Foreign Policy of Russia: ‘Soft Power’ of the Regions by S. P. Arteev

“…In particular, the soft power potential of the Russian regions appears to be largerly under-utilized. The paper starts with a general overview of the specifi c features of sub-state/sub-national actors in the world politics. …”
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FEATURES OF ELECTROMECHANICAL ACOUSTIC ENERGY CONVERSION BY CYLINDRICAL PIEZOCERAMIC TRANSDUCERS WITH INTERNAL SCREENS IN COMPOSITION OF FLAT SYSTEMS by A. G. Leiko, I. V. Kandrachuk, A. O. Sviatnenko

“…They include: the role of acoustic interaction in the process of energy conversion; determination of the mechanism of quantitative assessment of the influence of interaction on these processes; the dependence of the degree of violation of the radial symmetry of the acoustic loading of the emitters on the amount of acoustic interaction; the appearance of multimodality of the mechanical field of emitters in the structure of the plane system and the dependence of the redistribution of energy between all modes on the degree of disturbance of the radial symmetry of the acoustic loading of the emitters.…”
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Evaluation of Awareness and Perception of Clear Aligner Orthodontic Treatment Among Students of Hawler Medical University. by Maryam Fouad Bilal, Ahmed Qesim Ali, Layard Khalil Ibrahim

“… Background and Objectives: The growing emphasis on appearance has led to an increased   interest in orthodontic treatment among adults, particularly those who are highly self-conscious about their looks. …”
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Delay in Diagnosis of Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndrome Type 2 as a Consequence of Misinterpretation of Gastrointestinal Symptoms by Maciej Gonciarz, Michał Krogulecki, Dorota Brodowska-Kania, Szczepan Cierniak, Grzegorz Kamiński

“…On physical examination, the patient appeared cachectic. Blood pressure was 90/60 mmHg. …”
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DNA Methyltransferase 3B Gene Promoter and Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist Polymorphisms in Childhood Immune Thrombocytopenia by Margarita Pesmatzoglou, Marilena Lourou, George N. Goulielmos, Eftichia Stiakaki

“…No significant differences were found in the genotype distribution of DNMT3B polymorphism between the children with ITP and the control group, whereas the frequency of allele T appeared significantly increased in children with ITP (P = 0.03, OR = 2, 95% CI: 1.06–3.94). …”
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Comparison of Frozen and Final Pathology Results in Patients Operated for Endometrial Hyperplasia by Gonca Turker Ergun, Ugurcan Zorlu, Burak Elmas, Bengü Nur Baris Akcan, Gul Kurtaran, Kadir Cetinkaya, Melike Doganay

“…CONCLUSION: In cases of endometrial hyperplasia with atypia, the possibility of cancer appearing in the final pathology results should be taken into consideration. …”
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Designing a web-based virtual environment for 3D cadaster by Javad Sadidi, Sabah Motamedi, hani rezayan

“…Although, multi dimension estates have been registering for many years, as the complexity of the estates are increased, disadvantages of the 2D cadaster is more appeared. Hence, the 3D cadaster has been a necessity for sustainable development. …”
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Parkinson’s Disease Prevalence and Proximity to Agricultural Cultivated Fields by Maayan Yitshak Sade, Yair Zlotnik, Itai Kloog, Victor Novack, Chava Peretz, Gal Ifergane

“…In conclusion, in this population based study we found that PD SIRs were higher than expected in rural localities. Furthermore, it appears that proximity to ACF and the field size contribute to PD risk.…”
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Structuroscopy of Coils after High-Temperature Mechanical Treatment on the Basis of Measurements of Rayleigh Waves Velocity by V. V. Muravʼev, L. V. Gushchina

“…It is shown that the method of comparing the results of measuring the velocity of Rayleigh waves on a fi base by the coil generator on the inner and outer surfaces of the spring is sensitive to disturbances in the structure of the material and the appearance of defects. An unambiguous relationship of the structural states on the outer and inner sides of the spring with the velocity of the Rayleigh wave is found.As a result of the measurements, a conclusion was made about the significant sensitivity of Rayleigh waves to the structural state of the steel under study. …”
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Unraveling the Kinematic and Morphological Evolution of the Small Magellanic Cloud by S. R. Dhanush, A. Subramaniam, S. Subramanian

