Scrotal Flaps for Penile Skin Reconstruction: A Systematic Review by Sorin V. Parasca, Andrei Dumitrescu, Florin R. Stanescu, Ruxandra D. Sinescu

“…Scrotal flaps are a promising reconstructive option for penile resurfacing, offering improved functional and aesthetic outcomes; however, there is no clear consensus on their superiority. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: A review of the literature was performed in PubMed Central and Scopus, and multiple keywords were employed. …”
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Development, effectiveness, and usability of a home-based exercise education video on neck control among Nigerian children with cerebral palsy by A. Okonji, M. Odetunde, R. Ibrahim, P. Govender

“…Caregivers found the neck exercise video content clear, relevant, and engaging. This study concluded that the video-based exercise tool had good usability among caregivers of children with CP and effectively improved neck control among children with CP.…”
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Disraeli’s Late Novels and Tory Political Sociology by Jonathan Parry

“…Radicals’ zeal for change was blunted by social reality, human vanity, and the pull of history—as well as by the continuing power of private influences, and the influence of aristocratic women in particular.…”
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Tropomodulin–Tropomyosin Interplay Modulates Interaction Between Cardiac Myosin and Thin Filaments by Galina V. Kopylova, Anastasia M. Kochurova, Evgeniia A. Beldiia, Andrey V. Slushchev, Victoria V. Nefedova, Natalia S. Ryabkova, Ivan A. Katrukha, Daria S. Yampolskaya, Alexander M. Matyushenko, Daniil V. Shchepkin

“…The influence of Tmod on the thin filament activation in the myocardium is not clear. We studied the interactions of Tmod1 and Tmod4 with the cardiac tropomyosin isoforms Tpm1.1 and Tpm1.2 using size-exclusion chromatography, a pull-down assay, and cross-linking with glutaraldehyde. …”
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Bonding failure mechanism of corroded concrete beams under different anchored types: Experimental study by Yuanyuan Li, Lei Huang, Ruxin Wang, Liangtai Yan, Panfeng Ba, Caiwei Liu

“…The current research on bonding performance is mainly obtained through cubic pull-out specimens, while the bonding performance of the end anchorage specimens of rebars under bending loads is not clear. …”
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Immunohistochemical assessment of SOX10 and its relation to the immune cellular infiltrate in alopecia areata follicles by Sherif S. Awad, Amal AbdelRahman, Manal Gabril, Keroles Nageh, Ahmed F. Rezk

“…Results The study included 16 patients with AA, six (37.5%) males and 10 (62.5%) females, ranging in age from 5 to 40 years (median = 18.5, IQR = 9.5–27). Based on the hair pull test, nine (556.3%) patients had active disease, while seven (43.8%) patients were apparently stable. …”
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Circular RNA hsa_circ_0000511 Improves Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition of Cervical Cancer by Regulating hsa-mir-296-5p/HMGA1 by Jia Xie, Qian Chen, Ping Zhou, Wenli Fan

“…We earlier found that the expression of hsa_circ_0000511 in cervical cancer cells increased significantly, but its role in the process of cervical cancer is not clear. The purpose of this study is to explore its possible mechanisms in cervical cancer. …”
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Development of Half-Sandwich Panels with Alkali-Activated Ceramic and Slag Wastes: Mechanical and Thermal Characterization by Norma Gaibor, Dinis Leitão, Ana Briga-Sá, Tiago Miranda, Nuno Cristelo, Eduardo N. B. Pereira, Vítor M. C. F. Cunha

“…Mechanical test results indicated clear differences between the two proposed solutions. …”
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Arthroscopic Superior Capsular Reconstruction With Knotless Double-Row Dermal Allograft and Margin Convergence Augmentation by Jonathan D. Groothoff MA, Thomas W. Mason BS, Anthony P. Fiegen MD, Jelle P. van der List MD PhD, Brian R. Waterman MD

“…A variety of techniques and grafts can be used, and no clear method of graft fixation has been established. …”
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When, where, and how prey pair antipredator behaviors to natural and anthropogenic mortality risks by Michael E. Egan, Abigail M. Weber, Nicole Gorman, Michael W. Eichholz, Daniel Skinner, Peter E. Schlichting, Guillaume Bastille-Rousseau

