Laboratory Diagnosis of Mumps in a Partially Immunized Population: The Nova Scotia Experience by TF Hatchette, R Davidson, S Clay, J Pettipas, J LeBlanc, S Sarwal, M Smieja, KR Forward

“…BACKGROUND: In 2007, Atlantic Canada experienced a large outbreak of mumps predominately in university students who had received a single dose of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine. …”
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Plasmonic Band-Pass Microfilters for LWIR Absorption Spectroscopy by J. M. Banks, P. D. Flammer, T. E. Furtak, R. E. Hollingsworth, R. T. Collins

“…A spectral bandpass with a full-width at half-maximum (FWHM) of 100 nm can be obtained with a center wavelength spanning the entire 8–12 μm atmospheric transmission window by simple geometric scaling of only the lateral dimensions. …”
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L’agentivité des femmes morphinomanes au xixe siècle by Zoë Dubus

“…In order to go beyond this admittedly important but particularly restrictive diptych, we will attempt in this study to apply the notion of the capacity to act to female morphine addicts of the 19th century, who constitute the first “type” category of drug addicts in contemporary history.…”
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EXPLORING THE IMPORTANCE OF EMOTIONAL QUOTIENT IN CONSTRUCTION: PERSPECTIVES FROM HEALTH AND SAFETY PROFESSIONALS IN SOUTH AFRICA by John Smallwood, Fidelis Emuze, Charissa BLOOMBERG Bloomberg

“… Self-regard, emotional self-awareness, flexibility, problem solving, and stress tolerance, inter alia, constitute attributes that affect how well activities are carried out by individuals. …”
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Heavy metal contamination in freshwater habitats impairs the growth and reproductive health of wild spotted snakehead Channa punctata (Channidae) in Bangladesh by Imran Parvez, Sharmin Ahmed, Nazifa Tasnim, Rubaiya Pervin, Md Ashraful Alam, Md Nasir Khan, Yeasmin Ara, Harunur Rashid, Siriporn Pradit

“…The growth and reproductive health of a wild freshwater fish, C. punctata, collected from five freshwater habitats, were assayed with heavy metal bioaccumulation. Atomic absorption spectrometry detected the bioaccumulation of cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), mercury (Hg), and lead (Pb) in the muscle of C. punctata. …”
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Developing “You’re History, Pal!”: Employing Role-Playing Games as Pedagogical Instruments by Ștefana Iosif

“…Furthermore, it employs an interdisciplinary approach, trying to avoid the reductionist and limitative isolation of material kept in separate containers, in an attempt to avoid cross-contamination, in reality achieving sterility more often than not. …”
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Crystal, ferromagnetism, and magnetoresistance with sign reversal in a EuAgP semiconductor by Qian Zhao, Kaitong Sun, Si Wu, Hai-Feng Li

“…This behavior could be attributed to spin-disordered scattering.…”
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A crueldade pode ser piedosa? Considerações sobre o conceito de Piedosa Crueldade em O Príncipe de Maquiavel by Bruno da Silva

“…Neste sentido, a crueldade atua em diferentes âmbitos, podendo ser tencionada em favor de objetivos que tenham consonância com razões políticas, convertendo algo que é reconhecidamente um mau em um meio para fins imprescindíveis. …”
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Jóvenes inmigrantes en la ciudad de São Paulo: acciones político-culturales, vida cotidiana y resistencias by Silvia H. S. Borelli, Rosana L. Soares, Maria Claudia S. Paiva, Priscila Klaus

“…Baseada em metodologia qualitativa, a pesquisa foi construída sob o pressuposto da compreensão de dimensões históricas, políticas, antropológicas e comunicacionais que atravessam as vidas imigrantes. Os resultados do estudo contribuem para o mapeamento das práticas tecidas nas vidas cotidianas de seus produtores e suas lutas por existências, re-sistências e re-existências: a) as formas pelas quais jovens imigrantes de coletivos urbanos transformam, por meio de ações político-culturais, territórios, espaços e lugares cotidianos, deslocando preconceitos; b) os nexos entre pertença, inclusão, integração e relações interculturais e transfronteiriças; c) a contribuição dos coletivos no enfrentamento das exclusões e desigualdades em suas vidas cotidianas.…”
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The Modification of Polyurethane Foams Using New Boroorganic Polyols: Obtaining of Polyols with the Use of Hydroxypropyl Urea Derivatives by Iwona Zarzyka

