Myonecrosis in a Sickle Cell-Diseased Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review by Ali Wasel Almomen, Yaser Mansour Tawfeeq, Ahmed Khalid Almuhaisin, Abdulraheem Ayman Altalib

“…In this article, we present a case of myonecrosis in a sickle cell-diseased patient who presented with left acute atraumatic left foot pain and MRI with contrast showing characteristic image of muscle infarction supportive therapy initiated, and 2-year follow-up did not reveal any physical disabilities; further study and follow-up are needed to know the nature of the disease and avoid improper management of those patients.…”
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A Case of Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis Associated with Renoduodenal Fistula by R. Conor Holton-Burke, Mini Varughese

“…Here, a 55-year-old woman with a history of multiple previous renal calculi presented with dysuria and back pain. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) revealed a soft tissue density in her renal pelvis and perirenal space consistent with XGP along with a tract connecting the upper pole of her right kidney to the second portion of the duodenum. …”
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Sign Inference for Dynamic Signed Networks via Dictionary Learning by Yi Cen, Rentao Gu, Yuefeng Ji

“…However, most existing works referring to mOSNs deal with static network structures and simply encode whether relationships among entities exist or not. In contrast, relationships in signed mOSNs can be positive or negative and may be changed with time and locations. …”
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TRANSLATING MOCHTAR LUBIS’S SHORT STORY “KULI KONTRAK” INTO ENGLISH: A NOVICE TRANSLATOR’S AUTOETHNOGRAPHY by Novita Dewi

“…Applying sufficient principles in translation and creative writing method, this article exemplifies the translation process of Mochtar Lubis’s short story “Kuli Kontrak” into “The Contract Coolies” that appears in the Your Story page of California-based Dalang Publishing bi-lingual website. …”
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SOLUTIONS FOR AUTO-TESTING AND AUTO-WARNING WEBSITE ERRORS BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE WEBSITE ERROR SCANNING TOOLS by Phạm Duy Lộc, Phan Thị Thanh Nga

“…Nowadays, there are commercial and free tools to automatically test websites’ security which is considered to be the positive point for pen-tester. In contrast, these tools might also produce false alerts. …”
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Condição humana, condição cidadã: um ensaio sobre a dignidade da política e os desafios do novo Estado democrático by Adelia Maria Miglievich Ribeiro

“…In the view of Boaventura de Souza Santos, this jeopardizes the modern social contract, demanding its renewal through the public powers commitment to the consolidation of processes of social inclusion. …”
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Reflections on Teaching and Studying the Scientific Laws by L. V. Shipovalova

“…She emphasizes that, in contrast to school education, which is focused on the transfer of ready-made knowledge, university education should generate critical thinking. …”
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Agroecology in Brazil and Italy: Comparative Analysis of the Historical Formation Process of Agroecology by Andre Augusto Michelato Ghizelini, Gaio Cesare Pacini

“…Both countries have followed different paths: in Brazil, the agroecological movement became consolidated in the 1990s, driven by the involvement of NGOs and family farmers. In contrast, in Italy, the movement gained momentum in 2015, with greater engagement from the scientific community. …”
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Notions of personhood, the political and relationalities: Paradigms of the anthropology of nature by Geviller Marín, Francisco Neira, María Elena Ramírez, Diana Soto, Javier Vásconez, Ivette Vallejo

“…The article is the product of the revision and contrast of theories and approaches between the mentioned disciplinary fields. …”
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Leukotriene inhibition in hamster periodontitis. A histochemical and morphometric study by B. Baroukh, J. L. Saffar

“…Phenidone had no action on periodontitis induced inhibition of bone formation; in contrast ketoconazole enhanced formation. As both phenidone and ketoconazole are unspecific LT inhibitors it cannot be ascertained that the effects observed were actually due to LT inhibition. …”
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Neuronal oscillations and functional connectivity of paced nostril breathing: A high-density EEG study. by Anita B Frohlich, Flavio Frohlich, Miriam Sklerov

