with and without delays, appeared in literature, that can beseen as particular cases of the approach presented in the paper.…”
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Rossomyrmex, the Slave-Maker Ants from the Arid Steppe Environments by F. Ruano, O. Sanllorente, A. Lenoir, A. Tinaut

“…Similarity at CHC profiles appears to be a trait imposed by natural selection for the interaction between hosts and slave-makers.…”
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Subvolcanic petrology of the Pico dos Três Estados region (SE Brazil): Implications for Alkaline Magmatic Evolution by Graciano Carlos de Freitas, Artur Corval, Júlio Cesar Lopes da Silva, Helena Saraiva Koenow Pinheiro, Sérgio de Castro Valente

“…Abstract This paper presents a geological study of the subvolcanic bodies present in the Pico dos Três Estados (São Paulo (SP), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), and Minas Gerais (MG)) and its surroundings at the Passa Quatro Alkaline Complex. …”
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Diagnosis of the Relationship between Dust Storms over the Sahara Desert and Dust Deposit or Coloured Rain in the South Balkans by N. G. Prezerakos, A. G. Paliatsos, K. V. Koukouletsos

“…The main objects of study in this paper are the synoptic scale atmospheric circulation systems associated with the rather frequent phenomenon of coloured rain and the very rare phenomenon of dust or sand deposits from a Saharan sandstorm triggered by a developing strong depression. …”
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Theoretical and methodological foundations for forensic commodity examination of garment products by Ya. O. Kulyk, Ye. M. Sobakar

“…The nomenclature identifies the following groups of indicators for the examination of garments: compliance of the product and control label details with the requirements of regulatory documentation, correspondence of appearance, adequacy of the type of materials used for sewing the garment, safety of materials, quality of fit of the garment, quality of manufacture of the garment, correspondence of linear measurements to nominal values, and market value of identical (similar) goods.…”
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Chevroned Water Hyacinth weevil Neochetina bruchi Hustache (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Eutychus Kariuki, Carey Minteer

“…Although the larvae and pupae of Neochetina bruchi and Neochetina eichhorniae have similar appearance and behavior and can be difficult to differentiate by casual observation (Deloach and Cordo 1976), the adult stages of the two species of water hyacinth weevils can be distinguished relatively easily based on the color patterns on their elytra (hardened fore wings). …”
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Silent Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome: A Case Report of Atypical Antipsychotic Induced Elevation of Creatinine Kinase and Altered Mental Status by Amber N. Edinoff, Hamza Mohammad-Amin, Amira S. Odisho

“…Two days after medication initiation, the patient's mentation was altered and he appeared confused with an elevated creatine kinase (CK) at 7101. …”
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Psoas abscess secondary to atypical appendicitis in pregnancy. A case report by Viviana de la Caridad Sáez Cantero, Mario Joel Arroyo Díaz, Leonel Hernández Torres, María Teresa Medel Agüero

“…The case of a pregnant woman with a gestational age of 28.4 weeks who was admitted due to inguinal pain with subsequent irradiation to the right hip, flank, and lumbar region; flexed posture of the right hip and analgesic gait, as well as the appearance, nine days after the onset of symptoms, of a painful mass between the right iliac fossa and flank it is presented. …”
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Nicotine Impairs the Response of Lung Epithelial Cells to IL-22 by Hannah My-Hanh Nguyen, Jaclene Amber Torres, Sudhanshu Agrawal, Anshu Agrawal

“…IL-22 at 100 ng/ml significantly improved wound healing in epithelial cells; however, the exposure to nicotine hampered the IL-22-mediated effect of wound healing. …”
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First Report of Psoriatic-Like Dermatitis and Arthritis in a 4-Year-Old Female Spayed Pug Mix by Stephanie A. Regan, Rosanna Marsella, Ibrahim Ozmen

“…This case report aims to describe the clinical, radiographic, and histologic appearance of a psoriasis-like dermatitis and psoriatic-like arthritis in a dog. …”
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Self-efficacy and organizational efficacy effect on employee attrition in IT sector by Shreya Bhardwaj, S.K. Sharma

“…Lack of contentment along with the biasness in the organizations hampers the dissatisfaction with the nature of work between employees. …”
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Posthuman Communication Design in South Africa by Katarzyna Chmela-Jones, Johannes Cronje, Bruce Snaddon

“…This study goes beyond the theoretical foundations of Posthumanism by suggesting six practical dimensions that were identified through the analysis of significant keywords appearing in the literature. These dimensions aim to enable practitioners to incorporate Posthumanism into design practice in South Africa, thereby bridging the gap between philosophical concepts and the practical aspects of the field. …”
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Numerical Simulation of the Thermal-Hydro-Mechanical Characteristics of High-Speed Railway Roadbeds in Seasonally Frozen Regions by Yuzhi Zhang, Jianghui Bei, Pei Li, Xiaojie Liang

“…The results demonstrate that the increase of water content in the roadbed’s central line mainly appears in soil layers at depths less than 1.2 m and most ice-containing soil layers are at depths less than 0.6 m. …”
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Vulnerabilities of Prostate Glandular Concretions Considered as Artefacts: A Cross-sectional Biopsy Slide Study by Surraj SUSAI, Rohini MOTWANI, Mrudula CHANDRUPATLA

“…Results: Although significant associations highlighting the utility of these masses in presumed pathological states of the gland were drawn by comparing their staining parameters and contours to those of their respective PSA levels, their interluminal contour variations and vivid staining appearances did not necessarily rule out the possibility of some of them being artefacts, provided they were assessed in totality with the surrounding acini. …”
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Aesthetic Rehabilitation of a Patient with Bruxism Using Ceramic Veneers and Overlays Combined with Four-Point Monolithic Zirconia Crowns for Occlusal Stabilization: A 4-Year Follo... by André Moreira, Filipe Freitas, Duarte Marques, João Caramês

“…The use of four-point occlusal stabilization with CAD/CAM high strength monolithic zirconia crowns combined with ceramic veneers and overlays appears to be a reliable treatment option that enhances aesthetics and minimizes the occurrence of ceramic fractures, ensuring the treatment prognosis and predictability.…”
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The usefulness of Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) scoring in predicting all-cause mortality in Outpatients with Clinical Diagnoses of COPD by Kevin Ly, Dorothy Wakefield, Richard ZuWallack

“…Conclusion Comorbidity, assessed with the CCI, is strongly predictive of mortality in outpatients with a clinical diagnosis of COPD, and this relationship appears to be non-linear. This instrument may be useful in determining prognosis in this population.…”
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Successful Treatment with Clonazepam and Pramipexole of a Patient with Sleep-Related Eating Disorder Associated with Restless Legs Syndrome: A Case Report by Nobuyuki Kobayashi, Ryohei Yoshimura, Masahiro Takano

“…She had a history of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, sleep apnea syndrome, and depression. Insomnia appeared 10 years before the first visit and she often received hypnosedatives; at the same time, she developed nocturnal eating episodes. …”
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Search for new dimensions of the educational space: digital and non-digital vectors of development by T. Yu. Krotenko

“…As a result, the article outlines previously not obvious sources for creating an interdisciplinary methodological basis, the appearance of which can be predicted at the junctions of various fields of knowledge, in practice-oriented research attempts to implement the ideas of transdisciplinarity. …”
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Environmental harshness does not affect the propensity for social learning in great tits, Parus major by Emil Isaksson, Julie Morand-Ferron, Alexis Chaine

“…Finally, this study adds to the accumulating evidence that the harsh environment hypothesis appears to have more pronounced effects on specialists compared to generalist species.…”
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