Vilnius bastion fortifications in 17th - 18th century by Linas Girlevičius

“…Preparing for a war with Moscow, it was planned to ring the capital of the Great Duchy of Lithuania with bastion fortifications. …”
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CORPORACIÓN INTERESTADUAL PULMARÍ: ASIGNATURA PENDIENTE PARA LA ORDENACIÓN DEL ESPACIO EN ALUMINÉ, PROVINCIA DEL NEUQUÉN by Olga Capua, Adriana Martínez

“…Esto permite entender «las transformaciones del marco natural, la modalidad de uso de los recursos naturales y las rugosidades –las que sólo pueden ser explicadas a partir de los procesos sociales que las originan-, definidas por el capital fijo acumulado sobre el territorio”…”
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Why we need a representative organization of academic PRM in Europe, and why we need it now by Gerold Stucki, Henk J. Stam, Francesca Gimigliano, Stefano Negrini

“…This initiative is timely and necessary to capitalize on the current momentum and ensure the future of academic PRM in Europe. …”
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A tireless scholar: V.I. Semevsky's work at the Department for Self-Education Promotion by S.V. Gavrilov

“…Semevsky became a noticeable phenomenon in the cultural life of the capital despite it gave rise to numerous discussions in the periodical press. …”
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Behavioral analysis of loan decision-making and influencing factors among food-producing new agricultural operating entities in China by Jingzhou Wei, Taihuang Fang

“…Access to credit loans emerges as a pivotal means to address capital shortages among farmers and enhance production inputs. …”
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Reducing catheter-associated urinary tract infections in a large health system: a quality improvement approach using a fractal management system by Elie A. Saade, Esther J. Thatcher, Tina Lewis, Susan Carr, Marcia Cornell, Rachel Arnold, Lisa Bushong, Zainab Albar, Peter Pronovost

“…Patients: Adult patients admitted to the hospital between June 2020 and June 2023. …”
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Success or Failure in the City? Social Mobility and Rural-Urban Migration in Nineteenth- and Early-Twentieth-Century Groningen, the Netherlands by Richard Paping, Jacek Pawlowski

“…For Groningen, the findings oppose the pessimistic view of nineteenth and early-twentieth century rural-urban migrants mainly being pushed to the city by local circumstances, although their social opportunities in the countryside were indeed limited. The detailed database shows also that even a temporary movement to the city resulted on average in an improved social mobility performance, an indication that urban migrants of nearly all social backgrounds often accrued extra human capital during their stay in a large city.…”
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Plasma exchange alone versus combination with intravenous immunoglobulin/methylprednisolone pulse therapy in severe systemic rheumatic diseases: a retrospective study by Jing Guo, Jing Guo, Jing Guo, Shuiwen Li, Shuiwen Li, Shuiwen Li, Hao Xu, Hao Xu, Hao Xu, Xinxin Wang, Xinxin Wang, Xinxin Wang, Weiyuan Luo, Weiyuan Luo, Weiyuan Luo, Jie Sun, Jie Sun, Jie Sun, Jianhua Li, Jianhua Li, Jianhua Li, Zhu Chen, Zhu Chen, Zhu Chen, Guiyang Lu, Guiyang Lu, Guiyang Lu, Xiaolong Huang, Xiaolong Huang, Xiaolong Huang, Shiju Chen, Shiju Chen, Yaogui Ning, Yaogui Ning, Yaogui Ning

“…However, the necessity of this combination treatment strategy in SRDs remains uncertain.ObjectiveThis retrospective study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of TPE alone versus TPE combined with IVIG/IVMP in treating severe SRDs.MethodsPatients with severe SRDs treated with TPE who were admitted to the department of intensive care unit (ICU) from January 2011 to December 2019 were included. …”
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Research on evolution and security risk of Metaverse by Hailong WANG, Yangchun LI, Yuxiao LI

