Update on the therapeutic role of metformin in the management of polycystic ovary syndrome: Effects on pathophysiologic process and fertility outcomes by Kerstin MG Brand, Ulrike Gottwald-Hostalek, Aimee Andag-Silva

“…Metformin also has an adjunctive role in women with PCOS receiving assisted reproduction technology (ART) using the long gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist protocol, where it appears to increase the pregnancy rate and to reduce the risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. …”
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By the time you read this it is already too late by Theron Schmidt

“…This may take the form of an explicit theatricality, foregrounding and reflecting upon the conditions of being seen and being heard, of the speech and appearance of an actor – which can have both dramatic as well as political dimensions (Arendt [1958] 1998; Schmidt 2017). …”
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Work productivity (absenteeism and presenteeism) in persons with common mental disorders: An observational study from South India by Manjunatha B. Kondapura, Narayana Manjunatha, Anil Kumar M. Nagaraj, Samir K. Praharaj, Channaveeraachari N. Kumar, Suresh B. Math, Girish N. Rao

“…Loss of work productivity appears to be transdiagnostic across all CMDs. Also, the severity of loss of work productivity is associated linearly with the severity of illness and disability.…”
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Proximal Hypospadias Repair Outcomes in Patients with a Specific Disorder of Sexual Development Diagnosis by Blake W. Palmer, William Reiner, Brad P. Kropp

“…Such procedures are done to correct ventral curvature of the phallus, reposition a proximally located urethral meatus, and cosmetically correct the appearance of labioscrotal folds. No studies to date have assessed if patients with a specific DSD diagnosis have worse outcomes for severe proximal hypospadias procedures or whether or not these patients require more extensive surgical maneuvers than severe proximal hypospadias patients without a specific DSD diagnosis. …”
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Research on Enterprise Competitive Information Management Based on Co-Occurrence Analysis by Peng Wu, Ran Feng

“…Link data source lack has seriously hampered the research development of competitive information for enterprises based on co-link analysis in recent years, and exploring application and innovation of the new method of URL co-occurrence analysis in enterprises competitive information research is very important to make up for current inadequacy. …”
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ACCELERATING THE FORMATION OF CHILDREN’S VALUES IN A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT by A. I. Mantarova, I. A. Angelova

“…As a result they start finding sense and realize values. There appears a transfer from knowledge to self-regulation behavior.Scientific novelty. …”
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Green Biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles from Moringa oleifera Leaves and Its Antimicrobial and Cytotoxicity Activities by Gufran Mahmood Mohammed, Sumaiya Naeema Hawar

“…As for bacteria, the concentration of 1000 μg/mL appeared to be the inhibition against Staphylococcus aureus. …”
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Soil Contamination by Metals/Metalloids around an Industrial Region and Associated Human Health Risk Assessment by Hale Demirtepe

“…Arsenic, chromium (Cr), and Pb appeared to be significant contributors to non-carcinogenic risk. …”
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A Melatonin Treatment Delays Postharvest Senescence, Maintains Quality, Reduces Chilling Injury, and Regulates Antioxidant Metabolism in Mango Fruit by Renu Bhardwaj, Sunil Pareek, Saravanan Mani, J. Abraham Domínguez-Avila, Gustavo A. González-Aguilar

“…Thus, our data show that a 100 µM MT administered for 120 min appears to be the most appropriate treatment to maintain the quality of mango fruits stored at chilling temperatures.…”
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Measuring Systemic Risk in the Financial Sector by M. A. Shchepeleva

“…After 2008 crisis, a large number of qualitative approaches appeared, but they all reflect only certain aspects of the risk. …”
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Memory of Persian campaign of Peter the Great in modern Iran by M. A. Podrezov

“…Such “oblivion” of the main event in Peter’s of the first Russian emperor related to Iran does not stem from the degree of attention to his personality in Iran. He appears in the media more often than many other Russian rulers and draws comparatively much attention in the educational and scientific literature even in comparison with other significant historical figures. …”
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Evaluation of composting performance of mixtures of chicken blood and maize stover in Harare, Zimbabwe by Charity Pisa, Menas Wuta

“…The 10% and 30% treatments appeared to have the greater potential of supporting crop growth.…”
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SECURITY OF LIVES, RIGHTS TO PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY AND THE ENDSARS PROTEST IN NIGERIA by Olufunmilayo Oyelude, Oyedamade Opakunbi, Jacob Babajide, Jude Ilodibe

“… Every country has a constitution, in which human rights are enshrined, but it appears that even with the constitution stipulating such rights; human rights are still questionable. …”
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Walking coral: Complex phototactic mobility in the free-living coral Cycloseris cyclolites. by Brett M Lewis, David J Suggett, Peter J Prentis, Luke D Nothdurft

“…High-resolution time-laps captured the biomechanics of forward motion that appeared driven by three key factors: tissue inflation, which increased contact surface area for lift and friction; the ventral foot/pads, adjusting substrate interaction/friction; and the contraction and twisting of lateral peripheral tissues, which propelled the coral forward in a coordinated manner resembling the pulsed swimming motion of jellyfish. …”
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Busting the Resistance: Antimicrobial Activity of Plant-Infused Nanoemulsions against Neisseria gonorrhoeae by Deshanta Naicker, Rowen Govender, Nathlee S. Abbai

“…This study showed that the nanoemulsion and plant mix may potentially be used as a safer alternative to treat gonorrhoea.…”
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Surface quality of the Ni-TiO2 composite coatings produced by electroplating by Stanković V., Gojo M., Grekulovic V., Pajkić N., Cigula T.

“…Surface roughness parameters of the composites have had up to 35 times higher values than the ones of the pure nickel coatings. Roughness maxima appeared at the concentration of particles between 10 and 20 g dm-3. …”
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Peripheral Contributions to Visceral Hyperalgesia by GF Gebhart

“…Studies in nonhuman animals have revealed that hollow organs such as the esophagus, gall bladder, stomach, urinary bladder, colon and uterus are innervated by mechanically sensitive receptors with low or high thresholds for response. Accordingly, it appears that the viscera are innervated by nociceptors, although the issue is far from settled. …”
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A study of maternal and perinatal outcomes in primigravida and multigravida by comparing their partogram in labor by Umadevi Vavaldas, K. S. Midhuna, Sarada Kandhichetty

“…The proportion of newborns with an Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, and Respiration score at 1 min and at 5 min of <7 was significantly more in Group C (66.7%) of partogram compared to the other two groups. …”
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سندھی سیرت نگاران کی کاوشوں کی تلخیص و ترجمانی by Ayesha Sadiqa, Tehmina Ghani

“…This book still exists in some form today. Afterward, there appears to be a gap in Seerat writing in Sindh until the 12th century Hijri, when Makhdoom Muhammad Hashim Thattvi, a prominent scholar from Thatta, made significant contributions. …”
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Internal control systems and financial accountability in Uganda: A case of selected districts in western Uganda by Eton, Marus, Caroline Murezi, Fabian, Mwosi, Benard, Patrick Ogwel

“…The study found out that the relationship between internal control systems and financial accountability in local governments appeared to be weak, and the actual contribution of internal control systems in the financial operations of the district is negligible. …”
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