Depression Increases Stroke Hospitalization Cost: An Analysis of 17,010 Stroke Patients in 2008 by Race and Gender by Baqar Husaini, Robert Levine, Linda Sharp, Van Cain, Meggan Novotny, Pamela Hull, Gail Orum, Zahid Samad, Uchechukwu Sampson, Majaz Moonis

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The EU Sanctions Policy: A Thorny Path of Transformation by L. D. Oganisyan

“…It shows that it was as early as the 2010s that the EU countries started to switch from using sanctions primarily as a means of conveying an addressee a certain ‘political message’ designed to ensure human rights and democratic values, to harnessing them as an economic leverage. …”
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Treatment of Brachial Plexus Injuries following Gunshot Injuries: A Systematic Review by Rohun Gupta, Isabel Herzog, Lauren Phung, Jacquelyn Roth, Joseph Weisberger, Margaret Luthringer, Edward S. Lee, Ashley Ignatiuk

“…The optimal timing for surgeries involving BPIs should be determined after examining the level of nerve damage, associated injuries, operative risks, and electrophysiological workup for indications of spontaneous regeneration. Early surgical interventions were indicated for patients presenting with associated vascular or thoracic injuries, compressive masses, and nerve transection by sharp instruments in most selected papers.…”
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Identifying neurobiological heterogeneity in clinical high-risk psychosis: a data-driven biotyping approach using resting-state functional connectivity by Xiaochen Tang, Yanyan Wei, Jiaoyan Pang, Lihua Xu, Huiru Cui, Xu Liu, Yegang Hu, Mingliang Ju, Yingying Tang, Bin Long, Wei Liu, Min Su, Tianhong Zhang, Jijun Wang

“…A total of 239 participants from the Shanghai At Risk for Psychosis (SHARP) program were enrolled, consisting of 151 CHR individuals and 88 matched healthy controls (HCs). …”
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Theoretical and Experimental Evaluation of a Compact Aerosol Wind Tunnel and its Application for Performance Investigation of Particulate Matter Instruments by Prashant Patel, Shankar G. Aggarwal

“…Furthermore, we compared the performance of a low-cost sensor against that of a reference instrument in measuring PM2.5 concentrations, and our results agreed with those from previous studies.…”
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Genesis of social security regulation for police officers in Ukraine by A. S. Kolotik

“…We do not deny the existence of certain gaps and other problematic issues in the current legal framework for the organisation and functioning of the police in Ukraine, but we do not agree with the current opinion that the police reform has failed. …”
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Regulation of Lithuania and Czechoslovakia trade relations: Negotiations and agreements in 1931-1939 by Dalia Bukelevičiūtė

“…In 1932-1937, the Czechoslovakian delegation didn’t agree to sign an agreement with Lithuania. All negotiations finished only in oral agreement.   …”
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Predicting bullying victimization among adolescents using the risk and protective factor framework: a large-scale machine learning approach by Ethan Low, Joshua Monsen, Lindsay Schow, Rachel Roberts, Lucy Collins, Hayden Johnson, Carl L. Hanson, Quinn Snell, E. Shannon Tass

“…Gender analysis showed that for male and females, family issues and hating school were most highly predictive. …”
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MyVivarium: A cloud-based lab animal colony management application with realtime ambient sensing by Robinson Vidva, Mir Abbas Raza, Jaswant Prabhakaran, Ayesha Sheikh, Alaina Sharp, Hayden Ott, Amelia Moore, Christopher Fleisher, Hailey Netherton, Evan Goldstein, Pothitos M. Pitychoutis, Tam V. Nguyen, Aaron Sathyanesan

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Effect of folic acid supplementation on diminished ovarian reserve: study protocol of a single-centre, open-label, randomised, placebo-controlled clinical trial by Yan Wang, Ling Zheng, Kaijun Liao, Dongli Lu, Jiaxin Wu, Binjin Wu, Zhaochun Wu, Zhenghua Jiang

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Breast cancer patients with a pre-existing mental illness are less likely to receive guideline-recommended cancer treatment: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Katie Elliott, Emily Haworth, Iakov Bolnykh, R. Hamish McAllister-Williams, Alastair Greystoke, Adam Todd, Linda Sharp

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Simulation of Flow Around a Finite Rectangular Prism: Influence of Mesh, Model, and Subgrid Length Scale by Xutong Zhang, Maxime Savoie, Mark K. Quinn, Ben Parslew, Alistair Revell

“…Experimental measurements were shown to agree well with reference data for the same geometry, after which particle image velocimetry (PIV) data were gathered to extend the reference dataset. …”
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Sangre Por Salud (SPS) Biobank: cohort profile by Richard R Sharp, Euijung Ryu, Janet E Olson, Karen Meagher, James R Cerhan, Davinder Singh, Suzette Bielinski, Emmil Zarrugh, Marlene E Girardo, Giovanna Moreno Garzon, Valentina Hernandez, Sharon Levey, Crystal Gonzalez, Daniela B Pompa, Gabriel Q Shaibi, Lawrence Mandarino, Steven Thibodeau, Elena De Filippis

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Le réseau hydraulique à Pompéi (Italie) de l’époque des Samnites à Auguste (fin ive-fin ier s. av. J.-C.) by Federico Giletti

“…It can therefore be said that, just as the Archaic and Early and Middle Hellenistic city received and reworked in its architecture and urban planning knowledge, practice and models taken from both Etruscan-Italic and Greek sources, Pompeii also implemented techniques and devices for water collection and conservation that were clearly derived from the mix of knowledge and engineering practices in use in the most important civilisations evidenced between the Archaic and Early Hellenistic periods in the Tyrrhenian area.With regard to water catchment wells, which may have already been in use in the Archaic age, but were certainly widespread and used in the Samnite city at least until the advent of aqueduct dependent water supplies, it is also possible to trace their historical evolution, which follows the urban development of Pompeii over time.Contrary to the oldest forms of water storage, which seem to have a continuity of use and in some cases coexist with the later chambered cisterns, wells seem gradually to have lost their original function, especially those associated with production contexts or located along minor roads. …”
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Credit Risk Management Practices and Loan Performance of Commercial Banks in Uganda. A Case Study of Commercial Banks in Mbarara City by Agaba, Francis

“…The above deteriorating trend has resulted to several bank failures of once leading banks such as Crane Bank in 2016 after incurring a sharp increase in NPLs of 122.9% from Shs19.36bn in 2014 to Shs142.3bn in 2015 (Senyonyi T. , 2017). …”
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Applying the metacombination approach in order to design the native model of new product development by seyed Rohollah faraji, Hoseain Adab, jalal HaghighatMonfared

“…In fact, organizations should consider local issues related to service capabilities, financial solutions, performance and sales development, marketability, and distribution channels for current and future customers. …”
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