“…Finally, temporal patterns of avoidance align with other studies that indicate avoidance of predators is time-dependent, but further highlight the complex push–pull relationship of human modified areas on wildlife.…”
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Impact of zeolite content on the properties of SAPO-34/sulfonated polymer composite coatings for thermochemical energy storage by D. Palamara, M. Gelaw, E. Mastronardo, A. Frazzica, C. Milone, L. Calabrese

“…Pull-off testing revealed decreasing adhesion strength with increasing zeolite content, with the 80 wt% zeolite coating exhibiting 1.32 MPa compared to 0.88 MPa for the 95 wt% sample. …”
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Rural-Urban Migration Challenges in South Africa: Case of Kwazulu-Natal (SA) by B. Nkabinde, L.M Lekhanya, N. Dorasamy

“…Rural-urban migration is the movement of people from rural to urban areas, with the main reason the pursuit of better opportunities to improve their socioeconomic conditions. Therefore, the pull and push factors of rural to urban migration are clearly defined and explained in order to assist the municipal administration and academia to improve urban service delivery. …”
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Initiation and growth behavior of very-long microstructurally short fatigue cracks by P. Lorenzino, A. Navarro

“…This is surprising since the classical methods of notched fatigue limit analysis clearly indicate the horizontal symmetry axis as the initiation and propagation direction for pushpull loading.…”
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CircABCA1 promotes ccRCC by reprogramming cholesterol metabolism and facilitating M2 macrophage polarization through IGF2BP3-mediated stabilization of SCARB1 mRNA by Hao Ning, Yan Jiang, Binbin Li, Junwu Ren, Cong Wang, Ling Wei, Linfei Li, Ai Ran, Zuozhang Li, Jiao Li, Wei Li, Yongquan Wang, Bin Xiao

“…Abstract Background The reliance of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) on exogenous cholesterol import implies a metabolic susceptibility. …”
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Reasons for doctor migration from South Africa by Marlene M. Bezuidenhout, Gina Joubert, Louis A. Hiemstra, Magdalena C. Struwig

“…Various factors are involved in the push-pull theory of migration. It has, however, been reported extensively that push factors usually play a much greater role in doctors’ decision to leave their countries of origin, than do pull factors in the host or recipient country. …”
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STUDY EFFECT OF SOME FIELD FACTORS IN DETERMINING THE PERFORMANCE AGRICULTURAL TRACTOR by Ghazwan, A. Dahham

“…Results showed that the tractive efficiency and mobility number of two-wheel drive (2WD) tractors are clearly influenced by field factors (soil moisture content and plowing depths) and condition tractor (speed and draft force required to pull agricultural machine in the field and motion resistance of the tractor tires and slippage). …”
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Remote-sensing technology in mapping socio-economic divergence of Europe by Mikhaylov Andrey, Mikhaylova Anna, Alsynbaev Kamil, Bryksin Vitaliy, Hvaley Dmitry

“…Observations of nocturnal illumination clearly indicate an extensive anthropogenic impact on European coasts, both northern and southern. …”
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A Detailed Anatomical Description of the Gastrocnemius Muscle—Is It Anatomically Positioned to Function as an Antagonist to the Anterior Cruciate Ligament? by Kevin Thomas, Jason Peeler

“…Within the popliteal region, the gastrocnemius had a length crossing above the knee joint line of 5.4 ± 1.2 cm, which would likely result in a posterior pull on the femur during muscular contraction. Data provide an in-depth description of length and width morphology of the gastrocnemius and provide a detailed comparison between the medial and lateral heads of the muscle. …”
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Engineering low clinker Strain-Hardening cementitious composites (SHCC) using polyethylene and cost-effective polypropylene fibers: An experimental scale-linking analysis by Ameer Hamza Ahmed, Julia Hübner, Dominik Junger, Cesare Signorini, Marko Butler, Marco Liebscher, Christina Scheffler, Viktor Mechtcherine

“…The results clearly showed that the low tensile strength and high compliance of PP, when combined with a low-strength matrix containing only 25 wt% PC, contributed to better strain-hardening behavior, attributed to the fine-tuning of the micromechanical design of the interacting phases. …”
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Biomechanics-based Gradient Nano-surface Implants Screening and Its Adoption in Dental Implant Repair by Wei Niu, Xin Wang, Tao Li, Bo Feng

“…The osseointegration of hydrofluoric acid etching implant surface and implant was clearly better as against polished group.…”
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