“…Recently, the Metaverse boom has swept the world.To improve the voice in the future digital field, major countries and well-known enterprises have accelerated arrangement of this emerging industry.However, there is no unified definition and ultimate form description of Metaverse.It is urgent to understand the essential characteristics, evolution trend and security risks of Metaverse scientifically, which can promote the high-quality development of China’s electronic information industry and ensure the cyberspace security.With literature research and related information analysis, the definition of Metaverse was put forward based on the core concepts such as technology and application iteration, economic and business model and the role of social relations.Additionally, the development and evolution of Metaverse were divided into four stages (data creation, digital bionics, virtual mirror and virtual-real symbiosis) according to the evolution degree of space category, space-time dimension, key technology and virtual real interaction.And the characteristics and corresponding forms of each stage were expounded.Then it analyzed the main reasons for the popularity of the Metaverse from the perspectives of innovative application demand, virtual life transformation, commercial value driving and political power driving.Focusing on the problems of challenging the national governance system, impacting the mainstream ideology, manipulating the capital market, causing potential social problems and misleading the layout of technology industry, it analyzed the multiple security risks and threats brought by the Metaverse wave from perspectives including politics, culture, economy, society and technology.It is suggested that the Metaverse is still in the stage of concept improvement and product exploration now.China should rationally grasp the development opportunities of the Metaverse based on the current situation of the electronic information industry, prepare for risks in advance, build a digital governance supervision system, stimulate industrial innovation and open development, consolidate the support of network information security, and create a healthy and orderly international environment.…”
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Impact of empiric antibiotics on risk of Clostridioides difficile—a causal inference observational analysis by Matthew A. Pappas, Shoshana J. Herzig, Andrew D. Auerbach, Abhishek Deshpande, Eunice Blanchard, Michael B. Rothberg

“…Methods: Using a multicenter retrospective cohort of adults admitted between March 2, 2020 and February 11, 2021 for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2, we used a series of three-level logistic regression models to estimate the probability of receiving each of several antibiotics of interest. …”
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Demand and Status of a Scientific Degree in the Non-Academic Labour Market: Regional Case by O. S. Ivanchenko, V. V. Sych

“…As a result of the study it was established that: in employment a scientific degree does not give competitive advantages to the applicant; a scientific degree has no value in the non-academic labour market, does not contribute to the advancement and occupation of a higher position in the enterprise; a scientific degree and the presence of employees with a scientific degree in the staff are considered as image-building, status marker and reputation capital of the enterprise; employers have stereotypes regarding scientific employees, which are associated both with the individual organization of labour processes and the compatibility of the scientific, creative and production process; the non-academic sector lacks a human resources strategy for dealing with such employees and a system of their incentives. …”
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Disease activity, quality of life, and indirect costs of ulcerative colitis in Poland by Paweł Kawalec, Ewa Stawowczyk, Małgorzata Mossakowska, Andrzej Pilc

“…Indirect costs were assessed with the Human Capital Approach and were expressed in Polish zlotys (PLN) as well as in euros (€). …”
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La desigual conducta de las provincias neogranadinas en el proceso de la Independencia by Armando Martínez Garnica

“…Un neogranadino recordó a los lectores del Correo del Orinoco (entrega 61, 1820)que de las 22 provincias que en 1810 integraban la jurisdicción del Virreinato de laNueva Granada (incluidas las tres de la Audiencia de Quito), solamente once habíanintegrado el Congreso de las Provincias Unidas de la Nueva Granada durante su cortaexistencia: Cartagena, Popayán, Antioquia, Chocó, Tunja, Neiva y Pamplona, quefueron las constituyentes; Socorro, que se integró en cuanto se separó del dominiode Cundinamarca; y las que se integraron por la fuerza de las armas: Santa Fe,Mariquita y Los Llanos, cuando las tropas del Congreso encabezadas por un coronelcaraqueño entraron a la capital. Esto significa que, pese a la reunión de Cundinamarcay el Congreso, la mitad de las provincias se convirtieron en fortines del Consejo deRegencia e incluso una de ellas, Panamá, en la nueva sede del virrey y de la RealAudiencia. …”
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AUTOPERCEPÇÃO DE IMAGEM CORPORAL POR MULHERES JOVENS ADULTAS E DA MEIA-IDADE PRATICANTES DE CAMINHADA by Maria de Fatima de Matos Maia, Berenilde Valéria de Oliveira Sousa, Fernanda Maia Tolentino, Marcel Guimarães da Silveira, Thatiana Maia Tolentino

