‘Our precious quand même’: French in the Letters of Henry James by Daniel Karlin

“…Henry James travelled extensively in France, lived there for months at a time, and was personally acquainted with many leading French writers; he loved and admired the French novel, the French theatre, and the French critical faculty, not to mention ‘the genius of the French language’. His command of French was near-perfect: he was able to write letters in French, and his letters in English are filled with French words and phrases. …”
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Saintly Models and Lifestyles in the Sociological Tradition by Luigi Berzano

“…The first point, The transcendent sacred, when introducing the three above-mentioned classics, is a common reference to the idea of the sacred as a transcendent reality of the individual at moments and during experiences of great religious intensity, albeit reserved exclusively to the administration of religious institutions. …”
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Student Evaluation of Teaching: More Harm than Good? by M. O. Abramova, A. V. Filkina

“…In this article, authors analyze the most common faculty concerns about student evaluations of teaching, obtained from ten focus groups in five Russian universities. …”
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Investigation of construction waste material using multi criteria decision making method: a case study in Bhutan by Khameis Mohamed Al Abdouli, Mon Bdr Sinchuri, Nima Yoezer, Nima Pakhring, Anju Chhetri, Nimesh Chettri

“…Currently, there is a lack of systematic data on the most common types of construction waste in Bhutan. This research seeks to fill this critical knowledge gap by conducting a comprehensive analysis to identify the predominant types of construction waste in the Bhutanese and quantify it using multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA). …”
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Broiler Performance From Cull Eggs by Gary D. Butcher, Amir H. Nilipour

“…The production goals of an integration can be achieved when basic concepts of optimum fertile egg selection and grading, plus common sense management, are considered. This document is VM125, one of a series of the Animal Science Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Execute Justice and Charity for Your People: Jewish Divorce Mediation as a Model for Intrareligious Peacekeeping by Sarah M. Nissel

“…The author highlights the positive Jewish commandment to peacefully divorce, discussing how mediation integrates compassion and justice, in line with Jewish legal and ethical traditions. …”
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Mathematical modeling of liver fibrosis by Avner Friedman, Wenrui Hao

“…Fibrotic diseases are characterized by abnormal excessive deposition of fibrous proteins, such as collagen, and the disease is most commonly progressive, leading to organ disfunction and failure. …”
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evaluation of Closed-Mouth TMJ Disc-Condyle Relationship in a Population of Patients Seeking for Temporomandibular Disorders Advice by Matteo Tresoldi, Ricardo Dias, Alessandro Bracci, Marzia Segù, Luca Guarda-Nardini, Daniele Manfredini

“…Among DD, pure anteriorized position was the most common condition (34.4%), with different combined translational and rotational displacements in all the other joints (27.7%). …”
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Overview of Celiac Disease in Russia: Regional Data and Estimated Prevalence by Lyudmila V. Savvateeva, Svetlana I. Erdes, Anton S. Antishin, Andrey A. Zamyatnin

“…Our conclusion is that the situation of CD prevalence in Russia is higher than is commonly believed and follows global tendencies that correspond to the epidemiologic situation in Europe, America, and Southwest Asia.…”
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Faults Detection Using Sliding Mode Observer and Its Application on Elevating Servo Systems by Lingfei Tian, Linfang Qian, Miao Li, Jiawei Fu

“…Not only the derivation method of state equation and some common fault expressions but also a new design of sliding mode observer with the ability to eliminate the influences of the above factors on detection results is given. …”
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Natal Fruit Fly, Natal Fly, Ceratitis rosa Karsch (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by Howard V. Weems, Jr., Thomas R. Fasulo

“…By 1900 it was recognized as a pest of orchard fruits throughout much of KwaZulu Natal Province, Republic of South Africa, and is considered to be the most common fruit fly of economic importance in Rhodesia. …”
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The glycerol stabilized calcium phosphate cluster for rapid remineralization of tooth enamel by a water-triggered transformation by Nan Luo, Bing-Qiang Lu, Yu-Wei Deng, Hua Zeng, Yu Zhang, Jing-Yu Zhan, Xiao-Chen Xu, Gui-Zhi Cao, Jin Wen, Zhiyuan Zhang, Xi-Ping Feng, Xinquan Jiang, Feng Chen, Xi Chen

“…Abstract Remineralization is a common strategy for the repair of early demineralized tooth enamels, but the harsh dynamic oral environment often hampers its efficacy. …”
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D-Shaped Left Ventricle, Anatomic, and Physiologic Implications by Eder Hans Cativo Calderon, Tuoyo O. Mene-Afejuku, Rachna Valvani, Diana P. Cativo, Devendra Tripathi, Hans A. Reyes, Savi Mushiyev

“…Right ventricular loading/pressure influences left ventricular function because the two ventricles pump in series and because they are anatomically arranged in parallel, sharing the common ventricular septum. Flattening of the interventricular septum detected during echocardiographic examination is called D-shaped left ventricle. …”
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Broiler Performance From Cull Eggs by Gary D. Butcher, Amir H. Nilipour

“…The production goals of an integration can be achieved when basic concepts of optimum fertile egg selection and grading, plus common sense management, are considered. This document is VM125, one of a series of the Animal Science Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Surgical Treatment of a Medial Clavicle Fracture Nonunion with Medial Clavicle Resection and Stabilization to the Sternum with Palmaris Longus Graft by M. O. Dion, S. Martel, S. Pelet

“…The open reduction and osteosynthesis procedure is a commonly performed procedure to treat clavicular fracture nonunion. …”
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Antioxidant Vitamins in the Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation: What Is the Evidence? by Sonia Rasoli, Nicholaos Kakouros, Leanne Harling, Philemon Gukop, Manish Soni, Thanos Athanasiou, Antonios Kourliouros

“…Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia that is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. …”
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Functional Olfactory Nerve Regeneration Demonstrated by Thallium-201 Olfacto-Scintigraphy in Patients with Traumatic Anosmia: A Case Report by Rong-San Jiang, Yu-Yu Lu

“…Head trauma is one of the most common etiologies of olfactory dysfunction. It is difficult to use either the olfactory function test or magnetic resonance imaging to directly assess the course of damage to olfactory nerves. …”
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Cytogenetic Evolution of Human Ovarian Cell Lines Associated with Chemoresistance and Loss of Tumorigenicity by Stéphanie Struski, Martine Doco‐Fenzy, Michael Koehler, Ilse Chudoba, Francis Levy, Linda Masson, Nicole Michel, Evelyne Ulrich, Nadine Gruson, Jean Bénard, Gérard Potron, Pascale Cornillet‐Lefebvre

“…However, these cell lines shared two common rearrangements: an unbalanced translocation der(8)t(8;13)(p22;q?) …”
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Quel pouvoir des sites Internet d’information concernant l’EZLN sur la sphère politique mexicaine et l’opinion publique internationale ? by Nathalie Blasco

“…Such a spread of information concerning the Neo-Zapatista mouvement and the personality of its charismatic leader, Sub-Commander Marcos, are probably the cause of the national and international success. …”
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Ranula as the First Symptom of HIV Infection in Young Patients by X. Vanden Eynden, C. Bouland, D. Dequanter, M. Gerbaux, S. Kampouridis, E. Boutremans, I. Loeb

“…Salivary gland diseases are a common form of HIV expression. A ranula can occur in association with HIV. …”
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