Threat of a Cycle Proof: Vertebral Artery Dissection Associated with Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery Infarction by Francisco Monteiro, Pedro Oliveira, Artur Condé

“…This case demonstrates the importance of maintaining a high degree of suspicion of stroke in patients with signs/symptoms of nystagmus/vertigo and the relevance of magnetic resonance imaging instead of tomography in the detection of these serious clinic conditions.…”
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From Boole to Leggett-Garg: Epistemology of Bell-Type Inequalities by Karl Hess, Hans De Raedt, Kristel Michielsen

“…This implies that the Leggett-Garg inequality does not mean that the SQUID flux is not there when nobody looks, as Leggett and Garg suggest, but instead that the probability measures may not be what Leggett and Garg have assumed them to be, when no data can be secured that directly relate to them. …”
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The Conundrum of Septic Shock Imitators in Patients with Hematologic Cancers: Case Presentation and Possible Differential Diagnoses by Giorgio Berlot, Giulia Moratelli, Martina Tarchini, Katiuscia Battaglia, Paolo Grassi, Nadia Zarrillo, Vincenzo Colella, Rossana Bussani

“…In this article, the mimickers of septic shock are reviewed and discussed, as some of them require an aggressive immunosuppression instead of the recommended treatment for septic shock.…”
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Research on Improvement of Spectrum Efficiency of Spread Spectrum OFDM Communication Scheme for Cruising Sensor Network by Yuan Wang, Zhoumo Zeng, Yibo Li, Wen Zhang, Hao Feng, Shijiu Jin

“…Conventional orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) technique has poor performance in this channel. Instead, spread spectrum orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (SS-OFDM), which applies spread spectrum technique into OFDM, has better performance in such severely multipath fading underwater channels. …”
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THE ROLE OF THE «GRAND SCHOOLS» AND THE «GRAND CORPS» AS RECRUITMENT CHANNELS FOR FRENCH MINISTERS by I. A. Zarankin

“…The transformation of gaullists into liberals and conduction of the liberal economic policy, instead of the dirigist one, also contributed to replacement of officials by representatives of the private sector. …”
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Global language geography and language history: challenges and opportunities [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 3 approved with reservations] by Matthias Urban

“…In this essay, I explore three interrelated strands of thought to create a perspective on the question that is different from those explored so far: first, I suggest that instead of looking at present-day levels of diversity statically, we should take an approach that looks into how these distributions were generated. …”
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Sharing fact checking corrections in polarized political environments: A study of context and disambiguation by Natalia Aruguete, Ernesto Calvo

“…Our results show that polarizing political messages increase the propensity to share fact checks (constructive interference) instead of reducing circulation. This is a positive outcome, demonstrating that interventions to reduce the spread of misinformation are more likely to be shared in partisan political environments. …”
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Le pouvoir laïque est-il profane ? Classement distinctif et spiritualisation seigneuriale en Haute-Allemagne à la fin du Moyen Âge by Joseph Morsel, Camille Noûs

“…The article proposes a different interpretation of this practice, starting from a specific empirical terrain – secular lords in Upper Germany in the late Middle Ages – and considering seriously the caro/spiritus schema – instead of the common, albeit dated profane/sacred binomial couple –, not only as a discursive system but also and above all as the actual ideational matrix of social practices. …”
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What was Killing Babies in Sundsvall? A Study of Infant Mortality Patterns Using Individual Level Cause of Death Data, 1860–1892 by Maria Hiltunen Maltesdotter, Sören Edvinsson

“…Mortality from air-borne diseases on the other hand was lowest during summer, instead peaking in the winter months. …”
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Spontaneous Regression of a Carcinoid Tumor following Pregnancy by A. Sewpaul, D. Bargiela, A. James, S. J. Johnson, J. J. French

“…Furthermore, serial imaging has demonstrated spontaneous regression of the carcinoid suggesting that pregnancy did not worsen the course of the disease but instead may have contributed to tumour regression. …”
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His Master’s Voice: Sound Devices in Bram Stoker’s Dracula by Maria Parrino