“…A pesquisa conta comparecer do Comitê de Ética da Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros Processo Nº 1642 de18/09/2009. …”
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Tracking pygmy blue whale diving behaviour and validation of foraging areas defined from horizontal movement data by Michele Thums, Luciana C. Ferreira, Andrew Davenport, Micheline Jenner, Luciana Möller, Grace Russell, Robert D. McCauley, Curt Jenner

“…Foraging/feeding occurred every 1–10 days at a rate of 4 hours (median) per day (range 0.1 – 12) and occurred during migration, providing support for use of a mixed breeding strategy (income and capital) in this sub-species. Our test of movement models to define foraging is extremely useful given its common usage in ecology and our spatial delineation of foraging areas assists with conservation management.…”
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GUARANTEEING THE ACCES OF THIRD PARTIES TO THE NETWORK INDUSTRIES SPECIFIC INFRASTRUCTURES – A VITAL COMPONENT OF EU'S POLICY IN THE FIELD OF COMPETITION ON THE ENERGY MARKET, IN T... by Iulian BĂICULESCU, Dragoș-Adrian BANTAȘ

“…From all these main considerations, but also in the light of the American experience, capitalized on the occasion of the recovery policies implemented as a result of the Great Crisis, exported through the conditionalities associated with the Marshall Plan, the European Communities and, subsequently, the Union have carried out a constant and active policy in the field of competition, whose legal basis is represented by numerous provisions of primary law, supplemented by provisions of secondary law and, of course, a rich jurisprudence on the matter. …”
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Análisis del clima de negocios en Ecuador desde la perspectiva de los inversores nacionales y extranjeros by Patricia Guerrero, Bladimir Proaño, David Sancho

“… Tanto los inversores nacionales como extranjeros aportan capital, tecnología y abren oportunidades de inversión en los mercados internacionales. …”
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Association of Time in Target Range of Resting Heart Rate With Adverse Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention by Jianmei Zheng, Cen Chen, Zhongcai Fan, Qiang Ye, Yi Zhong, Jinsong Li, Hao Huang, Jianping Deng, Jinghong Zhao, Tinglin Xiong, Wenjie Tian, Xuemei Zhang

“…A total of 1455 ACS patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and were admitted to 22 hospitals between 2019 and 2022 were enrolled and followed up for 12 months. …”
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Cidadania Digital e tecnologia em rede: entre comunicação, algoritmos e aplicativos cívicos by Caroline Kraus Luvizotto, Kárita Emanuelle Ribeiro Sena

“…Por outro lado, também foram comuns desde o início, e vêm ganhando força, as posições contrárias que veem no desenvolvimento da "rede mundial de computadores" um crescimento e fortalecimento de valores alinhados à ordem neoliberal, em que os princípios democráticos perdem espaço ou são desprezados em favor do capital. A partir da revisão sistemática da literatura, confrontamos as reflexões relacionadas à tecnologia de rede na contemporaneidade com aspectos relacionados à democracia, ao exercício da cidadania e à concentração de meios e fluxos unidirecionais de informação e comunicação. …”
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Prepancreatic postduodenal portal vein discovered in a pediatric patient undergoing total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation: a case report and review of literature by Muhammed Ali Colak, Andrew T. Trout, Christie Heinzman, A Jay Freeman, A Jay Freeman, Sara K. Rasmussen, Sara K. Rasmussen, Maisam Abu-El-Haija, Jaimie D. Nathan, Jaimie D. Nathan

“…We report the first case of PPPV in a pediatric patient discovered intraoperatively during total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation (TPIAT) and the third known case in which the PPPV could be isolated intraoperatively.CaseA 10-year-old girl with debilitating acute recurrent pancreatitis requiring daily pain medication was admitted for elective TPIAT operation. Genetic workup for hereditary causes of pancreatitis was negative. …”
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