“…Unilateral nostril breathing resulted in an ipsilateral increase in alpha connectivity while left nostril breathing increased anterior-posterior midline theta connectivity. In contrast to the EEG results, heart rate, heart rate variability, and cognitive performance assessed with a working memory task did not differ significantly by breathing condition. …”
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The critique and transcendence of universal values through the humanity’s common values: a theoretical investigation on Marx’s thought on personal freedom by Yun Wang, Wenyu Liu, Peng Li

“…Marx’s notion of “personal freedom” is characterized as “concrete freedom,” referring to the “real individual” as historical, social and relational. In contrast, the liberal philosophers’ concept of “personal freedom” is seen as “abstract freedom,” where the individual is regarded as innate, natural and independent. …”
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Mosaic and Regulation Phenomena during the Early Formation of the Chick Blastoderm by Marc Callebaut, Emmy Van Nueten, Fernand Harrisson, Guy Hubens

“…In the present study, we observed that after prolonged culture, the further asymmetric development (way with no possible return) becomes profoundly disturbed, more particularly the Rauber's sickle-dependent phenomena: gastrulation and the formation of the coelomo-cardiovascular complex with absence of heart and pericard development. By contrast, the neural plate develops symmetrically. …”
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Towards rural proofing (in Spain): (un)founded expectations? by Javier Esparcia Pérez

“…Through various specific objectives, a decalogue of the key aspects of rural proofing is drawn up, as a mirror against which to contrast the processes of practical implementation, and various aspects of the Spanish case are analysed. …”
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Pulmonary Embolism after Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair: A Case Report by Tadashi Yamamoto, Kazuya Tamai, Miwa Akutsu, Kazuo Tomizawa, Takuya Sukegawa, Yutaka Nohara

“…In this case, the possibility of DVT of the lower limbs was denied by contrast-enhanced CT. Most possibly, the source of PE was deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the upper limb under Desault fixation which showed arthroscopic surgery-related swelling postoperatively.…”
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Kracauer and Tarkovsky’s Cinema of Redemptive Estrangement by Daniel Sullivan

“…Essentially, Kracauer felt that certain films which adhere to what he called “truly cinematic” content by depicting the naturalistic “flow of life” have the potential to awaken in viewers a psychological reconnection to the concrete material world, in contrast to the experience of abstraction characteristic of modernity. …”
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Long-Term Dynamics of Urban Soil Pollution with Heavy Metals in Moscow by N. E. Kosheleva, E. M. Nikiforova

“…In 2005–2010, the relative annual increment rate was the highest for Cr, Cd, Co, and Ni, and it increased by an order of magnitude as compared to the previous period. By contrast, Pb and Cu concentrations decreased owing to the soil reclamation, the exclusion of leaded gasoline as a fuel for vehicles and closing some hazardous enterprises. …”
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Cambios socioeconómicos en el siglo XXI en poblaciones indígenas amazónicas: retos actuales by Victoria Salinas Castro, Richard E. Bilsborrow, Clark Gray

“…Se observa una población joven y con alta fecundidad, así como ligeros decrementos en las actividades tradicionales de sustento y mejoramiento en el acceso a los servicios, propiciados por un contacto mayor con actores externos, como las empresas petroleras, los colonos y el gobierno, que a la par generan una complejidad socioambiental que constituye un reto ahora y hacia el futuro para el ejercicio de los derechos de los indígenas.…”
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Comparative Analysis of Diabetes Prediction Models Using the Pima Indian Diabetes Database by Zhao Yize

“…This study provides an in-depth review and comparison of diabetes prediction models using the Pima Indian Diabetes database. The main aim is to contrast and evaluate the performance of two distinct predictive models: K-means clustering and Random Forest. …”
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Computation and interpretation of mean absolute deviations by cumulative distribution functions by Eugene Pinsky

“…Typically, MADs are derived using the probability density functions (PDFs). By contrast, we derive simple expressions in terms of the integrals of the cumulative distribution functions (CDFs). …”
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