A new method for the experimental study of fatigue behaviour of thermoplastic materials by M. Basso, A. Crevatin, M. Celotto, M. Sanità

“…Fatigue process is a progressive weakening of a component with increasing time under load such that loads to be supported satisfactorily for short duration produce failure after long durations [1, 2, 3]. …”
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Successful throb endarterectomy in a patient with occlusion of the internal carotid artery by V. V. Akhmetov, K. V. Mozharovskiy, M. S. Gapizov, R. V. Shilov, Yu. V. Chernikova, I. P. Dudanov

“…During the hospital stay, the patient was “examined” using a questionnaire for assessing the quality of life – The Short Form‑36 (SF‑36) and MoCA (Montreal Cognitive Impairment Assessment Scale). …”
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Islamic finance of the Gulf monarchies by A.O. Filonik, V.A. Isaev

“…They have practically realized the idea of the Islamic banking industry that currently operates well enough in spite of a rather short period of its modern history. The purpose of the paper is to specify the correlation between general and particular aspects of the process using comparative analysis and critical re-evaluation of facts. …”
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Comparison of two screening tools for borderline personality disorder (BSL-23 and MSI-BPD) among Indian gay, bisexual, and heterosexual men by Jaiyant Cavale, Dweep Chand Singh, Lata Hemchand

“…There were no differences in DBs or QOPS among the three groups. MSI-BPD is a short and convenient tool to screen men for BPD regardless of their age, education, sexual orientation, or SOC in both clinical and research settings. …”
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High Doses of Halotolerant Gut-Indigenous Lactobacillus plantarum Reduce Cultivable Lactobacilli in Newborn Calves without Increasing Its Species Abundance by Alexander Rodriguez-Palacios, Henry R. Staempfli, J. Scott Weese

“…In contrast to studies where human-derived Lactobacillus LGG or rhamnosus had notoriously high, but short-lived, colonization, we found that L. plantarum colonized stably with fecal shedding of 6±1 log10·g−1 (irrespective of dose, P>0.2). …”
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Genetic resources of narrow-leaved lupine (Lupinus angustifolius L.) and their role in its domestication and breeding by M. A. Vishnyakova, E. V. Vlasova, G. P. Egorova

“…Narrow-leaved lupine (Lupinus angustifolius L.) is a cultivated multipurpose species with a very short history of domestication. It is used as a green manure, and for feed and food. …”
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A review of approaches to the integration of humanitarian and development aid: the case of drought management in the Horn of Africa by Tahira Shariff Mohamed, Todd Andrew Crane, Samuel Derbyshire, Guyo Roba

“…Interrogating mechanisms for enhancing aid efficiency and effectiveness including crisis modifiers and contingency planning, the paper examines what progress has been made in transitioning from reactive, short-term emergency response to long-term development and what barriers still exist. …”
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The effectiveness of posterior Schanz screw system in the anatomical restoration of thoracolumbar vertebral burst fractures: A 10-year single-institution experience by Pietro Domenico Giorgi, Simona Legrenzi, Ye Youchen, Bove Federico, Giuseppe Rosario Schirò

“…Materials and Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 101 patients who underwent short posterior fixation with transpedicular Schanz screws between 2012 and 2022 for single-level (T12 or L1) TLBFs. …”
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Half-Elemental Diet Shifts the Human Intestinal Bacterial Compositions and Metabolites: A Pilot Study with Healthy Individuals by Jun Miyoshi, Daisuke Saito, Mio Nakamura, Miki Miura, Tatsuya Mitsui, Toru Kudo, Shinnosuke Murakami, Minoru Matsuura, Tadakazu Hisamatsu

“…Several bacteria and metabolites including short-chain fatty acids and bile acids altered significantly across the subjects. …”
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Long-term volume stability of steel slag sand mortar and concrete by Zhenhao Zhou, Qiang Jin, Di Hu, Lin Zhu, Zihua Li, Wanzhong Su

“…The evaluation of steel slag stability typically employs short-term rapid methods, and research on the long-term stability of steel slag sand under natural curing conditions is relatively scarce. …”
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Transforaminal Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy versus Coblation Nucleoplasty Combined with Collagenase Chemonucleolysis for Lumbar Disc Herniation with Grade I Degenerative Spondyloli... by Yuyu Guo, Liuhu Han, Tingting Li, Bingbing Xu, Penghui Ke, Jun Hu, Rongyi Zhang, Yan Guo, Long Zhao, Likui Wang