“…The power and the uncanny effect of the disembodied voice is evident in Mina’s reaction to Dr Seward’s phonographic recording, a ‘wonderful’ and ‘cruel’ device as it records not only the speaker’s voice but also its tone, thus revealing bodily sounds which writing, instead, hides. In Dracula, the distinction between speech and writing is constantly under pressure: on the one hand, the characters’ urge to write (journals, letters, etc.), on the other there is an agency of oral interaction. …”
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Case Study: Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis in the Femoral Diaphysis of a Young Female by Jeffrey S. Quon, Anne K. Dzus, David A. Leswick

“…Even though the name suggests it is the result of infection, this is not likely the case. Instead it is more likely the result of genetic, autoimmune, or autoinflammatory causes. …”
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Clinical Steps for Restoration of Fractured Anterior Teeth: Color Protocol with Non-VITA Scale by Ubiracy Gaião, Leonardo Fernandes da Cunha, Cibele de Almeida Kintopp, André Vivan Garcia, Carla Castiglia Gonzaga, Alexandre Moro, Gisele Maria Correr

“…Recent restorative systems may not follow the nomenclature of the classical VITA shade guide, using instead a simplified resin color system. A better understanding of these systems and their behavior regarding the incidence of light is an excellent approach to anterior restorations, especially for fractured anterior teeth. …”
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The Impact of Media Coverage and Curfew on the Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Model: Stability and Bifurcation by Afrah K. S. Al-Tameemi, Raid K. Naji

“…However, increasing the media alert coverage does not prevent the outbreak of disease completely, instead of that it reduces the spread, which means the disease is under control, by reducing the basic reproduction number and making it an approachable one.…”
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Adalimumab (TNFα Inhibitor) Therapy Exacerbates IgA Glomerulonephritis Acute Renal Injury and Induces Lupus Autoantibodies in a Psoriasis Patient by S. S. Wei, R. Sinniah

“…He has renal biopsy proven IgA nephritis instead. Renal biopsy is the key diagnostic tool in patients presenting with adalimumab induced nephritis and renal failure. …”
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DETERMINATION OF GLYCOGEN IN BEE ORGAN TISSUES AS AN ENERGY METABOLISM PARAMETER by I. V. Serduchenko, N. N. Gugushvili

“…Comparison of cost-effectiveness of the two methods demonstrated that the proposed technique makes it possible to reduce expenses by using a more available and less expensive resorcin instead of orcin and reducing total test time from 4 to 3 hours 5 minutes. …”
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Tackling Environmental Problems from the Root: An Ibuanyidanda Perspective by Peter Bisong

“…When a change of our present divisive and hegemonic mindset, is thoroughly affected as prescribed by Ibuanyidanda philosophy, environmental sustainability instead of degradation would become the byproduct of our development. …”
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O discurso de vereadores de um município do Estado de Minas Gerais: aproximações com a representação teatral e distanciamento da dialogicidade by Juliana Cristina Teixeira, Priscila Gomes de Araújo, Mariana Pereira Chaves Pimentel, Flávia Luciana Naves Mafra

“…It uses the notion of political representation as staging, or as political theater or social theater, in which elected politicians end up assuming the role of decision makers, instead of the citizens, and the latter, in turn, end up assuming the role of spectators. …”
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Oxidative Stress in Patients With Nongenital Warts by Sezai Sasmaz, Ozer Arican, Ergul Belge Kurutas

“…Therefore, we propose an argument for the appropriateness to give priority to immunomodulatory treatment alternatives instead of destructive methods in patients with demonstrated oxidative stress.…”
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Sustainable tourists, generous consumers, lifestyle inspirers: the attitudes and expectations of Zadar’s local authorities vis-à-vis digital nomads by Aris Dougas Chavarria

“…Among other relevant contributions, this paper suggests that digital nomads might rather be thought of as “short-term locals” instead of “long-term tourists” regarding their consumption patterns; argues that tourism stakeholders conceive digital nomads as off-season tourist boosters but not a main tourist target group; and hints at the fact that digital nomad knowledge transfer is unlikely to occur without the needed platforms. …”
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