“…The properties of these derivatives were assessed paying special attention to their application as the polyol components of polyurethane foams. …”
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Souvenirs Gastronômicos como Lembranças de Viagem: um estudo de caso em Curitiba – Brasil by Graziela Scalise Horodyski, Franciele Cristina Manosso, Camila Bizinelli, José Manoel Gândara

“…O consumo de lembranças é uma das atividades realizadas pelos visitantes durante a experiência turística em determinada destinação. …”
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Occipital Condyle Fracture: A Case Report of a Typically Stable Fracture That Required Surgical Treatment by Takeshi Suzuki, Satoshi Maki, Masaaki Aramomi, Tomonori Yamauchi, Manato Horii, Koui Kawamura, Hiroshi Sugiyama, Seiji Ohtori

“…Confirming reduction of the atlantooccipital facet joint and the atlantoaxial joint by computed tomography, we performed an occipitocervical fusion. …”
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La thermoluminescence comme prisme de l’étude du faux : application aux terres cuites chinoises by Armel Bouvier

“…If thermoluminescence is the most suitable tool to provide chronological information on ceramics, its use is necessary but not sufficient to prove the consistency of an object with its presumed attribution. Several techniques can be used to enhance the authentication study. …”
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Case report: Scleromalacia caused by rheumatoid arthritis combined with high intraocular pressure, first discovered due to ocular trauma by Yanyan Zhang, Yanyan Wang, Ruihao Xu, Tianyu Wang, Yuhao Zhang, Jinghai Mao, Quanyong Yi

“…This case once again underscores the importance of clinicians paying close attention to the impact of systemic autoimmune diseases on ocular health.…”
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Heroic Deeds and Heroic Failure by Carol Sweetenham

“…This paper traces the evolution of the portrayal both of the crusade and of Robert’s part in it in 12th and 13th Century England, exploring how perceptions both of the crusade and Robert changed in line with political priorities and attitudes to crusade.…”
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Neurokinin-1 Receptor Antagonist Treatment in Polymicrobial Sepsis: Molecular Insights by Akhil Hegde, Yung-Hua Koh, Shabbir M. Moochhala, Madhav Bhatia

“…SR140333 injected pre- and post surgery significantly attenuated the activation of transcription factors and protein kinase C-α and the plasma levels of substance P compared to CLP-operated mice injected with the vehicle. …”
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Elucidation of novel, alternative, fiber-reinforced iron-based pozzolanic composites as SCMs by Hafiz Muhammad Nadir, Ash Ahmed, Ikram Moshi

“…The ternary pozzolanic iron-based fiber-reinforced concrete (FRC) composites containing 8% MK + 10% PFA + 10% GGBS and steel/polypropylene/polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fibers performed the best with attaining up to 70 MPa compressive and up to 8.9 MPa flexural strengths. …”
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Pseudologia Fantastica in the Emergency Department: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Robyn Thom, Polina Teslyar, Rohn Friedman

“…This article presents the case of a patient who presents to the emergency department with an unusual and elaborate web of deceptions along multiple themes including feigning medical illness, multiple losses, and grandiose academic and athletic achievements. We review the clinical characteristics of pseudologia fantastica and discuss how this patient’s constellation of malingering, factitious disorder, and personality disorder suggests this diagnosis.…”
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A Nanoparticle Comprising the Receptor-Binding Domains of Norovirus and <i>Plasmodium</i> as a Combination Vaccine Candidate by Ming Xia, Pengwei Huang, Frank S. Vago, Wen Jiang, Xi Jiang, Ming Tan

“…The protruding (P) domain of norovirus VP1 and the αTSR domain of the circumsporozoite protein (CSP) of <i>Plasmodium</i> sporozoite are the glycan receptor-binding domains of the two pathogens for host cell attachment, making them excellent targets for vaccine development. …”
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Política de Saúde e Desmonte do SUS no Governo Temer by Joelcio Jackson Lima SIlva, Maria Valéria Costa Correia, Viviane Medeiros dos Santos

“…Além dos documentos que expressaram as mudanças na Política Nacional de Atenção Básica e na Política de Saúde Mental, como também os que propõe a criação de planos acessíveis. …”
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