“…Abstract Introduction To investigate the short-term clinical effect of transforaminal endoscopic lumbar discectomy (TELD) versus coblation nucleoplasty (CN) combined with collagenase chemonucleolysis (CCNL) in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation (LDH) with grade I degenerative spondylolisthesis. …”
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Impact of predictive selection of LbCas12a CRISPR RNAs upon on‐ and off‐target editing rates in soybean by Linda Rymarquis, Chenxi Wu, Diane Hohorst, Miguel Vega‐Sanchez, Thomas E. Mullen, Vijetha Vemulapalli, Douglas R. Smith

“…Abstract Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) technology has revolutionized creating targeted genetic variation in crops. …”
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Giant and irregular pituitary neuroendocrine tumors surgery: comparison of simultaneous combined endoscopic endonasal and transcranial and purely endoscopic endonasal surgery at a... by Jun Fu, Wenwei Luo, Chunlin Zhang, Zhicheng Wang, Wenjian Fan, Yuanxiang Lin, Dezhi Kang, Jianping Song, Changzhen Jiang, Xiaorong Yan

“…This study aims to compare the efficacy and short outcome of CECS and purely EES in the management of GIPitNETs to better understand the advantages and limitations of each surgical approach. …”
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New Zealand policy experts’ appraisal of interventions to reduce smoking in young adults: a qualitative investigation by Janet Hoek, Heather Gifford, Jude Ball, El Shadan Tautolo

“…Exceptions were social marketing campaigns and extending smoke-free regulations to include outdoor areas of cafes and bars, which participants saw as politically feasible and likely to be effective.Conclusions Our findings suggest the merit of an approach that combines social marketing with regulation that makes accessing and using tobacco less convenient for young adults; however, political barriers may limit the regulatory options available in the short term. Strategies to support self-determination and address the underlying causes of smoking in young people warrant further investigation. …”
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Evolutionary dynamics of mitochondrial genomes and intracellular transfers among diploid and allopolyploid cotton species by Jiali Kong, Jie Wang, Liyun Nie, Luke R. Tembrock, Changsong Zou, Shenglong Kan, Xiongfeng Ma, Jonathan F. Wendel, Zhiqiang Wu

“…In cotton, the fate of NUOT events varied, with mitochondrion-to-nucleus transfer (NUMT) predominantly retained as short fragments in the nuclear genome, with more plastid sequences integrated into the nucleus. …”
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NFLUENCE OF BIOACOUSTIC STIMULATION OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM OF SPORTSMEN ON LIFE-CAPACITY OF LUNGS by G. G. Erofeev

“…Eight of the nine volunteers increased the vital capacity of the lungs, according to subjective sensations, all volunteers noted a feeling of deeper breaths after exposure, a feeling of lightness of breath and absence of shortness of breath after training afterwards. Athletes who participated in earlier stages of the study noted that the effect of stimulation is pronounced in terms of subjective assessments of a feeling of lightness of breath, a greater depth of inspiration, a greater volume of breathing at once, and within 3 days after three-fold exposure during one session. …”
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Optimized Identification of Sentence-Level Multiclass Events on Urdu-Language-Text Using Machine Learning Techniques by Somia Ali, Uzma Jamil, Muhammad Younas, Bushra Zafar, Muhammad Kashif Hanif

“…Long-text classification has demanded more effort than short-text classification due to its expansive vocabulary, information redundancy, and noise. …”
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Problematic screen media use in children and adolescents attending child and adolescent psychiatric services in a tertiary care center in North India by Venkatesh Raju, Akhilesh Sharma, Ruchita Shah, Ravikanth Tangella, Sana Devi Yumnam, Jyoti Singh, Jaivinder Yadav, Sandeep Grover

“…They were asked to rate the screen media use of their child brought for psychiatric consultation using the Problematic Media Use Measure-Short Form (PMUM-SF). The DSM-5 criteria of internet gaming disorder (IGD) were applied using the PMUM-SF, which contained nine items equivalent to nine items of IGD. …”
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Can Primary Cardiac Myxofibrosarcoma Grow Quickly from Zero to a Size Leading to Left-Sided Heart Failure within 9 Months? by Levan Karazanishvili, Eduard Limonjiani

“…Our patient is a 57-year-old Caucasian postmenopausal female who presented with dyspnea, shortness of breath, and fatigue. Echocardiography confirmed the presence of a mass in the left atrium. …”
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Evaluation of drug prescribing pattern based on World Health Organization drug use indicators in dermatology outpatient department of Injibara General Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia,... by Alemu Bezabih Tegegnie, Tamiru Alene, Habtamu Nega Bogale, Workineh Tamir, Meaza Molla Sineshaw

“…Prescriptions from the Ethiopian essential medicine list also fell short of World Health Organization’s standards, indicating a failure to follow established guidelines.…”
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