“…We identify four regions of the SMC showing anomalies in the residual PM: the East Anomaly, the Southeast Anomaly (SEA), the South Anomaly, and the West Anomaly. The SEA appears like an infalling feature and is identified for the first time. …”
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The Efficacy and Treatment Fidelity of Kinesiology Taping in Conjunction With Conservative Treatment Interventions Among Individuals With Shoulder Pain: A Systematic Review with M... by Paul A Salamh, Christopher S Cory, William J Hanney, Haley E Condon, Xinliang Liu, Morey J Kolber

“… # Conclusions Adding KT to interventions performed in clinical settings appears to demonstrate efficacy regarding disability and ROM when compared to conservative interventions alone. …”
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Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Single Center Retrospective Study in Malaysia by Piem Jie Leong, Anna Farazilah Mohd Salleh

“…However, a combination of multiple immunosuppressive agents appeared to be associated with better outcomes in some patients.…”
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EXERGY OF TEXTILE MATERIALS by V. N. Romaniuk, D. B. Muslina

“…The exergy method has been here for quite a long time and saw the interest fading and appearing again with periodicity of the research-generations alternation. …”
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A comprehensive assessment of a passive back support exoskeleton for load handling assistance by Jangwhan Ahn, Hyeonhee Jung, Jeongin Moon, Cheolmin Kwon, Jooeun Ahn

“…In addition, the absence of an universal guidance or agreement on the methods for quantifying the efficacy of exoskeletons has hampered a systematic comparison among the developed devices. …”
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Revisiting shallow glauconite factories: intertwined fates of glauconite and iron by Tribovillard, Nicolas

“…The emphasis of this paper is set on contrasted situations where various sources of iron are involved in the presence of glauconite. …”
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Soybean: sources from the VIR collection of genetic resources by A. Y. Nekrasov

“…The size of seeds was the best in accessions k-11489, k-11491, k-11533, k-11529, k-11537, i-623952, i-623967, i-623980, i-623958, and i-623987. Two accessions appeared noticeable for the height of lower pod attachment: i-623960 and k-11494. …”
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Study of the Influence of the Connection Mode of the STI Brand Aluminum Radiator on its Thermal Characteristics by Z. G. Mar’ina, A. Yu. Vereshchagin, A. V. Novozhilova

“…It is possible to reduce the cost of manufacturing radiators by reducing the surface of the heat-emitting internal fins, while maintaining their appearance, and the heat transfer claimed by the manufacturer is being maintained high enough. …”
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Publication Status of Graduate Theses of Internal Disease Nursing: A Systematic Review by Songül Karadağ, Ecem Özgül, Gülsüm Nihal Çürük

“…The publication rate of these theses was found by searching for the names of thesis author and supervisor on the following databases: PubMed, Thomson Reuters Web of Science, Google Scholar, Turkish Medline, and Turkish Academic Network and Information Center National Academic Network.Results: More than thirty (31.4%) of 616 theses included in the study were published in Science Citation Index, Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index, 3.5% in Emerging Sources Citation Index, 25.0% in other international refereed journals, 19.9% in national academic network and information center, and 20.2% in other national refereed journals.Conclusion: It was determined that less than half of the master's theses in the field of internal medicine nursing were published and that, of these published theses, less than half appeared in journals covered by Science Citation Index, Science Citation Index Expanded, or Social Sciences Citation Index. …”
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The Impact of U.S. and UN Sanctions on Iraqi Political Elite by R. Sh. Mamedov, V. A. Morozov

“…The case of U.S. and UN sanctions against Iraq is one of the most vivid examples of how sanctions can be effective in terms of limiting the undesirable international behavior of a country, while failing to instigate a regime change and severely hampering the social and economic conditions for general population. …”
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Exploring novelties in the causal relationship between economic complexity and natural resource rent: Empirical insights from Nigeria and South Africa by Clement Olalekan Olaniyi, Nicholas M. Odhiambo

“…Meanwhile, South Africa's case appears different. Symmetric causality does not exist, but there is bidirectional asymmetric causality in the positive shock components of economic complexity and natural resource rent. …”
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